Sommelier Sven Vogtland of the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale Beach is not the kind of wine spectator who hordes his knowledge – he’s all about enhancing his guests enjoyment of the wine and spirits through education. He can talk for days on the intricacies of rare Highland Scotch, the resurgence of…

You’ve been a dedicated fan of the art of brewing for years – if some crafty brewer needed beer removed from a glass ASAP, you could make it happen. Well, here’s your shot at the big time, bubba: BX Beer Depot, South Florida’s homebrew headquarters, is hosting its first ever…

It’s a rarity for a bar to stay open for more than a year in South Florida, an area that routinely tears down the old and erects the new as quickly as songs change on the radio. Add to that cycle an economic climate stiffer than an August day in…

Some folk might curse the fact that Saint Patrick’s Day fell on a weekday this year, but the truly wise auld souls know it’s a blessing in disguise: St. Paddy’s on a Tuesday is essentially just free license to get crocked off your arse during the week; akin to adding…

So Carlos Mencia’s humor isn’t exactly for everyone — believe it or not, some people don’t laugh at tossing the word beaner around like it was the latest rendition of smurfy. But there are still others who can appreciate the subtleties of Mencia’s rants. Those A-type individuals should be easily…

Every great athlete needs a nemesis – someone to push the competition, to force each competitor to do their best. For surfing, that great rivalry was between Andy Irons and Kelly Slater. The film A Fly in the Champagne explores the overwhelming tension between the two, and the heights they…

Check out over $15 million worth of art on display during the Las Olas Art Festival Part II, the second half of the twice yearly street fest. Stroll the Boulevard, observing hundreds of paintings, sculptures, photos, glass, wood, jewelry, collage, and ceramics from American artists. Not everything is ultra-expensive either…

What was once a humble event at the Pompano Farmer’s Market in the 1950s has now blossomed into the Bean and Pepper Jamboree, a two-day festival celebrating fresh local produce. The free event will offer food sampling, contests, live music, and even the Miss Bean and Pepper pageant. Find the…

Good news, merfolk: the Marine Industry Association of South Florida’s 32nd Annual Waterway Cleanup hits the waves this Saturday at 9 a.m., asking volunteers to help brighten Florida’s most abundant natural resource at nearly 40 locations across Broward County. Last year’s cleanup had a stellar turnout of over 2000 aqua…

Broward-based filmmaker John Craven first became interested in the stories of South Florida’s homeless when he would film videos for his skate crew, a group of freestyle rollerbladers. “When I would film our skate videos we’d encounter all these homeless people who would want to hang out,” Craven recalls. “Some…

Purim is a Jewish Holiday that commemorates the escape of the Chosen People from annihilation at the hands of the Persian, Haman (“get in line, Haman,” they must’ve said). So what better way to observe Purim than to enjoy all that’s good in life?: namely, booze, smoke, and good friends…

The last time the Miami Heat met the reigning NBA champs, the Boston Celtics, things didn’t turn out so well for D-Wade and crew. The hometown boys were completely manhandled; getting beat up and down the paint by Ray Allen and a much more unlikely hero, former Heat guard Eddie…

See if this makes you uncomfortable: Picture Andy Griffith… lovable, huggable, grandfatherly Griffith. Next to him is Liz Sheridan — you may remember her as Jerry Seinfeld’s doting mother Helen on the hit series Seinfeld. The two are floating in a sea of plush pillows on top of a rounded…

The Rokafonik Philharmonik is certainly no School of Rock. Although the group is composed of all teenage musicians from age 14 to 19, none of them are new to their instruments, nor are they just learning how to play. And according to the group’s conductor, Cliff Wallach Greenberg, these kids…

By day, Tad Carpenter is a mild mannered designer, crafting creative for companies like Target, Hallmark, and Lee Jeans at the Kansas City branding and design firm for which he works. But by night, Tad Carpenter is: Tad Carpenter, Illustrator Extraordinaire! Watch in disbelief as Tad crafts oddities from the…

There are few songs as commanding as “Sweet Georgia Brown.” No matter where you are or who you are, when you hear those mercurial, whistling notes play you’re almost insatiably forced to want to pick up a basketball and roll it over your shoulders from one arm to the other,…

Long before it was the norm for comedians to redefine themselves with dramatic rolls, Robin Williams was getting crap for it. Some people just couldn’t get over that the guy moving them to tears in films like Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, and The Fisher King was the very same guy…