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 [...]

A Wilton Manors man died Tuesday night after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in Oakland Park.
Shortly after 10 p.m. January 19, William Lewis was operating a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound in the 1700 block of East Oakland Park Boulevard. Witnesses said Lewis was riding at a high rate of speed in [...]

The Areawide Council on Aging will honor four members of the Board at its 30th Annual Installation Dinner, on Thursday, January 21, at Diamante’s Banquet Center in Tamarac.
All of the individuals have served on the Council for greater than 20 years. They include: Alan Brass, CPA (25 years); Joel S. Fass, Esq. (22 years); Audrey [...]

On December 21, 2009, at 1a.m. Wilton Manors Police Officers responded to three calls of shots fired in the 2300 block of NW 9 Terrace. The suspect’s car alarm went off, and the owner retrieved a .45 caliber semi-auto handgun from inside his home and went outside to investigate. He found a tow [...]

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 [...]

[ 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 [...]

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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 [...]

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) special agents with the Miami Regional Operations Center, Wilton Manors Police Department and the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department arrested Larry Allen Nelson, 49, of Fort Lauderdale, last night on six counts of lewd and lascivious on a child under 16 and one count of violation of probation. [...]

[ November 2, 2009 to November 16, 2009. ] Broward County Transit (BCT) has scheduled a series of public meetings to gather input on future service plans. These community meetings represent one of the three phases of the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA), a comprehensive study and evaluation of BCT service operations. The three phases consists of service assessment, service evaluation and public participation.

The public [...]

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 [...]

On October 11, 2009, the Wilton Manors Police Department responded to a report of smoke and possibly a small explosion at 2908 N.E. 1st Avenue. When officers arrived they encountered one resident, Paris Martz, who attempted to flee but was quickly captured and arrested. The officers also encountered the elderly mother of Paris Martz who [...]

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 [...]