Teens in the city of Davie show love and care for both their bodies and Mother Earth by spending time creating a wildlife habitat and vegetable garden at the Rick and Rita Case Boys & Girls Club. Scout Gold Award Project Town volunteers helped Girl Scout, Melissa Ellett, create this project, of hers, which she…
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Case-Shiller Shows Home Values Rolling Back 9 Years
The March Case-Shiller Index was released this week and it corroborates the findings of the government’s most recent Home Price Index — home values are slipping nationwide.
Surfside’s Parking Revenue Increases
DPT or Digital Payment Technologies was reviewed as the most feature-rich, user-friendly and solar-powered pay stations that’s why the Town of Surfside decided to deploy 28 multi-space parking pay stations. The LUKE pay stations, 23 of which were installed in November of 2010, have driven an average cumulative parking revenue increase of 51 percent. The…
Southwest Ranches Yorkshire Pig Finally Allowed to Stay
The Yorkshire pig, Strawberri, almost got kicked out of town for being the wrong kind of swine, won’t have to move out of town, after all. Since, Southwest Ranches is known for its many and varied farm animals, Strawberri and other domestic porkers, that are not Vietnamese potbellied pigs, are now welcome in this rural…
The Economy and Real Estate Status in Florida
Looking at today’s status of Florida’s real estate, the National Association of Realtors said that from December 2010, pending home sales rose. 11.5% compared to December 2009’s 1.7%. NAR says that people should expect foreclosures which will keep home prices down, at least through the third or fourth quarter of 2011, but then again,…
Making A Rate-Lock Plan Before Friday’s Jobs Report
Tomorrow morning, at 8:30 AM ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its Non-Farm Payrolls report for May. If you’re floating a mortgage rate right now — or are in the process of shopping for a loan — consider locking in.
Plentiful Fishing Tournaments in South Florida
In comes the month of June, which means it´s tournament time in South Florida. Among the events taking place this month is, The 26th annual Ladies Fish-Off, which will happen this Saturday, June 4. Ladies can only fish but gentlemen can serve as captains and mates. Eligible species are dolphin, kingfish, black fin tuna, cobia…
Parkland Chief of Police Committed to Serve and Protect
Marvin Stoner, a veteran Broward Sheriff Office commander, is the newly appointed police chief in Parkland. At 62, Stoner is still committed to protect citizens. In an e-mail statement, he said , “I am looking forward to getting to know the people of Parkland and working with the city leaders and personnel in BSO’s Parkland…
Mortgage Guidelines Start To Loosen At The Country’s Biggest Banks
The Federal Reserve’s quarterly survey of senior loan officers revealed that an overwhelming majority of U.S. banks have stopped tightening mortgage requirements for prime borrowers.
One of the Best East Coast Beaches for Couples
One of the best things about South Beach is its great weather, and it seems a shame to stay locked up in your hotel room or anywhere indoors when the sun is shining. Luckily, tourists enjoying the outdoors. On a great day, visitors might consider trying out: eating great food at the city’s best restaurants…