Archive for the ‘Florida’ Category
5 reasons to go to Miami International Film Festival
“MAGIC CITY”
The hotly anticipated cable TV series — set in a luxury Miami hotel as Castro takes control of Cuba — debuts on Starz April 6, but South Florida audiences will get a sneak peek when the premiere episode gets a celebrity-filled screening on March 4 at the Colony Theatre (1040 [...]
Broward Teachers Union and Broward County Public Schools Reach Email Lawsuit Agreement
The Broward Teachers Union (BTU) and the School Board of Broward County, Florida have reached an out-of-court agreement in the union’s mass emailing lawsuit, setting a national precedent in how to use new technologies and resolve related complex computer communications concerns.
The agreement, which was negotiated between BTU’s new administrator John Tarka and Broward County [...]
Two historic victories for Religious Equality and Women’s Rights in Florida!
Today, the Christian Family Coalition (CFC), Florida’s premier human rights and social justice organization announced two historic victories in the Florida legislature with the passage of the Religious Equality (Freedom to Pray) bill in the Florida House Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 11-4.
Meanwhile, on the Senate side, the Florida Senate Health Regulation [...]
Northeast High School Students Near Completion of Collapsible Emergency Water Filtration Station for Disaster Relief in Tropical Areas
Representative from Lemelson-MIT Program to Review Project
The Northeast High School InvenTeam is nearing completion of a collapsible emergency water filtration station prototype that could be used for disaster relief in tropical areas. The devise would provide clean water for the affected population and aid workers, reducing the risk of water borne bacteria, such [...]
Broward County Annual Science Fair
“We need to teach our kids that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl
who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.”
- President Obama
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The annual Broward County Science Fair will be held at the Coral Ridge Mall on Friday, February 10. Students will present and defend their research and projects [...]
Arizona’s immigration law doesn’t travel well: Tourism drop-off a warning for Florida
The weeks of national furor last year didn’t matter much to Arizona, which passed a heavy-handed anti-immigration law anyway. Now that the price tag is becoming clear – tens of millions of dollars in lost tourism business – Arizona is starting to see things differently. That state’s reassessment should be a [...]
Partly sunny and mild today
A pretty sunrise over Fort Lauderdale beach. The forecast calls for mild temperatures on Tuesday. [...]

