Ray Charles: Tribute to a musical treasure
MIAMI — When the curtain raises on the seventh season of Jazz Roots at Adrienne Arsht Center, audience members likely will have on their minds …
Madame Tussauds DC adds figure of Taylor Swift
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taylor Swift is getting double the love from Madame Tussauds wax museum with her figure being unveiled in both Washington and Hollywood. …
Casino magnate spends to defeat Amendment 2
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Las Vegas casino magnate is kicking in another $1 million to defeat a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Sheldon Adelson …
Dominican Republic rejects court
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is rejecting a decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that found the Caribbean country discriminated …
Florida woman’s orchids donated to Smithsonian
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman’s collection of orchids is finding a new home at the Smithsonian Institution. Helen Hoffman tended to approximately 100 …
Congratulations! Horace C. Hord ICABA member on the move
SOUTH FLORIDA – Travel and tourism industry veteran Horace C. Hord, Sr. Vice president for ICABA Media Group, LLC received the 2014 Caribbean Media Exchange …
Japan facing ban from all international basketball
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is facing a potential ban from basketball’s world governing body FIBA over a failure to merge its two top leagues. FIBA …
Parents’ brawl gets teams banned from playoffs
SEATTLE (AP) — Two Seattle-area youth football teams have been banned from the playoffs – not for anything they’ve done wrong, but because of their …
Beyonce, Topshop team up to launch athletic wear
NEW YORK (AP) — Want a body like Beyonce’s? Now you can buy clothes she’s designed for exercising. The 33-year-old singer announced Monday that she …
Drum event benefits children’s health
Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — The Ronin Taiko Japanese Drummers dedicated a special performance Kon Jo: The Spirit of Courage held on Friday, October 10 in …