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City of Riviera Beach and Riviera Beach CRA welcome the National Association of Black Scuba Divers for 2019 Annual Spring Dive

March 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

The City of Riviera Beach (City) and the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are excited to welcome the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS) to dive and explore the famed Blue Heron Bridge at Phil Foster Park on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The divers chose the Blue Heron Bridge because of its distinction by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Sport Diver magazine as the best dive site in the world in 2013. This dive will be the 60th anniversary of the organization’s Spring Dive. […]

Time For A Change Sam Ings in 2019 Transparency and Inclusion

March 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Over 150 friends, supporters, family members and financial sponsors were on hand as African American Commissioner Samuel B. Ings officially launched on Thursday 3-15-2019, at I Drive Nascar, his campaign to be the next Mayor of Orlando. To many in the city, and the attendees in the room, Ings announcing his candidacy was a big surprise. Mayor Dyer was expected to win his 5th term with no formidable candidate, and his machine would keep rolling. […]

Old Dillard Foundation awarded grant from Funding Arts Broward for 2019 arts programming

March 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Old Dillard Foundation (ODF) has again been awarded a grant from Funding Arts Broward (FAB!), a non-profit, volunteer-based arts organization committed to preserving and cultivating the arts in Broward County, Florida. The $`5,500 grant will be directly applied to the 2019 Cannonball Adderley Jazz Concert Series. […]

Read, Write and Self-Publish eBooks for Free!

March 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Local authors and aspiring writers – your time has come! Broward County Library is rolling out BiblioBoard, a new, free service that lets current and future self-published authors create and professionally format their books into digital and print-ready formats. […]

Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron on March 20 – 24, 2019

March 15, 2019 keesto 0

FAMU Presented with $15,000 for Scholarships at Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest

March 14, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Mayor Gilbert presented representatives from Freeman’s alma mater, Florida A&M University (FAMU), with a $15,000 check that will establish a scholarship fund in Freeman’s name at the University. […]

50 years after his death PFC Gregory Carter gets grave marker

March 14, 2019 Carma Henry 0

His gallant services in Vietnam lasted just three months. A Dillard High School teenager 50 years ago, Pfc. Carter was drafted into the Marines, and on the Fourth of July his tour of duty in Vietnam began. […]

Dear Friends,

March 14, 2019 Carma Henry 0

On Friday, March 8th, House Democrats passed H.R.1, the For the People Act. This historic bill is one of the most sweeping reform packages to pass the U.S. House of Representatives in the past half […]

Growing the Voices of Our Future

March 14, 2019 Carma Henry 0

In a joint effort to get students involved with the Children Services Council’s 2019 Broward AWARE! Protecting OUR Children campaign: Growing the Voices of Our Future, the Westside Gazette will engage youth in a photovoice (photojournalism) project. The youth will tell their stories through the written word and through the lens of cameras they will operate as photojournalists focusing on but not limited to the Broward AWARE campaign.

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The Community’s Principal

March 14, 2019 Carma Henry 0

While studying at Florida A & M, Runette Lamone Hill found that her passion was teaching. She studied hard and learned well as she began a journey that would allow her to positively touch the lives of thousands of children. She was not only a light and a candle for us, she taught others how to shine. […]