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The famed entrance to the old Versace mansion has closed and is caught up in yet another scandal by one of its owners. The closure came just hours after news surfaced Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who is a part owner, had been accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in a phony investment scam.

Executive chef Wolfgang Birk, along with at least two dozen other Casa Carina employees, was given a police escort out of the Miami Beach landmark Monday. "I'm still in shock. I'm still in shock," Birk said.

Birk had just moved to South Florida three weeks ago from Washington, DC where he left a job to establish a five-star restaurant in South Beach. His team was set to open on Tuesday.

A new print ad for Hapa Sushi, a restaurant chain based in Boulder, features a map of Denver and Boulder with 63 dots. Four dots are red, representing the four Hapa locations, and the remaining 59 are blue, representing medical marijuana dispensaries, some of which, it turns out, are just a stone’s throw from the restaurants.

“We’re just kind of saying, ‘Look, these dispensaries exist and they’re becoming part of our community, so let’s welcome them in and have some fun,’ ” said Mark Van Grack, owner of Hapa Sushi, a privately held, 10-year-old chain. “If you’re going to smoke pot, you’re going to get the munchies, so come to Hapa to eat.”

What is Whopper Bar? A high-falutin' fast food joint with an upscale interior, 22 topping choices for a Whopper-based menu, the fatter-patty casual dining upgrade burger, Whopperistas handling and building your order, a "visible toppings theater," and a Burger King Studio merchandise kiosk.

Federal agents were inspecting boxes aboard a cargo plane from Venezuela Tuesday night, when they came across a hefty load of Florida snow -- 46 kilos of it.

In a region home to more than five million people, an average daily decline of 75 is statistically and palpably insignificant. But, the drop represents the continuation of a trend that began to show up as the current recession got under way two years ago, experts say.

"Tonight we have two types of cocaine; normal for 100 Bolivianos a gram, and strong cocaine for 150 [Bolivianos] a gram." The waiter has just finished taking our drink order of two rum-and-Cokes here in La Paz, Bolivia, and as everybody in this bar knows, he is now offering the main course. The bottled water is on the house.