* 29th Annual Dancin’ in the Streets.

Not exactly sure as to why Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have never “done” Dancin’ in the Streets before…

Just purchased 2-General Admission Tickets and 2-Tickets to see The Outlaws at The Lyric Theatre.

from StuartDancinInTheStreets.com

The Downtown Stu­art Busi­ness Asso­ci­a­tion has announced the 2016 lineup of musi­cal acts for the 29th Annual Dancin’ in the Streets! The largest street party and music fes­ti­val on the Trea­sure Coast will take place on six stages with over twenty bands from 3 p.m. — mid­night on Sat., Aug. 20 in Down­town Stuart.

Anchor­ing the fes­ti­val will be national head­lin­ers The Out­laws in a lim­ited seat­ing spe­cial per­for­mance at The Lyric The­atre. Round­ing out this year’s lineup will be Ben Prestage, Pub­lic Sounds Col­lec­tive, Nou­veaux Honkies, The Humdingers and JessLee on stage one. Stage two includes The Sierra Band, Sis­ter Baby, Nashville record­ing artist Raquel Ren­ner and the Ram­blers, Ladies of Soul and Relapse Band. Bryce Allyn Band, Smok­ing Sec­tion, Morn­ing Fatty and Moska Project will per­form on stage three. Tony Solomon and Full­house Enter­tain­ment present local ama­teurs and up and com­ers on stage four. And stage five includes per­form­ers Cas­sidy Diana, Chris King, 10k Hours, Deal James and Sum­mer Gill, Sting Assas­sins and Ryan & Friends.

“Every year Dancin’ in the Streets brings incred­i­ble energy and fun to His­toric Down­town Stu­art,” said event chair Bill Moore. “This year promises to con­tinue the tra­di­tion and deliver an amaz­ing evening of live music, danc­ing, tal­ent and com­mu­nity spirit.”

Lim­ited tick­ets for this spe­cial indoor per­for­mance by head­liner The Out­laws will be avail­able start­ing in July at The Lyric The­atre box office and online at www.lyrictheatre.com. Gen­eral admis­sion tick­ets will be avail­able start­ing in July at Sea­coast Bank loca­tions in Mar­tin, St. Lucie, Palm Beach and Indian River Coun­ties, at Sneaky Tiki, and at Kilwin’s Choco­late and Ice Cream in Down­town Stuart.

Every year, the streets of Down­town Stu­art shut down and the com­mu­nity comes out for a day of live musi­cal per­for­mances, food, drinks, ven­dors, kids activ­i­ties and of course – danc­ing in the streets! It all began in the Sum­mer of 1987, when a call was made to com­mu­nity lead­ers from the Stuart/Martin Cham­ber of Com­merce to brain­storm a fundrais­ing event that would keep the newly estab­lished Stu­art Main Street pro­gram alive. Twenty-nine years later, Down­town Stu­art is still Dancin’ in the Streets! Today, the event is pre­sented by the Down­town Busi­ness Asso­ci­a­tion of Stu­art and Stu­art Main Street. It con­tin­ues to be Down­town Stuart’s biggest fundrais­ing event, draw­ing thou­sands of peo­ple to the area each year. Funds from Dancin’ in the Streets sup­port down­town revi­tal­iza­tion efforts like out­door din­ing, the River­walk expan­sion, and free com­mu­nity events includ­ing Hob­gob­lins on Main Street, Rock’n River­walk and Christ­mas on Main Street. In the past decade alone, Dancin’ has brought nearly 65,000 peo­ple down­town and raised almost a half-million dollars.

The event also sup­ports vol­un­teer groups from com­mu­nity non-profits. In 2015 con­tri­bu­tions were made to the Humane Soci­ety of the Trea­sure Coast, the Stu­art Police Explor­ers Pro­gram, Road to Vic­tory Mil­i­tary Museum, House of Hope and Mar­tin Volunteers.

Dancin’ in the Streets is spon­sored by Coast 101.3, Cour­t­house Com­mons, LLC, Bud Light, Sea­coast Bank, The Boat House, and Mulligan’s Beach House. For more infor­ma­tion, visit StuartDancinIntheStreets.com or facebook.com/stuartdancininthestreets.

* The Go-Go’s Farewell Tour.

Jeff Eats or for that matter Mrs. Jeff Eats were never big fans…

That said, we just picked up 2-$75 (face) tickets for 40 bucks a piece on goldstar.com for this coming Wednesday Night’s show at the Broward Center. Looking forward to seeing if the birds aged more gracefully than Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have!

If Broward doesn’t work for you guys, The Go-Go’s Farewell Tour plays-the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater tomorrow night Tuesday, August 2nd at 8pm. You can catch tickets at gogos.com and rutheckerdhall.com

from goldstar.com
The Go-Go’s Farewell Tour
$25.50 – $37.50
$40.00 – $75.00
Broward Center – Au-Rene Theater
Fort Lauderdale, FL

From their halcyon days as America’s sweethearts to their superstardom as pop and punk rock pioneers, The Go-Go’s have cemented their place as one of the top female rock acts of all time. Their debut album Beauty and the Beat reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, remaining there for six consecutive weeks. You can see The Go-Go’s Farewell Tour in concert at Browsrd Center’s Au-Rene Theater in Fort Lauderdale, where they continue to bring their raw energy to hit songs like “Vacation,” “We Got the Beat,” “Head Over Heels” and “Our Lips Are Sealed.

Wednesday August 3, 2016 / 8:00pm
$25.50 – $37.50 $40.00 – $75.00

Broward Center – Au-Rene Theater
201 SW Fifth Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
954-462-0222

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from rutheckerdhall.com

The multi-platinum rock group The Go-Go’s will embark on their farewell tour this summer to commemorate a groundbreaking 38 years in the music industry. The tour kicks off at the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, August 2 and features members Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin performing their timeless catalog. Special guest singer-songwriter Kaya Stewart will open the show.

“After a 38-year run, we are gearing up for one last blast of a summer tour,” says the band about the farewell trek. “We feel so lucky and so grateful to have had the incredible support of our fans for so long. We can’t wait to get out on the road and give the people what they want: some loud fast music and a great party!”

Tickets are $121.25, $86.25 & $71.25. Performance is at the Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St, Downtown Clearwater.

* Life Lesson 101!

A German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he’s lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old German Shepherd thinks, “Oh, oh! I’m in deep trouble now!”

Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the panther is about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly,

“Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder if there are any more around here?”

Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.

“Whew!” says the panther, “That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!”

Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the panther. So, off he goes.

The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther is furious at being made a fool of and says, “Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what’s going to happen to that conniving canine!”

Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, “What am I going to do now?” But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn’t seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German Shepherd says…

“Where’s that squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another panther!”

Moral of this story…

Don’t mess with the old dogs. Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery!
Bull and brilliance only come with age and experience.

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***** Motor City Pizza And Deli, 1538 Southwest 8th Street, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426, (561) 736-3000.

Got an absolutely terrific breakfast-lunch-dinner joint for you guys, Motor City Pizza And Deli in Boynton Beach.

Last night Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple did dinner- and the joint’s food, service, reasonable prices, huge portions and vibe/decor absolutely killed! Just so you know, 8 tables inside, 2 tables outside so don’t plan on holding- big graduation parties or bar mitzvahs there!

A cursory review of Motor City’s menu (printed down below) “indicates” to Jeff Eats that everybody in your party should find what to eat!

Like I said 2 seconds ago, the food absolutely killed!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, you definitely want to give Motor City a shot!

Motor City Pizza And Deli is open 7 days a week 7:30am-9:30pm.

If you need more info – motorcitypizzandeli.com.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (7/31/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

STEAK HOGIE
$6.85

Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies
1857 North 66th Avenue
Hollywood
(954) 989-0561
sonnysfamoussteakhogies.com
Latest Review: 11/25/15

Real simple tale to tell you guys- whether you call “them” hogies, hoagies, subs, grinders, submarines, wedges, torpedoes, po’ boys, blimpies- Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies got you covered!

This joint is a homerun!

Posted November 25, 2015

***** Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies, 1857 North 66th Avenue, Hollywood, Florida 33024, (954) 989-0561.

Real simple tale, Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies is what Jeff Eats calls an “out of sight, out of mind” joint.

First told you guys about Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies on May 30, 2013- hadn’t been back until yesterday when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats did lunch- the 2-steak and 1-meatball hogies killed!

This Sonny’s joint is an absolute must try.

All I know, if Sonny’s was closer to my Boca Raton neighborhood, Jeff Eats would be a REAL GOOD STEADY CUSTOMER!

Posted on May 30th, 2013

***** Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies, 1857 North 66th Avenue, Hollywood, Florida 33024, (954) 989-0561.

Last Sunday night, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats were at the Hard Rock to see The Rascals in concert. Sitting next to us, were Lynee and Lou Cantor the owners of the “32 East” restaurant in Delray Beach…chit chat, chit chat—and Lou tells me, that if I want to eat great steak subs..then, I gotta try Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies in Hollywood. Real fast, The Rascals killed it, absolutely fabulous concert…and plans are being set for Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats to check-out 32 East, which if the reviews in Yelp, TripAdvisor, OpenTable and various newspapers, magazines and publications are legit– is a terrific American Style joint (by the way, last night- Jeff Eats’ pal Eben–raved about 32 East’s hamburger, but then again Eben thinks that Ted Williams was better than Joe D. so his opinion maybe suspect-here).

To make a long story short…Lou really knows his stuff.

Jeff Eats got down to Sonny’s yesterday and “tried”– steak hogie, chicken parm hogie, tuna salad hogie, meatball hogie…and I gotta to tell you, this joint’s subs aren’t just good, they are amazing-good…right up there with the best that I’ve ever eaten…and you guys know that Jeff Eats has “done” his fair share of subs. Point of interest, Sonny’s bread is baked fresh every day—it alone is worth the trip…and we’re just talking about a sub roll here!

Just a drop of color…

Sonny’s has been in the same location since 1958. In addition to hot/cold subs, its got salads, pastas, pizzas—there is waitstaff service. Back in 2009, Guy Fieri did his tv show Diner, Drive-Ins & Dives there…so, this isn’t a hidden jewel discovered by Jeff Eats…yesterday at 1pm Sonny’s was jammed.

Just so we are straight, this guy-Guy Fieri as far as Jeff Eats is concerned, isn’t the be -all and end -all when it comes to knowing what great joint- food is all about. Nothing for nothing, but I honestly believe that huge-tv money/and other factors that have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with food- “slant” Fiere’s opinions. Take this for what it’s worth…Jeff Eats has been to a number of Fieri’s “picks” and much of the food that he raved about was mediocre at best…While I’m on the “subject”–Jeff Eats for years has questioned the various “reviews” that appear in South Florida’s newspapers and other publications. You guys are smart enough to know, that you gotta-check joints out for yourselves. On the most basic level, what Jeff Eats likes, you may not like and vice versa.

Anyway- Guy made a good call on Sonny’s in that- its subs are definitely dynamite.

Real simple…whether you call them subs, hoagies, grinders or whatever your regional preference is—you will absolutely love and I do mean L O V E Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies…and no, Jeff Eats didn’t -spell hoagies wrong, that’s what Sonny’s calls the sandwiches.

You can check menu/prices/video of Guy Fieri at www.sonnysfamoussteakhogies.com.

The joint is open Monday-Saturday 11:30am-9:30pm, Sunday 11:30am-8:30pm.

Finally…Jeff Eats always says, a solid given deserves a solid in return…or something like that–anyway, since Lou gave me the heads up on Sonny’s–why don’t you guys check-out 32 East at www.32east.com and “see” if it’s a joint that might be of interest to you…solid returned!

* Boston’s On The Beach Voted One Of Florida’s Best Beach Bars.

Got what should be a real nice complimentary event for you guys!

Checkout the below- press release.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna go…

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Cheers! Sláinte! Salut!

Boston’s on the Beach Voted One of

Boston’s on the Beach Voted One of Florida’s Best Beach Bars

Delray Beach’s most popular oceanfront destination, Boston’s on the Beach, is a winner of the 6th Annual Top 10 Best Florida Beach Bar competition hosted by FloridaBeachBar.com!

To thank its fans and commemorate the special occasion, Boston’s is celebrating with an epic beachfront bash and award presentation on Saturday, August 6, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guests will enjoy live music by DJ Cheryl Graham, fun games, drink specials, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, prize giveaways, and plenty of cake and pink flamingos, too.

“Boston’s has been serving up great food, fun, and live entertainment for over 35 years in Delray Beach,” said Mark DeAtley, Boston’s general manager. “We are extremely proud that our fans came out and voted for us. Our commitment to providing guests with the highest level of service is something we take very seriously.”

The event is free. For more information, please call 561.278.3364 or visit us online at bostonsonthebeach.com. Boston’s on the Beach is located at 40 South Ocean Boulevard, Delray Beach. To view the winners of the 2016 Top 10 Best Florida Beach Bar competition, visit floridabeachbar.com/bestbeachbars/index.asp.

About Boston’s on the Beach

Located in Delray Beach, Florida, Boston’s has been South Florida’s premier sports bar, restaurant, and entertainment venue for the past 35 years. As the official home for all New England sports, as well as your hometown teams, the inviting interior features a casual atmosphere with more than 30 HDTVs, and outdoor dining. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the menu is sure to please everyone in any size group. Boston’s offers a variety of live musical performances, from Monday Night Reggae and Blue Tuesdays to every genre in between. With breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the ideal setting to enjoy casual dining, Boston’s is always the place to go.

About Sandbar at Boston’s on the Beach

Located on the south side of Boston’s on the Beach, Sandbar features unique specialty cocktails, crafted beers, and menu selections in an idyllic beach setting. Whether enjoying a beach day, happy hour, or celebrating a night out with friends at our outdoor tiki bar, always “seas” the day at Sandbar in Delray Beach.

Posted on March 28th, 2012
***** Boston’s On The Beach, 40 South Ocean Drive, Delray Beach, Florida 33483, (561) 278-3364.
Let’s call Boston’s On The Beach…American Style–sports bar–that does breakfast, lunch and dinner…the joint has been around for something like 35 years… has 2 floors… has indoor and outdoor seating…is really-really casual…is literally a “landmark”…has loads of flat screen tvs (Do they still make “fat” tvs?)… is always packed…has blues/rock/classic bands-artists galore…menus that got everyone covered…decent enough food…full bar…food & drink prices a drop on the high-side–but nothing too terrible…typical sports bar type service, that every so often gets-shall we say-flustered by the crowd…Boston sports teams’ theme (Keep in mind, “they” did sell Babe Ruth to “us”–so there!!)

You can check-out all of the above at www.bostonsonthebeach.com.

Boston’s On The Beach is one of the reasons–we all live down here in sunny South Florida.

Boston’s is a cool place. Take your visiting ‘from up north” relatives and friends there…they’ll be jealous.

Boston’s is open Monday-Saturday 7am-2am and Sunday 7am-midnight.

This article first appeared on February 16, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked goldstar.com and its got a handful of discount tickets listed for UB40’s-August 15th- Pompano Beach Amphitheater show! So if you wanna go, you got a way to pickup tickets on the cheap. Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you-that when all is said and done, UB40 is gonna sell-out The Amp!

Posted on February 16, 2016.
* UB40.

Literally just this second, Jeff Eats received the below- email from The Pompano Beach Amphitheater.

As the old Turkish saying goes…”The early bird catches the first worm.”

You now know about UB40’s upcoming August 15, 2016 show at The Pompano Beach Amphitheater long before most…

Gonna be a SRO concert, so if you wanna go…
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UB40 on Sale 2/19 for the Pompano Beach Amp

UB40 FEATURING ALI CAMPBELL, ASTRO & MICKEY

KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Legendary Reggae Group Plays The Amp, The Pompano Beach Amphitheater, in August

Special guest Jo Mersa Marley

Announce: Tuesday, February 16th at 9am EST

Public on sale: Friday, February 19th 10am (Special Pre-Sale 2/18/16 10am-10pm Use Passcode: Original)

CONCERT DATE: August 15, 2016 8pm

Tickets: $25, $45, $65 @ Ticketmaster.com

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell with Astro & Mickey Virtue, the founding members of the legendary reggae/pop ensemble that blazed a multicultural musical path with such global hits as “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You,” are returning for a series of summer dates.

Due to the overwhelming success of their sold-out 2015 tour, the band is launching a North American tour, which includes a performance at The Amp, The Pompano Beach Amphitheater, on August 15th at 8pm. Tickets $25, $45, $65 through Ticketmaster.com. For more information, www.pompanobeacharts.org or call 954-519-5500.

UB40, which will spend the spring playing U.K and European Arena tour dates, have forged their signature high-energy, funky performances with an 11-piece touring ensemble, complete with a three-piece horn section. Since reuniting two years ago, lead vocalist Ali Campbell along with percussionist/trumpeter/vocalist Astro and Mickey Virtue on keyboards have become a formidable touring outfit with highly successful treks to South America, Nigeria, South Africa, Dubai, Papua New Guinea and Australia. The band showcases their enduring hits from their cannon of songs like “Kingston Town” and “Food for Thought” and others.

Formed in 1979, UB40 helped define reggae music for a generation, transforming their working class roots into a global clarion call. The pioneering reggae troupe topped the UK singles chart on three occasions, earned multiple Grammy nominations and sold 70 million records worldwide as they took their smooth yet rootsy musical blend to all corners of the globe.

***** Webber’s Hot Dogs, 3590 Webber Street, Sarasota, Florida 34239, (941) 925-9604.

Got something real good for you guys…Webber’s Hot Dogs- fast food, order at/pickup at counter/outdoor seating only, charcoal grilled hot dogs and burgers/subs/wings/salads joint in Sarasota!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently did lunch at Webber’s Hot Dogs and I gotta tell you- this joint is an absolute homerun! The food killed, the prices were super reasonable and the decor/vibe was just what the doctor ordered! Suffice it to say, if you’re looking for fancy schmancy, Webber’s ain’t gonna work for you!

If you need to know more about Webber’s Hot Dogs- webbershotdogs.com.

The joint is open, Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday noon-7pm.

***** Salerno Pizza, 5557 Southeast Federal Highway, Stuart, Florida 34997, (772) 286-5505.

For our purposes Jeff Eats is gonna call Salerno Pizza “an out of sight, out of mind” mom & pop- red sauce Italian joint! Trust me on this one, Jeff Eats’ Boca Raton home isn’t exactly a hop, skip and a jump from Salerno Pizza which is in Stuart!

Long story short,

Jeff Eats first told you guys about Salerno Pizza way-back on May 28, 2009- truth be told, hadn’t been back until yesterday when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats did dinner (large cheese pizza, large calzone, large tossed Italian salad) and I gotta tell you, we loved the joint in 2009 and we love the joint in 2016!

All Jeff Eats can tell you – if Salerno Pizza was in our neighborhood, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats would be real steady customers!

Posted on May 28th, 2009
***** Salerno Pizza, 5557 Southeast Federal Highway, Stuart, Florida 34997 (772) 286-5505.

Salerno Pizza is my kind of a “red sauce” joint…this place reminds, me of many of the hole-in-the wall pizza joints that I grew-up with in Brooklyn way back in 1950’s-60’s. From what I understand, Salerno has been around for something like 28 years…the decor– red molded plastic booths/formica tables and you see the pizza guy making the pizzas (that figures) behind the counter.

Salerno has the full boat of appetizers, hot and cold subs, pastas, pizzas and meat/seafood/chicken entrees. Check its website at www.salerno-pizza.com for menu/prices.

Now use your head here… a veal parm dinner (salad, pasta side, garlic rolls) will set you back the princely sum of $12.95… a chicken parm goes you $11.95… and linguine & clams is gonna run you $9.95—gourmet stuff, now let’s not be silly. Good tasting stuff (by the way, the pizza is very-good) at super-reasonable prices…in a REAL PIZZA JOINT.

Salerno is open Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-9:30pm and Sunday 5-9pm.

***** Michael Angelo’s Lasagna With Meat Sauce.

Got something real good for you guys, Michael Angelo’s Lasagna With Meat Sauce!

Real simple tale to tell, Michael Angelo’s Lasagna With Meat Sauce is absolutely delicious! No bs-here, this “frozen” lasagna is as good- if not better than the lasagna with meat sauce served up by most of South Florida’s “mom & pop” red sauce Italian joints!

Just a word to the wise, although Michael Angelo’s Lasagna With Meat Sauce is microwaveable- it “comes out way better” when it’s cooked-up in a plain old kitchen oven! Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, bake this lasagna (39 oz- $7.47- Walmart) for 70 minutes at 400 degrees and then broil for another 10 minutes- and you’ll have something really delicious going on! For sure “microwave” works- but it doesn’t even come close to the oven stuff!

Michael Angelo’s Lasagna With Meat Sauce comes in different weight-packages and is available all over Florida…Publix, Walmart, Whole Foods, Albertsons, Winn Dixie, Costco.

Check michaelangelos.com for retail locations/products/info. By the way, there’s a $1-Off coupon on the site- Hey! As my late Uncle Sammy use to say, “Better in your pocket than theirs.”