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A Tybee Island, Ga., resident uses her phone to text a friend near the pier on the south side of Tybee beach while wearing a handmade mask Saturday, April 4, 2020. On Friday, Gov. Bryan Kemp opened the state's outdoor space by signing an executive order that allows people to exercise outside, with social distancing of at least six feet because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Stephen B. Morton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Looking for wiggle room in your social distancing habits? There isn’t much.

April 13, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

Through our form to submit questions on the coronavirus, we've received an array of inquiries from you, our readers, in which you appear to be trying to find some wiggle...

Plenty of readers wrote in to say they had stopped cable TV and gone to streaming only, but there was little agreement on what streaming services to get. Your choice depends on what TV shows and movies you prefer.

With cable rates rising, readers share their cord-cutting tips

December 23, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Is it time to cut the cord? Cable customers trying to answer that question have been balancing rising bills with fear of the unknown. But with the proliferation of streaming...

Electric scooter fans and haters find common ground on a way to solve Fort Lauderdale’s rolling debate

May 12, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

The electric scooters zipping through downtown Fort Lauderdale and along the city’s beachside appear to have a roughly equal number of fans and detractors — and both sides are quite...

The van believed to be owned by bombing suspect Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., 56, of Aventura, is transferred to the FBI Headquarter in Miramar Florida Friday October 26, 2018. The caravan is heading south of Interstate 75 in Broward County. Carline Jean, South Florida Sun Sentinel

Stripper, bodybuilder, bigot: The life of bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc

August 24, 2019 at 3:07 a.m.

Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr. is so at ease with his bigotry and his extreme political views that even those who were put off by him were surprised to learn he...

‘I thought he looked like a shooter’: Why people took pictures of Cesar Sayoc’s van

August 18, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

Paul Bilodeau parked at a Publix in Oakland Park, Florida, last Thursday and couldn't help but notice the van that parked next to him — an old white van plastered...

Ray Lowenstein of Neptune Memorial Reef, gives a tour of the site near Miami Beach. The underwater cemetery's concrete structures provide a base for coral to get a head start and offer a high pH level, enabling sea creatures to flourish.

Underwater mausoleums, memorial reefs — what are your plans for the afterlife?

August 23, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Two new reefs have popped up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, each made of concrete culvert and pipes, each memorializing the life of John Michael Baker, a seagoing 17-year-old...

Frederica Wilson and her fancy hats: 5 things to know about the congresswoman at war with Trump

August 22, 2019 at 1:21 a.m.

Previously known more for sequined style than anti-Trump tirades, U.S. Rep Frederica Wilson has taken the national spotlight after accusing the president of callously handling a phone call with a...

After airport shooting, plans remain underway to allow firearms in Florida terminals

August 21, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

Before Esteban Santiago reportedly stepped out of a bathroom near a baggage claim carousel Friday and sprayed a crowded airport terminal with bullets, Florida lawmakers had already come up with...

Broward, Palm Beach counties ring in new era as same-sex marriage begins

June 21, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

The doors to same-sex marriage were flung open wide in Florida early Tuesday as hundreds of couples applied for licenses and then repeated wedding vows in ceremonies that served to...

These songs were made for you and me

January 16, 2019 at 9:08 a.m.

The idea was simple enough. Take four South Florida songwriters, chosen for their talent and their disparate styles, get them together, ask them to write a song centered on a...

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