The Fort Lauderdale War Memorial Auditorium will host a vegan paradise on Saturday, December 3, 2016, marking the first annual South Florida VegFest sponsored by Tunies Natural Grocery & Vitamin Market. An estimated 15,000 people are expected to attend this one-day event boasting upward of 150 vendors. A wide variety…
If you have ever listened to the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, George Harrison or Joe Walsh, you have heard Dave Mason, too. He founded the band Traffic, but can also be heard on the Stones album Beggars Banquet, and Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland. “I…
Have you ever broken out into a cold sweat when, while heading out to eat, your friend suddenly utters the most dreaded word in a carnivore’s language – vegan? You roll your eyes and imagine sitting on pillows in a Zen garden while being served a plate of iceberg lettuce…
Dos Equis beer may lay claim to The Most Interesting Man in the World, but Falafel Time in Fort Lauderdale just might have dibs on The Happiest Man in the World. “I love America! Everybody is so nice! It is my home and I feel so happy here!” Indeed, Yaov…
Adam Brigham is a man’s man. Massively built, covered in tattoos, and sporting a bald head, long beard, and nose ring, Brigham could easily blend in at any tough biker bar. And you had better keep your distance, because if you are not careful, he just might make you a…
If you enter a nondescript building, beyond a dark wooden door marked only with an “M,” and hear the Sex Pistols blaring from the kitchen, you will know you are in the right place. But unless you find yourself in Beverly Hills with a fist full of cash, that is…
When you’re a United States Congressman you can pretty much count on the best table at any restaurant. South Florida has no shortage of amazing places to eat, so why would an esteemed member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee be grabbing eats at Whole…
If summer festival lineups, Billboard charts, and Snapchat stars counting hundreds of thousands of teen viewers are any indication, rap is the new pop in 2016. But here in South Florida, punk-rockers NOFX still sell out a midsized venue like Revolution Live, homegrown minifests still boast post-hardcore acts like Further…
Next time you’re at Home Depot, pay close attention to the guy with the shaggy hair in the orange apron. He’s probably never been in a band before, but he just might on his way to becoming the the lead singer of one of the biggest classic rock bands in…
Rock ‘n’ Roll is dead. At least, that is what the mastermind behind what would become the biggest-selling debut album of all time was told in 1975. And if Tom Scholz had listened to top music executives’ assertions that disco had upended rock, we would live in a world without…
Happy Weed Day! To those in the know, 420 is the not-so-covert term used to signify that it’s time to gather together and consume some of nature’s bounty. Well-known in what used to be the counterculture but is increasingly become the mainstream, April 20 is celebrated as a holiday dedicated…
“We are fast moving to a post-animal economy.” Or so says Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder and President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — the world’s largest animal-rights organization. “Even a plastic doll didn’t want to be seen at Sea World,” Newkirk says, referring to Mattel’s recent decision to…
When the enormous logo curtain fell, the sizzling guitar licks of Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, and Rick Savage of Def Leppard immediately validated the hysteria of the crowd over the weekend at BB&T Center. Joe Elliot took centerstage to a mass of screaming fans, belting out the first words of…
On a quiet South Florida street stands an unassuming white house — one of many in this upscale neighborhood of winding canals, glitzy nightclubs, and alfresco restaurants. But this house is different; behind the meticulously manicured exterior lies a dreamy garden sanctuary rivaling any five-star hotel’s. And relaxing at a…
