Wellington

Sun-Sentinel's Failed Palm Beach Surge?

Vanilla Ice: This Ain't No Whorehouse

Ferguson: Lesbian Scene Is Hot in Delray

We're very well aware that Broward and Palm Beach counties do not draw high-voltage celebrities in the same way as L.A. or New York. (And if we forget, we always have Donald Trump to remind us.)  Yet we do sometimes marvel at the bizarre mix of notables that rumble through town.  We've got ... More >>

Best Polo Tailgating Picnic

Boulevard Gourmet Catering

Best Mall in Broward

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Ask the Critic: How to Grill Fish?

The only good pompano is an incinerated pompanoDear Insufferable Know-It-Alls:Grilling fresh local fish outside on the old Weber is my own private Waterloo, except unlike Napoleon's humiliating defeat by Wellington and the Prussians, mine keeps happening over and over like a recurring nightmare -- t ... More >>

The People's Polo

The sport's militaristic roots are fading. This is Wellington, old chap.

La Cosa Emo

The sport's militaristic roots are fading. This is Wellington, old chap.

Be to Not or Be To

Coming at the Bard from the butt end really cuts the crap

We'll Always Have Paris

Whether we like it or not...

Dover Sole for Dummies

Whether we like it or not...

Giddyap!

Expect big prizes and nail-biters at daylong equestrian competition

Behind the Hedge

At the nation's premier polo grounds, a row of ficus separates rich from poor

Tea-ing Off

Talula's Cafe & Tea Room isn't just for tea-time anymore

The Day the World Came to Wellington

John SotoGuarding the entrance to the Lechuza Caracas estate in Wellington is a gate at least eight feet high, topped with iron spikes and emblazoned with the golden emblem of an owl. An electronic keypad out front is the only way to make the doors swing open, but for now they remain firmly shut. Th ... More >>

Revenge Is Sweet

John SotoGuarding the entrance to the Lechuza Caracas estate in Wellington is a gate at least eight feet high, topped with iron spikes and emblazoned with the golden emblem of an owl. An electronic keypad out front is the only way to make the doors swing open, but for now they remain firmly shut. Th ... More >>

ESPN Gets Inside Wellington Polo Horse Deaths

"It was like a plane crash, but with horses instead of people." That's the first quote in the fantastic E:60 segment on the polo horse deaths in Wellington last month. It started with two mares sick at the barn. Soon there were dead horses all over the place.  The Palm Beach Post has been nail ... More >>

Uruguay's National Sandwich Makes its Way to, uh, Wellington?

A sandwich is a sandwich is a sandwich. Unless it's a chivito. The chivito, for those of you unlucky enough not to have wrapped your gums around one, is the national sandwich of Uruguay, a sort of Latin-esque breakfast-slash-lunch McManwich for the kind of guy or gal who'd jump Ronald McDonald in a ... More >>

In Wellington, a Streak Ends (With a Bus)

Flickr User: nimitiminStreaking: hilarious at sporting events; near major roadways, not so muchOn a day when sister cities are in the news, a cautionary tale comes to us from Wellington. Not the city in Palm Beach County, mind you, but the one in New Zealand.It's a short story, but vivid. A man was ... More >>

Man and Beast: Temps Rise, Tempers Flare

Kitten terrorizes Wellington teensThe heat index climbed over 110 last month and we've had more rain than you could shake a wet cat at -- two factors likely to get everybody feeling ornery. Judging from the number of weird animal incidents this week, that includes our furry, feathered, and scaled ... More >>

Night Vision

Flickr: Apryl WieseA local photographer shoots her granddaughter competing at an equestrian event in Wellington.​

Madonna: Wellington's Neighbor From Hell?

PhotobucketThe Material Girl strikes a pose​The Material Girl's Manhattan neighbors are none too pleased about the singer using her posh NYC pad as a stomping ground for dance rehearsals.Madonna's upstairs neighbor, Karen George, has filed a lawsuit, saying she was forced to move out of her West 6 ... More >>

Dobbs Ditches CNN; More Time in West Palm Beach? Or Border Control Militancy?

What does he mean when he says he's embarking on a mysterious mission that involves "constructive problem solving"? Given Lou's loathing of illegal immigrants, let's hope it doesn't involve a bottle of whiskey, a rifle, and a sniper's nest with a view of the Rio Grande.Rather, this might give Dobbs ... More >>

Now Making Salsa: West Palm Mayors

What does he mean when he says he's embarking on a mysterious mission that involves "constructive problem solving"? Given Lou's loathing of illegal immigrants, let's hope it doesn't involve a bottle of whiskey, a rifle, and a sniper's nest with a view of the Rio Grande.Rather, this might give Dobbs ... More >>

Agliolio in Wellington Offers Do-It-Yourself Menu

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. ​The basic elements of human life are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, garlic, and olive oil.Or ... More >>

Morning Juice: Teen Stabs Mother's Boyfriend in Delray; Broward Schools Pay Millions to Ditch Building Contracts

​The rundown of local news on this Thursday morning:A 16-year-old girl is in jail for stabbing to death her mother's boyfriend, Gilardo Ramos Paz, in the parking lot of a Winn Dixie in Delray Beach. The girl, Berenice Juarez, confessed to police, telling them she didn't approve of the man's relati ... More >>

Morning Juice: Mysterious Backpack in the Novack Murder Case; Trash Clash Tonight in Sunrise

​Here's what's happening this Tuesday morning in Broward and Palm Beach:John Goodman, the Wellington polo patron who ran a stop sign earlier this month and killed another driver, had a cocaine habit, according to the divorce filings by his former wife. [Palm Beach Post]Narcy Novack, widow of slain ... More >>

Morning Juice: Wellington Man Tells Murderous Tale; Cell Phone Records Point to Ryan LeVin as Porsche Driver

​New Times blogs pounced on Monday's two big stories. Scroll down to check out Juice coverage of the break in the Porsche hit-and-run case. And check out Pulp, where Bob Norman got the scoop on Scott Rothstein's role as an informant in a federal investigation of the Mafia. In other local news:In a ... More >>

Did Bruce Springsteen Have a Wellington Gym Bunny Too?

Wiki Commons: Craig ONealBruce works up more of a sweat at Ultima in Wellington.​Bruce Springsteen may have been born to run, but he must have mumbled the lyrics about the treadmill fetish. Over the weekend, the 60-year-old Wellington resident was named "the other man" in a New Jersey divorce, the ... More >>

Top Chef Cooks for Haiti

​The 24-hour news cycle has long since moved on from the January earthquake that devastated Haiti and the agony of its aftermath, but for Haitian native and former Top Chef contestant Ron Duprat, forgetting is not that easy.  So he's teamed up with four South Florida Whole Foods Markets to ra ... More >>

The Singer Who Cried Wellington

PhotobucketWill Madonna relocate?​On the coattails of this morning's tornado watches comes the news that the Wicked Witch of New York Real Estate may be landing for good in Wellington -- again. According to Page2Live, Madonna is "thisclose" to closing on a home in Mallet Hill, neighborhood to New ... More >>

Morning Juice: Perp Walk Coming for Rothstein Cohorts; Heat Playoff Run Gone in a Flash

​Let's see what's in the headlines this morning in South Florida:Six weeks after she was beaten nearly to death at a Deerfield Beach school bus stop, 15-year-old Josie Lou Ratley has been released from the hospital. She now heads to a rehabilitation facility to get physical therapy and speech ther ... More >>

UPDATED: Polo Club Founder Arrested, Charged With DUI

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office​John Goodman, the multimillionaire founder of the International Polo Club in Wellington, was booked into the Palm Beach County jail early this morning, charged with DUI and vehicular homicide.His arrest comes three months after Goodman allegedly plowed his Bentle ... More >>

Wine and Cheese Tastings at Whole Foods (Some Free!)

​Man does not live by barbecue and beer alone, even in the summer. Sometimes he needs wine and cheese.  Man -- that would be you, bunky -- is therefore in luck, as over the next several weeks, five local Whole Foods Markets will be pouring their top ten summer wines, each paired to a differen ... More >>

Will a Multimillionaire Polo Mogul Be Punished for a Fatal Drunken Accident?

​Man does not live by barbecue and beer alone, even in the summer. Sometimes he needs wine and cheese.  Man -- that would be you, bunky -- is therefore in luck, as over the next several weeks, five local Whole Foods Markets will be pouring their top ten summer wines, each paired to a differen ... More >>

Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Wellington Named "Best Small Cities" by Money Magazine

IFlickr: ryantxrA slice of heaven in Coral Springs​f you live in Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, or Wellington, start bending your elbow and reaching for those shoulder blades, because it's time to pat yourself on the back: Money magazine named the cities 44th, 48th, and 72nd, respectively, on its a ... More >>

Restaurant News: 'Top Chef' Gilbert Leaves PGA, Ice King Comes to Wellington, Williams-Sonoma Offers Classes

​•    It's "pack your knives and go" time for former Top Chef contestant Kenny Gilbert again. This time, though, it's by his own choice. It seems that less than two months after he signed on as chef at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, he's signed off to move to Jacksonville and ... More >>

Behind the Scenes of the New Vanilla Ice Reality Show Debuting Tonight

DIY Network​He was once one of the most famous individuals in the country, with the highest-selling rap album of all time. People know the hair, the old outfits, the regrettable comments, the dramatic fall from grace. But most people don't know that Vanilla Ice is also in the real estate business. ... More >>

[UPDATED] Will John Goodman Play Polo This Season? Stay Tuned.

PBSOGoodman's team is missing from the club's website.​UPDATE: New Times was kicked out of a press conference at the International Polo Club today. More details after the jump. Will criminal charges accusing him of causing a fatal, drunken car accident keep Wellington polo mogul John Goodman off t ... More >>

Polo Club President Arrested for Throwing Wine in Wife's Face

PBSOThis is going to be bad for brunch gossip on Sunday.​John Wash, president of operations for the International Polo Club in Wellington, was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly throwing wine in his wife's face.Wash, 50,  "was being very uncooperative and refusing to talk" when Palm Beach ... More >>

Barbara Bush Supports Gay Marriage; Isn't It Time Charlie Crist Does Too?

When Dubya's daughter feels confident enough to support gay marriage, you know the political tides must be shifting. Barbara Bush is making headlines today for appearing in a Human Rights Campaign video advocating the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. She joins celebs such as Mayor Mi ... More >>

Wellington Officials Furious Over Today Show Using City as Location for Story on Car Surfing

Steven Erdmanczyk from Flickr.com​The City of Wellington wants a correction from Matt Lauer, host of NBC's Today show.Earlier this week, Lauer introduced a story on a dangerous teen trend known as car surfing. Rather than recorded footage of such antics, he instead handed the reporting o ... More >>

Pangea Bistro Brings Adventurous Dining to Wellington

​The horsey little burg of Wellington is hardly the first thought of anyone seeking a little culinary adventure, but the new Pangea Bistro (10140 Forest Hill Blvd., 561-793-9394) just may change all that.  Founded by Venezuelan interior designer Grethel Boscan and a quartet of alums of the Fo ... More >>

Today Is Free Scoop Day at Häagen-Dazs

Haagen Dazs Get a free cone tomorrow afternoon at Häagen-Dazs.​Now that we've finished with Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day, we have one more food-related holiday coming up -- Free Scoop Day at Häagen-Dazs! Today, May 10, from 4 to 8 p.m., just walk into any participating Häage ... More >>

Solo Mexican Cantina: Who Says You Can't Get Good Mall Food?

Wellington Green Mall Solo Cantina serves fresh Mexican at the mall​You're at the mall and you're hungry. This is usually a delimma because mall food is typically slim pickings. You basically have your choice between food court disasters and suburban chain restaurants. When Starbucks sound ... More >>

Restaurant Round-Up: Openings/Closings in July

Wellington Green MallDressed Up Mexican at the mall at Solo Cantina​At the end of every month, we look back and take stock of restaurants that have opened and closed. (I know we're a few days into August already; forgive us!) Though the crowds may have migrated north for the summer, and the tempe ... More >>

Field of Greens to Open in Palm Beach Gardens

​There may not be many gardens in Palm Beach Gardens (not many beaches, either). But there is a new Field of Greens (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Dr., 561-340-1600), scheduled to open tomorrow in the resurgent Downtown at the Gardens mall.  The family-owned chainlet of local eateries (West Pal ... More >>

Cattle Thieves on the Loose in Wellington; Abducted Bovine Count Up to Six

zazzle.comAliens: NOT the suspects.​The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is looking for a pair of dudes who jacked six heads o' cattle from a Wellington property.The agricultural-crimes unit at the Sheriff's Office says three bulls and three cows were taken from the northeast corner of 50th Stre ... More >>

Santacon Fort Lauderdale, Huladay Party, and Other Festive Food Events this Week in South Florida

Fivedollarones via Flickr Creative CommonsEven the jolly ol' elf needs a break once in awhile. ​Naughty Santa shenanigans, hula dancing holiday hotties, happy hour toy drives at surf bars -- must be December in South Florida. This week's calendar is filled with opportunities to get into the spirit ... More >>

Grafitto South Opens in Wellington

Grafitto SouthGrafitto South's Kobe skirt steak with truffle potato purée ($37).​Grafitto South has just opened in Wellington's International Equestrian Village in the former White Horse Tavern. The restaurant, which features cuisine with an Italian slant and homemade breads, is the first South F ... More >>