Call it the best of both worlds: By day, tuck into $10 breakfast platters, country-fried steak and strawberry-smothered flapjacks. By night, say “buonasera” to veal sorrentino, 18-inch vodka pies and red sauce-smothered rigatoni bolognese. Two years after closing in Wilton Manors, the beloved LGBTQ+ gathering spot once named Shawn & Nick’s Courtyard Cafe has popped up in an unlikely place: inside the Italian restaurant Dom Caruso’s Cucina. The newly blended business — now called... Read More
U of Oregon cuts spare Judaic studies faculty who had raised alarm
A round of layoffs at the University of Oregon that Judaic studies professors had feared would affect their program appears to have spared them entirely. No tenured or tenure-track faculty or degree programs will be affected as part of the latest round of budget cuts intended to address a $29 million deficit, university administrators announced on Sept. 8. Around 20 unspecified “career faculty” positions will be eliminated, and vacant positions will be left unfilled, but the stated cuts... Read More
Qatar’s ruling emir accuses Israel of working to ‘ensure is Gaza is no longer livable’
By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s ruling emir has accused Israel of not caring about its hostages held in the Gaza Strip and instead only working to ”ensure is Gaza is no longer livable.” Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s remarks Monday came at the start of a summit over Israel’s attack last week on Doha targeting Hamas leaders there. Israel has said the goals of its war in Gaza include bringing all the hostages back and defeating... Read More
School board wants to stop WLRN management group from buying Palm Beach County radio station
In the wake of losing more than $3 million in federal and state funding, WLRN-FM, the venerable public radio station that serves a major chunk of Southeast Florida, launched one of its most critical fundraising drives last week. But while the South Florida Public Media Group, which manages the Miami-based National Public Radio affiliated station, opened its fall campaign, it also finds itself in an abrasive legal dispute with the Miami-Dade County School Board, which owns WLRN’s operating... Read More
‘Thriving in South Florida’: New study highlights diversity of South Florida’s Sephardic Jews
Their ancestors came from North Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and Iberia. And they’re all Jewish. Sephardic Jews, at just 10% of the American Jewish population, are a minority within a minority. Many trace their ancestry to the Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492. Their rich religious and culture heritage typically gets little attention in the American Jewish mainstream, where most forebears came from Eastern and Central Europe. A new report seeks to bring attention to the Sephardic... Read More
Today in History: September 15, Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
Today is Monday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2025. There are 107 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 15, 2008, as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 in the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. Also on this date: In 1835, Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle. In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany, depriving German Jews of their citizenship. In 1940, the tide turned in the Battle... Read More
Inter Miami hosts the Seattle Sounders in non-conference action
By The Associated Press Seattle Sounders FC (12-7-9, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (13-6-7, seventh in the Eastern Conference) WHERE/WHEN: Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -103, Seattle +238, Draw +268; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Inter Miami faces the Seattle Sounders in a non-conference matchup. Miami is 7-2-3 in home games. Miami ranks fourth in the league with 54 goals led by Lionel Messi with 19. The... Read More
Emmy Awards 2025: Full list of top winners
NEW YORK (AP) — The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. “The Studio” made Emmy history by winning 13 awards, becoming the most awarded comedy series in a single season. It beats the previous record of 11 set by “The Bear” last year. “The Studio,” Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ series, won for comedy acting, directing, and writing. Tramell Tillman accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series... Read More
Daily Horoscope for September 15, 2025
General Daily Insight for September 15, 2025 Actively enjoying ourselves isn’t unproductive — it’s necessary. Pleasure-loving Venus is partying her way through expressive Leo, encouraging us to make the most out of life. Fortunately, it shouldn’t be too tough to pursue our desires when Venus sextiles energizing Mars in Libra at 11:04 pm EDT. Venus just so happens to rule Libra, so these energies will fit together like a hand in a glove. Even if we have a busy day ahead of us, we... Read More
Things we learned in Miami Dolphins’ 33-27 loss to the New England Patriots
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins entered Sunday’s home opener against New England badly needing a victory. They didn’t get it, losing, 33-27, to fall to 0-2 heading into Thursday’s game at Buffalo. Fans were angry during the week, angry enough to finance an airplane that towed a banner an anti-general manager and anti-coach banner reading “Fire Chris Grier. Fire Mike McDaniel.” Fans also booed the Dolphins lightly early in the game. All was forgiven by the third quarter when... Read More