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Miami Beach residents forced to move as affordable housing set to become boutique hotel
An affordable housing apartment in Miami Beach is now telling its residents that they have to move out. Back in 2023, the Riviera Plaza Apartments was approved by the City of Miami Beach’s Historic Preservation Board to renovate the 1920s building into a boutique hotel. But for the families...
IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Admits He Can No Longer Play 'Caught Somewhere In Time' Like It Is On The Record
In January 2023, Nicko McBrain, who has been the drummer for the heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN since 1982, was at his home in Boca Raton when he suffered a stroke with partial paralysis. That was the beginning of a challenging journey of physical rehabilitation that followed rapid and precise treatment by stroke specialists at Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton, Florida's Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health.
Broward State Attorney's Office Employee and Son Charged with Exploiting Elderly Veteran in Pompano Beach
An employee of the Broward State Attorney's office and her son have been accused of duplicitous efforts to strip a 95-year-old veteran of his funeral home business. Josephine Brown, a longstanding legal assistant, and her son, Debarris James, were taken into custody for allegedly targeting Richard Macon, a former teacher and owner of the Freeman Macon Funeral Home in Pompano Beach, a staple in the community for over five decades. According to NBC Miami, the pair attempted to execute a quit claim deed transfer of the property while Macon resided in a skilled nursing facility.
Rick Najera on His New Play “Sweet 15 My Quinceañera!”
When Rick Najera began acting, he had a hard time finding roles beyond gangsters and drug lords. Determined to free himself from stereotypes, he decided to write his way into Hollywood. The result has been a successful career that has included writing gigs for iconic television shows including In Living...
Surprising Miami Marlins draft analysis Part 1
The Miami Marlins started the MLB Draft in an unusual way. I hope that The Fish learned from history, but at this point it might be best to wait for top prospect lists and farm rankings to make it clear to us. The Fish are heading into the second half with more questions than answers and the status of the farm might just be the top topic. For now though, who was drafted? You can also take a look at each prospect as well.
Florida man arrested, accused of making threats against Trump, Vance on social media
A Florida man accused of making threats against former President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. JD Vance and their families on social media was arrested on Friday, police said. The Jupiter Police Department said in a news release that officers arrested Michael W. Wiseman on charges of written threats to kill. He was taken into custody without incident and lodged in Palm Beach County Jail, according to Jupiter police Maj. Don Hennessy. Wiseman was in custody at the facility on Friday night, a jail employee confirmed. The employee said she didn't have information about whether Wiseman had an attorney to contact...
Global Outage Cripples Florida Airports: Hundreds of Flights Grounded, Thousands of Disney Guests Affected
Guests heading to the Disney parks worldwide were met with a global crisis as a technological outage has rattled airports, hospitals, banks, and more. Major news outlets, such as FOX, CNN, CNBC, ABC, Universal, Univision, BBC, CBBC, and Sky News, are also reporting outages. Global It Outage Felt at Hospitals,...
HOA Q&A: Does law provide for free copies of official HOA records?
Editor’s note: Attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. The firm represents community associations throughout Florida and focuses on condominium and homeowner association law, real estate law, civil litigation, estate planning and commercial transactions. Q: I made a request to inspect and copy the official...
DeSantis endorses 5 Tampa Bay school board candidates
Three school board candidates in Pinellas County and two in Hillsborough County can now count Gov. Ron DeSantis among their supporters in the Aug. 20 primary. In the first of what could be several rounds of endorsements, DeSantis announced his backing of Danielle Marolf, Erika Picard and Stacy Geier in Pinellas, and Layla Collins and Myosha Powell in Hillsborough.
Extreme Heat in Florida: Heat Index Values Soar Above 105 Degrees
Miami, FL – A heat advisory has been issued for all of South Florida as heat index values are predicted to remain in the 105 to 108-degree range each afternoon with little reprieve overnight. Residents are urged to take precautions to stay cool and hydrated during the extreme heat.
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