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COMMUNITY ACTION

Religious leaders gather to tackle Broward's biggest social issues

Leaders of several faiths gathered to discuss ways of tackling the biggest social issues confronting Broward's myriad communities.

  • HOW TO HELP

    How to help: Organizations are collecting donations throughout county

    Donations will help county's needy all year long

  • Mark Twain events

    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.

  • BROWARD COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY

    Twain fans meet to enjoy `Tom Sawyer'

    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.

  • HONORS

    Disability Awards presented

    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.

  • A roundup of news from around Broward

    BROWARD COUNTY

    CENSUS BUREAU

    SEEKS WORKERS

    The Census Bureau is accepting applications for temporary jobs helping with next year's count of the U.S. population.

  • POLICE REPORT

    Burglar finds cash-stuffed envelopes

    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 births

    HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL,

    FORT LAUDERDALE

    Valerie Mae Blitzer was born Oct. 29 to Sarah Alameda and Robert Blitzer of Fort Lauderdale.

  • BROWARD COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY

    Twain fans meet to enjoy `Tom Sawyer'

    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.

  • Mark Twain events

    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.

  • FORT LAUDERDALE

    Students weigh college choices

    State schools gain popularity as families weigh their options at the annual college fair in Fort Lauderdale.

  • 11/07/09 -- Fort Lauderdale -- Broward Center for the Book at Broward County Library is hosting The Big Read through Dec. 13 featuring Mark Twain's literary classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Sixty-five events at locations countywide are set to bring adventures in reading to more than 6,000 children, teens and adults. Here, banjo player Pat Hacket, of Boca Raton, plays a 1903 ditty, Ida Sweet as Apple Cider, with the Gold Coast Jazz Society's Dixieland Band on opening day at Broward Main Library.

    BROWARD COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY

    Twain fans meet to enjoy `Tom Sawyer'

    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.

  • DAVIE

    Disabled park visitors have place to play

    Davie's Vista View Park includes the largest handicapped-accessible playground in the Broward County park system.

  • 11/02/09 -- Hollywood -- John Kosmac, a stroke patient at Memorial Hospital South in Hollywood, and physcial therapist Ximena Tapia, get ready to read as Memorial's newest employee Liz, a service dog, opens a book shelf door at the hospital's Determination Drive rehabilitation center. Liz works full days responding to commands that assist patients in getting healthy, strong and back to performing daily functions such as walking to the mailbox or going grocery shopping before being released from the hospital.

    HOLLYWOOD

    Furry helper is on call at hospital

    There's a four-legged employee at a Hollywood hospital that patients are turning to for help with recovery and daily activities.

  • 11/07/09 -- Pembroke Park -- Stephanie Ruiz, of Pembroke Pines, and Linda Socci, of Coral Springs, handle tons of donated canned goods during a sorting blitz by 200 volunteers from JM Family Enterprises at Feeding South Florida's Pembrpoke Park warehouse. The food distribution program, formerly Daily Bread Food Bank, recently lost 93,000 pounds of food during a fire at their former location.

    FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA

    Volunteers help replenish Feeding South Florida

    A decades-old food bank has a new name in a new home, but its goal hasn't changed: ending hunger.

  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

    Nova Southeastern's Ars Flores orchestra marks 10th anniversary

    During the past 10 years, The Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra has attracted music lovers by presenting a diverse selection of works, tackling genres from classical to jazz and tango.

  • 11/09/09 -- Weston -- Michaela Forte, 10, and her sister Antonia Forte, 15, cuddle with a Siamese kitten they help foster at their Weston home.

    PETS

    Unable to own a pet? Be a foster parent

    South Florida humane societies are encouraging animal lovers who are unable to own pets to take some home temporarily.

  • 11/06/09 - Ft. Lauderdale -- Ethan Paul colors a page as Nikhil Mohip, a senior at South Plantation High School, looks on. Mohip and other health and science students from South Plantation High volunteered at the Ann Storck Center Preschool's Fun Day.

    FORT LAUDERDALE

    Center's preschoolers get pals for day

    South Plantation High School health and science students share a day with children at the Ann Storck Center in Fort Lauderdale.

  • 11/07/09 -- Hollywood -- Richard Weitz, owner of Giant Pizza in Hollywood, poses with, well, a giant 20-inch pizza in his hole in the wall walk up or sit down pizzaria at 7019 Taft St.

    NEW BUSINESS | HOLLYWOOD

    Pizzeria thinks big

    Richard Weitz is looking for a slice of the pizzeria business with his new restaurant Giant Pizza in Hollywood.

  • Broward births

    HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL,

    FORT LAUDERDALE

    Olivia Dias Biadi was born Oct. 3 to Mariana and Lapo Biadi of Fort Lauderdale.

  • 11/02/09 -- Pembroke Park -- Cindy Ali, a second grade teacher of gifted and high achieving second students at Watkins Elementary School in Pembroke Park, poses in front of the school's cafeteria mural painted by Target store employees.

    PEMBROKE PARK | WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

    Teacher's wish list fulfilled by Target

    A Pembroke Park teacher wound up getting classroom supplies, books and a cafeteria makeover for her school with the help of a large retailer.


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