Wall Street

Uwe Boll, Worst Director Alive, to Wall Street Execs: "Don't Think You're Safe"

The perennial worst director is gunning for the bastards -- and respect

How to Make Your Own Alcoholic Ice Pops

With summer comes the longing for everything sweet, cold, slushy, icy and -- well, let's admit it -- infused with alcohol too. We at Clean Plate Charlie love all those things -- there's just one thing. We're so over rum runners, pina coladas, and daiquiris. Leave those to the amateur spring breakers ... More >>

New York Grilled Cheese Co.: Wilton Manor's Newest Grilled Cheese and Frozen Yogurt Shop

Grilled cheese, America's favorite childhood after-school snack, has been a trendy adult meal for the past few years now. What was once a Kraft single melted between two grilled slices of Wonder Bread has been upgraded to gruyere, brie, and onion jam. But it doesn't seem like the trend has really g ... More >>

Debate 2012: Romney and Obama Attack; Jim Lehrer Loses Control -- the Media Room View

Editor's note: This piece was originally published by our sister paper's news blog Latest Word on Denver Westword. It's written by Sam Levin, an editorial fellow who's been keeping tabs on both candidates in the swing state of Colorado for the past few months. President Barack Obama and former Mass ... More >>

Occupy Wall Street Rocks at 1; Quiet in South Florida

"We are the 99%!" The cry rings out again today in New York City, as protesters gather to mark the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the encampment in the heart of New York's Financial District that called out the nation on its obscene disparities of wealth and power. The protesters are getti ... More >>

Allen West Says Obama Is "Feeding Us A Crap Sandwich"

Because he doesn't "mince words," and "pulls no punches," and "keeps it real," Rep. Allen West went on Fox News Saturday morning and told America that "Obama is serving up a crap sandwich with a smile." The term is supposedly a military term. Because West likes to remind everyone that he was in the ... More >>

Lake Worth's Gulfstream Hotel: Bahraini Petrodollars, the Black Gatsby, and Foreclosure

The fate of the Gulfstream Hotel, the faded crown jewel of Lake Worth's historic downtown, appears at first glance to rest in the hands of the Schlesinger family of Palm Beach and Connecticut. The hoteliers/developers bought the property in 2005 but have fallen on hard times. The hotel is in foreclo ... More >>

America's Petro-Terrorists

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S.economy, one barrel of oil at a time.

Allen West Says Stock Market Is Up Because a Republican Will Be President

​Welcome to the inaugural post of our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality.Today's Fact Party analysis comes to you from the world of finance. Congressman Allen West was on Fox News o ... More >>

Florida Qualifies for List of Best-Run States in America for Simply Being a State in America

​Luckily for Florida, a new list of the best-run states in the U.S. of A. included all 50 states or it may not have made the cut.Based on what 24/7 Wall Street calls "the 10 most important measurements of financial and government management," Florida ranked 40th.In fact, a lot of those financial a ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Literary Orgasm Talks Shop at Miami Book Fair

​Do people read in South Florida? Scan the Floridian before 10 a.m. and note the absence of someone reading a newspaper, a book, or a magazine -- even in digital form. Over at Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, an employee made a comment while I was there a couple of weeks ago to the sole person ... More >>

"A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" Review: The Grass Isn't Always Greener

Allen West: Occupy Movement Is a Commie "Gang" Full of "the Bad People"

​Sen. Joseph McCarthy Rep. Allen West decided to donate his two cents on the Occupy movement this week, and here's what we learned: He doesn't know exactly what he's talking about.He managed to identify the Occupy protesters as "communists," "Marxist," "Stalinist," and "socialist" in the same sent ... More >>

Occupy Wall Street Response: Guy Drinks a $200 Bottle of Cristal in One Minute (Video)

OWS rebuttal or douchebaggery?​At its best, YouTube videos are entertaining and informative. Usually, however, the site is filled with douchebags doing extremely stupid things.Take, for example, L.A. Beast (aka Skippy62able). This muscled frat boy, complete with promotional baseball cap and shirt ... More >>

Allen West Confirms Americans Aren't Star Trek Characters, Rips on Occupy Movement

​If you're a constituent of Rep. Allen West -- or even if you aren't -- it's time to subscribe to the congressman's "Weekly Wrap-Up."The entertainment value is always on high, and it'll give you an idea of what West has been postulating over the last week -- like the time he dedicated a few lines ... More >>

Occupy Fort Lauderdale Protesters Defy Rain as Hundreds Turn Out to Express Grievances

​Amid the unfavorable weather that hovered over Fort Lauderdale last night, a couple of hundred people still gathered near the Broward Main Public Library to express their distaste, distrust, and disdain for the state of the country.There's a common misconception that the Occupy movement is a rein ... More >>

Food Not Bombs Founder Keith McHenry Tours "Occupy Wall Street" Protests (VIDEO)

​Keith McHenry, founder of Food Not Bombs, who started off our cover story about the movement last month, has spent 30 years traveling around and serving free food at protests and uprisings. So it's only natural that he'd be getting in on some of the "Occupy Wall Street" action that's happening ac ... More >>

Rick Scott on the Ballot for "Worst Governor Ever"

​Here's a new election where people may actually want to vote for Gov. Rick Scott again -- the race for the "Worst Governor Ever."As part of an online campaign by the Transport Workers Union of America, Scott joins Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, New Jersey Gov. Chris C ... More >>

South Florida Tea Party Back to Fax-Bombs, Now Asking John McCain Not to "Piss" on Them

Hey there, Tea Party -- 50 percent chance of rain!​In its second fax-bomb attempt in a matter of weeks, the South Florida Tea Party is asking its supporters to send a prewritten fax to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, requesting that the Maverick not urinate on them.They're apparently not too happy wi ... More >>

"F**ck Wall Street" at Gallery 101 Chronicles Artist Keith Clark's Struggles With the Economy

Spring Break for Wall Street to Descend on South Florida

​Looks like South Florida's spring break this year isn't going to be just where the boys are. Fort Lauderdale will also be the locale for some bonds gone wild with the top guns of Wall Street. LDV Capital Management will party with its own series of weeklong celebrations at its fourth G ... More >>

Q&A With Jeremy Hanlon of My Fresh Chef

OK, his story starts out simple enough -- Jeremy Hanlon was a finance major in college, then landed a Wall Street job after graduating. However, less than a year into his job, Hanlon knew cubicle life wasn't for him. He ditched it to cook. He went from watching the Food Network to appearing on it. H ... More >>

The Cinephiles’ Hangout

"Farm to Table," Asian Fusion Eateries to Debut in Delray

Jamie DeRosa​The rich just keep getting richer, on Atlantic Avenue as well as Wall Street. Or at least that's one way of looking at coming debuts of two more high-style, high-concept eateries on what's become Delray Beach's increasingly trendy Restaurant Row.  Set to open in the next few mont ... More >>

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice": Bruckheimer Meets Disney

Analyzing Jeff Greene's New Campaign Videos

Jeff Greene's ad campaign launched today, and despite his billionaire status, Pixar animations were left on the cutting room floor. Also absent from the two spots: Greene's "I took on Wall Street and won" slogan. With the campaign heating up, it looks like our badboy is reforming. "He's starting w ... More >>

Wilted Wall Street Protest Highlights Obama Fatigue

Lisa Rab​The small crowd gathered outside the West Palm Beach courthouse at noon today was sweaty and subdued. Holding signs urging people to "Stand With the President: Support Wall Street Reform!" the ten protesters -- polite, mostly middle-aged, in shorts and sneakers -- drew mixed reactions."Ye ... More >>

President Obama Fails to Go After Those Responsible for Financial Meltdown

Halcyon Air Has Star Clients Like Shaquille O'Neal. But Why Can't It Stay Out of Trouble?

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Good, Cheap Pinot

Photo by Flickr user chickeninthewoodsCheap pinot noir is a moron. Cheap, good pinot noir is an oxymoron.     Pinot noir, you see, is the Sarah Palin of grapes -- flighty, erratic, unpredictable, hard to handle -- though unlike the nitwit from Wasilla, the result can be anything ... More >>

Conscience of a Rock Star

Living Things bring their socially driven power-pop punk to Culture Room.

Collapsible Financial Icons: A Product That Might Actually Sell

Personally, I blame former Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan for much of our current economic stress. His decision to keep interest rates ridiculously low all those years ticked me off then and now. With all that cheap credit, it's no wonder Wall Street worshiped him. Maybe you' ... More >>

Abrams: Intellect May Be 'Commercially Viable'

It's another year -- and another rambling think piece from Tribune Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams. And he seems to have reached a turning point. Abrams says truth, integrity, and intelligence ... might actually be profitable. "Junk Culture or Junk Food media does s ... More >>

A celeb chef's name is on da Campo's menu. But is Todd English really coming out of the kitchen?

Return of the Ball Jar: Middle Class Anxiety Files

The Ball jar: Preserving our Illusions.The New York Times reported last week that sales of Ball jars are up 92 percent from the same month last year. That's because the upper middle class is getting jittery about the economy, and when we get jittery, you know what we do? Just to take myself as an e ... More >>

Top 10 Songs That Warned Us About the Recession

Former Football Star Charged With Rapes

Bailout Is Vile But Necessary

Miami Herald Parent Says Ad Downturn Will Continue

Jacki-O: Rapper, Label Head, and now... Author?

Feeling Feverish?

Daddy's Girl

Fisher Island millionaire Bruce McMahan loved his daughter so much, he married her.

Selected Events for the Week of October 27, 2005

Cesar's Palace

Hoboken Grill draws chi-chi crowds to the 'hood

Driven to Drink

Sol Theatre raises a toast to surviving the '80s

Getting Personal

The power of theater can help heal the wounds of September 11 in New York City and beyond

A Killer in His Own Mind

American Psycho

From Schlubs to Sharks

Boiler Room

Foodstuff

Other People's Money

The new king of South Florida philanthropists, Richard Bronson, built his empire on the shady side of Wall Street