Tons of events at #Broward Parks in June
Saturday, June 1 GUIDED NATURE WALK Secret Woods Nature Center (Dania Beach) For all ages 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free. A naturalist-led walk at the nature center. Please call for details and preregistration. For more information, call the nature center at 954-357-8884. Accessible from Broward County Transit Route #6. PUBLIC [...]
Round-up of summer camps in #Broward County
Camps will be added on a regular basis. Broward County Coconut Creek Summer camps begin on Monday, June 17 and end on Friday, August 9 Three programs are available: Summer Day Camp is offered at the Community Center (1100 Lyons Road) and at the Recreation Complex (4455 Sol Press Blvd.). Summer Sports Camp is offered at Sabal Pines Park (5005 [...]
Parkland News and Briefs
City of Parkland Acknowledges DECA program at Stoneman Douglas High School DECA is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business. The students are judged by competing in different occupational areas and in business role play situations. The DECA program at Stoneman Douglas High School has a [...]
City of Parkland’s 50th Anniversary Events this weekend!
Saturday On, Saturday, April 27th at 7:00 p.m. the Little River Band will perform live on stage at the Parkland Amphitheater located in Pine Trails Park, sponsored by Standard Pacific, WCI and Toll Brothers. During their career they have sold more than 25 million records and have had 13 American Top 40 hits. “Reminiscing”, has [...]
News and Events in the City of #Parkland
New Collaborative Learning Space at the Library An ideal place for groups to meet for study and project preparation, it’s perfect for students – teens and adults. With the large screen monitor you can use the computer provided or plug in your own laptop and collaborate, share, demonstrate, or just work big. Located in the [...]
@BrowardSchools Top African American Scholars Earn National Achievement Scholarships
Seven outstanding Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) seniors were named National Achievement Scholarship winners and will receive a $2,500 scholarship for their undergraduate studies. Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards scholarships to African American students who have excelled in academics and have demonstrated the potential for academic success in college. This year, approximately [...]
Broward County Commission Holds Budget Workshop Beginning today; watch online
The first of four Broward County budget workshops begins tomorrow, April 16, at 10 a.m. in Room 430 of the Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Broward County Commissioners will receive updated budget outlooks for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14). The agenda includes presentations on the proposed FY14 Aviation and Port Everglades operating budgets [...]
City of Parkland Creates Teen Collaborative Area
The City of Parkland (“City”) created a teen collaborative area within the Parkland Library. The room, located just past the Library entrance, is designed to accommodate eight (8) people comfortably. The Collaboration Room is equipped with a whiteboard and specialized communications and collaborative equipment/ technology. You can use either the desktop computer provided by the [...]
#Broward Touts Economic Engines to Sold-Out Crowd–Mayor, Port, Airport and CVB share progress, impact and vision
Broward County’s leading economic engines — Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau – revealed their latest impact figures and marketing strategies to a sold-out crowd of 400 at the Port Everglades Association’s Fifth Annual Economic Engine Report at the Broward County/Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center on [...]
#Parkland Awarded Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
The City of Parkland has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the current budget from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting and represents a significant achievement by the City. This is the 6th year the award has [...]
