By Gary Resnick, Esq. President, Broward League of Cities As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released its National Broadband Plan. The plan is the successful result of discussions with the National League of Cities (NLC) and other organizations representing local governments that have advocated for a...Read More
Want to add value to your brand? Then start a twitter page. That’s exactly what South Florida based Pizza Fusion did in 2009. Now with more than 200 followers to their local Fort Lauderdale franchise they recently started twitter contests to reach out to their fans. Our office was the proud recipient of their first...Read More
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Mar. 18, 2010) – A new investment partnership organized in January said it is looking to lend to Florida businesses — including two South Florida ventures that have already secured financing. In a press conference today at one of the companies — Great HealthWorks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Orlando, Fla.-based Florida...Read More
SOUTH FLORIDA (March 5, 2010) – As we all learned in school but have probably long since forgotten, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter is 3.141592653…, an infinite and constant number known as pi. While the concept of pi is something best embraced by math geniuses, the concept of pie is something...Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. – Just as addictions to alcohol and drugs have devastating consequences for an addict’s family members, compulsive gambling oftentimes destroys the lives of people who never have bet on anything. Compulsive gamblers affect their families not only financially, but emotionally and physically as well. During Problem Gambling Awareness Week, March 7 -13, the...Read More
By: City of Lauderhill Commissioner M. Margaret Bates For most Americans, the United States Census is nothing more than a once-a-decade hassle; the questionnaire is too long, too intrusive and too burdensome. But as an elected official for Lauderhill and its representative in the Broward League of Cities, I know the Census is an opportunity...Read More
Kids In Distress recently visited the WSFL’s “Morning Show” and brought some of their favorite feathered friends to tag along. Kids In Distress is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing outreach programs like foster care/adoption, preschool and after care progams to Broward and Palm Beach counties. KID’s annual fundraiser, The Duck Fest Derby, is one...Read More
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Broward League of Cities, a non-partisan, non-profit organization comprised of elected officials from Broward County’s 31 municipal governments, is taking a variety of proactive steps to help municipalities reduce expenses without cutting the quality of life for their residents. The organization created a Fiscal Stewardship Committee dedicated to actively monitoring...Read More
1) Ask for link exchanges: It never hurts to ask first. This does not always work, but what do you have to lose? Most people are still courteous and do answer emails. Send an e-mail with a short personalized note asking for a link exchange. If you are just starting out, it’s good practice to...Read More
SOUTH FLORIDA – Community association law firm Kaye & Bender P.L. has filed an unprecedented law suit on behalf of Carla Gemmati, an owner in the Lake Pointe Condominium No. Seven, in Oakland Park, and all similarly situated unit owners at the Condominium, against her Association and its Board for intentionally eliminating the Community’s windstorm...Read More
