By Mitch Pellecchia, publisher of www.margatenews.net Margate Commissioner, Pam Donovan attended Broward Days in Tallahassee this month as part of an effort to get Margate’s voice heard during this year’s Florida Legislative Session. With Margate facing a possible $4 million budgetary shortfall in 2010, Donovan and other Broward County elected officials are asking state lawmakers [...]
The county police are looking for a male who stabbed a victim on the city bus this afternoon in North Lauderdale. The Broward Sheriff’s Office has released a video of the man in hopes of identifying him. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is looking for a male in his 20’s who boarded the southbound bus at [...]
What’s the best restaurant to eat at? Who’s the new chef at your favorite? Are there any new restaurants? If you tune in to the Food for Thought Radio show every Thursday night, you could answer these questions about the local South Florida market. Led by Peter Leonard, a 23-year veteran of the radio industry, [...]
The Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division has opened a new satellite Recording Office located at 1800 N.W. 66th Ave., Suite 101, in Plantation. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. With the exception of plats, all
The Coral Springs City Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 6 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers to address the process for filling the seats of suspended Commissioners Vince Boccard and Tom Powers.
The Wilton Manors Police Department (WMPD) is in the process of becoming a State accredited law enforcement agency. A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive April 13th to examine all aspects of the Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services.
This morning the Broward County State Attorney’s Office filed second degree misdemeanor charges against Coral Springs Commissioners Vincent Boccard and Tom Powers for violations of the Sunshine Law, which prohibits City Commissioners from discussing City business outside of a public forum. Gov. Charlie Crist sent out a memorandum at 5:50 p.m., suspending both commissioners from [...]
Seven students from the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship are competing in the inaugural Collegiate Real Estate Challenge hosted by the South Florida Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).
Neighborhoods across Oakland Park are assessing damage as they clean up for a nasty spring storm that swept through the city early Monday morning as residents prepared to go to work. Trees downed across the city as reports of possible tornadoes came into the Broward Sheriff’s Office. One homeowner near 36 St. in Oakland Park [...]
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2010 is 12.2 percent. This represents 1,126,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,251,000. The unemployment rate is up 0.2 percentage point from the January revised rate of 12.0 percent, and up 3.0 percentage points from the February 2009 rate of 9.2 percent. February’s unemployment rate is [...]
Port Everglades broke its own world record, again, when more than 52,000 cruise guests sailed in and out of Port Everglades on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the start of the spring vacation season. The last world record was set on
Broward County is joining communities throughout the world who have pledged to participate in “Earth Hour” on Saturday, March 27, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. During Earth Hour, hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the world will come together in support of action on climate change and toward creating a [...]
Pavex Corporation will perform Roadway Resurfacing and Striping, near Mullins Park starting Monday, March 29. Construction will take place in the following areas:
Education Commissioner Dr. Eric J. Smith and Public Schools Chancellor Dr. Frances Haithcock today recognized two exceptional school leaders as the recipients of the 2009-10 Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership and the Outstanding Assistant Principal Achievement Award during a luncheon at the Florida Association of District School Superintendents spring meeting.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department was made aware of unlawful sexual activity that was occurring between a minor and her track coach at Hollywood Christian Academy on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Detectives responded and contacted school officials, as well as the victims and their parents.
Education Commissioner Dr. Eric J. Smith announced Thursday Florida’s 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading results. The results show that Florida’s eighth-graders made significant increases in their overall reading scores this year, tripling the increase seen by the nation since 2007. Additionally, the state’s fourth-graders continue to outpace their national counterparts in reading [...]
Dave Rivera, City Manager of the City of Coconut Creek, invites all interested City residents to join in a discussion on community improvement projects and preliminary budget planning for the next fiscal year. The Town Hall meetings are scheduled for April 14, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. and April 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. They will [...]
Martorano’s Italian-American Kitchen at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will celebrate its grand opening with a celebrity-filled red carpet and colorful fanfare from the world-renowned and 2010 award-winning Philadelphia Mummers. Martorano’s is the newest South Florida gourmet entry from famed restaurateur Steve Martorano whose extensive background in the dining and nightclub industry has [...]
The School Board of Broward County yesterday, March 24, 2010, announced the signing of an agreement between Broward County Public Schools and the Broward Teachers Union on the Effective Teacher Program (ETP).
By Steve Cabeza Thanks to the fine folks at t.b.a., the buzz agency, I got a press kit and V.I.P. invite to the Grand Opening of Cantina Laredo at theVillage of Gulfstream, and was excited to sample some Gourmet Mexican Cuisine. [ Follow Cabeza58 on Twitter ] In addition to almost 10 years as a [...]
Editor’s note: Video is a Lou Lautin Production (www.lewlautinphotographer.com) It was all about the arts Tuesday afternoon as art teachers and their supporters gathered on Las Olas, near the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, to protest planned budget cuts to arts, music, library and PE programs, primarily in the elementary schools.
The City of Miramar is happy to announce its partnership with Nova Southeastern University. The College of Dental Medicine will be providing free, basic dental services to City of Miramar residents at the City of Miramar Multi-Service Complex, located at 6700 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33025. Qualified graduate students and their dentist professors will be [...]
A symposium exploring homophobia in the Caribbean will be held at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) on April 8-10. The three-day symposium, featuring presentations, speakers and debates, will be held on NSU’s campus in the Health Professions Division’s Assembly Building at 3200 South University Drive. The event is
Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet approved the use of state lands enabling Merlin Entertainments to build a LEGOLAND® family theme park on 150 acres of land at Cypress Gardens.
Earlier today, the South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) Department Director of Vegetation and Land Management, Dan Thayer, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife of the House Committee on Natural Resources on the issue of exotic invasive [...]
