Focus On South Florida
Focus on South Florida: “Independence on the Runway-No Limits”
The second annual event presented by the Center for Independent Living in Broward County supports the 20-year mission of the center: to empower and offer asistance to people with disabilities. We focus on how the unique fashion show changes lives
Focus on South Florida: School for Advanced Studies
South Florida’s School for Advanced Studies is honored by Newsweek magazine as the sixth best in the nation. We take you inside SAS to see what makes it so special and talk with the school’s principal and two of its students.
Focus on South Florida: Veterans & PTSD
Janine Lutz has started up a nonprofit to help troubled veterans and their families, after her own son, who was suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, committed suicide.
Focus on South Florida: Mother’s Day
The focus is on the Guardian ad Litem program and how the program helps abused, abandoned, and neglected children. We meet a young man whose Guardian ad Litem has been like a mother to him over the six years they have been in each other’s lives.
Focus on South Florida: Brain Banks
Brain banks are changing the way doctors are treating patients. At the University of Miami, brain tissue is studied at the Brain Endowment Bank and sent to researchers worldwide. We focus on the work done there, and how it helps unlock the mysteries of diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Focus on South Florida: Victim’s Rights
The survivor of a brutal crime that killed her daughter and 2 other people is speaking out to help others like her. The focus is on local efforts to increase public awareness of, and knowledge among crime victims and survivors about the range of rights and services available to them.
Focus on South Florida: Asian-Pacific American Heritage
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage month. The Museum of Discovery & Science in Fort Lauderdale is hosting its second annual event to promote awareness of what has become a national celebration in May.
Focus on South Florida: Youth Town Hall
An upcoming Youth Town Hall meeting is designed to provide a platform for young people to organize and discuss issues like South Florida’s epidemic of street violence, education challenges, and childhood obesity. The think tank-like environment will help set the stage for inspiring students to create real solutions.
Focus on South Florida: Adverse Possession
The Florida legislature’s action to close a loophole in the old and outdated Adverse Possession law will affect all of us and the local economy. We take CBS4 Chief Investigator Michele Gillen’s report on the contorversy surrounding Adverse Possession one step further to discuss the impact.
Focus on South Florida: Experience Aviation
As part of Experience Aviation’s “Build & Soar” program, 30 local students, led by world-famous aviator Barrington Irving, were challenged to build a supercar capable of winning a race against a jet. Their project will be put to the test at Opa-Locka airport.
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Shopping Around South Florida
Best Shopping Centers & Malls
From Sawgrass Mills to the Falls, these are your best bets for malls.
Best South Florida Thrift Stores
Malls too expensive? Check out the bargains and be thrifty.
