The five‑day Palm Beach International Boat Show drove a more‑than‑$1B bump to the local economy — but triple‑digit garage fees left some workers priced out.

Fort Lauderdale backed off a plan to swap its beachfront basketball courts for pickleball after a grassroots push; the city will keep and upgrade the hoops while adding nearby pickleball courts.

More than 200 Silver Court residents were given six‑month eviction notices with tiered relocation payments that advocates say won’t cover moving costs for many seniors.

A North Palm Beach man claimed a $1 million Holiday Ca$h scratch-off and accepted a $606,700 lump-sum payout after buying the $20 ticket at Village Grocery in Lake Park.

Hundreds gathered in North Miami‑Dade to honor Jesse Jackson and warn that ending TPS could put roughly 350,000 Haitians at risk.

Queen Latifah headlined the Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival at Fort Lauderdale Beach, and organizers say the event drew thousands and raised nearly $3 million for local HIV/AIDS services.

A Disability Rights Florida report ties at least six preventable deaths to missed safety checks, falsified logs and oversight gaps at state psychiatric hospitals.

Pembroke Park's Farm Share giveaway on March 21 ran out within hours as federal employees working without pay lined up for groceries and help. The town says donations kept many fed but demand remains high.

A Loxahatchee golden retriever collapsed after biting an invasive cane toad; vets and a toad‑removal expert offered first‑aid steps and yard fixes.

A blind cook-off on March 28 will let neighbors taste and vote to decide who may lease and run the historic People’s Bar-B-Que in Overtown.

A Nashville operator has filed a competing proposal to run Miami‑Dade’s long‑delayed mental‑health center, intensifying a fight over budgets and who will manage the 2200 NW Seventh Ave. building.

Newly sworn-in Commissioner Rolando Escalona is pushing cleanups, a Calle Ocho BID and moves to restore programming at the Tower Theater and Domino Park.

Boca Helping Hands is serving 17% more people while receiving about a million fewer pounds of food after a federal farm‑to‑food program was cut. Volunteers and state programs are scrambling to keep nutrition on the plates of neighbors.