Sure, running across the country is the kind of thing everyone hopes to do at some point in his or her life, like cleaning the leaves out of the gutter and crossing off some of those New Year’s resolutions. But on July 26, 2010, Milton Miller was lounging on his…
In the 21st Century, becoming a Disney princess might not be as glamorous as the children’s books made it seem. Nowadays, Snow White would be elbow-deep in dish soap washing up after seven dwarves, and Alice would be baking all kinds of mind-altering (but gluten-free) goodies to pass the time…
It’s hard to be an elf. All that time cooped up in the North Pole, slaving away in Santa’s sweat work shop, and then to have that jolly old man get all the credit! It’s a hard-knock life for an elf. Once the toy-making has come to an end on…
Moonshine is like water. It’s a clear liquid no one wanted the government placing any of those fancy federal taxes on. With two hundred years of illicit production in the Appalachian mountains, it’s premised on the badassery of backwoods distilleries. But moonshine has slowly and legally been seeping its way…
Our momma always told us not to play with our food, but we sure as hell can’t stop laughing at it! From catching Jameis Winston stealing soda at Burger King to the always classy Waffle House parking lot sex, this is a round up of the weirdest food news we…
We’re not talking about the organic goat milk they sell at Whole Foods. We’re talking about the stuff you pour on your Coco Puffs and dunk your Oreos in: plain Jane, pasteurized cow milk. A gallon of milk in Florida currently costs around $4. Whether you prefer whole or skim,…
Stock up on your anti-seasickness medication: This festival is on a boat! On Friday, bump elbows with Fort Lauderdale’s glitterati kickoff party. Throw back cocktails at the private bar and enjoy the superexclusive sneak peak of the weekend’s performances. (It’ll be the perfect chance to snag Instagram-worthy selfies with your…
Sloan’s Ice Cream Parlor in West Palm Beach was inducted into Cintas’ Bowl Games back in August. While the 47 flavors of ice cream and hand-painted tickle-me-pink walls were nice, the nomination was for their bathroom, a mystical room that gives the illusion of exhibitionism through a transparent door that…
Stop stuffing the turkey! Stop mashing the potatoes! We’ve had it wrong all along, the first real Thanksgiving was not at Plymouth Rock in 1621. It was 50 years earlier in Florida. The strife of our country’s first colonists as they sailed on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom is a…
Forget the flying sleigh and magical reindeer; in Florida, Santa rides a fire truck. For the past 43 years, Boca Raton has thrown ol’ Saint Nick his very own parade, and every year, it concludes with his fire-truck farewell. Beginning in 1970, the parades were held on Saturday afternoons, but…
Conie White, 56, does not know how to use a computer. Hell, he doesn’t even know how to use his cell phone. But since 11:30 a.m. over 150 people have called him inquiring about free thanksgiving turkeys. An ad was put on Craiglist saying that 100 free turkeys are being…
Louise Dutton, the owner and chef of Weezie’s Kitchen, can’t pass the stuffing, the gravy, or the dinner rolls at the table. She’s gluten-intolerant, and even the tiniest traces of the wheat protein can send her to the hospital. Dutton understands the gluten-free fight is difficult during the holidays, especially…
“I was hoping the press would come in,” Purple Lotus Bar owner Jimmy Scianno says when I call him to ask about the komodo, a tea of ground kava and kratom leaves — which is the most popular drink at his bar. In October, Michael and Erica Siegel sued Scianno…
Move over, Bob Sagat; wholesome knock-knock jokes get old real fast. Everyone knows the best jokes are the ones that can’t be told in front of children! But that doesn’t mean you can’t laugh at their expense or, in this case, for their benefit. Carnival Cruise Lines’ top comedians will…
“This is what $15,000 worth of kratom looks like,” Michael Siegel remembers Purple Lotus Bar owner Jimmy Scianno saying as he lifted a brick of the brown powder over his head. The bar then broke out in chatter. Some people just stared in awe. Others half-jokingly plotted ways to swipe…
A lot of shenanigans are known to go down at donut shops in the wee hours of the night. One of the few places open at 3 a.m., donut shops were once a watering hole for troublemakers and drunk cravings. That is, until donut shop owners wised up and started…
The Fort Lauderdale Hash House Harriers dub themselves “a drinking club with a running problem.” It started in 1938 in Kuala Lumpur after British expats would run every Monday night together. Now there are hundreds of outposts all around the world. They drink, they run, they drink, then run, and…
You can’t kick the people who run puppy mills in the crotch or set all the boats that speed through the waterways and run over manatees on fire. That feeling of powerlessness can be aggravating, almost as aggravating as the animal abuse itself. But Dr. Andrew Kirschner has organized a…
Instead of kicking people who run puppy mills in the crotch or setting the boats that run over manatees on fire, Dr. Andrew Kirschner is inviting anyone who has a soft spot in his or her heart for abused animals to the March Against Cruelty at noon Saturday at Huizenga…
At some point in our country’s history, it became socially frowned upon not to like pizza. Cheese pizza is the new apple pie. If someone doesn’t like spinach or some other fibrous vegetable, people understand. No one questions children probing it on their plates. But if you don’t like pizza,…
In January 1979, Dennis and Ginny Maier opened Mr. M’s Sandwich Shop in Dania Beach with the simple premise of serving the freshest sandwiches. After 34 years of whipping up some of the greatest sandwiches in town, their son, Paul Maier (also a Mr. M), has set up a second…
The nimbus clouds hung low and dark. They loomed over the the local merchants’ tents as their tarps flapped violently with each gust of wind. At 5 p.m. the main downpour had passed or, at least, everyone hoped it had. It was the first night of the Tuesday Oakland Park…
