The four-day culinary celebration will feature more than 500 chefs, 90 events and special experiences highlighting Afro-Caribbean cuisine, historic Overtown and South Florida’s growing influence on American food culture. By Alicia Evans | M•I•A MEDIA GROUP The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is preparing to turn up the heat in 2027, bringing celebrity chefs,
By Jennifer Jackson A Black Ohio pastor’s public declaration that he has two wives has ignited a national religious controversy, challenging traditional Christian teachings on marriage and raising uncomfortable questions about biblical interpretation, religious authority and the responsibilities of church leaders. Pastor Israel Ford, founder of LifeWorks Church in the Cleveland area, stunned observers when
By Melissa Copeland The fifth annual summit, founded by Vice Mayor Kassandra Timothe, featured business workshops, networking opportunities and insights from Grammy-winning entertainer and entrepreneur Kandi Burruss. NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — Twenty entrepreneurs received $5,000 grants during the fifth annual Teach to Fish North Miami Business Summit, which concluded Oct. 6 with a $100,000 pitch
By Jane Wilson The dismissal raises questions about professional accountability, social media conduct and the responsibility of institutions to uphold their values. The Florida Bar has terminated employee Kade McLendon following an internal investigation into offensive direct messages allegedly sent from his Instagram account to Damon Wilson, a decision that underscores the growing consequences of
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WLRN Public Media | By Carlton Gillespie Former Broward County Democratic primary congressional candidate Elijah Manley said he will surrender to the Broward Sheriff’s Office over a violent social media post he authored. Manley has run unsuccessfully for state house seats in Broward in 2020 and 2022, and most recently finished third in the Democratic
By Lleraj Esuod While in medical school, Lavarr Farmer, M.D. witnessed a stroke patient move again. The drug was tPA, a clot-buster that can be used, under certain circumstances, to treat stroke. What happened once it took hold changed the way he viewed neurology. “[It made] me really appreciate neurology,” he said. For Farmer, it
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By Janice Hayes Kyser Kimberly Gray Roberts was busy living her best life. She was writing other people’s stories, running her marketing company, and serving as chief operating officer for two of her husband’s ventures. So, when she received not one, but two letters in January stating her annual mammogram was negative, she exhaled a
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Something about the treatment of Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell should bother every New Jerseyan, regardless of party. As then Governor Ronald Reagan famously quipped at a debate with President Carter in 1980, “There you go again.” It’s time to apply that to today’s Trenton Democrats. This time, the target is their own number two, Lt.
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Crump is calling for the release of investigative records and a continued review of how Wells died, as the findings leave unresolved questions about Wells’ injuries. By Brandon Caldwell An independent autopsy commission by the family of Nolan Wells revealed that the 18-year-old suffered blunt force trauma to the back of his head and body, including injuries that were not