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Lulz for Monday: Some of the Best of the Worst Music Videos

A stolen city lamppost, an Astrovan, and a dream

Booze Hound - Jake's Bar & Grill

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Rubber Sold

It takes more than headshots and agents to get a part in a TV tire commercial. You've got to have The Look. Mine, I'd say, falls somewhere between amused and confused.

Treasured Isle

This time next year an RV campground will occupy Virginia Key. Say sayonara to one of the city's last patches of green.

Why the Tabs are Fab

This time next year an RV campground will occupy Virginia Key. Say sayonara to one of the city's last patches of green.

A Jackfruit a Day ...

Exotic fruit, cooked slow at Fairchild.

Fair Game

Exotic fruit, cooked slow at Fairchild.

Yucatecan or Leave It

Chéen-huyae is reasonable and passable, but nothing special

BEST ICE CREAM PARLOR

Cold Stone Creamery

Male Fraud

Jason Lee lies to juggle two women, because, hey, it's A Guy Thing

Dance with the Devil

How evil can an event hosted by the Viscayani be?

Best One-Dollar Meal

Gourmet deli sandwiches

We Don't Aim to Please, Part 2

Local theater leaders bemoan their most persistent obstacles

Diner Declaration

I Do D'Clare

A Portable Feast

In the world of the lunchero, the food is hot, the drinks are cold, and the turf wars are downright dangerous

My Life in Jail

There are plenty of wonderful places to spend the holiday season in South Florida. As the author explains, the Stockade isn't one of them.

Transit Lounge Turns 5!

Know what I want to do? Coin a phrase. You know, like I'll use it here and soon people will be employing it elsewhere, like in everyday conversation. What better way to truly indulge, or perhaps abuse, my access to the masses? Ideally, it'd be some nearly nonsensical word that defies the lo ... More >>

Weekly Wrap Up: The Friday Que Bola Asere

Jacob KatelFried alligator​ Wasup. Que bola. Que tal. Que onda. Wat they do. Sak pase. Sak ap fet. Comment allez vous. Konichiwa. Another week, another weekend. When will all the weeks end and leave us just the weekends? Thanks to the great American time conspiracy, probably never. Here's what you ... More >>

Vampiros en La Habana...La Pequena Habana, That Is!

​Well, it's that special time of year kiddies, when real kiddies get to go door to door yelling "trick or treat!" and collecting candy, most of which their grandmothers will warn, "esta envenenado" ("it's poisoned"). Meanwhile, grownup kiddies get to dress like strippers and dipshits (I managed bo ... More >>

Vampiros en La Habana...La Pequena Habana, That Is!

​Well, it's that special time of year kiddies, when real kiddies get to go door to door yelling "trick or treat!" and collecting candy, most of which their grandmothers will warn, "esta envenenado" ("it's poisoned"). Meanwhile, grownup kiddies get to dress like strippers and dipshits (I managed bo ... More >>

Top 5 New Candies: Chuao's Firecracker, Sour Patch Chillerz and Jitterbeans

It takes more than just a sugar to hit my sweet spot, so I went in search of five new confections that have that added layer of oomph, coupled with some degree of hmm, and the power to make me cry, "Yowza!" Bye, bye Snickers bars and Sweet Tarts--I'm all about these new sugary sensations.Here's what ... More >>

It’s All About the Situation

It takes more than just a sugar to hit my sweet spot, so I went in search of five new confections that have that added layer of oomph, coupled with some degree of hmm, and the power to make me cry, "Yowza!" Bye, bye Snickers bars and Sweet Tarts--I'm all about these new sugary sensations.Here's what ... More >>

Some Folks Will Surely Get Fat From $14.7 Million Grant to Fight Obesity

​It was reported earlier this week that Miami-Dade County will be receiving $14.7 million from the federal government, the money earmarked for fighting obesity. It is part of a  $370 million Obama administration program called "Communities Putting Prevention to Work." Miami-Dade is one of 44 ... More >>

Five Easy Steps to Frying a Snickers Bar

Snickers Bars are great for a little afternoon pick-me-up because they are filled with all the best things in life - chocolate, caramel, peanuts and nougat. Some genius, who most likely worked at a country fair, discovered a way to make this fantastic treat even unhealthier by frying it. The good ... More >>

Top 5 Miami Gas Stations to Eat At

via nostalgiafinder.comOil, blood, and Murray's Pomade.​Sure, there's that pesky oil spill dumping hundreds of millions of gallons of deadly crude into our fish basket. But when all the seafood is dead or infected, we can find sustenance in the industry that put us in this situation.Besi ... More >>

Giorgio Rapicavoli of 660 at The Angler's Talks Food Trucks and Scene

Here's Part Two of our interview with Giorgio Rapicavoli. You can read the first part of the interview here.Photo by Riki AltmanDefinitely no yellow mustard in that dishTell me some of your favorite Miami restaurants and what you order there.I love Yakko-San. I get the fish collar. That's so good! I ... More >>

Vending Machine Challenge Short Order Style

​The office vending machine, often the cause of extra pounds and unhealthiness, is seen as a calorie and nutrition trap. But let's be real, come 3 p.m.,.the shiny colorful wrappers start calling your name. Somehow you manage to justify the Snickers as a "meal replacement bar." That is, until the n ... More >>

Dolphins Take Down Packers in Overtime

​Your Miami Dolphins were able to outlast an undermanned Green Bay Packers in a 23-20 overtime win on the road. As usual, the Dolphins kept things interesting, allowing an injury-riddled Packers team to keep things closer than they really should've been. Probably because the Dolphins didn't want t ... More >>

Five Vintage Snickers Commercials That'll Make You Snicker

Snickers has had some nutty commercials in recent months. There was the Betty White/Abe Vigoda football spot, then the Aretha Franklin road trip bit, and now the creepy Halloween campaign:

The Weekly Wrap: Heat Food, Quinoa and Tacos

American Airlines Arena carnitas tacos​Busy this week? See what you missed on Short Order ...Brooklyn Water Bagels is coming to South BeachA look at the D Rodriguez Ocean grand opening.Lee Klein asks: What's up with those NBC Feast rankings?New chef over at The SetaiLove quinoa? Here's a recipe.Me ... More >>

Chris Kilham, GNC Chocolate: Snake Oil or Miracle Supplement?

via CocoaWell​This Sunday in Miami, "Medicine Hunter" Chris Kilham kicks off his 10-day, nine-city tour of GNC markets to discuss the benefits of cocoa and to foster a broader understanding of the "exceptional super fruit." Says Kilham, "This is the best way to set the groundwork for broad educati ... More >>

Make A Shake To Open in SoBe Tonight: A Mooooving Sign Intrigues Us

Moo?​"Moooving" along Alton Road, we spotted this upside down cow. Intrigued, we ;walked over for a closer inspection.What's behind it? U.K. sensation Make A Shake is debuting its very first American store today on Alton and Lincoln in South Beach, with a planned 7 p.m. opening.According to ... More >>

Miami Voted Best City for Adult Halloween Parties, Most Dangerous for Trick-or-Treaters

photo by Justin NamonYeah, Halloween here tends to be NSFK​Who says Halloween is a kids' holiday? Certainly not local residents.If you're an adult looking to dress up in a skimpy costume and gorge yourself on some spiked witch's brew then Miami is the city for you. Though, if you're a kid in town ... More >>

All Mug Shots Should Be Public, New Times Freelancer Argues In Case U.S. Supreme Court May Hear

photo by Duncan Lock via Wikimedia CommonsTheo Karantsalis, a soft-spoken librarian who teaches research classes at Miami Dade College between freelancing for Miami New Times and the Miami Herald, has become an unlikely central character in a hotly contested federal case that has free-speech advocat ... More >>

Miami New Times writer fights for freedom of the press

photo by Duncan Lock via Wikimedia CommonsTheo Karantsalis, a soft-spoken librarian who teaches research classes at Miami Dade College between freelancing for Miami New Times and the Miami Herald, has become an unlikely central character in a hotly contested federal case that has free-speech advocat ... More >>