When I found out that Bad Bunny had a defining night at the Grammys, my reaction was interestingly mixed.

When former CNN news anchor Don Lemon filmed a marathon seven-hour protest at a Minneapolis church last week, Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s assistant AG, publicly threatened him: “You [Lemon] are on notice! A house of worship is not a public forum for your protest! It is a space protected from exactly such acts by federal criminal and civil laws! Nor does the First Amendment protect your pseudo journalism of disrupting a prayer service.”

Once an overlooked pocket of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Flagler Village has quietly — and now confidently — emerged as one of South Florida’s most exciting and inclusive urban destinations. What was once industrial has transformed into a vibrant, walkable neighborhood that blends modern living, culture, and community, while standing out as one of the most LGBTQ-friendly areas in the region. 

For the past three years or so, I’ve been living out a surgical saga. Several procedures, two different states, and many changes: Some subtle and unnoticeable, others, hard to miss (a nod to my treasured D cups, and the brilliant surgeon who placed them).