Commission taps North Miamian Brise as chairman
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida Public Service Commissioner Ronald Brise will chair the five-member panel in 2012 and 2013.
Navy names ship for Medgar Evers, slain rights activist
NAACP Communication In an honor bestowed on only a handful of individuals, the U.S. Navy named its newest ship for assassinated NAACP civil and voting …
Adopt-A-Family gets $25,000 grant to help homeless
Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches recently received a $25,000 grant from the TD Bank Charitable Foundation …
There’s something about that name!
The season that begins from the Sunday closest to Nov. 27 to the eve of Christmas Day is called Advent in the Christian community. That …
World AIDS Day: UNcites progress, critics still skeptical
LONDON (AP) — As World AIDS Day arrived Dec. 1, a United Nations report said the AIDS epidemic is leveling off and the number of …
Margate kids raise dollars for St. Jude’s
MARGATE — Students at Margate Elementary School took part in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Math-A-Thon and raised $2,365 to help children battling cancer …
Farmers markets sprouting all over
MIAMI — A series of farmers markets is opening in upcoming weeks as part of a campaign to bring affordable fresh produce to Miami-Dade communities.
New nonprofit aims to break poverty cycle
Special to South Florida Times FT. LAUDERDALE — When Loyce Grigsby relocated to South Florida from the Washington, D.C., area, she was struck by the …
Alphas hosting fraternity’s Founder’s Day celebrations
MIAMI GARDENS — Miami’s Beta Beta Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will host the South Florida area chapters to mark National …
Obama campaign opens new area office
Special to South Florida Times MIAMI GARDENS — The campaign to re-elect Barack Obama president has opened a second area office with a goal of …