Arts and entertainment writer @SunSentinel. Author: "LAIR: Radical Homes and Hideouts of Movie Villains" @SimonSchuster. Ashes to ashes, funk to funky.

Joined November 2011
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.@PhilValys loves to write about entertaining people and places in South Florida. He wants to ensure these stories continue to get told, which is why he is joining the SunSentinel Guild. #SunSentinelSolidarity @newsguild @CWA
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Phillip Valys retweeted
Wishing everyone a great holiday. #SunSentinelSolidarity
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Welcome to the union family @SS_Guild!!! 🥳🎉 Don't waste any time, @tribpub @SunSentinel. It's time to voluntarily recognize and get to the bargaining table.
Journalists at the @SunSentinel are forming a union to protect our workers and the South Florida community’s access to quality local journalism. #SunSentinelSolidarity
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Journalists at the @SunSentinel are forming a union to protect our workers and the South Florida community’s access to quality local journalism. #SunSentinelSolidarity
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Four years after fatigue and burnout forced chef Giovanni Rocchio to call it quits, the Fort Lauderdale pasta maestro is back. sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/29/… Coming this December: Val Tino, a reimagining of the chef's former Valentino Cucina Italiana.
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What does Oakland Park think it is, Fort Lauderdale or something? The city is sprouting three new towers (like Oaklyn above), adding height, homes and higher-end dining options like never before. sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/17/… Here's what's driving the city's race to the sky.
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Plus, here's some gratuitous pizza photos
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Eight months and $70,000 after the first boat capsized, Jay's Sandbar Food Boat is back to slinging jalapeno-stuffed alligator bites, clam nachos and teriyaki chicken wings on Fort Lauderdale's sandbar: sun-sentinel.com/entertainme…

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And now a #BreakingNews report on the worst-kept secret in Hollywood: What's going to happen to this kooky national treasure on the Intracoastal? sun-sentinel.com/entertainme…

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The rise and fall and rise again of Chicago chef @JakeBickelhaupt is a story that began with triumph and Michelin stars, until a single act of violence touched off years of controversy and hate speech. sun-sentinel.com/entertainme…

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