A high-speed train will begin selling tickets for 16 daily round trips with hourly departures from Orlando to Miami in May, with tickets starting at $79 each way, or $199 for a family of four. The Brightline Orlando Station was unveiled on Thursday, April 20 at the Orlando International Airport. According to Brightline, tickets will...
An arrest has been made in connection to attacking a Jewish place of worship in Cape Coral in March 2023 while worshipers were still inside. The Cape Coral Police Department arrested 51-year-old Maron Mark Raymond on Thursday evening for the attack made on March 11 at the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral. “This was...
FL Representative Mike Caruso files bill making hate acts or antisemitic messages a felony April 19, 2023 – Florida House Bill 269 will allow to prosecute any antisemitic crimes as a hate crime punishable as a third degree felony. HB269: Public Nuisances GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Caruso ; Fine...
Hundreds of South Florida Jews gathering overseas to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day. Now, on the 75th anniversary, they are remembering the lessons of a painful past. Several people from the Greater Jewish Federation were in Israel, Thursday night. For them, there are two sides of a very inescapable coin: the progress the nation has made...
Renowned Opera Singer and Master Chef Carlos De Antonis is set to return to the Friendship Circle Culinary Club Program on May 7, 2023 as the last guest chef for this season. He will be teaching and joining special needs friends and volunteers to make a classic, sumptuous appetizer: Bruschetta!Aside from being a chef, Chef...
Historic rainfall that flooded east Broward County and shut down its main airport going into the weekend left many motorists this week scrambling for gas amid long lines and bagged pumps at stations. The fuel shortage stems from issues at Port Everglades, where overrunning waters damaged the fuel pumps of 12 companies that operate there, the port’s...
A state-sponsored center to help those affected in the “rain bomb” that pelted Fort Lauderdale with record rainfall has opened at the Broward Boulevard Park & Ride, according to a news release. It’s aimed at helping those the flood affected with business damage assessment, business continuity and job search assistance from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily,...
In recent months, state legislatures across the country have broadened efforts to subsidize private school tuition with taxpayer dollars. New proposals for these programs—collectively called school vouchers—have appeared in more than a dozen states and passed as major priorities for Republican governors like Kim Reynolds in Iowa and Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas. Since 2021, Arizona, Florida, Utah and West Virginia have also created or expanded...
The Miami-to-Orlando Brightline route is one step closer to opening to the public, as the high-speed rail company gets ready to reveal its finished Orlando station. In February, the company received “Bright Orange 2″ which completes the Brightline fleet of 10 trains. In preparation for the route, Brightline put its high-speed trains through rigorous drills in Orange...
Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding have created obstacles for Jewish families in South Florida looking to return home for Passover. The annual holiday, which begins on the evening of April 19th and lasts for eight days, is a time for Jewish families to gather and celebrate their heritage. However, the recent weather has complicated travel...
