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‘Our first decent cold front’: When you can expect slightly cooler temps in South Florida
South Floridians are getting a reprieve with some fall weather: A cold front is on its way.
Wednesday afternoon, “we’re going to get our first decent cold front,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Nick Carr, “the first one I would consider bona fide.”
The winds coupled with the temperature change “will be more pleasant Thursday than they have been,” he said.
The lows in Broward and Palm Beach counties “might struggle to get below 70 on the coast.” Inland, the lows will be in the upper 60s.
The high Thursday will be in the upper 70s into 80.
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“It will feel pretty good,” he said, although it really is a “South Florida fall perhaps. Nobody up north would consider what we’re going to feel like fall.”
The reason for the break from the heat? A cold front is now moving through Georgia and Alabama and will be generally in the area of northern Florida on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, it will “work its way down to our area.”
There will be one caveat: There are winds behind the cold front that are about 15 mph to 20 mph, and a full moon is expected Thursday. The combination means minor tidal flooding, he said. Low-lying areas will face the potential for flooding, such as parking lots close to coastal areas.
Lisa J. Huriash can be reached at lhuriash@sunsentinel.com. Follow on X, formerly Twitter, @LisaHuriash
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Free South Florida events for breast cancer screenings and support
October is the time to get the breast cancer screening you may have been putting off. Upcoming events in South Florida offer opportunities for screenings, information, and support, as well as raising awareness of the disease.
Women’s initiativeHollywood Kia will hold its fourth annual breast cancer awareness event, Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative, on Friday, Oct. 18. Women can receive free mammograms and heart screenings by appointment. Contact Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative at 305-825-4081 to secure an appointment. This year, the dealership is bringing in two mobile mammogram units and doubling the staff to meet the demand for breast cancer screenings. Hollywood Kia will also offer a series of heart screenings for cholesterol, hypertension, and glucose during the event. In addition, educational tools will be provided with information to help reduce risk, manage levels, and promote early detection.
SurvivorshipSylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is hosting its third annual Survivorship Symposium from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 at The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove, Miami, 3300 SW 27th Ave. Cancer survivors, caregivers, researchers, and healthcare providers will be able to take a deep dive into life after a cancer diagnosis with sessions on care and research. Along with keynote speakers, Sylvester breast cancer survivors with tales of triumph will be available to provide information and encouragement at the event.
Women’s wellness
The Junior League of Boca Raton is partnering with Baptist Health on a “Women’s Wellness Initiative” to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Lynn Cancer Institute will hold a Breast Cancer Bazaar, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 701 NW 13th St, Boca Raton. It will be a morning of shopping, and screenings in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event includes light refreshments and complimentary valet parking. Tim Quinn of Halo 42 will speak about skin care; Brandi Hyatt, a Lynn Cancer Institute dietitian, will speak about nutrition; and Tricia Almelda of Drummond Therapy Centers will provide pelvic floor education. To register, call 561-955-5097.
Community members participated in the Let’s Beat Breast Cancer Rally on Oct. 12 in Fort Lauderdale. (Sunny Visuals/Courtesy) Pink in the RinkOn Saturday, Oct. 19, Promise Fund has partnered with the Florida Panthers and Baptist Health Cancer Care for its third annual Pink in the Rink event, starting at 7 p.m. at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. The event will honor those currently battling breast cancer and those who have overcome it and showcase the dedicated members of the local medical community who work to help patients overcome the disease.
Pink Project DayPlanned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida is hosting Pink Project Day on Monday, Oct. 21. Residents can get free breast and pap exams at all Planned Parenthood health centers. This annual event ensures that everyone, insured or not, can get vital screenings. Appointments are required: call 1-800-230-7526 and mention Pink Project Day.
Wellness fairThe Promise Fund is hosting a Community Wellness Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Manatial de Vida of Church of All Nations, 1300 NW Fourth Ave., Boca Raton. There will be free mammography and cancer screenings for non-insured and underinsured attendees and an opportunity to speak with medical professionals on breast and cervical cancer issues and other health-related matters. The event will also include complimentary food, a bounce house for the kids, food trucks and raffles. Promise Fund navigators and staff will be on hand to answer questions in Spanish, Creole and English. Anyone interested in receiving a mammogram must register in advance by calling 877-427-7664.
South Florida Sun Sentinel health reporter Cindy Goodman can be reached at cgoodman@sunsentinel.com.
ASK IRA: Are potential Heat minutes for Kel’el Ware about more than Kel’el Ware?
Q: Rookies should be allowed more minutes/to start if they’re good. Kel’el Ware in particular. – Vip.
A: While I can appreciate the curiosity with something or someone new, you also have to be ready for such moments, particularly with a team in win-now mode (which is the mode when Jimmy Butler, your leading man, is 35). A danger with rushing a player is you can create a sense of entitlement. Kel’el Ware is not ready yet. That doesn’t mean there can’t be minutes where he can be spotted, perhaps in case of injury or player absences. But if Bam Adebayo is unable to go, figure on Thomas Bryant getting those starts. And if Bam is available, figure on Kevin Love taking most of the reserve minutes in the middle. In the interim, Kel’el needs to work on bulking up his base and learning when to go for blocked shots and when to stay true to the base defense. With a lottery team, Kel’el assuredly would get immediate minutes. If this is a lottery team, then the concern would go far deeper than the playing time for a No. 15 pick. All of that said, his time certainly could come, with Kel’el having a role in dictating such a timeline.
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A: Actually, I can appreciate the current mix with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and Tyler Herro starting. That gives you a quality base in reserve of Jaime Jaquez Jr., Duncan Robinson, Haywood Highsmith, Kevin Love, and perhaps one other wing (choosing from Alec Burks, Josh Richardson or, perhaps, Pelle Larsson). The Heat could have the ability to wear other teams down with their depth (at least in the regular season).
Q: Of the two-way players, who do you think plays? – Frank.
A: I think it will be situational, and there are no guarantees that Dru Smith, Keshad Johnson and Josh Christoper remain the two-way players (eligible to be promoted to the standard roster or waived). For now, Dru would appear to have an inside track due to the lack of a true backup point guard on the roster. But I could see Keshad getting minutes if, say, Haywood Highsmith were to be sidelined, or Josh getting minutes if a scorer such as Tyler Herro or Terry Rozier would be unable to go.
The Fort Lauderdale of 1968, and of today | Letters to the editor
Developer Charlie Ladd (letter to the editor, “No more cracker-box homes,” Oct. 9) came to Fort Lauderdale in 1984 and began to transform it, all right — some good and some very bad.
I first came to the town of Davie in 1968, and I have three distinct memories.
The Ku Klux Klan, fully hooded and robed, marching on horseback down 64th Avenue; a straw poll among teachers at the high school where I taught gave George Wallace the majority; the Sun Sentinel’s editorial pages revealed a reactionary bias that chilled my Yankee soul.
“Holy s—!” I thought. I had come to Broward to escape the cold, and landed in 1950’s Alabama.
Fast forward a half century: Davie is a quaint balance of modern suburbia and small-town charm, thanks to progressive governance, and with no visible Klan presence. The Sun Sentinel — especially on its editorial pages — has become a beacon of common sense in this threatening political climate.
By the way, should anybody object to Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet working from home? Doesn’t everybody?
As for the Charlie Ladd-led replacement of grass and trees with steel and concrete in Fort Lauderdale: In the words of our fellow displaced Noo Yawkers, “Youse pays yer money and youse takes yer chances.”
Jeff Kleiman, Boynton Beach
The more things changeCan anyone tell me how the next presidential administration is supposed to fix what’s wrong with the current administration, when they are the same administration?
Sherry Wipplinger, Fort Lauderdale
DeSantis in La-La LandWe are so lucky that climate change is just a “Chinese hoax.”
Imagine how bad things would be if the science were real and we could believe our lying eyes.
As Milton brought a second blow to Florida’s west coast, it’s of course clear that the science is real and our eyes are clear. Our planet is in an existential crisis, and politicians like Donald Trump, Rick Scott, and Ron DeSantis will “live in infamy.”
As governor, Scott ordered the state Department of Environmental Protection not to use the terms “climate change” or “global warming” in any communications.
As governor, DeSantis signed legislation that erased most references to “climate change” in state law. They can strut around and pretend they are protecting us when hurricanes hit, and homes are destroyed, and lives are lost. But they are nothing more than five-year-old children sticking their thumbs in their ears, wiggling their fingers, closing their eyes, and yelling “la-la-la-la-la.”
Michael K. Cantwell, Delray Beach
Abortion advertisingAnti-abortion groups in Florida are running false TV ads, stating that Amendment 4 will allow minors to have abortions without parental consent.
But here is the actual text from the amendment that those TV ads conveniently omit: “This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.”
John Moore, Miramar
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[contact-form]Morning Update: South Florida’s top stories for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024
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