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Wednesday Biz to Biz Networking, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at American Social Las Olas, 721 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. $10. Call 954-838-9644. Glen Govot, 7 p.m. at Sunset Grill, 5550 NW 40th St., Coconut Creek. Free. Call 954-977-6700. Nature...Tags: Bob Miller, Florida's Blood Centers, Arts and Culture, Fashion Shows, Arts
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Hospitals fare well in recent scorecard
Broward and Palm Beach county hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards as scored by a nonprofit organization that advocates for safer health-care delivery. Nineteen local hospitals earned A grades,...Tags: Coral Springs, Chemical Industry, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Hospitals and Clinics
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'Mr. Motivatr' leaves them laughing
The monogram on his polo shirt read "Mr. Motivatr." Jacques Wiesel joked that there wasn't space for the "o." Wiesel, who with his family fled Brussels and the Nazis when he was seven years old, had enough brushes with death by the time U.S. troops in...Tags: Tamarac, Physical Conditions, U.S. Navy, Wars and Interventions, Prostate Cancer
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Threatened federal cuts at Boca airport lead to salary debate
In the wake of a proposed $650,000 federal budget cut that threatened to close the tower at Boca Raton Airport, a battle has erupted around the salary of the airport's manager. In one corner is former City Council member David Freudenberg, who says he...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lobbying, Palm Beach County Commission
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List of vetoed South Florida budget projects
Gov. Rick Scott vetoed at least $16 million in South Florida budget projects set aside for Broward and Palm Beach counties. Here's are some of them: $6.5 million for a Palm Beach State College multi-purpose building; $3.6 million for a special...Tags: Rick Scott, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Hallandale Beach, Lake Worth
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Angry city manager can laugh all the way to the bank
Like sports coaches, city managers are hired to get fired. And they usually leave laughing all the way to the bank, like ex-Miramar manager Robert Payton, who quit earlier this year and left with a total benefits package worth $2.4 million. Broward's...Tags: Miramar, Politics, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Park
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Bring sports stadiums to Broward and Palm Beach
Why do they keep pouring money into sports stadiums in Miami when they have such poor attendance? Has it not occurred to anyone that if they would re-locate to Broward County or Palm Beach counties that they would probably fill the stands? We would...Tags: Broward County, Shootings, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Delray Beach
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New rules may make it easier to fight traffic camera tickets, harder to win
South Florida drivers may soon find it a lot easier to fight those pesky red-light camera tickets. But, say traffic court lawyers, it might also become harder to win. A new rule, set up by a transportation bill not yet signed by Gov. Rick Scott, would...
Tags: Rick Scott, Crime, Law and Justice, Boynton Beach, Justice System, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lake Okeechobee, Homestead, Florida Department of Transportation, Everglades
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Pines gallery to host 'Surreal Art' exhibit
Pembroke Pines' Glass Gallery soon will have an exhibit full of hard-to-describe artwork. The "Surreal Art" exhibit's opening reception runs from 7 to 9 p.m. May 21 at City Hall, 10100 Pines Blvd. The melting clocks featured in Salvador Dali's "The...Tags: Arts, Painting, Arts and Culture, Artists
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UM's Kelsey Laurente aims for revenge, chance to help extend 'Canes' postseason run
CORAL GABLES — Like a football kicker or a relief pitcher, Kelsey Laurente takes pride in her short memory. Forget the failures. Don't relax after a win. But there may be one exception for the Miami women's tennis player from Miramar. She...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Northwestern Wildcats, Miramar, Atlantic Coast Conference, Broward County
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State's crime rate lowest in 42 years
Crime statewide reached its lowest rate in 42 years, with Broward and Palm Beach counties following the downward trend, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported Thursday. Broward's overall crime rate dropped by nearly 4 percent in 2012...
Tags: Rick Scott, Criminal Laws, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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