Joelle Embres's (jembres) Blog

We've received some questions asking for inexpensive home cleaning solutions, and want to share some of our tips for putting your home's best foot forward.GroutMost grout stains are surface stains. Try sandpaper or a Magic Eraser-type sponge to remove them. (Even a pencil eraser works well.)If yo...

  Q: We make a decent living and can afford our mortgage payments. Our house is slightly underwater and times are lean, but we are getting by. We are not late on our payments and like our home. We have tried several times to get a loan modification, but our lender keeps telling us that we make en...

Florida’s property insurer of last resort on Thursday backed off a proposal that would eliminate a 10 percent cap on rate increases for new customers starting Jan. 1. Board members for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. told staff to study the idea further and discuss the possible impact with stat...

A portion of the Shadow Wood community is in the running to be named the 2012 Neighborhood of the Year by Neighborhoods USA (NUSA), a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to building stronger communities. In the past six years, Shadow Wood has only had three burglaries out of 52 units. I...

The Coral Springs Fire Academy is hosting its first Fire Academy Expo on Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families and future firefighters will have an opportunity to tour the award-winning facility and learn just what it takes to be a Firefighter or EMT. Academy instructors will offer dem...

Shred for free May 19 Avoid becoming a victim of identity theft by bringing any personal documents to the City’s next Shredathon, where they will be shredded for free on site. The next event will be Saturday, May 19 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in front of City Hall. Please note that there is a limit of...

Residents can now download free City app Want to file a code enforcement complaint? The City now has an app for that! Residents with an Apple or Android device can now download the free “myCoralSprings” application. The app bridges the gap between local government and its residents and allows fo...

City hosts Landlord Training Workshop     The City of Coral Springs is hosting a Landlord Training Workshop on Wednesday, May 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Northwest Regional Library at 3151 University Drive. In light of the recent requirements for landlords to register their units, the City felt...

A day after a couple were arrested on child neglect charges for not having their five children properly restrained in their car, a child safety advocate said the incident is all too common. In Palm Beach County, nearly half of all children are not properly restrained while riding in cars, said Ke...

The highly-heralded center fielder hoping to win third straight district crown in process.   Lewis Brinson doesn't know his phone number. He can remember his old number, but the voice on the other line will tell you that number is no longer in use — Major League scouts were calling it too often. ...