Anabel Sanchez Online Editor Schools have closed, wet hair freezes within minutes and boiled water turns into ice within seconds. Mimicking imagery straight out of “Day After Tomorrow”, a phenomenon known as the polar vortex has assaulted the north of the U.S this winter. The blistering cold has caused numerous business and mail services…Continue Reading The big chill: Polar vortex freezes the northern U.S.
Anabel Sanchez Online Editor By now, everyone has heard of the ominous U.S. government shutdown, which began at midnight on December 21, 2018. Many may not know exactly what it entails, but certain keywords floating around the discourse such as “immigration,” “wall,” and “funding” might have slipped into peoples’ awareness. So, what exactly is the…Continue Reading The rundown on the U.S. government shutdown
Jacqueline Michaud South Bureau Chief Starting in 2007, after kayaking on his local bay, VolunteerCleanup.org founder Dave Doebler said, “I started noticing a lot of trash floating in the water- mainly plastic bottles, Styrofoam and cigarette butts. I was no longer able to just float around and enjoy my Sunday afternoon kayaks, and I had…Continue Reading Volunteer organization cleans up pollution on beaches
Doris Pace South Bureau Chief Florida residents know that when hurricane season begins, preparations begin as well. We stock up on canned goods, flashlights, batteries, water, put up shutters and take inventory of our possessions. We know the drill. We hope for the best and prepare for the worst but nothing could have prepared…Continue Reading Florida Panhandle rebuilding after hurricane Michael
Gillum, DeSantis bring fiery debate to BC’s Bailey Hall…Continue Reading Gillum, DeSantis bring fiery debate to BC’s Bailey Hall
Stephanie Sylvester Editor-in-Chief The Funky Buddha kicked off its first political dinner of the fifth season on Oct. 10 to discuss Broward’s returning initiative: A Penny for Transportation. Broward County Commission District 6 and mayor of Hollywood, Beam Furr, and Opinion Page Editor for the Sun Sentinel, Rosemary O’Hara, engaged in insightful discussion regarding…Continue Reading Discussion over Penny for Transportation at Village Square
Anabel Sanchez Online Editor Have you ever stopped to think that you watch far less cable television than before? Perhaps you’ve even looked at your cable bill and wondered why you still bother? Or maybe even realized that out of the hundred-odd channels you have, you watch only a few of them? If so,…Continue Reading Cut the cord, save money with alternative cable options
Anabel Sanchez Online Editor You turn on the news and there seems to be a new opioid-related story at every turn. You might have even heard of them glamorized in the latest chart-topping song, or you might have recently heard that one of your favorite celebrities has experienced an opioid-related overdose. How have opioids…Continue Reading An American Crisis: The Opioid Epidemic
Doris Pace South Bureau Chief Florida’s red tide has reached levels scientists have never seen before. The algae which is causing this natural phenomenon is normal but not at the concentration and duration which we are currently witnessing. Marine life is washing up ashore in large numbers, beaches have been closed and people living…Continue Reading Red Tide on Florida’s gulf coast causes fish, wildlife to die
Stephanie Sylvester Editor-in-Chief Thursday, August 30 at 2:30 p.m. I walked with the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Before walking with them, I went through the “TSA line” to have my purse checked and body scanned. Being checked like that before entering the 9/11 Memorial Museum was the first thing that…Continue Reading Sept. 11 Memorial Museum in New York honors victims