A beloved suburban strip-mall scoopery, Let’s Chill Homemade Ice Cream in Coral Springs, has notched the No. 2 spot in Yelp’s list of “Top 100 U.S. Ice Cream Shops 2025.” Meanwhile, a pair of The Magic Cow shops in Davie and Coral Springs ranked No. 10 and No. 96, respectively, in the crowdsourced review website’s national roundup announced on July 1. No shops in Palm Beach or Miami-Dade counties received recognition. Loathe as we are to give credence to yet another Yelp listicle,... Read More
Kosher is hot: South Florida’s list of certified restaurants keeps growing
Jews from all over the place have been moving to South Florida, and kosher restaurants are following along. There’s been a wave of new openings since we published our last roundup in January. Below you will find some freshly minted and some older establishments that have not made our listings before. All meet the high standards of a regional certification agency, the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The board has been supervising restaurants... Read More
Daily Horoscope for July 01, 2025
General Daily Insight for July 01, 2025 Equilibrium might be hard to find. The sensitive Moon moves into Libra at 5:16 pm EDT, which normally helps to create a sense of balance within us. Unfortunately, today holds more challenges to this idealized inner peace. Such issues arise once the Moon opposes Saturn, creating stubborn obstacles and delays that frustrate our attempts to create harmony. Later, the Moon wrestles with Neptune as well, adding further potential layers of confusion,... Read More
Panthers’ draft picks, prospects eye future with team at player development camp
FORT LAUDERDALE — To say his last 48 hours have been a whirlwind would be an understatement. Mads Kongsbak Klyvo — the Danish forward taken No. 112 by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round of the NHL draft — was at home in Denmark, gathered around the TV with his family, when he heard his name called on Saturday afternoon. Just 48 hours later, the 18 year old was on the ice in Fort Lauderdale. “It’s been pretty overwhelming,” Klyvo said on Monday after the Panthers’ first... Read More
Judges consider whether Trump can use wartime act against Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Immigration and administration lawyers on Monday battled over whether President Donald Trump can use an 18th century wartime act against a Venezuelan gang in a case that is likely to ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorneys sparred before a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the latest step in a tangled legal battle over Trump’s March invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Tren de Aragua... Read More
Motorcyclist dead, one hospitalized after race ends with fiery crash in Weston
One motorcyclist died and another is in critical condition after they crashed on U.S. Highway 27 in Weston on Sunday while racing each other, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Mario Vasquez, 63, and Asiel Mena-Echevarria, 35, both of Hialeah in Miami-Dade County, were riding separate motorcycles north in the 4400 block of U.S. 27 shortly after 4:30 p.m. when they sideswiped and collided, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday. Both men and their motorcycles fell to... Read More
EL AL resumes Tel Aviv flights from South Florida this week
EL AL Israel, the national airline of Israel, has resumed flying to Tel Aviv from South Florida after a more than two-week hiatus forced by military hostilities with Iran. The first flight lifted out of Miami International Airport on Sunday, airport spokesman Greg Chin said Monday. “EL AL resumed Miami-Tel Aviv service yesterday,” he said. “They have their normal schedule this week.” An El AL Boeing 787 took off from Miami at 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the tracking service... Read More
Trump is expected to sign an executive order ending US sanctions on Syria
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, following through on his earlier promise to do so. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move was designed to “promote and support the country’s path to stability and peace.” Sanctions will remain in place on former President Bashar Assad, his associates and others, she said. The U.S. granted... Read More
Dolphins finally find Jalen Ramsey trade partner, moving on from stellar CB after two seasons
After more than two months since they first put the word out they were parting ways with Jalen Ramsey, the Miami Dolphins finally found their trade partner for the elite but aging and expensive cornerback on Monday. The Dolphins are sending Ramsey, the 30-year-old seven-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, to the Steelers, according to Ramsey on social media. It is not known what the Dolphins were getting in return, but ESPN reported that the Dolphins got safety Minkah Fitzpatrick... Read More
Miss Manners: We were yelled at in a Paris opera house. Were we in the wrong?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Médée” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions. We were seated in the two front seats of a box in the first loge, with three pairs of seats behind us. Without an aisle, the box occupants must seat themselves in order from front to back to avoid climbing over one another. We needed to be seated first, and conversely, were the last to... Read More