County Grind
5:08 pm
May. 2, 2011
SW 3rd Ave Music Festival's New Times Stage Set Times
By Reed Fischer
It's beyond exciting that the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival is this week! Friday, to be exact. We have just received finalized set-time information for all of the stages, including our own New Times-...
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The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog
3:24 pm
May. 2, 2011
RIP "Herb Caen"
By Bob Norman
I regret to report that the often far-out and always lovable Pulp commenter known as Herb Caen died in real life of lung cancer on Saturday morning at the age of 58.A friend of Herb's who found my...
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The Juice
2:21 pm
May. 2, 2011
Marco Rubio and Allen West on Bin Laden
By Brandon K. Thorp
American fellow-feeling has been going down the shittah since mid-2009 or so, and for those few remaining true believers in the power of rational discourse and basic human decency, it's been a bu...
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Clean Plate Charlie
1:19 pm
May. 2, 2011
America's Next Great Restaurant Recap: A Soulful Finale
By Roseanne Pereira
The final episode of America's Next Great Restaurant opens with Bobby Flay telling the three remaining contestants that they are on the brink of a dream. Joey (Brooklyn Meatball Co.), Jamawn (Sou...
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County Grind
12:57 pm
May. 2, 2011
MP3: Cop City/Chill Pillars - "Egyptians"
By Reed Fischer
Tonight marks the local unveiling of Cop City/Chill Pillars' latest exploration into "the center of the center" and other unimaginable locales. Propaganda is hosting a release party for the Lake ...
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The Juice
11:52 am
May. 2, 2011
Dania Jai-Alai Sold for $80 Million
By Deirdra Funcheon
Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. announced today that it is selling the assets of Dania Jai-Alai for $80 million cash. The buyer is said to be a group of private investors organized as Dania E...
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The Juice
11:23 am
May. 2, 2011
Bin Laden Is Dead: Remembering al Qaeda's Broward Past
By Stefan Kamph
America is jubilant today with the news of Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of American operatives, and the president's approval ratings are sure to take a leap after the one-two punch of dec...
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Clean Plate Charlie
11:05 am
May. 2, 2011
Rum's Romantic Revival at Miami's Rum Renaissance
By Mandy Baca
We just spent the weekend at Miami's Rum Renaissance, and we're definitely hung over, but not so much that we can't recap the festivity's best. They say that the third time's the charm, and the c...
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The Juice
10:53 am
May. 2, 2011
Muslim Group "Welcomes Elimination of Osama Bin Laden"
By Deirdra Funcheon
The Council on American -Islamic Relations is self-described as "America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization." CAIR positions itself as a peaceful organization that denou...
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The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog
9:28 am
May. 2, 2011
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead: The Full Story in Links
By Bob Norman
Osama bin Laden is dead and you want to know the whole story? -- U.S. forces shot bin Laden in the head during a raid at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. One of the al Qaeda leader's ...
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Clean Plate Charlie
8:24 am
May. 2, 2011
Half Baked: A Chef's Guilty Conscience
By Patty Canedo
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked.
For a restaurant on the water, rainy days are extra rainy with low chanc...
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Clean Plate Charlie
7:00 am
May. 2, 2011
Cupcake Battle: And the Winners Are...
By Deirdra Funcheon
Friday night, eight South Florida bakeries faced off in the inaugural New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. (Two had to cancel at the last minute.)The eight bakeries ea...
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The Juice
4:00 am
May. 2, 2011
Rick Scott's Administration Moves Like the Mob
By Michael Cohen
With a governor who once invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times, it's only fitting that his administration instills Mafia codes into its office policy, which seems like something plucked straight ...
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County Grind
2:51 pm
May. 1, 2011
The Royal Wedding at Kingshead Pub, April 29
By Rebecca Dittmar
The wedding guests are packed shoulder to shoulder waiting for the bride to appear. "Harry looks so cute!" one woman gushes over the best man, the groom's brother. She's fiddling with the large ...
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The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog
1:28 pm
May. 1, 2011
Sen. Jim Waldman's Criminal Buddy Back in Hot Water
By Bob Norman
From Medicare fraud to the foreclosure mess, Brad Hertz seems to bring trouble wherever he goes. After Hertz, a very close friend and business associate of Democratic state Sen. Jim Waldman...
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County Grind
7:12 am
May. 1, 2011
Live: SunFest Day 4 With MGMT and Styx, April 30
By David Von Bader
SunFest Day 4: MGMT and StyxWest Palm Beach WaterfrontSaturday, April 30, 2011Better than: Your average Saturday in the park.Throughout Saturday's portion of SunFest, an abundance of music festi...
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County Grind
2:39 am
May. 1, 2011
Live: SunFest Day 3 With Gregg Allman, April 29
By Travis Newbill
SunFest Day 3: Gregg Allman
West Palm Beach WaterfrontFriday, April 29, 2011
Friday at SunFest wrapped up with a mellow set from the legendary Allman Brothers frontman Gregg Allman. The weather...
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County Grind
9:19 am
Apr. 30, 2011
Live: Interpol at Fillmore Miami Beach, April 29
By Mickie Centrone
InterpolWith School of Seven BellsThe Fillmore Miami BeachFriday, April 29, 2011Better than: Taking a love potion.The review:Much like a first date, Paul Banks was shy early in Interpol's set Fr...
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