Author: Carma Henry

Broward County and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau are excited to announce that the project to expand the Broward County Convention Center and add a new four diamond Headquarters Hotel in Fort Lauderdale has officially be-gun. This phased project began with a demolition event at the Portside Center today and will follow a schedule of construction activities into 2023. After years of planning a larger and more advanced Convention Center, the project is now in motion.

She’s set to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), making her the first woman and first woman of color to lead a house under the LVMH brand.

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     Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert III and former Los Angeles Raiders Tackle Henry “Killer” Lawrence are among 16 alumni lauded for their outstanding service and distinguished careers. 

      On Friday morning, May 10, ten outstanding men and women were honored by induction into the Broward Senior Hall of Fame.

     Floridians expect and deserve to know that state and federal officials are taking proper precautions to safeguard the integrity of election systems. As a perennial election battleground state, we know that we are and will remain a target. New revelations that not one, but two Florida county election systems were breached by Russian hackers during the 2016 election cycle raise serious concerns that must be addressed by state officials and the U.S. Congress.

Broward County Library’s Marketing, Publicity & Communications Team won the 2019 Florida Library Association (FLA) Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations Award. This statewide recognition was awarded for the team’s successful campaign to increase awareness and usage of the library’s electronic resources including music, movies, TV shows and eBooks.

The Miami Dolphins yesterday surprised the Santaluces Community High School football team with equipment to help create a safer and healthier environment for their programs. The donated equipment included Dolphins branded shirts, medicine balls, cleats, water bottles, step overs, footballs and Gatorade product. The team also had the opportunity to hear from Dolphins alum and Youth Programs Ambassador Twan Russell about being resilient.

Blended Conversations:  Local Artists Share Inspiration and Impact

    In October, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco reached a $3.6 million settlement with two former executives in its Washington, DC, office of legislative and regulatory affairs who claimed they were the victims of racial discrimination.