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Rok: Brgr Gastropub in Fort Lauderdale Good Enough to Survive Burger Trend
December 23, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photos courteys Rok: BrgrBurger joints live or die on one dish, and this one's a good one.?There's a scene from a 1981 episode of "Little House on the Prairie" (my...
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Living Room Theaters Boca Raton Needs Work, but It's Already the Best Movie Food Around
December 16, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Photos by Eric BartonIt's less Florida Atlantic University campus and more Stockholm.?There's something that feels foreign about the lobby/restaurant at the new Living Room Theaters in Boca Raton. The sparse...
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Lynn University Students Who Tried to Cross Drawbridge Had Little Warning of Danger
December 13, 2010 in The Juice
Photos by Eric BartonStickers and graffiti cover the main warning sign at the downtown Fort Lauderdale tracks.?Two Lynn University students who tried to cross downtown Fort Lauderdale's railroad bridge early...
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Brandie the Dog Spared From Death Row
December 08, 2010 in The Juice
Brandie will live to lick another face.?Brandie the dog has received the canine equivalent of a last-minute death row call from the governor. Rather than being put down for biting...
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Should Brandie the Dog Die? Depends on Your Definition of Self-Defense (UPDATED)
December 07, 2010 in The Juice
Brandie may be put to death if Gov. Crist doesn't step in.?Justin Lamar Dillard lost an old-school shootout back on November 10. That's when Dillard pulled a gun on the...
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LeBron James Was Just the Beginning -- Here's What Else We Want From Cleveland
December 05, 2010 in The Juice
Photo by Flickr user www.chicagofabulousblog.comHmm, we'll take your t-shirt stands too.?The Miami Heat's game in Cleveland this week settled one thing for the rust belt city: LeBron James is gone,...
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Suite 100 in Fort Lauderdale Promotes Ted Inserra to Top Chef
December 01, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
Inserra is now top toque at Suite 100.?When Smith & Jones closed in July, nobody was more in the middle of the fallout than Ted Inserra. In this blog item,...
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Jon Gruden to University of Miami: A Story Line the Sun-Sentinel May Regret Reporting
November 30, 2010 in The Juice
This PhotoShopped job floating around the net may not reflect reality.?On Sunday, the Sun-Sentinel became the first media outlet to name Jon Gruden as a candidate for head football coach...
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Rey Decerega, the Guy Who Elbowed the President, Needs to Play for the Miami Heat
November 27, 2010 in The Juice
Heat opponents might look like this too if the team hires Decerega.?On Friday, a little-known Washington resident named Rey Decerega elbowed the president in the mouth while playing basketball. And...
Jamaican Reggae Fruit Bun Isn't the Bob Marley of Desserts
November 26, 2010 in Clean Plate Charlie
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Hugh Barrington Smith Died After Police Shooting and Chase, but Details Remain a Mystery (UPDATED)
November 24, 2010 in The Juice
NBC MiamiInvestigators moved vehicles in front of the scene to block news crews from filming it.?Update below the jump, with the name of the BSO deputy who fired his weapon.If...
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Rick Scott Appears to Clinch Governor's Race, Gets Green Light to Abuse State (Updated)
November 03, 2010 in The Juice
?If your ex-con boyfriend slaps you around when you ask why he emptied out your bank account and then you take him back, everyone knows you've given him permission to...
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Palm Beach Elections Officials Embarrass County Once Again
November 03, 2010 in The Juice
It's a return to 2000.?The Palm Beach County election nightmare of 2000 -- all those hanging chads, butterfly ballots, Pat Buchanan votes, and silly canvassing-board photos -- seems to have...
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Marco Rubio's "Reclaim America" Slogan Promises More Divisive Politics
November 01, 2010 in The Juice
Rubio wants to reclaim America from his moderate side.?In July, Marco Rubio announced a 23-point initiative that would become the slogan for his campaign for U.S. Senate. He called it...
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So, Who's Lying About Kendrick Meek and Bill Clinton's Secret Deal?
October 30, 2010 in The Juice
Meek and Clinton appear both to be telling, at best, half-truths.?Skipping ahead to the conclusion, here are the liars: Bill Clinton a little, Politico.com some, and Kendrick Meek a lot.First...
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Elect Allen West and Save Local Journalism
October 29, 2010 in The Juice
Photos from West's Facebook pageAllen West, with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, sure would bring the headlines.?There are those who would say Allen West is just another Christine O'Donnell-style nutbag whose...
Trapeze Swingers Club Needs Judge for What's Sure to Be Fairly Sexy Costume Contest
October 28, 2010 in The Juice
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Gay Porn Actor 'Jason Creed' Busted on Charges of Choking Dog to Death
October 22, 2010 in The Juice
Thompson's mugshot and screenshot. Click on the jump for the video interview.?It was just ten months ago that Shane Thompson flew out to California to become Jason Creed. He left...
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Rick Scott May Have Claim That the Liberal Media Is Out to Get Him
October 20, 2010 in The Juice
From Rick Scott's Facebook pageAt least Rick Scott didn't get a negative headline for this photo opp.?Lots of right-winged Republicans claim the liberal media treats them unfairly. For Rick Scott,...
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Attorney General Candidate Jim Lewis: Legalize Weed to Save Florida's Economy
October 11, 2010 in The Juice
Photo from jimlewisforflorida.comLewis: "Faint heart never won fair maiden."?Jim Lewis won't be your next attorney general. But if there were some miraculous come-from-behind victory for the perennial losing candidate, Lewis...
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Charlie Crist Sends Pitch Sailing in Giant Metaphor of His Campaign
October 08, 2010 in The Juice
Things already looked piss poor for Gov. Charlie Crist. The most recent poll had him down 12 points, and some speculated that Marco Rubio had the Senate race locked up.But...
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National Enquirer Heir Dishes Dirt on Tabloid Empire
October 08, 2010 in The Juice
Paul Pope: heir to tabloid journalism.?Imagine if your legacy was Gawker, TMZ, and all the gossip/celebrity/infotainment/light porn news so common on the web. Well, Paul Pope can claim a family...
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Miami Herald Replaces the University of Miami's President With a Terrorist
October 07, 2010 in The Juice
?Sure, maybe the name Shalala sounds a bit Middle Eastern. But nobody would say she looks even a bit like the Times Square bomber. But page 4A in yesterday's Miami...
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Free Weed, and Other Ideas for a Better Pro-Pot Rally
October 06, 2010 in The Juice
Photo by Eric BartonSabrina displays a foam finger of fun.?You're on the internet reading the blog of an alternative newsweekly, so there's a damned fine chance that you'd like to...
Ray Lewis to Open Art Gallery/Real Estate Office in Fort Lauderdale
October 05, 2010 in The Juice
