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The Great Depression

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    May 1, 2012

    Meet the Preppers... and the Mormons (Part 1)

    In this week's cover story about survivalists, I speak with a man who identifies himself only as "Bowreeguard," who hails from hard-granite New Hampshire and says that prepping was a way of life for his family when he was growing up.The eldest son of his family, Bowreeguard learned to keep supplies ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2012

    Belle Glade Faces Its Demons After a Senseless Murder

    In this week's cover story about survivalists, I speak with a man who identifies himself only as "Bowreeguard," who hails from hard-granite New Hampshire and says that prepping was a way of life for his family when he was growing up.The eldest son of his family, Bowreeguard learned to keep supplies ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Victoria Jackson Went From "SNL" to the Rabid Right

    In this week's cover story about survivalists, I speak with a man who identifies himself only as "Bowreeguard," who hails from hard-granite New Hampshire and says that prepping was a way of life for his family when he was growing up.The eldest son of his family, Bowreeguard learned to keep supplies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Allen West Bungles U.S. History Again, Confuses FDR and Herbert Hoover

    flaglerlive.com​Rep. Allen West posted something on Facebook? Time for a Fox News interview.Chatting with Fox's Greta Van Susteren yesterday, we couldn't help but notice West reinvent another moment in American history to further a political talking point.His point was that the government cannot b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    What's New for the Holidays? Some Drink Links

    slashfood​Get Crafty: Craft booze is booming, according to Good Magazine, as a result of the recession: "The Second Great Depression has been just as effective as the first at driving Americans into the soothing arms of a strong drink. Only this time around, our options for getting tanked are a lo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2011

    History on Canvas

    slashfood​Get Crafty: Craft booze is booming, according to Good Magazine, as a result of the recession: "The Second Great Depression has been just as effective as the first at driving Americans into the soothing arms of a strong drink. Only this time around, our options for getting tanked are a lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale Centennial: Born In The Boom Years

    Land Ad from 1910​This is the lede of a real estate ad in the old Miami Metropolis newspaper published on September 3, 1910. It was placed by William Marshall, a land speculator who would go on to become Fort Lauderdale's first mayor when it was incorporated on March 28, 1911 -- one hundred years ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    The List : Five Dishes to Celebrate Mardi Gras in South Florida

    Photo by Misha Grosvenor"It's hand-grenade time!"​It's that time of year again when thousands of drunk college students, fratdults (grown up frat boys), and creepy mustachioed men with fists full of beads and a penchant for buxom drunk girls take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Foreclosure Madness Just Won't Stop

    More pain is forecast in the housing market. All you need to do is look at Broward County Property Appraiser records to see why. There are thousands of properties left over from the housing boom that have neither been foreclosed or short sold. They're saying the bottom might hit in 2012 and th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Landmark Restaurant Testa's in Palm Beach Closes for the Summer

    ​We've seen plenty of restaurants close for summer vacation, but when a place shuts down for the entire summer, it's usually bad news. That's what's happening at the 90-year-old Palm Beach institution Testa's. The restaurant announced Wednesday that it would be stopping all operations for the rest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Boynton Beach Looking for Hipster Bank Robber

    Photo: Boynton Beach Police​The Great Depression had Bonnie and Clyde. This not-quite-great depression of modern times has the gentleman to the right. Yup, a cheap knockoff. I think that's a trilby he's wearing, which would have looked better on Clyde Barrow, circa 1933.From the Boynton Beach Poli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Republican Opponent to Allen West Campaigns as "Level-Headed, Rational" Alternative

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 12, 2009

    The Norman Rockwell Exhibit at the Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale: The Painter Went Beyond Cutesy American Scenes

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

  • Film

    October 1, 2009

    With Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore Sells the Same Old Shtick

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    Party Like It’s 1959

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

  • News

    June 18, 2009

    South Florida's Housing Crisis Leaves Behind Ghost Towers

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    Toast With a Different Sort of Spirit

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

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    August 28, 2008

    You Can Check Out Anytime You Like

    But you can never leave…

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    March 27, 2008

    Reality Bites

    But you can never leave…

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    November 1, 2007

    In the Mind of Madness

    But you can never leave…

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Gallows and the Deep

    The story of the bloody, high-seas crimes and execution of smuggler Horace Alderman is a yarn worthy of Joseph Conrad. Or Quentin Tarantino.

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