In the Zona
A few “gamblers at heart” helped built a town in a swamp. Then the horses came. More than a hundred years ago, the new county of Broward was forged around…
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Before the Bloodshed
William Cooley’s name is synonymous with one of the grisliest acts in local history. But there’s more to his story than the massacre. William Cooley settled on the New River…
The Graduate Maker
Clarence Walker fought for black students at a time when they were denied even the right to attend a full four years of high school. When educator Clarence Walker arrived…