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Venezuela

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Western Broward County Versus Hollywood: Pitting the Best of Our Ethnic Food Territories

    ​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against each other in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No. 4 seeded Weste ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 26, 2012

    The Villa by Barton G.: A Singular Dining Experience for 1 Percenters

    ​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against each other in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No. 4 seeded Weste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Deep-Fried Broward

    ​Argentina, Venezuela, and Cuba get nods on this sabor Latino dish that features croquettes, yuca, empanadas, sausage, and a tamale. The family-owned restaurant where we sampled this medley has just opened its second location. Where are we eating?Leave your guesses in the comments and we'll award ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Salsa Fiesta Opens Second US Location in Pembroke Pines

    ​Salsa Fiesta opened its second US location in Pembroke Pines last Wednesday, six months past a projected March opening due to construction delays. CEO and owner Cesar Olivo introduced the sixth location of his fast food chain from Venezuela to Miami in 2009, reported Miami New Times critic, Lee K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Alleged Terrorist Got Help From South Florida Exiles, Cuba Claims

    Venezuelan police take Abarca to the airport before he's extradited to Cuba.​Francisco Chávez Abarca didn't make it far when he tried to get into Venezuela on July 1. Authorities detained the Salvadoran at the airport on charges that he allegedly planned bombings in Cuba.After Abarca's arrest, Ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Vagabondi Restaurant in West Palm Beach: 10 Tables and Only Fresh Food

    Vagabondi doesn't own a walk-in, just a normal fridge.​"We don't have any old food here - there's nowhere to put it," says Fernando Diaz, who is partners with Carlo Sernaglia in the 4-month-old Vagabondi restaurant in West Palm Beach. The restaurant is the first for the duo. Sernaglia, o ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    King Chango

    Vagabondi doesn't own a walk-in, just a normal fridge.​"We don't have any old food here - there's nowhere to put it," says Fernando Diaz, who is partners with Carlo Sernaglia in the 4-month-old Vagabondi restaurant in West Palm Beach. The restaurant is the first for the duo. Sernaglia, o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    Beer Around the World

    Vagabondi doesn't own a walk-in, just a normal fridge.​"We don't have any old food here - there's nowhere to put it," says Fernando Diaz, who is partners with Carlo Sernaglia in the 4-month-old Vagabondi restaurant in West Palm Beach. The restaurant is the first for the duo. Sernaglia, o ... More >>

  • Music

    September 17, 2009

    Bringing Back the Funk

    With local band Fusik, veteran b-boys revive old-school rhythms.

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Latin Festival: Food, Music, and Blood Pressure

    With local band Fusik, veteran b-boys revive old-school rhythms.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Not the Same Old Sammie: Arepera in West Palm

    ​If you are or have ever been a cubicle slave, you know a good, cheap lunch that isn't one more ham-and-cheese or tuna sandwich can bring a tiny speck of light into the daily grind of pounding big rocks into little rocks for The Man.  Of course, you don't have to be a cubicle slave or desk dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Dodgers/Marlins Pitcher a Major-League Moocher?

    Ronald Belisario was just 16 years old when he was signed to the Florida Marlins in 1999. The right-handed pitcher from Venezuela worked his way through baseball's farm teams, missing the 2005 and 2006 seasons due to surgery, then landing in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system. This yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Locos Por Juana Arrive in L.A. Today for the Grammys

    Locos Por Juana, considered by many to be Miami's best Latin band, makes their way to La La Land today for a string of performances surrounding the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.  Whether their getting the crowd going at one of the city's many festivals or barring the entrance to Jazid as thei ... More >>

  • News

    December 4, 2008

    Broke Ballin'

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

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    It’s Hot Out! Gimme Some Cool Jazz

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

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Venezuelan Indie Transplants CabinAffair Seek Members

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

  • Music

    July 10, 2008

    The Electric Bunnies

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

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Miami's Electric Bunnies Offer More Garage Punk Madness

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

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Social Distortion

    Miami transplant Social Klash crafts electro en español

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Party Like an African

    Rival world-music labels release solid new compilations from the motherland

  • Music

    April 10, 2008

    Beyond a Pretty Face

    Juanes delivers songs with a message

  • Music

    April 10, 2008

    Tego Calderon

    Juanes delivers songs with a message

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    Sun-Sentinel Kills National/Foreign Desk

    Juanes delivers songs with a message

  • News

    April 26, 2007

    Adiós, Fidel

    And hello again. Why Broward-Palm Beach immigrant groups are tired of the endless Castro drama.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    Another Miami Herald Morning

    And hello again. Why Broward-Palm Beach immigrant groups are tired of the endless Castro drama.

  • News

    December 28, 2006

    Spare the Rod

    Finally, something real in Boca. And it isn't the faux rocker.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2006

    Sun-Sentinel Falls For 7-Eleven Sham

    Finally, something real in Boca. And it isn't the faux rocker.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2006

    Take That, Hugo

    Finally, something real in Boca. And it isn't the faux rocker.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2006

    Notes from the Weekend

    Finally, something real in Boca. And it isn't the faux rocker.

  • Music

    June 1, 2006

    Finnegans Shake

    Ghostface gets all James Joyce on us.

  • Music

    December 8, 2005

    Export Amigo

    Los Amigos Invisibles

  • Music

    November 24, 2005
  • Culture

    September 30, 2004

    Just Like the Rest of Us

    "Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills

  • Dining

    September 30, 2004

    A Savior Out West

    "Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2004

    Talk the Vote

    Stop the Bush

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    Reggae's Revenge

    Stop the Bush

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    Venezuelan Visions

    Land of two-day coups, national strikes, and oil wars. No wonder its film scene goes largely unnoticed. Real life has been plenty entertaining.

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2003

    Glory of War

    A new museum's first exhibit makes a friend of horror

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    A new museum's first exhibit makes a friend of horror

  • Goods and Services

    May 16, 2002

    Best Boutique

    D'Barro Home & Floral Design

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Letters for May 2, 2002

    Everybody's a critic

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Admitting Terror: Part 5

    When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Waiting For Otto

    Why would a man sullied by Iran-contra and illegal propaganda campaigns be a Bush nominee? Good question.

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2001

    Sabor Latino

    ¡Viva Broward!

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2001

    Party on the Playa

    Eighth Annual Hollywood Beach Latin Festival

  • Goods and Services

    May 17, 2001

    Best Cheap Beer Selection

    Super Saver Supermarket

  • Culture

    May 17, 2001

    From Ports to Puertas

    Looking back on ten days in spring that changed the landscape

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2000

    Croaked on Arrival

    "Frogs! (The Un-Toad Story)" is on view at the South Florida Science Museum

  • Goods and Services

    March 11, 1999

    Best Place to Plot Your Course

    Bluewater Books & Charts

  • Dining

    October 1, 1998

    Winds of Change

    Bluewater Books & Charts

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