Community Calendar August 21 – September 6
Friday, August 21 Eddie Griffin: Comedian Eddie Griffin will perform at the Miami Improv, 3390 Mary St. Suite 182 in Coconut Grove, tonight and Saturday, …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 08-21-09
BE CAREFUL By this time next week, school will have started in most counties in Florida. This means that youngsters will be out in force, …
Crist expands search to replace Martinez in Senate
TALLAHASSEE (AP) _ Gov. Charlie Crist is including the first black Republican woman in the Florida Legislature among the people he's considering to replace U.S. …
Manager apologizes, rescinds all discipline against suspended worker
DEERFIELD BEACH — The manager who suspended a city worker without pay for failing to greet the mayor earlier this month has apologized and rescinded …
Preservation status sought for black cemetery
MIAMI – The plight of what many believe to be a black cemetery in the Lemon City area of Miami will likely become clearer after …
With 100 title and record, Bolt chases gold in 200
BERLIN (AP) _ Barely an hour after shattering his 100-meter world record for a first world title, Usain Bolt was stretching and jogging at the …
White House appears ready to drop “public option”
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama's administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the …
Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama’s school reforms
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, …
Pastors rally around suspended city worker
DEERFIELD BEACH — Local pastors and community leaders have called a special meeting next week to express their concerns about the city’s treatment of a …
Activists call for release of Haitian migrant parents
Haitian migrant parents Chandeline Leonard and Lucsene Augustin are behind bars, weeping around the clock. The mother is screaming, “I want to die,” and both …