August 28, 2009 by Barbara
Sea Watch Restaurant
on the Ocean
6002 N. Ocean Blvd.
Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308
(954) 781-2200
Full Moon Party!!!
Friday, September 4, 2009
5:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
Live Entertainment
32 oz. Drink Specials
Light Fare from the Grill
Contest & Prizes for All Ages
Special Activities for Kids
Enjoy the Most Beautiful View in South Florida!!!!!!!
August 26, 2009 by Barbara
BC- What a way to spend an hour and well worth it if you’re called…. Answer the phone people…
‘Klein holding town hall hearing on health care
> Posted by Anthony Man on August 26, 2009 08:53 PM
Though he’s part of the Democratic congressional majority, which has made health care overhaul a priority, U.S. Rep. Ron Klein told a group of constituents Wednesday night that he won’t promise to vote in favor of whatever legislation emerges.
Klein, who represents Broward and Palm Beach counties, said he wants to see changes in the legislation.
“Until I’m satisfied I’m not going to be supporting this bill. I’m not quite there yet,” he said in response to a question from Bill in Lighthouse Point.
Bill is among more than 300 people who got in touch with Klein’s office to participate in Klein’s telephone town hall. The call began shortly after 8 p.m.; it’s continuing now.
The caller said he was concerned with the potential cost of the health care plan and the government’s poor track record running entities such as the Postal Service.
“Right now we’re just taxed to death,” he said.
Klein said he wants to see more cost control before he’d support health care legislation.
Other callers wanted to know about benefits to undocumented immigrants (Klein said they wouldn’t get any) and abortion funding (which Klein said wouldn’t be covered).
Another caller was “worried about the people who are advising our president. He’s surrounded himself by people who are confirmed Marxists and socialists.”
Klein said he supports the free market, but said the insurance industry’s exemption from antitrust laws means there isn’t effective competition.
“As far as the socialism, Marxism. I’m not a socialist, you’re not a socialist,” he said.
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I wont vote for him but the telephone town was actually really productive and seemed a lot better then the screaming and yelling or the totally packed with Dem Wexler event. There was a lot of people calling Klein names on here the past few days but at least he took real questions from real people and not just from one side of the aisle. Even the West guy running against him had a totally packed audience of republicans (which i usually agree with). but for West to call Klein cowardice is ridiculous. Would west rather have Klein do an event like he did with all Dems. Give me a break. At least tonight people from both sides were heard
Posted by: yngrepbulican@hotmail.com | August 26, 2009 9:27 PM
I was surprised to receive the call to join in, but pleasantly so. There were a number of questions from both factions, and Congressman Klein did not shy away. If the audience tonight is any indication of where the public stands…it’s not now…not yet and with a whole lot more explanations!
Posted by: Barbara Cole | August 26, 2009 9:35 PM’
link below….
August 24, 2009 by Barbara
What happens when you need a
Friend and there’s no one there?
Having no one to turn to in a moment of need is a
trying experience for anyone, but especially for the
poor. Are you willing to be a friend of the poor?
For nearly two centuries, the poor and needy of the world have found a friend in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. This year, on September 26th, the Society will hold its second annual nationwide Friends of the Poor 5K Walk. We invite you to participate and become Friends of the Poor, too. Pledges made on behalf of registered walkers in a given community will benefit those most in need in that same community.
To register as a walker, to pledge support for a walker, volunteer, or for more information, go to www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org. To volunteer, use the local contact information below.
Please join us. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes and find out how good it feels to give.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
Registration: 7:00AM-8:00AM
Location and Route: Our 5K (3.1 mile) WALK begins at 8:00AM at St. Gabriel’s Church Parking Lot, 731 N. Ocean Blvd. (A1A), in Pompano Beach, continues on to Riverside Dr. to 14th St. Causeway, to Ocean Blvd. (A1A) and Atlantic Blvd..
St. Gabriel’s St. Vincent de Paul Conference
731 N. Ocean Blvd. (A1A)
Pompano Beach, Fl 33062
Telephone: 954-943-9717
August 24, 2009 by Barbara
DO YOU HAVE A PHOTO THAT
SHOWS OFF THE BEST OF
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA?
We are looking for some great pictures of
“Florida’s Beach Village”
to feature on the cover and inside our
2010 Visitor’s Guide
Just bring copies of your photos with
a $5 entry fee for each to the
Chamber of Commerce / Welcome Center
at 4201 Ocean Drive
no later than October 1.
If you’re one of the talented winners,
you’ll have your name and picture in
40,000 Visitor’s Guides.
There will also be prizes for
the top three photos.
For more information and for the specs,
please call Judy at (954) 776-1000.
August 24, 2009 by Barbara
Greetings!
Please be our guest as we celebrate sculpture artist Roy Butler, Friday August 28th. The reception (6PM – 9PM) will benefit Flamingo Gardens preserving historic landmarks while providing a wildlife sanctuary for native plants and animals of south Florida. Complementary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. For additional information please visit our webpage: stlawrencegallery.com and click on the calendar section.
We hope you will be able to join us to experience the “Art of Entertaining” for a worthy cause.
Randy Liebig, Gallery Owner
St. Lawrence Gallery
SCULPTURE ARTIST ROY BUTLER
PREMIER RAFFLE ITEM:
Lily Pads tea light
*One of a kind*
Additional raffle items will be presented during the event.
Tickets my be purchased during the event or in advance at the Gallery and on our website: stlawrencegallery.com
1:$3, 4:$10, or 10:$20
3556 N. Ocean Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
954-566-8011
~winners DO NOT need to be present to win~
raffle proceeds benefit Flamingo Gardens
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Friday August 28, 2009
6:00PM – 9:00PM
St. Lawrence Gallery
August 20, 2009 by Barbara
LBTS DEPARTMENTS LOOKIN’ FOR A PIECE OF THE PIE …..
A PUBLIC SERVICE FOR LBTS TAXPAYERS…NOT FOUND ON THE TOWN WEBSITE …. (although this writer made a request for it)
Dear Readers …as promised the LBTS 2009-2010 PROPOSED Budget- link below to Town website found on the right hand side of the site/ Justification pages…scans below…
First, some info …on July 28, 2009 at the 5 pm meeting the Commissioners directed the Town Manager the following…No 5% increase for the Commission/ Group Ins. stays as budgeted for Commissioners/ No more Sister Cities/ “Training” (going to Tallahassee/ FLOC etc.) for Commissioners stays as budgeted/ Town Topics will still be going out every 2 months and allow residents to opt out of mailing/ Decorative poles stays as budgeted/ Discussion of charging for non- residents vs residents for Recreation & Senior Center/ Recreation stays at $34,000 as budgeted / Comm. Clottey’s Community Concerts is lowered from $10,000 to $7500/ Special events stays at $64,000 as budgeted/ Discussion on Chamber if receiving additional $20,000 from County could be penalized with money going to Town/No ins. for full grown tree replacement ($750,000 policy would cost 10%)/ 2.5% or 2% COLA for all 30 hour Town Employees
Also see below…VFD Fire Dept.4% increase/AMR4% increase-/BSO-5% increase… as budgeted/No Mgr. proposed budget for non- profits/Pelican Hopper will get monies / Town Attys.Weiss Serota will have additional $250,000 for Bert J. Harris suits( per TA request)/ Town Manager ran an RFP option by Comms. at their individual budget meetings/ New Command car property of VFD/ Actual Town staff 32/Some changes in Justification pages are due to designated department changes such as Fire Marshall (on paper)/Insurance changed with change of “risk” class for employees/ Computers will be replaced 1 at a time/ Req. Reserves 904,000 roll- back only (not applicable)/Pelican Hopper we pay $58,000/ Beach Patrol -advalorem account opened on July 29, 2009 by Town to pay VFD 2008-09 – 1 day after the budget meeting ( VFD income-expense reports show Beach Patrol VFD paid already)/$284,000 LETF not included in budget (not supposed to be)/Salary changes from $295,000 to $192,000 “misallocation”/Printing down due to no longer printing Business Tax Licenses/ water down sprinkler sensors & Zenoscape / Equipment maintenance lower cost due to changing equipment to another dept. (on paper) ..Check out “Community Standards …..
THE BUDGET LINK….
http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/
The Justification Sheets…
More To Come….
Any input from residents…. contact a Commissioner prior to the meetings below….contact info is on Town website …link above…
SEPT. 14, 2009 5:01 pm & SEPT. 28, 2009 5:01 pm…JARVIS HALL …PUBLIC MAY COMMENT…
Televised on Comcast Ch. 78/online Town website (live stream)…link above…
August 20, 2009 by Barbara
Sculpture Artist Roy Butler
Benefiting Family Central
DATE: August 21, 2009
TIME: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
LOCATION: 3556 N. Ocean Blvd.
PHONE: 954.566.8011
Join Our Mailing List!
St. Lawrence Gallery
3556 N. Ocean Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
954-566-8011
August 19, 2009 by Barbara
full text…full text link below…
“A journalism think tank announced grants Monday to help five news organizations, including The Miami Herald, work with community groups on new cooperative approaches to gathering and presenting neighborhood news on the Internet.
American University’s J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, based in Washington, is funding the one-year project with a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The money will be used to support a liaison at each news organization and provide small stipends to local content partners.
“We think this network is an important new way of expanding community news coverage at a time when it’s hard to launch fresh initiatives,” said Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal. “We very much look forward to being a part of this national experiment and trying to figure out new ways of providing community news.”
For its part, The Miami Herald is reaching out to community organizations, existing community newspapers and journalists interested in creating local reporting groups to publish geographically distinct websites on the same platform.
The goal is to develop a network of channels on the Web that provide community news from across South Florida, where users can find news, information, conversation, commentary and advertising from bloggers, school groups and news organizations large and small.
In addition to The Miami Herald, the other news organizations taking part in the pilot project are: The Seattle Times, The Charlotte Observer, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times and Tucsoncitizen.com, a newspaper that became a Web-only news outlet in May.
“We hope this project will help traditional news organizations and new media makers begin to figure out how to amplify good content coming from their communities — sharing it, even monetizing it for all participants,” said Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab. J-Lab is a center at American University’s School of Communication.
J-Lab will assemble ideas and lessons learned into an overall report on how such networked journalism collaborations might work.
Those with a hyperlocal website or community newspaper or those involved with a local neighborhood group interested in taking part in the pilot project through The Miami Herald should contact Elissa Vanaver, vice president/Community Affairs, at 305-376-3628 or e-mail evanaver@MiamiHerald.com.”
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1190126.html?storylink=pd
