WASHINGTON, D.C. — To celebrate Tax Day and the 25th birthday of Dairy Queen®’s Blizzard® Treat, the first ever custom-designed Blizzard®mobile will visit Washington, D.C, symbolically parking outside the IRS building and offering free new Mini Blizzards to all taxpayers and accountants toiling at the tax deadline. The Blizzardmobile will be parked outside of the...Read More
By Coral Springs Commissioner Roy Gold As an active resident of my City of Coral Springs and a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Broward League of Cities, I continually see first-hand the positive impact volunteering has on our community and its residents. There are countless opportunities for each of us to find the...Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – In the biggest news since Dairy Queen® launched the signature Blizzard® Treat 25 years ago, the treat category leader has announced the introduction of a new Mini size for the Blizzard, available nationally beginning in August. “The new Mini size should really connect with customers during our busiest time of the year which...Read More
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Boca Raton-based Fimiani Development announced the sale of Yamato Plaza, a 6,065 square-foot shopping center in Boca Raton. Yamato Plaza, LLC sold the property for $900,000 to Ablar Yamato LLC. Michael Fimiani, president of Fimiani Development, handled the transaction as part of a court-appointed receivership. Yamato Plaza is located in the...Read More
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
