The distinctive smell of Caribbean food wafts through the air as music jams as a hype-filled palate cleanser. People in colorful costumes mingle and firedancers fling flames. These are all the hallmarks of PrideFête, the LGBTQ celebration of Caribbean culture.
This summer, Duval Street in Key West gives way to restaurants and chefs serving fresh lobster straight to diners on the street. It all builds toward a large stage at the intersection of Greene Street, where popular acts rock out before thousands of music and seafood lovers.
Latinos Salud has its hands full dealing with the present, including HIV/STI testing, general health and wellness, building community and more. But it’s also helping the next generation lay a solid foundation.
A South Florida journalist who became a nationally recognized HIV advocate and dedicated his later years to helping people experiencing homelessness died just four days after the sudden death of his husband.
The roof is caving in. Water damage is omnipresent. A rotted ceiling fell on a resident. One resident says the pool hasn’t worked in years. Wilton Pointe Apartments has been falling apart for months and the situation remains dire.
Two of South Florida’s legacy drag venues are shutting their doors this weekend. AquaPlex in Oakland Park and Birdcage Cabaret in Key West are being closed by their parent company, Pride Holdings Group (PHG). The staff was told late Sunday afternoon and Greater Wilton Manors broke the story that evening.
A Florida jury on July 15 found State Representative Fabián Basabe liable for sexual harassment and defamation, delivering a stunning rebuke to the Miami Beach Republican and overturning, in the court of public judgment, the conclusions of a House investigation that had previously cleared him of wrongdoing.
The balls were rolling, the pins were falling, and donations were piling up. The Pet Project’s annual Bowl-A-Thon raised more than $70,000 to advance the mission of keeping pets and people together.
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