Florida’s at-risk kids are abused, neglected, shuttled from one foster home to another – and easily one of the most vulnerable and overlooked groups in Florida. Yet, for more than decade, one organization – and hundreds of supporters statewide – makes it their mission to see that Florida’s foster children and at-risk youth get the
“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow,” is a phrase that could well have motivated the students at Pine Crest School to start a small garden. Of course, the meaning of the phrase is that mighty things come from small beginnings. Under the guidance of Lower School Introductory Science Teacher Mary Beth Graf, first-grade students decided
A tuition-free public charter school has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education – it’s a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School. What’s that mean? Well, the DoE recognizes these schools “based on their overall academic excellence, or for making progress in improving student academic achievement levels.” While 269 schools won these honors, only nine
The Festivals of Speed is returning to Orlando for the seventh year – and it’ll once again bring together the world’s most exotic automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and watercraft. This luxury event weekend will feature a Jet Port Reception at Orlando International Airport and Wine Connoisseur’s Dinner presented by Cartier North America. It all leads up
PLANTATION, FL. – Enjoy a day of fun in the sun while you help bridge the gap in supportive services for abused and neglected children in South Florida. Members of the Kids In Distress Auxiliary are pleased to announce they are bringing back their very popular KID Auxiliary Golf Tournament. It will be held on
Glam-A-THON™ catapulted into the 21st century when it launched its kitchy breast cancer event series onto the scene in 2006. The concept? Create a curated bazaar of the tastiest artisan food & dessert purveyors, hip jewelry designers, fashion visionaries and talented artists, all in the name of assisting breast cancer patients in South Florida. Seek
When Sharon Cutler, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was asked to recommend two students to spotlight, it wasn’t an easy decision. “We have an outstanding student body, with young people who excel in a broad spectrum of studies,” she said. Mrs. Cutler is an Academy of Finance Lead Teacher and DECA Advisor.
Fort Lauderdale High School (FLHS) is the oldest continuously functioning high school in Broward County. Its rich history dates back to 1899, when Ivy Cromartie – who was later to marry Fort Lauderdale pioneer Frank Stranahan – welcomed nine students to her wood-framed school house on South Andrews Avenue, just south of the New River
Throughout the Month Miami Spice and more fun through the month of August Miami Spice The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau presents the 17th Miami Spice, showcasing Greater Miami’s diverse culinary scene. Fine dining restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe Miami Spice menus at reduced prices ($23 per person for lunch and brunch
Throughout the Month Miami Spice and more fun through the month of August “Constellations” New City Players perform the play by Nick Paynes—once performed on Broadway by Jack Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson—about a romantic encounter that takes different routes in a series of parallel scenes that explore choice and destiny and even physics.
