Two of Roy Rollins’ favorite past times were the beach and the bars. According to friends he loved the sun, and he loved his drinks. Rollins’ friends also remember his unwavering kindness and generosity. 

Days after the state reported 16 residents of a local nursing home had died of COVID-19, all of the remaining residents who tested positive were transferred out of the facility Sunday. 

(SS) Palm Beach County registered its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases Wednesday, more than three weeks after starting to reopen.

According to the Florida Department of Health at least 31 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Wilton Manors as of Sunday. That’s up from 23 a week ago and 10 two weeks ago.

According to the Florida Department of Health at least 34 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Wilton Manors as of Sunday.

(WB) A bicameral group of congressional lawmakers led by Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is calling on the Trump administration to ensure international efforts to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic overseas include relief for LGBTQ people.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 85 in Wilton Manors and 77 in Oakland Park as of Sunday. Last week those numbers stood at 74 and 73.

Just a week after public health experts recommended “social distancing,” schools closed and the governor shuttered bars, restaurants and nightclubs to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), South Florida residents are already confronting the isolation that comes with sheltering in place.

(WM) Five-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally died March 24 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital from complications of COVID-19. He was 81.

Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties have higher daily averages of new COVID-19 cases than they did before the shutdown. While Broward and Miami Dade had begun to flatten their curves, Palm Beach County never came close to flattening its curve. Cases were rising as Palm Beach reopened. Despite some progress in May, Broward and Miami-Dade have now lost all gains from the shutdown.

Liberty Counsel, a Florida organization well known for its opposition to LGBT rights, received a large Payment Protection Program loan from the Federal Government for coronavirus relief. 

Vice President Joe Biden gave an interview to women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe on Thursday.

Takeout and delivery aren’t enough for most restaurants to survive on.

(WM) In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on broken couches beneath a banner reading “Cure Your Prejudice.” They face the makeshift stage where a transgender woman appears in a short, tight dress and performs to a song about transgender visibility.

The Campbell Foundation recently awarded 10 $2,500 grants to nonprofits impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and who provide direct services to the HIV/AIDS community.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wilton Manors as of Monday rose 30% to 110 since a week ago. Last week that number stood at 85. In Oakland Park confirmed cases rose to 87 from 77 last week.

The novel coronavirus claimed an unlikely victim on Tuesday:  Commissioners scuttled a year’s worth of recommendations by the city’s Charter Review Board, citing finances and complexities related to re-opening the city.

In honor of 15 weeks of providing more than 1,600 free meals to those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Wilton Manors Vice Mayor Tom Green on Tuesday declared July 14 in honor of those who made it all happen.

(WB) Advocacy groups on Thursday filed a class-action lawsuit that demands U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release all transgender people who are in their custody because they are more susceptible to the coronavirus.

As businesses start to re-open, daily schedules returning to a faster pace and many of us getting back to a full work week, there are still Floridians dying of the COVID-19 pandemic and many more worldwide.