Sometimes the news isn’t serious; it’s silly. Some of that’s floating around today. And this story is what experts call a “so what?” story.A reporter was actually assigned, and wrote, an article about ice cream sales spiking in the summer. Stop the presses, fellas. Hold on there, hoss — you…
Or “clean off” as they wrote in The Sun over there in England, where they didn’t come out and say what everyone in the world must be thinking: This Timothy Delano, who lost his left hand to an alligator last Sunday, does not sound like he resembles an intelligent individual…
“I would be in Congress, and I would be black.”
West Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale is one of the most culturally diverse, fascinatingly real, and interesting parts of the city, where you can grab some egg-drop soup at a Chinese buffet, a baleada at a Honduran eatery, or a papusa at a Salvadoran joint. But would you really want…
Sometimes bad news strikes, occasionally it creeps up from behind, sometimes it smothers, and every once in a while, it bites, like it seems to have done down in Key West and could start happening up here as well.One thing no one wants to wake up to is dengue fever,…
Though it sounded like a good idea a month ago, the City of Sunrise does not appear poised to stage a benefit concert to raise money for residents in foreclosure.”There has been no discussion of a benefit concert, nor has the board ever voted for a benefit concert,” says commissioner…
Hear that — the pitter-patter of bare feet? They belong to Colton Harris-Moore, AKA “The Barefoot Bandit,” the boy who launched 75,000 Facebook friends with his illegal exploits. He’s on his way.The closest U.S. federal courthouse to the Bahamas (where Harris-Moore finally fell into the long, loving arms of the…
When the Juice gets a call about the horrible standards set by the competition, we usually turn a deaf ear, since complainers and haters roam unchecked, like backyard iguanas. Plus, most reporters we know are too busy trying to dodge a pink slip to fall afoul of ethics. But the…
As soon as we heard about the death of George Steinbrenner, we couldn’t help but think about his Fort Lauderdale connection. After all, the Yankees did spend 33 spring-training years down here. Not all of those were good years, if memory serves, since more than once did ol’ George pull…
We’ve felt some of the hottest temperatures of the year during this past week — some pure meteorological brutality. Conversely, we’ve been rewarded (punished?) with some of the coldest air conditioning imaginable. Lucky for us, the local dailies keep dishing plenty of entertaining stories, most of them serving as an…
Driving through the Island City with a newbie promises plenty of laughs: Who knew you could shop at both a Gay Mart and a Bottoms and Tops — in the same strip mall? There’s an awful lot of creativity flowing through Wilton Manors, the little Broward enclave that’s mighty welcoming…
The whole idea of “veggie protein wings” begs a question regarding the target demographic. Since they’re totally veggie-based yet titillate us with their meaty look, we wondered: Are they for longtime lovers of Mrs. Clucky who are transitioning to vegetarianism or for hard-core vegans just looking for a teeny taste…
If you thought The Glades was a new sitcom about a dysfunctional yet aromatic family of air fresheners, you’re wrong. That show, The Stick-Ups, doesn’t debut until fall. The Glades, which premiered last night on the A&E network, is actually a detective drama set in a fictional South Florida town…
One of the pithiest psychological catch phrases must be this gem: “Past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior.” Unfortunately, the New Jersey Parole Board is unfamiliar with that adage, or at least it appeared to be when it allowed 52-year-old Kelvin Terry to travel to West Palm…
The last Wednesday and Thursday of this month traditionally means two things: boiled crustaceans with lots of melted butter, and drowned divers, capsized boats and bouts with the bends. That’s because the official Florida lobster miniseason (July 28/29) brings out all sorts of incompetent fools looking for live lobsters to…
South Florida employers might notice fewer sick days among their minions now that the World Cup is finally over. The Spain-over-Holland victory may be good news for the Boss Man but not for those folks who finally understand what all the fuss is over “soccer.” In other news: A Coral…
This strongish, limited-edition ale has nothing to do with the band Wilco, its leader Jeff Tweedy, nor its 2002 magnum opus Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. We repeat: No connection whatsoever. Nor does the term refer to the International Radio Operator’s Phonetic Alphabet (A=Alpha, B=Bravo… W=Whiskey), because then it would read Whiskey Tango…
Here’s the last bit of our interview with chef Chris Miracolo of Himmarshee Bar and Grille, who’s been doing superpopular beer and wine pairings for the past few months. (Shameless plug: New Times is hosting a Tweet-Up at the venue tonight, July 9.) Earlier this week, he told us about…
It has been a long, lonely lonely lonely time — more than ten years gone — but the memories are as sharp as an eye-stick. Back in the day, before beckoned the rocking chair and I embarked upon my “Whittling For Dummies” phase, little clubs like Q’s in Davie, Lord…
