Dear Justice Thomas, I write this letter as an elected city commissioner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida who every day works to ensure the health, happiness, and safety of our citizens.

Imagine the sound and vibration of an old-fashioned electric heater going through your whole body. Imagine gasping for air with every step you take. Imagine rubbing Icy Hot all over your head to soothe a painful headache. Imagine your eyes in a bowl of water while you’re still seeing through them. Imagine collapsing and waking up in the ER only to find out COVID-19 attacked your central nervous system, and the doctor had just saved you from a stroke.

An ex-gay support group is crying foul as the city of Cincinnati, Ohio sends its conversion therapy cash cow to the slaughterhouse.

This week read about a judge dropping an anti-trans athlete case in Connecticut, and a dispute over travel bans and religious exemptions between Texas and California.

This week read about a homeless shelter for the LGBT community opening up in Sorsogon, and gay Panamanians wanting equal rights in marriage.

This week read about LGBT students in Kenya protesting boarding school bans, and a man found guilty of murdering a gay student in Sydney.

I’m loitering in the foyer of my local Publix repeatedly stepping onto their vintage Toledo floor scale working through an OCD in bloom.

With the recent cold front, you might not have noticed Wilton Manors is once again hot. 

The Charter Review Board was created by the city commission and their task was to look at the City Charter and make independent recommendations to the commission.

After taking a few days to process what occurred in Wilton Manors Entertainment District at the Stonewall Pride parade, I am writing to express my concern and opinion.

The astute can predict the future — with more than a modicum of confidence — by examining history.  

Dear Mayor Trantalis and Pastor Pacienza: I welcome the spirit of your recent joint statement regarding the controversy arising from the proclamation honoring Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and Westminster Academy on the occasion of the church’s 60th anniversary.

The idea of growth and development in our charming city has been a very polarizing issue for years.

At a recent commission meeting, a resident in our community referred to me as “living in the world of the Jetsons” because I expressed a desire for our city to focus on other modes of transportation in addition to cars.

I am outraged that the Fort Lauderdale City Commission is honoring this church on its 60th anniversary.

Dear SFGN, I just want to thank you for the strong, positive coverage of our organization in last week's SFGN.

Church of Our Savior MCC, located at 2011 S. Federal Highway in Boynton Beach is host to 23 recovery programs.

As a Wilton Manors LBGT resident homeowner, questions linger after my experience at the Stonewall Pride Parade and Festival on June 19.

The City of Wilton Manors recognizes the importance of art, in its many forms, and the impact art has on our quality of life.

As we emerge from COVID-19, our Wilton Manors parks and recreational services are beginning to thrive once again.

SFGMC shone brightly as the sun (and the full moon) at Sunshine Cathedral Dec. 17.

Those of you who keep an eye on city commission business know that the Wilton Manors City Commission approved an update to the city’s strategic plan earlier this year.

If there was any doubt that social media sows discontent and division, media coverage of Facebook cleared that up for us last week.

10 x 0 = 0 correct? SFGN has lost all its common sense in reporting any objectivity that goes against their narrative 10 x 0 = 1 with their thinking and reporting. 

The same few antagonists in our city continue to publicly bash the current commission for a recent vote regarding term limits.

Mr. Kent, I read your op-ed (“The Republican Party Supports a Racist Cult,” Jan. 28) and found it disturbing that anyone would, not only "think" this way, but actually publish such off-putting, insulting, and false statements. 

This past Tuesday, Kareem Awadalla walked into the City Commission Chambers. As a journalist, he was there to look his elected officials in the eye and listen to their views on the many critical issues our commission planned to address that evening.

You haven’t been a Wilton Manors resident for long if you haven’t heard the question, “When are we going to get a rainbow crosswalk?”

In the midst of a polarizing disagreement around the colors of the Pride flag, several members of Miami-Dade’s LGBTQ Advisory Board may be showing their true colors.

I’ve spent a lot of time lately reflecting on our city’s tagline of “Life is just better here.”