Joan Jett Unveils New Peta Ad Campaign at Sublime (Photos)

We all know that Joan Jett loves rock n’ roll. But she also loves animals and the environment. Jett, a vegetarian for about 20 years, unveiled her new PETA add Sunday afternoon as part of a campaign to spread awareness of vegetarianism. The unveiling took place at Sublime in Fort Lauderdale…

Unwanted Halloween Treats? Candy Buyback Program Gives Them To Soldiers

You and the kids made out like bandits at Halloween. The plastic pumpkins were filled with mini chocolate bars, tootsie rolls, and little bags of Skittles. ReadaAlso:- Ten Recipes for Pumpkin Leftovers: Make Pumpkin Flan, Pumpkin Milkshakes — Anything but Pumpkin PieOnly thing is your peanut allergies make it impossible…

Pay Up!: Village Voice Suing Yelp Over “Best Of” Use

Courtroom throwdown-a-comin.Village Voice Media Holdings (now Voice Media Group), which owns New Times Broward/Palm Beach, is suing Yelp in Arizona federal court over its use of “Best Of” in at least 10 cities. The firm is seeking to stop  the social networking, user review and local search website and app from using…

Krispy Kreme: Scare Up a Free Halloween Doughnut

Krispy Kreme is turning out Krispy Skremes for Halloween and boy are they cute. The festive doughnuts are dressed for the holiday as pumpkins, spider webs, and covered in black and orange sprinkles.Read also:- Chipotle Scares Up Two Buck Booritos for Halloween Today- Sexy Halloween Costumes That Say “Eat Me”The…

Chipotle Scares Up Two-Buck Booritos for Charity Today (Video)

Halloween can be one long, scary night. First you’ve got to decorate the house with fake cobwebs and stuff, then you have to dress the kids up as zombies and princesses. Then you have to prepare for tiny little beggars showing up at your doorstep. You’re going to need a…

El Tamarindo Pizza in Deerfield Beach: First Look

El Tamarindo owner Yecson Amaya didn’t want his new Deerfield Beach location to be like any other. Even his other restaurants bearing the same name. “We change it up with each location. In Fort Lauderdale, we have paninis. In Hallandale, we have coal-fired pizza.” So what makes the Deerfield Beach…

Sandra Lee Dresses Up As Everyone For Halloween (Video)

It’s Halloween and if you don’t have a costume picked out yet you’re in trouble. You can either head out to the local party store and see if there are any pirate costumes left or we suppose you can always staple some old newspaper to yourself, not shower and go…

Hurricane Sandy Washed Fish and Crabs Into Local Restaurants

We’ve been lucky here in South Florida the last few hurricane seasons. For years after Andrew and then again after Wilma, we all took even the hint of an approaching storm with all due seriousness. But it’s been seven years since Wilma.Sandy left mixed effects on Broward and Palm Beach…

Cats as Food: Kitties in Costumes

Halloween is this week and while we’re sure we’ll see many dogs looking sheepish in their little devil ears and angel wings, we’ve thought of something even more humiliating…A cat in a costume. Read Also: Humiliate Your Dog for Halloween: Ten Terrible Food Costumes for FidoSee, while dogs will grin…

Five Gross But Delicious Halloween Cupcakes: Spiders, Maggots and Rats

Aah, Halloween — when it’s fully socially acceptable to freak out your friends by serving them oozing brains, wiggly worms, and zombie guts.  But with these five grody cupcakes, don’t be surprised if your plan backfires. They are so fa-boo-lous tasting that instead of running away scared, your friends will…

Mixology Competition Saturday in Fort Lauderdale

Drinking and dining are some of South Floridian’s favorite pastimes, but these indulgences all that much better when they’re for a higher purpose. So for anyone feeling like a Good Samaritan this Saturday, there’s Cheers to B, a charitable mixology competition and mixer kicking off at Fort Lauderdale’s Antique Car…