Miami's reigning number one public intellectual (and I say that with all due respect) Enrique Santos was out picketing the Shaq 24 Hour Fitness in Coconut Grove this weekend. Depending on which side of the story you believe, either he got kicked out for being a fatty in the eyes of the holy fitness gods or he got busted trying to bring in his own private trainer to the gym. So he hooks up with the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (a real organization, apparently) to protest the gym
Jackie SayetCorned Beef, kraut and banana peppers, the guts of "The Chicago Fire," a twist on the Reuben sandwichThe new Chicago's Bakery & Deli has only been open one week, but its performance has already received rave reviews and even a few regulars. There was such a fuss brewing on the Cracktwit and Faceboring, initiated by neighborhood insider Tom Falco (@GroveGrapevine), I just had to stop by to see what da big deal was. So did about 10 others right before close last night.&
Tom Falco, Grove GrapevineCafe Tu Tu Tango Facebook fan page profile pictureLive for about a week, a new Cafe Tu Tu Tango fan page on Facebook logged 100 fans today, just meeting the requirement to claim its own brand URL. Other digital fan clubs exist for the chain, including one for the now-defunct Coconut Grove branch, but this is the first one open to the public and appears to have the most fans. The page is the creation of Coconut Grove Grapevine editor Tom Falco, who claims to have f
luise via flicker cc​About a year ago, folks in Coconut Grove began complaining about wild peacocks. The feathered squawkers ran in wolf-like packs and saw the world as one big toilet. It made a doctor on Micanopy Avenue so angry he called for the crazy creatures to be hauled away. Letters were written. City commissioners were phoned. Soon the fowl had almost vanished in the north Grove.
The whole thing was sad. To Riptide, the psychedelic sidewalk chicke
