Delray Beach 15-year-old Coco Gauff gets U.S. Open wild-card entry

Di Lorenzo, a 22-year-old from Ohio, is a past NCAA doubles champion now ranked 128th. Osuigwe, a 17-year-old from Florida, won a French Open junior title and is ranked 105th. Ahn, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, finished first in the USTA’s wild-card challenge, while Volynets, a 17-year-old from California, won the 18s national championship. ... Read More

Babel and More Speaking in Tongues

There are hopeful implications embedded in this Old Testament story. The Old Testament story of the Tower of Babel is one that many of us often overlook in terms of its implications on the life of the church. Honestly, for those of us reading the Bible in our modern context today, the storyline itself can sound quite confusing. A group of men and women conspire together in the same language to form a great civilization. As the writer of Genesis conveys in chapter 11, the people said,... Read More

Like beer? Like food? Try these craft beer dinners in Fort Lauderdale and Delray

Miracolo and Due South Brewing’s Doug Fairall will discuss the food and beer pairings at the Burt & Max’s event. The lineup will feature: Lemon Coastline Lager paired with wahoo tataki (with Meyer lemon curd, sriracha and soy pearls, micro wasabi and sticky rice croquettes); Caramel Cream Ale paired with “Three Little Pigs” (Chai-brined Duroc pork belly with bacon marmalade, petite mustard greens, smoked hocks and vanilla-scented stone fruit mostarda); Grapefruit Category 5 IPA... Read More

Celibate Gay Christians: Neither Shockingly Conservative nor Worryingly Liberal

A new book uses stories and statistics to dispel stereotypes and suspicion. Being a celibate gay Christian means being an object of suspicion. The wider LGBTQ community sees you as shockingly conservative (“You think gay sex is wrong?”), while the wider evangelical community sees you as worryingly liberal (“You call yourself gay?”). One day, someone will be expressing disgust toward your “fundamentalist” beliefs. On the next, someone else is targeting your... Read More

NSU Department of Athletics Announces 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame Class

Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Setting the stage for another outstanding event this fall, the Nova Southeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee proudly announces the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2019, as four former student-athletes and one coach form another groundbreaking class for the Sharks. Major League Baseball player Miles Mikolas joins former swimmers Erin Black, Oskar Nordstrand and women’s golfer Taylor Collins, as well as program-launching rowing... Read More

270,000 BCPS Students Head Back to School on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – Superintendent Welcomes Students on the First Day of School

Monday, August 12, 2019To launch the new school year, BCPS Superintendent Robert W. Runcie will visit several schools welcoming students, parents, teachers and staff to an exciting new school year. ... Read More

Gun laws languish in Broward County, but that could change

The discussion comes in a county that, like the nation as a whole, finds itself divided over gun control. Particularly after the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, gun opponents have demanded tougher regulations. But gun shows like one last weekend in Pembroke Pines draw thousands of supporters, a sign that opposition to firearms is far from universal. ... Read More