Hundreds of community supporters and sports enthusiasts celebrated the Florida Panthers, back-to-back 2024 & 2025 Stanley Cup Champions, at History Fort Lauderdale’s 29th annual History Makers fundraiser at War Memorial Auditorium on January 8.  Presented by Alligator Ron & Ali Bergeron, Miles & Tara Forman and Murphy Family Charitable Trust and hosted by WSVN 7 Sportscaster Donovan Campbell, the History Makers event raised more than $60,000 for History Fort Lauderdale and its mission of preserving our collective heritage. The yearly event recognizes individuals and companies who have made significant contributions to the growth of the City of Fort Lauderdale. The evening began with a VIP tour […]

Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Broward County announced its 2026 Bigs of the Year in celebration of National Mentoring Month in January, honoring extraordinary volunteers whose commitment, consistency and compassion have made a lasting difference in the lives of local youth. This year’s honorees include: Big Brother of the Year, Alexander Salow; Big Sister of the Year, Selina Hightower; High School Big Brother of the Year, Josiah Ferguson; High School Big Sister of the Year, Juliana Pineda; Igniters of Big Futures, Broward County State Attorney’s Office; Defender of Potential, Michelle McNab-Hemans; and Employee of the Year: Monica Venegas. One of the most powerful ways […]

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For the second consecutive year, Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) partnered with a private sponsor and other local educators to host over 25 teachers and school administrators from Kazakhstan for its Empowering Teacher Leaders conference, led by the School of Education & Behavioral Studies (SEBS) on December 1-5, 2025. In 2024, the conference focused on teachers integrating special needs students into the classroom. This year the focus shifted to supporting school administrators. The objective of the partnership is to help strengthen the education system in a country that has continued to grow since the fall of the Soviet Union in […]