In December, South Florida can count on a bevy of holiday-decorated boat parades to add a little sparkle on the Intracoastal. Among them: the 61st Annual CHAOS Pompano Beach/Lighthouse Point/Deerfield Beach Holiday Boat Parade, which will live stream on YouTube for the first time.
The Middle River, that is, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m. when Santa departs from the Colohatchee Park boat ramp in Wilton Manors. Watch zones include Island City Park Preserve, 823 NE 28th St., Wilton Manors, and Richardson Historic Park, 1937 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors.
Floridians are more convinced that climate change is happening than Americans as a whole. They also strongly support steps to address its impact, according to a new Florida Atlantic University survey.
We’ve all seen the stories about how coral reefs, thanks to extremely high water temperatures, are experiencing a bleaching event like never before. Less talked about is how these high temps have accelerated a deadly disease that has threatened corals for years.
Beer is big at Oktoberfest events taking place across South Florida, including in Oakland Park from Oct. 6-8 at Jaco Pastorius Park, 4000 Dixie Highway, Oakland Park, where you can load up on bratwurst, pretzels and potato pancakes.
Meteorologist Jason Dunion recalls feeling like a feather in the wind aboard a Hurricane Hunter aircraft during Hurricane Dorian, a 2019 storm that devastated the northern Bahamas. “I felt like we were at the edge of Mother Nature,” he said.

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