Monday, May, 13, 2024Join School Board Member, Dr. Jeff Holness in celebrating Senior Citizen Month and the incredible impact of our foster grandparents! Hear from Ms. Chestnut and Ms. Jackson about their heartwarming experiences in the Foster Grandparent Program. ... Read More
Grant Arthur Gochin exposes Lithuanian Holocaust fraud
Grant Arthur Gochin is the author of “Malice, Murder and Manipulation: One Man’s Quest for Truth”. The book documents his family history of oppression in Lithuania. Gochin recently discussed “Lithuanian Holocaust Fraud” during a presentation hosted by The Gross Family Center for the Study of Antisemitism and the Holocaust. During our conversation, Gochin shared his work as an activist. “I was an activist in the South African liberation struggle and recognized that the majority of... Read More
Gas just went down by double digits across Florida. Will prices continue to drop?
Gas prices took a dive this week. In Miami, prices are down more than 13 cents a gallon, and have plummeted 21 cents in the Bradenton-Sarasota area. Prices dropped an … Click to Continue » ... Read More
‘The Chosen’ Breaks Record for Most-Translated TV Show
The popular series about Jesus is now available in 50 languages with plans for 550 more. The film was familiar but the language was new for Come and See CEO Stan Jantz. As he sat in a theater in Warsaw, he looked around the room and saw people laughing and crying in the same places he had laughed and cried when he watched The Chosen, the popular streaming series that tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of the disciples. That was the moment of truth for Jantz. The real test for a... Read More
Girl killed in hit-and-run boat crash off Key Biscayne was a Ransom Everglades student
A girl killed Saturday in a hit-and-run boat crash off Key Biscayne has been identified as 15-year-old Ella Riley Adler. Ella, a student and member of the dance team at … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Home insurance mistakes to avoid as we enter hurricane season
Nobody likes paying for homeowner insurance. That’s been especially true in Florida, where over the past few years, as more frequent storms and high litigation rates have doubled the cost of insurance for just about everyone who owns a home. It’s tempting for homeowners, particularly seniors on fixed incomes, to put off critical upgrades or reduce their insurance coverage to save money. But doing so can leave people vulnerable, insurance experts say. With forecasters predicting an active... Read More
ASK IRA: Is the idea of Zach Edey to the Heat at No. 15 wishful thinking?
Q: Please let the Heat draft Zach Edey. A three-man power rotation of Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic and Zach (no offense, Kevin Love) could be a game changer. Heck, Niko could spot at small forward, as well, for a really long lineup. And with whomever is left after to shake out with combos, wings and guards, you’d have guys playing their natural positions rather than playing up. – David, St. Louis. A: Which is all well and good, but I’m still not sold that a player with the pedigree of... Read More
St. Thomas Aquinas beach volleyball weathers delays to reach final four
The St. Thomas Aquinas girls beach volleyball team had to overcome a lot of adversity and chaos at this weekend’s FHSAA state tournament at the Florida State University beach volleyball courts in Tallahassee. The tournament was forced to delay matches and eventually had to finish on Mother’s Day, one day later than originally scheduled, due to extreme weather conditions. St. Thomas coach David Palm said two EF2 tornadoes touched down within a mile of the Raiders’ team hotel on Friday,... Read More
Panthers rally from two-goal deficit, beat Bruins to put Boston on the brink in Eastern semis
By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Sports Writer) BOSTON — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of... Read More
Girl killed near Key Biscayne’s Nixon Beach. The famed attraction isn’t a stranger to danger
A girl was killed while water skiing near Key Biscayne’s Nixon Beach after a boater rammed into her and sped away Saturday. It’s the latest fatal incident in the vicinity … Click to Continue » ... Read More