Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers, who serve …
Welcome to St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John
Visit the United States Virgin Islands and your foodie experience will be as pleasurable as your playtime. The tropical archipelago of three main and 50 …
Business
Black entrepreneurs to attend Summit in Charlotte
Mark Cuban, above and Don Peebles will be guest speakers at the Entrepreneur Summit. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARITYBUZZ AND WALL STREET NATION NEW YORK /PRNew-swire/ …
Miami Beach looks to insure tourism tax revenue
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By KYRA GURNEY Miami Herald MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Miami Beach’s tourism industry has suffered one blow after another …
Miami-based Black PR Wire co-hosts professional event in New York
MIAMI – Empowering and connecting multicultural business professionals is the primary intention of the Minority Leadership Series presented by Black PR Wire and Business Wire. …
Technology
In Tech: Facebook photos, Amazon e-reader and more
Facebook’s latest app promises to help you organize photos on your phone and share them with friends privately. The new app, Moments, uses facial-recognition technology …
Purdue University expanding wireless Internet off-campus
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) _ Purdue University is expanding its Wi-Fi network off campus. The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports (http://on.jconline.com/1LduJmr ) that there’s a …
Education
South Florida Superintendents Speak
Dr. Robert M. Avossa PHOTO COURTESY OF NEWS.PALMBEACHSCHOOLS.ORG By DR. ROBERT M. AVOSSA Special to South Florida Times If I told you there was one …
Editor’s Introduction
By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com It’s that time of year again when parents, students and educators are preparing to go back to school for the …
Back-ToSchool, Back to Academic Excellence
Miami-Dade County Superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks to students during a school visit. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS By ALBERTO M. CARVALHO Special to …
Sports
Moore comes off bench to help Miami beat Cards 26-23
By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Idle for most of the past five seasons, backup quarterback Matt Moore came through …
Butler, Wade lead Bulls to 105-100 win over Heat
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) – Dwyane Wade wearing a Chicago Bulls uniform never will look right to Miami coach Erik Spoelstra. …
Tiger Woods is back in the hunt
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas – Tiger Woods saved par from the dunes with a shot so good that two spectators ran …
