From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Pembroke Pines employees scramble to keep their jobs

Sun Sentinel

Desperate to keep their jobs, Pembroke Pines city workers — in growing numbers — are volunteering for pay cuts, pension reductions and other compromises.
The concessions range from lowering pensions for about 250 general employees to a 30 percent pay cut for the 28 workers in the building division. The general employees’ union has until June [...]

May 26, 2009

Battle over library is quietly brewing

Sun Sentinel

Broward County budget cuts could mean the end of the library where 3,800 patrons of all ages visit each week. Century Village residents collected 1,400 signatures to protest the possible closure, one of seven branches threatened as county officials weigh a $160 million spending reduction.
Other sites on the chopping block: Beach Branch in Pompano Beach; [...]

May 26, 2009

Music and Art event benefits Autism Program

Sun Sentinel

Theater and pop music blended together during the performance of the musical Breaking Free at the city’s Arts and Autism Go Hand in Hand event. The musical at the Pembroke Pines Academic Village’s Susan B. Katz Theatre was one part of the evening’s events, which also included an art show.
During the show, performers from New [...]

May 25, 2009