Joelle Embres's (jembres) Blog

  In so many ways, all of them good, LeBron James introduced himself to the basketball world all over again Thursday night. He carried his team. He conquered the moment.He did what he did at such an efficiently high level for such a pressurized night, it belongs in the pantheon of greatest South ...

Miami Heat forward Mike Miller wants to sell his Hillsboro Shores mansion and says an auction is the best way to do that. He's holding an auction June 30 at the six-bedroom oceanfront home in Pompano Beach near Hillsboro Mile. There are no minimum bids, and the home will sell to the highest bidd...

Consider this your reminder of a foreclosure prevention workshop Saturday, June 9, in Deerfield Beach. We wrote last month that Bank of America, Chase and GMAC -- three lenders involved in the $25 billion mortgage settlement -- will be at the Deerfield Hilton from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to discuss lo...

    WCI Communities Inc. announced this week that it has sold more than 100 homes in the past year at Parkland’s Heron Bay. In spring 2011, the city approved the Bonita Springs-based company’s plans to build 196 homes over objections by residents upset by WCI’s connection to Chinese drywall in Pa...

Thursday, June 7 Last day of public school/early release.   June 11 to 15 Mini-Camp begins at Cypress Park.   Friday, June 15 Kamp Kool Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. at respective camp sites.   Monday, June 18 Kamp Kool Begins.   Wednesday, July 4 No camp, Fourth of July holiday.   Friday, August ...

Elementary Extension Camps 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Cost: $132 Extended hours camp for children offers fun activities including arts and crafts, games, sports, indoor activities and special events. A field trip is included. Coral Springs Gymnasium 2501 Coral Springs Drive Children entering first to ...

Broward Waterway Clean-up Saturday, March 10 • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Riverside Park, 205 Coral Ridge Drive The Annual Waterway Cleanup is one of this county’s largest environmental events. For more information or to pre-register as a volunteer visit miasf.org/waterwaycleanup. Teen Success Day Thursday...

Elementary Camps - Extended Hours   8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Monday to Friday Seven-week Session: $717 Session I (four-week): $453 Session II (three-week): $341 Super sessions for campers entering first through fifth grade. This camp is filled with action-packed games, outdoor sports, arts and crafts,...

Margate residents may soon have more flexibility in how they decorate their homes with trees and shrubs, and in the size of their driveways. At a recent Margate workshop, city commissioners agreed on changing the city's landscaping code to be more in line with the Florida Friendly Landscape desig...

Coral Springs has thanked a developer who took up a 30-year old abandoned housing project by writing off the water charges which had accrued since 2003. Officials voted unanimously on a special exception petition to waive $34,000 that Paragon Homes, which purchased the property in Nov. 2010, woul...