AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA with ELGIN JONES 11-26-09
FREE MOVIE TICKETS The South Florida Times is giving away free tickets to the official South Florida preview and screening of Armored, a highly touted …
Patti Austin to perform in Miami
MIAMI — Seeing Patti Austin perform live is akin to getting a larger-than-expected, end-of-the-year bonus. You would have been satisfied with the anticipated largess, but …
Burger King, Habitat, Tacolcy partner to help kids read
MIAMI – Last summer, the Belafonte Tacolcy Center became the first organization in Miami to open a Freedom School, an acclaimed Children’s Defense Fund enrichment …
Florida unemployment climbs to 11.2 percent in October
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent – a mark last seen in the 1970s and …
South Florida Times editor tours world’s largest cruise ship
The first time I laid eyes on her, it was from a great distance. While driving to work one day, along the high Interstate 595 …
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! A matter of national security
Is anyone paying attention to the depths of despair and hopelessness that have gripped American urban communities? While our attention is on national health care, …
To millions, Oprah’s not a megastar, just a BFF
NEW YORK (AP) — Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man. Like when she utters the …
Whistleblower awarded $210,000
FORT LAUDERDALE — A federal jury has awarded $210,000 to a Broward County School District carpenter who suffered retaliation for complaining about racial discrimination and …
Albert Jones to replace Eggelletion
FORT LAUDERDALE — Dania Beach City Commissioner Albert “Al’’ Jones will fill the vacant Broward County Commission seat vacated by Josephus Eggelletion. Gov. Charlie Crist …
National AIDS discussion comes to South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE — Peter White visits high schools throughout South Florida, speaking to students about HIV/AIDS prevention. At a recent discussion, he said the students …