Living

In the movies, the world has already ended. Here’s Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) and Jean (Sophie Turner) in a scene from “X Men: Apocalypse.”

Hurricanes not enough? Now, word comes that the world’s ending on Saturday

Christian researcher David Meade predicts that apocalypse is now as of Sept. 23, when the world is due to end with tsunamis and earthquakes.

Advice

Home & Garden

On Gardening: Fall in love with Patti Faye the most exquisite deodar cedar

It's funny about 4 1/2 years ago I wrote an article titled "Deodar Cedar Simply Unbeatable in the Winter Landscape." That still holds true, but I would like to suggest a new title "Patti Faye Deodar Cedar Simply Unbeatable in the Landscape."

Food & Drink

What Irma taught us: How to pair wine with a hurricane

We put up the shutters and evacuated. Next time, though, we’ll know which wines go best with a hurricane.

It’s National Child Passenger Safety Week. Check your car seats.

Miami Beach

She put the child in the Lyft. Before she came back, the Lyft left with baby on board

A Lyft driver drove off from a Miami neighborhood with a 2-year-old in the back seat Wednesday morning. Police found the toddler later at the child’s daycare.

You can make this version of sweet and sour chicken faster than you can have it delivered.

Dinner in Minutes

Try this easy version of sweet and sour chicken

You can make this sweet and sour chicken recipe faster than you can order delivery.

Greg Cote

Straws! What are they good for? Absolutely nuthin! (Say it again)

There ought to be laws against straws, those mostly unnecessary plastic tubes whose only real purpose is to pollute the Earth. Or so says Greg Cote in his latest Back in My Day rant.

Sparsely stocked supermarket shelves, such as these in a Fresco y Más produce department, have been a post-Irma fact of life

Hurricane

We’re still waiting for our supermarkets to be super stocked again

Sedano’s said it’s South Florida stores will be restocked to pre-Irma levels on Thursday. Publix and Winn-Dixie weren’t as definitive.

Pets

Treats from scratch pamper your pooch

It's not often I find myself drooling over homemade dog food recipes. But with names such as "cheddar lover's biscuits" and "banana ice cream," I was as tempted to try the recipes in the updated "Doggy Desserts" cookbook as was my furry little man, Welles, and his tail-wagging friends.

Home & Garden

CNET: Best smart home locks of 2017

If keeping your home secure but also adding some 21st century functionality while cutting down the number of keys on your keychain are all important to you, maybe it's time to check out a smart lock. These four home security systems will keep things locked up tight and allow you to control who gets in for not much more than a standard lock. These are four that CNET rated highest.

Hurricane

Does your pool look like the black lagoon post Irma? How to get it back to the blue lagoon

Hurricane Irma left many backyard swimming pools in Miami-Dade and Broward with stagnant, black and green water. Experts offer cleaning tips.

Bags filled with food, delivered to senior citizens in honor of the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashana, are seen outside the Greater Miami Jewish Federation in Miami, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. Rosh Hashana will be celebrated on Sept. 20 and marks the Jewish New Year.

Hurricane

When a hurricane tries to crash Rosh Hashana dinner, prayer isn’t the only answer

The Jewish community observes Rosh Hashana on Wednesday night and Thursday. Synagogues and restaurants adjusted High Holy Days rituals to serve congregants suffering storm damage, power outages after Hurricane Irma.

Home & Garden

Target sold dressers that tipped onto preschoolers. 178,000 are now recalled

Target recalled 178,000 Room Essentials four-drawer dressers after receiving 12 reports of the dressers tipping over, including once onto two 3-year-olds.

Traffic comes to a halt at the first checkpoint on U.S. 1 as Keys residents try to make their way back on home on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, after Hurricane Irma. They had evacuated and could not return for more than a week due to the debris in the Keys. Traffic, coupled with the other stresses of hurricanes, can take their toll on relationships.

Ana Veciana-Suarez

In the aftermath of a hurricane, some relationships hit a rough storm

Hurricanes are not great for marriages — or any relationships. Being courteous to the people who don’t sleep under your roof is commendable, but not half as hard as being gentle with those you love.

Staying hydrated with water is critical after a hurricane. Here, soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard, Specialist Betancourt and Specialist Fravel, load bottled water for residents at Marathon High School on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

Chew on This

These food and drinks will get you through Hurricane Irma’s draining recovery

After Hurricane Irma, keeping hydrated with water or sports drinks is critical. Nuts, avocados and dark chocolate are excellent post-storm foods.

Skin Deep

Is your body wash — or soap — causing your rash?

An ingredient commonly found in eco-friendly body washes, shampoos, liquid soaps and other personal care items has been called the “allergen of the year.’’

Diet soda might not be as bad for you as previously thought.

Health & Fitness

Is diet soda really that bad for you? Maybe not

If you lead a healthy lifestyle, then drinking diet soda may not be too bad for you, a nutritionist says. But if you have poor eating habits, it can add to your problems.

Fashion

How much makeup I actually wear in a day

We've established that I have a deep and abiding love of lipstick.

Fashion

This fall, sophisticated styles with a splash of sparkle

Get swept up in the opulence of this season's styles for special occasions.

Pets

A respectful, eco-friendly way to say goodbye

From a few feet away, the metal trays look to be holding tiny rocks, plucked by a very particular and tidy collector. A closer look reveals that each tray holds not rocks, but remains – one holds the bony bits of a ferret, the other a cat; both were pets, and both are done with their jobs as companions.

Home & Garden

Slowly but surely, an 1880s home was moved for preservation

Like delicate surgery, crews used jacks to lift an 1880s home in downtown Barrington off its foundation and slowly hauled it with a truck two miles away to a residence in neighboring Barrington Hills.

Dave Barry's Blog

Videos

Venezuela’s best chef to open a new restaurant in Miami

Aug 28, 2017

Venezuelan chef Carlos García, whose world-renowned fine dining restaurant, Alto, is two blocks from the heart of the demonstrations in Caracas, will soon open his second restaurant, Obra, in Brickell.

Jose A. Iglesias