Radio-Active Records

Formerly known as CD Collector, this friendly neighborhood record store changed its focus when it changed its name. Now Radio-Active Records, the store has a wide selection of new and used vinyl and a sampling of CDs, instead of vice versa. Along with that change, Radio-Active has more than doubled its size. The new area […]

Ricochet Bar & Lounge

The sexy vibe of this hip new bar and lounge in Midtown capitalizes on the energy of the growing art scene in the city. Ricochet exhibits a commitment to showcasing new work in a way the traditional gallery space cannot. Their limited edition coaster sets, designed by established and cutting edge artists, rotate regularly; so […]

Roger Dean Stadium

At Roger Dean Stadium, all 7,000 seats are close enough to catch a foul ball, and the only scalpers will sell you tickets for less than the price of a hot dog. Root, root, root for the home teams — there are two of them: the Jupiter Hammerheads, a minor-league team connected to the Marlins, […]

Shade Post

The Shade Post has relocated to a new art and design warehouse space that stands as a cornerstone on 1st street, between Andrews Avenue and 1st Avenue, a crossroads in the downtown civic center area of Fort Lauderdale. This unique band of people, merged together to bring the Shade Post to a larger venue in […]

Side Bar

So you just ate the best meal of your life, but you’re not sated. You still need that little buzz that makes a damn good meal perfect. You could smoke a cigar, but that’s not allowed these days. Pot? You crazy? So how about a snifter of the finest French cognac? No better place to […]

Smarty Pants

Pull up a stool at Smarty Pants and observe fellow drinkers. The cute bartenders are a nice addition to the scene, and $2.25 well and domestic drinks are offered seven days a week at this Wilton Manors establishment. Friday and Saturday provide karaoke entertainment. During Bingo on a Sunday night, you could win a free […]

Smoke Cafe

Finally, a place where smokers don’t have to feel ostracized. Smoke Café, nestled in a colorful, Old Florida plaza off A1A and Oakland Park, offers its customers more than 100 types of cigars, along with hookah tobacco. The hearty aroma wafts around the entrance, greeting you at the door or as you walk by to […]

Sonny’s Stardust Lounge

Sonny’s Stardust Lounge is an institution around these parts. Creative types have inhabited its dark corners, rockers have frequented the punk shows that owner Sonny Scott used to host, and many a country line dancer has do-si-doed her way across the dance floor. Never been there? You’ll surely recognize it as the imposing, sometimes ominous-looking, […]

Spice Resto-Lounge

There’s a lot of pure, joyous animal charisma circulating at Spice Resto-Lounge. There are women in leopard-print cat suits and in spandex tank tops, in tiny, fringed minis that shimmy with every jut of the hip. There are lantern-jawed men with dark hair pulled into ponytails and pumped-up guys with shaved heads and designer eyewear. […]

Stage Door Theatre

Situated near a supermarket, a sports bar, and a bowling alley in a Coral Springs strip mall, the Stage Door enjoys a prime location for the suburban everyman looking to expand his cultural horizons. The theater’s repertoire, however, has all the edge of a circle, playing to an elderly demographic that just can’t get enough […]

The Stage

The Stage is uniquely located underneath the I-195 causeway just off NE 2nd Ave in the Design District. A venue with plenty of room to dance and a stage that’s hosted Miami’s finest, there’s always bands rocking out here, and local performers have named it as one of their favorite places to play at. National […]