South Florida Dance Vacations Launches June 15 with VISIT FLORIDA Tourism Grant
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Cultural tourism and ballroom dance in South Florida will get an extra boost soon, courtesy of the State and one local business. VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official public/private marketing arm for tourism, awarded a Small Business Partner marketing grant to Pompano Beach-based Beach Vacation Rentals, which is set to launch SouthFloridaDanceVacations.com [...]
“Treasures of the Hard Rock” Music Memorabilia Exhibit; unique collection goes on display at Hard Rock #Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood will give fans an up-close look at pieces of history from music superstars and legends with the never-before-seen “Treasures of the Hard Rock” traveling memorabilia exhibit June 3 – 10, 2013. The exhibit features iconic items from two one-of-a-kind collections pulled from Hard Rock’s vault, [...]
The Bōl, an Authentic Asian Cuisine Experience, Opens at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (May 20, 2013) – The Bōl, a new authentic Asian cuisine restaurant experience is now open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, South Florida’s largest casino and entertainment destination. Owned by The Seminole Tribe of Florida, the 51-seat restaurant, located near the resort’s main entrance in the space formerly occupied by Chopeke [...]
Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Lowest in Nearly Five Years
Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for April 2013 is 6.8 percent – the lowest since June 2008 (6.5 percent) – and 1.6 percentage points less than the April 2012 rate of 8.4 percent. The county’s unemployment rate matches the state and falls below the national rate of 7.1 percent, according to information provided today by [...]
MDA to put #FortLauderdale Community Leaders Behind Bars for Good
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is putting Fort Lauderdale business and community leaders behind bars for good at an Executive Lock-Up at Chima Brazilian Steakhouse on Wednesday, May 22 beginning at 9 a.m. More than 100 “jailbirds” are expected to participate in the annual Executive Lock-Up to benefit individuals and families affected by muscle disease. Representatives [...]
Cicadas Life Cycle Begins After 17 Years – expect them in South Florida!
Do you remember playing outside and listening to those loud buzzing sounds that came from up above in the trees? It’s almost like a hovering noise or flying saucers from a 1950’s movie. Those sounds you heard were mating calls from both the male and female, 1.5 inch flying bugs called the Cicadas. Don’t be [...]
Second Annual National Bike to School Day a Huge Success in Weston
The roads surrounding Weston schools were busy on Wednesday, May 8th with kids of all ages biking to school! BSO Deputy Kari Pallotto, Crime Prevention Practitioner, SRO Mark Skolnick, and the BSO Mounted Patrol, escorted Eagle Point Elementary students to their school safely. There they were greeted by staff from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital who [...]
Register for the City of Deerfield Beach, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Class
CERT training is here! CERT training teaches basic disaster preparedness. Students will learn basic first aid, basic fire suppression and fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, terrorism and more. In addition, students will learn how the Deerfield Beach CERT Team is utilized in the community following a disaster and how CERT helps the [...]
Funky Buddha Brewery celebrates grand opening in #OaklandPark June 1 and you’re invited!
Oakland Park, FL (May 16, 2013) – Discover why Downtown Oakland Park is “The Tasteful Destination”. Join us at 4 PM on June 1, 2013 as we welcome South Florida’s largest production craft brewery to Oakland Park and celebrate the newly completed, City constructed, 38th Street Plaza. Funky Buddha Brewery and the City of Oakland [...]
Homeless Point-in-Time Count Reveals 2,810 Homeless in Broward County
The Broward County 2013 Point-in-Time Count, conducted in a 24-hour time period on January 24-25, identified that 2,810 individuals and families were homeless according to the federal definition of homelessness: they were living in places not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters or transitional housing programs. The count is required by U.S. Housing and Urban [...]
