Tom practiced law in Broward County for more than 30 years. Now he’s a podcaster. See his thoughts on making coffee in Episode 11. Episode available on 57Weeks.Com or Spotify. ... Read More
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
Biden GOP agree to 2 year budget-debt ceiling deal, work requirements for food aid
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speaker said. A deal would avert a catastrophic U.S. default, but risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to... Read More
Planes, picnics, parties: Families crowd Miami Beach to celebrate Memorial Day
After a wet and stormy week’s end, sunshine was beaming down on Miami Beach for Memorial Day weekend. Families, residents and vacationers were out in full force ready to enjoy … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Toddler shot and killed in Pompano Beach
A toddler was shot and killed in Pompano Beach on Saturday afternoon, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. A little before 2 p.m., deputies responded to a call about a shooting near the 500 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Pompano Beach, the Sheriff’s Office said in a media release. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue airlifted the child to a local hospital. Later, the child was pronounced dead “as a result of the shooting,” the release said. The release did not provide... Read More
Frank Adderley, Fort Lauderdale’s first Black police chief, joins Eula Johnson on city’s Walk of Fame
Many of the places former Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley visited throughout his life, his parents were banned from entering entirely. One of them was the ocean. Adderley’s mother was eight months pregnant with him on July 4, 1961, the first day of the wade-in protests that led to the desegregation of Fort Lauderdale’s beaches. His relatives, neighbors and friends joined the protesters who gathered on the bus, rode to A1A, and stood on the all-white beach at Las Olas Boulevard... Read More
The Air & Sea Show has become a Memorial Day staple on Miami Beach. Take a look
A Memorial Day signature event, the Hyundai Air & Sea Show returned to Miami Beach Saturday for a two-day run concluding Sunday. The event, between 11th and 14th streets at … Click to Continue » ... Read More
UCF dismisses baseball coach Greg Lovelady after 7 seasons
UCF baseball will have a new head coach for its first season in the Big 12 Conference after the school fired Greg Lovelady on Saturday following seven years with just one postseason appearance. The move came one day after the Knights were eliminated from the American Athletic Conference tournament and finished the year with a 33-26 record, going 12-12 in the AAC. “We appreciate all of Greg’s hard work, effort and commitment over his seven seasons,” UCF athletics director Terry Mohajir... Read More
Gallery owner Gloria Luria, whose legacy in Miami led to Art Basel, dies at 97
The Luria name has been a South Florida fixture for more than 60 years. On Friday, matriarch Gloria Luria, who ran her namesake gallery, Gloria Luria Gallery, from 1966 to … Click to Continue » ... Read More
McCarthy says negotiators are ‘closer to an agreement’ on debt crisis, but no deal yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that Republican negotiators were “closer to an agreement” that would resolve the looming debt crisis, but had not reached a deal with President Joe Biden. He said there was no firm timeline for a final compromise that would raise the nation’s borrowing limit and avoid a catastrophic default while also making spending cuts that House Republicans are demanding. House negotiators left the Capitol after 2 a.m. and returned... Read More
These photos capture how exciting it is to be a sports fan in South Florida right now
For the first time since 1996, the Florida Panthers are in Stanley Cup Final. The fans can’t believe it. Even the players can’t believe it. And the Miami Heat just … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A sunny start to Miami’s Memorial Day weekend. So is this rainy spell finally over?
Even our plants are crying, “That’s enough!” After nearly a week of daily downpours leading into this Memorial Day weekend, Saturday’s forecast from the National Weather Service caught our eye: … Click to Continue » ... Read More