It’s free, it’s eye-popping art, and it just might ignite your imagination. Returning for its fifth edition, IGNITE Broward 2026 runs Feb. 13-22 with 30 immersive displays and light-tripping sculptures, all fanning out across four venues. The county has invested much to grow this 10-day bash, said Phillip Dunlap, director of Broward’s Cultural Division, which is co-presenting the event. Its budget has surged tenfold since IGNITE launched five years ago, from $125,000 in 2021 to $1.1... Read More
New scoop: Beloved Wilton Creamery is gone on Wilton Drive. Its successor wants to be ‘even more campy.’
Two days before his beloved Wilton Creamery closed on Christmas Eve, co-owner Daniel J. Colby unveiled his shop’s 916th and final whimsical flavor: “Santa Snax,” a brown-butter treat stuffed with crushed sugar cookies and festive sprinkles. It sold out the next day, and Colby bid well-wishers goodbye after 11 1/2 years, blaming high rents on Wilton Drive for his exit. Count Frank Spadea, a Wilton Creamery fan, among those wishing the shop a fond farewell. The theater producer and... Read More
Broward hospital districts proposal is going nowhere. Here’s what’s next.
A legislative battle over the future of Broward County’s public health care systems has hit a significant roadblock. The controversial bill that would empower Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System — two separate health taxing districts — to bypass antitrust laws and launch joint ventures was “temporarily postponed” in the Senate Community Affairs Committee on Feb. 3, 2026. By all accounts, it is dead, at least for this year. This development marks a pivotal moment... Read More
‘We got lucky’: How Florida wildlife died — or survived — in the brutal February freeze
The record-breaking arctic blast that hit Florida earlier this month may have sent humans scurrying for winter coats, but it sent wildlife scurrying, swimming and slithering for their lives. Some of those animals were native, some were invasive. Some survived. Thousands of others did not. The benchmark for cold snaps in Florida is the 2010 freeze, which killed manatees, crocodiles, iguanas, thousands of snook and goliath grouper, and caused 50% to 90% of invasive pythons to die in some... Read More
Today in History: February 14, Gang members gunned down in ‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’
Today is Saturday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2026. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day. Today in history: On Feb. 14, 1929, the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were gunned down. Also on this date: In 1779, English explorer James Cook was killed on the island of Hawai’i during a confrontation after Cook’s attempt to kidnap Hawaiian monarch Kalaniʻōpuʻu as leverage to recover a boat... Read More
Munoz, North Broward Prep stun defending state champ Somerset Canyons in 3A girls soccer regional final
BOYNTON BEACH — Ella Munoz has been a multisport star at North Broward Prep since she was in the sixth grade. The senior defender’s star never shone brighter than Friday night as her goal with a little over a minute left in the second overtime tied the game, and her game-sealing penalty kick in the shootout lifted the visiting Eagles (19-1-3) to a come-from-behind victory over the defending state champion Somerset Canyons 2-1 (4-2 PKs) in the 3A regional championship. “I normally play... Read More
Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quietly purchases warehouses to turn into detention and processing facilities. Republican New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte posted the document online amid tension over ICE’s plans to convert a warehouse in Merrimack into a 500-bed processing center. It said ICE plans 16 regional... Read More
Push for strict gun laws renewed eight years after Parkland mass shooting
Almost eight years to the day since his daughter was murdered trying to escape the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Fred Guttenberg sat next to U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz doing what he’s become known for — passionately arguing for gun laws that would make it more difficult for someone to commit an act of violence. “Jaime’s law,” named for Guttenberg’s daughter, is a federal bill that would extend background checks to the purchase of ammunition,... Read More
68 measles cases reported in Florida this year; count continues to rise
Measles is now spreading in Florida, with 68 cases reported in the state already this year. Florida Department of Health tracking shows that as of Feb. 7, the most recent data available, most cases in the state of the highly infectious disease are in Collier County, where, each day, more students and professors at Ave Maria University near Naples are showing symptoms. Although the state’s tracking charts show 45 cases in college-aged students in the area, the university said in a statement... Read More
Conagra ordered to pay $25 million in lawsuit alleging Pam cooking spray caused lung disease
A jury awarded a Los Angeles man $25 million in a lawsuit against Chicago-based Conagra alleging its butter-flavored Pam cooking spray caused a rare chronic lung disease that will require a double lung transplant. The verdict last week in the Superior Court of Los Angeles found that Conagra did not adequately warn consumers about the potential dangers of inhaling fumes from Pam cooking spray containing diacetyl, a butter-flavored chemical linked to respiratory illness. During the... Read More