The Las Olas Art Fair will return to downtown Fort Lauderdale this weekend, the first major event on the city’s beloved shop-lined thoroughfare since city leaders, after much deliberation, voted in January to remove the median and its regiment of black olive trees. Their logic is unassailable: The sidewalks must be widened. The makers of Ozempic do not like to hear such things, but we’re just taking up more and more space these days. And just think about how much easier it will be to... Read More
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Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, Miami-Dade road renaming approved by Florida House
TALLAHASSEE — After a contentious debate, the Republican-controlled House voted along party lines Wednesday on bills that designates a road in Miami-Dade County and a day annually after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Republicans claimed Kirk was “effective” in teaching people how to civilly engage others. Democrats said Kirk repeatedly expressed racist and misogynist views. Marco Island Republican Rep. Yvette Benarroch said her bill establishing a day of remembrance (HB 125)... Read More
FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home
By ERIC TUCKER, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI served search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the home of its leader, a former Superintendent of the Year who was knighted by Spain for his work. The nature of the federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home was not immediately clear. The district said in a... Read More
Anyone who wants to vote by mail in March local elections needs to request ballot right away
Anyone who wants to vote by mail in the March 10 city, town and village elections in Palm Beach and Broward counties needs to act right away. The deadline to request a mail ballot is Thursday, Feb. 26. State law sets a strict deadline of 5 p.m. for vote-by-mail ballot requests to be at the county elections office. That includes online applications. Postmarks for mailed applications don’t count. People can request mail ballots online. Residents of two cities, towns and villages in Broward... Read More
‘Matchup hunting’ again has Heat on the defensive in backcourt
There was little pretense at closing time on Tuesday night, when the Milwaukee Bucks set about closing out the Miami Heat. “We liked matchups,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said coldly and boldly. “We went matchup hunting a lot tonight, at least down the stretch.” For the Heat, this of course is nothing new, in recent years having to deal with the reality of minus defenders on the wing at moments of truth, in a defensive tradeoff for scoring. The problem in Tuesday night’s 128-117 loss... Read More
Paul Reiser brings ‘The Problem with People’ to FLIFF | PHOTOS
Actor and comedian Paul Reiser visited Savor Cinema on Tuesday night for a sold-out screening of his new film, “The Problem with People,” as part of the 40th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF). Reiser walked the red carpet and participated in an on-stage Q&A following the dramedy, which stars Reiser and Colm Meaney as estranged cousins attempting to settle a multi-generational family dispute. ... Read More
Wildfire risk skyrockets in South Florida as dry air, wind parch the region
An extreme drought has combined with low humidity and strong winds to make fire risk exceptionally high in South Florida. This week, the state’s Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services fire danger map indicated the southern two-thirds of the state was either in a high, or very high, risk of fire. At least 80 fires — some contained, some uncontained — burned across the state. The largest fire in South Florida this week was one in Big Cypress National Preserve, south of... Read More
‘People would go bananas’: Fort Lauderdale not a fan of latest Live Local bills
Florida lawmakers, in their zeal to boost affordable housing to accommodate the state’s surging population, have come up with a one-size-fits-all approach that will have dire consequences for crowded urban areas like Fort Lauderdale, critics say. The fallout from the Live Local Act could get even worse if two new bills currently under consideration become law, Fort Lauderdale observers claim. One bill would make it possible for a Live Local developer to build workforce housing on property... Read More
The Chevy Chase interview: Why did he agree to make the dark documentary screening at FLIFF on Thursday?
Those who come to the new documentary “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not” hoping to see its star buried by his own contemptible reputation will not be disappointed. It’s all there — the condescension, the slights, the drugs, the firing from “Community” and his painful ostracism last year at the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live.” Almost immediately in the CNN Films documentary, Chase shovels fresh dirt on himself, telling intrepid filmmaker Marina Zenovich that her... Read More
Florida may change ID accepted at polling places, making it harder for students and seniors to vote
A wide-ranging election measure teed up for action Wednesday in the Florida House of Representatives would change the kinds of ID voters can present at the polls, potentially making it more difficult for college students and seniors to vote. The provision has gotten little attention because it’s tucked in a set of major proposed changes in Florida election law, the latest step in a yearslong effort by Republicans who control Florida state government to tighten the state’s voting... Read More