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February 2012

Pines debates spending millions on economic development vs. street beautification

Sun Sentinel

Commissioners argue beautification would spur economic growthbr/br/A newly elected city commissioner is crusading against the city’s plans to spend $7.5 million on pine cone-themed street beautification using money that was earmarked for economic redevelopment of the city’s rundown east side.
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February 29, 2012

Store team wins Publix customer service honors

Sun Sentinel

From time to time, a company recognizes an employee for a variety of good works: from customer service to getting a huge project completed ahead of schedule.
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February 29, 2012

Embattled Kaplan College to close Pembroke Pines campus

Sun Sentinel

Kaplan College plans to close its Pembroke Pines campus, a school that opened to great fanfare two years ago, but quickly lost students after a federal investigation raised questions about its admissions practices.
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February 28, 2012

Cop Shoots Dog: Three Stories to Wreck An Animal Lover’s Day

Topix

February saw police officers in New Mexico, Florida, and Virginia unnecessarily shoot family pets, including a playful Australian Shepherd that bit an officer’s shoe, a guard dog that was shot dead while the owner was away, and a brown and white mutt that was shot for being off-leash in a public park.A From New Mexico : Victoria Baca called the New … (more)

February 28, 2012

Kaplan College to close in Pembroke Pines

Topix

Kaplan College in Pembroke Pines, which became embroiled in a federal investigation on the admission practices of for-profit colleges, plans to close its doors next year.

February 28, 2012

Pembroke Pines event combines bunnies and sundaes

Sun Sentinel

If your children like sundaes and costumed bunnies, they can have the two together at an upcoming event in Pembroke Pines. Sundaes with the Bunny will run from 2 to 4 p.m. March 31 at the Southwest Focal Point Senior Center, 301 NW 103rd Ave. Tickets are $6 for residents and $8 for nonresidents. The event will be hosted by a costumed bunny, and attendees can create their own sundaes and participate in arts and crafts activities. Tickets can be purchased at the Pembroke Lakes Tennis Center, 10500 Taft St. For more information, call 954-431-4146. — Chris Guanche a href=”http://blogs.trb.com/community/news/sunrise/forum/facebook_logo.jpg”img alt=”facebook_logo.jpg” src=”http://blogs.trb.com/community/news/sunrise/forum/facebook_logo-thumb.jpg” width=”40″ height=”40″ //a strong Follow us on Facebook by clicking /strong a href=”http://www.facebook.com/BrowardForum” target=”_blank”here/a! /strongimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://sunsentinel.feedsportal.com/c/34258/f/623305/s/1d042247/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Pembroke+Pines+event+combines+bunnies+and+sundaeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.trb.com%2Fcommunity%2Fnews%2Fpembroke_pines%2Fforum%2F2012%2F02%2Fpembroke_pines_event_combines.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Pembroke+Pines+event+combines+bunnies+and+sundaeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.trb.com%2Fcommunity%2Fnews%2Fpembroke_pines%2Fforum%2F2012%2F02%2Fpembroke_pines_event_combines.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/div
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February 28, 2012

Pembroke Pines may ban ice cream trucks

Miami Herald

Consumer convenience or unhygienic nuisance? Pembroke Pines is debating whether to become the first in South Florida to ban all the ice cream trucks, hot dog vendors and street merchants who sell their wares in suburban neighborhoods or at busy intersections.

February 28, 2012

Two More Republicans Announce Challenges to Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Topix

Two more Republicans have jumped in to challenge Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Broward County’s GOP chairman says a “spirited primary” will help the party “put our best foot forward.” Gineen Bresso and Juan Eliel Garcia joined the Republican contest in the 23rd Congressional District, bringing the number of GOP hopefuls … (more)

February 28, 2012

Ice cream trucks, vendors face possible ban in Pines

Topix

Consumer convenience or unhygienic nuisance? This city is debating whether to become the first in South Florida to ban all the ice cream trucks, hot dog vendors and street merchants who sell their wares in suburban neighborhoods or at busy intersections.

February 28, 2012

Young cuties can compete in Pembroke Pines pageant

Miami Herald

Your child could be Pembroke Pines’ next Little Miss Sweetheart.

February 28, 2012

Judge to consider settlement in Collier red-light camera class-action suit

Topix

More than two years after a pair of Collier County drivers filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the county’s red-light cameras were illegal, a circuit judge on Tuesday will be asked to approve a roughly $665,000 settlement to end the legal battle.

February 27, 2012

Woman hurt in fall from horse in Southwest Ranches

Topix

A 19-year-old Pembroke Pines woman was flown to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood on Monday after a horseback riding accident in Southwest Ranches, according to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue.

February 27, 2012

Woman hurt in fall from horse in Southwest Ranches

Sun Sentinel

19-year-old was flown to hospitalbr/br/A 19-year-old Pembroke Pines woman was flown to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood on Monday after a horseback riding accident in Southwest Ranches, according to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue.
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February 27, 2012

Pembroke Pines considers ban on ice cream trucks, hot dog carts and other street vendors

Sun Sentinel

Consumer convenience or unhygienic nuisance? This city is debating whether to become the first in South Florida to ban all the ice cream trucks, hot dog vendors and street merchants who sell their wares in suburban neighborhoods or at busy intersections.
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February 27, 2012

Dog shot in front of family in Pembroke Pines

Topix

Pembroke Pines, FL – What happened to an Australian shepherd named “Baxter” last Friday is a dog owner’s worst nightmare.

February 27, 2012

13-under club wins inaugural Bengals Brawl

Sun Sentinel

The Pembroke Pines Optimist 13-Under Division travel baseball team recently won the first Bengals Brawl in their hometown.
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February 26, 2012

Pines arts festival to feature a New Orleans jazz theme

Sun Sentinel

Follow us on Facebook by clicking here !br/br/Coming off the heels of Mardi Gras, the 14th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival in the Pines will bring a New Orleans jazz theme to Pembroke Pines City Center.
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February 24, 2012

Injured owl released into wild — again

Topix

A wildlife rescue group has released a once-injured burrowing owl back into the wild for the second time.A The small, brown bird’s big, yellow eyes have seen far too many animal hospitals in recent years.

February 24, 2012

Half the woman she used to be

Topix

Rose, 45, has maintained her amazing 130-pound weight loss — a feat that took about a year and a half to accomplish — for the past five years.

February 24, 2012

Davie child-porn suspect’s $1.4 million bond won’t be cut

Topix

A Broward judge refused to lower the $1.4 million bond set for a 45-year-old Davie man accused of possessing more than 144 images of child pornography.

February 23, 2012

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