Sports

The Westside Gazette, starting in this week’s edition, will feature a Broward student-athlete weekly

Ben Joseph, Jr., of Flanagan High School in Miramar, is the first selection for the 2022 school year. Ben is a junior defensive back with the Falcons and in spite of a disappointing loss to rival Cypress Bay last week, had a tremendous performance with 3 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 pass break ups and 1 INt.  The lithe 6’1”, 170 pound corner combines speed, quickness, tenacity, knowledge of opponent’s  offensive tendencies and toughness to compete on the highest level […]

Local News

Sand Castles in Broward County

       The Street Detective has been trekking through the county as some are attempting to shovel pals of white beach sand on the head and reputation of Robert “Bob” McKinzie. Some are telling Traceit that dirty politics are at play after McKinzie buried Bob Dubose ten feet under in the recent County Commission race. Dubose and McKinzie once played extremely well in the sand with Dubose actually endorsing McKinzie when he ran for the city of Fort Lauderdale Commission seat. But fast forward a couple election cycles later, Dubose is reporting he regrets even getting in the sand pool with McKinzie and is throwing all kinds of mud on his name both publicly and privately. […]

Entertainment

Meet The Snow

     “Every six minutes a child is kidnapped.” Meezy Numbers is talking about sex trafficking. He explains that he is executive producer, co-writer and one of the stars of Meet the Snows, an independent Black-owned film based on sex trafficking. The film premiers in Fort Lauderdale on Friday September 16th. […]

Feature

ADL List Reveals Hundreds of Law Enforcement, Politicians, and Military are Oath Keepers

The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism researched more than 38,000 names on Oath Keepers membership lists, releasing its findings on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

The list included 370 individuals believed to still work in law enforcement, including sheriffs and police chiefs. It includes more than 100 active military members and at least 80 individuals who either ran for or served in public office last month. […]

Editorials

Do the Right Thing

     Spike Lee wrote, directed, and acted in the movie, Do the Right Thing, some 30 years ago. He was trying to demonstrate that doing the right thing is not always doing what’s right. Sometimes we have the right to do something, but it is not necessarily the right thing. […]

Feature

H-E-R-O-E-S Award: “The Power of One”

     The 1st annual event themed “The Power of One” highlighted how one person or organization can make an immense difference in the City of Lauderhill.  Almost 200 guests gathered to support friends and family accept their Lauderhill Heroes award.  Categories in which awardees received the H-E-R-O-E-S accolade included Healthcare, Education, Residents, Opportunities, and Service. […]