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Local Boy Scout Leader Waits for Gay Ban Vote

By Kyle Swenson
Woman Draws Dong On Stranger's Car With Keys

By Chris Joseph
Tow Truck Driver Allegedly Pepper Sprays Baby

By Chris Joseph
FWC Going After Manatee Riders

By Kyle Swenson
LeBron James' Clutch Shot Takes Game 1

By Chris Joseph
Jose Canseco Tweets He's Been Accused of Rape

By Chris Joseph
Woman Illegally Rides Manatee in Siesta Key

By Chris Joseph
FBI Kills Man Questioned in Boston Bombings

By Chris Joseph
Activists Rally Against Koch Brothers

By Kyle Swenson
Miami Won't Be Hosting Super Bowl L

By Chris Joseph

Fear-Mongering

Best Meetup Group: South Florida Preppers Survives, Even After Gun Shop Closes

By Stefan Kamph Thu., Jun. 14 2012 at 9:28 AM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach, Fear-Mongering

When we were putting together this year's Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition (out on the streets now), we stumbled across an old category we had dreamed up for something else: Best Meetup group (i.e. on Meetup.com).

I had just finished reporting a story about local preppers getting ready for a dollar collapse or other doomsday scenario. And it turns out they congregate through a Meetup group that brings together diverse members (old and young, gun nuts, families, single moms...) for occasional events. And they'd be more than happy to show you the ropes, if you're really interested.

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Best Hairstylist in Broward and Palm Beach Counties for 2012

By Eric Barton Tue., Apr. 10 2012 at 11:03 AM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results.

Here's your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012 for your favorite hairstylist. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.

The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a master list of a Readers' Poll items, and be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.

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Vote for the Best Local Artist in Broward and Palm Beach Counties for 2012

By Eric Barton Mon., Apr. 9 2012 at 10:40 AM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results.

Here's your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012 for your favorite local artist. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.

The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a master list of a Readers' Poll items, and be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.

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New Times Best Of Broward/Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012 -- the Hack-Proof Version

By Eric Barton Wed., Apr. 4 2012 at 5:37 PM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results.

OK, let's try this again.

Follow the links below to vote for your favorite haunts in our New Times Broward/Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012. The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14.

If that all sounds familiar, that's because we tried this in February with an internet poll system that was quickly hacked and stuffed with fake votes. So this time we have a foolproof plan (we think). We've set up a vote-by-text system that allows for only one vote per cell phone per category. That's, for example, one vote for Best Strip Club per phone.

Be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.

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Our Readers' Poll, Like So Many South Florida Votes, Falls Victim to Ballot-Stuffing

By Eric Barton Mon., Feb. 27 2012 at 1:47 PM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

This guy was unavailable in helping us figure out our voter irregularities.

South Florida is the headquarters of the hanging chad, the originator of the butterfly ballot. So perhaps it should be no surprise that this year's New Times Readers' Poll appears to have been hacked.

How or why we're not sure, but it has become clear that the poll we made live on the internet ten days ago has fallen victim to some kind of, well, let's call it voter irregularities.

The problem first became clear last week, when John Todora called. He's the owner of Whiskey Tango, the joint in Hollywood that was winning in the Best Bar category. Winning is an understatement: More »

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New Times Best of Broward/Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012

By Eric Barton Fri., Feb. 17 2012 at 5:55 AM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results.

Here's your chance to vote for your favorite haunts in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012. Click the links below to cast your votes.

The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.More »

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Vote for the Best Hairstylist of 2012

By Eric Barton Sun., Feb. 5 2012 at 5:29 PM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

Update: We've suspended voting here after some serious ballot-stuffing. Click here for the hack-proof version.

Here's your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012 for your favorite hairstylist.

The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a master list of a Readers' Poll items, and be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.

Don't see your favorite on our poll? Send suggestions here, or write in a vote in the comments field below.

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Vote for the Best Local Artist of 2012

By Eric Barton Wed., Feb. 1 2012 at 5:20 PM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

Update: We've suspended voting here after some serious ballot-stuffing. Click here for the hack-proof version.

Here's your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers Poll 2011 for your favorite local artist.

The results will appear in our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a master list of a Readers' Poll items, and be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.

Don't see your favorite on our poll? Send suggestions here, or write in a vote in the comments field below.

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New Times Best Of App Gets Love From Wired and Apple

By Eric Barton Wed., Dec. 14 2011 at 2:36 PM

Categories: Best of Broward-Palm Beach

Just a few years ago, the web presence of New Times was the digital equivalent of a kid in a bowler hat yelling out the news next to the haberdashery.

Now, we've got a sweet new homepage, award-winning blogs, and apparently a smart phone app that rocks.

Sure, that sounds like we're using this space for some self promotion. And that's true. But our Best Of app has gotten some serious love from those who know about these kinds of things.

The app, just for some background, compiles all of the Best Of issues from New Times and its sister publications across the country. Open it in major cities across the country and it'll give you the best restaurants, bars, clubs, and everything else nearby.

It works well enough that Apple, which didn't invent the idea of a cell phone application but did make it a three-letter word -- included it in the "App Store Rewind 2011." Essentially More »

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Best Rookie -- Gaby Sanchez

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jun. 17 2011 at 3:52 PM

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Florida Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez.

New Times Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition is here, folks.

In his rookie season, Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez hit .273 -- the third-highest among regular starters, behind Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla.

His rookie counterparts -- Logan Morrison and Mike Stanton -- were fantastic playmakers as rookies but didn't have nearly the production that Sanchez did.

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