SOUTH FLORIDA (Mar. 30, 2010) – As millions of Americans rush to file tax returns by Tax Day on April 15th, Morton’s The Steakhouse in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach is offering a special reward for certified public accounts — the unsung heroes of tax season. Morton’s is designating Friday, April 16th as CPA...Read More
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
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
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
(L to R) Marlins Pitchers Chris Leroux, Brian Sanches and Sean West; Parkway Christian eighth grader Brady McBride; Marlins Pitcher Rick VandenHurk; Tim Hawkins of Waste Management; Parkway Christian seventh grader Jessica Cole; and Billy the Marlin at Waste Management’s Reuter Recycling Center. PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – The Florida Marlins kicked off their recent 2010...Read More
