Fantasy Fest kicks off in Key West with 10 days of masquerades, parties and costume competitions

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 21, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Things To Do, Travel.

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Key West’s Fantasy Fest began Friday, launching a 10-day schedule of masquerades, elaborate parties and costume competitions. The masking and costuming festival is themed “Uniforms & Unicorns: 200 Years Of Sailing Into Fantasy” to salute the Florida Keys’ 2023 bicentennial and that of the U.S. Navy’s presence in Key West. The Fantasy Fest schedule features nearly 100 events including Sunday’s Zombie Bike Ride, the Pet Masquerade for costumed pets and their people, the flamboyant Headdress Ball and the Masquerade March that draws several thousand costumed participants...

High school football week 9 scoreboard

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 21, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, High school football, High School Sports, Sports.

Friday Cardinal Newman 17, Benjamin 14 American Heritage 38, Naples 17 Cardinal Gibbons 31, Boca Raton 19 Atlantic 28, Dwyer 7 St. Thomas Aquinas 35, Monarch 19 Everglades 34, South Plantation 14 West Boca Raton 58, Northeast 0 Seminole Ridge 34, Park Vista 14 Palm Beach Lakes 60, Wellington 34 Glades Central 41, Suncoast 3 Jupiter 36, Forest Hill 6 King’s Academy 40, True North Classical Academy 34 (Final, OT) Lake Worth 21, John I. Leonard 6 Palm Beach Gardens 23, Palm Beach Central 14 Saturday Piper at Blanche Ely Thursday Monsignor Pace 35, Calvary Christian Academy 21 Stranahan 39, Coral...

A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 20, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti’s capital after being on the run for more than two years, police said. Joseph Badio once worked for Haiti’s Ministry of Justice and at the government’s anti-corruption unit until he was fired for alleged ethics violations weeks before the assassination. Badio was arrested in the neighborhood of Petion Vile in Port-au-Prince, National Police spokesman Garry Desrosiers said. Moïse was shot 12 times at his private home...

Panthers get two early goals from newcomers, hold off intense rally to edge Leafs in home opener

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 20, 2023. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

SUNRISE — Kevin Stenlund and Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their first Florida goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots and the Panthers won their home opener by topping the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in a playoff rematch Thursday night. Stenlund scored with 2:52 left in the first, Ekman-Larsson made it 2-0 with seven seconds left in the opening period and that was enough for Bobrovsky. Sam Reinhart added a short-handed empty-net goal as time expired. Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season, coming on the power play, midway through the second period for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves...

Gaza under Israeli siege: Bread lines, yellow water and nonstop explosions

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 20, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN (Associated Press) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — There are explosions audible in the cramped, humid room where Azmi Keshawi shelters with his family in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis. The bombardments keep coming closer, he says, and they’re wreaking death and destruction. Keshawi, his wife, two sons, two daughters and tiny grandchildren are trying to survive inside. The Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza in retaliation for a devastating Hamas rampage in southern Israel almost two weeks ago and the Keshawi family’s sense of desperation is growing....

Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Miami Heat, NBA, Photos and Videos, Sports.

Adebayo gets work in early then sits with rest of Heat starters in exhibition loss to Nets

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – The lone given Wednesday for the Miami Heat was Bam Adebayo, with the rest of the projected starters given the night off. So Adebayo got to work early, with 12 points in nine first-quarter minutes on the way to 14 points, six rebounds and three assists, sitting out the second half of the 107-104 exhibition loss to the Brooklyn Nets at Kaseya Center. With Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry rested for moments more meaningful, Adebayo was active early with his midrange jumper, before yielding the floor to those trying to crack the rotation or make the roster ahead of next Wednesday’s...

With little controversy, Palm Beach County Schools support LGBTQ history resolution

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 19, 2023. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A resolution to honor LGBTQ History Month created division and strife in two South Florida counties, but in Palm Beach County, it sailed through with little controversy. The School Board voted 5-0 with no discussion Wednesday evening to recognize October as LGBTQ History Month. The vote followed a half hour of public comments, where almost all speakers voiced support for it. Several speakers told personal stories about their own journey as an LGBTQ person or loving someone who is gay or transgender. “Acknowledging the existence of queer people through history, we are proving the fact that Palm...

General Daily Insight for October 18, 2023

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 18, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Horoscopes.

General Daily Insight for October 18, 2023 It may feel like we’ve lost our way. As the nurturing Moon squares loving Venus, it pushes us into loneliness whenever we’re without a conversation partner, even though some connections could suffer from envy or disloyalty. The Moon then disagrees with Jupiter, heightening our optimism while simultaneously inciting emotional reactivity and drama. Finally, as the proud Sun struggles with confusing Neptune at 11:40 pm EDT, we might present ourselves without confidence — or perhaps too confidently. Stay balanced and avoid as much commotion as possible. Aries March...

Panthers jump out to 4-0 lead, then hold off Devils for first win of season

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 17, 2023. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

NEWARK, N.J. — Sam Reinhart moved up to the top line and scored two goals and the defending Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers held off a late rally by New Jersey in posting a 4-3 victory over the Devils on Monday night. Carter Verhaeghe and Niko Mikkola also scored goals and Matthew Tkachuk had two assists for the Panthers, who had opened the season with losses at Minnesota and Winnipeg. Sergei Bobrovsky carried a shutout into the third period but saw Erik Haula, Michael McLeod and Jesper Bratt tally to get New Jersey within a goal with 2:23 to play. The 35-year-old who has started...

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