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Celebrities turn to her cooking when they wish to enchant their guests; Katrina Michelle is the founder of K Michelle’s Kitchen Catering, and she has a solid reputation for being one of the top caterers to the stars. All her clients agree that her catering is the best.  

Pompano Beach Arts is excited to kick off the month-long observance of Hispanic Heritage with a return of one of Pompano Beach’s favorite dance programs, presented by renowned Latin dancer and instructor Alex Bezianis of Poppin’ Events. Baila Pompano will include salsa, bachata, and other Latin dances, including a one-hour dance class, a live band, a DJ and performances by professional dancers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell planned Thursday to “see first-hand” damage from powerful Hurricane Idalia, a day after the storm barreled through North Florida.

As efforts continued to sort out damage from Hurricane Idalia, regulators on Friday approved proposals by four private insurers to pull as many as 130,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

America’s first racially integrated conflict was the Vietnam war. Blacks had fought in all of America’s preceding military engagements in segregated units. President Truman’s executive order in 1948 mandated the integration of the armed forces. Implementation was slow due to racial biases and some units in the Korean war were still segregated. The Vietnam war had Blacks and Whites fighting together,  but fighting each other.

The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner      TALLAHASSEE , FL — President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a federal disaster declaration to help state…

Several hours after Hurricane Idalia hit, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday went to rural Taylor County, where debris, downed trees and some power lines littered the roads.

A federal judge on Friday refused to block a new Florida law making it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries.

      Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is pleased to announce that 3,520 Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) customers will benefit from federal Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funds to pay for their water and sewer utility bills. Miami-Dade County will receive $8.5 million of the $55 million awarded to the State of Florida through the federal program. The LIHWAP is a federally funded program managed by Florida Commerce to support low-income households in need.

 The shooting and death of Samyiah James,13 year old from North Lauderdale, was reportedly shot near the 7400 block of Southwest 12th Court around 10:42 p.m. by an unknown suspect.