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Forget the tie, it's time to go mango! Island SPACE Mango Festival returns this Father's Day
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (367+ words) This is "Small Bites," a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene " because we know that sometimes you just don't have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead,…...
Employee bed set up" in kitchen storage; roaches crawling out of flour mix: 2 South Florida restaurants shut
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (454+ words) Both South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week faced double-digit violations. Inspections found roach and rodent droppings, medications stored above food, and a bed set up in one kitchen's dry storage area, among other issues. The South…...
Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders
23+ hour, 52+ min ago (244+ words) Increasingly, it's the most vulnerable who are being punished as Cubans endure shortages of food and medicine, nearly constant blackouts and stifling heat. Many have received help from family and friends in the U. S. , who send money and packages from Miami…...
Alfredo sauce distributed to dozens of states recalled due to potential salmonella contamination
1+ day, 33+ min ago (175+ words) Sun Sentinel The sauce was voluntarily recalled by the supplier because it contained a dry milk powder ingredient that was possibly contaminated with salmonella, according to a U. S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report. There were 913 cases recalled and each of…...
Summer break can increase food insecurity for children | Opinion
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (157+ words) Of the estimated 2. 1 million people living in Broward County, approximately 250, 000 neighbors, family and friends face food insecurity every day. The need stretches across all ages and demographics, from the elderly to newborns to school-age children. It impacts every race, religion…...
Seaweed invasion in South Florida is more than annoying. It carries health risks too.
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (717+ words) The beaches of South Florida are currently clogged with bristly, stinky and downright annoying piles of seaweed known as sargassum. To get in the water, you need to stride through and sometimes swim within the seaweed. Even if you stay…...
Bug spray stored next to cooking oil; roach droppings in soap dispenser: 3 South Florida restaurants shut
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (418+ words) All three South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week had issues with live and dead roaches in various areas, including behind an ice machine, on a clean plate and under a steam table. Inspections also found issues…...
World Cup 2026 Restaurant Guide: Where to dine between matches on any budget
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1052+ words) POV: You're an out-of-towner who's just arrived at a South Florida airport, and you're hungry. Maybe you've sold a kidney for 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets at host venue Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, where seven matches will be played,…...
Who makes South Florida's best Key lime pie? Here are the 5 finalists " you decide
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (457+ words) Key lime pie fans, you didn't hold back about the refreshing, citrusy dessert you crave. We asked you, our readers, to nominate your favorite Key lime pie spot in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties for our Best of South…...
10 South Florida restaurants that permanently closed (or are closing): Spring 2026 edition
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (147+ words) Sun Sentinel Losing a restaurant one adores is never easy, especially when it has survived for decades. Here, we say goodbye to eight South Florida restaurants that closed for good during spring 2026 " and two that will soon be gone. City…...