To help residents of the new gerrymandered district become more informed of the individuals that’s running for office the Miami Herald along with NBC6, MIA Media Group, and WLRN hosted a debate at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Wednesday night.
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The district has equipped nearly 1,300 school buses with AI-powered stop-arm cameras designed to detect motorists who fail to stop when a bus is loading or unloading students. Officials say the initiative, launched in partnership with BusPatrol, is intended to improve student safety by discouraging dangerous driving around school buses.
Sweeping changes to U.S. student and temporary visa policies announced by the Trump administration could significantly alter the educational landscape for colleges, universities, and immigrant communities across the nation, including South Florida.
Broward County residents looking to achieve homeownership may now have access to significant financial assistance through the County’s Home Purchase Assistance Program.
More than 8,000 Florida students will gain valuable hands-on career training through a $14.6 million investment from the Florida Department of Education’s Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant (PCOG), an initiative designed to expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs across the state.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Carroll would add another historic achievement to a career marked by breaking barriers, becoming one of the highest-ranking Black women from Northeast Florida to represent the United States on the world stage.
As one of the founding members of the Trailblazers of Broward County, Gloria Robinson helped build an organization dedicated to uncovering, preserving, and sharing the stories that shaped one of South Florida’s most historic African American communities. Founded in 2007 by the late Beauregard Cummings and the late Mary Black Rizor, Trailblazers has become one of Broward County’s most respected history-seeking, culture-keeping organizations, bringing to life the people, places, and events that helped define the northwest quadrant of Fort Lauderdale.
As the evening unfolded, I began reflecting on what the table truly represented. Tables have always held a certain kind of power. Families gather around tables to share meals and reconnect. Communities gather around tables to discuss challenges and seek solutions. Some of the most meaningful conversations, decisions, and relationships begin when people come together around a table.
The City of Lauderhill will honor longtime Broward County resident Xavier Snell with a proclamation on July 22, 2026, in recognition of his lifelong dedication to faith, family, education, and community service as he celebrates his 65th birthday.
Candidates hoping to become the state’s next governor have centered their campaigns on different approaches to those issues, offering proposals they say will improve the lives of Floridians.