Inside Undergrounds Coffeehaus (2743 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale), Aileen Liptak, one of the shop’s two proprietors, is giggling with some regulars. The crowd is familiar and its faces are relaxed, but then they should be – Aileen has been toting this cast of mug-swigging addicts with her for…
Practicing yoga helps position your mind into a peaceful, beautiful, space – so why shouldn’t your body do the same? Put down those “How to Meditate” videos mom sent you for Christmas and go try out yoga classes for art lovers at Coral Springs Museum of Art (2855 Coral Springs…
Are you tired of turning on the oldies station only to discover that they are playing the exact same 20 songs that they played yesterday? And they aren’t even your favorites?! Jon Sommers understands. He left oldies radio for just those reasons and has since started Jukebox Friday Nights, a…
Florida Supercon…
Better grab your camouflage, bird call, and a few friends, ´cause its Exotic Deer and Wild Hog season (though, in honor of the holiday, you might try for an Osceola Turkey). Yes! You heard right! Out at Big Cypress Seminole Reservation (take Exit 49 off I-75 and go 19 miles…
Pretty much everyone needs a drink (or five) after a day of stuffing themselves full of tryptophans and quality time. Girls, save your mad money; you’re going to need it for bargain shopping tomorrow. Tonight, saturate yourselves during Ladies’ Night at 88’s Dueling Piano Bar and Knight Time Billiards (both…
Every populated region has its own subcultures, and one of Fort Lauderdale’s friendliest is the bears – you know, those buff gay men that you just want to cuddle? They’re great for the community, because while they look like tough, muscle-bound bodyguards, they are more likely to throw themselves in…
For all of the little kids who were ever called up to the cockpit and given a pair of silver (painted) wings, or who have pressed their faces against terminal windows and watched the planes take off and land, the Museum of Discovery and Science (401 SW Second St., Fort…
Hollywood has turned over a new leaf. It has transcended its former status as a seasonal nest for blue-haired snowbirds to become a charming hang for young locals. The twenty-something infusion could be due to the town’s less expensive housing, easy access to Miami and Broward, or the influx of…
It’s Saturday and you’re in between paychecks. If your pockets were bulging with shiny dollars, you would probably gamble, buy new clothes, and then get schnockered and blow the remainder on pretty ladies… but they’re not. That’s okay! *J’s Bar (2780 Davie Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale) has a back-up plan for…
Unexpectedly nestled below the Collins Ave. Howard Johnson’s (8701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach ) is a cave-like, basement day spa, overflowing with rotund Russians in swimming trunks shuffling through its lobby. Just to the right of the “Tantra Room,” a middle-aged woman is painting her own walls a bright pink…
With Slack Lounge long defunct, and Blowtorch permanently banned, local hipsters have had a couple of years to sell their Vespas and stockpile their pent-up danceable aggression. This Thursday (and every third Thursday of the month), perpetual adolescents are invited to strap on their giant belts, polish up their dance…
The underground break dancing scene is already kind of a niche group; if you don’t know the key players, it can be a little tough to worm your way in. Besides, you would have to strap on more than a helmet to assimilate comfortably at most of these y-chromosome-heavy battles…
A perversely protective mother-son relationship, a taxidermied dad hanging patiently in the closet, and a disgruntled pet piranha swimming in satire? I know what you’re thinking: “Is this the next installation of R. Kelly’s hip-hopera sensation ‘Trapped in the Closet’?” No! It’s even more absurd, literally. Tuesday, the Ghost Light…
Jeff Corwin is parched from his latest exploration through the sweltering jungles of Thailand, where he successfully rescued some Particolored Flying Squirrels. He is exhausted from his recent excursion to the Galapagos Islands, where he played matchmaker to turtles desperately needing to find love in the sands lest their species…
Customarily, DJ nights consist of epileptic lighting schemes, overpriced vodka and Red Bull cocktails, and repetitious bass beats. But with the 1960s Dance Party, local collaborative Low-Fidelity brings another event to buck the system and redirect communal dancing back to its heyday. This nod to mod tributes 1960s England, when…
Paula Poundstone has it all — ten cats (one of which speaks exclusively to her), a regular spot on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, three adopted children, and a criminal record. Talk about a multi-tasker! When explaining how she acquired so many feline friends, Poundstone is quick to respond…
There once was a couple named Mooring, Whose marriage had become rather boring, She was all tweed and khaki, He felt like a lackey, And in place of sex was just snoring. Mr. Mooring kept a secret locked trunk, To be used in an emotional funk, Inside, panties were lacy,…
Unlike bands who spend entire careers composing songs, desperately hoping to stumble upon the secret formula for pop-hit status, the Detroit Cobras skip the hubbub and go straight to the source. For more than ten years, the Cobras have un/covered obscure, übercool soul tunes from decades past and updated them…
In J.A.P.: Princesses of Comedy, four of the hottest Jewish comediennes of current years combine with the miracle of modern technology (a.k.a., videotape) to perform a hybrid of hilarity. Starring Cory Kahaney, Cathy Ladman, Jackie Hoffman, and Jessica Kirson, the show mixes live comedy with screenings of archival footage from…
Do you love extreme sports but have trouble finding the sport that suits you? NASCAR looks attractive, but your attention span is too short to follow it. Skateboarding is aggro – too bad it’s for snotty young kids with silly haircuts and no respect for “Our President.” Where are you…
Some anniversaries should pass unnoticed: the first time your kittens vomited up their prey, that day you failed algebra – again, or any romantic landmark ending in one-half. Other, more hard-fought victories deserve to be properly celebrated and reflected upon. Planned Parenthood suggests Sunday, January 22, the 33rd anniversary of…
