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Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida
They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.
By Brantley Hargrove
Published: August 28, 2008
It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every move. Leon Rozio had crossed paths with their kind before — highly...
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Earl Grey, Anyone?
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 28, 2008
We don’t need to read your tarot cards to know that your version of high tea includes a microwave, a chipped Marge Simpson mug, and a freshly rolled doobie. While yours...
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Bottoms Up
Because you’ll be on your ass at The Bar.
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 28, 2008
When you throw your liquor past the lips and over the tongue, it feels as though the potent elixir is sending the shot straight to your heart. Ahhh, just how we like it. You...
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Nice Throw!
Forget Wii bowling; get out and do some real bowling.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: August 28, 2008
In the two years since Don Carter’s Kendall Lanes closed, you’ve been in a gutter of grief. Your bowling shoes have a layer of dust on them and your ball has lost its...
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New-Era Canes
The post-Orange Bowl age kicks off.
By Chris Joseph
Published: August 28, 2008
It’s hard to believe the Orange Bowl met its demise only three months ago. In hindsight, maybe imploding the decrepit edifice was for the best. For all the glory years...
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Suds Get in Your Eyes
Witness the end of the soap opera at Laundry Bar.
By Dan Renzi
Published: August 28, 2008
There are few vestiges of the old South Beach that hang on these days. People move away (or die, or sometimes both!), and clubs close. But Laundry Bar has chugged along since...
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Jewish Salsa
By BRYNA GREENLAW
Published: August 28, 2008
Sometimes cultures don’t mix. Picture Barry Manilow and Daddy Yankee trapped in a dark room; only one would survive. Luckily for every South Floridian, the large Hispanic...
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Do the Reggay
And groove with the man who helped invent the genre.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: August 28, 2008
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert has a powerful voice — gruff, soulful, and steeped in gospel. That voice helped create a sound that remains as fresh and energetic...
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Holla at Your Boy
And Young Jeezy will certainly holla back.
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 28, 2008
We’d rather not imagine a rap world without Jay Jenkins rockin’ the mike as The Snowman a.k.a. ATL MC Young Jeezy. His slow Southern flow and real-life lyrics have...
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Put Down the Meat
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 28, 2008
Your mom shoved a naked hot dog into your tiny little fist at the tender age of two. As the stick of pig pieces liquefied in your gummy little mouth, you fell in love with the...
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Haitian Art with a Heart
Open your eyes at Open Doors.
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: August 28, 2008
The beguiling beauty, grace, and vitality of Haitian art is on display at Open Doors, where a portion of the proceeds from exhibit sales will benefit the At Risk Children...
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Slip-Sliding Away?
The Marlins vie for the NL East title on Super Saturday.
By Chris Joseph
Published: August 28, 2008
The NL East race has left little margin for error for the Florida Marlins. What was once a one-and-a-half-game deficit in the standings has now become an inauspicious uphill...
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It’s No Coincidencia
Luz Marina’s talent shines at the Arsht.
By Julienne Gage
Published: August 28, 2008
South Florida’s multicultural roots have been bearing musical fruit for a long time, but the Adrienne Arsht Center has harvested it for the center’s summer concert...
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Laughs for the Working Stiff
Because you deserve to cackle till your sides ache.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: August 28, 2008
If you work hard for an ungrateful taskmaster, if you feel underpaid and unappreciated, if your lot in life makes you want to shake your fist at the stars and howl out a...
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Behind These Gates
Peek inside Miami Beach’s most infamous mansion.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: August 28, 2008
The front steps of Casa Casuarina are undoubtedly the most infamous and morbid landmark on Ocean Drive. Every day tour groups stop at the site where iconic fashion designer...
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This Film Screams
So you don’t have to.
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 28, 2008
If you go to the movies to escape the harsh realities of your hectic life, stop reading here. If you’re angry at the world, the system, and your fucking boss, press on to...
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Green with Envy
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: August 28, 2008
Everyone is going green now that gas prices are higher than James Franco in Pineapple Express, but how do we shrink our carbon footprints in the place that matters most: the...
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Where’s Joey Greco?
This sizzling flick at the MBC is all about cheaters.
By PENN BULLOCK
Published: August 28, 2008
The Last Mistress is everything you could want in a French film. There's a hot boy, a seductive girl, a scandal of the aristocracy, an extramarital affair, plenty of uncensored...
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Be Your Own Bedazzler
Get bling for every body part at the Gem & Jewelry Show.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: August 28, 2008
A kiss on the hand seems quite continental, but is a diamond still a girl’s best friend? The gemstone that DeBeers marketed into a must-buy symbol of love seems so played...
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Futbol Hooligans, Stand Up!
Miami FC takes names and kicks ass, not in that order.
By JACOB KATEL
Published: August 28, 2008
“Minnesota sucks.” Go ahead and Google that phrase, and you’ll get about 4,900 hits in less than a second. So you know it must be true. They have snow;...
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