A Palm Beach County investment advisor, insurance salesman and now convicted felon just learned he owes $1.6 million in restitution to the nonprofit rehabilitation center pension plan he once ran. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Tinder rolls out new ‘Spring Break Mode’ feature in South Florida
Tinder is looking to match up daters even before they head to popular spring break hot spots in South Florida. The dating app, which allows people to swipe left or right depending on whether they’re interested in someone, has added a “spring break mode” so that people can see who else is traveling to their spring getaway city. Miami and Fort Lauderdale are included in the top destinations where the service is being rolled out. Other cities include Daytona Beach, Destin Beach, Las... Read More
10 ways you’ve been cooking backyard burgers all wrong
10 Ways You’ve Been Cooking Backyard Burgers All Wrong istockphoto.com It’s that time of year — the sun is out (most of the time), the weather is warming up, and you finally have a reason to roll the grill that has been gathering dust since last year out into your backyard or onto your fire escape (tsk tsk). Perhaps you are a natural, making your own marinades and twirling your tongs like a pro. Maybe you can get your grill fired up on the first try, sans any lighting aids,... Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis to Florida Senate: Don’t ‘thumb nose’ at Parkland families by reinstating Scott Israel
Gov. Ron DeSantis used his State of the State address to try to tip the scales against former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Any senator who would vote to reinstate Israel would “thumb his nose” at the families who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting, he told state legislators Tuesday. DeSantis suspended Israel in January and replaced him with Greg Tony, a former Coral Springs police officer who has a background in active-shooter training. The Florida Senate is... Read More
Killer sought after man fatally stabbed
A 47-year-old Pompano Beach man sounded “in distress” when he called 911 for help after being stabbed, Broward Sheriff’s officials said, and now detectives are seeking the public’s help to catch his killer or killers. John Altidor was attacked about 9:53 a.m. Sunday, in the 300 block of Southeast Ninth Avenue, detectives said. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue took Altidor to Broward Health North Medical Center where he died a short time later, officials said. Detectives are continuing their... Read More
Broward School Board deciding Robert Runcie’s fate | Watch Live
Robert Runcie, the embattled superintendent who’s faced increasing criticism since the Parkland shooting, could be fired today if at least five of his nine School Board bosses give the word. Both supporters and foes packed the meeting at district headquarters in downtown Fort Lauderdale, with TV news crews and photographers lined up along the back wall. Outside, dozens of Runcie allies filled the hallway. “I don’t think he should be fired,” said Norman Freeman, pastor of the Greater... Read More
Wasserman Schultz calls out Trump-supporting congressman for anti-Semitic tweet
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is demanding an apology from one of her Republican colleagues for using “derogatory, anti-Semitic sterotypes” on Twitter. Wasserman Schultz, a Broward/Miami-Dade County Democrat, is calling out U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who is one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent supporters. On Sunday, Jordan tweeted a response to a news account that U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., chairman of the Judiciary Committee planned to issue extensive document... Read More
Girl, Get Some Footnotes: Rachel Hollis, Hustle, and Plagiarism Problems
“Girl, Stop Apologizing” strikes a chord with women. But its message of success hits the wrong note and borrows heavily from others. Something funny happened after I finished the new book from multimedia business mogul Rachel Hollis, best known for the massive 2018 bestseller Girl, Wash Your Face. After marking up my copy with marginalia, I nibbled at the bait: I pulled a notebook out of my desk, wrote “GOALS” on the front, and made a to-do list of accomplishments to focus on... Read More
If You Think You Have God Figured Out, You Definitely Don’t
Despite our best efforts to understand his ways, he won’t be bound by our tidy notions of divine etiquette. About 25 years ago, while neck-deep in my seminary training, I set my sights on a rather high goal: I’d learn the Book of Psalms by heart. Not in a year. Not even in five years. But as long as it took. Inch by inch, I’d explore these ancient hymns, climbing every hill and sinking into every valley, immersing myself in their literary landscape until they became part of me.... Read More
Broward School Board deciding Runcie’s fate today
Robert Runcie, the embattled superintendent who’s faced increasing criticism since the Parkland shooting, could be fired today if at least five of his nine School Board bosses give the word. Both supporters and foes packed the meeting at district headquarters in downtown Fort Lauderdale, with TV news crews and photographers lined up along the back wall. Outside, dozens of Runcie allies filled the hallway. “I don’t think he should be fired,” said Norman Freeman, pastor of the Greater... Read More