Equestrian Summer Camps at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek
WHAT: Are your children interested in horses? Equestrian Summer Camps at Tradewinds Park & Stables in Coconut Creek provide opportunities for children ages 9 through 16 to get real experience caring for horses on a daily basis. There is also riding instruction (weather permitting) and instruction in other horse-related areas, as well as other activities. [...]
First South Florida National Alliance on Mental Illness Walk in Coconut Creek in November
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Broward County is pleased to announce its Inaugural NAMIWalks event – “Walking for Mental Health,” to be held Saturday, November 9 in Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek. Sponsors and walkers are very much needed. Funds will be used to support NAMI’s programs throughout the tri-county community as NAMI Palm [...]
Students and Broward County to be Featured During National Healthy Communities Conference
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, May 10, 2013 – Lauderhill Y Students from the YMCA of Broward County will be featured on May 13-15 during the Y-USA Healthier Communities Conference at Broward Convention Center, and as part of a success story bus tour. The Y-USA selected Ft. Lauderdale as the host city for their annual Healthier Communities [...]
Governor Scott Appoints 13 to Early Learning Coalitions, including two in Broward and former state rep in Palm Beach
Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today announced thirteen appointments to Early Learning Coalitions around the state. Early Learning Coalition of Broward County Michael Asseff, 39, of Hollywood, is principle and owner of Structured Asset Services, LLC. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning May 7, 2013, and ending April [...]
FOUNTAINS celebrates Italian Culture with Free Four-Day Fiat Festival in Boca Raton
Fountains Center, a mixed-use restaurant/retail/office plaza located at Camino Real and Powerline Road in Boca Raton will hold a four-day, Italian themed celebration from May 9 – 12, featuring a variety of activities geared for families and adults of all ages. Fountains Center is underwriting the event, along with a number of community partners. Rick [...]
Secret Woods Nature Center in #DaniaBeach Holds Native Plant Sale
WHAT: In subtropical South Florida just about anything you stick in the ground has a good chance of growing, which is why so many plants classified variously as non-native, invasive, or exotic can thrive. Such plants may have been introduced intentionally. Australian pines, for example, were originally planted throughout the region as shade trees and [...]
Second Annual National Bike To School Day On May 8 in Broward
Let the bike bells ring! The National Center for Safe Routes to School announces the National Bike to School Day celebration on Wednesday, May 8th. Schools, community members and parents can register a Bike to School Day event now at www.walkbiketoschool.org. Bike to School Day is a national event that gives communities across the country [...]
Broward County Bike-Sharing Program Has New Station in Fort Lauderdale
Broward B-Cycle, Broward County’s newest mode of public transportation and the first countywide bike-sharing system, has expanded. A new station has been added at the southwest corner of Las Olas Boulevard and Southeast Eighth Avenue in the City of Fort Lauderdale. Broward B-Cycle is a 275-bike system with 27 station locations in six Broward County cities: Fort [...]
Teen camp registration opens in Parkland
Don’t get left out of the summer fun with your friends this summer. The City of Parkland has begun accepting registration for Parkland Teen Camp. Parkland Teen Camp is a summer recreation program for children ages 12 to 14 (grades 7-9). Children must have completed the sixth grade to be eligible for the program. The [...]
#Broward County to Celebrate Haitian Cultural Heritage Month in May
The Broward County Commission voted to declare the month of May as Haitian Cultural Heritage Month, with a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness on Tuesday, April 23. Commissioner Holness won approval from the Commission to provide $15,000 to the Community Access Center in Miramar and $1,700 for in-kind promotional services for community events celebrating Haitian [...]
