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The dining scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties is aglow with restaurants expected to make their debut this March and April. Here are some buzzy newcomers about to open their kitchens. Mitch’s Downtown Bagel Cafe, 3334 N. University Drive, Suite 8, Coral Springs; MitchsDowntown.com. Knishes, babka, pastrami and corned beef handhelds, black-and-white-cookies and scratch-made bagels of every stripe (even rainbow) are offered at this New York-style deli, the fourth in co-owner Adam... Read More

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 126-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets: – With the Heat now past the quarter pole of their remaining games, coach Erik Spoelstra was asked pregame about the balance of getting his players on the court while also being mindful of not having nagging injuries linger. – “We’re going for it,” Spoelstra said, as if reiterating his team’s every-game-matters mantra. – He added, “I know at this time of year,... Read More

MIAMI — On many other nights, the Miami Heat might have reached the point of peril. Against the Brooklyn Nets, adversity merely proved to be an inconvenience Thursday night for Erik Spoelstra’s team. So even with Bam Adebayo in foul trouble, with Norman Powell sidelined, and with an unexpected deficit in the third period, ultimately a 126-110 victory over the tanking Nets, the Heat’s sixth victory in their last eight games. With Adebayo mostly a second-half spectator, the Heat got... Read More

By LAURA UNGAR Last year, President Donald Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties between the fever reducer and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition. For nearly three months after that, new research found, Tylenol orders for pregnant women showing up in emergency rooms dropped and prescriptions of the generic drug for children rose. This happened despite sharp criticism of the president’s message from... Read More

In the last months of his life, attorney Richard Rosenbaum knew that other attorneys would need to step in to finish the cases he could not. His son, Ryan, was tasked with reaching out to Rosenbaum’s colleagues to find attorneys who could argue as passionately as he did against the death penalty. Good luck with that. “They told me, ‘Your dad is a unicorn. We can’t replace him,’” said Ryan Rosenbaum. Richard Lawrence Rosenbaum, 67, died Tuesday after fighting cancer for the last... Read More

Why all the secrecy? Two months after Project Tango erupted in controversy, the tech user behind the proposed massive Palm Beach County data center has not been officially identified. The investigative news site Seeking Rents reports that the developers are Palm Beach Aggregates, a rock-mining company, and Phillips Inc., a Tennessee-based infrastructure contractor. But the end user remains unknown. Legislation in Tallahassee might stall development by requiring studies, buffers and... Read More

South Florida’s bar scene is constantly spoiling us. When you’ve had your fill of carefully curated posh cocktail dens, a new breed of tapas bars awaits around the corner, with wine flights, sangria and Basque burnt cheesecake. Palomas and classy Aperol spritzes are in, mocktails and nonalcoholic beers are rising, and espresso martinis aren’t disappearing anytime soon. In conclusion, the state of our drinking union is strong. The newest class of bars calling the shots in our region... Read More

By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday urged Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration would be forced to act by itself if governments fail to effectively combat criminal organizations that directly threaten the United States and border security. “America is prepared to take on these threats and go on the offense alone if necessary,” Hegseth said in a speech at U.S. Southern... Read More

A man was killed after attacking deputies with a machete in Oakland Park Thursday morning, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. A little after 7 a.m., a suspicious person was reported in the 300 block of Northeast 38th Street, the Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies arrived, they encountered a man armed with a machete. At some point, the man “attacked the deputies with the machete and a deputy involved shooting occurred,” said Miranda Grossman, a spokesperson for BSO. Multiple... Read More

For Passover last year, Lindsay Perez decided to brainstorm a new matzo dessert combo. She placed dates, chocolate and peanut butter on the unleavened bread and did a taste test before bringing her creation to a Passover dinner. Her husband, Chris, took a bite, too, and they had a eureka moment. Thus NOSHY was born. Now products by their new company are being sold online and in several South Florida stores. The matzo creation became Lot’s A Matzah, their biggest seller. They are slowly... Read More