WHO:     Broward County Public Schools, Student Services Department   WHAT: Ninth Educational Re-Engagement Fair – an outreach effort to help individuals of all ages who left school before earning a diploma   WHEN: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.   WHERE: McFatter Technical Center, 6500 Nova Drive, Davie   WHY:     Broward County Public Schools is hosting its ninth Educationa ...

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Broward County Public Schools is proposing changes at several schools: Sunland Park Elementary, Lauderdale Manors Elementary, Lauderhill Middle School, Arthur Ashe Middle School and Dillard High School. To learn about the proposed changes, please attend a community meeting. The community meetings are scheduled as follows: Date and time Location Hosted by: Monday, January 14, 2013 – 6pm Mount Nebo Baptist Ch ...

  100 Black Men of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc.    "Real Men Giving Real Time" ***SAVE THE DATE***  GREETINGS PARENTS AND MENTEES        We look forward to seeing each of you soon THE NEXT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SESSION WILL START   JANUARY 12TH 2013 THE CURRICULUM WILL BE ON EDUCATION  The 100 Black Men of Greater Fort Lauderdale in partnership with Florida Career College are hosting our 2012 L ...

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Event to take place at Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, on Saturday, January 26, 2013   FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – The Dan Marino Foundation has once again teamed up with local South Florida autism agencies to celebrate the Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism, brought to you by Walgreens.  This event will benefit the Autism Societies of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, UM-NSU CARD (Center fo ...

Florida House Democratic Policy Chair Mark Pafford Statement Medicaid Expansion, Not HMO Experiments Should Be Rick Scott’s Focus   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Representative Mark Pafford (D-West Palm Beach), the Florida House Democratic Caucus policy chair, issued the following statement in regards to Governor Rick Scott’s meeting today with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.   “Gove ...

(Washington, DC) Today, Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Grace January 10, 2013   Mr. Jeffrey Zients Deputy Director for Management Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503   Dear Deputy Director Zients:   We write to urge you to maintain funding for mental health programs as you plan for the President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2014.   There have b ...

By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, January 10, 2012......The controversial "stand your ground" self-defense law would be repealed under a bill filed this week by a House Democrat. The law, which allows those who feel threatened to shoot back at assailants out in public, seized the national spotlight last year with the February shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford. ...

Recently, one of the most popular barbershops in the area, Morris & McCoy’s Tonsorial Palace, closed its doors on Dec. 31, 2012, marking the end of an era. On that day, Willie J. Morris laid down his straight razor, turned off his clippers, and put away his scissors for the last time, ending a barbering career that spanned over half a century. ...