In an unexpected open letter from the Mosaic Theatre’s executive and artistic director, Richard Jay Simon, he not only resigned from his position, but also announced the closing of the theater. In his open letter, Simon makes it clear that he is resigning purely for personal reasons. He and his wife are…
You Jersey transplants who are longing for hoagies and water ice and the sight of oil refineries on the gray horizon, your beloved Wawa is coming to Florida.OK, right now it’s only up in north and central Florida, but they already have six locations open in Kissimmee and Orlando, with…
Every once in a while the overgrown toddler that is Donald Trump throws a billionaire-sized temper tantrum because something didn’t go his way or someone hurt his wittle feewings.Like any self respecting megalomaniac, he unilaterally assumes that everyone in the universe except the offender is on his side.In this case,…
Put brush to canvas and learn to express yourself with local artist Rolando Chang Barrero at his art studio, ActivistArtistA, in the heart of the Boynton Beach Arts District. Sun., Dec. 9, 7:30-9 p.m., 2012…
The Missing Link Between VideoGames and The Arts Orchestral music was once the pop of its time. Nowadays, the symphony is attended mostly by an older crowd, but if you want something to survive, you’ve gotta get the young’uns to pay attention to it. And so the “Legend of Zelda:…
Join the crowd at the American German Club for a fancy pot roast dinner and some old fashioned dancing – really old fashioned. But it’s charming and sweet and the club is a beautiful place that looks as if it came straight out of Germany. The dress is casual evening…
Art Basel is probably one of, if not the, biggest art festivals in the world, and it’s right here in our own backyard. Well, not right here. It’s in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, which is an hour drive from most parts of Broward County and south Palm Beach…
For Chosen People who love the holiday season, it can be a conflicting time of year. Sure, the sons and daughters of Abraham like to shop and celebrate and raise of cup of good cheer as much as any goyim, but with red and green decorations everywhere you can start…
Burning Man is… Well, even the official website for Burning Man says that it’s “like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.” Basically, it’s a monthlong communal-living experiment that takes place every summer from the last Monday in August to the first Monday…
There is certainly no dearth of places to eat in downtown Delray Beach. Thai, Italian, French, sushi, organic, farm-to-table, fine dining, or counter service … A new restaurant opening in the area almost isn’t even news. But recently, just off the main path of Atlantic Avenue on Second Avenue, in…
Coral Cliffs Rock Climbing Gym has offered a manmade solution to South Florida’s upwardly mobile problem. For ladies who need to blow off some steam after a long day bumping their heads against a glass ceiling, conquering a rock wall is just the way to do it. Whether you’re looking…
A recent change to the noise ordinance governing downtown Delray Beach might mean the end of live music at Deck 84. According to Burt Rapoport, managing partner of Deck 84 and president of Rapoport’s Restaurant Group which owns the downtown eatery, the sudden change came as a surprise. “A policeman…
I was equal parts excited and nervous to interview the great Idina Menzel. Aside from being an amazing talent and someone I admire greatly, she is also the most famous person I have ever conversed with to date. (There was that one time I sat directly behind Gwen Stefani as a…
The breakthoughs in food science just keep coming. First it was the genetically-modified yeast in our beer, now it’s ice cream with distilled spirits somehow frozen into them.SnoBar is gracing Florida with its entire line of alcoholic ice cream indulgences. This isn’t a frozen daiquiri or a slushy treat with…
Sure, it’s a bake-off, but this is Palm Beach County, where everything is done big and with style. 20 local “celebrities” bake their best and auction off the results at this annual fundraiser for Dizzy’s Second Chance Rescue. Judging the baked goods is Top Chef Finalist & TV Channel 5…
The day you find yourself yelling at a bunch of kids to turn down that noise, you are officially old. Put that off a little longer by hitting up the Florida Noise Ordinance Festival from 6 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday. The crew at Solid Sound Studio has reached far…
Seasons aren’t just about weather. Around here, we’ve got snowbird season and festival season. We’ve even got 5K season, which, luckily for our waistlines, happens to coincide with the holiday season. There has been at least one 5K every weekend for the past two months, and Thanksgiving week will be…
As everyone in the western world already knows, on Friday, November 16, Hostess announced it was going out of business because its workers went on strike. Turns out, that might not actually be the case. Yesterday, CNBC broke the news that Hostess agreed to mediation talks with the Bakery, Confectionery,…
This week, scientists in Spain announced they had identified and isolated the gene in yeast that causes beer to foam. A blog about the discovery ran on NPR’s food blog, The Salt, extolling the virtues of more resilient, longer -asting foam.Confused? So were the commenters on NPR’s Facebook page who…
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and amid all the dinner planning and visiting relatives, we should remember to be thankful. And we should think about how we can help the less fortunate. We should all be helping those in need all year round, of course, but during the holidays it’s extra…
Local cookbook author Chad Thilborger will be at The Atlantic Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday discussing his new book, Whole Heap of Goodness.Like most Floridians, Thilborger is a transplant. And like most transplants, though he loves his adopted home, he cherishes memories of…
America was the very first country to create a holiday all about being thankful. One of the best ways to do that is to help others have a good Thanksgiving, too. Yet sometimes we all need a little encouragement to get giving. Don’t put off giving any longer. Bring a…
