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AUGUST 2018

Hollywood is at the Forefront of Ocean Conservation

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City Approves Budget for Additional Staff to Fight Smelly, Slimy Seaweed Invasion

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City Approves Budget for Additional Staff to Fight Smelly Seaweed Invasion Over a thousand square miles of smelly seaweed invading South Florida's beaches is likely to put a damper on your beach day this summer. Most of this year's nuisance is courtesy of the Sargassum species which is actually an algae known to smell like rotting eggs and present a danger to marine life.

According to marine fish expert Dr. Bob Shipp, the Gulf has the second largest concentration of sargassum of any body of water in the world.

Scientists are preparing for a recurring invasion of Sargassum seaweed according to Weather.com and predict this year's bout may last through 2019.

The sargassum crisis of 2018 represents a real threat for the entire Caribbean, whose economy is mainly based on tourism revenues. The eastern Caribbean island of Barbados declared a national emergency earlier this year.

Here in Hollywood, Public Works Director Sylvia Glazer recently reBY DAVID VOLZ REPORTER dtv@gate.net

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sponded to concerns from members of the Hollywood Beach Civic Association. The slimy brown stuff with berrylike air bladders forms large floating masses that drive tourists away.

Glazer explained that the problem with constantly trying to remove seaweed is that it's expensive and labor intensive. Efforts to control the seaweed also remove precious sand from the beach along with seaweed.

“As quickly as you bury or remove it, more floats in right behind it," said Glazer. "This year and last year have been particularly bad.”

Glazer explained that the City tries to not remove the seaweed, rather they bury it to create a barrier under the sand that helps prevent beach erosion and provides nutrients to the sea-life.

The City has been approved to hire another equipment operator in the upcoming budget year to assist in cleaning and sifting the beach sand to remove debris and bury seaweed..

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letter to the community...

Welcome to the dog days of summer.

Oh, never mind, it’s back to school already!

Where did the summer go?

Seems everyone’s already gearing up for the new season.

Activity abounds both at the beach and downtown and before you know it, everything will be back in full swing.

As we wind down the summer, and gear up for fall, we’re proud to say that Hollywood is again on the forefront of

all good things: conservation of our seas, as evidenced by our ban on plastics east of the Intracoastal and all the restaurants which have joined the Surfrider Foundations Ocean Friendly Restaurants program. We talked with Surfrider Broward Chair Cat Uden, who told us about her new job with the Oceana Foundation and the fight against Seismic Drilling and saving our Ocean and beach.

We talked with Hollywood Historian Joan Mickelson PhD, about preserving Hollywood’s wonderful history.

And we started searching the nooks and crannies of the ArtsPark and other

Hollywood spots to find the people and things that make Hollywood so artsy.

Next month, we’ll begin in-depth coverage of the upcoming elections.

We’ll give you a chance to get to know all the candidates for city commission and help you navigate the amendments on the ballot this November and they’re all really important. PLEASE read them here, before you go to the booths.

They’re long and boring, and at the end of the ballot. They're hard to get through especially if you don’t read legalese, so we’ll do our best to translate before November, so you’ll be able to zip through them on election day and actu-

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Enjoy the issue and as always, keep those letters coming. We’re always happy to hear from you, especially when you tell us about people doing good here in Hollywood. See our story on page 10 about Latoya Gohagen-Keddon, who we got the pleasure to know via a note from her co-worker.

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5 DREAM CAR CLASSIC 10 a.m.-3 p.m., downtown Hollywood Blvd.

Classic cars, trucks and other vehicles on display. Attendance is free. Vehicle registration is $20.

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BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY MEDITATION SESSIONS Broward County Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd.

Every Tuesday in August, learn techniques to encourage calmness via meditation. Sessions are scheduled from 10:30 a.m.-noon and 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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6-7:30 p.m., Broward County Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd.

2-4 p.m., Hollywood Women’s Club, 501 N. 14th Ave.

Learn to write lessons, readings, movie analysis and give feedback while you network. Free. Continues Aug. 15, 22 and 29, and Sept. 5 and 12.

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Don your favorite hat and join this celebration. Special guest is Mayor Levy. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers.

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HOLLYWOOD BEACH SWEEP CLEANUP

7-11 a.m., Charnow Park between Garfield Street and Connecticut Street on Hollywood Beach

Meet at Charnow Park to collect litter and cigarette butts from the beach.

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DOWNTOWN ARTWALK 5-10 p.m., Harrison Street area

Enjoy an artisan market with pop-up shops, handmade items, vintage shopping, boutique goods and more.

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Lights on, party on to fight crime Join your neighbors across the area, turn on your outside lights and enjoy food and refreshments at a porch vigil near you. Crime Watch members, Hollywood police officers and command staff, city officials, and crime prevention specialists will be on hand at various locations throughout the area as part of this event.

Since 1984, National Night Out has been bringing neighbors together to take a stand together against crime.

More than 38 million people participate in this nationwide event aimed to show criminals that neighbors are uniting and fighting back. Information: 954-967-4371 Party locations and times as known as of press time include: • • •

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Aug. 10: Grease (1978) Aug. 17: Captain Underpants Aug. 24: Nine Lives Aug. 31: Mulan Sept. 7: Goodbye Christopher Robin Sept 14: Sing Sept. 21: D2 The Mighty Ducks

GLOBAL MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE 6-7:30 p.m., ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle

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FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE 7-9 p.m., ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle

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2018 Florida Biennial: Opening in September

7 a.m., Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

As work selected from a ninth juried Art and Culture Center of Hollywood open call, the 2018 Florida Biennial features artists living throughout Florida, working in any medium. This edition focuses on exploring multicultural identities, discussing ecological issues and imagining a robust cultural climate for Florida within the global economy. The exhibition opens September 14 from 6-9 pm and will run through Oct. 21, 2018.

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September 14, 6-9 pm: The opening reception is free for members and $10 for non-members. Each exhibiting artist may bring one non-member guest free of charge.

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ART AND CULTURE CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and Noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 1650 Harrison St.

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Littlest Actors and Littlest Artists, for children ages 4 to 6.

Young Actors and Young Artists, ages 6 to 12.

Broadway Actors, ages 8 to 18.

Specialty Week, ages 6 to 12.

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HOLLYWOOD CITY HALL Mon-Thurs from 7 a.m.-6 p.m., 2600 Hollywood Blvd., 2nd Floor

u Various displays Information: 954-921-3500

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Hollywood History

Hollywood Historian Joan Mickelson, Ph.D. Wants Everyone to Know the Story of Joseph Young's Seaside Paradise

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BY ROBIN KERR DRULARD COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT robin@hollywoodgazette.com

er father was one of Joseph Young’s long-time loyal employees. Her mother opened one of Hollywood’s early private schools. She’s a multi-degreed art historian and archivist with a doctorate in Modern American and Italian Art History, the author of one of the definitive books on Hollywood’s history, A Guide to Historic Hollywood, and a biography of the city's founder Joseph Young.

She’s Joan Mickelson, Ph.D., Hollywood born-and-bred and back now for about 15 years after an impressive career curating and running several highly-regarded museums around the country. She’s very active in the Hollywood Historical Society, as the Membership Chair and also a volunteer Archivist working hard this summer to organize and archive all the files collected since its inception in 1974 when her mother was one of the founding members.

And now she’s on a bit of a crusade for Hollywood to have its own Historical Museum.

“It doesn’t need to a be lot of money,” she explained, having obviously thought this out already. “Rent us a little shopfront for three years so we can have some time in it. We can use the front for exhibitions and talks and the back for archives, because it would be air conditioned and climate-controlled, of course. The City would profit.

People love history museums.”

Mickelson’s parents, Tony and Lamora Mickelson, were among the earliest residents of the newly established Hollywood in the ‘20s. Tony came here from Indiana where he worked for Joseph Young.

He was head of the Survey Party for the Hollywood Land and Water Company and laid out all of early Hollywood beginning with Hollywood Boulevard and the Circle (now Young Circle), and it was here that he met his bride, Lamora Gleason.

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Joan Mickelson, Ph.D. a good guy and a true visionary.

Young sent Tony and 11 other men to Florida to build the new city. In the photo below taken in 1921, Young told Mickelson: “Tony, stand here. This is where we begin my city.”

Joan's mother, Lamora Gleason, at the Beach Hotel, 1926

Tony and Lamora Mickelson worked for the Young company, relocating to New York to develop "Hollywood in the Hills in the Adirondack mountains, until Young’s death of a heart attack in 1934. The Mickelsons returned to Hollywood where they lived for the rest of their lives and raised their daughter, Joan.

Lamora founded and ran a fully-accredited school, the Outdoor Woodford Hall School, for many years, on Polk Street and 23rd Avenue, where her mother, Evelyn Gleason, was one of the city’s bestloved first-grade teachers for many years.

Tony worked for city till his retirement, at

one point as Hollywood’s city manager.

Joan returned to Hollywood after her retirement and soon became involved in the Historical Society.

“After the ‘30s, into the ‘40s, Hollywood had people who were here from the start, the founders, they called themselves the Pioneers Club,” she recounted. “Then after WWII, there were a lot more new people.

They thought about a museum but they didn’t do it, they started a sort of society, just to collect all the materials that everyone had at their homes. They tried to do it in the ‘50s but it didn’t really happen till ‘74. It didn’t have a site, they would just meet in different people’s houses, but when Hamm Hammerstein left his house to the city (the historic Hammerstein House at 1520 Polk Street, open free to the public, the first Sunday of the month, October through May, from 1–4 pm.) Somehow they were offered the space, for the rent of $1 a year.

“The Hollywood Historical Society is independent of the city. They show the house for the city. They’re all volunteers. The Research Center is open every Friday all year ‘round and is always open by email for questions.”

At the current time, the archives of the Research Center and the garage behind the house are overflowing with photos, files, letters and every issue ever published of the now-defunct Hollywood Sun-Tattler, and Mickelson is overseeing a major archiving project designed to preserve as much as possible as well as possible for as long as possible. Hence the desire for the museum and archive-quality storage space.

“Our filing cabinets are so full,” she lamented. “I am a professional museum person and a member of several Archivists Associations, and we’ve been discussing the feasibility of making the garage available but they all said no, not for the actual archival materials. We cleared out the garage with the help of the Hollywood Lion’s Club, and the plan is to put in some shelving for some of the non-archival materials from the Research Center to make more space available.

“The biggest problem is we don’t have the help and the space,” she continued. “But, now have a trained I.T. person who is helping us digitize items like site plans from the government, showing things like chimneys and parapets, and because we listed everything, we’re finding that we know more than some of the people who own the houses!"

“If you do an archive right, you find out everything. We have pictures, if you want to

see what ladies were wearing in 1935. Some stuff you have to do by hand, then you have to put them on the computer. You get new material all the time. Some of our volunteers are taking courses with the American Association for State and Local History. It’s where any history museum and archive people should belong -- even if you only have a room like this and two people. Because the history of the United States is in the hands of these small Historical Societies all over the U.S.” Mickelson has been a great contribution to the HHS’s Lecture series with a group of powerpoint presentations which she has delivered on various Sunday afternoons at the Stirling Road branch of the Broward County Library. The audience has grown to up to 80 people for some of the lectures, which is all the hall can hold. She would happily present them again to any interested groups.

“People are very interested,” she said proudly. “They ask a lot of questions. They want to know more.”

Next up is a Founders Day event being given in cooperation with the Hollywood Women’s Club on August 12th, in celebration of Joseph Young’s birthday.

“Young decided he didn’t need to run the city, so he had it incorporated, and he gave the bldg to the city,” she said, “And then it became the first police station. It’s one of the most historic buildings in the city, with big rooms downstairs, offices upstairs...well, it’s on the wish list.”

She believes that the addition of a paid, full-time director of the HHS would get the ball rolling.

“Of course, the main job of a director is fundraising, so after the first few years, it pays for itself and more,” she explained. “They just need to decide to move ahead.”

But for now, there is the archiving project. And it’s pretty massive for a volunteer army. “Everything is being scanned and digitized,” she reported. “And it’s ongoing.

Because that’s what archivists do.”

“Hats off to Joseph W. Young on his birthday!” will be celebrated at the Hollywood Women's Club at 501 N. 14 Ave. 33020 From 2 to 4 pm. on Sunday, August 12. Wear your favorite hat, and enjoy the Historical Society Road Show, birthday cake, snacks and wine. Free to members and $5.00 for nonmembers.

For information on joining the Hollywood Historical Society or to find out about having Joan Mickelson make a presentation, call the HHS at 954-923-5590 or visit http:// www.hollywoodhistoricalsociety.org

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Local Woman Gives Back to Her Hometown in Jamaica Sending School Supplies for Over 250 Children

BY ROBIN KERR DRULARD COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT robin@hollywoodgazette.com

atoya Gohagen-Keddon appreciates how blessed her life is.

The former beauty queen has just completed her Master's Degree. She has a great job at Union Institute & Universty here in Hollywood, a wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter, and an extended family back home in Point Hill, St. Catherine, Jamaica, whom she gets to visit frequently.

It was on one of those visits home about 10 years ago that she started bringing back school supplies for the children of her family and friends. One trip, she packed them into book bags.

“People rushed for the bags,” she said. Seeing the delight in the eyes of the children, and the parents, and the disappointment of those who missed out, she decided to bring all future supplies packed into bags and paid for most of it herself.

“Even then,” she recalled, “it was kind of private, not registered. It was just me wanting to give back. Remember, it was just the children in my community, in Point Hill, St. Catherines."

“So that year I brought 43, then it went

into the 60s, and then last year, it was the most. I said I’m going to bring 100 book bags and fill them with school supplies. And I ended up with 150! I was so surprised! So I said 'Thank You, Jesus!' and this year, family and friends really came together and supported this project so I thought, well, I should move the goal to 150.

“So I moved the goal to 150 and the

bookbags started coming in. And then I mentioned it to someone at my church and they put it in the church bulletin. And I’m in a morning prayer line and they put it in the on the prayer line with my phone number and, well, this morning we shipped off 250 book bags filled with school supplies. There was so much that I had to leave my husband there so I could come to work. I am so grateful and so blessed.”

The 150 last year was not enough, she explained, because now, families from neighboring towns are hearing about it and coming into Point Hill to get some book bags and school supplies. Latoya, of course, is ready.

“What I usually do is I just make it a fun day. We get a bounce house, a popcorn machine and ice cream, so the kids can just have a fun time,” she said with a smile. “Then I give the items out. We have the event set for next weekend. I am at 250. I can’t wait to see the looks on the kids’ faces. And the parents can’t thank me enough.”

There are times, said Gohagen-Keddon, when she does get discouraged, especially when faced with high shipping costs and tariffs on both sides. "She has never once 10

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asked for anyone to assist," shared her coworker Toni M. Soldano, "but people are now learning of her work and contributing."

“As the years go by I am encouraged and supported by others and we trust that everything is good,” she concluded. “I am truly grateful and truly blessed and as long as the Lord gives me the strength and finances to continue, that is what I’ll do."

Gohagen-Keddon is planning to become a 501 (c) 3 charity by next year so she can make your donations tax deductible. However, school supplies, book bags or donations toward shipping costs can be dropped off at the school at Union Institute & University, 4601 Sheridan Street, Suite 400, Hollywood, Florida 33021.

Latoya Gohagen-Keddon is the Academic Center Program Advisor at Union Institute & University. She has been collecting school supplies and backpacks for the children in her hometown in Jamaica for several years now.

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Hollywood is at the Forefront of Ocean Conservation, and Cat Uden is on Her Paddleboard, Leading the Way!

BY ROBIN KERR DRULARD COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT robin@hollywoodgazette.com

ne day, about 10 years ago, Broward public school teacher Catherine Uden was paddleboarding on the Intracoastal and she realized how dirty it was. And the young mother was bothered.

“There was garbage everywhere,” she recalled. “When I saw manatees swimming around in it, I decided I had to do something about it." So, the dedicated teacher, mother and Hollywood resident started attending Surfrider meetings, participating in beach cleanups and volunteering.

And so began the transformation from a woman who saw something that upset her to a powerful woman who is now changing the way people eat, drink, run their businesses and otherwise relate to the beach and the seas in Hollywood, South Florida and beyond.

Meet Catherine 'Cat' Uden, the Broward Chair of the Surfrider Foundation, a powerful activist network dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's ocean, waves and beaches, and newly-appointed South Florida Campaign Organizer for Oceana, an international organization created in 2001, dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale.

And maybe not coincidentally, Hollywood is at the forefront of conservation here in south Florida, with a strong commitment to beach cleanups and the enforcement of the plastics ban east of the Intracoastal, which will begin on October 1, 2018.

“WIth Surfrider, where I am still the Broward chair, as a volunteer, I’ve been working a lot on the beach cleanups, the March for the Ocean, and the Ocean Friendly Restaurant (OFR) program,” Uden explained. “With Oceana, it’s even bigger. I’m expanding my projects to include fighting Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud, Seismic Airgun Blasting and Offshore Drilling and Fighting the Shark Fin Trade.”

The Hollywood Ordinance and the OFR First, a bit of background. Decades ago, Hollywood placed an ordinance on the books (Ord. O-74-85, passed 8-7-74), stating that any business east of the intracoastal waterway can not dispense non-biodegradable food service products, such as plastic straws, and polystyrene cups and take out containers. Last year, Florida passed a polystyrene preemption law, so that cities could no longer ban polystyrene. Luckily, the city of Hollywood already has that ordinance, so, the city of Hollywood is able to enforce this ordinance because it is grandfathered

in. However, the City had not been enforcing the ordinance.

Now, with the help of Hollywood citizen/activists including Elizabeth Sanjuan, Uden and Surfrider and the Hollywood Green Team headed by Barry Faske with the City Sustainability Board, East Hollywood businesses are getting rid of their non-compliant utensils in preparation for an October 1 enforcement deadline. At the same time, Surfrider has created a voluntary accreditation program, the OFR, which offers participating restaurants a chance to acquire a collection of benefits in exchange for complying with a stringent set of earthfriendly criteria.

“Although,” Uden confides, “they’re not even as stringent as the ordinance is, so it’s to the benefit of any restaurant to join!”

Hollywood restaurants that jumped on board early include Ocean Alley, Billy’s Stone Crab, and Cafe Club by les artistes. Screaming Carrots in Hallandale is the first restaurant in Florida to become a platinum level OFR, which means they abide by ALL the criteria. Also in the program is the world famous Parrot Lounge in Fort Lauderdale, which reports that using Ocean-Friendly products is actually saving the restaurant money over the previous disposables. Good deal!

March For The Ocean The Broadwalk was packed in front of Charnow Park on a beautiful, sunny June morning as people gathered to take part in the worldwide celebration/protest called the March for the Ocean. The march was held simultaneously around the world and was spearheaded in Hollywood by Surfrider Broward, Free Our Seas and Beyond, the City Of Hollywood and the Marine Environmental Education Center at Carpenter House.

Local TV personality Jacey Birch welcomed approximately one thousand ocean lovers, beach lovers, sailors, boaters, surfers, scuba divers, fisherman, scientists, students, artists, environmentalists, and families at Charnow Park.

Marchers paraded in rhythm down the Broadwalk towards the Marine Environmental Education Center at the Carpenter House, where they stopped to say hello to Captain, the resident rescued sea turtle. Some Marchers dressed in ocean and plastic pollution themed costumes and decorated posters sharing their messages of the importance of protecting our oceans.

Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy, Broward County Mayor Beam Furr, Florida Senator Gary Farmer, Commissioners Debra Case and Kevin Biederman and other local lawmakers marched, then made time to speak to attendees about the how critical it is we protect our coastal community.

After the March attendees visited

environmental/ocean exhibits and viewed unique, one-of-kind environmental artwork created by Free Our Seas and Beyond, using repurposed plastic debris collected from the artists daily beach clean up on our very own Hollywood Beach.

Seismic Drilling Last month, the city of Hollywood be­came the 71st municipality in Florida to unanimously pass a resolution against offshore drilling and exploration, including seismic airgun blasting.

According to Uden, Hollywood also adds to the growing national opposition with over 216 municipalities on the east coast opposed to the expansion of oil and gas activities off their shores.

Uden explained that the government wants to lease underwater land just a few miles offshore for seismic explosions to be set off every 12 seconds from Cape Canaveral to Delaware.

“These permits will be given without current data,” she explained. “For example, this year the Atlantic Right Whales have had no calves spotted this season! Florida fishing, water sports and coral reefs will be affected for years and years to come."

Oceana is meeting with clubs, activists, and coalition partners to strategize what to do about this moving forward. There are Tidal Town Hall meetings and they'll be attending the Oceans and Coast Lobby Day in Tallahassee in January, to talk to the lawmakers about these issues. "I'm so grateful that I now get to focus on protecting the

ocean full time with my new position at Oceana in addition to my part-time volunteering at Surfrider," said Uden.

Going Pro “So, I’ve been volunteering all this time, I’ve become involved on the executive committee, and I’ve always wished that I had more time to devote to it,” continued Uden. “It’s almost like a job that you don’t get paid for. A lot of people would ask me to do things, especially in schools. But as a teacher, I couldn’t get out during the day.

I truly never thought I would be able to do this as a second career!”

Actually, she added, she never thought she’d even have a second career, let alone even a dream of being able to work for a conservation organization.

So, when her friend and associate Erin Handy, who holds a similar position with Oceana in Jacksonville, suggested she combine her profession and her passion and actually get paid for doing what she loved, she took the leap... and a leave of absence.

“I’ve always wanted to devote more time,” she said, “so maybe this is the right time."

"And now, it’s kind of a where the world is headed, so it’s really exciting that Hollywood is really up to speed with the rest of the world."

To learn more on how you can help, visit www.broward.surfrider.org and/or www.freeourseas.org. For info on seismic drilling, go to Stopthedrill.org. Contact Cat at cuden@oceana.org.

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New Housing Development Plans Sow Uncertainty for Future of Community Garden

BY BENJAMIN PALEY & DAVID VOLZ

In 2009, a group of gardeners in Hollywood took a vacant lot at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Adams Street that had been purchased by the city and turned it into a community garden since the city was doing nothing on the land.

Today, the future of this community garden, known as the Highland Gardens Community garden, is at stake. Pinnacle Housing Group purchased the 6-acre plot of land for $2.1 million in 2015, and plans to build affordable housing on the plot in order to improve the community and economic development of that area.

After the property was purchased, the City of Hollywood went to work attempting to find an alternative location for the garden. Now, three years later, the stakes are high to find an alternative location because Pinnacle plans to begin construction of their 100 apartment units project in Oct. 2018.

Maria Jackson, a real estate agent who currently serves as the manager of the Highland Gardens Community Garden, told the Hollywood Gazette that she was given a possible deadline of Oct. 1 for being off the plot.

According to email messages obtained by the Hollywood Gazette between Nancy Fowler, one of the Community garden leaders, and Keith Poliakoff, legal counsel for Pinnacle, construction of the housing project cannot begin until the garden has been moved. “[W]hich is why they [city officials] are pushing for a very fast relocation schedule,” Poliakoff wrote in the email dated April 26, 2018. “The City is hopeful that they will have everything in place to close late summer, but I personally doubt it.”

City commissioners had been presented with seven possible locations at a recent workshop held by the City Commission in an attempt to plan the future of the garden, and it appears likely that the community garden will be moved to a location at Oak Lake Park on 56th Avenue next to the Fire Training Station.

Other possible locations discussed by commissioners and city staff included: - David Park Community Center - Oak Lake Park - Oak Ridge Park - Poinciana Park

Hollywood is looking to move community garden, but a new location has yet to be decided on. Photo by Courtney Ortiz.

- Rose’s Garden - Rotary Park - Stan Goldman Memorial Park - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center The Oak Lake Park location would be among the most cost-effective sites.

This location was advocated most passionately by Peter Hernandez, city commissioner for District 2, because the land is suited for placement of a community garden there.

According to Hernandez, other locations, such as Martin Luther King, Jr Community Center, are not currently suited to handle a community garden and it would cost a lot of money to design a plot of land for the community garden.

No decision was made during the workshop on where the community garden would be relocated to or if it would be relocated, and with the City Commission on summer recess until September,

Jackson is worried that the commission will be unable to find a suitable location in time for the possible Oct. 1 move out deadline.

The Highland Gardens Community Garden was never intended to be on the property forever, but the City of Hollywood has been supportive of the garden in the past and even agreed to help out with moving the plants from its current location to any future location.

Funding for the move, according to Jackson, had been discussed by different city officials, with most saying that they would come out of Park Impact Fees paid

by Pinnacle.

“I have advised Maria and the City that Pinnacle will pay $50,000 of its park impact fee, within 10 business days of the City’s request for payment and the City’s confirmation that such $50,000 will be credited against the total amount owed,” Poliakoff wrote in his April 26 email. “The City has advised us that they believe that such funds could be used to

help relocate the garden. In addition, we have been told that without these funds the City does not have the money in place to help. As such, we are more than happy to make this payment if it can resolve this issue.”

Many people in Hollywood like tending to the community garden and see it as a great asset for the city. According to an article in the Sun-Sentinel written by Susannah Bryan on Nov. 3, 2015, “Group and individual plots are tended by 200 gardeners who grow everything from figs and plantains to peppers and collard greens.”

But despite all of the positivity surrounding the Community garden, there may be personal tension between Jackson and members of the City Commission that could be detrimental to the future of the Community Garden.

According to Jackson, Commissioner Hernandez praised the community garden at a Commission meeting in 2014, but recently he has become more critical of the garden and it appears that he doesn’t want to move the garden to the location preferred by Jackson and the other garden organizers.

Jackson claims that this change in position may be due to the fact that she ran against Hernandez in 2016 for his Commission seat. Jackson ran against Hernandez because she saw inside political deals being made between Hernandez, other staff members, and community members who were complaining about the garden.

There have also been issues concerning the timeline for Pinnacle to start construction.

“I’m receiving conflicting information from various parties concerning the timeline of the development and how it will impact the residents of the Highland Gardens Community, particularly with respect to the future of the community garden,” David Kout wrote in a May 1 email to Mayor Josh Levy, Hernandez, City Manager Wazir Ishmael, Chief Development Officer Shiv Newaldass, and Assistant City Manager for Sustainable Development Gus Zambrano.

“In order to allow me to give accurate updates to our residents, I’m asking that another meeting be scheduled that includes a representative from Pinnacle.”

Updates will be provided at hollywoodgazette.com.

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Award-winning Metalsmith and Jewelry Designer Ana Esther Soued Shines at the ArtsPark

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ucked away at the ArtsPark pavilion at 1 N. Young Circle between the Hollywood Hot Glass glass-blowing studio and the ever-changing gallery, behind closed doors, there are artists at work like Keebler elves hidden in the trees.

And behind the first door is Ana Esther Soued, known as Esther, a super talented and award-winning metalsmith and jewelry designer.

Since the opening of the park, she’s been working away in her metal studio, creating beautiful pieces of wearable art in precious and base metals, giving group classes and private lessons to budding artists, preparing exhibitions for galleries and museums around the country, and selling her one-of-a-kind designs to locals and visitors alike.

How did this Venezuelan-born artist become the Head Jeweler for the City of Hollywood?”

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“It was about ten years ago,” she recalled. “I was invited to a dinner party, and there was a woman there who was running for mayor. We got to talking and she told me that they were fixing up the

park, and that there were three studios for art, that one was for metals, and that I would be perfect for it…and that Monday was the last day for submissions!

So on the Monday, I went, from my studio in North Miami Beach, expecting nothing, submitted my portfolio, and left. Then one day they called me for an interview, I came before a whole board, about twelve people, some of them knew a lot, they asked a lot of technical questions, they told me they’d let me know. Three months later I got the call that I got it, and I have been here since then.”

Soued always knew she was an artist, but studied business administration.

“In Venezuela, the only way to study art is in a government school, and they’re always on strike,” she laughed.

“And even 30 years ago, when you tell your parents that you want to study art, they think it’s an excuse to not work! So I figured I’d study business so whatever I do, I would be able to manage my money when I became successful.

“Then,” she continued,” I found an artist and jewelry classes and fell in love from day one. I got a saw and started cutting the metal and I stayed and I have been studying ever since.”

Soued moved to the United States 23 years ago. First living in Charlotte North Carolina, she became a member of the N.C. Association of Goldsmiths and began taking classes with all the big people in metalsmithing in the U.S., having small gallery shows and eventually selling and then teaching. She moved to Miami in 2000 and switched to the Florida associations.

“Being a member gives you info on all the events and classes in the area. I keep studying today. There is always something to learn. And that can make your work more interesting.

“I sell pieces to little boutiques.

Everything is a process, as you start growing as an artist. I got my MFA in 2010 in visual arts. Now I work for clients and keep exhibiting in galleries

all over the U.S. Because her studio is in the ArtsPark, she works for the city. She pays rent to the city from what she makes on sales, classes, and events. She keeps displays in the gallery hall and is available during events and by appointment, and sells her jewelry both from the studio and by special order.

Soued’s classes can also be created to order.

The basic series of group classes she offers at the ArtsPark takes place from 10 am to 1 pm on Wednesdays. She teaches sawing, piercing, sanding and finishing, and later on, goes on to soldering, design, and other advanced techniques. Within about four sessions, students will create a metal piece “like in a store” from beginning to end, she said.

“A student needs several classes to really learn, at least four to five months, in order to go home and work alone and understand the basic metalwork techniques,” Soued explained. “With two to three techniques, you can do marvelous things.”

However, she stresses, finished pieces, like beautiful beaded necklaces and lariats, can be completed in one class, perfect for corporate classes and birthday parties.

Soued loves Hollywood, of course, and working for the City, as its Official Jeweler. But she said that her favorite thing remains just being in the studio.

“Time passes so quickly, sometimes I end the day and my lunch is still sitting there,” she marvels. “I put on my music, I get connected with my tools and my metal, I start manipulating…for me it’s fascinating.

“For me, it’s not working, it’s just playing.”

To play with Soued in the ArtsPark, to see her art jewelry for purchase or to find out about her classes, visit her website at http://anaestherdesigns.com or call 305-450-5125.

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Hollywood Eyes Key Industries to Spur Job-Creating Economic Growth The City of Hollywood is working to develop and expand targeted industries to become more successful, resulting in higher paying jobs and ultimately more money for the City.

HEALTH CARE Memorial Healthcare System, one of the largest in the nation and it is continuing to grow. Memorial Regional Hospital is the flagship facility of this system. It offers extensive and diverse health care services that include Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute featuring renowned surgeons, Memorial Cancer Institute and Memorial Neuroscience Institute providing innovative technology.

There is Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial, one of the region’s leading pediatric hospitals. It offers a comprehensive scope of healthcare services and programs in a child-friendly atmosphere. It is a full-service hospital and offers treatment for minor illnesses, trauma-related accidents, and complex medical conditions.

It combines advanced technology and the expertise of a large group of board-certified pediatric specialists. The hospital has 226 beds.

TOURISM Tourism and hospitality is another major objective. The Diplomat Beach Resort has completed major renovations

and offers many high-end restaurants and amenities.

The Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort offers fine dining a high-quality hotel, a beautiful pool, and other amenities. And there are other hotels located at Hollywood Beach and throughout the city.

AEROSPACE AND AVIATION Hollywood is home to HEICO Corporation, is a top manufacturer of aerospace, industrial, defense and electronics products. They make products that are found on commercial airplanes, military aircraft, industrial turbines, targeting systems, and missiles. HEICO operates in two segments, the Flight Support, and Electronic Technologies Group.

And there is Quiet Technology Aerospace which recently moved into a 30,000 square foot facility. This company performs repair work for aviation. It is a market leader in the application of advanced composites for noise attenuation and structures.

The Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the nation. Major developments are underway and new destinations are being added.

MARINE TECHNOLOGY Marine technology is another major industry for Holly-

wood. Most of Port Everglades is in Hollywood. Each cruise ship that comes to the port brings thousands of passengers. And there is more development taking place with cruise terminals.

A major expansion project at the port will allow larger freight ships to come to the port and all this means more people and money coming into Hollywood. Quantum Marine Engineering of Florida is a leader in producing stabilization technology for yachts. The company is operating in Hollywood.

There are many other businesses that are prospering in the marine industry. Nova Southeastern University is operating an Oceanographic Center in Hollywood for various research programs.

EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY In the area of education and technology, Barry University recently opened a health sciences building in Hollywood, adding to a number of high-quality private schools, charter schools and public schools in the city.

And there are many other thriving businesses in the City. Chewy.com has a location in the City. In addition to developing these key industries, small businesses throughout the city are thriving and offering career opportunities for residents.

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rakatoa Indonesian Cuisine serves some of the most tasty foods from Indonesia.The Chef / Owner from Lombok, Indonesia brings amazing flavors to Krakatoa. Many dishes are insprired by his memories and experiences as child.

Krakatoa offers a variety of dishes, all created with tradition and flavor in mind.

Sunset Golf Course, Penny Sales Tax, CRA discussed at Community Meeting A number of issues were discussed by residents and county staff at The North Central Civic Association meeting on July 24.

One major issue involves the land that was once the Sunset Golf Course.

Most of the people at the meeting want the land to remain an open space.

Max Soren, chairman of the Save Sunset Golf Course Committee, said that a developer has approached members of the Hollywood Commission about the land. The developer wants to build high-density housing on the land.

The biggest problem with the Sunset land is that it is a floodplain and during heavy rains, it becomes a lake.

A large development on the land would mean flooding problems in the nearby community. It would also mean more traffic congestion on nearby streets which some residents don’t want.

Instead, they want more open space in Hollywood and to preserve the open space that is left. Soren said that he believes more commissioners than in the past are in favor of keeping the space open. He said that Hollywood Mayor

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Josh Levy wants to keep the space open.

“I am concerned about major flooding,” Levy said. “We need to preserve this land.”

Broward County Mayor Beam Furr agrees that the Sunset property should be kept as an open space, and he is especially concerned about flooding in the area.

Furr said that Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport is growing rapidly and so is Port Everglades. All this means more visitors to Broward and more jobs for Hollywood residents.

Furr is working hard to promote the penny sales tax increase that Broward voters will see on the November ballot. The money raised will go towards transportation improvements in the county. He believes it is important to provide more fiber optics on expressways so people can receive information on upcoming traffic conditions. For example, if you are driving along I-95 you can get information about traffic conditions further along the roadway.

Also, the penny sales tax would go towards improving intersections.

Some intersections and roads would be widened allowing for the better flow of

traffic. And many more buses would be purchased.

“Some people can’t afford a car,” Furr said. “They are working at low paying jobs and can’t maintain a car. They need a bus to get around.”

Furr realizes the current bus system is inadequate. Buses are often delayed and they don’t go everywhere people need to go. He believes more funding will mean better bus service.

And this is important to attracting companies that offer high salaries.

“When companies are looking at an area to relocate, they look at transportation, education and affordable housing,” Furr said. “We need better public transportation.”

Hollywood Commissioner Peter Hernandez said that a major concern is the Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). He believes that the Beach CRA is no longer serving much of a purpose because the beach area is one of the most upscale areas of Hollywood, and there are other areas of Hollywood that need development money. Hernandez said that the businesses along the beach may be assessed for future improvements in the area.

CRAs provide help to slum and blighted areas, and the land at the beach offers some of the most elegant and attractive hotels in the region. A number of residents expressed concern about the CRA.

Got Mangoes? Hollywood Fresh Produce Project Launches Clever Initiative to Help Relieve Food Insecurity

BY ARIANA BOLAND

Hollywood residents will agree that each summer, the city’s countless mango trees put on quite a display, producing an incredible abundance of fruit, much of which goes to waste. With nearly 15 percent in Broward unsure of where their next meal is coming from, this need not be the case, and Ellen Mitchel, a local realtor and member of the volunteerbased Hollywood Women’s Club (HWC), took notice.

This summer, Mitchel began the Hollywood Fresh Produce Project (HFPP) to redistribute unwanted fruit to the Community Enhancement Collaboration (CEC), a long-time partner of the HWC, in Hollywood’s Washington Park neighborhood.

“The glaring problem came to me years ago. How can we have such an abundance of fresh produce and nearby

we have people with limited access to fresh produce? Our food banks do an incredible job but canned and boxed foods are high in sodium and everyone needs fresh fruits and veggies,” said Mitchel.

“We have them rotting on the trees as they all get ripe at the same time and often fall to the ground attracting rats, possum, insects and other unwelcome critters.”

When she looked to see if any local groups were collecting and distributing fruit to those who needed it, she couldn’t find any and decided to start an initiative. Soon after, people began contacting Mitchell to volunteer their time picking and delivering fruit to the CEC. “The community has embraced the project and I am thrilled at the response we have gotten in just a few weeks, I believe that with the heart of this community that this is just the beginning,” she said.

The fruit donated by the HFPP helps to feed nearly a thousand people receiving help from the CEC. “I thought it was wonderful that they thought to give fresh fruit to my organization,” said Nadine McCrea, who helped form the CEC. When club members heard about the clever and resourceful way to help relieve food insecurity, members began spreading the word to help register households and assist with collection.

“We will continue to support both CEC and Ellen’s HFPP in any way possible,” said HWC President Angela Bishop.

The Hollywood Women’s club’s motto is “living the volunteer spirit,” and this summer, they have certainly taken that phrase to heart.

To register yourself as a volunteer or to register your house to donate fruit, go to https://www.hwfpp.com/retreats.

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