Phillip Valys

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

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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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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.

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#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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#Solidarity

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Sign of the times? South Florida diners are buzzing on social media about a food app, Too Good to Go, which claims to fight food waste by selling "surprise bags" of restaurant leftovers for one-third the retail price: https://t.co/sm0fOw0eW4

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Yelp, whose algorithms are mysterious and apparently all-knowing, thinks seven South Florida restaurants are the absolute best in the country. https://t.co/YOQmaB53aW Really?

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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. https://t.co/qyhxO26XST 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. https://t.co/dvfOOM80qV Here's what's driving the city's race to the sky.

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@BrittanyWallman @SunSentinel @MiamiHerald That’s a massive surprise, Brittany!Congratulations. You are truly among the best and brightest journalists anywhere, and deserve a role at any top publication in the world, but it’s heartening to hear that you’re keeping it local.

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Are shipwrecks gravesites? Titanic exhibit sails into South Florida museum with controversy onboard: https://t.co/efqSlPnlVI The company who "owns" them is embroiled in a lawsuit with the U.S. government over who can salvage the shipwreck.

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Have you tried the Lionel Messi pizza yet? This soccer superfan from Delray Beach is now selling them at @InterMiamiCF matches at DRV PNK Stadium. https://t.co/FZlWDF6dyz

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Plus, here's some gratuitous pizza photos

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Can you tell your Grandma apart from a Sicilian? Is Chicago thin-crust thicker than New York-style? That and other questions are answered in this tasty deep-dive into the 13 pizza styles that call South Florida home: https://t.co/k7l3SOSTMa

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Exclusive: Deerfield Beach gains first-ever brewery, plus new restaurants, waterfront hotel coming to Cove Shopping Center: https://t.co/YMa7MQVFk9

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The James @BeardFoundation just dropped their list of nominees today, and in South Florida, 14 restaurants and chefs earned semifinal nods. Nope, this isn't another Miami sweep: Five of the semifinalists come from Broward and Palm Beach. https://t.co/e9QF6AbMEQ

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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: https://t.co/3HIMfqfTB1

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@SusanBorn4 It was actually published in today's Sun Sentinel, page 3 Local, Broward edition.