Q: Is Zion Williamson off our board? – Andy. A: First, it’s not as if the Pelicans ever formally had Zion Williamson on the trade market, going as far as to have him represent the team at last month’s draft lottery. And the current case that has come to light is a civil case, not a criminal case. But, yes, figure on all the personnel speculation regarding Zion to be tabled for a while. As it is, injuries and availability created pause, anyway, with the situation at the moment... Read More
Topping $5 billion: Thousands of new homes lift Palm Beach County’s new-construction value
The value of new construction in Palm Beach County will top $5 billion this year as thousands of new residences are added. This is according to Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks, who recently told county commissioners about the state of the market from last year and what to expect this year. New construction value also hit $5 billion in taxable value in 2024 with nearly 6,500 “new livable units added to the tax roll for 2025,” Jacks said during a recent public... Read More
Messi’s brilliance continues with two goals and an assist as Inter Miami hammer Columbus
By ALANIS THAMES FORT LAUDERDALE — Lionel Messi scored for the fifth time in three Major League Soccer matches to help Inter Miami rout the Columbus Crew 5-1 on Saturday night. Messi played a role each of Miami’s goals. He scored twice — in the 15th and 24th minutes — giving him 10 goals this season, which leads his team and is tied for third in MLS. He set up Tadeo Allende’s goal in the 13th, Fafà Picault’s in the 89th and was also involved in Luis Suarez’s score in the... Read More
Daily Horoscope for June 01, 2025
General Daily Insight for June 01, 2025 We can express the best sides of ourselves without much effort. The Moon begins in outgoing Leo, inspiring us to live out loud. As Luna moves along, it conjoins energetic Mars, giving us an extra surge of ambition and can-do spirit, before moving into a trine with alluring Venus in fiery Aries. We can put all this potent power to efficient use when the Moon enters Virgo at 11:03 pm EDT, setting us up for a responsible next couple of... Read More
Two shot, woman carjacked near Miramar ALDI
Two people were shot and a woman was carjacked near the ALDI plaza in Miramar Saturday afternoon, police say. About 2:30 p.m., an altercation at an apartment near the 12000 block of Miramar Parkway spilled out into the parking lot, resulting in over 20 gunshots being fired, according to Janice McIntosh, a spokesperson for Miramar Police. One of the suspects involved then fled to the nearby ALDI plaza, where he carjacked a woman and began driving away. Officers pursued the suspect, who bailed... Read More
How Aleksander Barkov set the tone for Panthers’ three Stanley Cup Final runs
FORT LAUDERDALE — Aaron Ekblad has been Aleksander Barkov’s teammate longer than anyone on the Florida Panthers. Ekblad joined the team in 2014, a year after Barkov, while the franchise was in the midst of a 24-year stretch where it did not win a playoff series. Getting out of the first round would have been a nice accomplishment. Winning a Stanley Cup? A pipe dream. But Ekblad knew the team had an ace in the hole. “We’ve always had Sasha Barkov,” Ekblad said. “So there’s... Read More
It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
By HOLLY MEYER BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” and its music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds. In four-part harmony, they sing together for hours, carrying on a more than 180-year-old American folk tradition that is as much about the community as it is the music. It’s no accident “The Sacred... Read More
Insurance costs edge higher for Florida homeowners and condo owners
The upward rise in costs for homeowner insurance in Florida resumed during the first quarter of 2025, with average premium costs edging higher after dipping slightly in late 2024, new data released by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation shows. The average premium paid by owners of single-family homes in Florida increased by 0.3% — climbing from $3,646 to $3,658 — between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, according to a South Florida Sun Sentinel comparison... Read More
Conditions are primed for a fierce hurricane season. Here’s what Floridians can expect.
Another potentially dangerous hurricane season officially begins Sunday and with forecasters calling for an “above-average” number of storms, Floridians should have their initial preparations in place soon. We can expect an above-average season over the next six months due to many factors, including hot Atlantic ocean temperatures. It’ll be the latest busy season: Last year, Hurricane Helene became the most deadly U.S. hurricane since Katrina, and Hurricane Milton spawned some 43... Read More
Defending Rep. Moskowitz’s stock trades | Letters to the editor
Your front page recently carried a screaming headline about U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz trading in stocks. One had to read down to the fifth paragraph before you said that he did nothing wrong. (How many readers will read beyond the headline?) Remember that several members of Donald Trump’s administration who, by sheer coincidence they would have us believe, dumped stocks just before Trump announced tariffs (including Attorney General Pam Bondi). Where was that story? I thought the Sun... Read More