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Dania Jai-Alai sale completed
Seven years after slots began spinning in Broward County, there's a plan in place to bring them to Dania Jai-Alai. A combination of South American investors and local businessmen completed a $65.5 million purchase from Boyd Gaming Wednesday, and Dania...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dania Beach, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Trials, Hollywood Hills High School
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Maria Sachs: Invest in Broward's higher education
I believe the only true pathway to prosperity is through education. Over the past several years, our colleges and universities have been caught in a budget vise that has squeezed students and programs at every level. As a member of the Appropriations...Tags: Students, Aspen Institute, Colleges and Universities, Florida Atlantic University, Teaching and Learning
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Woman coerced man to withdraw more than $35,000, so she could steal it, authorities say
A woman is accused of driving an elderly man to multiple banks and coercing him to withdraw more than $35,000, all so she could steal the funds, according to a Broward County judge. Lisa Khan, 44, of Lauderdale Lakes, was arrested Tuesday on the...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Judges, Trials, Plantation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Suspect pocket-dials 911 while planning murder, BSO says
A Pompano Beach man mistakenly pocket-dialed 911 as he planned a killing earlier this month, enabling an emergency dispatch system to record his conversation and link him to the slaying, authorities said Wednesday. Scott Simon, 24, is heard talking with...
Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Police Arrests, Murder, Shootings, Florida Highway Patrol
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Publisher's Note: Springing into Action
Society Scene PublisherSpring – a season that most of the country eagerly anticipates. Winter clothes are stored away to make room for bright, breezy spring frocks with their light fabrics tiptoeing into the minimalism of summer. However for us South Floridians, spring...Tags: Students, Schools, Piper High School , Teaching and Learning, High Schools
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Casa D'Angelo cooks up hope for girls with 'A Taste of Italy'
PACE Center for Girls Broward concludes its 20th anniversary year celebrations with "A Taste of Italy" dinner and wine auction June 4 at Casa D'Angelo Ristorante. Chairing this 11th annual event is Vanessa Serrano. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Italy, Restaurants, Bank of America Corp.
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AAU basketball: Orlando Knights in Disney Memorial Day Classic
Orlando SentinelThe Orlando Knights 11th grade AAU boys basketball team is on a 10-game winning streak going into this weekend’s Disney Memorial Day Classic. The squad, made up of Timber Creek players, won last weekend’s Triple Threat Hoops Festival final...Tags: Memorial Day
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Memorial Day events in Broward County
Monday Coconut Creek Ceremony, 9 a.m. at Veterans Park, 3550 Lyons Road. Activities include speakers, Coconut Creek Police Department Honor Guard and Coconut Creek High School Jr. ROTC. Call 954-545-6670. Coral Springs Ceremony, 9 a.m. at Veterans...
Tags: Hallandale Beach, Coconut Creek High School , Human Interest, Coconut Creek, Rodeo
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Sheriff Scott Israel seeks over-the-top spending spree
Scott Israel is the new Broward County sheriff, so it's easy to chalk up his first budget as a rookie mistake. How else do you explain his request for a $93.7 million budget hike, which would require the county, and some municipalities, to raise taxes?...Tags: Israel, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Elections, Budgets and Budgeting
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What's open, closed on Memorial Day in Broward
Here's what will be open and closed in Broward County on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. GOVERNMENT/SCHOOLS Federal, state, Health Department offices and health centers, county and municipal offices will be closed. Public schools, Nova Southeastern...Tags: Holidays, Animals, Nova Southeastern University, Animal Attacks, Broward College
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$52 million Citizens depop deal includes many South Florida policies
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s Board of Governors on Wednesday approved a $52 million transaction that will send some 60,000 of the state-backed insurer's policies to St. Petersburg-based Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance Co. South Florida is...Tags: Palm Beach County, Politics, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Government
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Bulletin Board
Thursday Biz to Biz Networking, 5:30 p.m. at Michele's Fine Dining, 2761 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. $10. Call 954-838-9644. Citizenship Class, 6 p.m. at Helen B. Hoffman Library, 501 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation. Free. Call 954-797-2140....Tags: Libraries, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Colleges and Universities, Dwayne Johnson, Fort Lauderdale
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