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Top Five Videos of the FAU “Green Mann”

Earlier this week we told you about how the anonymous, dancing FAU student known as "Green Mann" held an official unveiling ceremony. Though it was the middle of the day during end-of-semester exams -- one of the reasons Green Mann kept the ceremony so short -- there were still more...
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Backstage in South Florida: Birthday Boys

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock 'n' roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, it wasn't my party, but I can still sigh if I want to! Birthdays are always momentous occasions, but being the celebrity junkie that I...
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Last Night: Happy Together at Hard Rock, July 29

Happy Together 25th Anniversary With the Turtles, Micky Dolenz, Mark Lindsay, the Grassroots, and the Buckinghams Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Thursday, July 29, 2010Those involved in the "Happy Together" assemblage coast along on memories alone. For the headlining Turtles, it actually represents phase two in a continuing courtship of Baby...
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Order Up: Sheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch, & More

This week in Dish, we review Sheila's Famous BBQ, Conch, & More, a two-month old Caribbean/barbecue shack in Lake Worth. I count myself among the geek crowd simply because I find barbecue - like most good things in life - to be worth the extra time and effort. That, plus...
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Lee DeWyze Wins American Idol, Visits BankAtlantic Center August 3

American Idol season nine is finally over, and no amount of spoiler saving is going to keep you from finding out that Illinois native Lee DeWyze won the crown Wednesday night. According to a compelling assessment from the New York Times' Jon Caramanica, runner-up Crystal Bowersox should have been the...
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Local Motion: Glocca Morra and The Illustrated

We here who grind away in the County Grind like to respect and promote our local efforts. In today's Local Motion, we look at a pair of releases by Boca Raton's Livid Records, a fine compendium of local and out-of-state acts that is rapidly becoming one of the "friendliest" independent...
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Glimpses of the South Florida Scene: Goolsby

Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a weekly column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Boca Raton's Goolsby.Goolsby's music creates the best sort of soundtrack for youthful escapades like making out and riding your...
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Asylum Denied

As evening falls on southern Mexico, Sarah (not her real name) is shopping at a fruit market a block from her house. It is Friday, and her father, an investigator for the State Judicial Police, is home relaxing on his night off. Wearing blue jeans and an unbuttoned shirt, he...
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Another Solo Spin by Dubfire, This Time at Mansion on April 24

via myspace.com/djdubfireIt seems like the guys of Deep Dish are spending more time apart than together now, but the musical results as they diverge are more and more interesting. The clear maverick of the duo made up of Sharam and Dubfire, is the latter. Born Ali Shirazinia, the Iranian-American grew...
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Fourth of July Grilling Tips, Part 1

With the Fourth landing on Sunday, it's a good time to fire up the old Webster and get to grilling. But mastering the art of fire, heat, metal, and meat takes serious know how. It also takes time and patience, and an understanding of how this age old cooking method...
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Sheila’s Famous in Lake Worth Melds Bahamian Food With Barbecue

Barbecue is a truly geeky pursuit. Think about it: Here you've got grown men and women obsessing over an antiquated and inefficient cooking method, one that's been effectively replaced in popular culture by push-button smoke ovens and prepackaged sauces. These are people who trumpet tradition over innovation, bemoan the spread...
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Glimpses of the South Florida Scene: Totem Pole

Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a weekly column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties that features interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, West Palm Beach's Totem Pole.I am waiting impatiently for Totem Pole to play a show -- there's absolutely...
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Have You Seen This 250-Pound Mermaid?

Police in Boynton Beach are on the lookout for a large green mermaid. Or a statue of one anyway.Last night, Timothy Gallo, 47, reported to police that the statue had apparently been stolen from the backyard of his house on NE Tenth Avenue. The statue has been gone for a...
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Best Barbecue Runner Up: Sheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch, & More

Every year in our Best Of issue we have to make some tough choices. Take the category of Best Barbecue, for example. There are probably a good half-a-dozen restaurants that would qualify for this award depending on who you talk to. For example, some people think Tom Jenkins should win...
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Beer of the Week: Keep Your Fruit Out of My Beer!

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you...
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Buena Vista

Beautiful vistas and panoramic scenery have long inspired the visual arts. But what happens when, to quote Joni Mitchell, they pave paradise and put up a parking lot? “Contemporary Landscapes,” a new exhibit at Bakehouse Art Complex, examines current depictions of the pastoral, particularly those achieved through technology. Curator Nina...