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TV alert: Watch me on Issues this weekend
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe peak season in South Florida keeps getting hotter this weekend, with the South Beach food and wine festival, the Daytona 500 (OK, it's not in South Florida, but it's an easy car ride up I-95) and top Kentucky Derby......Tags: Daytona 500, Kentucky Derby, Miami Beach, PBS (tv network)
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Hooray for Hallandale
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsHallandale Beach might be small, with 37,000 residents, but as home to two casinos (Gulfstream Park and Mardi Gras dog track) it's a place a lot of people visit. It's also home to a lot of political and financial intrigue.......Tags: Hallandale Beach, Mara Giulianti, Mardi Gras
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Checking In: Best of both worlds at Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa
The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa
3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood; DiplomatResort.com, 954-602-6000
Golf & Spa, 501 Diplomat Parkway, Hallandale Beach; 954-883-4900
Back story: Originally built in 1958, the 39-story Diplomat was rebuilt in 2002....Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Water Restrictions, Ashton Kutcher, Tourism and Leisure, Golf
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Checking In: Fairmont Turnberry Isle a haven for golfers, and birds
Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort
19999 W. Country Club Drive, Aventura; http://www.fairmont.com/turnberryisle; 305-932-6200
Back story: A sketch on a cocktail napkin began the transformation of what was originally 785 acres of Dade County swampland into...Tags: George Hamilton, Water Restrictions, Celebrities, Natural Resources, National Football League
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Bonfires, barbecues and mystics
Remember when nothing much happened for Jews between Passover and the High Holy Days? Those days are long gone, especially in South Florida.
Exhibit A: Lag B’Omer, the so-called Scholars' Holiday, which falls this year on Sunday, May 22. The day...Tags: Music, Fort Lauderdale, Judaism, Yom Kippur, Dance
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A simple way to prevent child car deaths?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAs the father of a young girl, I'll never understand how any parent can leave their child alone in a car in the hot South Florida sun for any period of time. It happened again on Sunday, once again with......Tags: Miramar, Vehicles, Music, Children
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Red light cameras a bust for greedy South Florida cities
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI love this latest news about red-light cameras turning into an expensive legal boondoggle for South Florida cities. Talk about getting their just deserts. If red-light cameras were really supposed to be about safety (guffaw-guffaw) and not about revenue,...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Aventura, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale
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Macho Derby pick: Ritvo-trained colt is one from the heart
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWhen it comes to scoping out a Kentucky Derby winner, most years I spend hours studying my Daily Racing Form, scrutinizing Beyer speed figures, Tomlinson ratings, dosage indexes and all the other inscrutable handicapping tools that make horse racing as......Tags: Kentucky Derby, Heart Disease, NBC (tv network), Uncle Mo (racehorse), Equestrian
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Question of the day: Who will win the Preakness? [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumWriters from around Tribune Co. discuss the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to weigh in with a comment of your own. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times The best horse in the Preakness is...... -
Centenarians: Ages, population rising fast
When Mack Gold turned 100 years old, he celebrated by doing a few push-ups in the middle of the living room. That was three years ago.
Now 103, the recipient of a Purple Heart in World War II is no longer up to an all-out aerobic workout, but he keeps...Tags: Albert Einstein, Aventura, Civil Unrest, Barack Obama, New York City
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Review: The Yard House in Hallandale Beach
First impression: Don't discount The Yard House as just some high end "bar food" purveyor because it has 130 (incredible) beers on tap. Sure, it has fantastic burgers and chicken wings, but dig deeper and you'll find outstanding Asian and Italian dishes...Tags: Chicken Wings, Sandwiches, Pizzas, Garlic, Hamburgers
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