Here it is, Broward County, Courtroom Etiquette 101. Your first lesson: Don’t wear your shower cap to court. While baggy pants and wife beater-style tank tops have long been frowned upon by judges across South Florida, the state continues to lack any formal courtroom dress code. But that may change now that some…
Bluejay’s Cafe. It’s where you want to go for brunch, lunch, dinner — well, any meal, really.This Fort Lauderdale restaurant, just steps from the downtown Riverwalk, like burgers, salads and sandwiches as well as beautifully prepared and unique entress.And, for today only, you can sample any of their dishes — and…
Shop till you drop has a whole new meaning. At least for Brazilians, that is. With a strong currency and booming economy, they’ve been flocking to Florida for lengthy shopping sprees, buying everything from designer jeans and handbags, to cheap shoes and cosmetics. Just last year alone Miami-Dade saw more than…
Get your game face ready, South Florida. And your unemployment checks. And your mortgage payment. And your kid’s lunch money.You might need it all if you plan on buying-in at the $1,600 main event during the World Series of Poker first-ever Florida circuit event.This year, the World Series of Poker has chosen…
Bravo is the word locals use to describe this upscale Italian eatery.Step into this Fort Lauderdale restaurant, Bravo Ristorante, and you’ll see why they’ve been serving up authentic Italian for more than a decade. With a wide ranging lunch …
Are you miserable, Palm Beach County? According to this month’s Forbes.com list, you should be. Even though it’s not a single city — more like 223 census-designated districts — that didn’t stop Forbes.com from giving Palm Beach County the No. 8 spot on its “America’s 20 Most Miserable Cities,” list.”The West Palm-Boca Raton…
Forget about the Riviera Beach law that warns saggy-pants-wearing citizens to pull ’em up or pay up.Here’s an even better reason anyone sporting low-riders should start hiking things up: It might make you less of a target if you happen to be running from the cops.That wasn’t the case for…
Big City Dogs, with two locations in both Oakland Park and Davie, actually hails from New York and Chicago.But, as their website proudly states, franks this good could hold their own in any big city. Why? Because there’s a dog, sandwich …
Keep a watchful eye on your underage daughters, Fort Lauderdale — especially if you plan to take them shopping for new clothes anytime soon.If the “fitting room peeper” peeps again, he’ll be looking to snap some more nude photos. His favorite subject: young girls…
Hungry families, church groups, book clubs, and softball teams — unite! If you have a hankering for some first-rate, fresh-fried Buffalo chicken wings — and a pitcher of something cold to go with it — make Wings & More in Davie your next stop. They’re our Deal of the Day, and if you…
If you’ve ever felt as though the powers that be have dealt you an unfair hand, stop your belly-aching. Try serving more than a decade in prison for a crime you didn’t commit — the harsh reality for a dozen Florida inmates recently released and cleared through DNA evidence, most…
Finally, a bit of justice for all those times you’ve stood in line at the DMV wondering why employee breaks occur simultaneously; why lunch hours last longer than 60 minutes; and why no single employee can assist more than two ticket-holders back to back.If you’ve recently been to one of…
We all get that small classes are better. The idea is simple: reduce the number of kids in a class and you greatly improve teaching and learning. After all, who would argue that a 20-person classroom isn’t better than a tiny-tot sweat shop?But reducing class size isn’t cheap, and Broward…
The City of Wellington wants a correction from Matt Lauer, host of NBC’s Today show.Earlier this week, Lauer introduced a story on a dangerous teen trend known as car surfing. Rather than use previously recorded footage of such antics, he instead handed reporting off to NBC’s Kerry Sanders, who continued with live…
When you think of stalkers, generally it conjures images of creepy, perverted men, potential serial killers and the occasional lovelorn teenager – but certainly not grandmas.That’s why you might be surprised to hear about the 70-year-old woman from Tamarac who was arrested and booked into Broward County Jail on Wednesday…
Looks like South Florida’s spring break this year isn’t going to be just where the boys are. Fort Lauderdale will also be the locale for some bonds gone wild with the top guns of Wall Street. LDV Capital Management will party with its own series of weeklong celebrations at its fourth Growth…
Palm Beach County Jail Deputy Derrick Antonio Daniels was arrested Wednesday on charges of arranging an organized fight between… no, not dogs or cocks — but two of his own high-risk inmates.Daniels was placed on paid leave and booked into the county’s main jail, where he has worked for the…
Breaking sports records is something anybody can be proud to accomplish.But John Isner tells the Palm Beach Post he doesn’t want to be known as the guy who competed in a marathon tennis match. Isner’s Wimbledon win last summer earned him the label of tennis’ “Marathon Man” for a game…
One deadly bite was all it took to put Mercedes, a pit bull from Fort Lauderdale charged with killing her neighbor’s cat, on death row.But Mercedes is no longer contemplating her last bowl of kibble. She was released from county kennel custody earlier this week after Broward County nixed its…
I first met Jimbo a few years ago when I was but a newbie to the downtown Lake Worth nightlife scene — at his bar, Igot’s Martiki Bar.Since then, he’s managed to impress with his mix-master skills behind the bar — the one where all the locals love him and…
The Field Irish Pub & Eatery, a self-described “public house,” is more farmhouse than pub — and definitely a piece of the Éire right here in South Florida…
Keep it trashy, Belle Glade.Try to pick up trash in this Palm Beach County city and you might be threatened by the long arm of the law. According to a story reported by News Channel 5, the efforts of a concerned citizen to clean up trash-infested neighborhoods in Belle Glade were…
