Funky Buddha Brewery celebrates grand opening in #OaklandPark June 1 and you’re invited!
Oakland Park, FL (May 16, 2013) – Discover why Downtown Oakland Park is “The Tasteful Destination”. Join us at 4 PM on June 1, 2013 as we welcome South Florida’s largest production craft brewery to Oakland Park and celebrate the newly completed, City constructed, 38th Street Plaza. Funky Buddha Brewery and the City of Oakland [...]
Homeless Point-in-Time Count Reveals 2,810 Homeless in Broward County
The Broward County 2013 Point-in-Time Count, conducted in a 24-hour time period on January 24-25, identified that 2,810 individuals and families were homeless according to the federal definition of homelessness: they were living in places not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters or transitional housing programs. The count is required by U.S. Housing and Urban [...]
Active Shooter Training Exercise takes place Monday at Port of Palm Beach off Lake Worth Inlet
Riviera Beach, Fla. – An active-shooter training exercise will take place at the Port of Palm Beach and the waters of the Lake Worth Inlet Monday, May 20, 2013 beginning at 7 a.m. This exercise will involve law enforcement waterborne vessels, officers and actors playing the role of victims on and around the vessel. Residents [...]
Five Beauty Tips for Prom
Prom is a milestone event for many high school students. Between finding the perfect dress, corsage and date, there’s an endless array of details for young women to consider when planning their perfect night. Florida Career College’s Cosmetology Director Theresa Jacobs offers these five useful beauty tips that will help prom-goers look and feel their [...]
A Record $900,000 Raised for Student Scholarships at 18th Annual Broward Education Foundation Celebration
(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)— More than 550 guests, many dressed in garb reminiscent of the 1980’s movie, Airplane, entered a simulated hangar at the Broward County Convention Center on May 10 for the 18th Annual Broward Education Foundation’s Scholarship Celebration. With the event theme “Soaring through the years as we celebrate 30 years of success” as [...]
MARGATE CITY COMMISSION CREATES A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITEE
MARGATE, FL – (May 16, 2013) – The Margate City Commission, has created a Charter Review Committee (“Committee)” to review the terms and provisions within the City Charter. The Committee will be tasked with considering whether any part of the forty-two page City Charter, consisting of ten articles and sixty-one sections, needs to be amended. [...]
Florida Attorney General Bondi asks non-profits impacted by IRS’ admitted targeting of political groups to contact her office
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi issued the following statement regarding the IRS’ admitted targeting of groups seeking tax-exempt status. “The IRS’s discriminatory targeting of groups seeking tax-exempt status is appalling and goes against the most basic American values of free expression and equal treatment under the law. The Justice Department and the FBI have [...]
FAU President Mary Jane Saunders Announces Resignation
Letter/Press release from Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees Chair Anthony K. G. Barbar accepted FAU President Mary Jane Saunders’ letter of resignation late yesterday, responding with a letter expressing regret and praising her for her many accomplishments. “On behalf of the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, I regretfully accept your [...]
Enjoy a safe day on the water – and stay out of trouble! FWC’s “Protecting Paradise” Column by Katie Purcell
With over 12,000 square miles of water, 2,000 miles of beautiful tidal shoreline and 12,000 miles of fishable rivers, streams and canals, Florida is a boating paradise. As the weather heats up and kids get out of school, many people will be taking to the waters to cool off and relax. That’s where the Florida [...]
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Vision for U.S. Organic Agriculture
Let BrowardNET know what you think of these plans in the comments below! Washington, May 14, 2013 ― Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed his vision for U.S. organic agriculture and USDA efforts to ensure its continued success during remarks to the Organic Trade Association. Vilsack announced a number of changes and new initiatives to support [...]
