Fort Lauderdale’s Southport Raw Bar is turning 50 and feeling ‘shucking fabulous’

Fort Lauderdale’s Southport Raw Bar is turning 50 — and what a bloody fun restaurant it is. Their cheeky bumper stickers (“Eat Fish Live Longer, Eat Oysters Love Longer, Eat Clams Last Longer”) are known worldwide. And the stories shared by regulars are legendary. Originally Published: October 16, 2024 at 6:14 p.m. ... Read More

‘My friend died’: Man killed in Miramar shooting outside Dunkin’ Donuts identified

Newly released 911 calls depict the immediate aftermath of a shooting outside of a Dunkin’ Donuts plaza in Miramar early Wednesday morning that left a man injured and his friend dead. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 16, 2024 at 5:11 p.m. ... Read More

94-year-old woman killed in Florida’s Turnpike crash that left eight hospitalized

A 94-year-old woman was killed in the rush-hour crash on Florida’s Turnpike Tuesday that left eight others hospitalized, including an infant, officials say. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 16, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. ... Read More

Sewage water backing up through floor drains, standing water ‘below customers’ tables’: 2 South Florida restaurants shut

The state temporarily closed two South Florida restaurants — one each in Palm Beach and Broward counties — last week due to issues ranging from standing water underneath dining room tables and sewage water backing up through floor drains to an employee handling raw chicken then cooking pork without washing their hands. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm... Read More

Ukrainian teenager pleads not guilty to killing grandmother

Sofia Koval, the Ukrainian teenager charged as an adult with manslaughter for allegedly killing her elderly grandmother in May, pleaded not guilty Wednesday. She faces 15 years in prison if convicted, but her youth and her history may come into play when her defense lawyers argue for leniency if she is convicted. Originally Published: October 16, 2024 at 2:21 p.m. ... Read More

The ‘Least of These’ and the Quest for a Post-Christian Conscience

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Every few years, someone makes the point that, “actually,” the “least of these” passage from the Gospel of Matthew doesn’t really have anything to do with how we treat the poor or the stranger or the hungry. The “brothers” to which Jesus refers, the argument goes, are the messengers he sent out—meaning that the way one responds to the bearers of Jesus’ word signifies the way one responds to him.... Read More

Guide to the Arts 2024: Best art exhibits of the season

As part of our Guide to the Arts, which published in PRIME Magazine on Oct. 6, entertainment writer Phillip Valys offered his Critic’s Picks for the best visual arts exhibits coming up in South Florida. ‘Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides’ Through Feb. 2, 2025, at Pérez Art Museum Miami; 305-375-3000 or PAMM.org. In Calida Rawles’ acrylic painting “Release What I Will Not Give,” a woman floats face-up within swirls of the ocean while a hand reaches up into the frame from below.... Read More

People with felony records can vote in Nebraska. Ruling could help tip the balance on Nov. 5

By MARGERY A. BECK OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5. The order by Republican Secretary of State Bob Evnen could have kept 7,000 or more Nebraskans from voting in the upcoming election, the American Civil Liberties Union has said. Many of them... Read More