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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
#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 [...]
@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 [...]
#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 [...]
Broward County Road Construction Update (where not to drive in #Broward!)
FORT LAUDERDALE — Construction and maintenance-related lane closures on state highways in Broward County are expected during the week of April 5 through 12. Weather permitting, work will be done at the following locations throughout the county. Construction Projects 1. LOCATION: I-95 from the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami-Dade County to Broward Boulevard in Broward [...]
New director of Broward County Libraries starts April 29
Skye Patrick has been named the new Director of Broward County Libraries Division. She will assume her new position on April 29, 2013, and brings with her a wealth of experience in library management. Most recently, Patrick served as Assistant Director at the Queens Public Library, where she managed 20 branch locations in that system. In [...]
Decommissioned I-595 Ramp near Florida Turnpike scheduled to be demolished this weekend- road closures – avoid area!
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin demolishing an out-of-service bridge connecting I-595 and southbound Florida’s Turnpike at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 6. Crews opened the new replacement bridge in this area on Friday, March 22 as part of the ongoing efforts to eliminate additional weaving movements at the Florida’s Turnpike interchange. During this [...]
