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  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    On Becoming a South Florida Regular

    There are three types of regulars, though they're not mutually exclusive. There are those who patronize a place because their friends own it and hang out there. Take the crew that's often at Laser Wolf, who dated/went to high school with/are in the same social circle as the people on both sides of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Mitt Romney's Secret Palm Beach Stump Speech: Destroy HUD, Pitch a "Republican DREAM Act"

    It's amazing what a politician will say when he doesn't think the press is around.Mitt Romney, who's the subject of this week's cover story, held a closed-door, $50,000-a-plate fundraiser in Palm Beach Sunday night, and, though he has been irritatingly vague in his publicly announced plans for his p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    "Best Supermarket in Town" to Open Tomorrow in Sunrise

    ​New York Mart in Sunrise is set to open tomorrow in Timberlake Plaza at 8 a.m. The chain has set off heated responses in New York, chronicled by the Wall Street Journal in "Changes in Flushing Set Off Food Fight" when the grocery store replaced a crappy Key Foods to accommodate the growing number ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Coca-Cola Drops White Polar Bear Cans Because We're Too Stupid

    ​When Coca-Cola decided to team with the World Wildlife Fund to raise money for endangered polar bears, who would have thought there would be backlash?

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Former Alcee Hastings Aide Convicted on 30 Counts in Fraud Case

    ​Mikel Jones, a former aide to Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, was convicted for his role in a scheme to defraud a New York venture capital fund that financed the operation of his Philadelphia law firm.Jones, a 55-year-old Boynton Beach resident, was convicted of conspiracy, money laundering, 14 c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Five Post-Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Restaurants Where Rich Yachters Will Dine

    Hey girl, want to see my yacht?​Yesterday marked the end of the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. If you missed the show we can give you a small yet correct synopsis now:Many extravagant yachts floated through the intracoastal waterways from Oct. 27-31. Those yachts were hosted by ya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Tryst in Delray Beach is the Place to Sip a Funky, Aged Beer

    365beers.blogspot.com​Until I started writing about beer a couple years ago, the only reds I'd had were hyper-sweet lambics and Killian's from the '90's, the Coors-bought lager made red by caramelized, malted barley. I was underwhelmed by them until I sipped a gueuze.Though it's also a lambic, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Bill Koch, Billionaire Coal Man, Donates Heavily to John Boehner, Throws Bone to Allen West

    Kim SargentBill Koch supports pro-coal candidates.​Last month, New Times introduced you to Bill Koch, the Palm Beach billionaire who owns a coal and gas company, is known for his voracious appetite for wine and women, and has two brothers famous for being the sugar daddies of the Tea Party. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Marco Rubio as Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick a "Dream Ticket," Romney Adviser Says

    Marco Rubio​Republican presidential candidates are going to need an incredible campaign strategy to dismantle President Obama in the 2012 election.Two of the biggest challenges are winning large swing states, like Florida, and figuring out how to get Hispanic voters to pick in their favor.The answ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Alcee Hastings Faces Ethics Investigation; Allegedly Too Touchy-Feely With Ex-Staffer

    Wikimedia CommonsIt's sex-scandal o'clock in Congress.​Miramar's Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings faces a House ethics investigation after he was allegedly a little too hands-on with a former female staffer.Winsome Packer -- who worked on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation chaired by Ha ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Alcee Hastings Stands Accused of Malfeasance – Again

    Wikimedia CommonsIt's sex-scandal o'clock in Congress.​Miramar's Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings faces a House ethics investigation after he was allegedly a little too hands-on with a former female staffer.Winsome Packer -- who worked on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation chaired by Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Colt 45 and Snoop Dogg Team Up for New Blast Beverage

    Snoop Dogg shilling for Colt 45​When Colt 45 and Snoop Dogg get together you know it's class all the way. Colt 45 is entering the alcoholic-beverage-disguised-as-a-soda market with its new Blast beverages. According to The Wall Street Journal, Blast will have a 12% alcohol content (twice th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Subway Beats McDonald's for Title of Largest Fast-Food Chain

    ​Subway is beating the crap out of McDonald's to win the title of largest fast-food restaurant chain. According to the Wall Street Journal, at the end of 2010, Subway had 33,749 restaurants worldwide, compared to 32,737 for McDonald's. The number of McDonald's stores was disclosed in an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Alcee Hastings' Scandals Collide in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

    A sexual harassment suit filed against Congressman Alcee Hastings combines two of the Miramar Democrat's weaknesses -- taxpayer-paid globetrotting and women underlings he has had in the government's employ. RightklikPacker and Hastings​Winsome Packer, the former high-level Capitol Hill policy ... 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

    September 3, 2010

    I'm Eating What?! Sizzlin' Bacon Sunflower Seeds

    Photo by Riki AltmanHey! There's no pig in my seeds!​OK, now the bacon craze has just gone too, too far. We were down with the whole bacon-infused bourbon thing; we thought the maple-glazed doughnut with a bacon topper and deep-fried bacon munchies were fun novelties; and the whole bacon ice cream ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Playing the Field

    Photo by Riki AltmanHey! There's no pig in my seeds!​OK, now the bacon craze has just gone too, too far. We were down with the whole bacon-infused bourbon thing; we thought the maple-glazed doughnut with a bacon topper and deep-fried bacon munchies were fun novelties; and the whole bacon ice cream ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Malcolm Glazer's Palm Beach Digs a Steal at $24 Mil

    Flickr: foje64A home with dimensions similar to the one Glazer sold.​Make room in the pool for a whale of a victim of the South Florida housing slump. Malcolm Glazer, a billionaire corporate raider/sports franchise owner, had to mark down a Palm Beach home he was listing for $27.5 million. It sold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Can Boca Firm Save Playboy Magazine?

    Flickr: Alexandra HayesHef: You worry about the debts; I'll take care of the bunnies.​In what may be a sign that men are no longer curious about the nude female form -- or that the internet exists -- Playboy magazine is struggling to stay afloat financially. Now a Boca Raton company, American Medi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    With New Video, Flo Rida Pimps Sex Site Based in Boca

    Flickr: Jazmin MillionFlo Rida​Two of South Florida's most powerful industries -- sex and hip-hop -- are collaborating. Yesterday, Miami-based hip-hop star Flo Rida released the video for his song "Touch Me" on a risque website based in Boca Raton: AdultFriendFinder.com.The site is owned by Pentho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Will Condo Builder the Related Group Buy Corus Bank?

    Photo by C.StilesWith CityPlace South Tower in foreclosure, what is Related thinking?​You have to hand it to the Related Group. No matter how bad the economy gets or how many ghost towers dot the skyline, the Miami real estate giant keeps looking for ways to make a buck. Here's the current philoso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    This Week in Boozing/Dining Events

    ​Summer is here, and apparently that means its time to get loaded on wine, scotch, and beer pairings. Check out these events taking place over the next week, and bring an extra liver, if you can.• Himmarshee Bar & Grille is teaming up with B.R. Cohn Winery for a four course wine dinner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    For Wexler It's Hard to Be Good Cop When White House Is So Bad

    Robert Wexler​By helping Obama win Florida, Congressman Robert Wexler earned himself a higher profile in Washington, but the new administration has also placed him in some no-win foreign policy situations.Wexler, who is Jewish and has a large Jewish constituency in his central Palm Beach and north ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    South Floridians Snubbed for Role in Wrecking (Literally) the Celebrity Cachet of Teterboro Airport

    Flickr User: MGMattOne of the Teterboro jets that managed to get airborne.How many illegally over-loaded jets does a company have to crash in order to get credit for slowing business among Manhattan jet-setters? Seriously. Two weeks after the second executive from Fort Lauderdale's Platinum Jet Mana ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Ask the Critic: Is Tipping Optional?

    Your server has the right to play too.Dear Insufferable Know-It-Alls:My husband and I agree that we'll give up just about anything -- new Wii games, Stella McCartney frocks, our children's dental checkups -- if we're forced to cut back on our spending. But the one thing we're stubbornly refusing to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Dan Marino Now Throwing to Dauphins

    Courtesy Sotheby's International RealtyBehold, the Marino living room!Seriously, does that not look like a room in a castle where one might expect to see a French dauphin fanning himself? And in this economy, who else but royalty can afford the $13.5 million asking price for the Dolphin legend's Wes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    More Turbulence for Lauderdale Flight School

    The Federal Aviation Administration has been investigating Gulfstream International Airlines in Fort Lauderdale ever since operator error was blamed for the February 12 crash of a flight bound for Buffalo, N.Y. The regional operator has come under fire for allegedly falsifying flight logs and lettin ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 30, 2009

    New York Prime in Boca Raton Apparently Bucks the Downward Steak-House Trend

    The Federal Aviation Administration has been investigating Gulfstream International Airlines in Fort Lauderdale ever since operator error was blamed for the February 12 crash of a flight bound for Buffalo, N.Y. The regional operator has come under fire for allegedly falsifying flight logs and lettin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    WSJ: Visit Exotic, Sunny... Lake Worth?

    So you're a Wall Street Journal subscriber. You're stinging from the horrible depression, but you're smart. You'll recover. You'll figure out a way to get the kids to college. In the meantime, you want to vacation. You want to go somewhere fun. Somewhere bright--where you'll be far from the fal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel Company Preparing For Bankruptcy - UPDATED

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    A Few Election Eve Headlines

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Condo Hell, Lambiet 2.0, and UA-Gate Revisited

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    A Coke and a Journalistic Quandary

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    Miami Herald Cutting Staff Via Buyouts

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Film

    August 23, 2007

    Cheat the Rich

    Life as a Hot, Young, White Educated Nanny Is a Drag

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2006

    As Suspected ...

    Life as a Hot, Young, White Educated Nanny Is a Drag

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    Letters for December 22-28, 2005

    Life as a Hot, Young, White Educated Nanny Is a Drag

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2005

    Hot Rods

    Ladies touch the long poles at a fishing clinic

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2004

    Don't Eat the Chum

    Ladies touch the long poles at a fishing clinic

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    Slick Willy

    The ex-prez speaks his mind

  • Dining

    January 8, 2004

    Café Conspiracy

    Take away the salt shakers and this place could be topnotch

  • Dining

    December 18, 2003

    Miami Without a Passport

    Yes, you can brave the wilds south of Broward and find an A-list meal

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Uh-Oh

    A consultant arrives at SoFla's top newspaper, and old hands cry foul

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    Undercurrents

    When bad things happen, SoFla newspapers react. Sometimes they overreact.

  • Dining

    September 20, 2001

    Eat, Drink, and Lament

    The terrorism in the Northeast can bring us together

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    Undercurrents

    Uncounted Presidential Ballots

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Undercurrents

    Uncounted Presidential Ballots

  • Best of BPB

    March 11, 1999

    Best Place To Beat The Heat

    Riverside Hotel

  • Goods and Services

    March 11, 1999

    Best Newsstand/Palm Beach

    Main Street News

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