Category: Broward News

Avoiding politics at the Thanksgiving table is an age-old rule that gets harder to follow every year. The last time we gathered for this traditional feast, you had to dodge the discussion minefield of the 2018 election and our state’s ability to drag that process out for a couple extra weeks. This year, well, let’s just say that it’s going to be tough to avoid a politics chit-chat that could impeach your character. Advertisement But you can do this — and we’re here... Read More

Erik Randa helps dig out a stuck Chevrolet Malibu being used by a ride-sharing service driver out of an intersection at 2nd Ave. and Pearl St. as a storm packing snow and high winds sweeps in over the region Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Denver. Stores, schools and government offices were closed or curtailed their hours while on another front, Thanksgiving Day travellers were forced to wrestle with snow-packed roads and flight delays or cancellations throughout the intermountain West. (AP... Read More

“Before even becoming a ‘resident’ of Florida, Donald Trump has already betrayed his new neighbors on the issue they care most about: health care. Donald Trump has tried time and time again to repeal the Affordable Care Act and eliminate protections for the close to 8 million Floridians living with pre-existing conditions like cancer, diabetes, or asthma,” Biden said, warning insurance companies could deny coverage or increase premiums. ... Read More

She was arrested on corruption charges on Jan. 25, 2018, and faced a slew of charges: accepting illegal campaign contributions, two counts of money laundering, official misconduct and soliciting contributions in a government building. Prosecutors later dropped the money laundering charges. ... Read More

The early crowd has been erupting with chants of “USA, USA, USA,” and “four more years.” When people spotted Trump’s campaign manager, Fort Lauderdale resident Brad Parscale, along the side of the floor, people started applauding, cheering and calling out his name. ... Read More

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 13: A general view of the atmosphere during Nickelodeon’s Slime City Atlanta preview on June 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for Nickelodeon) User Upload Caption: Slime City, a new pop-up experience from Nickelodeon, will open in Aventura Mall Dec. 6-Jan. 20. (Nickelodeon / Courtesy) ... Read More

A shame, then, that much was off on the recent night I visited. A problem with the CO2 tank meant no tap beer. The complimentary flavored popcorn at meal’s start (a longtime Rebel House tradition, curry butter on this night) was cold and showed no life. Hand-cut fries served with two dishes were limp and soggy, not hot and crisp. Baker’s matzo meal-battered fried chicken, another signature dish he brought from Mazie’s, was listed on the menu but no longer available. (A menu with new... Read More

This year, we have less time to buy gifts. There are only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas six less than last year. Hanukkah is Dec. 22-30. More than 165 million deal-seekers will shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. They’ll be spending more this year, on average of $1,047, according to the National Retail Federation holiday survey of 7,917 adult consumers. ... Read More

At the time, Public Counsel J.R. Kelly said his office’s priority in the settlement with FPL was to secure new tracking procedures by FPL of its expenses for recovery from future storms. He also said they got some “concessions,” including the reclassification of about $50 million in Irma recovery costs. ... Read More

How can this second-year art fair, which in 2018 took over a police impound lot in Allapattah, possibly top itself? Answer: with mechanical bull unicorns and motocross stunts. The bash in Miami’s Little River neighborhood – the northernmost tip of the Art Basel madness – is stuffed with attractions, including a monster truck show, a pop-up food hall crammed with 13 food vendors and four bars, live DJs and a sustainable market. Is there, well, art? Sure. But when motocross pros fly over... Read More