New Mural Enlivens Parking Garage in Downtown Hollywood
The artists, TM Sisters, began painting a new mural in Downtown Hollywood this week. The mural will be on the City Parking Garage at 19th Avenue between Polk and Tyler Streets.
HOLLYWOOD - To promote the arts in Downtown Hollywood, a large scale mural is being painted on the City of Hollywood’s Parking Garage in the Radius Building located at 19th Avenue and Tyler Street. The ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MURAL, Page 5A
Over 50 years of vision problems As he thinks back to the first time he recalled having problems with his vision, Raymond Poirier has to laugh for a minute. What the 61-year-old was bringing himself back to was the age of 8, Catholic school in his home state of Rhode Island, where everyone kept telling him that many of his problems didn't come from him not knowing things, but actually not being able to see them. "I was a defiant, young kid who really didn't want to wear glasses," Poirier said. "But I guess every child has that certain vanity." While vision problems have plagued him for
Raymond Poirier with Dr. Stanley Braverman after a successful procedure. much of his life, other unfortunate circumstances have also surrounded Poirier's lengthy career as a construction worker. Within the struggle to see - with eye covering protecting him - a severe accident broke both of his legs and truly had Poirier scrambling to just live each day. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BRAVERMAN, Page 3B
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Hidden Consequences of Losing Your Teeth
Last Wednesday, an amazing 22 Hallandale High football players made history by signing scholarships.
Hallandale High football program sends 22 athetes to the next level By Larry Blustein sfsuntimes@aol.com In this competitive world we live in, gaining an edge is sometimes the only way to get ahead. In the classroom - what happens between the 1st and 12th grades will shape your life. It will, for the most part, define what your future will hold for you. Do well, and doors will open up fast. Fail, and you will be fighting an uphill battle the rest of your life. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FOOTBALL, Page 5A
CONSTIPATION PAIN Results of a survey of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain sheds light on constipation, a common side effect of opioid therapy. The findings show that of the 1,001 survey respondents who took opioids and experienced constipation within the past 3 months. Check out the complete results of the study on Page 7B.
The most obvious effect of missing teeth is aesthetic. The way you look affects the way you feel, and the psychological and social consequences of tooth loss can also be profound, as we shall see. But it's not just about unsightly gaps; there's something less apparent going on in the area of a lost tooth that can affect function, health, facial aesthetics — just about everything. Believe it or not, in the beginning and at the end — it's not so much about teeth as it is about bone, which needs stimulation to maintain its form and density. In the case of alveolar bone which surr––––––––––––––––––––– BOBADILLA, Page 7A
HALLANDALE BEACH Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL 23rd) met with seniors this week during a tour of the City of Hallandale Beach Human Services offices and seniors programs at the Austin Hepburn Center. For more on her visit, see Page 12B.
For the hundreds of patients who flock to Broward Dental Implants in Hallandale Beach, they already know how this staff of trained professionals works. You can find out too. Give them a call at 954-456-1939.
SPOTLIGHT ON STAGE Josh Groban first began to sing in public when he was in 7th grade, his music teacher chose him to sing a solo of the song “S’Wonderful” at the school’s cabaret night, where he sang on stage for the first time. Fans will get the chance to see this talented performer at the Broward Center. For more, see Page 2B.