Today’s children spend less time playing outside than any previous generation, but 213 cities and towns, including Tamarac, earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2012 Playful City USA communities for their efforts to increase play opportunities for children. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, play is critical to healthy brain development. It allows [...]
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) and the City of Sunrise are partnering to present a series of weekend film festivals at the Sunrise Civic Center Theatre (10610 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise 33351). These events mark the expansion of FLIFF’s cultural relationship with the City. Next up is an Israeli Film Mini Fest, [...]
(NewsUSA) – At 14 years of age, Chase Meacham of Columbus, Ohio, became a survivor. He survived a cancer diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a malignant bone tumor that attacks youth during their budding adolescence. He survived 35 rounds of chemotherapy, five surgeries and a relapse. As Meacham says, he was tremendously lucky. “I emerged from the [...]
Take Stock in Children, a statewide non-profit organization with a solid history of breaking the cycle of poverty by providing scholarships, mentors and hope, will celebrate the graduation of more than 1,400 low-income high school seniors from more than 50 of its local programs across Florida. Each of these students will receive full scholarships to [...]
The City of Pompano Beach will host a public outreach meeting on Monday, May 14th at the E. Pat Larkins Community Center from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. to gather input from residents, business owners and stakeholder on any observed flooding within the City limits. All attendees will be given the opportunity to provide feedback [...]
Port Everglades is embarking on a $54 million renovation project to transform four existing cruise terminals into modern passenger facilities for more than 30 different Carnival Corporation cruise ships as well as cruise ships from other lines. Cruise Terminals 2, 19, 21 and 26 will begin by the end of April, with completion dates ranging [...]
The African American community and the Hispanic Community have joined forces and filed a joint federal lawsuit, in response to the unfair treatment the Broward County Board of County Commissioners have given to the redistricting issue. A press conference was held on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. at The Broward County Governmental Center, 218 [...]
The City of Fort Lauderdale will temporarily return to using free chlorine in its drinking water system. This preventive maintenance procedure will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and will end at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Free chlorination is a common practice for water systems using combined chlorine disinfection. The chlorination [...]
Prepare for a sumptuous feast to tickle your taste buds during the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce Fine Food and Wine Festival. This delectable event brings together 25 of the finest chefs in South Florida for a titillating evening out sipping wine and noshing on food from some of the best local chefs on [...]
Photo above:This is a regularly seen sign in Oregon giving special parking for electric car users. Local government staff and representatives of the private sector kicked off a planning effort on March 1 that will better prepare communities in Southeast Florida for electric vehicles. The group, known as the EV/Infrastructure Alliance, will assist the South [...]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) released the 2012 South Florida Environmental Report detailing a year of restoration, scientific and engineering accomplishments in the Kissimmee Basin, Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades and South Florida coastal areas. The 2012 report marks the 14th year of unified, streamlined environmental [...]
Society is all aflutter with the news of the wedding of the year, but the fun is cut off when the bride is found dead in “Till Death Do Us Apart.” As part of an annual fundraiser, Clueless on Las Olas, draws 500 amateur sleuths scouring the streets of Fort Lauderdale to find the truth. [...]
Broward County has extended its ENERGY SENSE Business Appliance Rebate Program application deadline from March 16 to April 2. The County has up to $5,000 available in rebates to eligible small- to medium-sized businesses who replace an old appliance with a new more energy efficient one. The program is part of a $1.24 million Energy [...]
The Broward County Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will celebrate National Women’s History Month March 1 – 31, by honoring 25 women leaders from across the County who exemplify the theme of this year’s national observance: “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment.” The honorees will be featured in an exhibit in the lobby of [...]
Anticipation is building for the debut of Cirque Dreams’ “Pop Goes the Rock,” a visually thrilling musical spectacular, at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The carnival funhouse-inspired show, featuring live vocal performances and the Static Noise team from MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, [...]
The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour is set to surf into at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on May 4 at 8 p.m. This is the first time in more than two decades that Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks are touring together. Tickets [...]
(NewsUSA) – So you say you want to learn to throw a party worthy of the Kardashians? Well, admittedly, that’s asking a lot. After all, one of their more recent bashes featured synchronized swimmers — it was a poolside event — surprising guests with a routine straight out of a 1950s Esther William movie. But [...]
State Representative Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed is hosting an Empowerment Symposium on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at the E. Pat Larkins Community Center, 520 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida. This event will be from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The Aging & Disability Resource Center, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program [...]
Broward County business, civic and government leaders have announced the launch of the Six Pillars™ Strategic Planning process for Broward County. The Six Pillars process is being led by The Florida Chamber Foundation at the state level, and is meant to help communities throughout the state of Florida prosper and create high paying jobs by [...]
The Tobacco Prevention Program at the Broward County Health Department and Broward County SWAT Chapters (Student’s Working Against Tobacco) will join Tobacco Free Florida in observing National Kick Butts Day on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. SWAT members will be stationed at several locations in Broward County to encourage smokers to “Trade A Smoke Pack For [...]
Broward County residents will participate in the first-ever nationwide emergency alert system (EAS) test which will be conducted on Wednesday, November 9, at 2 p.m. (EST). The audio message, similar to the local EAS tests that most residents are already familiar with, will be the same for radio, television and cable, will last up to [...]
The Emerald Award Program is designed to recognize businesses, government, individuals, or organizations in Broward County demonstrating a commitment to protecting and preserving our environment. The Emerald Award Program recognizes exemplary performance in the following categories: Pollution Prevention/Hazardous Waste Reduction Recycling Green Practices/Innovative Climate Change Leader NatureScape Broward Every applicant for an Emerald Award is [...]
October 25 – Big, BIG Halloween Party: Games, crafts, treats & The Thriller Dance! Come in costume for a spooky good time. All ages, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, call 954-382-5860. Sponsored by the Friends of West Regional Library. October 25 – Halloween Carnival: Join us for a [...]
We send thank you to USMC Sgt. Shamar Thomas for upholding his oath to defend the US from all enemies, both foreign and domestic, when no one else would. Sometimes doing the right thing, means doing it alone.
Reports from the National Weather Service have indicated an extremely wet and windy weekend, and while we here at BrowardNETOnline.com aren’t meteorologists, take precautions as you travel this weekend. Report below from National Weather Service: http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ172&warncounty=FLC011&firewxzone=FLZ172&local_place1=Pompano+Beach+FL&product1=Short+Term+Forecast In short, look at the image to the right and the blue and red indicates high levels of rain, [...]