Daily Horoscope for October 27, 2024

General Daily Insight for October 27, 2024 Speak with caution. As communicative Mercury struggles to work with awkward Chiron, discomfort can arise from words that were either miscommunicated or misinterpreted. When Mercury has similar struggles with overconfident Jupiter at 4:50 am EDT, we may open our mouths before thinking things through. Prideful thoughts can stumble into serious verbal blunders! The sensitive Moon is then at odds with both perfectionist Venus and serious Saturn — we... Read More

Disturbance in southwest Caribbean forecast, given minimal chance of development the next week

On Saturday night at 8 p.m., a disturbance was forecast by the National Hurricane Center in the southwest Caribbean Sea. Termed as a broad area of low pressure, the NHC wrote that “some gradual development of this system will be possible through the end of next week while it meanders or drifts northeastward over the southwestern Caribbean Sea.” The system has been given a 20% chance of development over the next seven days. The next storm to form would be Patty. Hurricane season runs... Read More

Dan Sullivan, Fort Lauderdale native who traveled world as advance man to George H. W. Bush, dies at 79

Dan Sullivan, former advance man for then-Vice President George H. W. Bush, died Tuesday at the age of 79. Sullivan grew up in Fort Lauderdale and returned to South Florida frequently during his career, marrying a woman he met in Miami. As Bush’s advance man, he coordinated important meetings with foreign dignitaries during the tumultuous 1980s. Originally Published: October 26, 2024 at 5:27 p.m. ... Read More

Dolphins set up quarterback pecking order vs. Cardinals as Tagovailoa activated, Boyle released

In order to make room for Tua Tagovailoa, quarterback Tim Boyle was released. That’s an indication that Skylar Thompson will indeed be the Dolphins’ backup quarterback Sunday against Arizona. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 26, 2024 at 4:54 p.m. ... Read More

Behind Florida Republicans in presidential election early voting, Democrats implore their voters to head to the polls

Confronting an unpleasant truth of how their party is faring in early voting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday cajoled voters to show up at the polls and cast ballots, hoping to jolt people into action. “Democrats in particular are unusually behind in getting their votes out,” warned Kristen Browde, president of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus. “Now is the time to do it. There is no time to waste.” Voting so far in South Florida and the state, illustrates the challenge faced... Read More

A visit to Florida’s wildest early voting site | Steve Bousquet

Early voting should be a peaceful and positive exercise in democracy. First, voters find a parking space. They fish around for a photo ID. They might be greeted by volunteers with materials promoting a favorite candidate, wait in line to vote — if there’s even a line — and then it’s over. Then there’s Tamarac. In this west Broward city, politics — and early voting — have become increasingly chaotic, divisive and bizarre. A half-dozen Broward sheriff’s deputies arrived at a... Read More

Amazon shuts down 400 seller accounts, offers little recourse, says lawsuit by Miami e-commerce company

Amazon disables sellers’ businesses, seizes their inventory and locks down their bank accounts but provides no guidance for how innocent sellers can clear their names, a newly filed lawsuit alleges. Originally Published: October 26, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. ... Read More

Las Olas is ‘alive and well’: 4 eateries opening in and around Fort Lauderdale’s ritzy restaurant row

Months after new and legacy restaurants wiped out on Las Olas Boulevard, four new eateries around Fort Lauderdale’s luxe restaurant row are getting ready to take their place. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 26, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. ... Read More

Today in History: October 26, Shootout at the O.K. Corral

Today is Saturday, Oct. 26, the 300th day of 2024. There are 66 days left in the year. Today in history: On October 26th, 1881, four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five outlaws, killing three of them, at the “Shootout at the O.K. Corral” in Tombstone, Arizona. Also on this date: In 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. In 1825, the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River. In 1861,... Read More