Roll up, roll up for last days of Hollywood’s oldest bar, soon to be a pot dispensary

Last call is coming soon for Stratford’s bar, Hollywood’s oldest watering hole. A neighborhood institution since 1938, the old-time Hollywood landmark will close its doors later this year. Next chapter: The bar will be transformed into a medical marijuana treatment center. The news sent some of Stratford’s regulars on a trip down memory lane. Some are sad to see the place go but like the idea that the walls where so many memories were made will remain standing. “We are not tearing... Read More

A guide to gay Pride in Fort Lauderdale (and other LGBT events in South Florida)

There will be a few firsts this year for Pride Fort Lauderdale. • The festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ communities in South Florida will be the first organization to have a beach-side parade on State Road A1A. • And one of the new events on the Feb. 21-24 schedule will be a drag brunch produced in partnership with the South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SoBeWFF), hosted by syndicated radio personality Elvis Duran and his fiance, Alex Carr. • There will also be a runway fashion show... Read More

I Fled My Country, But Not My Marriage

Though extremists separated me from my husband years ago, I know who holds us together. Two years ago this Valentine’s Day, I arrived in the United States after fleeing persecution in Pakistan. When I describe my journey, I often tell people it was like a journey from hell to heaven. I really do love it here. But the holiday where Americans around me celebrate romantic love is bittersweet. Although I have been married to my husband for seven years, we have only been in the same country... Read More

Cliff Sims, ‘Team of Vipers,’ and Faith Inside the White House – Part 3

“It’s important to remember that the gospel matters more than politics.” Ed: You're often featured on outlets that aren’t exactly evangelical bastions and they listen to you defend the President. Would you say that you are a supporter of the President now, as a private citizen? Cliff: I'm certainly a supporter of the overwhelming majority of the agenda that he is trying to implement. When I'm supporting him, I plan to be vocally supportive and when I think... Read More

James MacDonald Fired from Harvest

Leak of “highly inappropriate” comments by founding pastor of Chicago-area megachurch caps months-long clash with critics. In the midst of efforts to reconcile with longtime critics, Harvest Bible Chapel fired its founder and senior pastor James MacDonald for “engaging in conduct … contrary and harmful to the best interests of the church.” Harvest elders announced this morning that they were forced to take “immediate action” on Tuesday to end his 30-year... Read More

Meixandra Porter Selected as GEICO Alumni of the Month

Story Links Nova Southeastern Athletics would like to recognize former women’s basketball player Meixandra Porter as its February 2019 GEICO Alumni of the Month. A 2013 Business graduate who played under coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry, Porter is currently stationed in California as servicewoman in the United States Air Force. On the court for the Sharks, the two-time All-Sunshine State Conference first-teamer  earned the distinction of becoming the program’s inaugural First Team... Read More

Five School-Related/District Employee of the Year Finalists Selected for Their Hard Work, Dedication and Commitment to Student Achievement

Monday, February 12, 2019 Dedicated, hardworking, creative, diligent and meticulous are words used to describe Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) five finalists for School-Related/District Employee of the Year.... Read More

Long-Lasting Love: Name a Shark for Valentine’s Day

Tagged Shark by Guy Harvey Research Institute Needs a Name FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Valentine’s Day is almost here. If you’re stuck trying to find that perfect gift for your someone special, researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s  (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) may have just the thing: a tagged female mako shark swimming off the coast of North Carolina who is looking for a name. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, research scientists... Read More