Month: February 2025

If a musical gets major Broadway buzz, there’s a good chance the national tour will make a stop in South Florida. Shows such as “Back to the Future,” “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “The Wiz,” “Moulin Rouge” and “The Notebook” have been announced as part of the 2025-2026 Broadway season at both the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale and the Arsht Center in Miami. The national touring company Broadway Across America has released the schedules, which also include... Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis took jabs Monday at U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican who President Donald Trump wants to see as Florida’s next governor. DeSantis then touted another potential candidate to succeed him: his wife, Casey DeSantis. The Republican primary to pick a nominee for governor isn’t for another 18 months, in August 2026. But the behind-the-scenes campaign is long underway, and has suddenly become more public. On Thursday, Trump issued a full-throated endorsement for Donalds,... Read More

By Lacy Pfalz, TravelPulse Low-cost air carrier Frontier Airlines is launching more than one dozen extra routes this spring with new service to destinations from coast to coast and in the Caribbean. The airline is also offering fares as low as $19 to celebrate. Many of the routes, unless expressly noted, will begin flying on May 22. Frontier will be offering two new routes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), one to Miami (MIA) and the other to Philadelphia (PHL). Both will... Read More

Scenes from the Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. More than 600 artists turned downtown Lake and Lucerne avenues into a colorful palette. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: February 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM EST ... Read More

Which arts and crafts supplies are best? Kids and adults alike can find joy and a sense of accomplishment in arts and crafts, whether their chosen pursuit is scrapbooking, paper crafts, pottery, jewelry making or one of the many other creative options available. However, if you like to craft, you’ll need the right arts and crafts supplies to work on your projects. Although many are aimed at kids, grown-ups can have some fun, too. This guide contains basic information about arts and... Read More

MILWAUKEE — Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 120-113 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks: – Heat coach Erik Spoelstra spoke pregame about how nothing is necessarily set in his rotation since the team’s overhaul at the NBA trading deadline three weeks ago. – It felt otherwise. – Until a jolt was delivered at halftime. – First, the Heat stayed with their preferred post-trade starting lineup of Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Kel’el Ware, Tyler Herro and Davion... Read More

With its postseason plans quickly fading away, UCF turned to the only thing it could play for when it took the court against Utah on Sunday: pride. Earlier in the week, forward Keyshawn Hall posted a message to fans on social media apologizing for the Knights’ poor performance while showing support for embattled coach Johnny Dawkins. A heartfelt dispatch acknowledged the team’s frustration, which was mired in one of its worst losing streaks in nearly a decade. UCF took out the... Read More

The National Weather Service is forecasting a wet start to the week in South Florida, with the possibility of bouts of heavy rain Monday and Tuesday. Meteorologists said 1 to  2 inches was most likely across the region, though there is a chance of more than 2 inches in some areas. Forecasters said there’s a “reasonable high-end scenario (10% chance)” of totals of 3 to 4 inches across much of the area by late Tuesday. Coastal metro areas will likely receive more rain than the... Read More

By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Donald Trump ’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military. He also suggested more firings could come. “Nothing about this is unprecedented,” Hegseth told “Fox News Sunday” about Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. being removed... Read More