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FORT LAUDERDALE — “Conceive, connect and create” is the theme for a workshop hosted by Toastmasters International and more than a dozen local authors who …

Teacher of the year honors Dillard High School instructor Catherine Giles was named Teacher of the Year last week by the Kids in Need Foundation. …

Saggy pants ban may go away Two Ocala officials want to repeal the city’s so-called “saggy pants ban,” an ordinance that prohibits anyone on city …

MIAMI GARDENS — Award-winning journalist and social activist Jeff Johnson will put the spotlight on technology during the South Florida Youth Summit #HACKTOTHEFUTURE Town Hall …

WEST PALM BEACH — (AP) A sixth person has been sent to prison for his role in a Florida-based $7 million loan fraud scheme that …

LIBERTY CITY — Local activists have been asking whether a tragedy similar to what happened in Ferguson, Missouri –18-year-old Michael Brown’s death and the subsequent …

By CAROL PORTER Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — The messages emanating from Florida’s Democratic party are that voters should unite behind candidates …

RIVIERA BEACH — In a town that’s fighting an image that it is has excessive crime and violence, shots fired and injuries in three locations …

PLANTATION — Set-aside programs for minorities and small businesses may become threatened as the number of minority residents catches up with that of whites, prompting …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Local cultural and arts nonprofits can apply for awards of up to $25,000 from Broward County. But, to be competitive, they should …