Last week my neighbors brought me an envelope with a “MAGA priorities survey” enclosed. A solicitation for money disguised as a survey, it opened with a four-page cover letter from Trump.

In every great community, there are people who become part of its heartbeat. Entrepreneurs who do more than operate businesses — they create gathering places, preserve culture, and help shape the identity of a neighborhood over decades. In Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Wings & Pizza owner Gary Bouvier has become one of those people.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche served as Trump’s personal criminal lawyer prior to assuming the AG role, so he swore during his Senate confirmation hearing that he would recuse himself from any case relating to Trump personally, if advised to do so by government ethics lawyers.

It is truly an honor to become the Executive Director and publisher of the nonprofit organization that publishes Hotspots Happening Out Magazine — a publication that has been a staple of our community for more than 40 years.