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Mother's Day in South Florida: High End Dining Options for Mom

The poor woman had to put up with you parasitically stealing all her energy for nine months. She then had to deal with your screaming and crying throughout the night, your terrible two's, and your hellacious mood swings of pubescence. Let's be honest: she seriously deserves some credit. Actually, a ... More >>

Ziggy Marley Introduces Organic Hemp Seeds at SoBeWFF

Ziggy Marley comes from musical royalty. His parents are Bob and Rita Marley, who, with the Wailers, brought Jamaican reggae from the Kingston ghettos into the mainstream. Being the eldest son of musical icons has rubbed off on Ziggy. At age 44, he's already had a musical career spanning three decad ... More >>

Sundy House in Delray Beach Adds Sarah Sipe as Pastry Chef

The powers that be at Sundy House in Delray Beach are building a female-led kitchen. Florida native Sarah Sipe, 31, has been hired at the historic hotel as head pastry chef. She joins a team that includes executive chef and former Top Chef: Texas contestant Lindsay Autry. Sipe is a Johnson & Wales ... More >>

A First Look: Former Playboy Mansion Chef Owner of Das Dog in Jupiter Where They Serve Deluxe Dogs and German Style Fare

Hot dogs aren't just hot dogs at Das Dog in Jupiter. They're gourmet dogs.Das Dog first opened in the Abacoa Town Center in May 2011, where it began with a short menu of just several specialty hot dogs featuring fun, creative toppings.The spot was an instant hit with the locals, so brothers David an ... More >>

Beach, Bites, and Bubbles

East End Brasserie: Chef Is Leaving, and So Is the French Fare

3800 Ocean on Singer Island Offering "Kitchen Table" Dinners for Off-Menu Dining

When chef Dean Max parted ways with 3800 Ocean -- the restaurant he helped to open last year inside the Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa -- at the end of 2011, chef Larry LaValley was given the reins (plus the role of resort assistant general manager). LaValley has been with the restaur ... More >>

The World's Coral Reefs Are Being Decimated, All for a Few Gaudy Trinkets

Easter, Passover, Dogfish Head Brewery Tap Takeover, and other Food and Drink Events this Week in South Florida

​The holidays are upon us: Procrastinate no more. Easter and Passover reservations need to be made now, if not last week. If you need some ideas of where to go, take a look at our list of restaurants in Broward County serving Easter meals, restaurants in Palm Beach County with Easter menus, and/or ... More >>

"Havana Night" Full Moon Party Tonight at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale

​ The full moon isn't only about your pets -- or neighbors -- acting out in new and creative ways, it's also an excuse to hang out oceanside with pretty people and boozy drinks via the monthly full moon party at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. The theme for tonight's party is "Havana night" wit ... More >>

Delray Beach Garlic Festival, Fort Lauderdale Greek Festival, and Other Food and Drink Events This Week in SoFla

​Things to do this week include booking a reservation for Valentine's Day -- something that needs to happen quickly if you don't want to be shut out of the game -- or making plans for a special pre-Valentine's outing. There are plenty of fun date ideas for the weekend, but no shortage of options f ... More >>

Orgy.xxx and Other Future Porn Websites Sold Yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Auction

sikworld.com​The future porn websites of American were sold at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Fort Lauderdale yesterday afternoon, with both normal ".com" suffixes and the newly released ".xxx" domain names up for auction.The company hosting the auction, TRAFFIC, had listed 120 domain names to be aucti ... More >>

Hack-a-Shaq: The Former Basketball Superstar Wages Digital War Against an Ex-Con Computer Geek

Losing Battle: Fort Lauderdale's Most Elite School -- Pine Crest -- Reels From 99 Days of Ill-Fated Leadership

Chris Hansen Busted at Manalapan Ritz-Carlton

​"Hey, why don't you have a seat right over there?" Think that's what Mary Joan Hansen, wife of Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen, might say when they next meet?On Dateline's "To Catch a Predator," a sad and predictable little affair where Hansen sets up men who want to have sex with underage females an ... More >>

National Enquirer Video: Allegedly Chris Hansen and WPTV Reporter in Palm Beach

photobucket.com user frightnight_02​Apparently the footage exists of hidden-camera pervert-catcher extraordinaire Chris Hansen with his alleged mistress, WPTV (Channel 5) reporter Kristyn Caddell.It's been quite possibly the biggest rumor of the week since the National Enquirer announced Hansen -- ... More >>

Def Leppard's Rock Has Aged Markedly Well

Five-Point Spring Break Survival Guide (Wooo!)

via www.floridausaimages.com​Yes, the Fort Lauderdale gets progressively more upscale every season, and  yes, the classy set tries to downplay the annually resurfacing celebration of Fort Liquordale's past, but it seems that as long as there are fraternities and the Elbo Room, there will be s ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for January 2011

​Despite its reputation as a nothing town at the northern edge of nowhere, when it comes to restaurant openings this month, Palm Beach Gardens is where it's at.   Whether you want thick, juicy, blood-rare burgers or gastronomically correct vegan fare, nouveau Asian cuisine and sushi or c ... More >>

New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice to visit South Florida

​It's not easy being a housewife, especially when that housewife is Teresa Giudice. With four daughters and filming the latest of a hit reality TV show, she barely found a little time to chat with Clean Plate Charlie. And by "barely," I mean it was while she was eating dinner with her family in th ... More >>

Ritter Campaign: Receipts Tell More Of Story

​​Digging into the Florida Elections Commission reports on Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's campaign case and a few things quite literally don't add up. Then again, nothing about Ritter's campaign makes sense. It appears to have been a big-spending free-for-all.   ... More >>

Judge Larry Puts on the Ritz

Boy, was former Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin living high off the widow. Seidlin ​ A civil suit filed by Bill Scherer alleges that Seidlin -- who gained notoriety as the judge in the Anna Nicole Smith hearings and reportedly has a TV show in the works -- basically ra ... More >>

Advertiser on Local White Supremacist Site May Not Be Legitimate Racist

FlickrGuile Hitler: Does Browne believe in White Power? Or just the Green?​His friends in the white supremacist community may be able to forgive John Harold Browne for being a scam artist -- and with his legal history for fraud, that's a strong possibility. But they must be positively scandalized ... More >>

Restaurant News: Hoffman's Adds Cupcakes, Tasti D-Light Debuts, Ritzy Burgers at the Ritz

•    One of the hottest food trends of the past couple of years is cupcakes, and now Hoffman's Chocolates is jumping on the cupcake bandwagon. Beginning in June, the five local Hoffman's will be offering more than two dozen varieties of the tasty little cakes, at $2.75 for a regular ... More >>

Victim's Refusal to Cooperate Means No Charges in Neo-Nazi Stabbing at Ritz

Photo: MSNBC via FlickrThe neo-Nazis seem able to forgive an occasional stabbing between members of the Master Race.​The Palm Beach State Attorney's Office has elected not to file charges in a stabbing that took place in October at the Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan during a speech by a neo-Nazi histor ... More >>

Dalia Dippolito May Have Tried to Kill Him, But Michael Dippolito Is No Saint

Michael Dippolito Says He Has Links to Organized Crime

Florida Department of CorrectionsDippolito says he has friends in the family.​He pleaded guilty to running an investment scam. He skipped out on a hearing on drug -related charges in Philadelphia. He was once arrested for soliciting prostitution from an undercover Broward sheriff's deputy. He alle ... More >>

Eyewitness Account of Neo-Nazi Stabbing at Ritz-Carlton

Flickr: BOB WESTON​The Palm Beach State Attorney's Office is still examining the evidence in the October 26 stabbing at the Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan, but as we wait to see whether prosecutors will file charges, we're learning more about exactly what happened during the speech by Nazi historian Da ... More >>

"Anti-Fascist" Hackers Attack Nazi Historian's Website; Emails Shed New Light on Stabbing at Ritz

FlickrDavid Irving​David Irving, a British historian with controversial views of the Holocaust, whose speaking engagement last month in Manalapan was marred by a stabbing between neo-Nazis, has had his websites attacked and his email hacked by a group claiming "anti-fascist" motives.It happened on ... More >>

Top Chef 7 Florida Casting, In Pictures

Jacob KatelProspective Top Chef contestants shoot the shit while they wait their turn to see the casting director.​Top Chef 7 is officially on its way to your signal box, and Magical Elves, the production company behind the hit Bravo series, was in Miami on Sunday looking for talent. Prospective ... More >>

Two Stabbings at Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan; Nazi Sympathizer's Supporters May Be Involved

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David Irving Event in Mississippi Suggests Rift Between Author, White Nationalists

Flickr: nmecDavid Irving​As we wait to learn more about the stabbings that occurred last night at the Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan, here's an interesting account of a similar David Irving speaking engagement scheduled for last week in Jackson, Mississippi.It comes from a white nationalist website, wh ... More >>

Clarity in Neo-Nazi Stabbings at Ritz

Flickr: Jon LeightonProtesters at an Irving event in England.​I spoke a few moments ago with Manalapan Police Chief Clay Walker, who told me that the two stabbings that occurred at last night's speech by Hitler-loving historian David Irving occurred between two men who were attending the secretive ... More >>

That's Foul

Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson blew a fortune on strippers, got indicted, and left his mom homeless.

Pieces of Her

Britney Spears' unlikely rise from tabloid terror to reappointed pop queen.

Bill O'Reilly on the Alexa Foundation Controversy

Last night, Fox News hot-air balloon complete asshole Bill O'Reilly aired a segment about the controversy over his speech at a benefit in Manalapan. He framed it as a battle between good and evil. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the possible conflict of interest O'Reilly might have speaking at ... More >>

Broke Ballin'

To hell with the economy! South Florida's lawless exotic-rental-car industry keeps rolling.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Maybe it was Fay's mind-warping approach, but something fishy was going on at the Palm Grill

Lies That Help You Over the Hump

Mosaic Theatre explores the joys of deluding yourself in Blessing's Body of Water

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Robert Redford and the American façade.

Court Jesters

Dale Ross steps down as Broward County´s chief judge, but will anything really change?

Spring Forward

The beach is haunted by the ghosts of spring breaks past

Joley Good

I see London, I see France... in Boca

Hospital Index

Want to play free golf and stay at the finest hotels in the country?

Café What May

Establishing a restaurant beachhead in Palm Beach can be a gamble

A Most-Wanted Attorney

The government wants his money. The judiciary wants him disbarred. So what's F. Lee Bailey's next move? Sue the bastards!

The Great Pretender

Jimmy Sabatino scammed millions of dollars' worth of goods and services by claiming he was a Hollywood player. But the self-described Mafia kid played too rough when he threatened to kill President Clinton.

With Speed (and Money) to Burn

For only $39,800 anyone can be there and here for next year's snazziest millennium bashes