Author: Carma Henry

Erica and Aaron Parker first had their Loveland, Ohio, home appraised in 2020. It was a competitive selling market, they had made several renovations to the home, and houses in the neighborhood were generally selling above the asking price.

Instead of dragging the sands, Ol’ Pete has been treading water. More than 25 inches of water settled in parts of Broward County which resulted in schools shutting down for two days last week. But, a little rain didn’t stop Tuesday’s Board meeting. The Superintendent and Board Members came back together to finalize their decision on two fellow Board members accused of inappropriate touching. Zeman slapped one of the Executive level employees on the buttocks in the Board room back in December.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s extravagant travel arrangements, which were funded by a Republican donor and that they believed to be in violation of the moral standards expected of “any person in a position of public trust.” Chairman Richard Durbin and the other 10 Democratic members of the committee wrote to Roberts announcing that the committee would hold a hearing on the subject in the upcoming days.

– School started in 1997 by Dr. Rosa Lawson with 23 students. Central Charter School was one of the first charter schools in Broward County. We currently have almost 1200 students.

Our Voices: Festival of Words, is a free family friendly community festival that will celebrate the diversity and joy of literature through a full day of activities, including performances, author readings, children’s activities, meditation garden, food trucks, music and much more. The festival is hosted by Art Prevails Project, a Browardbased cultural arts social impact organization working to strengthen communities through creative and performing arts, in partnership with the local community.

In 2021, the Sentencing Project reported that the imprisonment rate for Black women – at 62 per 100,000 – was 1.6 times the rate of imprisonment for white women – 38 per 100,000.

Victor Harvey, founder of Victor George Spirits, first tour stop will be  Saturday, April 22,  from 6 to 8 p.m., at  L.A. Lee YMCA  in Fort Lauderdale.

     The Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the Links, Incorporated ‘s Healthy Homestead series( a Southern Area Initiative) is available to be viewed on the chapter’s website www.fortlauderdalelinks.org. The series consist of Healthy Homestead I which covered Black Land Loss, How we lost it, How to keep it and How to get more of it. It dealt with  Wills, Trusts  and Real Estate Issues such as Fraudulent land claims, Heirs Property , No will, and other problems. (Original Air date was 2/19/2022).

     In a recent study, Melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep wake cycles, could potentially reduce risk of self-harm behaviors in adolescents.

BUTLER Funeral services for the late Betty Sue Butler – 84 were held April 15th at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Rev. William Calvin Haralson…