Video by Mitchel Worley Somewhere near the back of the Florida Renaissance Festival, through the castle gates and around the mounds of golden-brown turkey legs, past the amateur archers and ax-throwing station, is a crowd overflowing from four sets of bleachers. When one approaches, the sound of hooves and trumpets…
No jerks, yes beer. That’s Laser Wolf’s motto, an improbable if not downright impossible mission statement for a bar. Even a pub smack dab in the middle of heaven is sure to have a few drunken a-holes on any given night. Around 1 in the morning, a few angels are…
Oh, Cupid. You’re the only tiny man in a diaper besides our grandfather who can inspire us to love. But once a year, unlike our grandfather (I sincerely hope), you torture us with pointy objects. On February 14, without fail, we wake with a poke, and there you are, standing…
It’s getting hard to use words like “emerging” and “blossoming” these days when describing Fort Lauderdale’s FAT Village. It’s no longer a neighborhood trying to establish itself. Crowds grow larger with each monthly art walk, and its expanding nightlife scene provides many options for the rest of the days of…
Video by James Argyropoulos On January 6, 2015, same-sex marriage became legal in Florida. Since that day, thousands of gay couples — old and young, male and female — have exchanged rings, said I do, and tied the knot. But none of them did it quite like this…
Video by Mitchel Worley In 50 years — when we’re all commuting via hoverboard and drinking the carbonated beverages of our wildest dreams — we’ll likely wonder: How? How could it take us so long to legalize gay marriage? And — in the same way we look upon the grainy…
Sometimes a story is meant to be seen rather than read. And when that happens, we at New Times grab our cameras, hit the road, and start filming. Our videos of 2014 ranged from the weird to the serious. They tackled everything from senior porn stars to public protests. They…
Six days ago, on December 4, the Florida Department of Education released its 2013-2014 teacher evaluations. These findings, which take into account student test scores and classroom evaluations, are useful for two reasons: 1) They provide parents with a comprehensive list that can help them choose the right school for…
In Flagler Village, the last Saturday of the month usually means one thing: FAT Village art walk. And while many did turn out to sip complimentary wine while browsing local art, the energy of the night was most intense elsewhere. And it was .6 miles northeast, to be exact. It…
If you combined The Purge with Jingle All the Way, you’d not only have a very dead Sinbad — let’s face it, he’d be the first to go — you’d have Black Friday. And as thousands of bloated Americans finish their last slice of pumpkin pie with a sticky fork,…
Ever since 2006, life for David Menasche must have felt like he sneaked unnoticed into some VIP section, knowing that any moment some malevolent security guard could emerge, point a meaty finger his way, and toss him out. “I really don’t ask anymore what their prognosis is for survival,” Menasche…
One of the more offensive things you can ask a female comic is: “What is it like to be a woman in comedy?” The question itself looks innocent enough at first glance, but its subtext screams something different. What you’re really asking is: How can you — with your cumbersome…
Jillian Pim hunger-striking in protest of Fort Lauderdale homeless feeding laws from Voice Media Group; video by Dylan Bouscher. Jillian Pim hasn’t eaten in over a week. She only drinks lemon water, twice a day adding salt for electrolytes. Jillian and her husband, Nathan Pim, are activists with South Florida…
You can tell a lot about a city by the way its residents speak. The ever-colorful Bostonians might ask you to pahk the cah. A sassy New Yorker will tell you to fuggedaboutit! And a masked Detroiter may say something along the lines of, “Empty your pockets!” South Florida is…
The Sun Sentinel doesn’t just offer local journalism to the good folks of Broward and Palm Beach. It also offers digital services to businesses and websites. This separate branch of the paper, called 435 Digital by Sun Sentinel, promises to help any interested entities “grow your presence online,” “increase your…
UPDATE: The Bimini SuperFast is no longer running out of Port Everglades. The ship now only departs from PortMiami. It’s 5:33 p.m. Bimini is at our backs now as dozens shuffle aboard the boat that brought us the roughly 50 miles that separates Florida’s coast from the tiny island. We’re…
Meet Caper, South Florida’s Fastest Wiener Dog from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. In case you haven’t noticed, it’s October. And — in Florida — that means sexy Halloween costumes, pumpkin-flavored everything, and the Sunshine State’s take on that alcohol-fueled German festival known as Oktoberfest. Last weekend, it was Oakland…
1970, Kansas City, Missouri Dear Diary, Annette said yes! I have to admit, when Rick decided to ask her to prom via messenger pigeon, I was worried. Especially when the pigeon flew into a power line and burst into flame, landing at her feet a charred pile of feathers atop…
Flags and Fake Babies: How to Survive Crossing Las Olas Boulevard from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. Ft. Lauderdale’s opinion of the Las Olas pedestrian flag program seems to be similar to that of Hollywood’s opinion of the Transformers franchise: Yes, it’s really silly, and probably useless. But we don’t…
“Tonight, Anthony Jeselnik is going to leave his stamp on the roast. And tomorrow, he’ll use that stamp to buy food.” That’s how Seth MacFarlane introduced Anthony Jeselnik at Comedy Central’s Roast of Donald Trump. And while obviously a bit hyperbolic — like all good jokes — there was a…
Summer Soundtrack Series with Phil Barnes and Forlorn Strangers from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. C&I Studios and Exposed PR’s Summer Soundtrack came to a close last night. The pop-up concert series centered on local music, and was emceed by South Florida musician Phil Barnes. See also: Summer Soundtrack Pop-Up…
At 9:45 a.m. yesterday, the George English Park Community Center voting station was about as active as Chik-Fil-A on a Sunday. The half dozen poll workers outnumbered the voters, and the polite older woman sitting outside the door wore a look of mild shock when approached and asked where to…
