COMMUNITY CALENDAR February 19 – 24, 2010
Saturday, February 20 Jay-Z The BP3 Tour: Okay, it’s too late to nab good seats at the Jay-Z concert at the BankAtlantic Center, One Panther …
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MOVIE REVIEW: Valentine’s Day
As a single woman, dateless on Valentine’s Day, I avoided the outside world like the plague. At this point in my life, with my ten-year-old …
The Pointer Sisters come to South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE — As we celebrate Black History Month, we can't leave out the musical pioneers who have influenced and changed the dynamic of music …
Group seeks to memorialize forgotten artist
Beauford Delaney, born in Nashville, Tenn., died in March 29, 1979 in Paris, France. In the 78 years between the start of his life and …
AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA with ELGIN JONES 02-19-10
CHEAP CALLING After nearly 20 years with the same cellular phone company, I switched to a new provider this week. My decision came after years …
Sam Brown, first elected black mayor in Broward
LAUDERDALE LAKES — Samuel S. Brown, the first popularly elected black mayor in Broward County, has died. The former Lauderdale Lakes mayor was 87. On …
FAMU honors Florida’s first student sit-ins
TALLAHASSEE — Although in 1950, the law would not allow them to sit at a dime store lunch counter to enjoy a burger and fries, …
Parks director suspended amid sexually explicit Blackberry messages
HOMESTEAD — The director of Homestead’s largest city department has been suspended for misusing his city-issued Blackberry following the discovery of sexually explicit text messages …
McGwire arrives at spring training
JUPITER (AP) _ Mark McGwire has made his first appearance at spring training.
New data: 40 percent in US lack home broadband
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Roughly 40 percent of Americans do not have high-speed Internet access at home, according to new Commerce Department figures that underscore the …