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6 days ago | 
tamaractalk.com | David Volz
2 9SharesTamarac residents seeking to improve their fitness may want to consider attending FITZONE, a free exercise club catering to all athletic abilities. The class will begin on June 3 and meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Caporella Park, located at 5200 Prospect Road, Tamarac. Open to Tamarac residents, FITZONE is designed to help individuals achieve their health and wellness goals.
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1 week ago | 
tamaractalk.com | David Volz
3 15SharesA genuine concern for others and a love for singing describe Danica Andrews. A leading senior at J.P. Taravella High School, Andrews, 18, is graduating with a 4.6 grade point average and earning a Florida Medallion scholarship to pay 75 percent of her tuition at Florida State University this fall.
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1 week ago | 
southdadenewsleader.com | David Volz
Hurricane season has arrived, and if residents are well-prepared, they can weather some rough weather. June 1st is the official start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is predicted to be above normal regarding storm development and activity with 17 potential named storms.
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1 week ago | 
southdadenewsleader.com | David Volz
The Homestead Council will consider an increase in the street lighting costs. Due to increases in commodity prices, the prices for electrical infrastructure have also continued to rise. To fairly cover costs for street lighting andsecurity lights, the customer charges for the Street Lighting Rates need to be revised. These numbers have not been materially changed since 2006, and the CPI has increased 51% in the same time frame.
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1 week ago | 
southdadenewsleader.com | David Volz
South Dade Senior High School will help students develop adult skills through a wide variety of internship opportunities this summer. Approximately 230 students from South Dade will be participating. Some will be working on projects around the high school, while others will be working in nonprofit service organizations or businesses, such as stores and other opportunities, this summer.
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1 week ago | 
coralspringstalk.com | David Volz
4 15SharesThe Coral Springs High School esports program has garnered significant recognition this year and is establishing a strong reputation. In early May, the Colts won first place in the Broward County Rocket League competition for the third consecutive time at Nova Southeastern University. The Rocket League competition is an entirely online, three-on-three game. The competitors direct a car to kick a ball and score goals that count for one point.
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2 weeks ago | 
coralspringstalk.com | David Volz
3 9SharesA group of friends was having fun in the water at Pompano Beach when a rip tide suddenly carried four teenage boys out to sea. Christian Boksa, of Coral Springs, sprang into action on March 15, rescuing each boy one at a time from the turbulent water. The boys were members of the Pompano Beach High School Army JROTC program and knew each other well.
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2 weeks ago | 
coconutcreektalk.com | David Volz
1656SharesThe Coconut Creek Commission began approving changes to the city charter. During the May 22 meeting, the commission approved an ordinance to amend the city charter as adopted by the city charter review board on April 16 on first reading. It will come up for a second reading at a future meeting and, if approved, will be placed on the November 2026 ballot.
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2 weeks ago | 
southdadenewsleader.com | David Volz
The South Dade Senior High School robotics team and electric race car driving team have done very well this year. The electric vehicle racing team recently traveled to Sebring, Florida, and placed fourth out of 12 teams using a fully electric 24-volt car the students built. They competed in two races. The team struggled with electrical problems, but in the second race, the team fixed various issues with the engine and ran better. "We ran 71 laps on a quarter-mile track.
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2 weeks ago | 
southdadenewsleader.com | David Volz
Significant improvements are coming to the South Dade Regional Library. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Commission Vice Chair Kionne McGhee, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, and the Miami-Dade Public Library System celebrated the Interior Renovation and Modernization Project and the completion of the solar panel array at the South Dade Library, 10750 SW 211 Street, Cutler Bay, FL 33189.
