Kevin Packman, survivor advocate extraordinaire Kevin Packman, a partner with the law firm Holland & Knight, wants local Holocaust survivors to know that he’s here to help — for free. He’s in charge of a pro-bono program that finds eligible survivors in South Florida and hooks them up with pensions from…
Wanted — a few potheads who can get some research done and can form a few articulate sentences about their experiences. Webehigh.com, an international website that directs would-be stoners to the nearest dealer, whether that be in Bangladesh, Lithuania, or Papua New Guinea, is seriously bereft of South Florida locations where…
Scott Galvin, a North Miami councilman, wants an upgrade. He’d like to become the next District 17 congressman, representing sections of north Miami-Dade and south Broward counties. Last week, about a half-dozen of Galvin’s campaign signs were defaced with the spray-painted word FAG. Galvin, who came out publicly as gay in…
Headlines from our little corner of the world this morning:Lawyers tangle testily in the Palm Beach circuit judge battle. One attorney (Ken Lemoine) says he’s getting into the race because another contestant (Lisa Small) has no experience — even though she’s been practicing law a decade longer than he has…
No, seriously… guess. It’s a chain restaurant. It is not located in a strip mall. Yet it is on a busy street. The booths are rather cramped, and if Kevin Smith had a tough time getting his fat ass onto a plane, he’d have trouble squeezing into the leather labyrinth…
Down at SUSHISAMBA dromo in Miami, beverage manager Mackenzie Parks added sake knowledge to her vast repository of wine smarts. Since pairing sake with sushi (and other foods, for that matter) is a true art, Parks has done her research into helping New Times recommend five bottles that’ll never do…
Dark rum, like dark beer, is something of a grey area: how dark is dark? Just as there are acres of difference between, say, a dark lager and an imperial stout, many bottles of rum wearing the ‘dark’ label are merely not light. That won’t suffice for this quick jaunt…
The place: Bahia Cabana, 3001 Harbor Drive (A1A) Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-524-1555.The hours: Three, count ’em — three happy hours a day. 7 to 11 a.m., 4 to 7 p.m., and after 10 p.m.The deal: During the morning and afternoon shifts, all drinks are a dollar off. Two-for-one piña coladas and…
There was a time when exotic beer didn’t enjoy the cachet it does today and instead was classified as downright weird. Folks were prepared to accept the division of lagers/ales/porters and stouts), but anything escaping those boundaries was unacceptable. Fruity beers existed, but you had to go to a fancy…
Here’s a clue — this shot was taken at a restaurant located in a strip mall. Does that narrow it down a bit? It’s in Broward County. From the photo, it’s pretty obvious what kind of food is served here. Click on the jump to see a larger image. …
We understand that eating meat is one of the badder things you can do for the planet, what with trees being cut to make way for pastures, cows chewing cud where soybeans could otherwise flourish, and heifer poop emitting methane into the air. While Mama and I haven’t exactly committed…
Did you go to college right after high school?Yes, I attended Jackson College in Jacksonville, I graduated in 2006. I did the ROTC program, and I got commissioned the day I graduated.How long are you in the Gulf of Oman for?For as long as we’re needed, sir. Everyone’s just doing…
As part of the Navy’s ongoing Hometown Interview Project, New Times landed an interview with Navy Lt. j.g. Charles Sonntag, a native of Boca Raton and a 2002 graduate of Spanish River High School. According to the Navy news release, Sonntag is currently deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Truman, supporting…
Here is a heartbreaking video from YouTube, posted by an activist group known as Sea Turtle Oversight Protection. It’s called “Ten Minutes in the Night of a Rescue Volunteer.” The date of the clip is the evening of July 10, and a map shows the location where it was shot:…
It’s shaping up to be a bad month for national fast-food franchises. First Pizza Hut gets a visit from a pair of towel-wearing banditos. Now this.A very similar crime happened Monday at the McDonald’s just west of I-95: Another dude with a gun places his order, as in orders a…
Woke up this morning, looked at the news, felt like sharing. Yes, brothers and sisters, can I get a witness?A dead whale in Hallandale Beach. Pretty much sucks for the whale and for the poor vet who had to euthanize it. Not much to tell except it was a baby…
Once there, he donned a blond wig, a silver purse, a pair of earrings, and a red dress. The cross-dressing Mendez prepared to go out — he also worked part-time as a dancer for a Lake Worth club called Tenampa. His stage name was “Gaviota.”He never arrived. And when he didn’t…
Among the South Florida congressional delegation, only Rep. Alcee Hastings consistently votes to change U.S. policy in Afghanistan. He’s probably done his history homework. He knows trying to win a fight with that country is much like using a Kleenex during a hurricane: pointless, frustrating, and ineffective. Plus, at the…
South Florida abounds with tropical fruit, crazy, exotic fruit many American citizens have never seen (or smelled). You’ve no doubt encountered guava, carambola, dragonfruit and guanabana — all yummy fruits, to be sure.But a recent report from Southeast Asia generated some worry: what if weird, fruity goodness starts getting too…
