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Eight Best Ceviche Spots in Broward and Palm Beach County

June 28 is National Ceviche Day, a day designated specifically to the worship of lime-marinated fish. A traditional South American dish that can be traced back to the Incas, who preserved fish by covering it with a bath of salt and fruit juice, today, the basic ingredients haven't changed much...
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The “Lizard Whisperer” Explains How to Hypnotize a Lizard

As a 6-year-old kid, Lily Capeheart would catch lizards in her West Palm Beach backyard. Then one day in 2006, she tried to hypnotize one. She had seen a show on Animal Planet in which a woman hypnotizes an alligator by flipping it over and rubbing its belly. Capeheart figured...
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Historian Has No Idea How Hollywood Got Racist Street Names

When the city of Hollywood was founded in the 1920s, Florida was still very much a segregated state. Understanding that his black workers would not be allowed to stay in the city after dark once it was incorporated, J.W. Young, the developer of Hollywood, created an area specifically for African-Americans: Liberia. ...
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15 Best Specialty Food Markets in Broward and Palm Beach

Here's one thing South Florida has aplenty: specialty markets that range from the super-large specialty to the small and exotic — even the silly. Sure, they're the type of place you might not be able to cross off all the items on your grocery list, but what you'll discover instead...
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Girls Make Beats: Workshop Teaches Girls to Write Songs

Photo Credit: Benhur Photography. When Tiffany Miranda started out as a recording artist, she looked around the studio and quickly noticed she was in the midst of a male-dominated industry. "Women are known to be vocalists or songwriters, but they rarely are in the position of creative control of a...
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Concerned About Puppy Mills, Hollywood Moves to Regulate Pet Stores

In 2004, Michele Lazarow purchased a Maltese from Puppy Palace, a pet store on Hollywood Boulevard. Lazarow says that the clerk assured her that her puppy did not come from a so-called "puppy mill," where pets are bred in inhumane conditions. But three years later, Lazarow’s dog was diagnosed with...
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Best Things to Do in Broward and Palm Beach This Week

Thursday, May 19 There are a great many topics on which the U.S. citizenry cannot agree. But this week is a period to come together to celebrate the one thing 99.9 percent of us adore: beer. American Craft Beer Week is here. Celebrate at these South Florida spots: • Thursday...
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Ten Best Sushi Restaurants in Palm Beach County

Despite our proximity to the ocean and the nearby bounty of fresh catches we South Floridians can find year-round, attempting to find fresh sushi in our tropical paradise can be an entirely different ball game. And the fact that we are literally leagues away from the world's best fish markets...
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Hanging in the Studio With Que Lastima

When we last left Que Lastima, the band was melting speakers with its debut album, Fever Dreams, inciting riots at music venues across South Florida. The album cracked like a whip, making it tough to guess how they might move forward without retreading former glories. But anyone who's followed Que Lastima's...
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The 19 Best Environmentalists in South Florida

Today, we have fresh water to drink, clean air to breathe, and sea turtles to awwwww at.  But let's be very clear: these are not givens — particularly in a state driven by Rick Scott, a Republican legislature, and constant development. In Florida, there's practically a war on nature. Wild...