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SOBEWWF 2022 South Beach Wine & Food Festival Adds the Flavor of Diversity.

January 20, 2022 Carma Henry 0

If you love food and wine, here is a treat you won’t want to miss. In a matter of weeks some of the area’s best chefs will have an opportunity to cater to your tastebuds. For 21 years the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) has been held in South Florida. It has been named by BizBash as the number one food and restaurant industry event in the United States and Canada for eight years in a row. Over the years, this event has featured celebrity chefs with a star-studded line up of personalities and dishes. It has also raised $31.8 million for the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at FIU which graduates more undergraduate Black, Hispanic and international students than any other hospitality school in the country. […]

The unspoken flaws of single parenting

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Single mothers hold an extremely respected role in society. They work hard to provide for their child or children and show their strength every day. Several icons, celebrities, and role models come from single-parent homes. But even with the amount of respect and gratitude single mothers receive, no parent can escape criticism. Certain parental issues specifically affect the children of single parents and a large number of problems within these households go unnoticed and un-talked about. […]

Hollywood native serves aboard USS Essex

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

A Hollywood, Florida, native is serving aboard USS Essex, a U.S. Navy Wasp class amphibious assault ship. […]

Live Jazz Returns!

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

After two+ years of the virus, we are all suffering cabin fever. The Gold Coast Jazz Society is returning shows this year to our rescue. After a lengthy hiatus due to the scourge of Covid, they are kick-starting the year and celebrating their 30th anniversary! […]

“60 Years Of Black Art” Black History Month Exhibit Opens At History Fort Lauderdale

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

In celebration of Black History Month, History Fort Lauderdale, proud steward of our community’s past by making our heritage accessible and engaging to residents and visitors, will present “60 Years of Black Art,” a fine art exhibit featuring works for show and sale from Dillard Center for the Arts’ Advanced Placement (AP) students, from February 1 – 28. The exhibit, curated by instructor Celestin Joseph, represents historical and contemporary themes of equality from the perspective of students at the very school that was instrumental in overturning segregation laws in the City of Fort Lauderdale 51 years ago. The exhibit will be open to the public at the New River Inn building of History Fort Lauderdale and will be accessible as a digital experience on History Fort Lauderdale’s YouTube channel. […]

FAMU Maintains Carnegie R2 Designation, Sets 2030 R1 Goal

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has maintained its Carnegie R2 -High Research Activity – designation for the third consecutive year. FAMU attained the R2 designation in 2018 and is one of 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to hold the classification. […]

Mayor Michelle J. Gomez Selected to ULI Leadership Institute’s Class Of 2022

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Gomez will participate in the 2022 Leadership Institute for the Southeast Florida/Caribbean District, which covers coastal counties from Indian River through Monroe, and throughout the Caribbean Islands. She is one of 35 leaders chosen through a competitive application process. During the program, participants will attend in-person sessions covering a range of topics from Design and Construction to Development and Capital Markets, as well as complete a leadership project that addresses land use and policy issues. […]

Kaitlin Stapleton Joins Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm

January 19, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm (HPS) is pleased to announce that Kaitlin Stapleton has joined the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office as an Associate. […]

Freedom and Democracy in Serious Danger. Immediate Action Needed

January 13, 2022 Carma Henry 0

We ring the bell for freedom, democracy, and majority rule. We sound the clarion call for freedom fighters as we urge Floridians to reach out to Mr. Ben Frazier and the Northside Coalition and pledge support to a campaign to make Governor Ron DeSantis accountable. We also ask lovers of freedom to call the offices of Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and demand they vote for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. These three public servants who have become “three blind mice” to equality for all, must be made accountable now. […]

January 13, 2022 Carma Henry 0

On New Year’s Day a good Samaritan died while trying to help a man who fell onto subway tracks during a gang assault in New York City. The assault victim, a 38-year-old male, was approached by multiple individuals in the Fordham Road subway station in the Bronx. According to police, the gang “displayed a knife and began assaulting him.” At a certain point, the victim of this assault landed on the subway tracks. Officials are not sure if he fell or was pushed. However, a 36-year-old witness went down to the to help the victim, but he was unfortunately stuck by the oncoming train, causing his death. […]