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Here are the top stories for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. A growing skyline: 5 new towers planned for downtown Fort Lauderdale Who scoops the best ice cream in South Florida? The readers have spoken, and the winner is … Is it safe to eat a Publix sub?

Q: Before we anoint Kel’el Ware based on his summer-league performance, we need to realize that his scoring and rebounding statistics were inferior to the numbers posted by Orlando Robinson in the summer of 2023. – Ed, Fort Lauderdale. A: Which is why the eye test matters. What Kel’el Ware did in summer league is similar to the way the Heat will utilize him during the regular season, basically as a lob threat and occasional 3-point threat on offense, and as a rim protector on defense.

Q: I bought a house in 2002 with an enclosed patio. More recently, I was approved for a grant from my city to repair my home. A city inspector came out to assess the house for the repairs required through the grant, but I was denied the grant because the enclosed patio was an “unpermitted structure.” I followed up, but the city does not have records going back more than 10 years.

This is “Small Bites,” a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene — because we know that sometimes you just don’t have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead, an amuse bouche of information, if you will. Enjoy! WHAT: Even though technically the dog days of summer will soon be over, man’s best friend will be more than welcome at the third annual West Palm Beach Beer Festival, which is being put on by BRK Republic, a furry-fabulous combination of tap brewery and dog park with an indoor/outdoor bar. The Aug.

I know my limits. I would not dare attempt what the professional bull riders of the new Florida Freedom team will do in Sunrise this weekend, and I’ll steer clear of NOBO Brewing’s high-octane Dragon Fruit Imperial Blonde Ale, thank you very much. I will shy away from Emo Night Karaoke (you’re welcome) and, heck, I’m probably not man enough for The Bridgerton Brunch at Thrōw Social in Delray Beach on Sunday.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles. Also on this date: In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state in the Union, less than a month after the US Centennial (earning it the nickname “the Centennial State”). In 1907, a week-long boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the event is now marked as the beginning of the Scout Movement. In 1936, the Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. In 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing. In 1957, the United States and Canada announced they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. In 1971, The Concert for Bangladesh, an all-star benefit organized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar, was held at Madison Square Garden in New York. In 1975, a 35-nation summit in Finland concluded with the signing of a declaration known as the Helsinki Accords dealing with European security, human rights and East-West contacts. In 2001, Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer, 27, died of heat stroke, a day after collapsing at the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp on the hottest day of the year. In 2004, the Ycua Bolanos supermarket fire in Asuncion, Paraguay killed more than 400 people. In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people. In 2011, the U.