The poignant origin of slavery in the US dates back to 1539 in Florida. This was decades before the common denotation of 1619 as the beginning of slavery in the 13 colonies. In 1539, slavery arrived in present-day Florida when the slave trader, Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto, attempted to establish a permanent settlement here. […]
With the legislative session scheduled to end May 5, the Naples Republican said Wednesday that lawmakers have faced “very few issues,” so the process of hammering together a spending plan for the 2023-2024 fiscal year is “probably about five days ahead of schedule.” […]
Pompano Beach Arts is honored to announce the new group exhibition, Fin, which celebrates the achievements of the 2022/2023 Artists in Residence (AiR) at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA). The exhibition will feature works created by the artists during their 9-month residency and will open Friday June 2, 2023 from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Styled like a mini-Old Town Untapped, this event will showcase the artists’ work in the main gallery and will feature the popular band Girlfriend Material. […]
The Florida House on Monday began moving quickly on a plan that would stiffen requirements on businesses to check the immigration status of workers, crack down on bringing undocumented immigrants into the state and require hospitals to collect data about whether patients are in the country legally. […]
This is how the City of Lauderhill did it for their residents at the 9th Annual Jammin’ in the Park concert, featuring headliners Montell Jordan, Gyptian, and Gucci Crew II on Saturday, April 22. This free event took place at Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium. […]
Four years after Florida lawmakers passed a plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, the plan remains snarled in disputes between the state and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. […]
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. […]
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