Their veal francese, baked ziti, pasta e fagioli and light-as-clouds garlic rolls presided over weddings and funerals, graduations and mitzvahs for 34 years, in a sumptuously red-bricked dining space older than the city of Weston itself. Now La Torretta Italian Grill, a comforting staple of the Indian Trace neighborhood, is scheduled to permanently close Jan. 11, management confirmed with the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Tuesday. Manager Martha Vasalo said new landlords in the Weston Lakes... Read More
How do you keep ice from melting in Miami? NHL prepares for first outdoor game in Florida
For more than a week, there has been a 200 feet by 85 feet sheet of ice sitting at LoanDepot Park in Miami, and the National Hockey League is counting on it not melting. It’s the same ice where the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers will meet on Friday in the 2026 NHL Winter Classic, the league’s famed annual outdoor games. The game is more associated with snowy locations in historic hockey strongholds like Toronto and Chicago than our beach-friendly winter, but with Broward’s... Read More
A community’s investment changed my life | Opinion
As the first person in my family to pursue higher education, I understand this achievement is not mine alone. I grew up in Delray Beach, where I was guided by hope and the possibility of changing my family’s story. So, my success belongs to those who came before me — especially my parents — whose sacrifices make this opportunity possible and inspire me to approach my education with purpose, responsibility and gratitude. Early in my senior year of high school, I realized that while I had... Read More
From classroom to cure: Student-led discovery of future antibiotics
Editor’s note: This article was written by Dr. Aarti Raja, a professor at Nova Southeastern University, in collaboration with South Florida Sun Sentinel staff writer Cindy Krischer Goodman. Antibiotic resistance has become an increasingly fatal problem that South Florida college students are trying to solve. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2019, antimicrobial resistance killed 1.27 million people worldwide and nearly 5 million deaths were associated with... Read More
Florida Blue and Cigna disputes with South Florida hospitals push patients out of network, paying higher costs
Showdowns in Broward and Palm Beach counties between hospitals and insurers like Florida Blue and Cigna over contract terms are pushing patients out of network for coverage and disrupting care as the new year arrives. Florida Blue and Broward County’s two public health systems, both under the same CEO, still lack a new contract. The months-long impasse between Florida Blue and Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System has affected as many as 40,000 policyholders who must deal with... Read More
Paranormal Cirque comes to SoFlo (plus details on four other circus shows)
You’ve probably never cirque-d like you can with Paranormal Cirque. The human circus — eschewing animal acts for dazzling derring-do from acrobats and athletes — is making its South Florida debut Jan. 9-19 in a big-top tent to be set up in Miramar Regional Park. And unlike other circuses that crisscross Broward and Palm Beach counties, Paranormal Cirque is not for the whole family. “We’re bringing our R-rated horror circus with a haunted attraction pre-show,” says Steve Copeland,... Read More
New speed restrictions on way for boaters on Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale
Heads up, boaters: New speed restrictions are coming to the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. The slower speeds — already approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — are part of an effort to improve safety in one of South Florida’s most heavily trafficked boating corridors, Fort Lauderdale officials say. The new minimum-wake zone covers the Intracoastal between the Oakland Park Boulevard bridge and the Sunrise Boulevard bridge. Slow speed is usually... Read More
Asking Eric: She’s no longer welcome after her shocking outburst at poker night
Dear Eric: A group of seven elders – men and women, ages 60 to 90 – have gotten together once a week to play poker at my unit in our condo building for almost two years. As my husband and I are the only couple, we provide the food and set up the game with chips. My husband is disabled and an introvert, so this is the only way that entertaining works for us. We eat, play, tell jokes (sometimes adult jokes). We have such a good time every week. Last Saturday, “Martha” decided to stop... Read More
Canadiens rally late in regulation, spoil Marchand’s night with OT win over Panthers
By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE — Nick Suzuki got a power-play goal 3:24 into overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final five minutes of regulation to stun the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Suzuki also scored late in regulation to tie the game for the Canadiens, who improved to 6-1-3 in their last 10 games. Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal. Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart scored for Florida, but Marchand was called for roughing 1:27 into... Read More
Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of ‘The Wire’ and Spike Lee films, dies at 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor best known for his roles in “The Wire,” “Veep” and several Spike Lee films, has died. He was 71. Whitlock died Tuesday in New York after battling a short illness, his manager, Brian Liebman, told Deadline. “If you knew him — you loved him,” Liebman wrote in an Instagram post. “A brilliant actor and even better person. May his memory forever be a blessing. Our hearts are so broken. He will be very, very missed.” With more than... Read More