FOOD & DRINK
Grieving Miramar family warns about threat of urban coyotes without fear of humans
MIRAMAR, Fla. – Puffy, a poodle-Maltese mix, was part of the Melendez family in Miramar, so there was overwhelming grief when coyotes killed him. Richard Melendez thought his 12-year-old son Adrian and Puffy were safe to walk together in the morning inside their gated community. In a flash, that sense of security was gone.
A Friday visit to a Hialeah supermarket revealed bagged Goya rice, Stella Artois and water stored open to any bugs or rodents that might happen by, overflowing garbage and some food safety violations that state inspectors noted...
A Friday visit to a Hialeah supermarket revealed bagged Goya rice, Stella Artois and water stored open to any bugs or rodents that might happen by, overflowing garbage and some food safety violations that state inspectors noted...
Biologists believe a TikTok-famous monkey was taken from a South Florida colony. His owner says he was rescued from a lab
A vervet monkey who some scientists are claiming was taken from South Florida’s Dania Beach colony is now starring in TikTok videos that show him on the loose in Walmart, eating Pringles and chicken wings, and breaking televisions in hotel rooms. The videos have been viewed over a hundred million times. The scientists are not happy about it. The TikTok account is called Thabo and Ray, named for the approximately 5-year-old monkey and his owner, 31-year-old Kim Raymond Feaste. Feaste says in his videos that he rescued the baby monkey from a lab in Las Vegas where his mother was killed, but some primate experts are skeptical. “Labs do not give away monkeys,” Dr. Deborah “Missy” Williams, an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University who has overseen the Dania Beach monkey colony since 2014, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “They euthanize them.”
Scruby’s BBQ closes its doors in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Scruby’s BBQ in Pembroke Pines is closing its doors after nearly 30 years in business. The restaurant, known for its baby back ribs, on University Drive north of Pines Boulevard, closed quietly over the weekend. 3 injured in crash in Pembroke Pines. NOW PLAYING.
Epidemic of dogs dumped in Everglades hits home for Treasure Coast woman
In salty humidity thick as stew, Gloria Cabal and Hector Vega trudged through the mud and crawled on all fours through wet, mucky mangrove and cocoplum thickets in the dense Everglades. Were the fresh pawprints they found in the damp soil left by bobcats, panthers, coyotes — or the elusive animal they were tracking?
Burtons Grill & Bar Set to Delight Plantation with New Upscale Dining Experience in May
Get ready, Plantation, because Burtons Grill & Bar is bringing its upscale dining experience to your neck of the woods. According to a recent announcement on Burtons Grill & Bar's website, this Massachusetts-born eatery is slated to open its doors at the Market on University plaza on May 21, seven years following its successful debut in Boca Raton. Foodies in Florida can look forward to a generous 6,200-square-foot space complete with an interior boasting 175 seats, a 50-seat private dining room, and two patios for those balmy Floridian nights.
Book review: Small town is a dangerous trap in ‘Safe and Sound’
‘Safe and Sound’ by Laura McHugh. Random House, 304 pages, $29. Small towns can be a sanctuary, offering the comfort of family, friends, familiar surroundings and an assured future. But for sisters Amelia and Kylee Crow, their small town of Beaumont, Missouri, is a trap, holding only a dismal future, as Laura McHugh explores in her outstanding “Safe and Sound.”
Suns out and buns out for 954 Burger Month
Whether you’re in middle America or halfway around the world, when you crave an American meal, you’re probably wanting to sink your teeth into ground beef. In May, meat lovers are encouraged to smell the sizzle of the grill in the air, enjoy the cheese trickling and pooling into crevices, and bite into a thick, juicy patty. It’s 954 Burger Month, featuring patties cooked up by new restaurants and old favorites.
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