‘Marina Day’ launches youth water program
RIVIERA BEACH — To mark the commencement of the Riviera Beach Community Boating Program (CBP), which was approved by the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency in …
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Metromover station renamed: Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr.
Miami — Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan spearheaded the effort to rename the Arena State Plaza Metromover Station to the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Station …
‘Girl etiquette’ goes to lunch
MIAMI GARDENS — Several dozen girls from Liberty City's Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School recently were treated to a very special field trip — an …
Recovery Act is adding jobs, boosting the ‘Made in America’ label
Think back for a minute to 2008. The job and housing markets were collapsing and credit was frozen solid. Employment and the gross domestic product …
Rihanna back with Brown
NEW YORK — Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to even the hue of her …
Red Tails’ brave story told
Special to South Florida Times LAKE WORTH — A group of courageous airmen fought for the right to protect our country during World War II …
Susan Stanton Hired In Fort Lauderdale
ELGIN JONES EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE – Susan Stanton, a former Lake Worth city manager, who was fired last December, has been hired in Fort Lauderdale.
Family left homeless by housing program wins $192,000 jury award
EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE — A family of five that found themselves homeless after a city of Fort Lauderdale housing rehabilitation program demolished their dilapidated house …
Police Union Expels Former Detective Over Racial Profiling Probe
By ELGIN JONES EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE — A police union has revoked the membership of a retired detective with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department who …
Obama puts focus on energy for tomorrow
MIAMI — When President Barack Obama spoke recently at the University of Miami, students were not the only ones eager to hear him. Among the …