Lauderdale Lakes, FL – The City of Lauderdale Lakes is proud to announce the renaming of its Multi-Purpose Center, located at 4340 NW 36th Street, as the Hazelle P. Rogers Multipurpose Center, honoring the decades of distinguished public service and extraordinary contributions of Broward County Commissioner Hazelle P. Rogers.

Plantation, FL — Island SPACE Caribbean Museum proudly announces the recipients of its inaugural ICON Awards, to be presented at the museum’s fifth anniversary fundraising gala, Milestones: FIYAH! Fashion. Folklore. Future., on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. This year’s honorees are four extraordinary leaders whose lives and legacies embody the brilliance and cultural pride of the Caribbean diaspora. 

For five years, 56-year-old Lorne Walker struggled to walk comfortably after injuring his leg at work. Despite being in otherwise excellent health, complications following a previous knee replacement had left him in constant pain and dangerously close to losing his leg due to an infection.

During Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session, legislators passed Senate Bill 2514 (see flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/2514 for more information), which includes a provision that medical marijuana patients should be aware of. Signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, it introduces the prospect of some patients immediately losing the ability to legally use medical cannabis if convicted of involvement in illegal drug activity.

Plantation, FL — This fall, step into a world where folklore struts the runway and the future blazes in a celebration of culture, elegance and diasporic pride. Island SPACE Caribbean Museum announces its fifth anniversary gala, Milestones: FIYAH! Fashion. Folklore. Future., taking place on Sunday, October 26, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the opulent Oceanfront Ballroom at Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. Ticketing and sponsorship information is available at islandspacefl.org/fiyah.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Marketing professionals Angela D. Amos, Samuel K. Doss and Gregg M. Goldstein, attorney Meisha K. Coulter and mortgage broker Scott Brian Roberts have joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County’s Board of Directors.

NEW YORK, NY — This October, Harlem becomes the epicenter of Caribbean cinema as the Nou Akoma Nou Sinèji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival returns for its third annual celebration. Running from October 9 to 12, 2025, this vital cultural event amplifies voices that mainstream media often overlooks, presenting authentic stories from the communities that live them.

Miami, FL – Be Strong International, a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families through healthy relationship education and community support, partnered with the Village of Palmetto Bay to host its annual Back-to-School Strong Drive-Thru Bookbag Distribution on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

The e-cigarette trend is raising alarms, especially among adolescents. Products disguised as everyday items make it easier to hide drug use and harder to prevent it.

CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Broward Health Coral Springs has achieved several milestones, establishing the hospital as a leader in robotic innovation and advanced patient care.

The lingering smell of marijuana in a car can lead to police stops. But according to Florida cannabis law experts Mutaqee Akbar and Davis Cannady, that odor alone is often used as a pretext to investigate more serious offenses.

MIAMI-DADE – Commissioner Marleine Bastien releases the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians: