NEWS FROM: Pembroke Pines
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL,
FORT LAUDERDALE Rashawn Anthony Cobb was born Oct. 31 to Jasmine Smith and Maurice Cobb Jr. of Pompano Beach.BROWARD COUNTY
MEETING TO DISCUSSSCHOOL BOUNDARIES The Broward County School District will have one more community conference meeting on the 2010-11 school boundaries at 7 p.m. Monday at J.P. Taravella High School, 10600 Riverside Dr., Coral Springs. Meetings will be hosted by the district's School Boundaries Department for all communities that might be affected by proposed boundary changes for the upcoming school year.
A Coconut Creek senior is dancing well into the autumn of her life and inspiring many others to do the same.
Broward offers free fitness classes for developmentally disabled people.
About 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28 officers were dispatched to investigate a marijuana cultivation operation in Century Village. They arrived with a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Southwest 100th Terrace in Pembroke Pines.
Charlie is a 7-year-old Siberian husky mix who was given up because his owner lost his home. He weighs 79 pounds, so make sure you have room for him. He loves the comforts of air-conditioning, is good with people of all ages and is very well-behaved. Charlie's also great with cats. To adopt Charlie (ID# A368559) or any other dog or cat, visit the Humane Society of Broward County at 2070 Griffin Rd., just west of Interstate 95, in Dania Beach.
Seeing the Oasis, the world's biggest cruise ship, glide into Port Everglades reminded me of the first time I saw an airplane flying over me. I was just as excited as the crowds cheering the ship's arrival.
A social networking group launched last week for affluent, successful black professionals is going beyond the norm.
BROWARD COUNTY
MEETING TO DISCUSSSCHOOL BOUNDARIES The Broward County School District will have one more community conference meeting on the 2010-11 school boundaries at 7 p.m. Monday at J.P. Taravella High School, 10600 Riverside Dr., Coral Springs. Meetings will be hosted by the district's School Boundaries Department for all communities that might be affected by proposed boundary changes for the upcoming school year.
A preholiday dinner served up to hundreds at a Hollywood recreation center was fun, filling and fulfilling.
Theresa Lawton is surrounded by mummified-looking figurines, lots of mirrors and elephant sculptures that now have a home in her new business -- fittingly called Cleopatra Palace & Hookah Lounge in downtown Hollywood.
Davie's Vista View Park includes the largest handicapped-accessible playground in the Broward County park system.
The blind host of a public television show, a 94-year-old volunteer, the city of Pembroke Pines and The Miami Herald Broward Neighbors Section are among the winners of the 2009 Disability Awards presented by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, the Broward County Advisory Board for Individuals with Disabilities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Professional Standards.
Lemonade, puppies and whitewashed fences paint a classic scene of simpler days when girls wore pigtails and boys went fishing -- the kind of scene you'd expect to find in a tale by legendary author Mark Twain.
Here are some of the highlights of The Big Read celebrating `The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'
Highlights of Huck: Revisiting Mark Twain's Legendary River Rides: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, and 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. The presentation will explore Twain's influences while living and working on the Mississippi River and Twain's significant contribution to American literature.Donations will help county's needy all year long
Leaders of several faiths gathered to discuss ways of tackling the biggest social issues confronting Broward's myriad communities.
At 9:02 a.m. Nov. 2 an employee entered Something Wireless, 9969 Miramar Pkwy., through the rear door.
A man was standing behind the counter and he ordered her to give him ``the money.'' He kept asking for the money as he turned her around and pushed her toward the back of the store.BROWARD COUNTY
CENSUS BUREAUSEEKS WORKERS The Census Bureau is accepting applications for temporary jobs helping with next year's count of the U.S. population.HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL,
FORT LAUDERDALE Valerie Mae Blitzer was born Oct. 29 to Sarah Alameda and Robert Blitzer of Fort Lauderdale.Lemonade, puppies and whitewashed fences paint a classic scene of simpler days when girls wore pigtails and boys went fishing -- the kind of scene you'd expect to find in a tale by legendary author Mark Twain.
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