State and local preps continue for Saturday weather There remain a lot of outdoor and indoor activities for Saturday so be sure you are weather-aware. You can download our free Storm Track 3 app from the app store and get alerts from our team of ... 04/26/2024 - 4:06 pm | View Link
Curtice: What could the local elections mean for the general election? A local election of some kind is being held everywhere in England and Wales on Thursday 2 May. The contests – including council, mayoral and police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections – will be the ... 04/26/2024 - 3:18 pm | View Link
Long Island man who spent the night at local precinct dies in police custody: officials A Long Island man who died in police custody on Friday morning has led to an investigation by homicide detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. On ... 04/26/2024 - 3:00 pm | View Link
Pechanga Arena designated as a local historical resource On Thursday, the city of San Diego’s Historical Resources Board voted unanimously to give the 58-year-old venue, which is also known as the San Diego International Sports Arena, historical recognition ... 04/26/2024 - 2:10 pm | View Link
Veggie tales! Giraffe seen is munching on snacks at local zoo A giraffe was seen snacking on carrots and lettuce after tourists to the Oregon Zoo in Portland fed the animal. Watch the tall animal fill his tummy! 04/26/2024 - 9:43 am | View Link
Hollywood Florida Hollywood. City of Hollywood. Situated on Florida’s Southeast Coast just south of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood is a sizable yet relaxed beach town with a thriving arts and culture scene, picturesque coastline, and active community. 04/25/2024 - 11:08 pm | View Website
Hollywood, FL City of Hollywood Recognized as a Gold Level 2023 Cigna Healthy Workforce. The City of Hollywood has been selected as a recipient of 2023 Cigna Healthcare Gold level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and vitality of its employees through a workplace well-being program. 04/25/2024 - 7:55 pm | View Website
Google Maps Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. 04/25/2024 - 8:27 am | View Website
THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Hollywood Broward County. Hollywood. Things to Do in Hollywood, FL - Hollywood Attractions. Explore popular experiences. See what other travelers like to do, based on ratings and number of bookings. See All. Water Tours (7) Dining Experiences (6) Beaches (4) Day Trips (3) Nature and Wildlife Tours (4) Casinos (3) Fun & Games (5) Fishing Charters (3) 04/24/2024 - 10:02 am | View Website
Events | Hollywood, FL Opportunities abound to sponsor one of the City of Hollywood's exciting community events. Signature events include: Candy Cane Parade. Fourth of July Celebration. St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival. Spring Marshmallow Drop. Skate Off. Cardboard Boat Race. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. 04/23/2024 - 5:45 am | View Website
On May 1, reproductive care in Florida will change.
Anyone more than six weeks pregnant will be prohibited by law from getting an abortion.
Obstetricians who work privately, or on a hospital staff, already are fielding questions from patients, while also trying to understand the effect on their practices. A wrong call could lead to criminal charges — for a woman or a doctor.
There are exceptions to the new abortion law.
Palm Beach County Democratic Party Chair Mindy Koch may be back in office after being removed by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, but many of the issues that caused her to be removed in the first place remain.
As depicted in a recent Sun Sentinel editorial, there are valid issues that have been cast aside relative to non-compliance on party bylaws by Koch.
Both of Florida’s U. S. senators, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, recently voted against the aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. They were in a group of 18 senators voting no (as 79 voted yes).
Again and again, they disappoint America and the people of Florida. If polled, the majority of Florida citizens would want to aid these countries that are allies, upholding our democratic values.
Dear Amy: My friend “Tina” and I have been friends since college and are now in our 50s. When we met we were members of a campus religious organization, however as the years passed we both drifted away from our religious affiliations. I now would call myself agnostic.
Recently, Tina had a difficult break-up with a significant other.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden didn’t waste time.
Just minutes into his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday, Biden launched into the issues dominating the 2024 election, including his age and former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York.
“The 2024 election’s in full swing and yes, age is an issue,” Biden said in a roughly 10-minute speech.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California, Zach Elefante always has had a second or third job to help him earn a living.
Unlike the experiences of his peers at Disney’s parks in Orlando, Florida, where there is a much smaller talent pool, the performers who play Mickey Mouse, Goofy and other beloved Disney characters at the California parks aren’t always provided a consistent work schedule by the company.
It’s among the reasons the California performers are organizing to be represented by a union now, more than four decades after their Florida counterparts did so.
While Disney asks character performers to be available to work at any time, that demand isn’t always rewarded with scheduled work hours, the California performers said.
“A lot of performers get the sense that if they don’t give their full availability, we won’t be in shows … and that will impact other jobs we need to sustain a living in this area,” said Elefante, who lives in Santa Ana, California.
Earlier this month, the California character performers and the union organizing them, Actors’ Equity Association, said they had filed a petition for union recognition.
It’s a different era and a different union doing the organizing this time around, so the California character and parade performers likely will avoid some of the bad blood that the Disney performers in Florida have experienced with their union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
It has been a rocky four-decade marriage in Florida between the performers who put the “magic” in the Magic Kingdom and the Teamsters, a union historically formed for transportation and warehouse workers which had deep ties to organized crime until the late 1980s.
Why now for the California character performers, so many decades after their Florida counterparts organized?