With its big picture windows and prime location on Wilton Drive by The Manor Complex, the former Wilton Collective building has been eyed by a lot of businesses interested in grabbing the spot. However, it seems the owner is not in the mood for a long-term commitment.
Drag superstar Erika Norell captured the inaugural Mz OutSFL Pageant on May 18 with a tour de force performance at Fort Lauderdale’s Sunshine Cathedral Center for the Performing Arts. The pageant, produced by J&J Media and Out South Florida Newspaper and Magazine, was created to raise funds for LGBTQ college student scholarships as well as pay tribute to the extraordinary talents and community service of individuals within the drag community.
Police are going to have a better idea of who’s coming and going through Wilton Manors. At their meeting on May 28, commissioners voted 4-0 (Mayor Newton was not in attendance) to approve license plate readers (LPR).
A century of history lined the walls of the Galleria Mall as hundreds gathered to kickoff Pride month. “Take PRIDE! A 100-Year Retrospective of LGBTQ+ Milestones” opening reception drew hundreds of LGBTQ and their allies, honoring the past and inspiring the future.
Clear your calendar and bring your flair — Delray Beach is rolling out the rainbow carpet for a day celebrating love in all forms.
From before you arrive through everything you’ll find inside, this year’s Stonewall Pride will have a different look and feel. From cashless entry to an LED stage to more embracement of the leather community, to a later start of the parade, the experience will be unlike past years.
The Centers for Disease Control issued an alert of a new outbreak of mpox, a viral disease that causes a rash, fever and other symptoms, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Mpox is mostly found in Africa but spread to the U.S. in 2022 as a sexually transmitted infection, causing an outbreak mostly among gay and bi men. Now there are concerns of a potential resurgence of the virus in the U.S.
Rico was found as a puppy in Puerto Rico by a family who brought him home with them.
You may know him by his trademark beard, from Eagle Wilton Manors, or from Netflix’s hit reality competition, “Squid Game: The Challenge” (SGTC). Sam Lantz is a man for all seasons, making his home in Broward County and riding the wave of coming in third on the show.
When Wilton Manors’ police chief, Gary Blocker, announced in April that there were seven out of 32 open officer positions, eyebrows were raised. During a meeting between the city and the department’s union, the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), it was revealed the situation is much more dire than first believed.
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