All moms want their children to have access to life’s greatest stuff: good schools, loving relationships, and long, healthy lives. Accomplishing those goals, as any mother can attest, is a process that starts early on — way before baby gets his first pair of cool kicks. Proper prenatal care is…

The popularity of Chappelle’s Show has been attributed to how Dave Chappelle used humor to dismantle racial boundaries and stereotypes — but that’s not why the thing became such a phenomenon. See, whether it’s through his sketch comedy or his stand-up what you notice most about Dave Chappelle is that…

Smoke-filled seniors centers. Q-tip-topped retirees. Crazy Cat Ladies schlepping around specialized blotters, and “lucky charms.” Take everything you associate with Bingo and vanquish it from your mental inner workings; since The Standard (40 Island Ave., Miami Beach) took over the sport it’s been repackaged, rejuvenated, and infused with booze and…

“I wanted to do a karaoke night where I could sing what I wanted and not have people glare at me,” explains Joseph Bonilla, as he gestures around Fuci-Fino (pronounced:fuk-if-I-know). The bar is duded up in underwear, bras, and other mementos of drunken evenings gone by. The crowd is as…

You’ve been so good all year — stashing your mad money away for a truly special day — and now, it’s finally arrived. Jezebel, your favorite boutique for all-things-dreamy, is helping you make your pennies stretch further during its Sixth Annual Summer Blow-Out Sale! On this sacred retail holiday, the…

Life as a reanimated corpse has its ups and downs. On the positive side, you never have to worry about rent, complicated cell phone plans, or mailing out holiday cards. In the negative column you have a complete lack of free will, sleeping on a pile of your brethren, like…

There are some things that just go great together: hugs and kisses, French fries and milkshakes, and of course, pizza and porn. True, bubbling cheese and big screen bare-alls can be difficult to find commingled, but tonight at the Upper East Side Garden (7244 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami) you can kick…

The Dalai Lama has tremendous faith in human kind, but while watching the new film Dalai Lama Renaissance you can’t help but wonder: “Why?” The documentary focuses its lens on a group of Western scholars and brainstormers called the Synthesis Group, a hand-selected think tank attempting to better the world…

Fluorescent lighting doesn’t do your skin justice. And the stress of work deadlines? It’s adding to your continually puckering crow’s feet. Clearly, there’s only one solution to your dermatological woes: Take the day off and spend it at GBS (31 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale). The retail shop (or “Fancy…

You have an unbreakable bond with the sea, which is precisely why you contend with the often unnerving frustrations created by coastal living, like expensive real estate and billowing homeowner’s insurance premiums. Only to make matters more baffling, those financial pitfalls are keeping you from doing what you love most:…

There’s no denying that our earth is in peril. We’ve gotten used to easing through our daily routines — regardless of the strain placed on our natural resources. Yet we’re flabbergasted when wildfires race through the Everglades, hyperactive hurricane seasons dismantle our roofs, and the most searing of yard enemies,…

Life in an Airstream is already a bit confining and awkward, so when you add a scandal the size of the one kicking off Sordid Lives, it’s safe to say that extra breathing room is at a minimum. See Peggy, the queen of white trash, has gone to that great…

Hollywood Beach is wonderful for many reasons: If you’re under 45 you’ll get called “kiddo;” soft serve ice cream is abundant; and odd sports reign supreme. From putt putt to competitive roller blading, the Broadwalk is bustling with friendly competition. This weekend you can get a front row seat to…

There’s something missing in your life that you just can’t quite put your finger on. You inspect things closer: you have a habit of building long, hollow tubes out of plastic; you love animals that with collapsible bone structures that allow them to fit through tiny spaces; you yearn for…

Have you ever wondered why Browidians and Palm Beachers are so much more willing to travel to Miami than vice versa? The predominant theory is that there is a selectively permeable membrane that divides Broward from Miami, and that typically the rules of party osmosis only allow the 954 and…

Since it arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Wholefoods (2000 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale) has worked diligently to become an integral part of our community. They donate to our local non-profits, both time and product. They sell only items that we feel good about buying – so there is no fear…

You associate sugar with purity, childhood, and most importantly, dessert. What doesn’t enter your consciousness when pawing through the baking aisle is how the crystalline sweet stuff can be grown and refined, packaged, and shipped, and then sold for $1.15 a bag here in the U.S. (A hint: Unlike the…

Those sugary sweet harmonies. The way the group look all googly-eyed cuddling in a bathtub on the cover of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. And of course, that damned ham sandwich. What really transpired amongst the sex-crossed foursome the Mommas and the Poppas? How many of those…

It’s that time of year when we start scouring stores and hoarding D batteries (no, not Valentine’s Day.) It’s hurricane season! Floridians are an odd bunch when it comes to the five months of wind and impending doom; we have a couple of quiet years and we forget entirely about…

Regardless of how much you dread it, each year Take Your Child to Work Day happens. Your otherwise peaceful sanctuary (AKA: employee break room) is overrun with headless, naked Barbies and all imaginable varieties of Spiderman collectables. But you do the gracious things — make chitchat about height/age gain, and…

Sure, there have always been ancillary parties the week of Stonewall. The bars, clubs, and artist nooks lining Wilton Drive can be counted on for oodles of pride-packed activities, but never has Stonewall itself stretched beyond the 24 hour mark. Until now. This year’s street festival is bigger, gayer, and…

It’s easy to be discouraged by the family you were born into, especially when your racist drunkle pops his dentures in and out during Thanksgiving dinner. But feeling mild discomfort over the cranberry sauce is one thing; having your entire life’s mission revolve around your lineage is another. Imagine that…