Building a bigger tent? GOP faces minority challenge
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON — The faces of the Republican Party’s most ambitious members are changing. Long criticized as the party of old …
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Ministry serves during holidays and beyond
RIVIERA BEACH — Typical of many similar efforts throughout South Florida this season, the U.S. Marine Corps and a local nonprofit helped hundreds of kids …
High school event leaves fans bowled over
BOCA RATON — It is that time of the year, when South Florida again is football bowl heaven. This time the nation’s eyes were focused …
Commissioner brings holiday cheer
MIAMI GARDENS — Christmas came early for more than 170 children at the Colonel H. Zubkoff Head Start Center in Miami Gardens recently, when Miami-Dade …
Curious kids learn coding
WEST PALM BEACH — Curious kids who want to learn about computers and coding have a place just for them — the “Hack Shack.” The …
Waiters raise funds for homeless
FORT LAUDERDALE — Some of Broward’s top community and business leaders recently served as “celebrity waiters” and helped raise more than $70,000 at the 14th …
Auto center celebrates 30 years of training youth
DEERFIELD BEACH — Growing up in a single-parent home with five siblings and a father serving 80 years in prison, Christopher Haynes struggled with his …
Good health and great toys
Nicole Knight said she brought her children to the holiday fair “to get blessed.” The 26-year old mother of four said the free toys being …
The creation of black genius
Dr. Emma Banks, principal of Inlet Grove Community High School Career Academy in Riviera Beach is not your average principal. She doesn’t sit back and …
Profit denounced as impetus for change
By Juliana Accioly Special to South Florida Times At the center of a dredging debate the Port of Palm Beach has shelved its expansion plan. …