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99.9 KISS Country Chili Cookoff: Fewer People, More Manners, Please

If many of those in attendance at the 27th Annual 99.9 KISS Country Chili Cookoff were official representatives of the United States, they'd offer a sort of dim but realistic view of American history. We have a longstanding history of demonstrating unfailing pride for living in the land of the free, the home...
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South Florida Fair 2012: The Musical Matchups We’d Love to See

​Not surprisingly, the headliners for this year's South Florida Fair are about as rich artistically as corn dogs and elephant ears are nutritionally. And about as diverse as a diet centered around those fried, sugared items. It is a mainstream country-driven affair, with a couple of tired rock acts thrown...
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Frank Biden: “We’re Not Profiting From Our Schools”

Responding to this week's cover story about the charter school chain he runs, Frank Biden continues to insist Mavericks in Education Florida is not profiting from its schools. He says it's just the school buildings that bring in the dough."We're not profiting from our schools. Anybody with half a brain...
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The Accusations Against Boynton Beach Mayor Jose Rodriguez

We made a brief post last night announcing the arrest of Boynton Beach Mayor Jose Rodriguez on three criminal charges -- including one felony -- and now that we've had a chance to check out the probable-cause affidavit, we'll let you know what happened.According to the report from the Palm...
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Sushi Bon in Lantana: Sustainable Sushi That Reels in Regulars

A couple of years ago, I was asked to judge a sushi competition. Among the heavyweights were chef Kaz Okochi, who owns two acclaimed sushi restaurants in Washington, D.C., and Toshio Takeishi, the man who opened one of New York's first sushi counters in the 1960s. Now retired, Takeishi consults...
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Jim Wurster on His Stepson’s Near-Death and Hired Hand

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions and observations about the local scene. This week: South Florida's foremost Americana auteur collaborates on a project that resonates like a resurrection... It wasn't that long ago that South Florida stalwart Jim Wurster was trumpeting the latest in a...
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Florida Keys Cops Were Driving Cabs Undercover for Months

Imagine for a moment all of the strange things that have to happen in the backseat of a taxi in the Florida Keys.Now imagine that the driver of that car may not have been some burned out beach bum, but instead an undercover cop.We'd like to think the detectives from...
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Best South Florida Music 2011: Jacuzzi Boys – Glazin’

On their sophomore LP Glazin', Miami's Jacuzzi Boys exhibit no signs of slumping. If anything, the group is entering its prime. Everything that was great about previous album No Seasons is here, with an extra coat of semi-gloss: wild guitars, big hooks, and most importantly, audible smiles. Overall, the pace...
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Mexicans Pay in Blood for America’s War on Drugs

The American press continues to report the body count in Mexico's "War on Drugs" at more than 50,000 dead. But Molly Molloy, a researcher at New Mexico State University, tallies more than 100,000 Mexicans killed to wage a war financed and mandated by American authorities and led by Mexican president...
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Cocktails Blow Up in Slo Mo (Video)

If you've been complaining that your cocktail didn't pack enough power for you, then you're going to want to reach for one of these explosive libations.Filmmaker Ty Migota shot cocktails exploding at 5,000 frames per second. Martinis got 8,900 frames per second as part of the opening sequence for the...
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The List: Sick of Pumpkin Beer? Five Pumpkin Cocktails

Looking to start a bar fight at your favorite neighborhood haunt? If so, there are several tactics to use that are guaranteed to result in hurt feelings and/or fisticuffs.These tactics include but are not limited to-- poorly executed your-mama jokes, extolling the virtues of Neil Diamond, and hurling insults about...
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Hip-Hop Finds Salvation: Five Fresh Rappers to Watch in 2012

Hip-hop has been changing the world of music since the Last Poets dropped their debut album in 1970. By nature, the peripheral evolution is a signal sent from the depths of the underground, representing a heartbeat that drives the creative genius behind the genre. The wavelengths, at their peaks, create music...