A law currently moving through the Florida state legislature could result in a drastic reduction of greyhound racing in the state. Greyhound advocates think that would be wonderful! But leaders in the greyhound racing industry say it would cost thousands of people their jobs. "There are 4,000 people in the...
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Since the Dolphins selected Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, he has been something of an enigma. At times, he looks like the next Aaron Rodgers; other times he looks closer to the next Chad Henne. As is tradition around these parts, Dolphins fans are...
In André Téchiné’s vibrant new film Being 17, two teens wrestle with desire and hostility in a mountainous corner of France. The subject matter is not new for Téchiné, who has for more than 40 years explored sexual self-awakening, alienation and family strife in films notable for their consistency and...
On February 1, 2016, Jon Bunch, former lead singer of Pompano Beach emo band Further Seems Forever, was found dead in Irvine, California at the age of 45. After months of waiting, the cause of death has been ruled a suicide. Bunch first found fame as the frontman of Southern...
The whitefly is back. Though it looks like the sort of adorable insect that would star in a Dreamworks film, the humble whitefly is actually a god-awful invasive species that will stop at nothing to decimate crops. The bug can carry more than 111 different plant-killing viruses — a wave...
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. I walked into Devour Brewing Company on a Sunday afternoon looking for a beer to sample and review, and found myself face-to-face with...
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Johnny MacDougall, a blond-haired, blue-eyed little leaguer from Weston, loved baseball. He shared that passion with his dad, Dave, who took him to more than 100 Marlin games.. After watching a one at Camden Yards in Baltimore when Johnny was 5 years old, the pair made a pact to visit...
The up-until-now undefeated four-and-oh host brewery Barrel of Monks Brewing fell to one of South Florida's titans of brewing, Due South Brewing Company, last night in the fifth of a series of monthly beer and food pairing events slated to roll on for all of 2016. The event pits two...
When was the last time you did something for the first time? For many of the diners walking out of this newly-opened West Palm Beach restaurant, the answer to that question may have been, "tonight, at Jardin," when they ordered the house-made aquavit. At this three-month-old establishment, chef-owners Jordan Lerman and Stephanie...
As the gospel choir finished the last chords of "Going Up Yonder," Deborah Frazier approached her brother's powder-blue coffin. It was surrounded by heaping bouquets of baby's breath and blue roses. For a moment, the cavernous sanctuary of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was silent except the sound of her...
ArtsUP is the latest addition to the increasingly popular FAT Village in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This unique gallery brings high-quality art installations to a new level — specifically, the level that starts at 12 feet overhead and goes up to the much-higher ceiling. Neil Ramsay, founder and director of the...
That sound you heard wasn't thunder; it was the sound of you realizing South Florida sports have officially entered a dead period. While the Miami Heat technically were finished on the court weeks ago, Heat fans have managed to distract themselves by following the dramatic NBA Finals between LeBron James...
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Jim Wurster is a man of many moods and any number of unlikely scenarios. As a teacher and musician, he works hard to attain success for both himself and others nearly every single day, and the fact that he dares to dabble in Americana, a genre that’s mostly out of...
Six years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a locally-brewed beer on tap anywhere in South Florida. In 2010, there wasn't a single production brewery in Broward or Palm Beach County — and only a handful of brewpubs crafting their own suds. Fast forward to 2016, and that's...
Pizza may be one of America's favorite foods. It's also become more American than Italian, with slices in cities from east to west offering a different take on how to best combine a few basic ingredients. There's New York-style, Chi-Town-style, coal- or wood-fired, and Sicilian. Some bake up with a...
According to IMDb, Jaume Collet-Serra’s over-before-you-know-it The Shallows runs for one hour and 27 minutes — a number that produces a reaction something like when an NBA roster lists a short-looking player at five-foot-nine and you marvel, Really? Nate Robinson is that tall? The shark thriller has only three or...
There’s a lot to love about fried chicken. First, there’s that hot, crunchy, crispy crust, fried to golden-brown perfection. Once you get through that, you’re taste buds are rewarded with another layer of juicy, succulent meat. If you're a true food-obsessed American, you might be willing to drive cross-county for a...
Budding filmmakers in South Florida finally have a chance to show off their skills and make a movie that will get some attention. It need not be the next Gone With the Wind or Citizen Kane, but it must be made in only 48 hours. Participants in the 48 Hour...
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In a refreshing departure from art that's political, disturbing, or oh-so-serious, three new shows at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood focus on "expressing small-scale emotions." Take, for instance, Kenton Parker's work. The Los Angeles-based artist's show, "Everything Counts in Small Amounts," consists of small life-size structures where people...
Starfucker makes music that hipsters can't get enough of — but in reality, it targets anyone looking for a good time. Often operating under the shortened moniker "STRFKR," the Portland, Oregon trio of Joshua Hodges (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), and Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals)...
Just over two years into their professional relationship, Muddy Magnolias' Kallie North and Jessy Wilson are already that couple finishing each other's sentences. Their paths first crossed in Nashville, both searching for that big break, and their instant connection set everything in motion. North's Southern roots meshed seamlessly with Wilson's...
After four straight seasons of watching the Miami Heat play basketball deep into the month of June, it's now been two years in a row of a large majority of Heat fans filling that space with rooting against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. The latter is...