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  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    The Haitian Empty Bowl Fundraiser Is Saturday, March 24, in Lake Worth

    ​The Third Annual Haitian Empty Bowl Fundraiser is planned for Saturday throughout downtown Lake Worth. The venture is a progressive meal of sorts, with roughly 20 local restaurants and specialty food shops donating samples to the cause, which will raise money for kids in Haiti. Joyce Brown, an or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Starbucks Launches Augmented Reality Lovefest, BOGO Mochas Through Valentines Day

    From February 6-16, customers can download the Starbucks Cup Magic App, that allows them to send customized valentines and Starbucks e-gifts when a smart phone is positioned over the Starbucks Valentines Day cup. The valentine on here is too hearts and flowers for me (I share an office mate's sentim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Decoding Coffee Talk to Make a Better Brew

    Videocast #3 - Chemex/Pourover from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.What's the big deal about coffee? Coffee geeks have been nerding out over it for ages. It's only been within the last few years that the masses have become more educated by coffee aficionados, perhaps in part because of the rise and platea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Longboards Hosts 'Tweets for Tots' Tonight, Drinks Provided

    ​Tonight, South Florida social media types will leave the safety of their respective bedrooms, cubicles, and Starbucks tabletop offices to take part in an interactive tweet-up with the third-annual holiday social and toy drive Tweets for Tots at Longboards in West Palm Beach.File this one under #t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Starbucks to Serve Wine and Beer (in Select Cities)

    StarbucksStarbucks to serve Starbooze?​Do you hear a chorus of angels singing "Hallelujah"? If so, it's because Starbucks has announced that it will start selling wine and beer in select markets, according to the Seattle Times. According to the article, Starbucks has been serving beer and wine at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Where to Work: Best and Worst Restaurants Chains

    ​This month, the Restaurant Opportunities Center United ranked nearly 200 national restaurants in an effort to alert consumers where they can go to patronize more socially conscious chains. The report is also a shout out to the growing numbers of workers in the hospitality industry. Restauran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Battle of the Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Comparing Four

    Get in my belly you delicious, pumpkin devil.​Pumpkin is one of those fruits that is most emblematic of the Autumn season. Forget about its obvious benefits like being Atkin's Diet-friendly, full of vitamins, and a powerful digestive aid (fiber baby, fiber). We want to eat it, drink it, and s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    The Gentlemen's Starbucks Rant (Video)

    We love to hate Starbucks.​Last month we told you the tale of the barista who was fired from Starbucks after writing a most excellent song about how it feels to serve caffeine to douchebags for a living.Frankly, nothing he sang was shocking - I mean even Clean Plate Charlie knows he'll burn in a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Not Just For Dessert, Fast Food Minis Are A Whole Meal

    ​USA Today reports on the mini-dessert trend, which includes today's rollout at Baskin Robbins of the four bite cake-and-ice-cream dessert that fits in the palm of a hand. While fine and mid-range dining restaurants have featured mini sweets for decades, the trend is finally hitting the mass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Michelle Obama: FLOTUS Goes to Baskin Robbins, Target, Petco (Video)

    Michelle Obama shops at Target​News flash - the First Lady is like every other red-blooded American woman - she runs out to Target, Starbucks and Baskin Robbins as often as possible.In an interview on The Today Show, Michelle Obama admitted that she sneaks out to Target, Starbucks, Baskin Robbins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Starbucks Barista Writes The Most Awesome Song - And Gets Fired! (Video)

    Starbucks - latte for puppets.​Barista Chrissizle is just a talented guy pumping out venti lattes for rent money. So he took that talent and wrote the most awesome Starbucks song ever! Like most mega-corporations, instead of giving this guy a raise, Starbucks fires him. Sure, the song calls out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Solo Mexican Cantina: Who Says You Can't Get Good Mall Food?

    Wellington Green Mall Solo Cantina serves fresh Mexican at the mall​You're at the mall and you're hungry. This is usually a delimma because mall food is typically slim pickings. You basically have your choice between food court disasters and suburban chain restaurants. When Starbucks sound ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale Sonic and Seattle Starbucks Serving Alcohol to Boost Sales

    Flikr.com​Fast food restaurant chains looking to add alcohol to the menu to boost sales keep coming to South Florida as a testing ground. First it was the Burger King Whopper Bars, which placed two of the chain's six locations pairing beer and burgers in Florida. Now Sonic Drive-in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Coffee and Sculptures

    Flikr.com​Fast food restaurant chains looking to add alcohol to the menu to boost sales keep coming to South Florida as a testing ground. First it was the Burger King Whopper Bars, which placed two of the chain's six locations pairing beer and burgers in Florida. Now Sonic Drive-in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Shops of Boca Center Mall to Get Brio Tuscan Grill

    Brio Tuscan Grill in Tampa​Upscale casual Brio Tuscan Grill, part of the Ohio-based Bravo Brio Restaurant Group chain, is slated to debut in the Shops of Boca Center mall sometime this fall.  The 8,400-square-foot Brio will be the chain's fourth SoFla location, joining fellows in Hallandale B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Starbucks Celebrates its 40th Birthday - You Get The Gift

    Happy Birthday Starbucks​Starbucks is 40 years old, which is weird because I never remembered Starbucks being around when I was a child...or a teen. In fact I remember not knowing what Starbucks was until one day literally ten thousand Starbucks appeared like a mutant strain of alien virus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Half Baked: Why Do I Do This?

      Photo by marcusjroberts​Patty Canedo is a chef in palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. After two weeks of doubles with V-day crammed in the middle of it all, I'm about to fall over. I look at the clock, plotting my escape to rush ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Pay For Your Starbucks Addiction With New Smartphone App for iPhone, Blackberry

    Flickr/Ahmad Ziyad Maricar Starbucks calling...​It's 8am and you're seriously hung over from the night before. You're late for work, but first you need one of those new Trenta-sized iced coffees at Starbucks. You try to pay the Barrista but you can't find your wallet (which you serio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Too Much Caffeine Is Never Enough -- Starbucks Announces the Trenta

    Flickr/Abllo Trenta-Size me!​From spring break movies of the '50s and '60s to the Winter Music Conference, South Florida has a party-all-night reputation. Unfortunately, most of us also have a work-all-day job to go to. How can we mere mortals enjoy all the restaurants, concerts, clubs, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Get Food Freebies on Your Birthday

    Flickr: Eliza​It's a hard fact to face: Birthdays mean you're getting older. Today, for example, I have reached the quarter-century mark. Am I upset about it? Hardly. Mostly due to the copious amounts of free food I will be consuming throughout the day. Restaurants local and nationwide award birt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Five Foods (Besides Cookies) That Will Keep Santa Fat

    Flickr: LadyDragonFlyCCHey, Santa, we know you want to keep your girlish figure. ​"Santa: I've grown sick of cookies"We had another chat with Mr. Claus this week (courtesy of santabot.com) and found out that he's tired of eating cookies. Frankly we aren't surprised since he does eat 1,140,000 mill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    She's Baaa-aaack

    Broward Cleansweep There's indicted former Broward County School Board member Stephanie Kraft back out mingling with the peeps at last night's debate between Jaemi Levine and Kraft's favored candidate, Dave Thomas. There are more shots on the Broward Cleansweep blog, including a couple t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Burger King's Whopper-Sized Remake: Five Ways to Save Fast Food's Ugly Stepchild

    This is not what's for breakfast.​Last week, an investment firm bought South Florida-based Burger King Holdings, and hopefully the move signals an improvement in what has always been the fast-food industry's ugly burger stepchild.So where does the new owner take Burger King now? Here are five idea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    A Whirlwind of Beer, Coffee, and Art

    This is not what's for breakfast.​Last week, an investment firm bought South Florida-based Burger King Holdings, and hopefully the move signals an improvement in what has always been the fast-food industry's ugly burger stepchild.So where does the new owner take Burger King now? Here are five idea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2009

    For the Ungrateful Child in Your Family

    This is not what's for breakfast.​Last week, an investment firm bought South Florida-based Burger King Holdings, and hopefully the move signals an improvement in what has always been the fast-food industry's ugly burger stepchild.So where does the new owner take Burger King now? Here are five idea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    Tobacco Road Gets Old

    This is not what's for breakfast.​Last week, an investment firm bought South Florida-based Burger King Holdings, and hopefully the move signals an improvement in what has always been the fast-food industry's ugly burger stepchild.So where does the new owner take Burger King now? Here are five idea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Your Starbucks Barista Coffee Grinder Could Be a Killer

    There's a killer on the loose.​It's a quiet Monday morning, and you're in your kitchen, making yourself a cup of fresh ground coffee with your Starbucks Barista coffee grinder. You pop some beans into the hopper and press the grind button. Ah, smell that fresh coffee smell. After a few seconds, yo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    Breaking With Boredom

    There's a killer on the loose.​It's a quiet Monday morning, and you're in your kitchen, making yourself a cup of fresh ground coffee with your Starbucks Barista coffee grinder. You pop some beans into the hopper and press the grind button. Ah, smell that fresh coffee smell. After a few seconds, yo ... More >>

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    January 8, 2009

    Tree/soundz Releases a New Video

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    January 7, 2009

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    June 25, 2008

    South Beach Obama Bake-Off

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    June 19, 2008

    Gotta Get Back in Time

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    April 24, 2008

    Walk it Out

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  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Sia

    Some People Have Real Problems (Hear Music)

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    January 3, 2008

    Old (New) New York

    Some People Have Real Problems (Hear Music)

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2007

    Cuppa Joe And Beef Stir Fry? Yup

    Some People Have Real Problems (Hear Music)

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    July 19, 2007

    Shopping + Sashimi + Lawn Sports = The Divine

    Some People Have Real Problems (Hear Music)

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2007

    Street Punkers the Casualties at Studio A 6/20

    Some People Have Real Problems (Hear Music)

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Java D'Lites

    2528 University Dr., Coral Springs, 954-340-2326

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    May 11, 2006

    Petrol Patrol

    The Smell of Gasoline in the Morning

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    March 31, 2006

    Yanni Is Freed!

    The Smell of Gasoline in the Morning

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Funkstörung

    Disconnected (!K7)

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    May 13, 2004
  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004

    Best Mall in Broward

    Riverland Shopping Center

  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004

    Best Alternative to Starbucks

    Greenberry's Coffee & Tea

  • Dining

    August 21, 2003

    Starbucks Undone

    Lotsa java your way

  • Culture

    November 22, 2001

    Don’t Get Holidazed!

    Holiday Gift Guide 2001

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    May 17, 2001

    Best Coffeehouse

    Barefoot Coffee

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    May 11, 2000

    Best Bookstore

    Barnes & Noble Booksellers

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    March 9, 2000

    The Rockfords

    The Rockfords

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