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Best Actress

Maureen AndermanIf, understandably, you failed to make the drive up to Jupiter this past winter to see one of Maltz’s few nonmusical productions of the season, you missed an elegant, pitch-perfect rendition of Doubt, John Patrick Shanley’s prescient morality tale about a priest who did, or didn’t, molest a child. The entire cast was impeccable, but […]
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Prostitutes Steal Millions and Walk Free

Scott Rosen thought he had sealed the deal when the pretty blond 20-something got up to use the bathroom. The 55-year-old with a receding hairline and freshly pressed shirt downed a $12 vodka cranberry as he waited for his target to slink back to the wicker sofa he occupied on...
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Democrats to Boycott Campaign Contributions from GEO Group?

A campaign is underway to have Florida Democrats -- both the party and elected officials -- pledge to refuse campaign finance contributions from global private prison operator GEO Group, the Boca Raton-based company whose history includes a record notorious for human rights abuses. See also: - FAU Students, Faculty, and...
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WPB Sea Level Rise Symposium Keynoter: “There Will Be Catastrophe”

Marine scientist John Englander comes across as calm, cool, collected, and concerned. In print and in interviews, he explains, in uncomplicated, matter-of-fact language, what the future holds for coastal dwellers like us if nothing is done to address climate change. In a word, disaster. See also: Keys Hospitals Submerged by...
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Best Guacamole

Havana HideoutWhen an establishment changes hands, small (and sometimes ridiculously large) tweaks can be expected. Your favorite appetizer is removed, replaced with something boring. That side sauce you loved so much is altered just enough to make you melancholy for a condiment. Even your go-to bartender is no longer there, the result of a staff makeover. […]
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Best Cheese Steak

Famous Phil's Sub ShopNot even a born-and-bred Philly-cheese-steak purist could deny the awesomeness that is Famous Phil’s Steak Bomb. A mere $9.58 gets you a soft, 12-inch bun piled high with thin-sliced rib eye, provolone cheese, mushrooms, peppers, onion, and a ladleful of spaghetti sauce. Only two things result from taking on a sandwich of that magnitude: stomach-stretching […]
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Rick Scott’s Office Inundated With Sit-In Protesters

Dream Defenders, an organization committed to confronting inequality, are busing college students to Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday to demand that he calls a special session to review the "Stand Your Ground" law and enact anti-racial-profiling training for law enforcement officers. Through its peaceful sit-in protest, the group is demanding...
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Obama Rides, Praises Broward Students’ Science Project Bike

Kionna Elliot, 18, and Payton Karr, 16, of Northeast High School in Broward unveiled their science-fair project in the East Garden of the White House on Wednesday afternoon.And the result was not only a display of pride from students repping our hometown but it also gave us a fantastic image...
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Best Art Exhibition

"The Art of Video Games"If art is meant to reflect life and life is becoming more and more virtually real, then it was only a matter of time before someone had the bright idea of putting together an art exhibition exploring the 40-year-old ubiquitous medium of videogames. This past year, the Smithsonian American Art Museum debuted “The Art of […]
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Best OB-GYN

Dr. Trudi FaheyNow that we’re letting the word out, we’re going to have a helluva time getting an appointment, but we will make that sacrifice, because the world must know how amazing this woman is! Going through pregnancy, childbirth, or any other crises of the downtown area can be some of the most nerve-wracking, nail-biting episodes of […]
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University of Florida Offers Program in Veterinary Forensic Sciences

It sounds like CSI: Animal Victims Unit. The world's first-ever program in veterinary forensic sciences is set to graduate its first class at the University of Florida. The "Veterinary Forensic Sciences Graduate Certificate," offered only by the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Maples Center for Forensic Medicine at UF,...
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Five Things You Need to Know About the Florida Bong Ban

Today, the much ballyhooed Florida ban on smoking devices goes into effect. The legislation -- the brainchild of ardent antidrug Rep. Darryl Rouson of St. Petersburg -- has been drumming up a lot of controversy since it was introduced at the start of the session. The original provision basically wanted...
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Best Panthers Player

Jonathan HuberdeauThe Florida Panthers have been an absolute mess. Injuries, bad breaks, and poor play have made the most irrelevant of all local pro teams fade even deeper into the ether. However, if there were ever a reason to start paying attention to the Cats and start readying that bandwagon, it’s their goal-scoring, point-amassing, defense-obliterating rookie […]
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Best Artist

Misael SotoPuerto Rican-born, South Florida-based artist Misael Soto uses performative and participatory experiences to investigate the “accidental, ephemeral, and transcendental.” Subversive in nature, his work often forces those who encounter it to confront their comfort zones and then step out of them. This past year, Soto travelled up and down the East Coast with his “Beach […]