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Medical Marijuana More Than 630,000 Valid Petitions Shy of Getting on Ballot

Back in July, medical marijuana advocates United for Care shipped over 100,000 petitions to Florida Supervisors of Elections offices for Supreme Court review. Once the Supervisor of Elections verifies that petitions are valid, the Supreme Court can then schedule a review so that the initiative can start to make its way to...
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Map Shows Sexually Transmitted Diseases in South Florida

Without ever really knowing it, you might be sitting in the middle of an epidemic zone. That's the sense you get studying a newly released map which lays out the rates and numbers of sexually transmitted diseases across the country. The following map, which is currently making the rounds online,...
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Best Place to Buy Condoms

Spice of LifeHey, let’s be honest here — you can buy condoms anywhere; there is no need for some special trip if you want the basics. But basically, if you’re looking to do anything but the basics, Spice of Life is where you should be buying your condoms. Because while you’re at it, you can pick up […]
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Critics Say Judge Matthew Destry Gives Harsh or Random Sentences

Herb Smith, a lanky 23-year-old, drove a slick crimson Audi through the streets of Fort Lauderdale while a friend rode shotgun. At 4 p.m. last October 7, they caught a red light. A Broward County Sheriff's patrol car stopped beside them at the intersection. When the officer glanced over, he...
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Charcuterie Attains Full Trend Status in South Florida

These days, almost everything we eat is processed in one way or another. But in an age of fast-casual burritos, microwavable frozen meals, and delivery pizza, it's nice to see a return to something simpler: hand-preserved food. Specifically, we're talking charcuterie, the act of drying and curing beef, pork, fowl,...
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Best Gym

110 FitnessCrossFitters, look away. Go take your kettlebells, squat thrusts, and overhead lunges back to the grunting garages where you came from. It’s time for normal folk to take the gym back — people who want access to exercise equipment other than chains and 400-pound tires; people who don’t think each workout should result in an […]
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Best Emerging Artist

Kelcie McQuaidKelcie McQuaid experienced her parents’ divorce and sought solace in art when she was still in her single digits. By age 7, she was helping paint murals in South Florida. By 16, she was interning with the Broward County Cultural Division. She lived with her father — but when he went to live with another […]
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Whole Foods Ripping Off Customers, Says California State Investigation

Most people know about Whole Foods Market's nickname of "Whole Paycheck", but just how true is that moniker? Most people believe that the prices at the upscale market are due to the fact that the store specializes in organic produce, hormone-free meats, and wild-caught seafood. But California inspectors claim that...
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Best Theater

Island City StageThis LGBT-focused theater company in Fort Lauderdale gained inestimable respect in 2013, when its acclaimed production of the Holocaust drama The Timekeepers scored six Carbonell Awards. It has kept up that winning track record since, beginning as one of a handful of theaters to share the offbeat space at Empire Stage and emerging as its […]
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Mug Shots and Hoagies: Get Booked When You Order at Genco Sandwiches

Some say the meatballs at Genco Sandwiches are so good, it's almost a crime.  At least, that's what you might think after taking a look at the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea deli's Instagram account, where you'll see a daily Godfather-themed mugshot post of a hungry patron. Not all of them were booked for...
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Fort Lauderdale Renters Give City Failing Grade, According to Study

Fort Lauderale is among the worst satisfying places to live in terms of rental satisfaction accruing to a recently released Apartment List Renter Confidence Survey. In fact, Fort Lauderdale residents give the city a D grade for overall renters for city satisfaction. That's not great.  Out of 100 cities, Fort Lauderdale...
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Best Play

OctopusA ballsy show in more ways than one, Island City Stage’s Octopus explored the potential perils of unprotected sex through a surrealist conceit that would make Eugene Ionesco proud. It starts with a shockingly frank orgy involving two male couples, their sexual maneuvering choreographed like a ballet. But the weirdness comes later, in the aftermath […]
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Seven Best Bowls of Pho in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Perhaps the most popular of the Asian noodle soups outside ramen, pho is Vietnamese comfort food fare at its finest. Over the last few years the ignominious Vietnamese beef soup has grown on South Florida. There are dozens of places you can find it, but not all of them in Broward...