Once a local track and football star, Anthony Schwartz will have chance to make team for hometown Dolphins in 2024

Anthony Schwartz once made an ascension as a touted college football recruit and world-class track sprinter in South Florida. That journey took the speedy wide receiver through Auburn and then the Cleveland Browns as a third-round NFL draft pick. But his third professional season saw him cut by the Browns and then picked up by the Miami Dolphins to spend the second half of the 2023 season on the practice squad. Shortly after the season, Schwartz was signed to a futures contract, signaling... Read More

A permanent memorial to the Parkland 17: Panel to decide among 6 designs

A panel that will choose a monument to the 17 who died in Parkland hopes one of six final proposals creates a place for peace after six years of sorrow. A location has been selected: A 1-acre site on the border of Parkland and Coral Springs at the former Heron Bay Golf Club. The land, which will house a permanent memorial to the students and teachers killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, was donated by the North Springs Improvement District, which provides water treatment... Read More

Pembroke Park commissioner pleads not guilty to misusing 911 system

Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs has been charged with misuse of the 911 system after alleging the mayor was known to have a gun and that he feared for his safety, according to police. The incident happened just before a town commission meeting on Nov. 8 when Jacobs called the Broward Sheriff’s Office to talk about Mayor Ashira Mohammed, police said. “It was expressed by Commissioner Jacobs complaint that Mayor Mohammed has been displaying threatening behavior by yelling at him... Read More

Ticket alert: Justin Timberlake to play Sunrise on first tour in five years

Renaissance man Justin Timberlake has added a second concert in South Florida on The Forget Tomorrow World Tour: a stop at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Friday, Nov. 8. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday at JustinTimberlake.com. A venue and LiveNation presale will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday.  On his first tour in five years, the musician and actor will be performing new music from his forthcoming album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” along with fan favorites such... Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces crackdown on ‘porch pirates’ in new Florida bill

A new bill moving quickly through the Florida legislature would intensify penalties for retail theft and “porch piracy,” making it a third-degree felony to steal packages worth over $40. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the crackdown at a Tuesday news conference in Cape Coral, describing it as a measure to avoid a “culture of lawlessness” in progressive states like California and New York. “You have Amazon will deliver it, they drop this stuff off, and sometimes it’s gone,” DeSantis... Read More

Ask Amy: My father isn’t well and never will be. How do I answer when people ask how he’s doing?

Dear Amy: My father is on the far side of a debilitating and eventually terminal neurological disorder. He’s not able to dress himself anymore, his language is mostly gone, and it’s generally sad and depressing all around. My mother is his full-time caregiver, and my siblings and I all live in different states. I am often asked by friends, extended family, coworkers etc., “How’s your dad doing?” or, “How are your parents?,” especially after I return from a visit home. After... Read More

JetBlue shares soar as activist investor Carl Icahn takes a stake in the airline

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN (AP Business Writer) Shares of JetBlue are up more than 18% in Tuesday afternoon trading as activist investor Carl Icahn took an almost 10% stake in the airline. Icahn, who purchased the shares in January and February, said in a regulatory filing that he believe JetBlue’s stock is undervalued and represents an attractive investment opportunity. The stock is down abut 29% in the past year. He has had talks, and plans to continue talking with JetBlue in regards to... Read More

‘I feel like there’s still people inside’: Parkland’s 1200 building houses unwelcome, haunting memories

The 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the scab covering Parkland’s deepest wound, has not been in use since Feb. 14, 2018. It’s scheduled for demolition this summer. For some, it can’t come down soon enough. For some, but not for all. You can’t tell why from the outside. It just looks like a nondescript, fenced-off, three-story edifice showing the earliest signs of neglect. Why bother touching up the exterior paint job or cleaning the windows of a school building... Read More

Questionnaire: Ryan Boylston, candidate for Delray Beach mayor

Name: Ryan Boylston Age: 41 Website: BoylstonforMayor.com What distinguishes you most from your opponent(s)?My extensive local, regional and professional leadership experience. As a Commissioner and Vice Mayor, I’ve initiated projects that fed thousands during the pandemic, saved historic landmarks and managed the budget responsibly. My campaign has received broad support, including hundreds of residents, five former mayors, police/fire/service-workers unions, community leaders and... Read More

General Daily Insight for February 13, 2024

General Daily Insight for February 13, 2024 Conflict can take on a new face at any moment. Aggressive Mars moves into dogmatic Aquarius at 1:05 am EST, arming us to passionately defend our viewpoints. As peacemaker Venus supports high-minded Neptune, we might still hope to keep up an appearance of decorum. We may think it’s possible for arguments to follow reasonable rules. When the itchy Aries Moon joins forces with touchy Chiron, however, our primal impulses are likely to overpower our... Read More