EVENT / A PETA Mermaid Will Wash Ashore on Fort Lauderdale Beach Today With Free Vegan Crab Cakes / Miami New Times

 If you're on Fort Lauderdale beach today (Thursday, September 16) and see a shimmering mermaid washed ashore, don't worry — you're not experiencing the onset of heatstroke.

Walk over and ask her for a vegan crab cake.

Amanda Brody, senior campaigner for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) describes the mermaid as a fun way to better connect humans with sea life.

"This is also another way for PETA to remind us that there's no reason to eat fish when there are so many vegan options that are delicious," Brody tells New Times. READ MORE >>>  

EVENT / A beach party in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate the 2021 Brazilian Festival this weekend / Sun Sentinal

The spirit of Carnival returns to Fort Lauderdale this weekend at the 10th annual Brazilian Festival.The festival on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park south of Las Olas Boulevard runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19.Tickets are $10 and must be purchased online as a COVID safety measure at BrazilianFestival.org. Kids under age 12 are free. Temperature checks, and mandatory use of masks, are required prior to entry. REWAD MORE >>>

EVENT / Schnitzel and chill: Where to take your beer steins for Oktoberfest 2021 / Sun Sentinal

This year’s lineup of Oktoberfest 2021 festivities across Broward and Palm Beach counties is like drinking a half-spilled stein of Hofbrau: Yes, there’s beer, but hardly enough to cause a big celebration. Restaurants and German-American Clubs, still wary of COVID-19′s grip on South Florida, want to keep it that way by taking a deliberately stripped-down approach to the usual beer-soaked weekends of brats and lederhosen. Call it Oktoberfest-lite: Still refreshing, lower calories. No, we kid: There’s plenty of calories. (We can’t quit you, shiny slabs of Black Forest, READ MORE >>>

FUN / Mom creates stunning, Disney-inspired food for her kids

As every parent knows, getting kids to eat their fruits and veggies can be a difficult task. That’s why Laleh Mohmedi started making healthy, Disney-inspired food dishes for her son, and when you see them, you’ll want to start eating healthy, too, READ MORE...

    

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