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Publishers Christy & Terry publisher@ourcitymedia.comJaillet Managing Editor Christy Jaillet Art Director Tom Rowe Graphic Designer Alana Brodie Account Executives John Brodie, Denise Caligiuri, Adrienne Collins, Nancy Koval, Mariem Garcia, Carlos Medina, Kenny Rodgers, Silvia Silva Contributing Writers Terry Jaillet, Dr. Michael Cohen, Dr. Robert Donoway, Amelis Lopez, Dean Sklar, Mayor Dean Trantalis Advertising Info sales@ourcitymedia.com Visit Us Online ourcitymedia.com 954-306-1007 400 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway Suite 200C • Sunrise, FL 33325 GOT NEWS? editor@ourcitymedia.com Our City Media of Florida, LLC publishes FREE monthly, local community news magazines throughout South Florida. Our City Media Magazines are mailed monthly to affluent single-family homes, condos and businesses in their respective communities. Monthly mailings are verifiable by USPS postage statements. Additional free copies are available at selected locations throughout the communities served and upon request by contacting the publisher. Opinions expressed by the writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Publisher. Our City Media of Florida, LLC reserves the right to edit and/or reject any editorial or advertising content. Our City Media of Florida, LLC is not responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space or for the validity of claims made by advertisers. Entire contents copyrighted 2022 by Our City Media of Florida, LLC. Reproduction in whole or in part is forbidden in any media without prior written permission from the publisher. INSPIRING INDIVIDUAL 22 Fort Lauderdale Resident Among First Peace Corps Volunteers to Return to Service Overseas BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 25 Abs for Christmas (New Year) Starts Now! FROM TEE TO GREEN 26 Great Putting Drills PET OF THE MONTH 27 Meet “Dahlia” ROTARY NEWS 27 105 Ways to Impact the Community MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR 30 Fort Lauderdale Update SEEN ON SCENE 31 Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale Turns 100 32 Welcome Back to School PUZZLE PAGES 34 Crossword & Sudoku 25 Answer Key TABLE OF CONTENTS PUBLISHER’S PAGE 8 Announcing OUR CITY Fort Lauderdale! CALENDAR 10, 12 September 2022 FEATURE STORY 14 From East to West The Rose & Dean Sklar Team Sells Broward County Homes SCHOOL NEWS 16 8th Graders Who Love Travel Could Win an All Expenses Paid European Riverboat Trip 20 Students are Welcomed to School with Increased Security Measures 18 Dillard High School’s Art Takes Flight COMMUNITY NEWS 19 Holocaust Education & Documentation Center Hosts Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race 23 Free Assistance Available for Broward County Veterans 24 “Fair Winds and Following Seas” Fort NamesakeCommissionsLauderdaleitsFirstShip 19 6 / Our City Fort Lauderdale / September 2022 / OurCityMedia.com 24
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W e are proud to announce our latest magazine, OUR CITY Fort Lauderdale! At OUR CITY MEDIA , we tell the stories of the people in the community. We aim to be your monthly source of community news, events, and school news. We will offer columns from prestigious experts in fields that matter to you, like health care, real estate, investing andOURmore.CITY MEDIA has been publishing community magazines for almost 20 years. We take a positive, local approach to everything we do. Each month, these pages will be filled with local stories. We are entirely supported by local businesses.OURCITY is also available on the web. Our website, www.ourcitymedia.com, is frequently updated with stories from around Broward County. Be sure to visit it often and to follow @OurCityMedia on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We are excited to publish magazines in eight communities across Broward County, including the latest, OUR CITY Fort Lauderdale. A unique edition of OUR CITY is mailed to homes and businesses in Coral Springs, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, as the people of Broward County have we will continue to
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tell them! Sincerely, Christy & Terry Jaillet OUR CITY MEDIA PUBLISHERS AnnouncingOURCITYFortLauderdale! ■ PUBLISHER’S PAGE Are you a people person that enjoys sales? Our City Media is growing and looking for a select few sales representatives to join our team! • Highly flexible schedule. • Remote work. Our office is in Sunrise. • Laptop & supplies provided. REQUIREMENTS • High energy, self-starter who is comfortable working on their own. • Outside sales experience desired. • Must have transportation and a mobile phone. • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills (bilingual a plus). • Basic computer skills, email communication, texting, and data entry into spreadsheets. COMPENSATION UNLIMITED Compensation (Base plus commission) APPLY TODAY! Please send your resume and let us know why you think you’re the best candidate to: publisher@ourcitymedia.com (No phone calls, please) JOIN OUR TEAM! 8 / Our City Fort Lauderdale / September 2022 / OurCityMedia.com
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Creativity Exploration: Comfort Boxes Inspired by artist Kim Welling, make your own affirmation pocket boxes, repurposing a mini box into words that inspire, comfort, and set intentions. Make one to keep and one to give. Creativity Exploration adult workshops promote the benefits of creative exploration and the mind-to-body experi ence. In addition to producing a sense of well-being, sessions expand participants’ perceptions of forms, while increasing brain connectivity through visual and cognitive stimulation. The workshop is led by educa tor Lark Keeler, a specialist in mindfulness. Noon to 1:30 pm at NSU Art Museum, E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. Scan the QR code to RSVP. For info call 954-525-5500.
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Join people around the nation in honoring and remembering the victims, their families, first responders and rescue and recovery workers who answered the call in the after math of the attacks of 9/11. We will never forget!
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SEPTEMBER 8-10 Disney On Ice Presents Frozen & Encanto Step inside the magical adventures of Disney’s Frozen and Encanto as they are brought to life like never before at Disney On Ice! Dazzling ice skating transports you to Arendelle to be a part of Anna’s adven ture to find Elsa, whose icy powers un leashed an eternal winter. Then, enter the fantastical Madrigal family’s Casita amidst the beautiful mountains of Colombia. Join Mirabel on her journey to save her enchant ed family home alongside her sisters, Isabe la and Luisa. Hosted at the FLA Live Arean in Sunrise. Scan the QR code for ticket info.
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Labor Day Labor Day is celebrated to honor & recog nize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. President Grover Cleveland signed the first National Bill recognizing the holiday into law in 1894. It marks the traditional end of summer and beginning of the school year. Labor Day is a great time to spend with family and friends as the weath er gets a bit more forgiving in South Florida.
SEPTEMBER 10 Walk on 13 Meet artists, view art, eat, drink, shop and have fun. Head to 13th Street for an afternoon of art and fun. Local venues Milk Money, Bottima,The Deck and Funky Flaming Studio will open their doors to host the event. Experienced, emerging and new artists are welcomed to participate. Paint ers, photographers, jewelry makers, 2d/3d media artists, sculptors, live painters, hand craft artists etc may apply. Artists will set up their tastefully appointed booths showcas ing their art creations. 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at 13th Street. For more info call 954-7067210 or visit www.ArtThirteen.com.
SEPTEMBER 9 SongFest Album Launch Celebrate the release of the inaugural SongFest album. The free event will feature performances, the official album release and refreshments. SongFest provides local artists with the opportunity to learn from and work with music industry professionals. Led by two-time Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter and producer Elsten Torres, SongFest participants developed their mu sic creation skills and gained knowledge to carry them forward throughout their musi cal careers. Eleven performers worked to gether, in groups and individually, creating original music features for this album. 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm at ArtServe, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd. Call 954-462-8190 for more info.
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This is My Brave This Is My Brave serves as a platform for individuals to share their true, personal sto ries of overcoming mental illness and sub stance use disorder in a stage production. Storytellers share their experiences in an inspiring way through creative expression on the stage. This evening is an inspiring event that will make you laugh and cry as you witness healing through storytelling. This is My Brave leaves the audience with an understanding of how we are all impact ed by mental health, thus decreasing stigma. Hosted at The Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts at 7:00 pm. Scan the QR code for tickets.
Lizzo - The Special Tour International superstar Lizzo is coming to the FLA Live Arena for an exciting show. Her music incorporates hip hop and is in fused with soul, R&B, and funk. She will be joined by LATTO at the show. Scan the QR code for tickets and more info. Show starts at 7:00pm.SEPTEMBER
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The FTL Artwalk is a free, monthly event hosted by MASS District where art lovers and enthusiasts can explore the unique art community located in and around down town Fort Lauderdale. Come out for an exciting night with one-of-a-kind galleries, venders, music, food trucks, and enter tainment. 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm in the Fort Lauderdale MASS District, 844 NE 4th Ave. For info visit www.massdistrict.com
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Adam Ezra is quickly becoming recognized as one of the most prolific touring and writing artists around. Adam’s songwriting has earned him tour dates with Steve Miller, Blues Traveler, Little Feat, Gavin DeGraw, Dwight Yoakam, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Little Big Town to name a few. Hailing from Boston, his unconventional approach to the music world has allowed him to surge be yond his beloved hometown and emerge as one of the most uniquely powerful, live musicians in the country. Hosted at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Scan the QR code for tickets.
Yoga & Yolks - Morning Yoga Class Calling all Yogis! Every Saturday, Taryn Allen hosts this yoga session at one of Fort Lauderdale’s most amazing venue’s that combines the beauty of the intracoastal, palm trees and the warmth of South Flor ida’s sun, you will feel like you are doing yoga on a tropical island. You will get so much more than the typical health benefits of yoga as you get to connect with mother earth, don’t just take our word for it, come an experience this incredible yoga class for yourself, we promise you will feel refreshed, rejuvenated and energized! 8:00 am - 9:00 am at Shooters Waterfront, 3033 NE 32nd Ave. For info visit www.tarynallen.com.
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This is How I Feel: Works by Susan Buzzi Susan Buzzi uses expressive therapies to overcome adversity and to build confidence and trust. Buzzi works in the traditional medium of film photography. Her aware ness-raising exhibit, “This is How I Feel,” focuses on the issues of sexual abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. Her photographs are metaphors for the un speakable. They promote healing through art and present opportunities for dialogue and social change. 3:00 pm at the Sunrise Art Gallery, 10610 W Oakland Park Blvd. For more info call 954-747-4646.
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Rose and Dean Sklar have been estab lished in the Broward County Real Estate market for years. Their years of hard work and dedication have paid off.
The Rose & Dean Sklar Team have been the top producing sales team for Coldwell Banker in all of Broward County for the past four consecutive years, with over $1 Billion in ClosedTheySales.have been the top producing sales team in the City of Weston for 15 years straight and decided to take their expertise to Fort Lauderdale. We sat down with co-team leader, Rose Sklar to learn more about their success and the Fort Lauderdale real estate market. Tell us about your move into the Fort Lauderdale market. We have over two decades of success helping people to buy and sell homes. We sailed through the crash of 2008 and also remained at the top of our game during the pandemic. Our unique approach focuses on the preparation of the property for top dollar, including staging and renovation, with a focus on return on investment. We create an individualized marketing strategy for each client to get the most eyes on the property via digital, print, and social media advertising.Withour track record of closed sales year after year we wanted to bring our expertise to the City of Fort Lauderdale. In the past few years, we noticed a trend of relocations from Weston to the East side of town, which is why we are expanding our footprint into the Fort Lauderdale market. After our kids moved out and we became empty nesters, we purchased a property in Fort Lauderdale and split time between our office in Weston and Fort Lauderdale. While we made this transition, we realized that many local clients, as well as people from New York and New Jersey, were making the move to the beach as well! We have joined the South Florida Boat Club and are Season ticket holders at the Broward Center of the Performing Arts. Your real estate career is impressive. What makes you so successful? Making connections, attending commu nity events with a laser focus on building relationships, and building trust along the way. For Rose, who thrives on social interac tion and hosting impactful gatherings, and Dean with his myriad of hobbies, including Golf, Boating, Cars, Photography, and Astronomy. This is a relationship business. People need to like you and trust you. We work really hard to build those relationships.
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What type of market support & services do you offer clients? We provide boutique-style service to our clients, backed by the Global Luxury Market Leader, Coldwell Banker Realty. Every property gets professional photography and innovative Social Media marketing to showcase the property in the best light. Aerial shots, videos, print advertising, and impactful copy are all tools that we use to maximize results. Through Coldwell Banker, we have access to 925+ websites with international reach. We price to generate the most interest, most offers, and, ultimately, the most money for your Listing. We leverage our elite status and expan sive network to host exclusive, invita tion-only Broker open houses, attended by a select group of top Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade realtors. We bring the World to your front door and market your property to an audience of over 16 Million people everyday, 24/7, until it’s SOLD!
What unique things do you offer sellers? My secret weapon is an eagle eye for property preparation for top dollar using RealVitalize. I (Rose) have been selected as the National Spokesperson representing Coldwell Banker Realty, for this game-chang ing Seller program. The RealVitalize program
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The Sklar Team has joined forces with Jessica Imbesi Dantes and Manuel Sebastian Abirached to bring clients the best of Luxury Real Estate. Jessica is a New York Native who received a bachelor’s in Marketing and started her Real Estate Career 17 years ago. She moved to Fort Lauderdale in 2009 and has since set the bar with her notable sales and dedication to clients. Her focus and expertise in the Luxury property & New Construction Market has elevated her business and established a reputation labeling her as a key well-respected agent in the community.
provides home sellers with home improve ment resources prior to or during the home listing period with no up-front or hidden costs or interest fees. Seller pays back only the amount of services utilized at the time of closing. Our company has stood the test of time and has affiliates not only nationally but globally in 40 countries and territories. We rank among the top luxury teams in the world as we have a track record of representing some of the most significant properties in Broward County. Your luxury is our legacy. We are a husband and wife team who were high school sweethearts. Let’s switch to buyers. What does the Rose & Dean Sklar Team offer to folks looking for a home? We offer home buyers everything they need to find the perfect home, purchase it and move in. We have affiliated partners for mortgage, title, and warranty services. We have market knowledge that is unmatched due to our experience and collective knowledge of the hyper-local market. We are proud to be selected as the ONLY Coldwell Banker office in the nation with access to our RealBenefits buyer program when you bundle your title and mortgage services using the Coldwell Banker trusted services. If you purchase with our team, we can offer you a special gift at closing to the tune of $2,000 or Merrimaids, Sonos, etc. In addition, we are widely versed in local vendors that you might need. We are here to help you before and after you close. Everything from schools recommendations to dentists to decorators, landscaping/pool service – you name it, we know it. Tell us about the Fort Lauderdale team!
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Sebastian is from Montevideo, Uruguay, and has lived in the Sunshine State for over 25 years. He grew up playing soccer in South Florida. As an athlete, he got to see how special and diverse Florida is. Teamwork has been important to Sebastian since he was a young man, and it has prepared him to integrate and use those skills in his real estate career. Please join us every third Saturday of the month at first Street Cars and Coffee located at First Street from 9 AM to 12 noon. You offer Concierge services? That is exciting, tell us more. We partnered with Russell Miller from Ice Palm International Concierge & Consulting LLC. Ice Palm is a one-stop shop for modern concierge services based in Fort Lauderdale. They provide a wide array of services for vacationers and property investors. Ice Palm can handle tasks like client check-in and check-out, laundry, cleaning, and other functions that reduce many of the hassles associated with owning a short or long-term rentalTheyproperty.alsoprovide extensive services for clients or travelers renting those clients’ properties. We can help customers select their preferences among gated or non-gated communities, short or long-term rentals.
It is kind of a crazy real estate mar ket now. What advice to you have for clients? Our market is shifting quickly. The crazed days of 20+ offers where the agents had to make excel spreadsheets to handle the negotiations are gone. We are now on a level playing field currently in a more normalized market. Fewer multiple offers The homes that are still selling fast are the renovated homes. Buyers realize the value of the work, particularly because of continued rising costs for renovations, product scarcity, and the difficulties in finding good/reputable/ timely contractors. Sounds great. How can our readers get in touch with your team? We are easy to get a hold of. Call us at 954-298-3626, visit our website at www. SklarTeam.com or better yet, stop buy our offices on Las Olas Boulevard. We are located at 901 E Las Olas Blvd Suite 101, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
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Natalie Stewart, a past winner, describes what the trip meant to her: “The Discovery Crew trip was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had. The tours were engaging and I learned so many new things about European history and architecture. My favorite aspect of the trip was getting to travel with other kids my age. I made lifelong friends and had a great time, even just eating dinner on the ship. The trip broadened my horizons and allowed me to see a part of the world I never thought I would. I am so grateful I had this opportunity!”
The “Discovery Crew” contest is open through September 23 and is provided by AAA – The Auto Club Group, AmaWaterways, and Allianz Global Assistance. Up to 60 student winners will be chosen from the contest, which is open to students in The Auto Club Group’s select 14 states (including Florida).
• Winning students will bring one parent or legal guardian to serve as a chaperone. Each pair will share a cabin while sailing on the AmaWaterways “AmaLucia” ship. Winners will be notified beginning in October.
While there, students will experience the diverse people and cultures of the area and make new friends.”
• The ship will sail from Amsterdam through the Netherlands and Belgium, before returning to Amsterdam.
The inaugural contest was held in 2018, with the trip culminating the following year.
AA is bringing back a popular contest for 8th graders, where the winners are taken on a week-long educational river cruise in Europe. There is no cost to enter the contest, and the prize includes the cruise, airfare, travel insurance, and money for passports – for the student and a parent or guardian.
• The prize also includes round-trip flights to Amsterdam, travel insur ance, and money for passports.
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▸ No purchase necessary. Legal residents of specific zip codes served by The Auto Club Group within the United States who are at least 13 years old and who are 8th grade students in good standing at their school at the time of entry. To confirm eligibility and participate visit www.AAA.com/DiscoveryCrew.
Graders Who Love Travel Could Win All Expenses Paid European Riverboat Trip
To be chosen, students should post a creative selfie that showcases their passion for travel and answer three essay questions about travel on AAA’s submission form.
“AAA is excited to offer this contest for the second time in collaboration with our long-time partners AmaWaterways and Allianz,” said Deborah Haas, Vice President of Travel for AAA – The Auto Club Group. “The Discovery Crew contest and trip are inspired by our belief in the transformative power of travel and desire to expand children’s view of the world.”
• Students will fly to Amsterdam, where they will board the AmaWaterways AmaLucia ship.
The prize includes: • A week-long educational river cruise from March 12-19, 2023.
“For many young students, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Haas contin ued. “So, we urge them to enter the contest. The winners will join us on a week-long cruise through the Netherlands and Belgium.
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roward County Cultural Division, in partnership with the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and the Dillard Center for the Arts (DCA), presents a new exhi bition of artworks by local Advanced Placement (AP) Art & Design students and alumni from Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale.Theexhibition
showcases works by 10 students who plan future careers as artists: Lianna Byles, Naima Cornelius, Lewis James, Selena Michel, Mikayle Morrison, Angela Pena, Tayshaun Small, Naimah Rogers, Jennifer Turner, along with Dillard alumna and artist Ruth Burotte, who holds the distinction of being the youngest artist to receive a public art commission from Broward County’s Public Art & Design program. The students have worked under the instruction of Dillard teachers Celestin Joseph, Cynthia Black, and Lauren D’Apuzzo. The exhibition is located in Terminal 4, Concourse G (post-security), and features high-quality giclee prints of artworks in various mediums. It is curated by Celestin Joseph, an educator and practicing artist, with an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania who teaches AP studio art classes at his alma mater, where he Phil Dunlap, Director of Broward Cultural Division, said “This exhibit shines a spotlight on the tremendous talent in DCA’s distinguished art program and is a perfect example of local agencies working together to enhance our community’s cultural environment through the devel opment of the arts. Cultivating our young, local artists and providing them with the opportunity for their work to be show cased in the airport, is a great way for them to receive exposure and recognition to succeed.”Since2017, FLL has dedicated space to present the artistic talent of Broward County youth through the En Plane Air exhibition program. “Exhibits like these are a win-win for the artists, airport visitors, and the County as a whole,” said Mark Gale, CEO/Director of Aviation. “This beautiful exhibit truly enhances the airport experience while giving back to the community.”
The Broward Cultural Division advances arts and culture throughout greater Fort Lauderdale by investing in the creative sector and providing capacity-building opportunities for artists, creative infrastructure. The Cultural Division includes the county’s Public Art & Design program, as well as grant programs that provide over $4.5 million in annual support for Broward-based cultural organizations and artists, and engages the community in education and advocacy initiatives that support arts education at the local, state and federal levels. For more information on programs, grants, calls-to-artists, and more visit @ BrowardArts on Facebook or Instagram or visit Broward.org/Arts.
About Broward Cultural Division
About Dillard High School
Dillard High School is a historic public high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school was established in 1907 and named for James H. Dillard a black-education advocate. Dillard is a magnet school for Visual & Performing Arts and Emerging Computer Technology. DCA provides training in dance, music, theater, and visual arts, as well as an academic sched ule. Graduates of the magnet program go on to attend some of the top colleges and conservatory programs in the United States, including the Savannah College of Art & Design, Parsons The New School, Maryland Institute College of Art, Juilliard School ART TAKES
T he Holocaust Documentation & Education Center (HDEC) was created in 1980. Its Founders, the late Arnold Picker, and Abe Halpern envisioned the HDEC as “A Living Memorial through Education” – through the collecting and archiving of Holocaust eyewitness oral history testimonies (Oral History Collection). From its inception, the mission of the HDEC was embraced in its name: to document and educate.
The Founding President, the late Sister Trinita Flood of Barry University, invited every South Florida College and University president to join the Board of Directors. This remarkable partnership still continues today. They are currently exhibiting an intensive presentation: The Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race Exhibition explores the history of eugenics and the inhumane, criminal practices the Nazi Party utilized between 1933-1945. The Nazis, fueled by a genocidal ideology, aimed to eliminate those they deemed “life unworthy of life.” The Nazis and the medical professionals who furthered this ideology began with forced sterilizations and escalated to the “Euthanasia” Programs and Aktion T4 program, the goals of which were experimentation and massThismurder.Exhibition highlights many of these physicians, including Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death,” who experimented on twins. These murderous practices left a mark on the medical field forever, including on medical ethics and social responsibility today. Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race walks us through this dark part of history and reminds us to continue the fight never to let it happen again.
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The exhibit is free of charge for visitors. The museum also offers the ability to tour this exhibition using QR code scanning. Bring your smartphone and headphones to be able to take advantage of this feature. The exhibit will be open until September 15, 2022.
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▸ The First South Florida Holocaust Museum is located at 303 N Federal Highway, Dania Beach. It is open 10:00 am - 3:30 pm. For more info visit www.hdec.org or call 954-929-5690.
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Students are Welcomed to School with Increased Security Measures
“Many cameras throughout our schools have been upgraded. Enhancing those cameras from analog to digital and also having additional security measures as you come into the school as you’re entering the schools (were a priority),” said Jaime Alberti, BCPS’s new Chief Safety and Security Officer. “It’s not just about the technology but also about ensuring that we have the personnel that supports the schools and provides additional security at that school.”
B roward County Public Schools (BCPS) welcomed students back to the classroom on Tuesday, August 16th. Students styled their favorite lunch boxes and proudly carried new binders in their backpacks as they rode on one of the county’s 1,000 school buses. The children may be less aware of a number of changes at Broward’s schools that are lessSeveralvisible.upgraded security measures have been implemented this year. These include technology upgrades and increased security personnel at each county school. Students and faculty will continue to be required to wear their student identification lanyards throughout the day. Some of the new security measures, however, won’t be quite as visible.
A critical aspect of preventing tragedies like the one at Stoneman Douglas High School is identifying threats before they do something horrible. The 2022/23 school year will be the first year the county’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Department will be active. The department will coordinate and implement the school system’s newly revised Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) Procedures. BTA Procedures incorporate the most updated recommendations from national leaders in threat assessment, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Secret Service, and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). With the goal of maintaining safe and secure schools, the County’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Procedures Manual outlines and provides guidance to school and district staff on the most current threat assessment policies and procedures for Broward County Public Schools.
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F ort Lauderdale resident Malik Ware is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprec edented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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staff who are driven by the agency’s mission of world peace and friendship. At the invitation of governments around the world, Peace Corps volunteers work alongside community members on locally prioritized projects in the areas of education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development and youth development. Through service, members of the Peace Corps network develop transferable skills and hone intercultural competencies that position them to be the next generation of global leaders.
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“Peace Corps offers willing volunteers to foster a greater understanding of host countries through service and community on behalf of the United States. I hope to harness my skills in management, mentoring, and leadership and grow them in a new environment and context. Peace Corps will be a challenge that will mold me into a more resilient individual. I’m very excited to gain a high level of proficiency in the language that I’ll be taught in Zambia,” said Ware. Ware is a graduate of the University of West Florida with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences. He will serve as a volunteer in Zambia in the education sector. “The world is at a critical juncture. The largest global vaccination effort in history is underway while other widespread health, social, political, and environmental issues continue to erode the foundation of our global society. Actions taken in the next few years have the potential to fundamentally impact development trajectories for decades to come,” said Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn. “Peace Corps volunteers returning to Zambia will work alongside community members to support urgent development efforts and build critical connections.”
Currently, the agency is recruiting volunteers to serve in 47 countries around the world at the request of host country governments, to connect through the Peace Corps’ grassroots approach across communities and cultures. Volunteers have already returned to a total of 22 countries around the world. The Peace Corps continues to monitor COVID-19 trends in all of its host countries and will send volunteers to serve as conditions permit. Americans interested in transformative service and lifelong connections should apply to Peace Corps service at
The volunteer cohorts are made up of both first-time volunteers and volunteers who were evacuated in early 2020. Upon finishing a three-month training, volunteers will collaborate with their host communities on locally prioritized projects in one of Peace Corps’ six sectors – agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health or youth in development – and all will engage in COVID-19 response and recovery work.
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“The Navy names ships for people, places, and ideas that are special. The Navy certainly picked a special place when naming the USS Fort Lauderdale,” she said. “I am honored to be the sponsor for this incredible ship.” Built by Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Fort Lauderdale was launched March 28, 2020 and chris tened Aug. 21, 2021. The ship was delivered to U.S. Navy Nov. 30, 2021. “If there is one thing that history has shown us from the days of antiquity it is that the stakes of the competition for control of the seas are high, and for our part, USS Fort Lauderdale stands ready to deliver on any day, and at any time,” said Captain James Quaresimo, the ship’s commanding officer. “And those that may wish to challenge us – they should pause. For we are equipped with America’s unstoppable secret weapon that our enemies will never be able to duplicate, and that is the fierce, dedicated, and unstoppable, men and women of the United States Navy and Marine Corps!”
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Del Toro was joined by many dignitar ies, including Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith; Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantlis; and princi pal speaker, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.Ship sponsor, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Meredith A. Berger gave the first order to “man our ship and bring her to life.”
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he United States Navy commissioned its newest ship on July 30, 2022. The USS Fort Lauderdale was christened at a ceremony filled with pomp and circum stance at Port Everglades. The ship is the navy’s latest state-of-the-art Amphibious Transport Dock ship designed to transport and land Marines ashore anywhere in the world.“Tothe Sailors and Marines who will serve aboard USS Fort Lauderdale, thank you and your families in advance for the service you will fulfill and sacrifices you may endure,” Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, who spoke at the event, said. “The moment you bring this Amphibious Transport Dock to life, you will strengthen the integrated deterrence capability of our entire Joint Force.”
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The ceremony marks the official tran sition of the USS Fort Lauderdale into the fleet and caps a week-long series of events celebrating the ship and its namesake city. Amphibious transport dock ships (LPD) are warships that embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions. LPDs are used to transport and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies by embarked landing craft, amphibious assault vehicles (AAV), helicopters and tilt-roter aircraft like the MV 22. These ships support amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions and serve as secondary aviation platforms for amphibi ousTheoperations.$1.8Billion ship will be home-ported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. It will be manned by a crew of 32 officers and 360 sailors and be capable of carrying a battal ion-sized contingent of 650 Marines. Winds and Following Seas”
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The following drill will help develop a consistent path. Find a flat area on the green and place two clubs on the ground wide enough to place the putter head behind the ball. Swing the putter between the two clubs and hit the ball. If the putter hits any of the clubs, you are not swinging the putter down the target line. Make sure the putter head stays low to the ground and follows through. It’s always great to take a lesson from your local PGA Professional and see what tips they have to share and teach to you as well.
L ow handicap players under stand the importance of a good short game, especially on the putting green. Professional players have exceptional ball striking skills. In fact, a tour event is basically a putting contest. The best putter each week wins the tournament. With the proper techniques, everyone can develop into a solid putter. The following putting drills are designed to improve your ability to hole the ball on the green. Clock Drill Make the short putts. Nothing is more frus trating than hitting a great drive, placing the approach shot on the green and missing a twofoot par putt and walking away with bogey. Practice, practice, and practice from short ranges. The clock drill is excellent reinforcement. Begin by placing three balls in a line at three, six, and nine feet from the hole similar to the twelve, three, six and nine position on a clock. The goal is to make all twelve in a row. If you miss any putt, then go back to the beginning and start over.
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Ladder Drill Improve your putting from long range. Give yourself the opportunity to make short putts inside five feet from the hole. Percentages that you’ll make a putt dramatically decrease the farther away you are from the hole. The ladder drill is designed to improve putting from longer distances. Place a tee in the ground in a line ten feet, 20 feet, 30 feet and 40 feet away. In this drill, you are attempting to control the distance you hit each putt. The ladder drill begins by hitting a putt to the first tee, which is ten feet away. Next, hit a 20-footer, then 30-footer followed by a 40-foot putt.
Path Drill Many amateurs push or pull the putt off line. This is caused from an in-to-out or out-to-in swing path.
The idea is to get the ball to stop as close to each tee as possible. The next step is to theoretically close the ladder. From the first tee, hit a 30-foot putt, followed by 20-foot putt followed by a ten-foot putt to the final tee. At the conclusion, you have successfully opened and closed the ladder. The drill continues by going through the same sequence from the opposite direction. If the first putts were all uphill, you are now faced with a series of difficult downhill putts. Once you can successfully navigate this drill, your feel on the greens should improve.
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W e did it,” Jaye Abbate announced at a recent Rotary Fort Lauderdale meeting. Abbate, the club’s 100th President, was referring to community service projects. The club set a bold agenda of doing 100 community projects in their 100th anniversary year, four times what the all-volunteer group typically tackles. It was a lofty goal. “Many annual projects were curtailed due to Covid,” Abbate said. So, they pivoted, partnering with new groups, doing more outdoor, safely distanced activities until larger events like Challenge Air, a day of fun and flight for families impacted by autism and other physical challenges, resumed. “Adversity creates opportunity,” adds Abbate. “We aligned with new partners to meet our goal and serve our mission of ‘service above self’.” They painted, planted, and freshened up Fellowship Recovery Community, Ann Storck Center and Birch State Park; provided food, prizes and people power for HANDY kids; collected food for LifeNet 4 Families and volunteered at the National Senior Games. “We made new friends, found new partners and had fun,” notes Projects Chairperson Kristin LaFleur. “In fact, we exceeded our goal and completed 105 projects.“ “Incredible but not unbelievable,” says Abbate. “Rotarians are known globally as ‘people of action.’ We’re just regular folks doing what we can by giving time, money, resources or sweat equity to improve our community but just imagine what we’ll accomplish this year!” Patty Archen
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Dr Donoway has been a pioneer in the use of pancreatic NanoKnife, especially for complex cases. During the past decade, patients from around the world have traveled to benefit from this groundbreaking treatment by Dr Donoway, which is FDA approved. Dr Donoway also treats other advanced cancers, such as liver, Breast, and sarcomas, using NanoKnife Surgery based on its FDA approved guidelines. Patients experience a brief recovery, which means the patient can start chemotherapy and radiation that much sooner. Dr Donoway feels that “we are long overdue to revise our approach to treating Pancreatic Ca. The treatment history been largely unchanged for over 80 years and has just broken the 10% five year survivorship barrier. Only thru thinking outside the box will we accomplish the positive. Otherwise, all we’re doing is confirming Einstein‘s definition of insanity.”
Dr Donoway is involved in ongoing research in identifying the best chemo-immuno therapy and sequencing to be used along with Pancreatic nanoKnife/IRE . Dr Donoway states, “the results so far have been very encouraging and we have begun using it for other select cancers. Among his longest survivors are now patients over nine years without evidence of cancer recurrence. In the past, without IRE they would have lived a little over a year, and so this technique opens a whole new avenue for treating those eligible patients in a more targeted fashion.”
Dr Donoway has presented his results of pancreatic ablation at the recent annual meeting of the American Pancreatic Association. For more information about Dr Donoway and the pancreatic IRE/NanoKnife program call 954-986-6366 or visit www.atlasoncology.com
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The Edgewood work should be completed in September 2024, while the River Oaks work has an anticipated completion of January 2025. At the same time, we are executing a contract to begin similar work in the Melrose Manors neighborhood. We are raising city seawalls to keep flooding away from our roadways. January marked a major milestone when we completed the new seawall on Cordova Road. This two-year investment involved rebuilding a half-mile section of seawall and increasing its height to reduce flooding and protect property and infrastructure from storm surges during hurricanes. The city is now planning to replace four seawalls along Las Olas Boulevard, two seawalls on Hendricks Isle and one on Southeast 10th Avenue. We also are undertaking a major new assessment of the city’s vulnerability to sea-level rise, thanks to a $135,000 state grant that Gov. DeSantis announced in May. This assessment will look at projections for sea-level rise, identify critical assets that may be impacted and make recommendations on measures that we should take as a result.
This City Commission made a promise when it came into office in 2018 that we would rebuild the community’s infrastructure and make sure it could handle the growing population as well as the global changes in climate. We are well on the way to accomplishing this important and vital goal for the betterment of Fort Lauderdale and its future generations.Yours, Dean Trantalis
The city is also set to launch a major upgrade to its water meters. We should release a request for proposals next month to hire a firm that will undertake the advanced metering project. These new meters will be state of the art and would provide greater reliability in their consumption readings and thus greater accuracy in everyone’s billing. The third part of the city’s infrastructure system addresses stormwater, and we have made significant improvements there as well.
City management is working hard to finalize a contract with them and expects to present it to the commission in the coming months. The city has also completed the Port Condo large water main project. This project replaced 1,500 feet of undersized and aging water pipe along Granada Drive in the Harbordale neighborhood with new PVCAnotherpipe. completed project is the upgrade of water mains in the Victoria Park neighborhood. At a cost of $14 million, the city has replaced 55,000 feet of pipe that, like that in Harbordale, was too small and deteriorated. The work was finished in April of this year. A similar project in Coral Shores replaced 6,200 feet of pipe and finished in February.
The city also is making great progress on meeting the terms of the agreement we signed with the state Department of Environmental Protection following the series of unfortunate sewer pipe ruptures in late 2019 and early 2020. So far, 58 of the 78 milestones have been completed on time or ahead of schedule.
Regarding the water system, the City Commission has selected a consortium led by IDE Technologies to build and operate a new water treatment plant that will be located next to our Prospect Wellfield site at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. IDE expects to be able to build the plant and have water production underway by 2025. The plant will use state-of-the-art technology, including nano-filtration and ion exchange, to produce clean, clear water for our residents and visitors.
Over the past year, we’ve completed upgrades to the stormwater system along South Gordon Road and Northeast 16 Street, built the River Oaks stormwater reserve park, made improvements along Southeast 7th Street and Southeast 11th Court, installed a catch basin and new outfall connection at the Cross Roads Shopping Center, and added 10 tidal valves in the downtown area to alleviate flooding. In addition, we have started construction of major stormwater improvements in the River Oaks and Edgewood neighborhoods. At a cost of more than $53 million, the city is installing storm drainage pipe and drainage structures, reconstructing swales and making additional upgrades to prevent flooding.
By Mayor Dean Trantalis A lmost a year has passed since the city completed construc tion of our most significant infrastructure project in decades – the installation of a new seven-mile sewer pipe through the core of the community. It resolved the problem of the aging, brittle main that had repeatedly broken. This was quite an accomplishment – completed in record time and under budget. It also ensured reliable wastewater services to our residents for generations to come. Still, I often am asked what the city is doing to improve our infrastructure. The fact is that the city continues to make phe nomenal progress on building a water, sewer and stormwater system that will last well into the future and is resilient enough to withstand the world’s changing climate. Here’s a look at what has been going on over the past year. Work to prevent infiltration of stormwater into the sewer system in the Rio Vista basin is 90 percent complete. Infiltration has posed a major burden for the sewer system by increasing flows and pump usage following heavy rains. This was a large undertaking, costing $7.8 million. We recently completed the upgrade of pump station A-7 near Southwest 2nd Street and Southwest 1st Avenue at a cost of $2.6 million. These upgrades will significantly increase the capacity of the waste water system downtown. Also completed is a new 24-inch sewer main along Bayview Drive, a new 16-inch sewer main along Las Olas Boulevard and a new 18-inch sewer main across the New River from Northeast 9th Street to North Birch Road. We soon expect to award a contract for the construction of a new pumping station, A-24, that will enhance service in the Flagler Village area. The $1.9 million project should be completed in December 2024.
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T he Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale celebrated its 100th birthday recently at a “Roaring 20s” themed gala. The event saw Rotarians and guests come together to celebrate the century of good works the group has provided to local causes. Rotarians are business and professional leaders who actively participate in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders from the community that the club serves. Through Rotary International's service programs, a Rotary club can have a sig nificant effect on the quality of life in its community. Rotary Foundation programs offer opportunities to form international partnerships that help people in need worldwide. Some 1.2 million Rotarians in 30,000 clubs in more than 160 countries make significant contributions to the quality of life at home and around the globe. FORT LAUDERDALE
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S ummer Vacation is officially over. Local schools welcomed students back in August. Administrators and teachers smiled as kids carried school supplies in weighted-down backpacks. Each student will have the summer’s stories to tell as they settle in for the 2022/23 school year. Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), the nation’s sixth largest public school district, implemented new security measures this year, including improved technology and an increase in the number of safety personnel. The school system has phased out all of its virtual classrooms. Instruction will be 100% face-to-face. Breakfast is available to all stu dents at all BCPS schools for free. It is so nice to see everyone’s smiling faces.
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