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Last Night: Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert at Club Cinema

DJ Khaled Album Out Today; Does In-Store at Best Buy in Pembroke Pines

The Great Voodoo Tiki Tequila Taste Test

Hangin' With Ace Hood

Last night, South Florida's fastest rising rap star, Ace Hood, had a CD signing at the Best Buy in Pembroke Pines. The event was well attended and a lot of people came out to support the young rapper as he continues to climb the ladder of fame. There weren't a lot of celebrities on hand, but DJ Kh ... More >>

Miami Feds Extradite Filipino Murder Suspect

Maybe it's the palm trees, the sunny weather, the women on the beach. Maybe it's the welcoming international culture. Maybe it's the ready supply of blow. Who knows? But there's definitely something about Miami that appeals to murderous despots and wanted criminals of all nationalities, from ex-Vene ... More >>

The Forgotten Man

Eight months after he got hit by Channel 7 anchorman Rick Sanchez's Volvo, Jeffrey Smuzinick is doing poorly. His family is just plain doing poor.

Dope, Def, And totally Wac

Punk was a revolution. Rap has tried to recapture the value of iconoclastic showmanship. With the arrival of the Wac-O-Mummers, it's all old news.

Here's a Festival For Hard Rock Fans Up North: The Buzz's Locofest

South Florida's Nonpoint plays the Buzz's LocofestIf you loooove the kinds of bands that are played during "active rock" radio formats, you will loooove Locofest, a weekend shebang sponsored by the Buzz 103.1 on March 14. Held at the Palm Beach International Raceway, the bill sponsors a number of ha ... More >>

More Broward Places to Get Your Mexican Fix

John LinnFresh grilled Mahi Mahi finds a home in tacos and burritos at The Whole Enchilada in Fort Lauderdale. According to Gail Shepherd's Dish column this week, Palm Beach County residents have at least one more joint where they can sate their cravings for authentic Mex (though Ameri-Mex fans sho ... More >>

Local 10's Rummage Sale

video capture of Local 10's new set. New Times will be losing one of its closest, in geographic terms that is, media neighbors as WPLG Local 10 is preparing to ditch its Biscayne Blvd studios for a new digs in Pembroke Pines. Which leaves the main offices of the local affiliates of the big four netw ... More >>

Adopt-a-Taco

Eat a taco and save this cat (or one like it).Celebrations begin at 5:30 p.m. April 16 for the grand opening of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill's Midtown Miami location (3201 N. Miami Ave.). Free beer samples from Dos XX will be on tap. There will be complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and, tacos, and ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Cee Pee

Kicking the soundtrack for America's Backyard.

Free Justin!

Despite well-documented injustice, a Pembroke Pines boy remains in jail

Sic Temper Canis

Despite well-documented injustice, a Pembroke Pines boy remains in jail

Chin Music

How one little record shop climbed to the top of the reggae world

Ballroom Prancing

South Florida's burgeoning gay ballroom scene has attracted an army of cross-dressers and transsexuals, who compete for bragging rights as fashion divas

Here, There, Everywhere

This year's Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is bigger and ... well, bigger

Side Dish

Aura's grand opening, again, and a kvetch about bigots

Riptide

Aura's grand opening, again, and a kvetch about bigots

Putting the Country in Country Club

What better place than a golf course to hold an environmental conference?

Best Of 2009 Preview: Best Music Venue in Broward-Palm Beach

The Talent Farm20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines954-438-3488Look, everyone knows about the Broward/Palm Beach holy trinity of venues for mid-sized touring acts: Revolution Live, Culture Room, and Respectable Street. But what about hyper-local spots that nurture homegrown talent, especially ... More >>

Lime Fresh Mexican Grill Supports The Troops

Lest the proliferation of mass distractions cloud your mind, Memorial Day is not just an excuse for a BBQ. We're still at war folks, and we have been for a while. That means troops in the field, troops back home, and broken families missing loved ones .With that in mind, all 5 Lime Fresh Mexican ... More >>

Support the Troops With a Burrito

Lest the proliferation of mass distractions cloud your mind, Memorial Day is not just an excuse for a BBQ. We're still at war folks, and we have been for a while. That means troops in the field, troops back home, and broken families missing loved ones .With that in mind, all 5 Lime Fresh Mexican ... More >>

Top Ten Beers and Places To Drink Them In South Florida

image via nikonvscanon's flickr​ Today's top ten comes courtesy of Dave Crisafi, the dude behind the South Florida Beer Blog. He says "It's always good to figure out how to introduce the average beer drinker to new flavors. You have to know what everything tastes like and what it's similar to in o ... More >>

Mr. Clucky Has a Slow-News Summer to Thank for His Notoriety

If this were January, he'd be just another unkown evicted rooster.​If you've turned on the TV news or glanced at the front page of the Miami Herald in the past week, you're familiar with the plight of South Beach's most famous cock. Newsrooms across South Florida have been stricken with ... More >>

South Florida Store Clerks Go Vigilante

Sometimes they shoot, and sometimes they kill.

Mr. Clucky and Other Animals in the News

When the heat hits and news slows to a crawl, it's time for an animal controversy.

Wish You Were There: Blank Tape at Solid Sound Studios, on Flickr

via Molly Matalon's Flickr​Solid Sound Studios is a rehearsal studio in Broward off Powerline and Sample that hosts shows in the bottom floor rehearsal space. These consist of kid bookers basically just renting out the space (as it would usually be rented out), and finding local bands to play for ... More >>

Former WPLG and WSVN Reporter Protests Stations For Sucking So Much

Seems that former WSVN and WPLG reporter Olga Bichachi is sick and tired of the fluff her former employers pass off as news, reports SFLTV. She recently joined a group of protestors outside Local 10, and found time to give an interview that was posted on YouTube. "We want the media to do its jo ... More >>

More Ways to Help Mend a Heart: NFG Photo Prints, Benefit Show Friday at the Talent Farm

​If you missed it last week, please read our post last week on Help Mend a Heart, the social network effort to help save the life of Maureen Waters. After battling a flu for several days, the day after Thanksgiving, she was rushed to the hospital with what turned out to be a serious heart infectio ... More >>

Miami Music Festival Previews: Blank Tape and Ghost of Gloria, Playing Tonight

Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you've never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival pur ... More >>

Shower Posse, the gang holding Jamaica hostage, has bloody Miami roots

Here are a few randomly selected recommendations among the many acts playing the Miami Music Festival. Visit MiamiMusicFestival.org for individual venue details. Many of these funky-named places you've never heard of are subdivisions of real venues, with made-up names just for festival pur ... More >>

Forget "Miami-Wade": Name the County After These True South Floridians

Midwesterner.​The Dwyane-Wade-please-stay groveling continues with the county commission voting to rename our municipality Miami-Wade County. Ho-hum. It's like Miami officials have observed all of the crazy stunts Cleveland is pulling in trying to persuade LeBron James to stay a Cavalier, and ... More >>

Good News For Casinos and Deadbeat Gamblers, High-Stakes Poker Arrives in South Florida

Jenny McCarthy also likes poker​At the stroke of midnight on Thursday night, South Florida's new gambling laws came into effect, lowering the tax on slots, expanding gaming hours, and opening a gusher of cash for Magic City Casino, Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park, and several other Broward cas ... More >>

Banana Republican Fails at Cop School

Maybe I'll have better luck blowing this guy away.​Banana Republican is watching a projection screen inside a chilly classroom with no desks.On the screen, a police officer in a tan uniform talks to a middle-aged man in farmer duds on the side of a rural road. It looks like a scene from the TV sho ... More >>

Riptide goes to police academy at Kaplan College in Pembroke Pines and flunks out

Maybe I'll have better luck blowing this guy away.​Banana Republican is watching a projection screen inside a chilly classroom with no desks.On the screen, a police officer in a tan uniform talks to a middle-aged man in farmer duds on the side of a rural road. It looks like a scene from the TV sho ... More >>

First Look: Nany's Café on South Beach

Lee KleinNany's bandeja paisa​Nany's Bakery, a Pembroke Pines favorite for the past four years, now has a South Beach branch -- except this one is called Nany's Café. The Colombian restaurant opened in May on a stretch of Washington Avenue that is suddenly getting busy with new eateries (such as& ... More >>

305 Live: Pitbull, Rick Ross, Flo-Rida, and More in Local Hip-Hop News

Photo courtesy of Univision​-- Pitbull (pictured on the right with his artist Nayer) walked the red blue carpet and performed last night at the Premios Joventud that aired live from the BankUnited Center located at the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. He didn't win any awards, but most o ... More >>

Can You Walk With a Bottle of Grey Goose Lodged Between Your Thighs?

via CBS4​Thanks to a brazen cadre of lady criminals, a couple of liquor stores in Pembroke Pines are with out pricey bottles of top shelf booze like Grey Goose. While an accomplice distracted the store clerk, a surveillance camera caught the women taking the liquor bottles off the shelf, hiking up ... More >>

Sugar Rush: Dessert Trucks Are Here!

Courtesy of Sweetness Bake Shop​What's better than a store full of cupcakes, pies and tarts? A truckful!The Sweetness Bake Shop & Cafe, now located at 9549 Sunset Drive. will send out a dessert truck, Sugar Rush, this November. "The reason we came up with the idea was pretty simple," says one ... More >>

Expanding Mex: Salsa Fiesta Plans #2, Lime Fresh Grill Celebrates #7

Salsa Fiesta's salsa sampler​It's been just one year since Salsa Fiesta, opened its doors, but Cesar Olivo, CEO, chef, and founder, is ready for store number two in Pembroke Pines. The new 80-seat space will be located in Cobblestone Plaza (itself new) at 14914 Pines Blvd. Opening is set for aroun ... More >>

Michael Kilbride, UCF Student President, Caught up in Major Ethics Scandals Just Like a Real Florida Politician

Kilbride's Facebook pictures shows him posing with Gov. Rick Scott.​How far does the stench of corruption seep into Florida politics? Apparently, all the way down to the public university student government level.Impeachment papers have been filed against University of Central Florida Student Gove ... More >>

Appliance Superstore hhgregg is Hiring 600 People in South Florida

​One morning the executives at rapidly growing appliance superstore chain hhgregg woke up and realized that their name was really stupid they didn't have any stores in South Florida. Rather than quietly work their way into the market the company has decided to simultaneously open ten new stores in ... More >>

Salsa Fiesta Introduces New Menu Items

The new tamarindo medium salsa. ​The seemingly endless road construction on Biscayne Boulevard never stopped the massive lunch crowds from rolling into Salsa Fiesta. The flagship location (a second will be opening in Pembroke Pines) has a new salsa bar, a remodeled terrace, and new menu item ... More >>

The Secret Life of Food Truck Owners: Six Fun Facts

Paul Huizenga One of Paul Huizenga's Art Basel entries.​About two years ago, food trucks began appearing in Miami almost as if by magic. Then, like rabbits, they started to multiply. But did anyone stop to think what went on in the lives of food truck owners before they started servin ... More >>

Troubled Woman Fatally Shot After Opening Fire on Miami-Dade Police

​At 3:30 this morning a Miami-Dade police shot and killed a 32-year-old woman after she started firing at officers, and shot one in the abdomen. Police responded to the scene after the woman was reported to have been making threats to herself and others. Update: The woman has been identified as&nb ... More >>

Margaritas and Mariachi: Mexico's Independence Means Deals

Talavera Cocina MexicanaChiles en Nogada, a classic dish that mimics the colors of Mexico's flag. ​Today we commemorate Mexico's Independence Day, also known as the day those pesky Spanish colonialists were finally forced to notice that not everyone was living like a "Don." The war for freedom act ... More >>

Bay, Beer, Trains and Freaks: Food Trucks This Weekend

HellzaPoppinWe're bringing him as our date for Christmas dinner.​Name your poison this weekend, because food trucks are out to serve you a side of entertainment with your street food.This weekend's food truck roundups offer high entertainment value with little out of pocket expense. Choose from vi ... More >>

George Weah, South Florida's Secret Soccer Legend, Could Be Liberia's Next Vice President

wikimedia commonsGeorge Weah, retired soccer star, lives near Miami and is running to be vice president of Liberia​South Florida is the adopted home of all types of international men and women of mystery: from Latin American strongmen to drug runners, movie stars to criminals on the lam. It's wher ... More >>