The Hurricanes’ leaders called a players-only meeting during the bye week in an effort to make sure UM doesn’t slack during the second half of the season. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 15, 2024 at 2:16 p.m. ... Read More
Here’s what the next two weeks of hurricane season look like in October
After a brutal September and early October, Florida is ready for a reprieve from hurricanes. According to experts, the next two weeks are a toss-up. In their two-week forecast report, Colorado State University meteorologists said they see a 50% chance of above-normal activity in the Atlantic basin, a 40% chance of near-normal activity and a 10% chance of below-normal activity. There’s a bright spot, though. “Normal” for the second half of October is typically less active than late... Read More
Craft-beer armageddon? Nine South Florida breweries have shut down in one year
After a golden boom, South Florida’s craft-beer industry has turned sour — and not in a good way — with a rash of brewery closings across the tricounty area. Will it ever bounce back? Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 15, 2024 at 1:33 p.m. ... Read More
17-year-old arrested in double shooting outside Pompano Beach high school football game
A 17-year-old is facing attempted murder charges in a shooting that injured two people outside of a Pompano Beach high school football game earlier this month. Detectives say the shooting was not connected to the school. Originally Published: October 15, 2024 at 11:55 a.m. ... Read More
Guide to the Arts 2024: Our picks for best pop concerts this season (and, yes, Taylor is one of them)
As part of our Guide to the Arts, which published in PRIME Magazine on Oct. 6, entertainment writer Ben Crandell offered his Critic’s Picks for the best in pop shows coming up in South Florida. Taylor Swift Oct. 18-20, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens. Sold out; resale tickets are going for more than $2,000 each at vendors such as StubHub. The colossus of pop culture finally comes to South Florida on The Eras Tour, a career-changing globe trot that began in 2023, when it broke Ticketmaster... Read More
Questionnaire: Sophia Haynes, candidate for Sunrise City Commission Seat B
Name: Sophia Haynes Campaign website: electsophiahaynes4seatb.com Date and place of birth: 11/18/1972, Jamaica Is Sunrise city government sufficiently transparent with its residents? If your answer is no, what should be changed? Adherence to prescribed laws is touted by the City of Sunrise at all levels of the city’s government, which has adhered to aligns the city as being sufficiently transparent. List in order of importance the three most important issues in your community and briefly... Read More
Man killed in overnight shooting outside Dunkin’ restaurant in Miramar
One man was killed and another wounded after shots were fired outside a Dunkin’ restaurant in Miramar early Tuesday, police said. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 15, 2024 at 7:51 a.m. ... Read More
How Messianic Jews Are Serving Israelis Displaced by Hamas and Hezbollah
As the sirens wailed on October 1, Nirit Bar-David took refuge in her familiar safe room. Iran had just launched another 180 missiles at Israel, and she had about a minute to take cover. So did the other 350 residents of Israel’s only Messianic Jewish moshav. Sitting on a pine-covered ridge about ten miles west of Jerusalem, the Yad HaShmona community has lived in steady tension over the past year of war with Hamas in Gaza—now extended against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Thirty members of the... Read More
Free South Florida events for breast cancer screenings and support
October is the time to get the breast cancer screening you may have been putting off. Upcoming events in South Florida offer opportunities for breast cancer screenings, information and support. They also raise awareness and funding for the disease. Originally Published: October 15, 2024 at 5:07 a.m. ... Read More
The Fort Lauderdale of 1968, and of today | Letters to the editor
Developer Charlie Ladd (letter to the editor, “No more cracker-box homes,” Oct. 9) came to Fort Lauderdale in 1984 and began to transform it, all right — some good and some very bad. I first came to the town of Davie in 1968, and I have three distinct memories. The Ku Klux Klan, fully hooded and robed, marching on horseback down 64th Avenue; a straw poll among teachers at the high school where I taught gave George Wallace the majority; the Sun Sentinel’s editorial pages revealed a... Read More