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Sentencing Debra Villegas

Might as well start this up now. Scott Rothstein's right-hand woman, Debra Villegas, is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at the federal courthouse. This post will be updated, certainly after the sentencing. Incidentally, her estranged husband, Tony Villegas, accused of murdering her best friend and former Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler attorney...
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Flaming Lips Cancel SunFest Appearance, Guitarist Steven Drozd Hospitalized

© Andrew Haagen/CorbisSadly, the Flaming Lips SunFest performance has been doused​A heartbreaking development just crossed our desk: New Times cover stars the Flaming Lips will not perform Thursday at SunFest due to the hospitalization of Steven Drozd. As we had reported in this week's cover story, the Lips were expected...
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Concert Review: The Jameses at Propaganda on Friday, May 14

Photo by Reed FischerThe Jameses in the midst of not holding back at Propaganda on Friday​The JamesesWith Chill Pillars/Cop City, Nervous Systems, Guy HarveyPropaganda, Lake WorthFriday, May 14, 2010The Jameses' "Gobi Desert" is nearly seven minutes of revivalist lo-fi rock built with a guitar riff every bit as seductive as...
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SunFest: Flaming Lips Cancel Another Date at Beale Street Music Festival

Andrew Haagen/CorbisThis still is a really gorgeous cover, no?​Following yesterday's announcement that the Flaming Lips will not perform at SunFest today, the band has announced that it will also miss a May 1 stop at the 2010 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis.We already were aware that Flaming Lips' multi-instrumentalist...
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Major Lazer Brings Controversial Sound to Grand Central

Mainstream appropriation of black culture isn't exactly a new phenomenon. Elvis Presley did it back in the day, and Justin Timberlake does it now. But Switch and Diplo's side project, Major Lazer, definitely hits a nerve in that department. Despite reggae's mainstream crossover, Jamaican dancehall is still relatively unknown outside...
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Donavon Frankenreiter Sets Two-Night Stand at Culture Room

Even without the best waves in the world, South Florida has a thriving surf culture, with enthusiasts ranging from "super kook" to "full on ripper." That's one reason world-famous pro surfer and musician Donavon Frankenreiter is kicking off his summer tour with a two-night stand at the Culture Room in...
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Beer of the Week: Dogfish Head Aprihop

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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MP3: MillionYoung and Mary Tyler Moore Finally in the Same Sentence

Someone who is better at Photoshop could probably change this to say MillionYoung instead​In the realm of TV theme songs, "Love is All Around" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show rates somewhere below M*A*S*H's "Suicide is Painless," but way above the admittedly robust Facts of Live theme. So, it is...
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Rothstein Gets 50 Years in Prison

Scott Rothstein was sentenced this morning to five decades in prison by U.S. District Court Judge James Cohn. The judge was vocal not only about the $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme in which investors lost an estimated $429 million but also about Rothstein's forgery of federal officers and bogus court papers,...
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Relish Burgers in West Palm Beach Takes Mix-n-Match to the Max

One man's perfect burger is another man's imperfect burger. Then again, one man's "perfect burger" could change from hour to hour. One minute, I might crave a chef's concoction like the bistro burger at Big Bear Brewing Co. — a beast mounted with Brie and bacon, slathered with a whole...
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Top Chef Cooks for Haiti

The 24-hour news cycle has long since moved on from the January earthquake that devastated Haiti and the agony of its aftermath, but for Haitian native and former Top Chef contestant Ron Duprat, forgetting is not that easy.  So he's teamed up with four South Florida Whole Foods Markets to...
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UPDATED: Judge Gardiner Awarded Future Employer $600,000 in Legal Fees

Embattled Broward Circuit Judge Ana Gardiner awarded Richard Cole, the attorney who recently hired her, some $600,000 in legal fees last summer, according to court documents. Cole, managing partner of the law firm Cole Scott & Kissane, said the award played no part in his hiring of the judge, who was facing charges from...
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Dalia Dippolito’s Multiple Lovers and Schemes

Dalia Dippolito tried to enlist at least two ex-lovers to help in her plot to have her husband arrested or bankrupted. But did the two men know about each other? And did they both know about her alleged murder plot?Text messages released this week by the Palm Beach County State...
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Who is John Tanton and Why Should You Care? Just Ask Joyce Tarnow.

John Tanton's name is getting a lot of play. Depending on who you talk to, Tanton is either a raging pro-eugenics racist with a deep-seated animosity toward brown people -- or -- a beaming, professorial Renaissance man with an insatiable curiosity and an infallible moral compass. Why should you care?...