Boca Raton publisher Howard Needle says he has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former employee who told The Juice that Needle hasn’t paid her for her work at his magazine.Needle called me this morning to ask for help with his suit — he wanted copies of blog items we’ve…
For many homeowners suffering with Chinese drywall, it’s safe to say they wouldn’t mind a chance to confront the builders who installed the defective walls in their homes. A woman from Coconut Creek did just that when she hurled tough questions at the CEO of Standard Pacific Homes on a…
There’s not another restaurant that works like Sublime. It’s not just the vegan menu, but owner Nanci Alexander donates proceeds from the place to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida. So we sent freelance photographer Michele Sandberg in to get a look at just how this place runs. Click here…
Sure, this week’s Photo of the Week is actually a video. But since it’s made up of a series of photos — pretty amazing photos, at that — it qualifies. The photographer, Photomike07, has one more video on this YouTube page — a similar time lapse sunset in Jupiter…
Several Northwood Village restaurants are offering to pack up your favorites to add some extra sparkle to your 4th festivities. Head to Café Centro/Allora (2409 N. Dixie Hwy, 561.514-4070) to pick up sandwiches, salads, pastas and pizzas off its lunch menu before you venture over to the park on Dixie to…
With comfort food being the rage these days, the hot dog is among the formerly forgotten foods that have made a comeback. And we’ve got our share of some fine frankfurters. So in honor of the Fourth, here’s a list of the best local joints serving up the all-American dog.*…
Here’s a story that brings home just how morbid this housing crisis can be: Heather Newnam of Tamarac shot herself yesterday instead of letting cops evict her for failing to pay her rent.It’s a depressing tale, but perhaps what’s more depressing is reading what amounts to Newnam’s final public words…
Hit cop show CSI Miami is getting a new cast member — a cop from the Hollywood Police Department. There’s no indication yet whether the show is looking to do a ripped-from-the-headlines-type treatment of the new character, who will be played by the usually shirtless Eddie Cibrian. But if so,…
You apparently don’t mess with Dale Chihuly. The glass artist from Tacoma is apparently as tough as his eye patch would let on.That’s at least the conclusion I came to after getting a letter last week from Chihuly’s people, with a subject line that said simply, “Trademark Infringement.” The reason…
John and Jacci Knouff first figured out there was something wrong with their house because of the cat box. They kept changing the litter, yet every time they walked in, it smelled like they’d forgotten it for a week. “There were times at the beginning when we just had changed…
With all that rain the other day, it dipped down to what, mid-70s? That’s sweater weather in South Florida, and that meant breaking out a winter recipe. This is something of a take on the classic English bangers and mash, a dish that, if you eat it enough, will make…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe.The perfect Irish pubs have the same things in common: a solid draft beer selection from the motherland, the ability to…
There’s really one true test for a snack food: Can you eat it while drinking beer? For that test, it needs to be salty, it needs to crunch, and it needs to be cheaper than the Schlitz that’s in your left hand. Toasted corn’s got all of that. And best…
New Times gave up on the Best Doughnuts category in our Best Of Broward-Palm Beach edition four years ago, and it’s all my fault. I was supposed to write that item back then, so I did some looking around for local doughnut shops. Turns out that there aren’t many, especially…
If you’ve ever been to Lochloosa, you’d wonder why JJ Grey is always singing about it. It’s up in Florida lake country, past nothing and halfway to Hawthorne. I think there might be a Hardee’s. But there’s something in Grey’s voice when he sings about his hometown. There’s something that…
The postcard-sized menu at Bravo! Gourmet Sandwich Shop in Wilton Manors promises: “The Best sandwich you’ll ever taste!” Those are big words in the world of sandwiches, but the thing is, Bravo just might live up to that promise. Bravo’s Peruvian sandwiches are full of juicy pork, flavorful country ham,…
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 Scots find it a treat to take a sheep’s stomach, fill it with sheep liver, heart, and tongue, mix…
It’s almost unfair to say that the Whole Enchilada is the second-best burrito joint around, because in most towns, the place would be far above competitors. But just down the road is Zona Fresca, which has won five awards in our Best Of Broward-Palm Beach edition over the years, including…
In this year’s Best Of Broward-Palm Beach edition, New Times named gays as the Best Reason to Live in South Florida. That pick came with some interoffice controversy. Not over the pick itself, which earned no objections when theater critic Brandon K. Thorp first suggested it. But Thorp’s initial idea…
Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti held a news conference recently to show off his department’s newest and trendiest purchase: four tiny Smart cars that will zip around Fort Lauderdale International Airport and Port Everglades. TV stations and the Sun-Sentinel followed the announcement with stories about BSO’s new “European minicars” that…
So far, the problems with Chinese drywall in South Florida appear to have been confined to single-family homes. Sure, some entire developments, like Heron Bay in Parkland, might turn out to have been built with the defective drywall. But the reports of Chinese drywall in South Florida have so far…
Photographer Gary Braasch used a series of pictures around the world to get his point across in his new book, Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming Is Changing the World. He’s got an ice sheet melting away in Antarctica, an Alaskan polar bear walking on barren ground that used to…
