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Book review: Small town is a dangerous trap in ‘Safe and Sound’
‘Safe and Sound’ by Laura McHugh. Random House, 304 pages, $29. Small towns can be a sanctuary, offering the comfort of family, friends, familiar surroundings and an assured future. But for sisters Amelia and Kylee Crow, their small town of Beaumont, Missouri, is a trap, holding only a dismal future, as Laura McHugh explores in her outstanding “Safe and Sound.”
Town Center at Boca Raton: Check out the two newest retailers opening this spring
The ever-renewing Town Center at Boca Raton is welcoming two new retailers this spring — Canadian-born clothier Aritzia and California-based Alo Yoga. Aritzia sells clothing it says is designed “for every function and individual aesthetic,” crafted with “quality materials and timeless style — all with the well-being of our people and planet in mind,” according to the company’s website. Founded ...
Police: Burglar arrested after barricading himself inside Hollywood home
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man suspected of committing multiple burglaries in Hollywood was arrested early Wednesday morning after he barricaded himself inside of a home, authorities said. According to Hollywood police, officers were called out to the area of Washington Street and 52nd Avenue just after 3 a.m. regarding...
Davie business owners take action against fraudsters’ rampant mail theft
DAVIE, Fla. – A group of business owners in Davie were fed up. Their mail kept on getting stolen. They installed a surveillance camera and quickly got answers. The video shows a brazen thief standing behind a mailbox at the Town Commerce Center off State Road 441, searching every cubby, and using an envelope to cover his face.
Fort Lauderdale mayor wants to use old BSO jail as homeless shelter, county opposed
MIAMI - We found a man, with all his belongings, living on the sidewalk next to Fort Lauderdale's downtown bus station. "How long have you lived on the street," CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten asked. "Too long," he said. He doesn't want to give his name, but he tells us he's concerned about Florida's new law that bans sleeping in public places. "It's messed up, that's what I can tell you. Everywhere you go, the rent is too high. So, how you going to live?" he asked.On the flip side, Charles King is a Fort Lauderdale real estate agent. "I don't think...
Man accused of using tow truck to steal liquor store owner’s car identified
DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - The man, who police say, stole a liquor store owner’s car with a tow truck has been identified. Tanarvis Ray was arrested on Tuesday and charged with grand theft. According to police, he took a vintage vehicle from a Dania Beach business. The crime...
Miccosukee Tribe member faces federal charges after shooting on reservation
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miccosukee Tribe member appeared in federal court in Fort Lauderdale Monday after he was arrested in connection with a shooting, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday in a news release. According to court documents, Sutanga Rex Cypress, 42, is charged with assault with...
Biologists believe a TikTok-famous monkey was taken from a South Florida colony. His owner says he was rescued from a lab
A vervet monkey who some scientists are claiming was taken from South Florida’s Dania Beach colony is now starring in TikTok videos that show him on the loose in Walmart, eating Pringles and chicken wings, and breaking televisions in hotel rooms. The videos have been viewed over a hundred million times. The scientists are not happy about it. The TikTok account is called Thabo and Ray, named for the approximately 5-year-old monkey and his owner, 31-year-old Kim Raymond Feaste. Feaste says in his videos that he rescued the baby monkey from a lab in Las Vegas where his mother was killed, but some primate experts are skeptical. “Labs do not give away monkeys,” Dr. Deborah “Missy” Williams, an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University who has overseen the Dania Beach monkey colony since 2014, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “They euthanize them.”
Sticker shock in Fort Lauderdale: Tunnel Top Plaza cost taxpayers close to $13 million
FORT LAUDERDALE — The artificial turf zone along Las Olas known as Tunnel Top Plaza cost taxpayers nearly $12.7 million — an extra $2 million more than expected. City officials hoped the pricey addition would transform the area that sits atop the U.S. 1 tunnel into a trendy gathering spot. But some residents, including the mayor, are less than impressed with the current bunker-like look. ...
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