South Florida

Brazilian Couple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling People More Than 10,000 Miles to South Florida

How do you know when your immigration system is truly messed up? When people pay $16,000 to be smuggled more than 10,000 miles just to end up in jail and on the wrong side of an STD joke in South Florida.That's exactly what happened to some poor Brazilian bastards who posed as tourists in order to t ... More >>

Boca Raton's Amanda Jemini Keeps Miss Hooters International Title In South Florida

For a title like Miss Hooters International, the 16th annual pageant held Saturday at the Fillmore Miami Beach has been pretty local lately. Amanda Jemini of Boca Raton kept the title of Miss Hooters International in South Florida by beating out top five finishers Morgan Whitworth (Louisville, Kentu ... More >>

Are Florida's Criminals Getting Less Crazy?

​When you live in Miami, taking pride in your city can be a slippery slope. First, we just bragged to all our friends up north about cruising around with our "boat friends" in January. But now, we love everything about this place, including the notoriously crazy crimes that take place on our watch ... More >>

Los Tigres del Norte Announce 2012 Tour Dates With West Palm Beach Concert on February 24

​The life of migrant farmers and Mexican immigrants are topical subjects often overlooked by the American music industry. But those issues weigh heavily on Los Tigres del Norte. The norteño group is considered one of the most influential acts of all time. On record, Los Tigres share the plight ... More >>

Deering Seafood Festival This Sunday: A Carnavale of Conch

​The beautiful Deering Estate turns into a fantasy of music, mollusks and other assorted seafood at the Seventh Annual Deering Seafood Festival this Sunday from 11 to 6 p.m. Guests will be greeted by stilt walkers and calypso bands as they sample seafood by South Florida restaurants Golden Rul ... More >>

Blog Watch: Mamey Ice Cream, Soul and Noodles

Photo via chadzilla​Time for the highlights from South Florida food blogs ...Food for Thought offers a first look at American Noodle Bar.Crepes on wheels over at Burger Beast.Tinkering with Dinner shows how to make mamey sapote ice cream.Chadzilla gives a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation ... More >>

Bulletproof Tiger's debut EP, Starving Hearts

WSFL Cancels Its Troubled Morning Show

Mourn the Morning Show​Once hailed by executives of the Tribune Co. as a television revolution and a way to turn around the fortunes of the troubled national media company, WSFL's South Florida Today morning show aired its last episode today. In under 16 months on air the show went through multipl ... More >>

Jacuzzi Boys

Miami-Dade Unemployment Rate Rises in June

​The overall unemployment rate in Florida declined in June, but the Miami-Dade county saw the steepest ride in the entire state. The unemployment rate jumped half a percent from 12.3 in May to 12.8 in June. 

Sra. Martinez serves barbecue for the summer

Blast From the Past and MP3: :Nobuhjest:'s Self-Titled EP ... Don't Call It "Emo!"

From The South Florida Music Scene​:Nobuhjest: Self-titled EP (Smooth Lips Records)myspace.com/nobuhjest As cool and casual as it might be to sit here and make and odd and/or end out of the whole post - punk, post - hardcore, post - post - post - whatever debacle, I feel like I've been beat ... More >>

Garbage, Get Gone! Food Summit Coming in July

​South Florida is a throwaway place. You can see it in the litter on the roadside, the low-rent construction that will be gone in a decade, and the bustling fast-food joints that use more paper and styrofoam than all of China.  Earth Learning, a local group that promotes sustainability a ... More >>

Sra. Martinez Serves Up Barbecue for the Summer

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.​Nothing says summer in South Florida like heat, humidity and hurri--Scratch that. Too depressing.Nothing says summer in South Florida like barbecue. (Editor's Not ... More >>

Dressing Trashy

Blast from the past: Morbid Opera

Urbanite Bistro on Friday Will Unmask South Florida A Beer Wasteland -- Or Maybe Not

​Urbanite Bistro is holding its monthly dinner this Friday at 8:30 p.m. For $40 plus tax and gratuity, you'll enjoy six courses paired with six different beers selected by Chris Montelius, regional manager for Fresh Beer. Dave of South Florida Beer Blog will be co-hosting the dinner.If you're a ... More >>

Video Premiere: Surfer Blood's "Swim"

Keeping this short: Everyone's favorite South Florida band, Surfer Blood, premiered its first-ever music via Pitchfork today. The video has the same surreal feeling as the track itself. From what we can tell it wasn't filmed in South Florida, which is rather disappointing, but there are some the sta ... More >>

Crappy Food at Hakkasan?

Screen cap from southfloridagourmet.com at 11:34 a.m. today. Red mark by us.​One thing about words online: People misspell them all the time. Here's an example of how it can go terribly wrong, such as when a pricey, opulent joint that everybody seems to love gets its name traded for a word that so ... More >>

South Florida Voters and Winners in the Village Voice's New Pazz Jop Poll

​It's January, which means it's time for another edition of the Village Voice's annual Pazz and Jop poll of music critics. Yes, it's probably the latest, high-profile wrap-up of the best music of 2009, but it's also the biggest in sheer number of voices -- some 697 voters submitted ballots this ye ... More >>

Yes, It Is Cold: No More Space Heaters for Sale in South Florida

House Via Flicker CCThe elusive species of South Florida space heater.​The other day, Riptide went the Shops at Midtown Target and asked an employee to point us toward the space heaters. He rolled his eyes and said, "Honey, we've been out of them for five days." Then he suggested we try a blanket. ... More >>

Nature Gourmet, Vegetarian & Vegan Catering for South Florida, Chef Interview

via naturegourmetcaterers.comChef Julez​ Sometimes it seems like a world meat conspiracy is afoot. Are evil, global agrifarm executives fighting a secret war against the vegetarian and vegan elements to keep them on the fringe if in existence at all?Yes.For those who support the meatless revolutio ... More >>

In the Blade's Place: Two GLBT Newspapers in South Florida

Cleverest newspaper motto ever? "Gay news, straight facts."​The South Florida Blade has closed, but soon the region will have not one, but two gay newspapers.Window Media, which owned a number of GLBT newspapers, including the Blade and it's pervy little listing mag brother 411, abruptly closed it ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Party Time, Farm Fresh, Deco Drive, Space Beer, GastroPod, and The Captain

Professional South Florida food blogger throws a party and makes seafood gazpacho, ropa vieja, mac'n'cheese, multi-meatballs, and salad on a stick. [Foodalogue] A CSA is a way to buy farm fresh vegetables a week at a time. This week was Italian basel, romaine lettuce, zucchini and yellow squash, bla ... More >>

Kreamy 'Lectric Santa

Dialed In: Last Week's Top Ten From UM Radio "The Voice"

Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations.Top Albums for the Week of November 8 - 15 University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, "The Voice"The voice is not your typical college radio station. They pride themselves on introducing new and inn ... More >>

South Florida Blade Ceases Publication; 411 Lives on as Mark's List Magazine

One of South Florida's leading serious gay news sources, South Florida Blade, has shut down, according to reports. Its owner, Window Media LLC, which is the largest publisher of gay newspapers in the nation, has abruptly closed all of its titles. Originally founded in 2000 as the Expr ... More >>

Congrats, South Florida! You've Driven Two New Species Toward The Endangered List

Here in South Florida, we've done a number to Mother Nature that few other regions in this fine country can match. via NASAThe area outlined in yellow is considered, in scientific lingo, "totally F'd up."​In just over a century, we've dammed the Everglades, plopped whole cities down in the mi ... More >>

Win a Pair of Tickets to See AFI, and a Meet and Greet With the Band, at Pompano Beach Amphitheater November 18

A.F.I. is playing in South Florida on November 18, at Pompano Beach Amphitheater. Longtime fans of the band are in for a treat, as recent fan reviews show the band's set list has spanned its (long!) career. Also excellent is the opening band, Gallows, probably the best straight-up hardcore act to ... More >>

Dialed In: Last Week's Top Ten From FIU Radio Station "Radiate"

Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations.  Dialed In for the week of October 25-31 Florida International University- WRGP 88.1 FM & 95.3 FM, "Radiate"Canadian duo The King Khan & BBQ Show tambourine-d their way into ... More >>

Dialed In: Last Week's Top Ten From Nova Radio "Radio X"

Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks. Top Albums for the week of October 4 - 10 Nova Southeastern University- WNSU 88.5 FM, "Radio X"Radio X broadcasts local band ... More >>

Dialed In: Last Week's Top Ten From UM Radio "The Voice"

Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Top Albums for the week of September 28 - October 3University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, "The Voice"Where's Pony Pony Run Run? Last week, ... More >>

South Florida's Uffie Re-releases "Pop the Glock" with Video, Full LP in 2010

Despite having grown up in South Florida, Uffie hasn't actually step foot in our swampy parts since 2006 when she made an appearance during Winter Music Conference. Still, South Florida's influence on her style of music in undeniable. Hints of Miami booty bass, freestyle and crunk are all there mash ... More >>

Silicon Beach: September Tweetups

Photo by Carlos Miller Herald staff, writers and local twitterati at Crazy Pianos in Coconut Grove. If tweetups were a burrito, the South Florida social media scene would be bursting at the tortilla. This past week was crazy busy and the rest of the month isn't going to calm down. Miami Heral ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch - Egg Creams, Burgers & Beer, Stuffed Breasts, The King, Chinese, Lunch Week, and Avocados

via wikimedia commonsMe in 30 years.​ Creeping into 3rd quarter 2009 and things may be starting to look up for the economy, maybe even in Florida, possibly even Dade. Could be the thought of Summer's heat subsiding, but the the streets are talking, and there's optimism in the air. Recent South Flo ... More >>

Save Me, Mr. Fireman

This Weekend in Broward and Palm Beach: The Pretty Faces, To Be Hated, and Zombies! Organize!!

Punk band To Be Hated​Shows by local artists, or concerts that are otherwise under-the-radar this weekend in Broward and Palm Beach. Friday: Boca-based trio The Pretty Faces create the sort of garage pop that's dirty enough for a dive, but too tuneful to be wasted on shitty acoustics. They ... More >>

Garage Rock Cowboy

Grrrl Power Rocks

Pitch a Tent

Not in your pants.

Strippin’ for Secretaries

Old-Time Days

At Dade Heritage Days, celebrate what once was.

Let’s Go Fishin’

Head down to Islamorada for the first catch of the year.

Just Let Your Soul Glow

It's all about the Hamiltons, baby

Hose Handlers

Light Our Fire

Apparently saving lives makes you diesel

Harvesting History

Keeping Flaws Under Wraps

And on the Seventh Day ...

Subcontinent Kulcha

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