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South Florida Beer Week: Here Are The Miami Events

South Florida Beer Week may sound like some low-budget film by the makers of the American Pie films, but it's real and in its second year.The event, which covers a lot of territory, from Miami all the way up to Jupiter, is filled with beer pairing dinners, tastings, and events. Short Order is postin ... More >>

Miami Dolphin Anthony Fasano Serves You Free Ms. Cheezious While You Help The Hungry

It's Christmas time and between all that hustling around to malls and parties, we really should take a moment to help others less fortunate than us in our own community.Miami Dolphin Anthony Fasano believes that too, which is why he's trading in his football uniform for a kitchen apron for one day t ... More >>

100 Montaditos Opens New Location in Brickell, Launching New Menu

Like a pair of frisky rabbits, the 100 Montaditos chain is rapidly reproducing. This week, the South Florida empire officially expanded to Brickell, taking the total of local outposts to a whopping ten in less than two years. That's some Duggar-speed baby-making. Read also: - 100 Montaditos Opens ... More >>

Haunted Attractions: From House of Horror to Fright Nights

New Times' South Florida Web Awards 2012: Vote Now!

We've spent the past few weeks scoping out South Florida's social media landscape in search of the best of the web. Our eyes are a bit bleary from staring at our computer screens and iPhones, but here it is: our first annual South Florida Web Awards. From the apps you can't live without to the blog ... More >>

Respectable Street's 25th Anniversary Block Party August 25

New Times Changes Up Food Team

For more than a decade, New Times has offered South Florida's most extensive food coverage. From our food blogs -- Short Order and Clean Plate Charlie -- to the Voice Places directory of restaurants to our weekly reviews, the coverage equals or betters any in the American Southea ... More >>

Okey Dokey, Russian Grocery Chain, Plans South Florida Expansion

Supermarkets are the fabric of American food consumption. Here in South Florida, you can't drive more than a couple of miles without seeing one of the behemoth retailers. Seeing the potential for growth, Russian food retailer Okey Dokey, and its parent company AgroTrade, is planning a major expansio ... More >>

Study: South Florida Isn't Actually a Good Place to Retire

Despite its reputation as America's premier retirement destination, a new study shows that South Florida actually isn't the smartest place for the elderly to retire. The Milken Institute's "Best Cities for Successful Aging" rankings put the South Florida tri-county area at 37th out of America's 100 ... More >>

40,000 Giant African Land Snails Collected Since Beginning of Infestation

More than 40,000 giant African land snails have been collected in South Florida since the outbreak was detected in Coral Gables in September last year, according to CBS Miami. The invasive slimeballs eat almost everything in their path and apparently multiply faster than rabbits. To put th ... More >>

Sustainotopia Schedule: Eat Up and Learn

This year's Sustainatopia, takes place April 19-25 throughout Miami. It is one of the largest events in the world for social, financial and environmental sustainability. Its founder, local John Rosser, said it is designed to educate and create global participation and collaboration for folks from al ... More >>

Miss Jewish South Florida 2011: Babes and matzo balls

Don King's Truck Full of 30,000 Turkeys Hijacked

​Don King, a man known for his boxing promotion and superawesome hair, wanted to give back to the South Florida community. So he loaded a truck full of 30,000 turkeys and hoped to give them to families in need throughout the region. This, of course, being South Florida, the truck was hijacked and ... More >>

Miss Jewish South Florida 2011: Babes and Matzo Balls at Miami's "Main Hanukkah Party"

Direct from the Holy Land via SoFla.​Christmas. To some, it represents the birth of Jesus Christ, the immaculately conceived love child of a Galilean woman named Mary and a theistic being referred to as God. But for 18 Jewish gals aged 17 to 26 from the South Florida metropolitan area, December ... More >>

More Than 1,000 Thanksgiving Meals Handed Out at Marlins Stadium

​The yet-to-be-completed Marlins Stadium in Little Havana has had its share of controversy. But last week, the debates were set aside and charity prevailed. The Marlins hosted a celebratory Thanksgiving Meal Distribution afternoon. They partnered with several South Florida organizations including ... More >>

School Sign Misspelled as "Scohol" in South Florida, Again

​Sure, there's book smarts and then there's street smarts, but the streets in South Florida have never been too bright. A road sign painted on Pine Island Road in Lauderhill has been misspelled as "SCOHOL." It shouldn't surprise anyone that this is a fairly regular occurrence in South Florida.

Village of a Million Corpses

Bloodsucking at the Mall

Global warming could put Turkey Point nuclear reactors under water

Marlins Officially Eliminated From Playoffs

​The cruel joke played on South Florida every year by Major League Baseball has officially reached its season-ending punch line. Despite sitting near the top of the National League earlier this season, the Marlins have now been officially eliminated from playoff contention. A 5-7 loss to the Mets ... More >>

Langerado Begs Fans for Band Suggestions; Remains Incompetent

​The "How badly will Langerado fuck up this time?" saga continued earlier this week when the much-maligned festival sent out a mass email to fans asking for band suggestions. "Help us round out the lineup and show off the sonic sweetness coming out of South Florida," the email begged. Help us, i ... More >>

ESPN Mag Rankings: Heat Treat Their Fans Better Than Rest of SoFla Teams

​Every year ESPN the magazine offers up their "Ultimate Standings" of all 122 teams in the four major sporting leagues. Unlike most standings you'd find coming out of ESPN though, this doesn't deal strictly with on-the-field success. Instead is focuses on  "how much MLB, NBA, NFL and NH ... More >>

Miami: Third Most Dangerous City for Pedestrians

​Warning: walking in South Florida may be dangerous, as if you already weren't aware. According to a new report by transportation reform group Transportation for America, the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach metro area is the third most dangerous city for pedestrians in the entire county, and Flori ... More >>

LeBron James is the 10th Most Powerful Celebrity in the World According to Forbes

​Forbes has tallied up the world's most powerful celebrities, and the Miami Heat's own LeBron James comes in at number three. Though he's not that most powerful athlete (Tiger Woods somehow still takes that one), he is the most powerful celebrity athlete from a team sport. Besides Woods, only A-li ... More >>

The Axe and the Oak, Pretty Please, and Fight Like Animals at Grand Central, May 13

The Axe and the Oak.​The Axe and the Oak With Pretty Please and Fight Like Animals Grand Central Miami May 13, 2011 Better Than: Feeding ducks at the park. Last Wednesday evening, I sliced my hand open while trying to stuff some squid flukes with chopped prawns and veggies. And while that doesn ... More >>

Renters in South Florida are Getting Screwed More Than Anywhere Else in the Nation

​Buying a house in Miami has never been cheaper in recent times, but that's probably because so few of us are actually in a financial situation where we can buy a house. Though the alternative, renting, continues to be an economic burden for many South Floridians. The metro area leads the nation i ... More >>

Good News, Grow House Owners: Drug Sniffing Dogs Can't Smell Your Front Door Anymore

​Economic reports are clear that South Florida's third largest industry -- after fabricating massive housing bubbles and churning out "I'm In Miami Bitch" t-shirts -- is marijuana grow houses. One in every three homes in Kendall, in fact, is actually an empty shell full of sophisticated pot-farmin ... More >>

The Crumbs' I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl

​The Crumbs I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl 7" (Recess Records) recessrecords.com Admittedly, I had some grandiose ideas for this Blast From the Past. But now that I am thick in the drink and have spent the better part of the last hour grinding my needle into the beautiful marble-grey grooves o ... More >>

Bali Ha'i at the Kampong in Photos

All photos by Laine Doss​Some of South Florida's best chefs got together to serve food and wine pairings last night to 500 guests at the Kampong's annual Bali Ha'i event. The party, located in the Kampong's Coconut Grove bayfront garden, had a Bollywood theme, complete with fire dancers ... More >>

Bags of Human Body Parts Possibly Found in Biscayne Bay

NBCMiami​Following a bizarre string of body parts washing up on the shores of South Florida late last year, a man may have discovered yet another bag of body parts floating in Biscayne Bay. A bicyclist on Brickell Key spotted two grocery bags floating near shore, and at first thought they were dru ... More >>

Bedbug Menace Slowly Making Its Way to South Florida

​New York City is under the persistent attack of bedbugs, with even fancy and iconic joints like the Waldorf Astoria hotel, the Empire State Building, and United Nations headquarters succumbing to infestation. There's now evidence that the great bedbug threat may soon be elevating in South Florida ... More >>

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Five Questions With South Florida's Hardcore Son Chip Walbert

Gettin' some air.​Richard Walbert, better known as Chip (or xCHIPxSem) has been a member of the South Florida hardcore community for many years and he has performed with some classic bands like Destro and All Hell Breaks Loose. He's also one of the nicest people around and an impulsive cataloguer ... More >>

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Blog Watch: Burger Beast Truck, Beer & Cocktails

​It was a bit quiet out in the food blogs, but here are some highlights to kick off the week.The Burger Beast announces the next Street Food Fridays is on February 11; the Burger Beast truck will be there with Shake Shack on board. And speaking of the beast-mobile, chef Michael Schwartz will cook ... More >>

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Jervon A. Smith, South Florida's Creepiest Pastor, Does Not Like Being Called That

​More than a year ago, we dubbed Jervon A. Smith "South Florida's creepiest pastor". Ever since then, he's been calling us frantically, at one point threatening litigation, trying to get us to rescind that title. A taste, from yesterday's phone conversation with Smith: "Come on Gus-- the creepie ... More >>

Blog Watch: Persimmons and Breakfast Fries

Paula Niño​It seems like South Florida's food bloggers were busy seeing art because it was slow out there last week. Here are the highlights.Miami Herald critic Victoria Pesce Elliott says she would like to have dinner with Jesus. This and more in her interview with South Florida Food and Wine.Sa ... More >>

Mercury Turns Straight Birds Gay

Wikicommons​The Independent Florida Alligator is reporting that researchers at the University of Florida have found a link between mercury consumption and homosexual behavior among white ibises.Seven years ago, Peter Frederick, a UF professor of ecology and conservation, hypothesized that increase ... More >>

Blog Watch: Art Basel and New Markets

D. Kehr​The best of South Florida food blogs last week. You know, in case you missed it while you were in a holiday food-induced coma.Food for Thought puts out a great guide on where to eat during Art Basel. Tinkering with Dinner prepares Monlar oo thoke with his first CSA delivery.Redland Rambles ... More >>

Feeling Broke and Murderous? Try Whacking Some Lionfish While on Vacation

via bbc.co.ukLost your job? Vent on some invasive lionfish - and get paid for it!​Just when you think God has forgotten about South Florida, he goes and completely makes up for it by sending hordes of hideous lionfish our way.We know what you're thinking: But Riptide, isn't that a bad thing?Not if ... More >>

Blog Watch: Fabada, Cupcakes and Flat Stanley

​The latest from the South Florida food blogosphere ...A cupcake order goes bad for ... And the Eggs.Redland Rambles tells us about the opening of the Pinecrest Gardens Market.The Chowfather has Sol Kitchen cater his NFL Sunday.Jeff Eats visits Buena Vista Deli. The Burger Beast reminds us th ... 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 >>

Blog Watch: More Food Trucks and Nose to Tail

via Burger Beast​Last week in South Florida food blogs ...Redland Rambles writes about planting at Bee Heaven Farm.The food trucks keep popping up: Slow Food Truck over at Burger Beast.Snout to tail at The Genuine Kitchen.Food for Thought takes us to Restaurante Arzak in Spain.Kids can learn how t ... More >>

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Douglas Rodriguez, Jonathan Eismann, Andrea Randazzo to Compete in Ceviche Throwdown for Gulf Fishermen

Courtesy of Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill and South Florida Foodies​Miami's First Annual Ceviche Throwdown is Sunday, October 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. Participating chefs include Timon Balloo (Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill), Clay Conley (formerly of Azul), Jonathan Eismann (Fin), Douglas Rodriguez (Ocean/De Rodri ... More >>

Miami's Traffic Problems Not as Bas as You Think

You leave work at 5 o'clock, hop on the 836 and at what seems like a snail's pace hop on the Palmetto and, if you're lucky, 60 minutes later you're back home at you're three-bedroom house in Kendall. Miami's traffic problems suck, don't they? Not according to a new study that says South Florida's av ... More >>

Miami Band Out of the Anonymous Releases a Psychedelic Video For "This Should Be the Place"

Ule, Buff and Henrahrah​For many years I've regressed into the darkness of my home armed solely with the music these fuckers make. Why? Because it is good. It is ambient, it is paranoid, it comes from left-field, and it is made by some of the most unsung of unsung heroes we have here in South Flor ... More >>

The Bruise Cruise: The World's First-Ever Hipster Rock and Soul Musical Cruise?

​The beginning of the year marks the season of the increasingly popular and numerous music-themed cruises that depart from South Florida. They range from the obscure (cruises themed to singer-songwriters, or classic R&B), to the more pop-minded (John Mayer's and the Barenaked Ladies' trips), t ... More >>