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Chris O’Brien Named Chief of Hollywood Police Department On Thurs., Feb. 22, Hollywood dvolz@hollywoodgazette.com City Manager, Dr. Wazir Ishmael announced the appointment of Chris O’Brien as Chief of Police of the Hollywood Police Department, effective Mon., Feb. 26.

O’Brien had been serving as the Interim Police Chief since former Police Chief Tomas Sanchez retired in early February. He has served as acting Police Chief over the past several years. "I was pleased to announce my appointment of Chris O’Brien to the position of Chief of Police of the Hollywood Police Department," said Dr. Ishmael. "Chris has been serving as the department’s Interim Chief and his exceptional leadership and stellar performance made him the finest choice for this important position.

Through Chris’ leadership, I have no doubt the department will continue to serve the citizens of Hollywood with distinction."

O’Brien began his career with the Hollywood Police Department in 1998 and quickly rose through the ranks to Major. A Hollywood native, the new chief of police is a graduate of Hollywood Hills High School and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Management and Administration from Union Institute and University.

Upon completion of a twelveweek Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course in 2012, O’Brien received the Director’s Award for Academic Excellence for graduating with the highest GPA. In addition, he is a graduate of Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police 59th session.

In 2014, O’Brien held dual responsibilities as Acting Assistant Chief of Operational Bureau and in 2015 was promoted to Assistant Chief of Police. O’Brien has served with distinction having been awarded "Officer of the Month" and has earned several Community Involvement awards, the Chief’s Supervisory Leadership Award and Departmental Commendations and Letters of Appreciation.

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In addition to his character, professional and academic qualification, O’Brien takes an active role in the community by serving as the Executive Director of the Hollywood Police Athletic League and is participating in the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Leadership Hollywood Class 42.

As chief, O'Brien's main goals for the department are to improve public safety, including in Hollywood

schools, leveraging limited funding to better equip and train the department and employee morale.

Chief O’Brien has been happily married for nearly 20 years to his wife Nicole and together they have a teenage daughter named Lexi. Chief O’Brien enjoys spending his limited free time with his family and boating.

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Washington Park Villas Washington Park Villas is a Key West-style complex on Wiley Street and 56th Avenues. which is managed by LES, Inc., (Liberia Economics and Social Development Inc), and Henry Graham, and includes 33 rental apartments, duplexes, townhouses and single family homes, plus a community center. Built

by Link Construction Group in 2012, these rentals are available to households making 50% - 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), depending upon the unit.

Henry L. Graham is the Executive Director of LES, Liberia Economics and Social Development, Inc.,

The project was federally funded and required Section 3 subcontractor participation as well as minority subcontractor participation.

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In January of 2017, the Hollywood Commission joined in an agreement with Pinnacle Housing Group and the City of Hollywood to provide a local government loan for the development of an affordable senior rental housing project on 5 ½ acres on Adams Street from Dixie Highway to South 24th Avenue.

The project, called Pinnacle at Peacefield, (named after the Presidents Adam's family home, Peacefield) is totally on track.

“The overwhelming support of the local government played a big part in our getting approved for this project,” explained Pinnacle regional VP Timothy Wheat. Pinnacle had actually applied for the project several times before being approved this time. Pinnacle had also been the builder, or in reality the rebuilder, of the Crystal Lake development in Liberia after it had been declared unlivable and had to be razed and reconstructed.

There will be an application process which will be announced well in advance of the completion of the building. While a preference for Hollywood residents is desired, fair housing rules prohibit preferences granted based solely on geography. However, the project is for seniors and will have income level restrictions.

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According to Wheat, Pinnacle at Peacefield will be comprised of three noncontiguous buildings, each with its own common areas, services and amenities including libraries, card rooms, computer/internet lounge, fitness center with private areas for medical screenings, some types of outdoor fitness areas, and senior programming, including health classes and other activities designed uniquely for seniors to get to know their neighbors and promote the social aspect of independent senior living. The development will include 120 apartments -- 72 one-bedrooms and 48 two-bedrooms -- plus open space and 157 parking spaces.

Affordable Housing Options Emerging in Hollywood

BY ROBIN KERR DRULARD MANAGING EDITOR robin@hollywoodgazette.com

At every city meeting, in every major publication, affordable housing, or the lack of it, is a big subject of discussion. And it’s worse here than in most of the country.

A recent Harvard University study reported that the South Florida metro area has above-average housing costs and below-average incomes. While South Florida’s rental stock has increased 24 percent in the past 10 years, the share of units renting for $1,000 a month or less has declined by 12 percent.

Not just renters are struggling.

The report shows that more than a

third of owner households in South Florida exceed 30 percent of their incomes when it comes to housing expenses. Combine that with Hollywood’s preponderance of homes in disrepair and we’ve got a full-blown housing crisis affecting both groups.

According to the article, only New York, Los Angeles and Bridgeport, Conn., are worse.

What’s a city to do?

Here in Hollywood, where home values are slightly lower than other coastal South Florida cities but quickly on the rise, the City government and supporting agencies are both building new, affordable housing and helping homeowners and renters bring their living quarters up to better

Crispus Commons I and II

Crispus Commons, a row of privately-owned single-family homes on Evans Street and Southwest 12th Avenue in Liberia, was a development of Henry Graham and Liberia Economic and Social Development, Inc. (LES). The same group is now about to break ground on Crispus Commons II, 12 townhouses right across the street from the original development, which will be built in partnership with BAND, the Broward Alliance for Neighborhood Development, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing to low- and moderate-income people.

The proposed project is in the final stages of the development approval process. It’s on the March 8 Planning and Development Board meeting agenda for approval of site plan and design.

Each of the new townhouses is set to include three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a one-car garage, with between 1,400 and 1,600 square feet of living space. Basic amenities include ceramic tile floors, Energy Saver appliances, central air and heat, backyard, private entry and room to park 2 cars.

While there is lots of buyer interest, the units are being built "on spec" and will be sold to eligible low- and middle-income buyers later on in the process, possibly as rent-to-own or by utilizing some of the government programs described here.

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The newly formed City Office of Communication, Marketing and Economic Development has begun a new Business Retention and Expansion Program, designed to attract businesses to the city, and increase jobs and wages for local workers.

Programs such as Operation Paintbrush help homeowners with care and upkeep at low to no cost. But incomes still are not rising as fast as real estate, mortgage rates, insurance, maintenance costs and rents.

In Hollywood, where lots of people want to live, we typically see low rental vacancy rates which drive rents even higher, and many people just getting by, who never even see themselves as potential homeowners. Low-income housing, while sheltering them in the short term, can become a crutch.

“It’s not a perfect system,” stated Shiv Newaldass, Chief Development Officer for the Office of the Hollywood City Manager. “The public Housing program has defects, because it can create almost an incentive to remain in that demographic, as you don’t want to lose your great rental deal.”

“The right way is to do different types of affordable housing,” he continued. “There’s a way to do affordable home ownership, a full continuum -- transitional, for when people need additional care, to rentals to home ownership -- that enables people to move up the socioeconomic ladder.

BUILDING / REBUILDING THE CITY The City of Hollywood has a variety of programs to help people become homeowners, and to help existing homeowners protect their investments.

“There’s the NSP, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program,” explained Community Development Manager Clay Milan, referring to a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development program established by Congress for the pur-

pose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. The program provides funds to purchase and renovate these homes and sell them to people living in the community.

“These are set up as zero percent deferred loans, which never need to be repaid until the property is sold. They provide money for down payment and closing cost assistance via second mortgages, which make it possible for a person to purchase a property and attain home ownership which might not otherwise be possible.”

Milan noted that this program historically has worked very well, with little to no foreclosures or issues. Newaldass said he believes there is a 97 percent success rate.

“I’ve seen people leverage their equity to start new businesses, to go back to school and do other things,” added Newaldass. “It’s a really good tool to help people move up.”

In addition, the city and the federal government have provided similar funding -- interest-free loans that do not have to be paid back until the house is sold -- to tear down houses in Hollywood that have become so old to have been declared obsolete and replace them with new, updated and functional homes. The U.S. Census estimates that the median age of a home in Hollywood is 50 years, which is 11 years older than the County average and 18 years older than the State median.

HOMEOWNER EDUCATION Henry L. Graham is the Executive Director of LES, Liberia Economics and Social Development, Inc., a notfor-profit Community Development Corporation providing an array of services to the low to moderate income members of the community, with a special focus on affordable housing. He’s personally been involved in the planning and building of several of Hollywood’s affordable developments.

Graham worked with builder

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Crispus Commons I and II This beautiful, gated, 190 unit rental community within the historic Liberia neighborhood in the City of Hollywood was originally a development of the Broward County Housing Authority. The buildings had fallen into such disrepair that they were razed and rebuilt in 2011 through a joint venture between Pinnacle Housing Group and the Broward County Housing Authority (via its affiliated non-profit, Building Better Communities).

This was a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project. The City Commission approved financing for the new development in 2006. Section 3 was a component of these projects, meaning that local subcontractor participation, as well as minority subcontractor participation, was required.

With its distinctive Spanish Mission architecture, Crystal Lake became the focal point for the significant redevelopment of Liberia, and was recognized by the National Civic League, which named Hollywood as an All America City(R) in 2007.

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CONT. FROM PAGE 7 Pinnacle and the city on the development and rebuilding of Crystal Lake, right across the street from his office on North 24th Avenue, and with builder Link Construction on the Washington Park Villas on Wiley Street, which he now manages. He was also the developer of Crispus Commons, a series of singlefamily homes on Evans Street and Southwest 12th Avenue, and is now about to break ground on Crispus Commons II, 12 townhouses across the street, which is soon to be built in partnership with BAND, the Broward Alliance for Neighborhood Development.

Graham plans to have all his new projects set up as rentals with options to buy.

“It gives us the opportunity to really evaluate the potential buyers, and helps us stabilize the growth of the community,” he stated.

Most of all, Graham agrees with Milan and Newaldass about education.

“When it comes to LMI -- Low to Moderate Income -- housing, we’re talking about a particular kind of education. We manage the Washington Park Villas on Wiley Street, and we’re setting up a mandatory meeting with all the tenants to teach them about priorities. Many of these people cannot meet their own immediate obligations. They have their rent, and then their things that come with it, lights, water, a vehicle if they have one -- and then they’re struggling because all it takes is one hiccup and you can’t make all your payments. And you want the landlord to understand why you can’t make your rent. They’re caught between a rock and hard place, and we will do everything we can before we bite the bullet and evict them, but sometimes they make bad choices. So we’re having a tenant/landlord meeting, the reason being they have to learn, some of them, that they have to put things in priority form, you don’t buy things that you cannot afford. I have to explain that your rent has to be your priority, not a brand new car

or all the channels on cable tv. And that when things break, they have to be fixed. We need to maintain these properties in order to avoid repeating the same problems.

“And then,” he added, “There are those who have inherited homes and they don’t pay their taxes. They need to be educated on how to not lose their family homes.

“We came here really to do social service,” he continued. “And the people said, we need decent housing. The city plays a vital part in getting this housing built. And we always get the neighbors involved because including the community in an development is to create security.”

Keeping a city sheltered is a great challenge, but Hollywood is up to the task. Four major affordable developments -- Pinnacle at Peacefield (for low-income seniors), Washington Park Villas, Crispus Commons 1 and 2, and Crystal Lake -- are either up and running or in development stages, and there are many programs in place, as discussed above, to help homeowners pay rent, buy, fix or even rebuild their homes.

“We do about 30 of those a year,” stated Milan. “The new houses plus the rehabilitation we do, which help preserve affordability as long as they remain in it.”

Henry Graham believes that homeownership is important to continue to build community strength.

“Many landlords and owners do not live in the immediate neighborhoods,” he stated, referring particularly to LMI areas. “Their concern is not as great as those who are continuously fighting for true community pride. And that’s all I’ve been trying to do.”

“I think that homeownership certainly elevates a neighborhood,” agreed Newaldass, “and if you have an investment in the community, economic development spurs out of these programs, allows properties to come up to compliance in an affordable manner, so it’s really important that we can continue doing this.“

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Plaques Dedicated Along Hollywood Blvd.

by CRA and Hollywood Historical Society On Sunday, Feb. 4, the Hollywood Historical Society and the CRA dedicated seven new historical plaques placed on buildings along and off the North side of Hollywood Boulevard between 19th and 21st Avenue. The new plaques are in addition to the original eight plaques that were dedicated in 2016 The plaque project was spearheaded by the two groups along with some private history buffs, including mayor Josh Levy, before he was the mayor. Mayor Levy led the dedication ceremonies.

Each of the plaques tells a bit of the history of the building and shows a picture of the building in its original state.

Shown here, for example, is the plaque on 1903 Hollywood Blvd., current home of Whiskey Tango, which was originally a Lovett’s and then a Woolworth’s. Among the other new plaques are installations at Mickey Byrnes and Anniversary Park.

This map shows the locations of all the plaques, making up a historic

walking tour for both residents and visitors to enjoy.

The Historical Society also sells a book featuring a 50-site Hollywood walking tour, available for $5 by calling 954-9235590.

First Watch Cafe Opens In Hollywood; Pre-Opening Event Proceeds to Benefit Joe DiMaggio Foundation First Watch, the breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant with 14 locations in Southeast Florida, opened its new Hollywood restaurant on Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 a.m.

The new eatery is located at 3256 Hollywood Blvd. and will employ about 25 people. In conjunction with the First Watch opening, Miami-based franchise group Daytime Café, LLC will donate all money raised from a pre-opening event to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation.

“First Watch has had a home

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Ricky Warman, owner of Daytime Café, LLC. “We are very excited to be opening First Watch in Hollywood, and to be able to support such

a fantastic organization that helps families in our area as part of that opening means a lot.”

Daytime Café, LLC currently owns and operates two First Watch restaurants as well as 32 Papa John’s restaurants in Southeast Florida.

First Watch serves its entire menu seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The restaurant also offers customers complimentary newspapers and free Wi-Fi Internet access.

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Legado Restaurant Brings Authentic Chilean Cuisine to Downtown Hollywood South Florida diners can enjoy the “fresh fruits of the sea” from off the coast of Chile and much more at Legado Restaurant in Downtown Hollywood.

Legado, which means “legacy” in Spanish, lives up to its name.

Hollywood patrons are treated to the same authentic Northern Chilean cuisine served at the original Legado Restaurant that proprietor Luis Montenegro Carter opened in his native Copiapó in 2006.

Launched Aug. 24 at 1824 Harrison St., the new location’s menu showcases the variety of foods that the Copiapó Valley region is known for, from fish and shellfish to premium meats.

A gastronomy enthusiast who learned the secrets of the Northern cuisine as a child, Montenegro Carter had a dream of sharing the unique flavors and products of his homeland: abalones from Caldera, sea urchins and pink clams from Bahía Inglesa, salmon from Southern Chile, the country’s famous empanadas, and signature dishes like corn casserole and abalone stew. Legado’s patrons are drawn to the friendly, attentive service and homey yellow-and-red decor, as well as the food created by two chefs from Chile, said manager

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Gonzalo Montenegro Guggiana, Montenegro Carter’s son.

“Our food is amazing.

The flavors are very different,” he said. “We have a mix of American and South American diners and a lot of repeat customers.”

The menu, which includes some international offerings, features grilled meat and poultry dinner entrées ($19 to $44) served with mashed potatoes, rice or salad: thin skirt steak, strip loin, porterhouse, rib eye, filet mignon, rabbit, chicken breast with shrimp and scallop sauce and gruyere cheese, and boneless lamb marinated in honey, black beer and rosemary.

Among the fish selections ($23 to $29.90) are Chilean sea bass,

corvina, conger eel, swordfish, tuna and salmon with a choice of sauce; fish fillet cooked in parchment; and seafood risottos. Starters, beginning at $3 for empanadas, include a variety of carpaccios, sea urchin or abalone with green sauce, ceviches, chopped marinated octopus, seafood soups, and beef and corn casserole. The menu includes salads, side orders and desserts ($4.90 to $7.50) such as chocolate mousse, egg custard with syrup and Chilean Thousand Layers Cake. A lunch menu ($10.95 to $15.95 till 4 p.m.) and a kids’ menu are also available.

Montenegro Guggiana said the historic downtown arts, music and entertainment district was chosen as the home for a U.S.-based Legado Restaurant during a visit to South Florida in 2016.

“We started to look for a location, and my father fell in love with Downtown Hollywood,” he recalled. “He found something special here.”

Legado Restaurant is open from

11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday - Friday and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 954-248- 6915, or visit www.LegadoRestaurant.com or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ legadorestaurantusa.

For more information about redevelopment projects, businesses and events in Hollywood's Downtown and Beach Districts, call the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) at 954-924- 2980 or visit www. hollywoodcra.org.

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His A-list clientele shall remain anonymous due to non-disclosure agreements, but his business, C.L.A.S.S Private Soirée has flourished publicly for fifteen-years.

Why Hollywood, the inquisitive writer wanted to know?

“I have clients up and down the coast; from Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles to Fort Lauderdale and beyond. I sought a middle ground. A place that was hip and convenient—Downtown Hollywood fit the bill.”

So what’s it all about?

The space is for private bookings exclusively (they’ll host your event up to 12 guests).

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Chewy Celebrates Opening of its New Brick and Mortar Location in Hollywood On Tuesday, Feb. 13, online pet dvolz@hollywoodgazette.com product retailer Chewy previewed its new location at 3251 Hollywood Blvd. Chewy invited city leaders to visits its large facility and to see it in operation. Kelli Durkin, VP of Customer Service, and Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy, were on hand to celebrate. While the company’s headquarters remain in Dania Beach, the majority of the personnel will work in the new offices

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in Hollywood.

Chewy sells a huge variety of pet products and now employs more than 1,000 people at its Hollywood location.

The company plans to hire 400 more people in the next six months. Most of the personnel there work in customer service. The center will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We love working in Hollywood.

The City has been wonderful to us,” said Durkin. “More and more people shop online and we have a great staff here

who are well trained to deal with them.

We are shipping pet products all over the nation. When a customer places an order we can get the product to them in one or two days."

The new Chewy location was once a mall and its former food court is now known as "The Chew," where employees can enjoy all their meals.

Durkin said there are many opportunities for people to advance at Chewy.

They receive extensive training and can work their way into management positions. “We are looking for people who are driven and like customer service,” she said.

Durkin said the company offers a family atmosphere and efforts are made to ensure the workplace is upbeat and fun. As a company for pet lovers, they even have one of their themed conference rooms called The Dog Park. People actually began working at the Hollywood location during the fall but the company wanted to introduce its new location in February, now that it is fully functioning.

For information, please visit chewy. com.

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Class program aboard three of the beautiful Celebrity ships.”

Biz is booming right here at home in the Hip Hamlet of Hollywood in myriad manifestations. Here’s a list of some of the new arrivals: Karkatoa, Southern Spice, Koffee Kult, Patty Mac’s, Leona’s Palace, Legado, Private Event Kitchen, Boxroom Escape Games, Magnum Tattoo and DJ Scratch—keep ‘em coming!

BY KENT WALLACE ART & ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT In the wake of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, I’ve decided to honor and miniprofile a couple of Hollywood students.

Back when I was a kid, if you had a beef, you’d call a fella out and settle it fisticuff (typically you’d become best friends).

Not so for today’s children. The very real threat of bullets bleeding out young life is oh-so real, and such a horrific cross for these youngsters to bear.

Children don’t remain children, but they’re supposed to grow out of it, not have it snuffed out of them…

Without further ado, I introduce Sophia and Francesca Pontet…

Sophia is thirteen and Francesca is eleven. Both were born here in Hollywood (Memorial Hospital) and both attend the Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science.

Sophia is a prodigious

Sophia & Francesca Pontet photographer/writer. She will represent her school at the CSUSA Regional Science Fair (as a second place finalist), and she also received an Honorable Mention at the Saving the Planet (Arts & Writing competition, organized by Scholastics) and that’s just a bit of her already burgeoning resume.

Francesca is a gymnastic wunderkind and member of the honor society. She recently was added to next year’s Gifted Program for highly talented students.

Needless to say, she too is an artist…

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I’ve said it before, Hollywood is a walking wonderland. Not only do we have the monthly 3rd Saturday Art Walk (with Mural Tour) and the Dream Car Classic (first Sunday of every month), but we also have a walking tour you can take on any old day! Yep, thanks to the Hollywood Historic Society and the CRA we have nearly twenty Historic Plaque Locations—all downtown! (floridashollywood.org/ plaquemap).

Harold “Bear” Pope, whom you read about in last month’s column, is continuing his grueling workout regime (mixed with well earned elbow bends at G’s Place) in this quest for the 2019 Mister Southern States Over-60 competition…

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Free 20th Annual ArtFest set for March 10 and 11

Hollywood’s closest neighbor, Pembroke Pines, will become the mecca of art, food, music and fun on March 10 and 11 when the 20th Annual ArtFest in the Pines opens this year in an all-new location at the City of Pembroke Pines Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Way. The Center is located off Pines Blvd. between Hiatus and Palm.

If you love art, food, fun, and music -and who in Hollywood doesn’t love most of those things? -- the biggest party in Pembroke Pines will absolutely thrill you.

Open both days from 10 am to 5 pm and free to the public, the 20th edition of ArtFest in the Pines, produced this year in partnership with ArtServe, will be packed with talented artists, fun-filled entertainment, and specialty trucks featuring all types of tasty foods. Festival-goers will also enjoy live hands-on art demonstrations, a delectable farmer’s market, a student art competition, a kids’ art and game zone, free art workshops for kids of all ages at The Frank Art Gallery, and so much more.

“ArtFest in the Pines is a free, family-friendly cultural event featuring fine arts, great entertainment, and a free crafts tent where children can create their own masterpieces!” said Holly Bonkowski, Division Director of Cultural Arts for the City of Pembroke Pines. “This event is always well attended by art lovers who enjoy viewing and purchasing original artwork.

This year, though, for our 20th anniver-

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sary year, we have really amped it up to celebrate the growth in the program and to showcase our beautiful new City Center, Frank Art Gallery and Main Hall Theatre.”

ArtFest in the Pines’ juried exhibition will show the best of South Florida’s fine artisans and craftspeople, working in an array of unique mediums such as Drawing, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Painting, Fine Handcrafts, Photography, Wood, Glass and Three-Dimensional Sculpture. Prize money for winning artists totals $4,500 with the “BEST IN SHOW” winner taking home $1,000!

ArtFest in the Pines will also offer the best in South Florida live music. Hosted by an inimitable dynamic duo -- Josh the Man (aka Mr. Handle It) and the incredible DJ Diesel -- the main stage promises something for everyone, highlighted by the addition of powerful South Florida native Karina Iglesias fresh from her appearance on the national singing contest, “The Voice.” Her awe-inspiring performance

and stage presence will bring chills to the audience at ArtFest in the Pines.

Additionally, the voice of international recording artist and social entrepreneur Alexander Star will be gracing the stage with a complement of original songs and contemporary Top 40 standards. And there will be even more amazing musical acts, including the soulful voice and commanding stage presence of Emily Sheila, who has been described in the Miami Herald as a "mix beEmily Sheila tween Fiona Apple and Adele with a folky twist,” and an engaging and eye-popping performance of reggae music by Inna Sense.

Another exciting new feature of the Festival in the Pines this year is the alliance with ArtServe, the area’s premier arts service organization. “We are thrilled to be working with the award-winning non-profit ArtServe,” added Bonkowski.

“The partnership allows us to help reach even deeper into the local arts community to highlight the tremendous talent we have here in South Florida.”

“From an artist, entertainment and interactive perspective, the quality and variety of offerings at this event are among the best available in the tri-county area,” added Ed King, Director of Media Relations at ArtServe. “We are proud to be

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working with the City of Pembroke Pines and delighted to offer the talented artists in our community great opportunities like this. Programs like this go to the very core of our non-profit mission.”

Artserve, the multi-purpose Broward County Arts facility which provides lowcost space where artists, non-profits and the public can hold classes, workshops, performances, meetings and events, and conduct business, has become a national model for other arts incubators and artist-support groups.

Tagged as “the biggest party in Pembroke Pines, this year’s festival has something for everyone and is not to be missed.

For information call 954-392-2122 or visit www.PPines.Com/artfest.

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Hollywood Students Demonstrate Against Gun Violence

BY DAVID VOLZ

In the wake dvolz@hollywoodgazette.com of the recent mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students are demanding change.

School administrators have encouraged their students to vent their feelings and to demonstrate against gun violence and some students have held demonstrations of their own outside of schools.

Rachel Donly, a student at South Broward High School was demonstrating outside the school along Federal Highway. She was angry about the unwillingness of Florida legislators to do something about gun violence. “We are here to protest. The Florida House refused to hear a bill banning automatic weapons.”

L’ Tavia Holmes, a student at Sheridan Technical College said, “We are students and we should be CORRESPONDENT

focusing on school work and proms.

We need gun control now.”

Mikaela Mackenzie, also a student at Sheridan Technical College said the gun violence needs to stop and legislators need to make changes in gun laws.

Veronika Liskova, a student at South Broward High School said, “These gun attacks have happened too many times. This will happen again unless something is done,” she said.

Lourdes Gonzalez, the principal at Hollywood Hills High School encouraged students to express their feelings about the shooting. Students who wanted to demonstrate were permitted to march around the football field and walk to the front of the school. They held signs and banners while chanting and spoke about their feelings about the situation. They were also encouraged to share their feelings during study hall periods.

“This is really tragic. I wanted the students to be able to have an orderly demonstration. The students are full of ideas and they say the time for change is now,” she said.

Some of the students signed a banner showing their support for the students at Stoneman Douglas showing their support and concern.

Aliyah Jackson, a leader at Hollywood Hills said, “We want to provide support to the students at Stoneman

Douglas.”

Dametre Williams, also a student leader said, “This hits my heart. We want to see meaningful change to prevent this from happening again.”

Many of the young people in the schools believe it is time for changes in gun laws and stronger background checks so that people with mental illness can’t gain access to guns.

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“This garden gives our students an opportunity for hands-on learning,” said Monika Moorman, a fifth-grade teacher at Orange Brook. She began the Green Team at the school and recently lead a group of students and their parents on a beach cleanup project. Earlier in the school year, the students planted a garden to grow cauliflower, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, okra and other plants.

“All the students, from the youngest to the fifth graders, are working on this garden,” said Moorman. “Even the youngest students can water the plants.”

The hydroponic garden is offering the students a chance to see a different approach to growing food.

This garden includes watermelons, basil, cucumbers and lettuce. A solar panel provides heat which creates power for an engine that moves water throughout the garden.

Fifth grade students at Orange Brook Elementary School standing in front of the hydroponic garden. The irrigation system is solar powered.

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Prosthodontists: The Specialists for Missing Teeth There are an estimated 120 million people in the United States that are missing at least one tooth, and 36 million Americans are missing all their teeth in one or both jaws.

Missing even one tooth can severely impact an individual’s confidence, job prospects, and overall health.

Thankfully, there are dental specialists uniquely qualified to help restore these smiles: prosthodontists.

Prosthodontists specialize in the restoration and replacement of missing or damaged teeth. They use prosthetic solutions including dental implants, crowns, dentures and removable partial dentures to help patients improve their looks, oral health and quality of life.

“If you had a heart problem, you would go to a cardiologist,” says Dr. Leonardo Frydman of South Florida Dental Care at 4030 Sheridan Street.

“The same is true for missing or damaged teeth. Whether it’s chewing your favorite food or creating the smile of your dreams, prosthodontists are your partners in healthy, long-lasting restored teeth.“ April 8 - 14 is National Prosthodontics Awareness Week, the perfect time to meet Dr. Frydman. He can evaluate your present situation, discuss your needs for dentures, implants or other prosthetics, and explore your options for a brand new smile.

With three years of additional training beyond dental school, prosthodontists are prepared for even the most complex oral health issues. Whether you need to replace

Prosthodontists are extensively trained in state-of-the-art techniques and procedures for treating complex dental conditions and restoring optimum function and esthetics.

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GREATER HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST THE SECOND ANNUAL SUNDAY IN THE PARK, A TASTE OF HOLLYWOOD! The Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Sunday in the Park, a Taste of Hollywood on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at ArtsPark at Young Circle.

The community event, free to the public, will feature food, wine, Hollywood Brewery’s Craft Beer Garden, art, music and a business expo. Additionally, children will get the chance to participate in age-appropriate cooking lessons, face painting and more at the Muzart Creative Arts Studios Kidz Korner. Event goers will have the opportunity to purchase food from

some of the best local restaurants.

Businesses can also participate in the event by taking an expo booth.

Sunday in the Park will create a fun environment for over 3,000 attendees!

“There is nothing like Sunday in the Park: A Taste of Hollywood to promote your business, your restaurants, your products… The ArtsPark is the ideal setting for a day of fun & business! Join us and showcase what you have to offer! You will have a captive audience, great exposure and a

ton of publicity that will market this event! Participants attest that this event does more for their business than any other marketing campaign. Come and be a part of this success story!” said Anne Hotte, CEO of the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Hollywood’s First Lady Jackie Levy will host a special Garden Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the stage of the ArtsPark amphitheater.

Reservations ($50 per person) are required. The Garden Brunch will be sponsored by Point Royal at the Diplomat and GG’s Waterfront Bar & Grill.

The event is presented in collaboration with the City of Hollywood, the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and Artspark at Young Circle.

For more information about Sunday in the Park, a Taste of Hollywood, or to reserve your booth please visit www.sundayintheartspark.com or call 954.923.4000.

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Members of the South Broward High School wrestling team after winning the Hollywood Challenge wrestling tournament on January 31.

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Hollywood resident Rachel Tupler won the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition Gold Key Award for the Civic Responsibilities Category. She was recently recognized at the Young at Art Museum for her work which was an essay entitled “Shelter from the Storm.�

The Tree Planting in celebration of Tu B'Shevat. Mayor Josh Levy, and other officials participated in the ceremony which is a celebration of the Jewish New Year of the Trees.

The ceremony took place on February 1.

A group of Hollywood Hills High School students participated in the Poetry Slam at Hollywood City Hall on the night of February 22.

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Hollywood stars

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These are girls who compete on the McArthur High School wrestling team.

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Holly Neher spoke at the Hollywood Hills Multicultural event. She plays quarterback on the boys tackle football team and the girls flag football team and is on the girls soccer team and a company commander for the Hollywood Hills administrators serve schools Army JROTC program. food at the Multicultural show.

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Police Cars, Active Shooter Kits Top List of Purchases Agreed to by Hollywood Commission The Hollywood Commisdvolz@hollywoodgazette.com sion approved a number of large purchases during their first February meeting. The largest purchase approved is for the Hollywood Police Department, which will receive 48 new vehicles to replace others which are aging out.

The Hollywood Commission agreed to a resolution to allow city leaders to arrange financing for the purchase of the vehicles with Americredit Financial Services, Inc. (doing business as GM Financial) for the purchase of vehicles for the police department at a cost of $1,904,186.

The City can obtain more vehicles with the limited available funding through this creative financing mechanism and the spread the cost over a longer time frame with this agreement.

The financing for these vehicles is at an interest rate of 3.860% for a total of five years.

The vehicles to be purchased include three 2018 Toyota Camrys for the Investigation and Support Services Bureau, and 45 2018 Chevy Tahoe 1500s for the Patrol Services Bureau.

In the other purchases approved at the meeting, city leaders have been authorized to issue a purchase order with Sunstate Meter & Supply, Inc. for the purchase of Neptune meters for an estimated annual amount of $588,856. This is part of the Public Utilities routine water meter replacement program for meters to measure the flow of water through individual properties. Also, the Commission agreed to allow a purchase order to Ranch Cryogenics, Inc. for on-site Cryogenic Oxygen facility services for an estimated annual expenditure of $131,666. These purchases are for the Department of Public Utilities.

The Commission agreed to allow

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a purchase order with Alligator Alley Harley-Davidson for Fort Lauderdale for the lease of six police motorcycles for a two year lease period for an estimated annual cost of $47,422. It also agreed to a three-year agreement with the highest rank firm and the City to provide CCTV/ALPR maintenance services throughout the City including police command vehicles for an annual estimated amount of $101,540.

Finally, it agreed to a purchase order to Keylite Power & Lighting Corporation from the City for providing and installing in Fire Station Number 45 a Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System in the amount of $80,186.

During the Feb. 21 meeting, the Hollywood Commission purchases,

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including the expenditure of federal law enforcement forfeiture funds.

The money will be used to purchase 358 active shooter response kits in an amount not to exceed $230,096.

It agreed to authorize city leaders to apply for and if awarded, accept, a Victims of Crime Act Grant Proposal to the Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida for the funding for a Police Department victim advocate in the amount of about $71,547, and to authorize the in-kind match requirement in the amount of $17,886.

In addition, the Commission agreed to increase the estimated annual expenditure of $30,000 to $70,000 with Boyd Accessory & Design, for the remainder of the initial one year contract period, to provide lettering of police and general fleet vehicles.

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HEALTH

First kidney transplant performed at Memorial Regional Hospital “How I Married My Kidney," was the name dvolz@hollywoodgazette.com of the presentation given at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Women's Luncheon this month, in honor of the first kidney transplant performed at Memorial Regional Hospital.

The transplant was the initial surgery of the recently announced kidney transplant program being developed for children and adults at Memorial. A woman received the kidney from a live donor, announced Sherry Alvarado, RN, administrative director of the Memorial Transplant Institute.

"This is a major accomplishment for Memorial Healthcare System," she said.

During the first year, Memorial plans to do about eight kidney transplants, and eventually increase to about 30 or more.

During the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Women’s Luncheon, Alvarado spoke about the importance of organ donation. She said that many people need the organs.

“Don’t take your organs to heaven because heaven knows we need them here,” she said.

Businesswoman Sage Hoffman, the keynote speaker, spoke about her experience of donating a kidney to a friend who she later began dating and ultimately married.

“I am a living donor and I have one kidney," she said. The couple was married in India and now live happily, and healthily, in Miami.

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Sage Hoffman donated one of her kidneys to a man she married. She spoke at the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Women's Luncheon about the experience.

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Kelsey Haynes named Hollywood Hills High School valedictorian Kelsey Haynes is a leading student dvolz@hollywoodgazette.com at Hollywood Hill High School.

A young woman with a pleasant personality, she is the valedictorian of the Class of 2018 with a GPA of 5.3. Her goal is to become a neurosurgeon and intends to study neuroscience and mathematics in college.

She recently gave an inspirational speech at the Multicultural Show. “ I love numbers and studying algebra and calculus. I also like psychology because I enjoy studying the brain and I love learning.”

Haynes said she is a perfectionist and believes it is important for everyone to do the best job possible. The president of the Hollywood Hills National Honor Society, Haynes is actively involved with the robotics program.

Haynes has been accepted at the University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida Atlantic University and University of Central Florida and

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would like at attend the University of Miami. With a bright future and many options, she is looking forward to college.

Hollywood Hills Grad Secures Coveted Internship at Local ABC Affiliate

Auston Borens, a 2017 graduate of Hollywood Hills High School and a graduate of the YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy, has secured a college internship at ABC affiliate WLPG Channel 10 in Miami, Florida.

Auston is currently enrolled at Broward College and will enroll as a sophomore at Florida State University in the Fall of 2018.

“I am so excited to be offered such an amazing opportunity,” said Borens. ” I know this internship will help me tremendously as I continue to plan for my future. I will forever be thankful to Mr. Freeman, my high school TV production 38

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teacher and the YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy for believing in me.”

The YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy is a weekly live and interactive online training for high school students interested in sports broadcasting careers. Sports broadcasting professionals from all over the U.S. serve as the academy faculty and guest speakers. Students also receive extensive professional development.

“Never could I have imagined that one of our graduates would earn a college internship during his freshman year,” said Jaime M. Rivera, President of YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy. “Typically, only college juniors and seniors are eligible for these highly sought-after broadcasting internships.”

For information about the YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy, contact Jaime Rivera, President, at 954-952-5903 or jrivera@ysnacademy.com or visit www. ysnacademy.com.

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