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CONTENTS PUBLISHERS’ PAGE 10 Here’s to 2021

CALENDAR 12 December, 2020

COMMUNITY NEWS 16 Coral Springs Celebrates Winners in ‘Importance of Voting’ Poster Contest 28 Broward College Serves Students in More Ways Than One

FEATURE STORY 20 From Tokyo to Broward – Otoro Asian Kitchen Opens in Plantation

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33 New Year’s Resolutions in the Time of COVID

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POSITIVE PARENTING 36 Holiday Stress? Get Your Family Through in a Breeze

SCHOOL NEWS 18 Tackling COVID-19 One Sport at a Time 24 How to Keep Your Children Safe in a Remote Learning Environment 26 BCPS School Choice Applications Accepted Through Februrary 8th 39 Reading with Runcie!

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 44 Swimming From Caracas to Coral Springs David’s Swim School Teaches a Life-Long Skill & Creates Champions

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6th Open Air Workshop– Learn the various aspects of theater through short skits and story techniques that include character breakdown, stage directions, projecting vocally and stage presence outdoors at the band shelter. Participants will receive a theater manual with tips and tricks for performing onstage. Open to ages 11-14. Each Friday, Dec 4, 11 & 18th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM $15.00 for Coconut Creek residents & $20.00 for nonresidents. Cost includes all three days. Sessions held at the Community Center (Band Shell), 1100 Lyons Road. Participants must adhere to the City’s COVID-19 rules and guidelines; facial mask required. To register or for more info visit www.CoconutCreek.net/WebTrak or call 954-956-1580.

Ghost Light Society’s Soirée: Superhero Soirée – Become a superhero & support the performing arts during the 11th Annual Ghost Light Society’s Soirée: Superhero Soiré. Hosted by the Broward Center’s Ghost Light Society, the virtual celebration will benefit the Broward Center’s Road to Recovery fund. Faced with the loss of 90% of its revenues, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts depends on contributions to sustain its operations as it prepares for the day when the doors reopen, the curtain rises, and the lights return to the Broward Center stages. Individual tickets to the Superhero Soirée are $50. The VIP package, which includes dinner and swag for two, is $250. Welcome reception begins at 6:30 p.m. & the main event is at 7:30 p.m. For more Domo arigato misuta Robotto! – information, contact 954-468-3298 or Dance the night away at the Casino ghostlight@browardcenter.org. @ Dania Beach to the music of Styx and Journey. Cover band Majesty of Rock will be belting out Styx classics like ‘Renegade’, ‘Come Sail Away’ and ‘Mr. Roboto’ along with Journey’s incomparable rock-ballads ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ and ‘Faithfully.’ To combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, numerous precautionary & enhanced safety & cleaning measures have been

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Parkland Farmers Market – The Farmers Market has returned to Parkland! This year’s events require masks and social distancing. Fresh produce, organically grown vegetables, fresh fruit, herb’s, tasty fresh breads, chocolate croissants, raw honey from local farmers, gourmet jams, fried doughnuts, pickles, cookies, coffee’s, homemade hummus, gourmet cheese, guacamole dips, bounce house for kids, plants and orchids, there’s something here for everyone. BSO and the Fire department often have special exhibits. 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Equestrian Cetner, 8350 Ranch Road, Parkland.

9th “Soaring” Celebrating Heroes– FLITE Center, which helps 1,500 young people aging out of foster care transition into independent living each year, is hosting its the 3rd Annual Heroes Luncheon via Zoom. This year’s luncheon, titled “Soaring,” will pay tribute to the unsung heroes from our community who champion young people in need of a Hero. The event will honor FLITE Center partners, funders and front-line staff from partnering organizations that support and dedicate their lives to impacting the lives of youth in Broward County. Individual Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at www. flitecenter.org. For more info contact Maria Vo at maria@flitecenter.org or 954-540-7825.

Coral Springs Holiday Drive-Thru– With many restrictions regarding social distancing and large crowd gatherings this year, the Holiday Parade staff has determined that the show must go on – but this year, with a twist. The Coral Springs 2020 Holiday Drive-Thru Experience has “flipped the script” this year. Check out the seasonal spirit of area groups’ floats, trailers and exhibits at the Coral Springs Sportsplex. Instead of watching the parade drive by, this year the viewers will be in the driver’s seat! Attendees will remain in their vehicles and drive by the entries, which will be separated for social distancing guidelines. Participants and viewers can enjoy the experience with minimal health risk. We hear there may be a very special guest at the very end of the exhibits in a bright red suit! Free Admission. At the Coral Springs Sportsplex 3299 Sportsplex Drive. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm.

10th-18th Festival of Lights– Join Jewish brothers and sisters in celebrating the eightnights of Hanukkah beginning at sundown on Thursday, December 10th. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, called a menorah (or Hanukkiah). CONT. ON PAGE 14

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12th Family Swimming Competition– Bring friends and family to David’s Swim School’s 1st Annual Swimming Cup to benefit Drowning Prevention Florida Foundation. The event will benefit the foundation, which seeks to save lives through aquatic therapy for people with special needs and drowning prevention training for low-income families. There will be competitions, raffles, awards, food trucks, games and more. Open to all swim levels and ages (6 mos to grandparents). 9:00 am - 6:00 pm at David’s Swim School, 744 Riverside Dr, Coral Springs. For more info or to register call 954-688-6933.

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19th Yoga at the Animal Sanctuary –Interact, play, and learn about the sanctuary’s rescued animals. Followed by an alllevel gentle flow yoga session under the beautiful tree. Yoga will be led by Karene Mor, coexisting with the chickens, goats, kittens, and horses! 2-hour event: 1-hour playtime with the animals and 1-hour slow-flow. Bring a mat, water and a towel. Hosted by Three 7’s Animal Sanctuary, 6448 NW 77th Ter, Parkland. 10:00 am till Noon. 14 DECEMBER 2020 | OUR CITY | OURCITYMEDIA.COM

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he City of Coral Springs sponsored an artistic poster contest for K-12 students to help amplify the voices of youth. The contest’s theme was “The Importance of Voting.” Coral Springs students submitted posters to the Coral Springs Customer Involved Government Committee electronically. “I am so proud of the work students put into designing their posters to promote voting. It is rewarding to see our youngest residents use their creativity to help communicate the importance of this civic responsibility,” said Mayor Scott Brook, “I applaud every young person who participated and extend my congratulations to the contest winners.” Winning posters were shared on the city’s social media pages and website. Participants in the contest will receive a certificate of recognition and the winners will be recognized at a future city commission meeting. The contest was open to all Coral Springs residents who were enrolled in a K-12 school this school year. All submissiones were done electronically because of COVID-19. Visit www.coralsprings.org to check out all of the winning posters and learn abotu future contests.

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Tackling COVID-19 One Sport at a Time By Beverly Perkins

t was an exciting time for athletes at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as they prepared for “Return to Play: High School Fall Sports”. The Broward County School District created a phased return for the beloved high school athletic activities with the

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oon, you won’t have to drive all the way to Miami to enjoy the best Sushi in South Florida. In fact, you will be able to enjoy a wonderful, fine-dining experience with the freshest fish and tastiest creations right in the heart of Broward County. Renowned Executive Chef Jimmy-San is joining his son-in-law, Chef Choum-San, to launch Otoro Sushi & Asian Kitchen located at The Shops at One Plantation on University Drive. The restaurant will open this month, just in time for the holidays. Its menu features exotic creations that Chef Jimmy-San has developed during his 30+ year culinary career. They will also include classic Asian cuisine dishes. Chef Jimmy-San began his culinary career in Atlanta during the 1990s. He quickly moved up the culinary ladder becoming the Executive Chef at some of Atlanta’s most renowned restaurants, including popular hot spots Twist and Prime. During that time he perfected his modern approach to the ancient Japanese art of sushi. Chef Jimmy-San will be joined at Otoro by his son-in-law, Chef Choum-San. Chef Choum-San began his training under Jimmy-San 12 years ago. He has a passion for integrating eons-old traditional sushi techniques into modern cuisine. The father-son team will offer one-of-a-kind creations to diners. As soon as you step foot in the restaurant, your eyes will be drawn to an impressive, back-lit mountain landscape on the back wall of the main room. Between the beautiful,

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How to Keep Your Children Safe in a Remote Learning Environment By Nevin Markwart, Chief Information Security Officer at FutureVault

s parents, we have conflicting feelings on remote learning. One on hand, we want our children to stay healthy, especially in the midst of a public health crisis. On the other hand, online education opens the door to new threats— including opportunities for hackers, risks to our children’s privacy, and increased online harassment. Fortunately, we as parents can play a proactive role in ensuring that our children’s online education is a safe and fulfilling experience. Here are several easy steps that you can take to protect your children in remote learning situations:

Classroom Learning Creating an open dialogue with your children’s educators is a simple yet effective way to ensure that everyone is on the same page when it comes to safety and privacy. You should discuss safety protocols with the school and flag anything that concerns you. Confirm the school has privacy policies in place and learn what they are. Speak with your children’s teachers and meeting administrators about which screen share tool they use and confirm that only the school can control screen share. Learn that program and security features as much as possible.

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Make sure the teacher allows students to turn off their cameras after confirming attendance if they’re uncomfortable “going live.” Many adults feel uncomfortable on camera, so imagine how children must feel. Privacy Parents should have ultimate control over what their children use and see online. Know what platforms your children are using, whether for learning or social media. Maintain direct oversight on whom your children engage with online and limit that circle to known friends, family, and acquaintances. Use Screen Time or Parental Controls to restrict the types of online activities your children can do. You should set up secure passwords for your children to prevent their accounts from getting hacked. Secure passwords are at least twelve characters long, do not include dictionary words, and mix numbers, symbols, and letters (lowercase and uppercase). Turn on your firewall and make sure your children only download files from people or sites you know and trust. Remember that anything posted online is public, not private information. So, talk to your children about what they’re not allowed to post online. They

should never post any sensitive personal information (e.g. social security number, passwords, etc.) on their internet profiles: changing a profile does not delete old copies of it. Cyberbullying Communication is a key step to prevent cyberbullying. Explain to your children that what happens on the Internet can be permanent and damaging. You should treat people the same way online as you would in person: with respect. This includes not saying anything mean or untrue about someone online. Ask your children’s school what disciplinary measures are in place for online misbehavior. Report online harassment, including any message that makes your children feel uncomfortable. If the harassment occurred through your children’s remote learning platform, notify their school. You can also report harassment to local law enforcement. Make sure to save and print any records of threatening messages—including screenshots, emails, and texts—for evidence. ■ Nevin Markwart is the Chief Information Security Officer at FutureVault, an industry leader in enterprise digital vault solutions that securely store, organize, and share important documents.

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BCPS School Choice Applications Accepted Through Februrary 8th By Jon Duka

chool-aged children living in Broward County are assigned to a school based on their home address and grade level. Parents can, however, apply for their child to attend a school other than the one their child is assigned school. The period where parents can apply for their child to attend a different school, or the school choice application window, opens on December 1 and will be closed on February 8.

School Choice By state law, students may apply to attend any public school that has not reached capacity, regardless of their home address. To determine which schools are accepting applications, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) reviews enrollment data and projected students. Parents may request a school that is accepting applications by completing a School Choice Application during the application window. School Choice Applications are awarded using a computerized random selection process. If more seats at a school become available during the School Choice process, additional selections from the application pool will be made. There is no guarantee that a child’s application will be granted. How To Apply There are three alternative options available for families. These options include Magnet Programs, Nova Schools, or a reassignment school. Parents can submit one application for each option per child. Applications must be submitted on BCPS’ website prior to February 8. Parents will be notified if their child was selected on March 11, 2021. If selected, they must contact their child’s new school and enroll by March 19 or that seat will be vacated. If a child’s application was not awarded, parents

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Broward College Serves Students in More Ways Than One By Jon Duka

Broward College has partnered with Lifenet 4 Families ou may have noticed a line of cars leading to tents on to help feed students in need. They provide a week’s worth the campus of Broward College. The now-familiar of food to 120 students each week using a drive-through. set-up brings to mind a COVID-19 testing site. This The program was originally envisioned as an on-campus drive-through was no COVID testing site, however. The cars contained Broward College students waiting to pick up food pantry for students could pick up much-needed staples, no questions asked. Unfortunately, COVID-19 a bag of food for the week. restrictions put those plans on the back burner, at the same According to a recent survey, up to 61 percent of time that the need skyrocketed. Broward College students are “food insecure,” meaning “This program has been an evolution. The initial they do not have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Many of the students have no or goal was to establish a pantry,” said Esmeralda Sweeney, Broward College’s Associate Vice President, Student Success, low income and enrolled in the school as a pathway out of poverty. Fortunately for them, the Student Success Team is “Now, we see even more dier need. Our students have been hit really hard.” looking out for them. Demand for the donations has been incredibly strong. The program was oversubscribed within 24 hours of its launch on September 25th. Homeless students were given a priority. Broward College serves about 50,000 students at its three campuses in Coconut Creek, Davie and Pembroke Pines. The school’s student has a diverse student body. More than half are first-generation Americans while many come from low-income families. students with basic necessities allows them to focus on their Each bag typically contains two pounds of rice, two cans studies rather than where they will get their next meal. of tomato sauce, two boxes of macaroni and cheese, split The drive-through even provided students and their peas, mayonnaise, two cans of chicken noodle soup, two families with turkey dinners over the Thanksgiving Break. cans of tuna, pasta, two cans of green beans, oatmeal, juice, and milk. Sometimes additional items are added such as peanut butter, oil, or applesauce. You can help support the Broward College Drive-through Food Program Studies have shown that students with access to quality, by donating to LifeNet4Families at www.lifenet4families.com nutritious food are more likely to graduate. Providing

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Deductibility of expenses Forgiven PPP loans are not taxable income, but the IRS declared that no tax deduction is allowed for an expense that is otherwise deductible if the payment of the expense results in forgiveness of a PPP-covered loan. The position is that allowing the deductibility of expenses paid with PPP funds would result in a double-dipping scenario. Given the severity of the pandemic’s impact on U.S. businesses, the tax professionals believe that Congress intended PPP expenses to be deductible. Lawmakers from both parties have voiced support for this position, but that has not yet translated into congressional action.

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PPP loan forgiveness Borrowers eager to get PPP loans forgiven may want to know the deadline for forgiveness applications and whether they can submit applications early. If they are a co-owner in the company where they work, they may also want to know if they are subject to the stricter PPP compensation replacement calculations for owner-employees.

Forgiveness application due date There is no defined deadline for borrowers submitting the forgiveness application, but borrower payments will be required 10 months after the end of the covered period as explained in FAQ No. 3 of the PPP Loan Forgiveness FAQs. Early applications for loan forgiveness are permitted, but there’s a catch: An eight- or 24-week covered period will still apply. The PPP Flexibility Act, P.L. 116-142, signed into law June 5 extended the covered period from eight weeks to 24 weeks. For loans funded before June 5, 2020, borrowers can choose to keep the eight-week covered period or move to the 24-week period. If the loan was funded after June 5, 2020, the borrower must use a 24-week covered period. ■ Jay Shapiro is a Certified Public Accountant with offices at 1950 N Commerce Parkway, Suite 5, Weston, FL. For more info on the Paycheck Protection Program or other tax or accounting matters call 954-385-6616 or email info@jayshapirocpa.com 34 DECEMBER 2020 | OURCITYMEDIA.COM

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s we start the countdown to the end of the year, it is the perfect time to take a step back, reflect, learn from what we experienced and prepare for what’s to come in the new year. Although 2020 brought many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which at the times was overwhelming, it was also a year filled with a myriad of moments and stories that reminded us of how incredible our community and residents are. We started the year with the Princess Meadow’s Playground ribbon-cutting at Betti Stradling Park. The playground named for Meadow, is a reminder of her youth, love of others and grace, which served as an inspiration to her family and friends. She lived by the motto, “Be kind to all kinds,” that message reverberates in our city strongly, now more than ever. The city also hosted events that brought our residents together like, Keep Coral Springs Beautiful, Unplugged, and Bites-N-Sips. We unveiled the final public art installations for the Power of Art: Inspiring Community Healing After Gun Violence, which included Peace & Love and The Big Picture: Resilience. hat we may have not realized throughout those first few months of 2020, was that we were unconsciously preparing ourselves for the rest of an unconventional year. The COVID-19 pandemic created unforeseen challenges for our residents and local businesses. Learning to navigate those challenges was difficult, however we are now more prepared than ever to work through hardships, while keeping our community safe.

Throughout the year, our residents were engaged and involved; regardless of the challenges faced, our community made a difference! From donating food to our collection to fill local pantries, donation of plasma to assist those battling COVID-19 and youth participation in the “The Importance of Voting” poster contest. This was also a year for residents to exercise their right to vote during the Presidential election and locally for Coral Springs Commission Seat 3 and Seat 5. With the departure of Commissioner Larry Vignola who was term limited after 10 years of service, we welcome newly elected Commissioner, Nancy Metayer. She made history as the first Black and Haitian American elected to the Coral Springs Commission. We are thrilled to work alongside, Commissioner Metayer as we continue to make Coral Springs the best city to live, work and raise a family. As we gear up to finish up the year and look towards the holiday season, city staff continues to reimagine events while preventing the spread of COVID-19. Sadly, after 35 years, we are unable to host our annual Holiday Parade along Sample Road or Downtown in December, but we do have fun holiday activities. We will host our yearly Deck the Halls Home Décor Contest, a Holiday Drivethru experience and a Virtual Tree Lighting Ceremony. For more information on all these fun festivities, visit www.coralsprings.org/events.

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he holidays are here and that brings happiness, cheer, and increased family stress. This year in particular may be extra hard on families as they plan their socially distant holiday parties and buying gifts on a tight budget. Here are a few tips on how to skate through this holiday season without losing the little sanity we may have left! First, get rid of expectations and try to relax. Children mimic the behaviors and the attitudes of their parents, so modeling to your children how we

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o celebrate literacy, Superintendent Robert W. Runcie participated in this year’s Read for the Record® campaign. The largest shared reading experience encourages millions of adults and children all over the world to participate in the annual event which brings attention to high-quality early education. The same book is to be read on the same day in an attempt to break The Guinness Book of World Records. Regardless of size, the global event is held in big cities, small towns, and anywhere that children are learning. As always, the enthusiastic Superintendent was delighted to share this year’s chosen book, Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away, by Meg Medina to pre-K students at the Gulfstream Early Learning Center.

The 4-year-old students at the school eagerly greeted their special morning visitor as he sat down to share the Newbery Medalist’s bittersweet story of two girls who will always be best friends even though one is moving away. “It’s a beautiful story of friendship, connection, and love which is ideal for our young learners,” explained Dr. Lori Canning, Executive Director of Early Learning Language Acquisition, BCPS. Superintendent Runcie started the book presentation by showing the front cover before delving into the story where he helped the youngsters make connections. The excited preschoolers were extremely engaged and listening closely to everything he was saying. Some inquisitive little ones asked questions

while others gave comments. Finally, Runcie closed the book and asked the children, “What does it mean to be a friend?” Before departing, he went to the white board to show that his name has a hidden word in it. This made the preschoolers giggle and could not be a more perfect way to wrap the morning’s storytime. BCPS has participated in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® since its inception 14 years ago and was honored as its Read for the Record® District of the Year in 2019. School Board members, local leaders, and representatives from professional sports teams, local businesses, organizations, libraries, and others also participated by serving as virtual guest readers at schools across the District. In addition, through a partnership between BCPS, Children’s Services Council of Broward County and multiple Broward County early childhood stakeholders, a copy of Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away was provided to each pre-K and kindergarten child in Broward County, totaling 40,000 books for 40,000 children. The books will be distributed this spring through schools and early childcare providers.

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THE DONOWAY CENTER NEW HOPE FOR PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS Patients diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer have few treatment options. However, a new procedure called Irreversible Electroporation or IRE for short has changed that for many patients who are seeing a doubling and tripling of their life expectancies. Dr. Robert Donoway, who has one of the largest International experiences for performing this procedure on the pancreas and liver is a Hollywood based, Sloan Kettering trained Pancreatic Surgical Oncologist, and former medical director of two of the local cancer programs remains among a very small handful of Pancreatic surgeons who perform the procedure which is done in the operating room as an outpatient.

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the A.C David Hoyos "Asociación Civil David Hoyos," hen David Hoyos founded his first swimming school in Caracas, Venezuela in 1995, in Venezuela. He quickly opened four more locations. These institutions promoted special programs for he never could have imagined where his children, internationally sponsored competitions, life-long journey in swimming would take him. His swim clinics, and water safety clinics. In fact, he was initial ambitions were to help prevent drowning twice recognized as the best coach by the Iberoin the South American country where many didn’t American Swim Federation. He recently decided to know how to swim. 25 years later he has opened bring that success to South Florida. many schools, in multiple countries that have produced international champions and prevented "I am very proud to have left many seeds throughout drowning deaths. my career. All my life, I have prepared many children, David is the Sports Director and Sports Psychologist at youth, and adults to swim, taught them the sport of David’s Swim School in Coral Springs. Their recently swimming and trained many coaches," said David. opened, indoor facility offers classes for all ages and David's swim school also provides training and assislevels. In fact, with their Pregnancy Fit Program, tance with rehabilitation for people who suffer from swim classes can start before a child is born! Toddlers parental neglect or drowning-related trauma. & infants will benefit from “drownproofing” classes David has created the Drowning Prevention Florida for the rest of their lives while older kids and teens Foundation to continue the work he started in South have the option of private or group classes, swim America. Broward County is one of the counties with teams, and more. the highest drowning rate for children between the David has personally taught more than 90,000 ages of one and four. His foundation hopes to change students throughout his career. In 1995 he created that fact.

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