Coral Springs

Alleged home invader shot to death, raising gun issues in Colorado

2013-04-03 13:06:00

President Obama was in Colorado on Wednesday, hoping to use the recent enactment of gun-control legislation there as a way to spur support for his own package of proposals. But a politically purple state such as Colorado can also offer ammunition for...

Summer blackouts beware: Cars can be turned into backup generators

2012-06-08 16:34:59

Man suspected of stealing more than $300,000 from Angels' Kendry Morales jailed

2011-03-08 16:33:32

So you want to be a sommelier?

2007-12-12 00:00:00

Massage therapists, bellmen and valets aren't the people you'd expect to sit through a rigorous 10-month wine course. But in Southern California, the race is on to gain certification as a sommelier and get a foot in the door of one of today's hottest...

Bulletin Board

2013-05-22 12:25:27

Thursday Biz to Biz Networking, 5:30 p.m. at Michele's Fine Dining, 2761 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. $10. Call 954-838-9644. Citizenship Class, 6 p.m. at Helen B. Hoffman Library, 501 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation. Free. Call 954-797-2140....

Hospitals fare well in recent scorecard

2013-05-21 16:16:00

Broward and Palm Beach county hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards as scored by a nonprofit organization that advocates for safer health-care delivery. Nineteen local hospitals earned A grades,...

Coral Springs chef Kenny Tang opening his own restaurant in Coral Springs

2013-05-21 02:44:00

When Barack Obama stayed at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables during a campaign stop last year, Kenny Tang got the call. The luxurious hotel wanted the caterer to make Thai scallop spring rolls — among other treats — for the president and...

Facebook for your business

2013-05-21 07:25:00

It’s never too late to learn how to use social media tools for your company. Two Boca SCORE workshops will address using Facebook to grow your business and engage with consumers, guided by local Internet and marketing speciliasts, Kate Volman...

Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs, feds say

2013-05-20 15:23:53

The 143 workers paid as much as $3,500 each, lured to South Florida from Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said. But when they arrived,...

Pick me, please: Homebuyers writing letters to sellers

2013-05-20 08:25:00

Some buyers are solving their house-searching woes through prose. They're not writing poems or romantic novels — just notes to sellers, telling them how happy they'd be to buy their homes. The simple gesture is paying off in today's ultra-...

Vikings fast track to county title

2013-05-20 09:19:09

Damion Thomas couldn't have picked a better year to start running track at Lauderdale Lakes Middle School. The eighth-grade standout won the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter dash before helping the 4-by-400 meter relay team take second place as the...

Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory

2013-05-20 10:44:01

Cover Story The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000. Over a two-hour stretch on a Sunday afternoon, 44 groups of...

Coral Springs Commissioner Dan Daley.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain owns Rock N Roll Ribs in Coral Springs.

2013-05-17 08:53:00

Former U.S. Postal Service worker Aida Luz Maldonado, 49, of Coral Springs, was sentenced to a year in federal prison for stealing and opening mail containing gift cards on her delivery route in Miami-Dade County.

2013-05-15 00:00:00