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Fish out of Kabul: Paralympic hopeful named Visit Lauderdale ambassador
Fort Lauderdale – Abbas Karimi says swimming changed his life. The 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale resident was recently named Visit Lauderdale’s newest ambassador. He’s won 59 medals during his swimming career, including four at the international level, despite being born without arms in war-torn Afghanistan. As a young child finding solace in the water, Karimi learned to swim in the rivers of Kabul then progressed to swimming in pools.
Asphalt plant owner strikes back with his own media campaign
Deerfield Beach – The campaign to halt the reopening of an asphalt plant here has drawn a response from Ryan Southern, the company renovating the site at 1200 S. Powerline Road. Both factions, StopTheStinkDeerfield and Ryan’s TruthMattersDeerfield, were launched in a professional manner with robocalls, Facebook posts, and mailings to residents in western neighborhoods of the city.
Politics and religion, this local writes about both
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea – Myra Kahn Adams wears two different – but intertwined – hats. She’s both an established political writer, and a religious author, lecturer, and scholar. The Needham, Massachusetts native, writes a column regularly for The Hill, a respected, well-balanced political journal, not an easy find...
Changes at the landfill require a public response, city officials say
Deerfield Beach – Broward County Commissioners will be considering an issue that affects this city later this month and city officials are urging action from residents. Waste Management is asking the county for a land-use change to convert an old waste-to-energy building to landfill space at the county commission meeting on May 21, 10 a.m. at the Government Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.
BSO deputy saves the life of co-worker’s daughter
Pompano Beach – Mayor Rex Hardin reads a lot of proclamations. But the one highlighting the heroism of Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) Deputy Brandon Marston “really touches your heart.”. Marston was named an “Outstanding Police Officer” at a recent city commission meeting for saving the life of...
Obituary: Barbara Gordon, 89, served her community in education and beyond
Barbara L. Gordon passed away peacefully on April 1,2024. She was 89 years old. Barbara was a strong, independent woman. She was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. She attended South Shore High School and Chicago Teachers’ College. Barbara worked for the Chicago Public Schools as a leader in pre-kindergarten education and as a reading consultant to McGraw Hill. She finished her employment as the principal of Sutherland Elementary School. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Suns out and buns out for 954 Burger Month
Whether you’re in middle America or halfway around the world, when you crave an American meal, you’re probably wanting to sink your teeth into ground beef. In May, meat lovers are encouraged to smell the sizzle of the grill in the air, enjoy the cheese trickling and pooling into crevices, and bite into a thick, juicy patty. It’s 954 Burger Month, featuring patties cooked up by new restaurants and old favorites.
Free vision clinic
From April 30 through May 2, the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and LensCrafters are partnering with local community organization, Papaito Services in Pompano Beach, to host a free vision clinic that is seeking to support community members in need. The clinic will provide a free comprehensive eye exam and newly prescribed glasses to patients. To be eligible to participate in the free clinic, a patient’s household income must fall within the federal poverty guidelines.
Legal Matters: If you have equity in your home, consider doing a trust
In 2012, I wrote an article recommending against doing a revocable living trust if you were “underwater” with your mortgage. I wrote that article just before the housing market in South Florida began to recover. The last five years have seen significant increases in property values. This has...
Weekend kicks off summer events in Hillsboro Beach
Hillsboro Beach – Three events mark the start of the summer season here: A hazardous waste dropoff/blood drive, beach cleanup, and the first ever Music on the Green concert featuring well known local entertainers Jozay and Patti. The activities start April 27 at town hall, 1210 Hillsboro Mile, with...
Viewpoints & More – Week of April 25
After reading the article about the bee, or not to bee mural, I was taken aback about the very few who knew that Pompano Beach was once the pineapple capital of South Florida. I came to Pompano in 1958 from a dairy farm in upstate New York (Massena) and I am a life member of the Future Farmers of America.
The rebirth of Old Town
Pompano Beach – As city officials work to create a new downtown, the city’s original is experiencing a rebirth. New businesses, including the Soulful Steep Teahouse and South Bar & Kitchen, have moved over the last year and more are planning to open their doors. Both also incorporate the history of the city, with a 100-year-old Banyan tree as the centerpiece of South Bar’s outdoor dining space, and The Soulful Steep Tea House operating in the same space as the Rose Tea Room in the 1920s, according to the Pompano Beach Historical Society.
It’s big bucks for this year’s big bang in Deerfield Beach; 360 luxury apartments approved
Deerfield Beach – A 35 percent price increase and the fact July 4th fireworks will be shot from a barge this year will bring the cost of the annual beach celebration to $92,500. Zambelli Fireworks, which provides the show, informed the city of the “beyond normal” increase. And because...
Nuisance abatement is one way to reduce gun violence in certain areas, sheriff says
Pompano Beach – One of the ideas to reduce gun violence here that came out of Sheriff Gregory Tony’s Town Hall last week is using nuisance abatement to address repeated reports of incidents at three stores: the Community Food Store on Northwest 27 Avenue, J-Mar Food Store on Powerline Road, and Rocket Fuel gas station on Northwest 15 Street.
New beetles released at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park to control invasive vine
Fort Lauderdale – Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is participating in a program to reduce the air potato vine, an invasive plant species which has become a nuisance. The plant, originally native to Africa and Asia, was introduced to North America intentionally in 1905 as a possible food crop. It quickly spread throughout the south growing to over 60 feet in length, blanketing trees and surrounding vegetation. In addition to the vine, the plant forms small aerial tubers, referred to as bulbils, which can reach nearly five inches in length and quickly sprout into new vines when they drop. Up to 200 of these potatoes are produced by each plant yearly.
$40,000 land buy fails to save a local environment
Deerfield Beach – There was a time when the peninsular at Northeast 9 Avenue and 5 Street was lush with native vegetation. Today, Geoff West, a homeowner on Northeast 8 Avenue for 46 years, looks across his canal at a landscape stripped of all foliage. He had considered buying...
Catch of the Week: Meat fish season has arrived off South Florida
I will be giving a free seminar on mahi fishing at Bass Pro Shops, 200 Gulf Stream Way, on Saturday in Dania Beach from 12 to 2:30 p.m. Over a two-day span we have caught quite a few species of fish locally aboard the Lisa B out of Lighthouse Point. This is a great sign as we kick off meat fish season. During this time we see an influx of blackfin tuna, mahi mahi, wahoo and kingfish and the beauty is that you never really know what you are going to catch. Yes we do have slow days when the bite is just not very good but for the most part you have a chance at catching a trophy fish.
Ask the oncologists: Veterans can learn more about cancer at free event
Fort Lauderdale – Dealing with a diagnosis of cancer can be difficult for anyone. And sometimes it’s a double-whammy for veterans who are diagnosed. Amanda Bridges, senior director of operations and business development for the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) points to the fact that many veterans face service-related conditions, such as Agent Orange, and when faced with cancer, have to deal with a double diagnosis.
Ordinance to allow parking garage developers additional heights passes; District 4 residents see new downtown plans
Pompano Beach – An ordinance to provide alternative public parking in exchange for height bonuses in the Downtown Overlay District passed the city commission on first reading April 9 with a 4-2 vote. Commissioners Alison Fournier and Beverly Perkins dissented. According to staff, in order to allow developers to...
Mobile home park appears destined for redevelopment
Fort Lauderdale – On the city limits of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach at McNab Road and Andrews Avenue, what’s left of the Pan American Estates Mobile Home Park is a collection of bulldozed trailers where homes once stood. The site was once home to over 200 residents...
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