Features reporter
Kari Barnett
Kari Barnett has been a journalist with Sun Sentinel for more than 20 years, with a majority of her career spent as Community News editor. She features the reader-voted winners of the Sun Sentinel's Best of South Florida Dining series. She also reports on weekly restaurant inspections in Broward and Palm Beach counties. She writes about upcoming events and holidays as well as ways to save money in South Florida. In addition, she oversees the Families & Savings newsletter (sign up here) and compiles City & Shore Magazine's monthly calendar. Reach her at kabarnett@sunsentinel.com.
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No boat required: 6 South Florida spots where you can snorkel before summer ends
Why save snorkeling for a cruise ship excursion or a resort stay when we have world-renowned snorkeling destinations right here in our own backyard? Reefs and trails await underwater explorers...
Over 100 dead roaches, ‘sewage backing up from all floor drains’ in kitchen: 11 South Florida restaurants shut
The state shut 11 restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties during the week of July 28, including one with "rodent nesting materials" found in the kitchen and others with...
Who makes the best Cuban sandwich? Nominate your favorite South Florida spot
As National Cuban Sandwich Day approaches on Aug. 23, we’re posing a “pressing” question to you, our readers, for the next item in the Best of South Florida Dining series.
Honor your ancestors at Morikami’s Obon Weekend, take lanterns home to light this year
Transform small slips of paper into handwritten memorials for lost loved ones during Obon Weekend at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach.
Employees not washing hands, touching face, making food without gloves: 8 South Florida restaurants shut
The state temporarily shut eight South Florida restaurants last week, with issues ranging from flies landing on a soda nozzle to scattering roaches to employee actions such as making a...
‘Palm Royale’ gets 11 Emmy nods: Now’s the time to binge-watch, then visit Palm Beach hot spots
If you haven't checked out "Palm Royale" just yet, there's plenty of time to binge-watch before the winners are announced during the 76th Emmy Awards in September.
Who scoops the best ice cream in South Florida? The readers have spoken, and the winner is …
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream, but where's the best place to get scrumptious scoops of the cold, creamy dessert? For National Ice Cream Month, we...
12 South Florida restaurants shut, one with 50 live roaches and 120 dead ones
Pork stored in a Glad quick-tie bag, a live roach on "wooden chicken-pounding prep table," an employee returning from the bathroom and then removing food from the reach-in cooler without...
Here’s the scoop: Finalists are in for South Florida’s best ice cream – and now it’s time to vote!
With July designated as National Ice Cream Month, we asked you, our readers, to nominate your go-to ice cream shops in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties for this month's...
How to be cool in South Florida: Our summer guide to indoor fun, from chocolate factory tours to candlelight concerts
South Florida is in the throes of record-breaking heat, making it hard to even consider opening the front door, let alone stepping outside for some summer fun. So we've looked...