Miami Dolphins outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow was released on a $1,000 bond on Saturday after he was arrested in Fort Lauderdale and accused of battery a day earlier. As a condition of pretrial release, Broward County Court Judge Lauren Peffer said Crow must undergo a substance abuse evaluation within 10 days and comply with any recommendations. He also must refrain from alcohol and intoxicants and undergo random alcohol testing. He is prohibited from contacting his girlfriend, who is... Read More
‘We won’t be erased,’ Fort Lauderdale advocates fight back to preserve rainbow street art
“We Won’t Be Erased” read giant letters in front of a rainbow painted on a street near Fort Lauderdale beach that served as the site of a protest on Saturday morning. Dozens of LGBTQ+ advocates and several state representatives rallied against a state order to remove the street designs in Fort Lauderdale, offering gratitude to city officials for fighting back. At an emergency city meeting Wednesday night, Fort Lauderdale city officials voted to fight a state order to remove a rainbow... Read More
‘Bring Your Own Food’? South Florida restaurant owners push back on this expanding trend
Sometimes you just want to get together with your friends. Wherever they may be. But what if they’re headed to a restaurant whose food you don’t want? Maybe the eatery serves mostly meat when you’re a vegetarian. Or they have nothing gluten-free. Or they only offer Coke when you prefer Pepsi. If you do walk in with your own grub, know this: You are committing a grave offense in the view of many restaurant owners. Jennifer Fidel, owner of Aunt Jenn’s Tea & Spice Shop in Wilton... Read More
DeSantis seeks to blame Legislature for street-art crackdown. Lawmakers tell different story.
Faced with backlash over the state ordering cities to remove LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalks and other decorative street art, Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly cited a new Florida law that he said requires those removals. But legislators from both sides of the aisle said the law the governor is pointing to contains no explicit language banning roadway art. DeSantis has defended the state’s removals and orders to eliminate still more asphalt art by pointing to the Florida Legislature, emphasizing... Read More
‘Florida’s in a crisis.’ Broward Democrats sound alarm about Trump, DeSantis policies
Degraded hurricane forecasts. Undetected HIV infections because of reduced testing. Seniors on the phone for hours waiting for Social Security to answer. Children without enough food. And dirtier planes and longer waits for bags at the airport. Those developments — some calamitous, some merely frustrating — are coming or are already here, a range of Broward elected officials said Friday as they offered their assessments of impacts from a range of policy initiatives and budgetary moves... Read More
Miss Manners: I don’t want to show them my baby registry
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am expecting my second daughter in March. Our families are both looking forward to having a baby shower for two main reasons: This will be the first shower we’ve had, because we lived too far away last time, and also because I’ve had two miscarriages prior to this pregnancy. Obviously both sides of the family are very excited, and our friends are as well. I am excited, but also a bit conflicted. I’ve heard plenty of people complain that one shouldn’t have a baby... Read More
Marlins score nine runs, and lose by 10 to Mets
By LARRY FLEISHER NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Tong allowed one earned run in five innings in his major league debut and the New York Mets hit six homers and set a franchise record for runs in a home game in a 19-9 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Tong (1-0) received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 42,112 when he took the mound for a six-pitch first inning. The 22-year-old Canadian right-hander had a 5-0 lead when he returned for the second, and the Mets made it 12-0... Read More
Week 2 high school football scoreboard
Richmond Hill (Georgia) 49, Everglades 0 Martin County 30, Boynton Beach 13 St. Thomas Aquinas 21, Boyd Anderson 0 (1st Q) Chaminade-Madonna 21, McArthur 0 (3rd Q) Tampa Jesuit 36, Benjamin 0 (4th Q) Atlantic 20, Jonesboro (Georgia) 12 (4th Q) Roman Catholic (Pennsylvania) 49, Cardinal Newman 35 (4th Q) Dillard 9, Stranahan 0 (1st Q) Camden County (Georgia) 13, West Broward 6 (3rd Q) Coral Glades 14, South Plantation 12 (2nd Q) ThursdayCalvary Christian Academy 21, University School... Read More
State now orders Fort Lauderdale to remove even more street art designs
Two days after Fort Lauderdale agreed to fight a state order to remove a rainbow pride flag and three other artsy designs painted on a local street, the state fired off a letter listing seven more sites that need to be removed. The letter, sent Friday at 6:32 p.m. and signed by Florida Department of Transportation District Secretary Steven Braun, gives the city a hearing date of Sept. 15 to make its case for keeping the street art, but warns there will be no change of heart. Fort Lauderdale... Read More
Source: UF AD Scott Stricklin agrees to 3-year extension through 2030
GAINESVILLE — UF athletic director Scott Stricklin has agreed to a 3-year extension through 2030, a source confirmed, keeping him in charge of one of college athletics’ most recognizable brands and well-funded programs with a budget of more than $200 million. Stricklin has navigated through the rapidly changing landscape in college athletics, including the arrival of NIL, the expansion of the SEC and the College Football Playoff, and most recently revenue-sharing with athletes. Along the... Read More