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CELEBRATE “DOGUST” Summertime Sweeties are Waiting
“However,” says Laurenzo, “with the passing of my dad” and with my siblings and I reaching retirement age, we agreed that it was time to travel and enjoy a simpler life.”
LAURENZO’S REINVENTS ITSELF By Marylynne Newmark
This past week has seen a frenzy of activity at Laurenzo’s Italian Market in North Miami Beach as the 69-year old establishment marked its final month with incredible discounts. Italian wines and specialty products were carried out the door by the cases. “Some of our loyal customers spent many hundreds of dollars to stock up on
wines, specialty olive oils and canned goods that are not available at any other place,” said David Laurenzo, “and we are happy to know that they will continue to enjoy them.” Laurenzo’s Italian Market officially closed its doors for the last time yesterday, Wednesday, July 31st. However, the Farmers’ Market with its fresh daily unique seasonal produce will remain open.
Laurenzo’s has a long history in the Miami marketplace. It became a destination place and landmark in 1964 with a long-time Italian food distributor named Benito Laurenzo. “After a decade and a half supplying Italian specialty food items to stores from Laurenzo’s, Page 7A
Summertime Sweeties are waiting to meet you at the Humane Society of Broward County. If you’ve been wanting to add a new pal to your family, now is the perfect time to visit the adoption center. There is always “love for sale” and to ring in August, you can adopt any pet six months of age or older for half price! That’s more than a $60 savings on a dog adoption and $15 savings on a cat adoption. In addition, a few select “Summertime Sweeties” will have their adoption fees waived. The fun takes place: Thursday, August 1, 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM, Friday, August 2, 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM, Saturday, August 3 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM, and Sunday, August 4 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM. When you adopt from the Humane Society of Broward County all pets are spayed or neutered. In addition they receive preliminary vaccinations, a microchip, 14 day limited health care plan from VCA Animal Hospitals, de-worming, treatment for fleas and ticks, feline leukemia test for cats, heartworm test for dogs seven months and older, 30 days of Trupanion pet insurance and a bag of Purina ONE pet food. Help the Animals Adopting a pet is a big commitment so please consider these factors before adopting a pet. Here are Dogust, Page 6A
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Dangerous Mold & Mildew
July certainly has been a busy month for severe weather in South Florida, and August seems like it will be the same. Driving rain impacts our daily lives, we have to drive in it, and walk outside to get from point A to point B without getting soaked. The rainy months are always a hassle, but the long term effects that this type of rain can have on your home or condo can be devastating if you aren’t prepared, or don’t know who to call for help. In addition we also have a few
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more months of the 2019 hurricane season remaining, so now is the time to get your home checked out for water intrusion and mold and mildew. As we all know there is nothing predictable about the weather. One day it can be hot and humid and the next, heavy rains and lightning, along with high winds that are often damaging. That water that gets under the foundation or into the structure this is often a recipe for disaster. As we have
Never Fool Around With Mold & Mildew When it comes to mold and mildew, we cannot take those potential hazards lightly.
The 2019 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. This years sales tax holiday begins tomorrow, August 2, 2019, and runs through Tuesday, August 6, 2019. If you would like to save some money for your back-toschool items, here is some information that can help. Different from last year, computers and computer accessories are part of the sales tax holiday. Computers and accessories must be at a price of $1,000 or less per item. Included are e-readers, laptops, desktops, handhelds, tablets, & tower computers. Computer accessories include cables, printers, data storage devices, docking stations, and modems/routers. Not included are cell phones, video game consoles, and digital media receivers.
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passed the first few months of the hurricane season, you can see a pattern that will last, flooding, driving rain and the potential for mold and mildew is always present.
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