Florida Agenda

Jon Marante is all about goals—setting, making, and tending them, to be precise. The Miami-born special events bartender at Rosie’s Bar and Grill in Wilton Manors recalls one of the first ones he set: “I couldn’t wait to ‘come out’,” he says with a laugh. “I attended a small, very conservative, non-denominational Christian school in […]

By Cliff Dunn I wouldn’t exactly say that seeing Aaron Adams incites your “fight or flight” response (granted, there are probably a few other responses that he incites at first glance, but that’s my business). At first blush, it’s possible to think that the friendly and popular bartender at Hunters Fort Lauderdale nightclub would take […]

By CLIFF DUNN — It wouldn’t be fair to say that William Patrick had no idea what he was in for when he moved from Chicago to help open Progress South Florida as its lead bartender. Still, his first sight of the place—I’m talking his VERY FIRST SIGHT EVER of South Florida—was from the airplane […]

A bartender for more than 40 years at iconic New York City hangouts such as “The Saint”, “Stonewall” and “Studio 54”, Sal DeFalco of Wilton Manors personifies the rise and evolution of HIV in America. But while he’s been able to beat the scourge for 35 years, his face has vanished from behind the bar at […]