The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board recently voted 8-0, with one abstention, to extend the Certificates of Participation validation deadline contained in the purchase and sale agreement with the U.S. Sugar Corporation to acquire 73,000 acres of land for Everglades restoration. The Governing Board extended in Paragraph 4 the contract deadline for [...]

TALLAHASSEE, FL. – Legislators from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties came together yesterday to form the Florida Legislative Haiti Relief Task Force. The group,
appointed by the respective county Delegation Chairs, will provide guidance and oversight to the State of Florida’s jurisdictional response to the earthquake which devastated
the neighboring island nation in January.The appointed members [...]

Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp, as part of his role overseeing the Governor’s Office of Drug Control, held a press conference last week with bill sponsors Senator Mike Fasano and Representative Marcelo Llorente and Director Bruce Grant of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control to express his support of their proposed legislation that will help to [...]

On Tuesday, March 2, the Florida Legislature will begin its 2010 legislative session to determine the state’s budget for Fiscal Year 2011. The Florida House and Senate will also debate a large number of bills being filed. Florida Rep. Kelly Skidmore, who represents portions of both Broward and Palm Beach, has sponsored six bills for [...]

An on-campus memorial service will be held to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of those lost on the Lynn University “Journey of Hope” trip to Haiti on Friday, March 12 at 2 p.m. in the de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center (the gymnasium).
This event is open to the public. Doors open at 1 p.m. Seating [...]

Reaching out to others in compassion is the way to true happiness and inner peace said the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet to a crowd of
The 14th Dalai Lama Photo by Andrea Freygang
close to 3,000 inside FAU’s arena this week. The Dalai Lama is the now exiled head of state of Tibet and their spiritual leader. [...]

From the office of U.S. Congress Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
On the anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (commonly referred to as the Stimulus), it is time to take stock of its impact on Florida and our nation as a whole.
One year in, the evidence is clear – and growing by the [...]

Ed Lynch
After all the votes were tallied, Florida Senator Ted Deutch was declared the definite winner of the Democratic nomination for Congressional District 19, but it will take a recount effort to officially determine the Republican nominee. On Tuesday, voters in Broward and Palm Beach went to the polls for a primary election to determine [...]

– The department of languages, linguistics, and comparative literature in Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will host a film series to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti from Monday, February 1 through Friday, February 12. The film series serves the dual purpose of raising funds for the [...]

By Daria DiGiovanni
Editor’s note: Lynch is running in a Tuesday, Feb. 2 primary. See election story.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Edward Lynch, a federal congressional candidate for Congress in Florida’s District 19. Lynch is running as a Republican in the special election primary scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, against opponents [...]

From Lynn.edu
(Yesterday) Lynn University President Kevin Ross urged the Lynn community to begin to heal and grieve for the four students and two professors still missing in Haiti. We understand and respect the motivations behind these statements. In recent days we have encouraged a similar mindset in some of the eight students who returned from [...]

[ January 25, 2010 to January 30, 2010. ] Early voting starts today, January 25,  for a special election primary in U.S. Congressional District 19. The seat opened when Congressman Robert Wexler turned in his resignation back in October 2009, effective January 2010, to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace. The official primary election date is Feb. 2, 2010.

In the election, [...]

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Monetary collections for Caring House Project, a local non-profit that helps build communities in Haiti (sustainable with food, shelter and more), are being accepted at Fishtales, 33rd St. Wine Bar and Sunset Blue Block Party. Visit here for more details. Check back [...]

Last January, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) entered 2009 during the driest six-month period in South Florida’s history. The month of May set a rainfall record followed by a near-record dry October. The new year begins with caution as the height of the dry season looms once again.
“The dramatic swings in South Florida’s [...]

[ January 3, 2010 to February 7, 2010. ] Talk about Scandal!  Tiger Woods, Bernie Madoff and Scott Rothstein have nothing on our Dr. Jekyll.  In one day he strangles a dog, his cousin and his girlfriend.  Worse yet, he pops a little girl’s balloon.  Which leaves only one question…who will clean up the bodies?

Caldwell Theatre Company presents Lauren Wilson’s outrageously, flamboyant, Chemical Imbalance: [...]

[ January 7, 2010; 1:30 pm; January 14, 2010 to January 28, 2010. February 4, 2010; March 11, 2010 to March 25, 2010. ] The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will be hosting four major events in early 2010 under the auspices of its continuing education program, ArtSmart.

All four ArtSmart events will take place in the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion.

January 7 – 1:30 p.m.
The Journey of Russia: from Presidents Yeltsin to Medvedev
Lecturer: Stephen De Angelis
What is the state [...]

Over the holiday, BrowardNETOnline.com caught up with Todd English, an award-winning chef who is reaching tastebuds around the world. English, who owns da Compo Osteria in Fort Lauderdale, spearheaded a Sweet Dreams event over the holidays at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino. The event, which brought a large all-you-can-eat dessert spread to Nectar Lounge inside the [...]

After all the comfort food of the holidays, it’s probably time to try something different on your taste buds. Which means its time to try out the new Japango Boca. Known for its great Japanese food at it’s Parkland location, Kevin Lee, the owner, has opened a new location off Yamato Road. Known for doing [...]

Nancy Marshall, President of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, which champions the restoration and preservation of the greater Everglades ecosystem, today announced that the nonprofit organization will be hosting the 25th annual Everglades Coalition Conference, January 7-10, 2010 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.
The theme for the upcoming Everglades Coalition Conference is: The Changing [...]

[ January 15, 2010; 2:00 pm; ] Join Loretta LaRoche for one day only in Boca Raton in her Lighten Up Tour! Loretta will be performing at The Caldwell Theatre on Friday, January 15th at 2:00pm.

Loretta is returning, hot off of her PBS show taping, with cutting-edge information which audiences of any age will want to incorporate into their life. With her [...]

[ January 26, 2010; 2:00 pm; ] Florida Atlantic University’s Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency presents Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering with the lecture “America’s Future in the Middle East: What is Obama to Do?” on Tuesday, January 26 at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.fauevents.com [...]

The 2009-2010 season of the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS, hosted by the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, opened on November 9, and attracted more than 70 fans to Café Boulud. The opening topic was:
ART FROM THE HEART
A Conversation with Professional Artists
Panelists included digital media artist Laurence Gartel, fine art photographer Barry Seidman and local Broadway singer and [...]

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 3 p.m. in South Florida, including these counties: Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie.
From the National Weather Service: Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 900 am until
300 PM EST.
Tornadoes… hail to 0.5 inch in diameter… [...]

[ 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 [...]

Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently announced that it will partner with The Florida Society for Middle East Studies (FSMES) to launch a fundraising initiative for the establishment of a Middle East Institute at FAU. The announcement was made at FSMES’ monthly meeting in November.
“FAU has long been committed [...]