The Greater North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the Education Committee’s Vegas Night , to be held on April 19, beginning at 8:00 PM at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort. The event is a fundraiser to provide scholarships to deserving high school students of North Miami Beach Schools as well [...]
HALLANDALE BEACH Senior Services City of Hallandale Beach 400 South Federal Highway Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 954-458-3251 Hallendale Beach Senior Services provides aid to eligible seniors 60 and older. The services provided by the city include: case management, food in emergency situations, payment assistance for utilities and rentals and health services. The City of Hallandale [...]
PropertyAppraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera will continue accepting new long term senior exemption applications until Monday, June 3rd, despite the March 1st deadline, pursuant to Florida Statute, Section 196.011(8). Amendment 11, which was approved by Florida’s voters during the November 2012 General Election, provides an additional property tax exemption to low income seniors who are long term [...]
Aventura City Commissioner Billy Joel and his wife Sandra were recently honored to receive the inaugural Aventura Marketing Council “Pay It Forward” award for their lifetime of dedication to helping others when talented young performers sang at the AT&T Young Stars Showcase presented by Northwestern Mutual/Laser Financial Group. “Singing the praises” of the Joels, community [...]
According to the Heart Association, more than 80,000,000 Americans have some form of heart disease. Four culprits – smoking, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol – play a major role in contributing to heart disease by causing inflammation in the heart’s arteries. Prevention is Key If you smoke cigarettes, quit. You’ll also protect those around you [...]
If there ever comes a time when you or a loved one is in need of a helping hand, SensiCARE of South Florida can be there to help make life easier, either at home or in a health-care setting. Any time, day or night, highly qualified, certified nursing assistants or registered nurses are available to [...]
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, a 407- bed acute care facility, has appointed board-certified radiation oncologist Samuel Au, M.D., PhD. as Medical Director of theAventura Comprehensive Cancer Center. As Medical Director of theAventura Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Au is responsible for overseeing the plan of care for patients undergoing treatment for cancer diagnoses, and the [...]
Some ideas are just plain bad, and you usually know a bad idea when you hear it. One of my favorites, which is getting some media buzz lately, is this notion of feasting on sushi at your local filling station. Another famous bad idea – a land war in China – was offered by the [...]
Florida’s new state budget should be guided by one premise: That every Floridian deserves opportunity to achieve the American dream. As the Democratic ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, I will work to ensure that Florida makes a commitment to equity and opportunity for all, secure jobs with upward income mobility, safe communities, a [...]
It’s good to have friends in ‘high places.’ One perk of being an avid traveler is my network of friends stretches far and wide. Most of those friends also love exotic adventure. Like my dear friend Phil Henderson. We rafted Utah’s Green River during my 2010 Highway to a Husband road trip. Phil’s passion for [...]
Marina Palms Yacht Club & Residences officially introduced itself to South Florida with a grand opening party to remember. The event took place in the project’s 10,000 square foot, on-site, state-of-the-art sales center in North Miami Beach. The sales center features a full-scale two-bedroom model that is well-appointed with high-end finishings and appliances. More than [...]
Historians have mainly sidestepped Jefferson’s personal beliefs and lifelong ownership of slaves, having revered him for his immortal words “All men are created equal.” Based upon two recent books, Jefferson’s honeymoon may be over. In Henry Wiencek’s book “Master of the Mountain,” he states that a reading of Jefferson’s records reveal “a coldblooded taskmaster who [...]
Just about everyone is familiar with fog. It is a condensed vapor, a thick, misty cloud suspended in the atmosphere near the earth’s surface. Fog can be so thick that it obscures things completely. The building and objects that you look at every day cannot be seen at all. If you were to show someone [...]
Why is it that when we think of a professional we automatically assume that the one we are thinking of is in the medical, accounting or lawyering field? To me that is a pretty bad mind set. The other night we were eating at a nice restaurant and the waitress served us in a manner [...]
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