There is. Shady Distillery, which will pump out vodka, bourbon, whiskey and rums, will debut next spring inside a 20,000-square-foot building behind the food hall. That building also will house co-working spaces. A pet project for Dapuzzo, the distillery will make sugarcane-distilled vodka punched with Florida orange juice, barrel-aged bourbons and cinnamon-flavored whiskeys, to be served at Sistrunk’s bar and other Society 8 properties such as Park & Ocean and Wild Thyme. ... Read More
The Key to This Church Planting Network’s Success? Start Big, Stay Big
The Association of Related Churches (ARC) focuses on a non-competitive spirit and strategic growth. One Sunday morning last year, greeters waved and held signs saying “You Belong Here” and “You Can Sit With Us” to welcome cars pulling up to SOCO Church, which meets in an event space in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. The worship band led the congregation in Hillsong’s “O Praise the Name” before a plaid-clad pastor in clear-framed glasses took the... Read More
‘Fake lawyer’ heading to real prison after guilty verdict
The charges against Frank included the accusation that he negotiated a commercial lease for a property he did not own, accepting $5,000 from the tenant in two payments, one of which he deposited in the account of a business he owned. The owner said he didn’t learn about the deal until the tenant started to move in. He said Frank did not have his permission to negotiate the deal. ... Read More
School Board Members, Superintendent and Staff Welcome BCPS Students and Families to the 2019/20 School Year
Wednesday, August 14, 2019Today, Wednesday, August 14, 2019, was a day filled with smiles, handshakes and words of encouragement as Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent Robert W. Runcie and Broward County School Board members welcomed students, families and staff to the 2019/20 school year. ... Read More
The Critical Connection Between Context and Culture
Here are a few factors that make leaders effective at shaping the right culture for an organization. I’ve started churches, served more established congregations, and been the vice president of a half-a-billion-dollar company. Now, I am privileged to lead the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. In my roles, I have seen leaders who overwhelmingly succeed and those who phenomenally fail. One of the key differentiators of success for leaders that I have observed is their ability to... Read More
$13M waterfront estate comes with restaurant-sized kitchen, stock-trading room — and a limo | PHOTOS
The two-story Mediterranean-style house, on three-quarters of an acre at 220 N. Compass Drive in Fort Lauderdale, hit the market on July 9 for $12.995 million. It has six bedrooms, seven full and one half baths, a movie theater, wood-paneled library, fireplace and a kitchen designed to allow four chefs to work simultaneously. ... Read More
Promise program — slammed after Parkland shooting — should be scrapped, commission says
It’s led to heated debates on the School Board since Promise critic Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter Alyssa was murdered at Stoneman Douglas, joined the School Board in November. When she brought up the issue at a School Board meeting Tuesday, Rosalind Osgood, who represents a largely black constituency, snapped back in anger. ... Read More
Emergency communications that failed in Parkland shooting are getting fixed
The county has been working to replace it, having appropriated the money, but has not been able to complete the job. The delays in replacing it have led to intense criticism of the county from members of the Stoneman Douglas commission, who considered its replacement an urgent public safety priority. ... Read More
Methodists Cancel Plans for First Big Meeting Outside US
The UMC has decided to relocate its 2024 General Conference from Manila, Philippines. The United Methodist Church has scrapped plans for its first General Conference meeting outside the United States. The global denomination had been planning to hold the 2024 meeting of its decision-making body in Manila, capital of the Philippines. But plans for a meeting there, first announced in 2015, are now off. Sara Hotchkiss, business manager for the Commission on General Conference, said organizers... Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis stiffs Florida Bar to stack courts with hard-right judges | Editorial
Schifino, who has a trial practice, served eight years on the nominating commission for the 13th circuit, having been appointed by Republican Govs. Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist. Joe Negron, past president of the Florida Senate, appointed him to the Constitution Revision Commission that met in 2017 and 2018. Like the governor, Schifino is a Republican. ... Read More