A gleaming white Cadillac Escalade lurches to a stop in a grimy South Beach alley. A slender, olive-skinned dude in a T-shirt steps out holding a bulky duffel bag. He approaches a husky, Mohawked young man with gold teeth and a face full of startling tattoos that include a microphone,...
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It may not snow in South Florida, but we at least have nice beaches on which to spend Christmas. Give your family an early gift by taking them to the seventh-annual Christmas Near the Beach variety show at ArtsPark at the Young Circle Amphitheater this Saturday. The free event will...
A wise man -- or, more precisely, a wiseass trucker named Jack Burton -- once opined that "it’s all in the reflexes." Few actors have had better ones than Kurt Russell, who makes a welcome return to theaters this weekend in The Art of the Steal. Having been largely MIA...
February is a month known for two things: the Superbowl and Valentine's Day. Unless you are extremely stingy or don't celebrate these "holidays," this time of year is bound to take a slight toll on your wallet. Whether it's supplying supersize nachos and beer for a football party, getting your...
Photo Credit: Peter Stanik via Compfight ccThe world of gastronomy is as subject to the whim and whimsy of the "trend" as any industry, from fashion to music. Some foods are eternal, like pizza, and others come and go from our midst, for better or for worse. So, we got...
The police station burned bright as a bonfire. As cars hissed past on the Caracas highway, flames consumed the roadside structure as if it were kindling. Black smoke belched into the night sky. By the time dawn broke over the Venezuelan capital April 1, nothing was left of the building...
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You know an area is on the up-and-up when a well-known name in the local dining scene makes an appearance, and that seems to be the case for West Palm Beach's quaint Northwood restaurant row and its latest addition, The Garage VV. A few months back Clean Plate Charlie listed...
It seems though every other movie being released this summer is based on a Marvel comic book. With new editions of Captain America, Spider-man, X-men and the cinematic debut of the Guardians of the Galaxy hitting the screen, Hollywood and the Marvel Universe continue their intimate tango. But Marvel comic...
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After two years of hold-ups the U.S. House of Representatives finally approved a farm bill. We would say those fine men and women should pat themselves on the back, but it should never have been dragged out this long in the first place. Anyway, the point is: we've finally made...
You spoke, we listened. Back by popular demand, welcome to this week's Mug-Shot Monday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week's most eye-catching mugs from South Florida's tat heads, tough guys, derp faces, and femmes fatale...
The future of music is bleak. Our monstrous culture of free downloads has resulted in the Spotify-ification of the last few remaining outlets trading sound for currency. Which is to say, if you're a songwriter today, your music will either be sold for Nothing or Next to Nothing. Those two...
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Remember the short-lived Kris Jenner Show? Whatever your personal review, one good thing came about as a result of the Kardashian matriarch's stint as a talk show host -- a bromance between Mario Lopez and Steve Martorano. Lopez and Martorano hit it off during filming, with Lopez paying a visit...
Are you a serious Super Bowl party host or hostess? You may think so, but if you're just serving chicken wings and burgers, you're not. Serious football fans serve their guests an epic football stadium -- all edible, of course. See also: The Great Chicken Wing Hunt: Movie and Recipe...
Last night just before midnight, Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT forces surrounded a house in Oakland Park. Initial reports had it that there was an armed individual bunkered down inside. The situation wound down without any dramatic raid or shots fired, but the big surprise was the ID of the guy:...
State representatives made drug law history yesterday when they held the first ever Florida legislative hearing on a specific medical therapeutic use of marijuana. The topic was "Charlotte's Web" a strain of the demon weed said to be greatly effective in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy. In some folks' view,...
Maybe you're one of the 155 Funky Buddha Brewing Founders' Club members and all of this is old news to you. But for everyone else, you've probably noticed a stream of Facebook and Instagram posts of friends with excited faces and blue bottles in hand. This past weekend saw the...
Why, it was just a couple of years ago that we had to wait for the paparazzi's film to get developed, for magazines to be shipped off to the printer, and then wait for the mailman to bring our People magazine to find out that stars -- they're just like...
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Few journeyman NBA ballers have come to the league packing as much braggadocio as Damon Jones. The Houston native played on 11 teams in as many years, earning a reputation as a deep three man... who came through occasionally (.407 lifetime field goal percentage). But meh stats can always be...
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: aching for the '80s. Hey, kids, remember the '80s? That era of big hair, leisure suits, and Phil Collins? Yeah, a lot of Phil Collins. Maybe too much Phil Collins,...
At the age of 32, Mary Siragusa got sick. Her doctors recommended she see a specialist immediately. Already a believer in the power of whole foods — as a teenager, she served sprouted grain sandwiches to lifeguards out of a juice bar in North Miami Beach — Siragusa decided to...
The Florida Department of Education released its annual public high school grades for the state on Wednesday, and it was mostly good news for Broward and Palm Beach schools. Most schools in Broward received an A or B grade, while the three that didn't didn't get anything lower than a...