Cooper City

Nonprofit to host food drive for kids this summer

2013-05-22 11:34:00

A local nonprofit is partnering with 15 Walgreens stores for an upcoming food drive. Davie-based HOPE (Helping Other People Everyday) Outreach Center is teaming up with Walgreens stores in Pembroke Pines, Cooper City, Davie, Weston, Southwest Ranches...

Readers' top travel picks

2013-05-22 14:17:00

Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, Aruba With a free-form pool for the kids and a casino for the adults, Hector Rivas and his family say the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is the perfect getaway. “We’ve been there four...

Guess who's watching the sheriff's budget?

2013-05-21 07:17:00

Surprise, surprise. Look who we found in the audience at Tuesday's budget workshop in County Hall, where Sheriff Scott Israel will talk about his request for a 14 percent increase. Yes, it's his political nemesis, former Sheriff Al Lamberti, sitting...

What are Republicans and tea party hiding?

2013-05-20 05:31:49

Where I was born, there is a saying, "When you throw stones into a pig sty, the pig who squeals the loudest is the one you hit." Forcibly brought to mind, this saying was more than self-evident in the line-up of sanctimonious Republican and tea party...

U.S. suburban poverty growing, but trend mixed in Miami-Dade, Broward

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Across the country, the poverty rate is surging in the suburbs, where the number of poor people is growing much faster than in central cities -- a largely unrecognized reversal that calls for a retooling of federal anti-poverty, economic development and...

Broward drivers navigate the I-595 nightmare

2013-05-19 10:04:02

Let the countdown for aggravated east-west motorists in Broward begin: less than one year to go until the $1.2 billion Interstate 595 project is finally done. But for more than three years, drivers using the main east-west thoroughfare in Broward County...

Buying a stadium is like buying a house

2013-05-18 00:00:00

I am a business owner, sports fan and homeowner. Before I make any decisions, I try to check everything out to the best of my ability. Stephen Ross is a very successful businessman. From reading an article by sports writer Craig Davis, it is reported...

Neighborhood steps up to help family

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The first house you see when turning into the Cooper's Point neighborhood is no longer an eyesore. The house, tucked between two diverging streets in Cooper City, has a large combined front and side yard that's seen by everyone driving through the...

Out & About Summer Highlights

2013-05-16 15:38:00

We're always adding new events so don't forget to check back with us! MIAMI-DADE COUNTY Closing Party BBQ June 1. Say farewell to the Miami art museum with entertainment, music and more. In December, the museum will reopen as the Perez Art Museum...

Replica of 1526 Spanish galleon on view at Fort Lauderdale marina

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Looking like it sailed out of the pages of history, an imposing Spanish galleon dominates the Intracoastal Waterway at Fort Lauderdale's Bahia Mar marina, a regal wooden sailing ship incongruous among gleaming white modern dockmates. The vessel is a...

News of the Weird: Frontiers of Parenting

2013-05-14 12:00:00

Caribou Baby, a Brooklyn, N.Y., "eco-friendly maternity, baby and lifestyle store," has recently been hosting gatherings at which parents exchange tips on "elimination communication" — the weaning of infants without benefit of diapers (as reported...

H&M store opening in Pembroke Pines

2013-05-14 02:30:00

H&M is planning to open a new store at Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines this fall, the Swedish retailer announced Monday. The new, 20,000-square-foot store is slated to open across from Victoria's Secret, offering an assortment of trendy apparel...

Umar Farooq, of Cooper City, is accused of using his truck -- with his three children on board -- to ram and run his estranged wife off the road Sunday afternoon.

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Mariano Franchy, 64, of Cooper City, was arrested on federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Franchy worked as a respiratory therapist at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Cooper City-based matchmaker Natalie Clarice hosts "Find Me My Man" 9 p.m. Tuesdays on Oxygen

2013-04-29 13:06:00