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 [...]
5th Annual Benefit Classic Car Show at Shoppes of Beacon Light in Lighthouse Point helps children’s charities
Lighthouse Point, FL – The Exchange Club of Pompano Beach, Sheehan Autoplex and the Shoppes at Beacon Light are proud to present the 5th Annual Benefit Classic Car Show on Saturday, May 18th. The Open Car & Truck Show will be held from 10am to 3 pm at The Shoppes at Beacon Light, Federal Highway [...]
@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 [...]
Celebrate Florida Lighthouse Day this weekend by climbing your local lighthouse
Florida’s proximity to the water brings a wide variety of unique lighthouses to the landscape. Locally, in Broward County, we are guided by the beam of the Hillsboro Lighthouse overlooking the inlet at the intersection of Pompano Beach, Hillsboro Beach and Lighthouse Point. This lighthouse, managed by the U.S. Coast Guard, hosts quarterly tours that [...]
#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 [...]
Boil water alert discontinued in #LighthousePoint
Update April 7, 2013 – The boil water alert has been rescinded in Lighthouse Point as of 5 p.m. today. April 5, 2013 – Broward County has issued a BOIL WATER ORDER for Lighthouse Point in the Venetian Isles neighborhood. The center of the affected area is NE 39th Street extending from Lighthouse Drive to [...]
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 [...]
