Stranahan High School

Fort Lauderdale teen wins national art competition

2013-05-30 09:53:47

A Fort Lauderdale teenager's artwork titled "Now That's Real Comedy" will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Ritha Mirthil, a senior at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, painted a portrait of comedian Steve Harvey. Mirthil will...

David Arthur Swartz Sr., 70

2013-04-26 07:41:00

David Arthur Swartz Sr., age 70, of Boyne City, went to be with the Lord on April� 24, 2013. Born Sept. 15, 1942, to Lorne and Rita (Walsh) Swartz in Pontiac, Mich., David attended school in Waterford, Mich., where he met the love of his life, Janet,...

Send teachers who have sex with students to a special island prison

2013-05-03 11:55:00

Many students fantasize about having romantic relations with a teacher or two. That’s normal. What is sick is when teachers prey sexually on young students. And it keeps happening. Look no further than the front page of today’s Sun...

Fort Lauderdale to hold special election Tuesday to fill commission vacancy

2013-01-10 13:57:00

District 2 voters go to the polls Tuesday to fill the vacancy created when their commissioner, Charlotte Rodstrom, was forced to give up her seat because she ran for the Broward County commission. Rodstrom lost the county race and is now one of four...

Coral Springs wrestlers ready for districts

2012-02-01 19:31:24

Smooth start to Broward school year, but challenges lie ahead

2009-08-24 09:02:00

Swine flu worries and staffing shortages did nothing to dampen spirits -- or "welcome back" hugs and high-fives -- on Broward County's first day of school. The day kicked off auspiciously at about 5 a.m. with what administrators said was a glitch-free...

A collision of troubled lives: teens with disorderly past, men struggling with homelessness

2006-04-23 00:00:00

He is the grinning boy in the video flashed around the world, the one police say clubbed a homeless man with a baseball bat. He is 17, his days now spent writing to an ex-girlfriend from the Broward County Jail: ... All I do is think about you, but...

Pugnacious Fort Lauderdale mayor won't back down, friends say

2007-08-05 00:00:00

Born here, raised here, schooled here. James Thomas Naugle, the 53-year-old mayor of Fort Lauderdale, is a product of this city. He brags about Fort Lauderdale to outsiders; he speaks of Fort Lauderdale's history like he's reading it from a book; he...

Face to Face: A Conversation with Lori Parrish

2006-08-20 00:00:00

Broward County's tax appraiser discusses Topic A -- property taxes. Q. Property values have skyrocketed, and taxes have as well. Yet we hear local governments say that taxes have been reduced. Have they been reduced? A. No. Q. Why not? A. Because it's...

Chapter 3: African-Americans

2003-06-08 00:00:00

Day after day, HIV tears through the black community. It's now the No. 1 killer of black men and women in their prime. Courage He dares to speak out to those who don't want to hear. James Jones carries the virus, and he's still alive. So did a lot of...

Individual school top honorees and honorable mentions

2002-05-15 07:59:05

� Boyd Anderson Zone Boyd Anderson High: DANIELLE HENRY, Rebecca Guerra Castle Hill Elementary: HEAVENSON ARISTYLD, Shanique Howden Castle Hill Elementary Annex: SHANAKAY LINTON, Monique Wallen Larkdale Elementary: CHERLIE STERLING Lauderdale...

Women of Tomorrow Broward mentees from Stranahan High School on a field trip to Aventura Hospital. Submitted photo

2013-01-08 00:00:00