Community Calendar Aug. 20 – 28, 2010
Friday, Aug. 20 Back to School Stop the Violence Youth Empowerment Tour: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Carol City will host a two-day conference that …
SoFlo Nightclub Listing Aug. 20 – 26, 2010
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 Zen Fridays Grand Opening Opium Hard Rock 5729 Seminole Way Hollywood
FDA poised to recall unproven drug for high blood pressure
WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators are pushing to withdraw a blood pressure drug that has been on the market for 14 years in spite of …
Salmonella found in eggs and pickles
Health officials in Los Angeles said tainted eggs sickened at least 266 Californians with the disease, despite a multi-state recall. Los Angeles County health officer …
Nursing school in financial trouble
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new $43 million nursing school at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science is already facing financial problems. The …
Oil company denies spill reached ocean
PORT-OF-SPAIN — Trinidad's petroleum company said Aug. 13 that crews were cleaning up a spill that seeped into rivers but denied claims by fishermen that …
Peace festival marred by fatal police shooting
Florida International University “Peace in Da Hood” was the theme of the Miami Peace Festival Saturday, Aug. 14, but “da hood” was hardly peaceful a …
Health fair planned for Saturday
Florida International University As summer vacation ends, parents of students who are looking to fulfill last-minute health requirements or to simply look into their children’s …
School Board candidate owes $60,000 in fines
Florida International University One-time Florida State Rep. Darryl Reaves, who wants to represent District 3 on the Miami-Dade County School Board, owes more than $60,000 …
Cultural Center to host photo exhibit
Special to South Florida Times The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center will on Saturday, Aug. 28, host an opening reception and lecture for its …