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The Scherer Connection

It seemed inevitable that Bill Scherer's name would come up in the wide-ranging federal investigation that is enveloping Broward County right now. Scherer, a prominent attorney, landowner, and power broker, has always had his hands in a lot of pots. One of them was Gulf Building Corp., a construction company that is...
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Mixed Results

If the DJ is a god to some, the mix CD is his communion. Sometime between the personal mixtape compilations of the 1970s and the omnipresent podcasts of today, the DJ mix became an artistic medium on its own, a work that showcases the arc of a dance floor's heavenly...
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Mixed Results

If the DJ is a god to some, the mix CD is his communion. Sometime between the personal mixtape compilations of the 1970s and the omnipresent podcasts of today, the DJ mix became an artistic medium on its own, a work that showcases the arc of a dance floor's heavenly...
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Stealing From the Restaurant: Canyon’s Stuffed Poblano

Find me someone who doesn't like fried cheese and I'll show you an awful, unpatriotic, humorless, demon spawn who shouldn't be drawing breath. That or I'll show you someone who is lactose-intolerant (just a step above humorless demon spawn, in case you're keeping track). Lactose intolerance is no longer an...
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Critical Anonymity in Question for New York Times Writer Sam Sifton

Ethical guidelines amongst restaurant critics has become a hot button topic these days, with outings of high-profile critics who show up to restaurants expecting preferential treatment tumbling down like so many business cards flung at a maître d'. Last week's announcement of long-time New York Times writer Sam Sifton being...
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Recap: Roc Raida Fundraiser at Electric Pickle, September 30

photo by Bernard Hacker​DJ Roc Raida Tribute and Benefit Show at Champion SoundElectric Pickle, Miami Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Better Than: Watching DJ routines on YouTubeFull Disclosure: I'm a resident DJ at this party, under the name Sire Esquire.The Review: Tribute events are not an easy task, as their themes often get sidetracked...
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The Informant! Gets Cute With Massive Corporate Scandal and Blows the Story

As evidenced by The Informant!, it's a hell of a tricky thing turning real-life pulp into floss sugar. The story of Archer Daniels Midland biochemist-exec-turned-crooked-federal-snitch Mark Whitacre is a tragicomedy. Journalist Kurt Eichenwald spent five years trailing the bipolar fuckup, and his 2000 book, The Informant, is so densely, richly...
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Bringing Back the Funk

Until recently, the words Florida and funk have been associated more with a Dan Marino Right Guard commercial than with music. But a group of five South Florida b-boys is doing its part to change that. As Fusik, the quintet has been rocking local stages for four years now, from...
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Fischerspooner DJ Set

Electroclash duo Fischerspooner, made up of Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner, last dropped by South Florida in March, at South Beach's Liv. It was just a couple of months before the release of their third album, Entertainment, which proves a snapshot of the twosome's sound evolution to date. Fischerspooner's first...
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Your Starbucks Barista Coffee Grinder Could Be a Killer

It's a quiet Monday morning, and you're in your kitchen, making yourself a cup of fresh ground coffee with your Starbucks Barista coffee grinder. You pop some beans into the hopper and press the grind button. Ah, smell that fresh coffee smell. After a few seconds, you remove the cap...
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Slow Food USA’s Time For Lunch Campaign Holds Labor Day Eat Ins

Back in July, School Food Policy published an article on its blog about the dire condition of school lunches in America thanks to the School Nutrition Association and it's annual dog and pony extravaganza, the Las Vegas Food Show. Writer Deborah Lehmanns slogged through the show, where school lunch organizers...
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Re: Stolen Elections and What Iran Can Learn From South Florida

Iran's Foreign Ministry is trying to lure the U.S. into a bigger role in that nation's tempestuous election aftermath by accusing Americans of egging on protests that sparked violence this weekend. [Spokesman Hassan] Qashqavi drew comparisons to American election results. "No one encouraged the American people to stage a riot"...
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Whitney Residents Still Frustrated Over Chinese Drywall

Residents at the Whitney in downtown West Palm Beach aren't particularly happy to know that they're living in one of the only condo buildings in Florida to have a suspected problem with Chinese drywall, at least so far. Especially since that's about the sum total of what they've learned since...
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SAS Martini Lounge

Fair warning: The strawberry martini at SAS Martini Lounge is dangerous. It's nearly impossible to taste even a hint of alcohol in the dark-pink concoction. Instead, it tastes like someone put a few pounds of strawberries into a blender, liquefied them, and carefully poured the results into a martini glass...