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  • 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

    April 13, 2012

    Connie Mack Says Bill Nelson Voted for Getting Monkeys High on Coke (VIDEO)

    We're a little more than six months away from Election Day, and you know what that means -- it's time to brace yourself for attack-ad season.Florida Republican Rep. Cornelius "Connie Mack" McGillicuddy sent one out on the airwaves yesterday that didn't have very much content in its 30 seconds, but w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Food List Challenge, Round Two

    ​Last week, we told you about the Food List Challenge, the Facebook app of 100 dishes and drinks to prove you're a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    The Food List Challenge, Round One

    ​I've liked The Food List Challenge app on Facebook that lists 100 dishes and drinks to prove you're a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post, Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some of the items are rid ... 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 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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2011

    While Cooking on the Cheap, Colicchio Is Spit Out by a Six Year Old

    ​A six year old spit out Tom Colicchio's food on a stage in Washington earlier this week, reported Tim Carman of The Washington Post. Part of the Great American Family Dinner Challenge, Austin Jackson rejected two dishes prepared by teams of top chefs cooking meals based on a food stamp budget of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    What Makes a Good Butcher? Sharp Knives and Good Customers

    ​My grandfather ran a company in which he made sausages for Italian, Polish, and German immigrants throughout Boston. My father worked there in summers between college. My uncle worked there for decades. I remember my grandfather telling stories about his craft and his customers, scenarios that cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    City Link, Alt-Weekly Published by Sun-Sentinel and Tribune Company, to Fold, Sources Say

    ​City Link, the weekly newspaper published by the Sun-Sentinel and its parent, Tribune Company, is expected to cease publication within the coming weeks, current and former employees tell New Times. The paper has been in steady decline for years. Hard news largely disappeared from its pages as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Food and Drug Pairings: Hiding Contraband Edition

    kvue.com​This being Florida, drug news seems to make headlines more often than elsewhere. And the trend will likely increase as South Florida will become an even more dominant hub for drug traffic. This week The Washington Post reports that old drug smuggling routes between our state and the Carib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Marco Rubio: Washington Post Story "Misses the Point Completely"

    ​Last week, the Washington Post published its exposé on how Sen. Marco Rubio "embellished" his family history, and after a few days, no one's really sure what the hell happened there.The Post validates the reasoning behind the article correcting Rubio's family history -- which involves dates befo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Hi There -- I'm the New Food Critic

    My dog, Charlie, tired after a very long journey here.​​ Two months ago, at the edge of a gentrifying area in Washington, D.C., I was sitting with some food-writer friends at Death Metal Cocktail Night in a very dark, very loud bar in a former garage called American Ice Company, sampling ominous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Fake Exorcists From Broward Arrested

    St. Francis Borgia was full of it, too.​Our benighted federal prosecutors are in for a bumpy ride.As of yesterday, a few of these unlucky do-gooders have been charged with the task of punishing three women arrested for performing expensive fake exorcisms. The women, who hail from Broward, are 36-y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    Should Florida GOP Return Donations?

    Stephen Prosper JusticeHarry Sargeant III​Yesterday, The Washington Post revealed that Delray Beach billionaire and oilman Harry Sargeant III may have bilked to the US government -- and, by extension, the US taxpayer -- to the tune of $200 million, while supplying jet fuel to American troops in we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    In Case You Missed It: Lunar Eclipse Photos

    ​Photo by Justin Terveen​Last night, the universe decided to gift humans with an early Christmas present: a total lunar eclipse. This all came the morning of the Winter Solstice, the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Sure, lunar ec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Man Bites Dog: The Friday Grab Bag

    Nothing ripe on the reporting end and nothing big breaking at the moment so I thought I'd cull together some interesting stories from other places. Model Citizen's latest creation ​-- We finally get a little Scott Rothstein action in the political season with Kelly Skidmore's "Angel of Dea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Eating Around the Blog-o-sphere

    Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we'll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere.A local beer blog called Beer Review Dude interviews Holy Mackerel owner Bob Gordash at last week's tasting event at World of Beer.Worst Pizza will host another pizza tweetup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Dept. of Education Offers Cash to Schools Willing to Throw a Coup

    Flickr: cliff1066™Is picture-perfect education just an administration shuffle away?​School principals celebrating summer by sipping cocktails on poolside lounge chairs: Look alive. The federal government will allot $170.2 million to low-achieving Florida schools, Secretary of Education Arne Dunc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Family's Reunion Credited for One-Day Spike in Marlins Attendance, Crowd Noise

    Flickr: Cruz__Sorry, Billy the Marlin. The true mascot is the empty orange seat.​Congratulations are in order for Fort Lauderdale native Mike Morse. He's playing in the big leagues! (I realize that the Washington Nationals lineup consists mostly of players who'd be in the minors for winning teams, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Cash4Gold Offers to Take Over Cash for Clunkers

    Flickr: jamesos1Should the feds trust the guy with the biggest pile of gold in Florida?​Jeffrey Aronson and his partner in Cash4Gold are mighty proud of themselves. They wrote a letter to Congress and the White House boasting of how their Pompano Beach-based company has turned a recession into a w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    A Brave Man's Last Words: "Take My Hat"

    A family photo provided to the Washington PostCharles SchulzeThat's what Charles Schulze said to his companion of 20 years, Helen Smith, a moment before he jumped into a churning ocean to save two boys, aged 9 and 12, in danger of drowning Saturday at Pompano Beach.Schulze, a personal injury lawyer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Abrams: Enough With The Exclamation Points!

    Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams continues on his jihad against "fake and jive" in local TV news. He says he talked to a "voice guy" Tribune stations were using and was given the lowdown.         "The copy he receives is often horrible," Abrams writes. " ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight

    But you’ll be wide awake at Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    RIP Liz Donovan

    It's a sad day for journalism. Former Miami Herald researcher and "Infomaniac" Liz Donovan has died of lung cancer at age 63. Read the Miami Herald obit on Donovan here, which includes some interesting stuff about her work at the Washington Post as a researcher for Bob Woodward a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    To Know Them Is to Love Them

    It's a sad day for journalism. Former Miami Herald researcher and "Infomaniac" Liz Donovan has died of lung cancer at age 63. Read the Miami Herald obit on Donovan here, which includes some interesting stuff about her work at the Washington Post as a researcher for Bob Woodward a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    99 Red Balloons

    Plus one

  • Dining

    June 12, 2008

    In With the Old, Out With the New

    Café Chardonnay holds steady in boom and bust

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Shine On A Crazy Newspaper

    Café Chardonnay holds steady in boom and bust

  • Music

    December 6, 2007

    Middle Distance Runner

    Café Chardonnay holds steady in boom and bust

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Again With The Future of Journalism Stuff

    Café Chardonnay holds steady in boom and bust

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    The Last Refuge of Scoundrels

    Café Chardonnay holds steady in boom and bust

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    Is Miami Herald Land Sale Inevitable?

    Café Chardonnay holds steady in boom and bust

  • Culture

    July 26, 2007

    Who's Your Brother?

    A photographic exhibition at the Boca Museum tacitly demands answers from us

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2007

    Pulitzer Winner Leaving Miami Herald

    A photographic exhibition at the Boca Museum tacitly demands answers from us

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    The Tortilla Crisis

    Buy Mexico's corn wraps or prepare for yet another wave of immigrants, holmes

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2006

    The Seminoles Like It

    Buy Mexico's corn wraps or prepare for yet another wave of immigrants, holmes

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    "It's Alive!"

    Buy Mexico's corn wraps or prepare for yet another wave of immigrants, holmes

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    Whose Lifestyle, Anyway?

    Buy Mexico's corn wraps or prepare for yet another wave of immigrants, holmes

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2006

    Let's Chill On The Use of the Term "Gay Bashing"

    Buy Mexico's corn wraps or prepare for yet another wave of immigrants, holmes

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2006

    The Value of JonBenet

    Buy Mexico's corn wraps or prepare for yet another wave of immigrants, holmes

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Kool Keith

    The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2006

    Givus Some Truth

    The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)

  • News

    June 22, 2006

    Letters for June 22–28, 2006

    The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2006

    Sun-Sentinel Shut Out, Again

    The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)

  • News

    December 8, 2005

    Letters for December 8-14, 2005

    The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    Letters for June 9-15, 2005

    The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Tom Terrific

    After you read this critic's magic, you'll want to stand and applaud

  • Music

    April 29, 1999

    Ear Infection

    After you read this critic's magic, you'll want to stand and applaud

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    Undercurrents

    After you read this critic's magic, you'll want to stand and applaud

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    You Can't Hide From David Muskowitz

    Using just a home computer, Tamarac's Super Snooper can pull up information that you mistakenly thought was private

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