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When the sun goes down, darkness blankets Melrose Park, a predominantly Black neighborhood in central Fort Lauderdale that’s been without streetlights for decades. Commissioner Pamela Beasley-Pittman says she wants to lift the neighborhood out of the shadows by installing more than 500 lights throughout Melrose Park at a cost approaching $1.3 million in the first year alone. There’s just one problem: Some residents don’t want the lights — including Donna Guthrie, president of the... Read More

Today is Monday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2025. There are 79 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 13, 2011, Raj Rajaratnam (rahj rah-juh-RUHT’-nuhm), the hedge fund billionaire at the center of one of the biggest insider-trading cases in U.S. history, was sentenced by a federal judge in New York to 11 years behind bars. He was released early, in 2019. Also on this date: In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President... Read More

ORLANDO — If there is to be a preseason dress rehearsal for the Heat’s Oct. 22 regular-season opener, coach Erik Spoelstra made clear Sunday that it would not come against his team’s season-opening opponent. So 11 days from the start of the Heat’s 38th season, Spoelstra gave the night off to the three players seemingly locked into his opening-night starting lineup: Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins and Norman Powell. Instead, in the fourth of the Heat’s six exhibitions, Spoelstra rolled... Read More

General Daily Insight for October 13, 2025 Mistakes aren’t always bad. Lovely Venus enters its home sign of balanced Libra at 5:19 pm EDT, encouraging us to be open-hearted, charitable, and friendly with the people around us. However, Venus then contrasts with illusory Neptune, making it a bit more difficult to express ourselves. Surprises and mishaps could be right around the corner! Thankfully, these can be happy accidents. Finally, Pluto stations direct in Aquarius, guiding us to edit... Read More

Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Dolphins’ last-second loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium that dropped Miami to 1-5 on the season: Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist The Dolphins took the fourth-quarter lead briefly to cap what would have been an amazing comeback briefly, but then they blew it. That’s the way this season has gone. It was a dramatic failure for coach Mike McDaniel and his team. Oh, and let’s not forget... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will have his center in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Aaron Brewer is active after entering Sunday questionable with his new pectoral injury. He was not among inactive players announced 90 minutes prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff Sunday. Brewer was expected to be available after coach Mike McDaniel said Friday he was “hopeful” despite Brewer being limited in the week’s three practices. On Saturday, Miami did not... Read More

Volunteers gathered on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, for the monthly Fort Lauderdale Beach Sweep to help keep the South Florida shoreline clean. The event, held at 300 S. Lauderdale Beach Blvd., brought community members together to pick up trash and debris from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. View the photo gallery to see the effort put forth by volunteers to help protect the local environment. ... Read More

The Atlantic Eagles secured the District 14-5A title with a dramatic 33-30 come-from-behind victory over Coconut Creek on Friday night. View photos of the game where sophomore quarterback Pedro Martinez rallied the undefeated Eagles, throwing for a career-high 346 yards and three touchdowns. The gallery captures the action, including scores from James Jones and Mark Hanniford, as Atlantic overcame a rare halftime deficit to clinch the championship. ... Read More

Dear Eric: My brother and I are both in our late 60s. We’re close, and I consider his wife a good friend of mine. I discovered that my brother is engaging in some pretty questionable interactions on the social feed Threads. He’s been replying to quite a few posts by barely clothed women, complimenting them, saying he would like to date them, and asking them to DM him. Putting ethics aside, I am concerned that these posts will somehow reach his wife, or his two adult children. I know my... Read More

Average home insurance premiums in Florida increased by 1.5% over the first eight months of 2025 — an improvement over previous years but not the reduction that cost-burdened policyholders have been waiting for since reforms were enacted in 2022 and 2023. Will prices ever come down? Insurance insiders are divided over the prospect. Experts interviewed for this report concur that the potential for meaningful cost decreases depends on what happens to costs of reinsurance — insurance that... Read More