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Atkins-Grad Lives to See Another Day, Jordan Gets Hitched, LeBron Is LeBron

The local personalities, egos, and public figures who swung through the news cycle this week, ranked by New Times' crack research department using a highly scientific algorithm.  

Pit Bulls Already Banned in a Dozen Countries

Though a proposed ban on Broward County pit bulls was shelved last night, if the legislation reemerges in some form -- and actually passes -- the prohibition on the dog wouldn't be anything unusual. In 1989, Miami may have been one of the first communities to ban pit bulls -- but it sure hasn't bee ... More >>

"Following the Line" at Girls' Club: Drawing May Not Be Trendy, but It's Still Powerful as Hell

Brunch for Boobs: Salsa Fiesta to Host Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch This Sunday

Salsa Fiesta, the Broward and Miami-Dade-based fast and casual Mexican concept of South Florida that originated in Venezuela, is getting geared up to fight breast cancer this month. Since opening its first location in Miami in 2009, the restaurant's new location in Pembroke Pines will be hosting the ... More >>

Connie Mack Joins Fellow GOPers In Attacking Obama For Libya

Joining the likes of other people down in recent polls like Mittington Romnom, Allen West: COMMIE HUNTER and people that have become wholly irrelevant like Sarah Palin, Florida Rep. Connie Mack has jumped into the fray of yelling loud things at the president about Libya and terrorist coddling and st ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Beer Around the World

Bringing Back the Funk

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

Latin Festival: Food, Music, and Blood Pressure

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Broke Ballin'

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

It’s Hot Out! Gimme Some Cool Jazz

Venezuelan Indie Transplants CabinAffair Seek Members

The Electric Bunnies

Miami's Electric Bunnies Offer More Garage Punk Madness

Social Distortion

Miami transplant Social Klash crafts electro en español

Party Like an African

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

Beyond a Pretty Face

Juanes delivers songs with a message

Tego Calderon

Sun-Sentinel Kills National/Foreign Desk

Adiós, Fidel

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

Another Miami Herald Morning

Spare the Rod

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

Sun-Sentinel Falls For 7-Eleven Sham

Take That, Hugo

Notes from the Weekend

Finnegans Shake

Ghostface gets all James Joyce on us.

Export Amigo

Los Amigos Invisibles

Girl Just Wants to Make a Comeback

Cyndi Lauper

Just Like the Rest of Us

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

A Savior Out West

Talk the Vote

Stop the Bush

Reggae's Revenge

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.

Glory of War

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

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Boutique

D'Barro Home & Floral Design

Admitting Terror: Part 5

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

Waiting For Otto

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

Sabor Latino

¡Viva Broward!

Best Cheap Beer Selection

Super Saver Supermarket

Croaked on Arrival

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

Best Place to Plot Your Course

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Winds of Change