The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office hosts a series of community outreach events each month throughout Broward County. Deputy Appraisers will be available to assist with Homestead, Senior and other property tax exemption applications, as well as answer questions on property taxes. We are also accepting applications for Portability. The outreach program is designed to [...]

Many South Florida residents are watching their budgets, but the smorgasbord of great restaurants in South Florida makes it very tempting to forget cooking (and definitely the dishes) and wander through the doors of one of many venues. To help you out, BrowardNETOnline.com has compiled a list of several local, reasonably priced restaurants and even [...]

To the backdrop of a stunning turquoise ocean, peaceful protestors gathered along 70-plus beaches across the state of Florida to protest drilling in offshore. In Fort Lauderdale, it especially hit home as the city’s commissioners prepare to vote on a resolution opposing offshore drilling in Florida waters.
Several hundred Broward residents gathered at the heart of [...]

The smells of homemade cooking drifted out of Lenore Nolan-Ryan’s Cooking School and Catering Company Friday as the
Jean Riley, Winn Soldani, Lenore Nolan-Ryan and Jo Russell making apple pies.
shop celebrated National Pie Day. Throughout the day, people dropped in to make one of several different pies for only $5.
“We’re a cooking school, but the emphasis [...]

The Florida Superior Small Lodging Association (SSL) recently announced that 32 local hotels have been named winners of the organization’s prestigious White Glove Award. In fact, 40% of all statewide White Glove Award winners are located in Broward County.
While there are thousands of hotels, motels, B&Bs, travel lodges, inns, beach houses, resorts and other hospitality [...]

Broward County Public Schools recently announced the 2009/10 year graduation dates and locations for its high schools and alternative education centers. Below is the list.
Thursday, June 3
Monarch High School 7 p.m. [...]

[ January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2010. ]

Programs and events are subject to change.
January 2010
Nov. 25 – January 2
HOLIDAY FANTASY OF LIGHTS
Tradewinds Park (Coconut Creek)
For all ages
6 to 10 p.m.
$9/vehicle* Mondays through Wednesdays; $12/vehicle* Thursdays through Sundays. *Cost is for 20 passengers or less. The park’s regular weekend and holiday gate entrance fee of $1.50/person (children 5 and under free) will be [...]

[ December 2, 2009; ] At Lemongrass Asian Bistro, the chefs take the art of presentation just as seriously as they do flavor. As a mix of Asian cultures-Japan, China, Vietnam and other, Lemongrass brings to your palate an extensive menu of flavors that will definitely take several sittings to sample it all.

Known for its Lobster Monster Roll and Chilean [...]

Ready for a little nostalgia? Not only will you get a chance to listen to South Florida’s Premiere Pink Floyd Tribute, “Sigmund Floyd,” but John Terry, Fort Lauderdale’s original DJ from the Button on the Beach will be emcee and DJ between band sets during this Sunday’s fundraiser for the Autism Society of Broward on [...]

[ November 30, 2009 to December 27, 2009. ] Officials at the Broward County Health Department announced Broward County’s first H1N1 Vaccination Clinic which shall be open to all members of the public starting Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs, 33065.   Free H1N1 vaccinations [...]

[ November 22, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_4395" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="flea market festival"][/caption]

South Florida’s largest classic and foreign car show returns to Festival Flea Market Mall on Sunday, November 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the “2009 Annual Festival Holiday Classic & Foreign Car Show” is free to the public.  Festival Flea Market Mall is located at 2900 [...]

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that  Florida and 31 states have reached a $3 million settlement with Vonage,  one of the nation’s largest providers of a service known as “Voice over  Internet Protocol,” an internet-based phone service. The settlement  requires Vonage to make significant changes to its marketing practices,  honor consumer [...]

In response to the needs of the community, officials at the Broward County Health Department announced today the opening of an H1N1 vaccination clinic that will serve people in the priority groups.  The clinic will open at 8AM on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the National Guard Armory located at 400 SW 24th Street in [...]

# People hospitalized with confirmed cases of H1N1: 82
# Broward County deaths: 11

Total vaccine allocated to Broward County: 195,000
Total doses dispensed by Broward County Health Department: 33,000
Total doses to healthcare providers, private physicians and hospitals: 71,000
Doses for schools in the next 2 weeks: 47,000
44,000 doses will be distributed in the following manner:
First Responders
Providers [...]

State Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff (R – Fort Lauderdale) will provide a legislative update to the Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea at Jarvis Hall during the regularly scheduled commission meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:00pm
Representative Bogdanoff’s presentation will review the accomplishments and challengers of the 2009 Legislative session and discuss legislative priorities for the upcoming 2010 [...]

To continue investment in nuclear electric generation, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved cost recovery amounts for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and Progress Energy Florida (PEF) related to construction of planned nuclear generating plants and uprates of existing generating units.  Costs will be recovered through the capacity cost recovery charge [...]

Public health officials in South Florida are gathering Friday to let the public know the official plan to distribute the H1N1 vaccine. On Friday afternoon, Paula Thaqi, M.D., M.P.H., Broward County Health Department Director, Lillian Rivera, R.N., M.S.N., PhD, Miami-Dade County Health Department Administrator, Bob Eadie, J.D., Monroe County Health Department Administrator and Alina Alonso, [...]

Thursday, October 1
FRIENDS OF THE ANNE KOLB NATURE CENTER MEETING
Anne Kolb Nature Center at West Lake Park (Hollywood)
For ages 13 and up
7 to 9 p.m.
Free.
Monthly volunteer meeting. For more information, call the nature center at 954-926-2480. Accessible from Broward County Transit Route #12.
MANGROVE ADVENTURE HIKE
Anne Kolb Nature Center at West Lake Park (Hollywood)
For all ages
2 [...]

Free and reduced price meal benefits from the 2008/09 school year will expire on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.  As of October 7, 2009, children will no longer receive meal benefits based on last year’s eligibility status. Families that qualified for benefits last year must complete and submit a new application to be eligible for benefits [...]

Please be advised that effective October 1, 2009, Broward County regional parks, nature centers, and natural areas will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays* due to Fiscal Year 2010 budget reductions. The following four County
Map of where the parks are in Broward County – Click image for guide.
parks, however, will continue to be open daily:**

Central [...]

[ October 1, 2009 12:00 am to November 12, 2009 12:00 am. ] Your entrée into Greater Fort Lauderdale’s gourmet scene
October 1-November 12, 2009
Join us for the most tasteful event of the season, as American Express presents Dine Out Lauderdale, a six-week celebration of the area’s top restaurants, chefs and cuisine. From October 1 through November 12, a selection of Greater Fort Lauderdale restaurants are offering specially-created, three-course menus at a $35 fixed [...]

[ November 8, 2009; 6:00 pm; November 15, 2009; 6:00 pm; November 22, 2009; 6:00 pm; November 29, 2009; 6:00 pm; ]

To the sounds of Riverdown in the background, Sunset Blue attendees filled NE 33rd St. on North Fort Lauderdale Beach Sunday night. Originally started as a 10-week summer block party, the event has grown and will continue on into fall, bringing outlocal musicians such as Riverdown, but also Joey Gilmore, Troy Anderson [...]