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Episode 10 of 57weeks.COM pOdcast. Apple Dumpling Episode

Tom Truex, is the featured host in the podcast, 57Weeks. In Episode 10 he gives you some details on the life and death of “Wild Bill Hickok.” Also his take on the importance of an old school recipe for apple dumplings. Episode available on 57Weeks.Com or Spotify. ... Read More

Fort Lauderdale man accused of killing wife abroad will not face death penalty

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Fort Lauderdale man charged in the murder of his estranged wife, who went missing in Spain close to a year ago. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM EST ... Read More

Why this new Fort Lauderdale speakeasy restaurant slings ‘risky’ cocktails

Highlights include El Gaucho, an Argentine-inspired rum cocktail with housemade dulce de leche, Italian liqueur Fernet-Branca, espresso and Angostura bitters. There’s also Sip, Bite, Sip, a sort of deconstructed piña colada served with goat cheese cream and white cacao drops. Originally Published: January 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM EST ... Read More

US home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly 30 years as prices, and mortgages, soar

By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in 2024 to a nearly 30-year low for the second time in as many years as elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and few properties on the market freeze prospective homebuyers out of the market. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing U.S. home sales totaled 4.06 million last year, a 0.7% decline from 2023. That is the weakest year for home sales since... Read More

‘Bags of corn tortillas with gnaw marks,’ roach on crock pot: 5 restaurants, 1 food truck shut in South Florida

State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water. The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly... Read More

This beachfront condo building was bought and torn down in South Florida. Here’s what could be next.

First came tearing down an old condominium building in Hallandale Beach, opening up the city’s only beachfront vacant land. Next up could be redevelopment there. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. ... Read More

You asked for it: Even more kosher restaurants in South Florida

When the Sun Sentinel compiled a sampling recently of kosher restaurants, readers made sure to tell us we had left out some of their favorites. So here are 10 more eateries that meet the high standards of a regional certification agency, the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties.  ... Read More

‘The time is now’: Waste Management to urge Broward for landfill growth decision

The five-year debate over whether the Monarch Hill landfill should be allowed to grow taller and wider could be wrapped up as early as Tuesday. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: January 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM EST ... Read More

Winderman’s view: Heat again at loss on night Rivers dishes on Butler, and Herro is put on All-Star hold

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 125-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks: – As with so many things Heat these days, there was a game Thursday night . . . and plenty more. – Such as Bucks coach Doc Rivers offering his take on Jimmy Butler’s standoff with the Heat, asked pregame if he was surprised by how it is playing out, with Butler amid another suspension. – “I don’t know if I’m surprised or not,” Rivers said. “I just hope they find a... Read More