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     In addition to year-round great weather, South Florida is replete with wonderful scenery.  Another example can be found on the lush intercoastal waterways. The Water Taxi boat tour of our Intercoastal is a picturesque way to enjoy the scenery.

  Wells Fargo Bank granted $50,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County to support the implementation of the bank’s Hands on Banking® initiative in schools across Broward County. The program, to be taught by local Wells Fargo volunteers, teaches students about money, savings, and budgeting using age-appropriate, noncommercial, interactive, and entertaining tools. 

      When one explores the average cost of post-secondary education, it can potentially cause an upset stomach. Despite these concerns, there has been a group of men who consistently attempted to help relieve the pressures of financing some of Broward County deserving students in fulfilling their dreams and goals of receiving a post-secondary education.

Recently, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program (NDIP) welcomed its largest class since its inception in 2000. The 2018 NDIP class consists of more than 30 of the top students re-presenting Colleges and Universities across the country. Amongst those selected is Nealyn Lea, a native of Daytona Beach, Florida.

     On Friday the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office announced the start of an outreach effort to have records of people under age 21 with low level offenses erased. This is a new way for the area youth with criminal records to get help erasing their non-violent offenses.