Raising funds to sink the Lady Luck off Pompano Beach, July 23, 2

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Construction
manager
approved for
pier project
Raising funds to sink the Lady Luck
off Pompano Beach, July 23, 2 p.m.
Final contract for pier build
months away
By Anne Siren
Pelican staff
Pompano Beach - On Tuesday,
commissioners agreed that hiring a
construction manager at risk [CMAR]
was the way to go with the multitiered project to rebuild the fishing
pier.
Last year, safety issues arose
regarding the aging structure. Repairs
would no longer suffice, they agreed,
Assistant City Manager, Greg Harrison
Mayor Lamar Fisher
Bridge phone
Porthole covers
Rob Wyre, Isle Casino
Tom DiGorgio
See PIER on page 24
Committee
drops request
Dale Henry, artist at work
Spotlight
Whistle control
Handrails
for new audit of
$30,000 raised at auction to fund sinking of the Lady Luck
NW CRA funds By Michael d’Oliveira
beach here July 23.
schematic view box, outlet switches
By Judy Vik
Pelican staff
Pompano Beach – The Northwest
CRA Advisory Committee this
week fell short of recommending an
independent audit of NW CRA funds.
The vote came after the city’s finance
director Suzette Sibble came before
the board to explain the auditing
process.
“When statements claiming to
be fact are incorrect, we find an
See NW CRA on page 11
Pelican writer
Pompano Beach – It might
have been the first ever ship salvage
operation to happen on dry land.
On July 8 at the Fort Lauderdale
Marriott Pompano Beach Resort, an
auction was held to raise money to pay
for the sinking of Lady Luck, the 324foot tanker that will be scuttled off the
And it won’t be cheap. The party
was a fundraiser to help with expenses
of this city’s newest shipwreck reef.
Supporters of Lady Luck arrived
with their wallets to buy some of the
artifacts that had been removed from
the ship.
On the auction block were lights,
porthole covers, hand rails, a bridge
phone, speaker, door handles, a
and more. Four pieces of art work,
created during the event by speed
painter Dale Henry, were also
auctioned.
“Bring a piece of Lady Luck home
with you,” said Mayor Lamar Fisher,
who served as auctioneer.
Rob Wyre, regional vice president
See LADY LUCK on page 17
The luck of the Lady’s sinking is tightly engineered
By Anne Siren
Pelican staff
Legend says that each and every
vessel is recorded by name in the
Ledger of the Deep and is known
personally to Poseidon, also referred
to as Neptune, the god of the sea.
So to clear up any misconceptions
among the subaquatic royalty, the
See LADY SINKING on page 19
Decommissioned by the City of New York and sold to Shipwreck Park Pompano Beach, Florida
the Newtown Creek will be Pompano’s newest shipwreck. SHPP is a 501c dedicated to creating
artificial reefs. The foundation will be adding the Newtown Creek (now renamed as “Lady Luck”)
as the center piece. [Courtesy]
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Friday, July 15, 2016
McNab Road changes put on hold until neighborhood, city can agree on project
By Anne Siren
Pelican staff
Pompano Beach Residents made it clear on
Tuesday that pulling up trees
to widen sidewalks and add
bike lanes to McNab Road
was the wrong direction for
the Metropolitan Planning
Organization [MPO] to take.
So did the commission.
Said Mayor Fisher, “We are
on your side.”
It took quick moving to
make changes since work is
scheduled to start Monday.
The project, which
follows designs of “complete
streets,” has become a
popular concept in urban
communities, combining
vehicles, pedestrians and
bikers in one schematic.
But speakers railed
against the idea, saying that
children walk and ride bikes
on McNab Road sidewalks
traveling back and forth to
their neighborhood school,
McNab Elementary. If bike
paths were next to sidewalks,
children would be riding
or walking next to traffic
without a buffer.
One resident, citing
climate change, objected
to cutting down trees
that provide shade in
temperatures that reach the
mid-nineties. “I had to raise
my dock because of climate
changes [rising seas]. Those
trees are our only salvation.”
Officials wasted no time
reaching out to the MPO.
On Wednesday, the
project got a 45-day reprieve
according to the following
memo from John Sfiropoulos,
city engineer, to Dennis
Beach, city manager.
“The concerns involved
tree removals and potential
impacts to drainage, however
the issue raised that was of
most significance was related
to safety – as it currently
stands, the proposed bike
lane design is disjointed
and intermittent . . . . The
consensus was that bike
lanes will not be supported.
We indicated that we would
revisit the design with
FDOT/MPO and review
alternatives while keeping
the residents involved for
their input, and the residents
seemed pleased with this. . . .
If the design can be modified
and supported by MPO and
residents, then perhaps we
can pursue, but the residents
have also been made aware
that the option exists to
cancel this project if in the
best interest of the city to do
so.”
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Private cameras with feeds to police station will be disconnected
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Hillsboro Beach - Police
Chief Tom Nagy lost some
crime-fighting technology
this week when Mayor Deb
Tarrant questioned his use
of private cameras to detect
criminal activity in the town.
Nagy had an agreement
with three residents to access
the feed if a crime occurred in
their area from cameras they
had mounted on their docks.
The chief said last week
the cameras helped capture
two robbers. “They are an
extra eye,” he said, “and they
don’t cost us.”
But Tarrant said other
residents want the same
service. “People want to
participate,” she said. “They
want their docks and water
monitored.”
Nagy said the cameras are
not regularly monitored and
stressed they did not provide
personal protection for those
residents who provided the
feeds. “They are only for law
enforcement purposes. I have
what I need. I just don’t need
to add a feed,” he said.
When the mayor said,
“You can’t say yes to one
person and no to another,” the
chief said, “I’ll turn them off.”
The cameras were at the
north, middle and south end
of town.” His department will
continue to use the license
plate recognition cameras
on the north and south town
limits.
Mayor objects to South
Palm Beach groin
rebuild
Hillsboro Beach - The
town will take a stand against
the installation of beach
groins in South Palm Beach,
part of a beach stabilization
project. “The town objects
to the addition of more
groins to the shoreline north
of us,” Mayor Deb Tarrant
said this week. The groins,
Tarrant said, trap sand and
all the down drift beaches are
affected.
South Palm Beach has
permission to rebuild seven
low profile groins at a cost
of $700,000. Other expenses,
including bringing in 75,000
cubic yards of sand, bring the
project to $10 million.
The immediate down drift
community, Manalapan, has
also objected to the project.
Meanwhile, the mediation
of a groin issue closer to home
continues Monday. Parties
from Deerfield Beach and
Hillsboro Beach will meet to
discuss Hillsboro’s complaint
that Deerfield’s groins are
responsible for ongoing beach
erosion here.
Hillsboro is asking for
relief by either removing or
modifying the groin system.
Water line
replacement costing
more than anticipated
Hillsboro Beach - The
numbers to replace the town’s
water line are coming in
higher than expected.
The lowest of five
bidders on the project, Lanzo
Construction, came in at
$6.5 million, 14 percent
higher than early estimates.
Consulting engineer
Peter Moore said costs
have increased since the
commission first discussed
the project and this particular
work schedule is difficult.
The town is replacing its
3.5 miles of water line which
services all its residents.
A water surcharge
established earlier to pay for
the work will not be enough
See PRIVATE CAMERAS on
page 25
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Commission agrees to remove large tree posing danger at Lake Placid entryway
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Lighthouse Point - The
60-year-old strangler fig
gracing the entrance to the
Lake Placid neighborhood
should come down
commissioners decided this
week.
If the tree, or its large
branches, fell down during
a storm, they would block
the only access to about 400
homes.
Long time resident and
former mayor, Leo Benz,
made commissioners aware
of the danger in May. Benz
said debris from the tree could
prevent emergency vehicles
from reaching residents in
Lake Placid as well as leaving
them stranded on the island
located on East Sample Road.
He called for the commission
to take action saying there was
no excuse for endangering the
safety of 1,000 residents.
This week, Mayor Glenn
Troast said the county has
given the city permission
to remove the tree – at a
cost he estimates in the
$40,000 to $50,000 range.
But now there is another
complication. A portion of
the tree is on private property
and the homeowner must give
permission for its removal.
Commissioner Earl
Maucker has volunteered to
discuss the matter with the
owner who reportedly doesn’t
want the tree removed.
“I am continuing to gather
the facts,” Troast said “It is
a very complicated issue and
I have been very conflicted.”
Benz, Troast said, is “very
passionate” on the matter.
And differing opinions from
different arborists have made
any decision difficult.
“The commission agreed
with my decision to go ahead
and remove it,” Troast said.
“But at the end of the day,
if we don’t get the owner’s
approval, it will be discussed
again at the August meeting.
I don’t yet know the legal
ramifications . . . I would of
course prefer agreement.”
According to Troast,
strangler figs don’t normally
come down in a storm. But
there is one large limb that if
it fell, could create an issue on
the bridge. Arborists have told
him however that removing it
would take away too much of
the tree’s canopy and would
constitute “tree abuse.”
The tree may already
have damaged the seawall in
the right of way which will
require repair. Its removal will
require the city to replace the
tree canopy and surrounding
landscaping.
In any case, the tree must
be removed “humanely” or
the city could be fined tens of
thousands of dollars, he said.
Benz said he had planned
to attend Tuesday’s meeting
to insist on the tree’s removal
again but decided instead
to give the mayor time to
look into the matter. On
Wednesday Benz said he
was “pleased” with the
commission’s action.
Replacement of the bridge
is something that will happen
in the future. Right now,
Troast said the city is trying
to obtain a state grant for the
See TREE REMOVAL on page
25
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Opinions
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Correction
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Commentary
Arming against the
perception of fear can lead to
innocent persons being killed
By Phyllis J. Neuberger
Commentary
What can we do about black-on-black problems? The public is invited to
attend a discussion panel happening tomorrow right here in Pompano. Learn
what some of the experts, including Sheriff Scott Israel, have to suggest on how
to keep black youth out of the criminal justice system. Happening Saturday,
July 16 at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Worldwide Christian Center Church, 450 N.
Powerline Road in Pompano Beach. For further information call 954-372-6336.
My personal thoughts
I’m lucky that I’m white. I feel terrible about the centuries of injustice
that many black people have experienced. I hope we will be able to stop the
shootings that occur on a regular basis due to bad behavior by both victims and
police. Do fear and prejudice have to go on until we are all beige?
I feel much of the problem, that is not racial, traces back to guns and our
inability to get sensible legislation controlling guns. What policeman, white or
black, has the courage to go into areas where every resident has a gun, legally or
otherwise? Would you? Would I?
Whatever the neighborhood, black or white, too many people are armed
with guns who shouldn’t have a need for them. Protection is the business of the
police department. We do not need to be vigilantes. Vested interest is what has
allowed guns to be so readily available. Selfish political interest has encouraged
citizens to protect themselves with firearms instead of allowing our police
department to do its job. As a result we have unintended deaths and criminal
deaths every day. It is time to protest gun manufacturers and the NRA and their
lobbyists.
In a story published July 1 about residential development on Dixie Highway,
Cheyenne Stubbs was quoted as saying , “We don’t want renters in the
neighborhood.” Stubbs’ quote was, “I do not want a rental community of this
magnitude close to me.”
We apologize for the error.
The kids are fine!
Julia Moore, a member of the class of 2017 from Lighthouse Point, has been
named to the spring 2016 Dean’s List at Loyola University Maryland.
Pompano Beach
District 34 Democratic candidates take
on issues at Democratic club, July 26
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed, Gary Farmer and James Waldman are running in
the Florida State Senate District 34 Democratic primary. All three are will speak
at the Northeast Democratic Club, July 26, 7:30 p.m. at the Emma Lou Olson
Center, 1801 NE 6 St.
“Gwyn” Clarke-Reed is a member of the Florida House of Representatives,
District 92, Farmer is a trial lawyer and former president of the Florida Justice
Association, while Waldman is a former Democratic member of the Florida
House (Districts 95 & 96). Call Joanne Goodwin, 954-683-7789, or email:
[email protected].
- Anne Siren
Deerfield Beach
Tee-off party ramping up for
Kiwanis golf tourney
The Kiwanis Club will hold a tee-off party for its 6th annual charity golf
tournament Thursday, July 28, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Butler House, 380 E.
Hillsboro Blvd.
Guests at this event can register for the Sept. 17 tournament and receive a 10
percent discount on tournament fees.
The tee-off party will offer fun, food, drinks and prizes. RSVPs are
appreciated. Call Henry Gould, 954-242-6083 or Kerri Gordon, 954-980-1833.
- Anne Siren
Pompano Beach
Get to know the house that Neal
built, join the preservation society
Many of us arrive in Pompano Beach from other places, places that we talk
about at the drop of a hat.
Our hometowns, built at some point by pioneers, were created with its
history, its schools, its ghosts and its glory.
Many of our meals were prepared from recipes of people we knew,
sometimes printed in a society or church cookbook.
Those memories are with us forever, good ones and bad ones.
And so it is with Pompano Beach, a town with its history, ghosts, farmers
and bank robbers.
Agriculture was the pillar of growth here. It is the place of the famous farmer
John Sample. The Sample family arrived in South Florida soon after the turn
of the century. John settled in the Pompano area and purchased farming land
prior to 1910 from the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway. Albert Neal Sample,
a one-time architect, followed his younger brother, John, to the Broward County
area in 1911 from Chester, South Carolina. Neal purchased his brother’s land
in 1915 and began building the house in 1916. The Sample-McDougald Home,
also known as the Old Sample Estate and Pine Haven, is a 17-room Colonial
Revival structure constructed by Sample in the style of a Greenville, South
Carolina, home he previously owned.
Following Neal’s death in 1941, Sarah Sellers and William D. McDougald,
Sr., purchased the home in 1943. Over the decades, the McDougalds watched
farmland surrounding their residence transform into commercial property.
It was the McDougald family that donated the house to the SampleMcDougald Preservation Society.
This month, the Preservation Society is in the midst of its membership drive.
This is a society where history is vibrant and discussions are full of stories.
Individuals can become members for $35; families can join for $50.
On July 28 at 5:30 p.m., members new and old will meet at the House,
450 NE 10 St. for light appetizers and refreshments. It’s a perfect time to step
into the history of Pompano Beach and meet new friends, volunteer, become a
docent or just enjoy the parties.
Add your own ideas to future programs to this Society and become part of
history.
Call 754-307-5446 to start your walk into history.
Small increase in fire fee expected in LBTS
By Judy Vik
Pelican staff
Lauderdale-By-TheSea – To keep up with
increases in providing the
town’s volunteer fire services,
commissioners will consider
a $6.35 increase in the fire
fee, from $123.50 to $129.85
for homeowners. Commercial
property owners will pay 25
percent more, 21 cents per
square foot as opposed to the
current 16 cents.
The fire department budget
for 2017 was approved at
$808.818, a 1.4 percent
increase.
The most significant
change is a $9,000 increase
for command staff and salary
increases for the four fulltime positions and a part-time
bookkeeper.
The capital outlay budget
includes $300,000 to purchase
radio equipment to connect to
the county’s new digital 911
system.
With the increase in
residential rates, LBTS would
still be the second lowest
in the county compared
to current rates in other
municipalities, Tony Bryan,
assistant town manager, said.
The vote on the rate
increase was 3-1, with
Commissioner Elliot Sokolow
voting no. He said the percent
increase for commercial
properties is, “an awful big
increase.”
Vice Mayor Mark Brown
said the request was a nobrainer for him. “I’m not
going to cut corners on public
safety,” he said.
The town hired
Government Services Group
See FIRE FEE on page 26
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Lighthouse Point
Finances remain stable in LHP;
slight decrease in millage
Rising property
values and a history of
careful spending are
keeping property taxes
here among the lowest in
Broward County. This week
commissioners approved a
millage rate of 3.78, a slight
decrease from the current 3.8
mills.
The proposed operating
budget is balanced at $14.5
million, up from this year’s
$13.6 million. A 5.6 percent
increase in assessed property
values will bring in an
additional $410,000 for the
general fund. No money
from the budget surplus was
used in planning next year’s
expenditures.
The fire fee and utility
fees remain unchanged as
does the cost for solid waste
services.
Employees will receive a
three percent increase in pay.
The cost of health insurance
is up 15 percent; other
insurance premiums will
increase about five percent.
The county property
appraiser values real estate
holdings here at $2.05 billion
as compared to the 2015
figure of $1.95 billion. Tax
revenues will account for
$7 million in revenue; $2.4
million is collected by the
utility tax; $280,300 from the
fire protection fee.
As is common for local
government, about 79
percent of the general fund
goes toward employees’
salaries and benefits. The
police department has
the largest budget, $5.3
million, followed by the fire
department at $3.8 million.
Other proposed budgets:
public works, $1.4 million;
recreation, $631,000;
building, $586,000; library,
$382,000; code enforcement,
$272,000 and the community
bus, $44,000.
- Judy Wilson
Business matters
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Briefs
Relay for
Life teams
forming
now for
September
Teams are forming now
for the Fort Lauderdale/
Oakland Park Relay for
Life event to raise funds for
cancer research. The event
takes place Sept. 24 from
4 to 10 p.m. at Cardinal
Gibbons High School, Fort
Lauderdale.
The international event
began in 1985 and has since
raised more than $5 billion in
funding. Relay events honor
cancer survivors, remember
cancer victims and rally in
walks to signify that cancer
never sleeps. Teams bring
their own projects, tents,
food and entertainment; other
events have group games.
Members of the American
Cancer Society assist in
the organization. Relay has
been the most successful
fundraiser. To sign up, call
Chelsea Wagner @954 2007536 or visit cancer.org for
more details.
- Anne Siren
The Pelican takes a look at local business owners. You can tell your story here because business
matters. 954-783-8700.
Yellow Strawberry Global Hair Salon now open
on Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale
Pelican staff
The Yellow Strawberry, at
2907 E. Commercial Blvd. is
all about hair. Clients are in
the hands of the famous Jesse
and Flo Briggs, a team who
are icons in the world of hair
styling. “For 33 years Flo and
I clipped and colored hair for
celebrities, models, politicians
and CEOs in our famous
Las Olas salon,” says Jesse,
a fun interview with a show
business personality who’s
full of stories and anecdotes
collected in his climb to fame.
The Pelican stepped into
this attractive hair salon and
received a warm welcome
from Flo and Jesse who
were plying their magic on
several longtime clients.
Lisa Curtin says, “I had my
first hair straightening done
by these experts in 2006;
I’ve been a loyal customer
ever since. I have cuts, color
and straightening done on a
regular schedule. It’s fun to be
pampered, and entertained by
Jesse and Flo.”
In a nearby chair, Paula
Nieves gave the Briggs raves,
saying, “I’m a 30 year client.
No one can cut my curly hair
right except Jesse and Flo.
I’m here about once a month
Flo and Jesse Briggs, icons in the field of hair cutting, styling, straightening and coloring, are shown here with Lisa Curtin, a loyal client being pampered in their new Yellow Strawberry Salon on Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
[Staff photo by Phyllis J. Neuberger]
for cuts and color, fun and
beauty. I get compliments on
my hair every day.”
After these accolades it
was time to sit down with
Jesse to hear how a kid born
in Texas who grew up in Key
West became the owner of a
chain of Yellow Strawberry
Global Hair Salons that
stretches from Italy to Florida.
The walls of his office
are decorated with framed
pictures of himself posing
with the gurus of the hair
styling world including Paul
Mitchell, Vidal Sassoon, Alex
Andre de Paris and a favorite
friend, Irving Berlin.
Jesse tells his story.
“We began in 1970 to bring
together experts in the
latest hair styles, colors and
new techniques in using
straightening/retexturizer
and hair extensions. In 2007,
I developed ‘Caribbean
Dream,’ a safe, high quality
alternative to the popular
but dangerous treatments
that rely on formaldehyde to
achieve the straight look so
in demand. It has been a huge
success.”
See YELLOW STRAWBERRY
on page 27
Art
Through 7/22 – Red,
White and Blue exhibit at
Broward Art Guild, 3280
NE 32 St., Fort Lauderdale.
Reception July 2 from 6:30 to 9
p.m. Local artists will be juried
into this exhibit for Fine Art
including 2D and 3D-Sculpture
in any medium or style. All
artwork will be predominately
one or a combination of Red,
White and Blue. Free. 954-5373370.
Through 8/7 – Marilyn:
Kissing and icon at the
Stonewall Museum, 1350 E.
Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale.
Stonewall will examine a
diverse collection of Marilyn
Monroe memorabilia and fan
collectibles in this exhibition
of an extraordinary gay icon.
From her tumultuous and
ultimately tragic history to
her struggle with identity
and hyper-sexual persona,
Admission free. 954-783-8565.
7/29 - Art Walk at Citi
Centre Gallery, 1955 N Fed.
Hwy. Ste. 104, creative clash
& artists’ reception. Shop from
local art vendors, meet the
artists from this month’s exhibit
and experience a creative clash
as six local artists will battle
it out canvas against canvas!
Including: SURGE, Marvel and
CHNK 954-839-9578.
The Delray Art League
presents “The Sights of
Delray Beach Exhibit”
through Aug. 31 at the Greater
Delray Chamber of Commerce,
140 NE 1 Street, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is free. 954673-8137. Nature photography
exhibit by Mary Taylor at the
City Hall Gallery, 100 NW 1
Ave. on display until Friday,
July 15, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is free.
Fine art painting classes
with Gloria Stegman. All skill
levels. Bring own supplies.
$25 per class. Fridays 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Pompano Beach
Highlands Park, 1650 NE 50
Ct., Pompano. Register at 954786-7871.
Henriette “Kitte”
Arnold’s watercolor classes,
for all skill levels, are back
from January through April on
Saturday’s at Emma Lou Olson
Civic Center, 1801 NE 6th
Avenue in Pompano. Call 954920-4574.
Pat Anderson teaches
watercolors and acrylics –
all levels. Plein Air painting
outdoors, using the new Leaf
Bar easel/social bar. Most
supplies and easel included.
Share your art with friends,
family, visitors. Includes
stories of Pompano history
by Cheryl Ann Cook, first
grandchild of the McDougald
family, docent for SampleMcDougald House. Year
round classes are Mondays in
the Parks scheduled by City
of Pompano Beach Parks,
Recreational & Cultural
Department in Tradewinds
2016. Register at Emma Lou
Civic Center, 1801 NE 8th
Street, Pompano Beach, call
954-786-4111.
Auditions
BWC (Broward Women’s
Choral Group) is looking for
women singers. Rehearsals
are Wed. 10 a.m.-noon, Fort
Lauderdale. Call 954-677-3190,
[email protected],
July 29 - Boca Ballet
Theatre’s upcoming
performance of the ballet
Giselle. Under the direction of
Dan Guin, Executive Director
& Co-Artistic Director of Boca
Ballet Theatre, Giselle will be
performed July 29, 30 & 31
at, The Countess de Hoernle
Theatre, Spanish River High
School, 5100 Jog Road, Boca
Raton. www.bwcchoralgroup.
org.
Books
7/23 - South Florida Book
Festival hosts Erica Spindlar
[[Shocking Pink and Bone
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Take me
home
The Farm Culture Book
Club meets bi-weekly at
coffee, tea and juice bars like
Whole Foods and Starbucks
to discuss top books on
core aspects of the natural
health movement. Times and
dates vary to accommodate
participants. Call 954-5157064.
Civic/Club Meetings
Cindy Lou is active,
energetic and very smart.
She will sit on command
and is learning more each
day.
She’s very affectionate
and loves hugs. Cindy
Lou is a selective dog
and would be a good fit
with an experienced dog
owner.
You can see her at
Florida Humane Society,
3870 North Powerline
Road, Pompano Beach.
Hours: Thursday through
Sunday from Noon to 4
p.m. Call 954-974-6152.
Cold] and William Phelps
[Dark Minds]. 1100 Coconut
Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek.
Call 954-201-2601.
Island City Book Club
meets on third Wednesdays
at 6:30 p.m. at the Richard C.
Sullivan Library, 500 NE 26
St., Wilton Manors. Call 954390-2195.
7/26 - Democratic Club
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Emma
Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801
NE 6 St., Pompano Beach.
Guest Speakers are three
Democratic candidates for Fl
State Senate District #34 Gwyn
Clarke-Reed Gary Farmer Jim
Waldman; Light refreshments
will be served. Call 954-7864111.
Lauderdale-By-TheSea Chamber Mixer at 5:30
p.m. at First Financial, 255
Commercial Blvd., LBTS on
second floor.
Rotary Club of Pompano
Beach meets on Fridays at
Galuppi’s on the Green, 1103
N. Federal Hwy, Pompano
Beach at noon. Call 954-9466610.
Kiwanis Club of Wilton
Manors meets every
Wednesday night at 7 p.m.,
2749 NE 14 Avenue, Contact
us 954-561-9785, ext 711.
Free calendar listings. Call
954-783-8700.
Bridge Club – Pompano
Beach Duplicate Bridge
See CALENDAR on page 13
10 The Pelican
Briefs
World War II
veterans get
free trip to
Washington
Oct. 8
As young troops, they
helped rescue the world from
ultimate tyranny. Now they
deserve a day that they will
always remember.
Honor Flight South Florida
is looking for World War II
veterans to go on an all-day
trip to Washington D.C. and
view their great memorials.
There is no charge for
veterans. Seats are available
for the fall charter flight,
currently scheduled for Oct. 8.
Honor Flight is dedicated
to flying as many veterans as
possible to see the World War
II and Iwo Jima memorials
and Changing of the Guard
at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldiers at Arlington National
Cemetery. The day is also
filled with surprises for the
special passengers.
Each veteran is
accompanied by a volunteer
guardian, who pays $400
for round-trip airfare, buses,
meals and a few souvenirs.
Paramedics and doctors also
accompany the veterans.
Korean War veterans have
gone on flights also when
seats are available.
Veterans are encouraged
to register for flights
on the website -- www.
honorflightsouthflorida.org.
Application forms are also
available there or by calling
855-359-1838.
- Anne Siren
Pack up the family, a lunch and visit the famous Hillsboro
Lighthouse tomorrow…boat tours begin 8:30 a.m.
Making a Difference
Phyllis J. Neuberger
wants your suggestions about
people making a difference.
Phyllis’s book, China Dahl,
is available on amazon.com.
Call 954-783-8700.
Pelican staff
Everyone knows the
Hillsboro Lighthouse
from a distance, but how
many Pelican readers have
visited the actual site of this
remarkable icon? Narrated
monthly boat tours tell the
story of this amazing tower
that’s visited by tourists from
around the world. It’s here,
right in your own back yard,
run by an all volunteer, nonprofit organization called
the Hillsboro Lighthouse
Preservation Society [HLPS].
This devoted group keeps the
Big Diamond light shining
to ensure the safety of our
boating population,” says
Ken Herman, president of the
society, with a trace of pride.
“The lighthouse lens throws
light rays 28 nautical miles,
setting a North American
record.”
Herman took on this title
the first of this year and with
Ken Herman cleans the lens, a three-hour, two-person job, in temperatures of 120-degrees. [Photo courtesy of Ken Herman]
a laugh he explains why,
“I’m a friend and neighbor
of Art Makenian who
seduced me into his cause;
I am really involved now.
Art was on the job for eight
years, and he remains active
as “The Preservationist” of
the Lighthouse. I’m the web
master, photographer and
the guy who cleans the lens
with the help of two other
volunteers, Fred Steinlein and
Ralph Krugler.”
Cleaning the lens is not
like washing windows
Just hearing how Herman
cleans the lens is enough to
challenge the average person’s
heat tolerance and stability. He
explains, “It’s a very hot job
that takes about three hours.
The temperature is about
120-degrees; you’re like an
ant under a magnifying glass.
It takes two people. I work the
inside and the other volunteer
works the outside. I stand on a
plastic stool to reach the 8-foot
lens with individual prisms.
We clean with a combination
of alcohol and distilled
water wearing cotton gloves
and removing all metal like
watches, rings, necklaces to
avoid scratching.”
Continuing, he says,
“You’re inside the lens
between two clamshell shapes
with the light bulb that powers
the lens. That bulb costs a
mere $75 a month to light up
this amazing beam. We clean
every six months. When I
began to be the cleaner two
years ago, it had not been
done for eight years. A lot of
people can’t handle that kind
of heat. I can. I was raised
in Wilton Manors without
air conditioning, so I’m used
to it. I’m lucky to have two
volunteers who are willing to
help. Cleaning the lens makes
a huge difference.”
Lighthouse gets
historical marker
Herman says, “If Art hadn’t
fixed the rotation mechanism
that revolves the lens, our
lighthouse would have been
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LIGHTHOUSE on page 21
NW CRA
Continued from page 1
obligation to correct the
facts,” Nguyen Tran, NW
CRA director said. He was
alluding to critics of the
CRA’s loan program and
trust account management.
By state law the CRA
must have an audit of
its trust fund performed
each year, and this can be
included in the city’s annual
audit. An independent CPA
must inspect the numbers.
That is what is done in
Pompano, Sibble said.
The CRA has two trust
funds, the Northwest and
the East, and those funds
can’t be co-mingled. The
audit covers all revenues and
expenditures flowing through
each trust fund.
In 2009 and prior to that,
the CRA issued stand alone
financial statements. In 2010,
Sibble recommended that
practice be stopped, and the
CRA’s audit was covered
under the umbrella of the
city’s audit.
Sibble said that move
“streamlined the process”
and reduced costs from
$20,000 in 2009 to $10,000
in 2010 for the NW CRA.
She estimated that today it
would cost the CRA $25,000
to $30,000 to issue stand
alone financials, and no
value would be added.
Michael Sobel, a city
commission candidate and
attorney, said if the NW
CRA’s microenterprice
loan program was properly
audited, “after the first 20
loans were bad, why wasn’t
the program stopped?
“If a proper audit was
going on, there wouldn’t
have been $11 million in
trust funds not appropriated
at the end of 2014,” Sobel
said.
Committee Chair Whitney
Rawls told him, “If action
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needs to be taken, take it to
the CRA Board.”
Committee Vice Chair
Jay Ghanem asked if IED
[a consultant to the loan
program] was holding bad
checks and considering them
like payment. Sibble said she
wouldn’t be privy to that.
“The microloan program
has had some issues with
repayment of loans. These
are high risk loans. We now
have a collection agency
[working to collect on the
loans] and the city and CRA
has done asset searches,” she
said.
Tran said, “We reduced
fees and ultimately stopped
issuing loans. We’re trying
to do loan workouts.”
Sobel asked when the
committee recognized it had
a problem with the loans.
Rawls said the advisory
committee had been
concerned and formed a
subcommittee to improve
the program. He sat on the
subcommittee.
“I don’t want to see any
of these businesses fail.
It was an earnest effort to
enable some people to start
businesses. The issue is, was
the program doing enough
to help these businesses?
We’re moving in a different
direction.”
“Some of the businesses
worked,” said committee
member Jeanette Copeland.
“Let’s not throw the baby out
with the wash water.”
“Not everything went
bad,” committee member
Daisy Johnson agreed. “I sat
on that committee. We knew
there was risk. You had real
lenders there. Everything
didn’t crash and burn. We
should have paid a little
more attention early on.”
“The reports we were
getting were untrue,”
Ghanem said. “If true audits
were in place, this would
have been caught before
millions were lost. We could
have done better. We would
have caught this with an
independent audit.”
“We don’t keep track
of anything here,” said
committee member Gail
DeAngelis. “We don’t know
how much is owed.”
A motion to ask the CRA
board to move forward with
an independent audit of the
NW CRA failed. Committee
members Ghanem, Patricia
Davis and DeAngelis
voted yes. Five committee
members vote no.
Committee
recommended approval
of sale of vacant lot to
church
In other business, the NW
CRA Advisory Committee
sale of a vacant lot for
$3,500 to The Well Christian
Worship Center. The 40 foot
by 122 foot lot is on the south
side of NW 7 Street between
NW 15 and 16 Avenues.
The center maintains the
CRA-owned lot and uses it
for overflow parking. Now it
will incorporate it into a plan
to improve parking at the
center.
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PBHS shortstop looks forward to strong sophomore season at Eckerd College
By Concepcion Ledezma
Pelican sports
Pompano Beach
High Baseball Coach Joe
Giummule didn’t hesitate to
rave about shortstop Garrett
Hiott when he was heading to
Eckerd College a year ago.
“He is their most talented
player,” Giummule said.
“(Eckerd College) got a
steal in getting him. He is a
Division I talent.”
But Hiott’s first dozen or
so games at Eckerd College
didn’t start out as all had
hoped.
“After 15 games, my
batting average was .058,”
said Hiott, whose father Earl
was a standout lineman at
the University of Florida
in the mid- 1980s. “But the
senior shortstop that was there
(Rowdy Andrews) was a big
help. In fact, it was a team
with a lot of seniors and a lot
of freshmen. The seniors on
that team were great with us
Hiott
freshmen.
“Anyway, (the coach) just
kept playing me, and I was
able to work my way out of
(the slow start).”
Hiott, a business
administration major, proved
to be as durable as he is
talented, playing in 43 of the
team’s 48 games, and starting
in 33. He finished with a
respectable .277 average with
a home run and 15 runs batted
in from the leadoff spot. He
showed his knack for getting
on base, leading his team with
25 walks.
“He absolutely got better
as the season went along,”
Eckerd’s Coach Juan Ranero
said, adding that despite
the early slump, he never
considered taking Hiott out of
the lineup.
“From a recruiting
standpoint I knew what we
were getting with him,”
Ranero said. “It was just
a matter of giving him the
opportunities. You can see the
difference as time went by.
He also realized that he hit
some balls hard, but they just
didn’t fall for him.”
During the last quarter of
the season, Hiott went 10for-15 (.667 average during a
four-game span) to spark the
Eckerd offense. He finished
second on the team with 27
runs.
“My style of play (on
offense) is to get on any way
I can,” Hiott said, “whether
it is done with a little hit,
walks, getting hit by a pitch whatever it takes to set it up
See HIOTT on page 20
Calendar
Club offers play seven days
a week including lessons and
competition. The games take
place at Pompano Duplicate
Bridge Club, 180 SW 6th St.,
Pompano Beach. Call 954-9431733 or visit pompanobridge.
com.
Bridge lessons - Supervised
Play with Herbert at 6 p.m.
Wednesdays. Pompano
Duplicate Bridge Club, 180 SW
6th St., Pompano Beach. Call
954-943-8149.
Events
7/16 – Tour the historic
Hillsboro Lighthouse. Catch
the shuttle boats at 8:30, 9:15,
10, or 11 a.m. at Alsdorf Park,
2974 NE 14 St. Causeway.
Registration starts 30 minutes
before boat launching.
Hillsboro Lighthouse
Preservation Society members
tour free. All others $25 pp.
USCG regulations require
that in order to climb the
Broward Shell Club
Conus monile is an Indian Ocean
specie restricted to the Bay of Bengal
and Andaman Sea. Most specimens
come from either the southern tip
of India or the west coast of Burma
and Thailand. Although a shallow
water specie, most specimens come
from the fishing boats. The habitat is
reported as “on sand with clay and shell rubble.” Donated
from the collection of Richard Kent.
The Broward Shell Club meets monthly at the Emma
Lou Olson Center, 1801 NE 6 St., Pompano Beach.
Members will share shelling stories. Visit the Sand Flea
Market, the library and buy a raffle ticket. The public is
welcome. Membership is $18 per year. Call 954-296-5633.
Lighthouse, visitors must have
flat shoes with rubber soles and
closed toes. No sandals, flipflops, or shoes with heels are
allowed inside the Lighthouse.
Children must be accompanied
by an adult and must be a
minimum of 48” (4 feet) tall
to climb the tower. No pets are
allowed. Call 786-251-0811.
7/16, 7/23 – Free Tree
Give-a-way from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Pompano Beach
City Nursery, 1000 NE 3
Ave. Must be Pompano Beach
resident. Call 954-786-4600.
July - Moonlight walks
with the turtles - Visitors
will enjoy an entire evening
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DFB Shop opens with a
party at the pier
DFB is all over the new retail shop that opened last week at Deerfield’s International Fishing Pier. The boutique is stocked with logo merchandise that touts
the city including t-shirts in several styles, tank tops, hats, koozies, cups and
tote bags. Guests at the grand opening reception were treated to a fashion show
staged by city staffers and three young models, Gabriel Medina, Annabelle
Morse and Gavin Medina who walked the red carpet wearing DFB signature
clothing. Also in the DFB Shop is a bait and tackle department offering fishing
supplies, bait and equipment rentals. [Photo courtesy City of Deerfield Beach]
14 The Pelican
Field trip to “The Palace” encourages officials; they agree
that the $159 million mansion should be on 2018 tax rolls
Just a little of the $3 million in gold leaf in La Palais Royal.
escorted through the 60,000
square-foot home touted
by real estate agents as “Le
Aerial view of La Palais.
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Hillsboro Beach - City
Commissioner Irene Kirdahy
came away from a tour of
America’s most expensive
private home feeling
confident the oceanfront
mansion, under construction
for almost nine years, will be
completed this year.
Kirdahy said to the casual
observer, the $159 million
estate is ready for occupancy
although ceilings are still
being painted and other
finishing touches, such as $3
million in gold leaf, are still
being applied.
Her visit, lead by county
building official Julio Briceno,
convinced Kirdahy that a
certificate of occupancy will
be issued this year meaning
that tax revenues from the
property will be in city coffers
in 2018.
City Manager Bob Kellogg
has conservatively estimated
property taxes at $2.1 million,
and the town’s share at
$350,000. For this enclave of
2,500 residents, it will be a
major budget bump.
On Monday, Mayor
Deb Tarrant, Kirdahy and
Commissioner Carmen
McGarry, were individually
Palais Royal.”
See HILLSBORO PALACE on
page 16
Calendar
of sea turtle exploration and
identification while uncovering
the natural history and myths
of turtles. Nature permitting,
participants will have a
chance to watch a 300 pound
Loggerhead sea turtle venture
out of the ocean to lay her eggs.
Call Museum of Discovery and
Science at 954-713-0930.
7/15 – Summer Social
for adults over 18 with
developmental disabilities,
7 to 9 p.m. at Sunrise Civic
Center Grand Ballroom,
10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd.
Reservations required. Call
954-357-8170.
7/28 - Reel to Real Movie
& Discussion, 12 to 2:30
p.m. with Kandi Haggerty:
“Personal Best”. 1982, rated
R. Young sprinter Chris
Cahill (Mariel Hemingway)
struggles to reach her potential
as an athlete, until she meets
established track star Tory
Skinner (Patrice Donnelly).
Their relationship becomes
complicated when they become
competitors for the Olympic
team. Broward Regional
Library, 1100 Coconut Creek
Blvd., Coconut Creek. Call
954-201-2601.
Bowl
7/24 – Bowl with
Pompano Beach Exchange
Club to “Strike Out Child
Abuse”, July 24 at Sawgrass
Lanes, 8501 N. University
Dr., Tamarac. Funds benefit
Children’s Healing Institute,
Broward Children’s Center and
Boys and Girls Club. Call 954663-7751.
7/26 – Trip to Seminole
Casino with St. Ambrose
Men’s Club takes place July
26 at 9 a.m. at the parking lot,
280 S. Federal Hwy., Deerfield
Beach. Bus leaves at 9:30 a.m.
Cost is $30 per person; includes
$20 in free play, transportation
and prizes. Call Jerry at 954856-6062.
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Margate
Do your part, buy this art
Runs
9/25 – United Cerebral
Palsy Optima 5K at Markham
Park, Sunrise. Pre registration
$25. Register at optima5krun.
com.
Libraries
Monday mornings Preschool Story time 10:30
to 11 a.m. at Richard Sullivan
Library, 500 NE 26 St., Wilton
Manors. Call 954-390-2195.
North Regional/Broward
College Library offers adult
coloring, fitness programs,
group jigsaw puzzling and
classes in English and Spanish.
1100 Coconut Creek Blvd.,
A charity Festival will be held at O’Malley’s Sports Bar,
1388 N. State Road 7, Margate, July 17 from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m., for an afternoon of art, children and conservation. Both
art and craft items for sale have conservation themes. Turtle
and shark conservation groups will be on hand. Book signing
by the author of Norman the Shark takes place from 1 to 3
p.m. All purchases benefit Sharks for Kids, a conservation
group for children that explain the plight and the need to
protect sharks.
- Anne Siren
Coconut Creek. Call 954-2012601.
Lectures
7/22 – Enigma: Secret
Codes and Communications
during WWII presented by
HistorianRobert Feeney at 1
p.m., 6th Floor Broward Main
Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave.,
Fort Lauderdale. Admission
Free. 954-357-7443.
Music
7/16 – Bruce Springsteen
Tribute; Galuppi’s, 11 03 N.
Fed. Hwy., Pompano Beach.
954-785-0226.
7/17 – Symphony of
the Americas Summerfest
Concert, Broward Center, 201
SW 5 Ave., Fort Lauderdale.
Program includes Classical
and popular music for strings
includes Vivaldi, Mozart,
Fuchs, Piazzolla tangos,
premiers by Italian composer
Lorenzo Turchi-Floris and
Georgian violinist Sandro
Tigishvili. Tickets $20 to $60.
Time 6 p.m. 954-462-0222.
7/22 – Joey Gilmore at
Pompano Citi Centre Mall.
Pompano Beach. Tickets $20. 8
p.m. 954-839-9578.
Theater
7/21 to 7/24– Tennessee
Williams’ Glass Menagerie at
The Vanguard Sanctuary for
the Arts, Fort Lauderdale. Call
954-591-0818.
7/22-7/24 – Mary Poppins,
Fort Lauderdale Childrens
Theater at Bailey Hall, 3501
Davie Roads, Fort Lauderdale.
Tickets $25. Call for times.
954-763-6882.
Trails
7/16 - Okeeheelee Park
Walk, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd,
West Palm Beach, FL. Enjoy
an hour’s worth of hiking
around the park. 7:30 a.m.
Contact: Paul Cummings, 561963-9906. Public/Leisure.
7/23 - Hike On The
Apoxee Wilderness Trail,
16 The Pelican
Hillsboro
palace
The tour came after
Kirdahy complained to
Briceno that gold leaf was
being applied to gates
and crown molding when
apparently structural work
remained undone.
Deerfield Beach
Play the
games at
Seminole
Casino
The St. Ambrose Men’s
Club will host a bus trip to
the Seminole Casino, July
26 leaving from the church
parking lot, 380 S. Federal
Hwy., Deerfield Beach at 9:30
a.m. and return at 3:30 p.m.
Cost is $30. Includes $20 in
free play and transportation.
Call 954-856-6062.
- Anne Siren
“When a building is
substantially complete, it
should be CO’d and put on
the tax rolls,” Kirdahy said.
“Isn’t there some way for us
to hold their feet to the fire?”
Building official Julie
Briceno told the commission
last month that there has been
“a long battle over electrical
inspections.” Completion he
said had been promised for
April but multiple changes
in the building plans have
caused many delays.
This week he said things
at the mansion “are moving
a lot faster.” Forty workmen
were there Monday and “a
lot of inspections” are being
scheduled. The final roof
inspection should be this
week, he said, and inspectors
are willing to work overtime.
He estimated it will be
another four months before a
final CO can be issued.
“They are doing a Sistine
Chapel ceiling in several
rooms, “ Kirdahy said. “Make
sure [what is happening] it
is not gingerbread, but what
needs to be done for the CO,”
she told Briceno.
The town has little control
over the speed in which the
construction moves along. It
contracts with county building
officials for plan approval and
inspection services.
Currently the address,
935 Hillsboro Mile, is being
assessed at $7.6 million, the
value of the land only. In
2015, just $143,220 was paid
in real estate taxes.
Kellogg said after his tour
this week. “We are going to
work like the devil to get it on
the tax rolls.”
The property is currently
being listed with William P.D.
Pierce of Perfect Property
Purchases. It features 11
bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and
more amenities than can be
readily imagined including six
waterfalls.
When the main house is
complete, plans are to develop
the adjoining lot with two
guest houses and underground
amusements: an ice skating
rink, go-cart track, bowling
alley and a nightclub.
City officials have another
property here they would
like to see completed and
producing more tax revenue .
A home at 1075 has been
permitted for a remodel for
the last six years. Kellogg
was planning to meet with the
owners on Wednesday . The
property is currently assessed
at $2.3 million but has a
market value of $6.9 million.
Last year the owners, Tim
and Deborah Donoho paid
$43,126 in property taxes.
Rotary Club hosts
events for strays
They call it “Struttin’ for Strays,” and they are asking for
community help. The Oakland Park/Wilton Manors Rotarians
will host a walk and Doggy Festival at Jaco Pastorius Park,
4000 N. Dixie Hwy. on Nov. 13 to raise funds to support local
shelters, rescues and other charity projects.
The public is invited to help out on this project by sponsoring the event; becoming a vendor and/or advertising in the
event booklet. Visit Doggyfunfest.com
- Anne Siren
Lady Luck
of operations for Isle of Capri
Casinos and board member
of Shipwreck Park, estimates
that about $30,000 was raised
and about $20,000 more is
needed to pay for the sinking.
“We’ll just reach deeper [to
raise more money],” he said.
Formerly known as Newtown Creek, the tanker will
go down a mile off Pompano
Beach July 23 at 2 p.m.
Lady Luck will become
part of Shipwreck Park, a
collection of several vessels
that serve as artificial reefs
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and attractions for divers. Officials hope more divers will
bring more money into the
city in the form of hotel stays,
restaurant, bar tabs and retail
shopping.
“It’s a very exciting project which will provide a lot
of economic development.
It’s a buzz about town. It’s
something new and different,
something to be proud of,”
said Greg Harrison, assistant
city manager and chair of the
Shipwreck Park Board. “It’s
my maiden voyage, so to
speak.”
The sinking is a culmination of the efforts of Pompano
Beach officials, Isle Casino,
Public Art Committee and the
board. The city contributed
$312,000 towards the purchase, cleaning and transportation of the ship and the Isle
Casino matched that amount.
The Public Art Committee
donated $70,000. The total
cost, including private funds
raised, is between $800,000
and $850,000.
But the sinking won’t
be the end of the project. In
addition to the current casino theme of the art work,
which includes giant dice,
card sharks, slot machines
and an octopus dealing craps.
More art will be added in the
future. “We’re trying to do
something very unique. It’s a
cultural arts park underwater.
It’s going to be cool for years
to come,” said Tom DiGiorgio, chairman of the Pompano
Beach Economic Development Council and Shipwreck
Park Board member.
And, he added, it’s something people around the world
are already talking about. On
a recent trip to Italy, DiGiorgio said he met an Italian man
who had already heard about
the ship.
“People around the world
are already looking forward to
this dive,” he said.
To donate, visit shipwreckparkpompano.org or call 954786-4607.
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Fort Lauderdale’s friendly and inviting BBQ Box
delivers mammoth flavors at pint-sized prices
BBQ Box
6303 Powerline Rd
(NW corner Cypress Creek Rd)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-900-3363
By Malcolm McClintock
Pelican staff
“It’s hard to get good BBQ
in this town!” asserts affable
restaurateur and former charter boat captain Sean Mahynski. “That’s why I decided to
open the BBQ Box.”
Indeed, this immaculately
clean little eatery will likely
become an ongoing source
of great joy for BBQ aficionados. With two on-site
smokers, gregarious staff and
wallet-friendly price points,
this quaint BBQ outpost is
yearning to be discovered by
die-hard carnivores.
The diminutive menu
belies the uniqueness of the
BBQ Box’s wildly inventive
offerings. To wit, the highly
addictive tacos are a sight
to behold. These scrumptious little beauties overflow
with choice of pulled pork,
BBQ chicken, rib meat, or
smoked brisket all smothered
in a freshly prepared Pico de
Gallo salsa and accompanied
by piquant homemade BBQ
sauces. This is truly where
the Tex and the Mex collide
to create a highly enjoyable
culinary masterpiece.
“I’ve won several traditional BBQ competitions over
the years,” says Sean with a
hint of well-deserved pride.
“But I also wanted to provide
unique dishes that can’t be
found anywhere else.”
Another example of this
creative philosophy can be
found in the crunchy, double-wrapped, meat stuffed
egg roll. Served with zesty
dipping sauces, this mouthwatering fusion of culinary styles
is one of the many reasons a
visit to the BBQ Box is truly a
worthwhile endeavor.
With regards to the sandwiches “our pulled pork is
incredibly popular but our
customers also love pulled
chicken, smoked brisket and
our famous sloppy Joe,” adds
Sean with a knowing smile.
“We’ve even had many New
Yorkers rave about the high
quality and tastiness of our
Reuben and corned beef on
rye.”
Of course, no self-respecting BBQ joint could exist
without offering fall-off-thebone ribs. A proprietary dry
rub is generously applied
before the St. Louis style ribs
are slowly smoked for hours
over Applewood embers until
reaching the apex of their
juiciness and flavor.
Pulled pork sandwich, waffle chips, pulled chicken egg roll, smoked brisket
taco and homemade jalapeño corn bread are all must-try BBQ Box specialties.
BBQ tacos are fan favorites.
“Everything is homemade
including our jalapeño corn
bread, coleslaw and spice
dusted waffle chips,” insists
traditional version. People just
love them.”
For side dishes, the BBQ
Box serves up all the classic
Sean. “I even make several
types of BBQ sauce such as
our sweet Carolina mustard
and the classic hot and tangy
fan favorites such as collard
greens, BBQ beans, coleSee BBQ BOX on page 24
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Lady sinking
Shipwreck Park committee
performed the traditional naval ritual to officially change
the name of Newtown Creek,
the New York City’s service
ship purchased by the committee, to Lady Luck in time
for the official sinking off
Pompano Beach, July 23 at 2
p.m.
Lady Luck will join other
wrecks at Shipwreck Park
where divers can explore
them and sea life can feed on
the latest artificial reef.
As all is in readiness, this
last move in building the
underwater park, can be the
most precarious.
That event will be the
sinking itself.
Christopher Scott, a naval
engineer with Resolve Salvage & Fire, a Fort Lauderdale company, well known
for its salvaging in the Gulf
of Mexico BP spill; Arena
salvage in New Zealand; the
Amadeo in Chili and many
naval saves and scuttles.
Scott explains what has
happened and what will occur
on July 23.
After the tow from New
York to the Miami River,
where Lady Luck awaits her
new habitat at Shipwreck
Park, a team will cut four
large holes in her hull above
the water level. The outside
holes will be sealed with
removable covers; Other holes
will be cut within the body
of the ship to allow divers to
explore the Lady’s interior
parts.
Then she moves to Port
Everglades. Here her tanks for
storage, oil, bilge and aft area,
will also be filled with water.
These are efforts to retain
the Lady’s ballast during the
“calm weather tow” to Pompano Beach, just south of the
fishing pier.
Upon arriving at her final
destination above water,
Resolve employees will
approach her to remove the
four outside shields, and more
water will be pumped into her
innards until she begins to
submerge.
“The risk of capsizing is
greatest once we initiate the
free flooding of the engine
room compartment, at that
point we no longer can control
the rate of water ingress. We
are limiting the risk of the
vessel sinking in an inverted
(capsized) orientation by trapping buoyancy in the house
structure. This will give the
vessel upright stability even
after the vessel is completely
under the surface and falling
to the sea floor,” said Scott.
He adds that once the ship
goes under, the sinking will
be very fast.
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Calendar
3125 North Jog Road, West
Palm Beach, FL. Joe Rosenberg
will take you through Apoxee
on an approximate 9 mile hike.
8:00 a.m. Contact: 561-8591954. Public/Moderate.
7/24 - Yamato Scrub Hike,
701 Clint Moore Road, Boca
Raton, Florida 33487. For
south county hikers! This Hike
is located off Clint Moore Rd.
7:30 a.m. Contact: Alan Collins,
561-586-0486.
Public/Leisure
7/30 - Easy Clip and Walk
in Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach,
FL. Payback time in exchange
for our use of the nature center
meeting room. Meet in the
center’s parking lot at 7:30 a.m.
Contact: Paul Cummings, 561963-9906.
Hiott
for the big bats behind me.”
Hiott was steered away
from football early on.
“My father is still affected
from the old injuries he had
from football,” the 19-yearold Hiott said. “I played flag
football when I was younger, but never got into tackle
football.
“I started playing whiffle
ball, and from that point on
I wanted to play baseball. I
fell in love with baseball and
didn’t want to do anything
else after that. It’s relaxing for
me and I made close friends
doing it throughout the years.”
Hiott, in fact, has continued to nurture his friendship
with fellow Pompano Beach
High graduate Kelsey Lunde,
who is his roommate as well
as teammate at Eckerd College
“It has helped us out a
lot, being roommates,” said
Lunde, who is a relief pitcher
for the Tritons. “We give each
other a lot of support, and
it’s needed when we’re away
from home.”
College pitching was also
something Hiott had to adjust
to.
“I think the biggest difference is the off-speed pitches
from college pitchers have a
lot more movement,” Hoitt
said.
He was also frank about
his need to improve on the
field, finishing with 16 errors.
“That’s something I
worked on a lot.” College batters “hit the ball a lot harder.
It comes much quicker at you,
and that’s something I had to
adjust to in college. The fielding coach really took the time
to work with me and help me
improve.”
Volunteer
Volunteers are needed for
the N.E. Focal Point Senior
Center Coffee Shop to assist
in the Coffee Shop during the
morning hours. The Coffee
Shop is open Monday through
Friday, 9t o 11 a.m Call 954480-4472 for more information.
The N.E. Focal Point is located
at 227 N.W. 2 (Eller) Street,
Deerfield Beach.
Sundays
Bingo every Sunday at 2
p.m. (doors open at 1 p.m.) and
every Thursday at 1 p.m. (doors
open at Noon) at St. Nicholas
Episcopal Church, 1111 E.
Sample Road, Pompano Beach,
FL. 954-942-5887.
and fourth Mondays at 10 a.m.,
free discussions for adult men
and women, led by professional
facilitator at Temple Sholom,
132 SE 11 Ave. Everyone Welcome. Call 954-942-6410.
Line Dancing at the Emma
Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801
NE 6 St., Pompano Beach, Beginners 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Intermediate 1 to 2:30 p.m. Classes
$7 each. 954-786-4111.
Play pinochle from 6 to 9
p.m. at Emma Lou Olson Civic
Center, 1801 NE 6 St., Pompano Beach. 954-554-9321.
Tuesdays
Regional Republican Club
meets on third Mondays at 7
p.m. at the Deicke Auditorium,
5701 Cypress Rd., Plantation.
954- 941-7775.
In Your Shoes – Second
Bingo on select Tuesday
nights at 7 p.m. American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 142,
171 SW 2nd Street, Pompano
Beach. Food Menu available
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 954-9422448.
Bingo – Tuesdays at St.
Martin Episcopal Church at
11:30 a.m. 140 SE 28th Ave,
Pompano Beach. Call 954-941-
As he enters his sophomore season next spring, Hiott
and his teammates are looking
to turn the team around. It
went 17-28 this year including
a 5-19 record in the (NCAA
Div. II) Sunshine State Conference.
“The players had a meeting to air out everything about
last season and what was
expected,” Hiott recalled. “I
remember it was positive,
that everyone committed to
work this summer, and I was
thinking, ‘Oh yeah, I’m 100
percent in.’
“It was a team where we
had a lot of seniors graduate,
but we were left with a lot
of freshmen coming back
next year. Now we have that
experience. My goal is to hit
over .300, but more importantly to see the team get into
the regionals (playoffs for the
College World Series).”
Ranero, his college coach,
is also seeing a turnaround
with Hiott among the team’s
foundation.
“He’s got a great attitude
and personality,” the coach
said. “He’s not too high or too
low. He’s a humble kid.
“I absolutely see a turnaround coming this coming
season for the team.”
Mondays
4843.
Knitting and crocheting
instruction at 1 p.m. at Temple
Sholom, 132 SE 11 Ave., Pompano Beach. All levels invited.
Call 954-942-6410.
Tuesdays at Bobby Rubino’s, 2501 N. Federal Hwy.,
Pompano Beach. Live music at
5:30 p.m. Oldies, classic rock,
and standards. 954-781-7550.
High Tea & Trivia every
third Tuesday at Imperial Point
Hospital, 6401 N. Federal hwy.,
Fort Lauderdale, First floor hospital cafeteria. 954-776-8937.
The Pompano Beach Lighthouse Rotary Club meets
on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at
Galuppi’s on the Green, 1103 N
Federal Hwy., Pompano Beach.
Call 954-253-6251.
Wednesdays
Yoga classes at Christine
E. Lynn Women’s Health &
Wellness Institute classrooms
Wednesdays and Fridays at
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
| 690 Meadows Road, Boca
Raton, Time 10 to 11 a.m. Cost
$10 per class. Bring yoga mat
and towel. Classes begin March
2. Email WIPrograms@brrh.
com.
Tai Chi on Tuesday and
Thursday nights at 6 p.m. in the
Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute’s Phyllis Sandler
Center for Living Well, 690
Meadows Road, Boca Raton,
FL 33486. To register email
[email protected]. The
cost for each class is $20.
Thursdays
Bingo – St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, 1111 E. Sample
Rd., Pompano Beach. Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m. and Sundays 3
Hillsboro
Lighthouse
decommissioned like so many
others around the country and
the lens would be donated to
a museum. The threat that we
could have lost this monument was unthinkable. That’s
my reason for accepting the
presidency.”
Captain Daniel Youngberg, USCG 7th District
Chief, Resource Management,
unveiled the new historical
marker at 11:30 a.m. during
the March 6 tour, one day
off from the 109th anniversary since the first lighting of
the lighthouse on March 7,
1907. This landmark plaque
received from the State of
Florida was placed at the foot
of the lighthouse. An enthusiastic crowd of 100 people
were on hand to celebrate the
marker placement and enjoy
the two birthday cakes, one
decorated with the lighthouse
WORSHIP
DIRECTORY:
image.
Who owns this icon?
Herman explains. “The
United States Coast Guard
[USCG] owns the grounds
and the lighthouse. The Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation
Society [HLPS] is a self-funding organization of unpaid
volunteers. We are responsible for the maintenance of this
unique monument. Herman
says, “We have a large viewership on our free live streaming camera off the Hillsboro
Inlet used constantly by boaters. We hear nonstop from
boaters who count on our light
to keep them safe. These are
the important reasons we must
keep our light shining.”
Last year over 11,500
people came to visit the lighthouse and the grounds. All
of the monthly tours are by
boat. Herman explains, “We
are an island without a name.
Although we share space with
The Hillsboro Club, we cannot be accessed from the club.
A day out here is a wonderful
experience. Visitors can climb
to the top of the lighthouse for
impressive viewing and cool
breezes. The grounds include
four cottages built in 1907
that can be seen from the
outside. They are completely
renovated inside, and rented
out by the Coast Guard to
military personnel seeking R
& R. Visit the mini-museum,
portable gift shop, the famous
Barefoot Mailman statue and
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The Magic of the Light
The Fresnel [pronounced fre-nel] lens is located in the
lantern room at the top of the tower. These lenses gather
light rays emitted from a little 2x4 inch lamp and funnel
them into two 9-foot diameter blinding lights that can be
seen by sailors far out into the ocean. All for the minor electricity cost of $75 per month.
A French physicist and engineer, Augustin-Jean Fresnel
is credited with the development of his namesake lens. A
typical Fresnel lens consists of multiple glass prism segments arranged around a beehive shaped framework.
Fresnel lenses have been incorporated in automobile
lights, traffic signals and movie projectors. New applications
have appeared in solar energy where Fresnel lenses can
concentrate sunlight onto solar cells, greatly increasing the
efficiency of the light source to do what is needed.
enjoy the great beach. People
bring their chairs and blankets
and picnic on the sand. We
have one man, Keith, who
never misses a tour. He comes
on the first boat and leaves
on the last. He brings people
with him every time, showing
off the site to between 10 and
20 people in a year. Many
become members.”
About Ken Herman, the
new president
Herman is an unusual man
with endless energy. He says,
“I’m a computer programmer
with my own business. I’m up
at 3 a.m., working at 4 a.m. so
that I’m free in the afternoon
to pursue my work for HLPS.
I’m on hand for every tour.
My wife, Barkha, is an independent business woman. We
have two children in college.
“I have a fantastic life. I
just kayaked from Hillsboro
Inlet to Oakland Park and
back. This is my training for
a 13-day canoe expedition
trip down the Colorado River
through the Grand Canyon.
On this trip I will have four
people paddling with me. I
take two trips a year. On my
last trip, I bicycled alone from
Canada to Mexico in 27 days.
I carried food, water, and my
tent. I’m living my idea of a
life and my wife supports me
wholeheartedly.”
Thank you and all of the
volunteers at HLPS for your
care and maintenance of our
famous icon.
Next tour is tomorrow July
16 from Alsdorf Park, 2974
NE 14th St.
Sailing times are 8:30,
9:15, 10:00, and 11:00 a.m.
Cost: Individual membership is $25 and includes a
year of tours and magazine.
Family membership covering
up to 4 people is $50 for a
year of tours and magazine.
Restrictions: To climb
the tower visitors must wear
closed toe shoes, dry clothing.
No food, drinks or smoking in
the lighthouse. Children must
be at least 48 inches tall and
accompanied by a parent.
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and play some challenging and
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every Wednesday from 7pm to
9pm at American Legion Post 222
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Calendar
to 6 p.m. Call 954-942-5887.
Eastside Professional
Networkers, every Thursday
at 7:45 a.m. for breakfast and
business networking at Galuppi’s Restaurant, 1103 N. Federal
Hwy, Pompano Beach. Buy
your own breakfast for $10.
Call 954-401-3892.
Agape Cafe opens its doors
to all who are hungry on the
second and last Thursdays of
every month between 4:30 and
6 p.m. at St. Martin Episcopal
Church, 140 SE 28 Ave. The
public is welcome at the table.
Call 954- 941-4843.
Choosing Joy - support
group for people with ongoing
medical issues, pain, anxiety or
depression. Meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in
the meeting room 1 at Calvary
Chapel Fort Lauderdale. Call
954 593-4769.
Bobby Rubino’s, 2501 N.
Federal Hwy., Pompano Beach.
Magician Grant Wallace at the
bar 5 p.m. 954-781-7550.
The Rotary Club of Oakland Park/Wilton Manors
The Pelican 23
meets on Thursdays from 5:306:30 p.m. at Tequila Sunrise,
4711 N Dixie Hwy., Oakland
Park. Call Jo Ellen at 954-5240900.
Fridays
Scrabble – Free. 10 a.m. to
2 p.m., Emma Lou Olson Civic
Center 954-786-4111.
Friday night lights Shabbat service. Temple Sholom
offers free Friday night classes
for Torah discussions, singing
of prayers. poetry as part of the
traditional queries about Jewish
tradition. The evening includes
a guided meditation, refreshments and schmooze time. 954942-6410.
Saturdays
Butler House tours Deerfield Beach – The historic
Butler House is open every
Saturday for tours, 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. 380 E. Hillsboro Blvd.
Admission is free; donations
accepted. 954-429-0378 or [email protected].
Natural Food Shopper Club meets on alternate
Saturdays at 11 a.m. at casual
eateries like the food court in
the Galleria Mall and cafe areas
in Whole Foods Markets. Mem-
bers focus on local and online
sources of health foods and
beverages. Call for exact days,
locations, and topic previews:
954-515-942-6410.
Tickets for
upcoming events
11/30 – Festival of Praise
tour. Tickets $25 to $75, On
sale now. Ticketmaster.com
or www.theamppompano.org.
Box office 954-519-5500
Important Numbers
• BSO Victim/Witness
services - 954-321-4122
• Women-in-Distress 24hour line – 954-761-1133
• 24-Hour Crisis line – 211
• N.E. Focal Point Senior
Center – 954-480-4449
• Abuse [eldery & children] - 800-96 ABUSE
• Legal Aid – 954-765-8950
• Sexual Assault Hotline –
954-761-RAPE
• Catholic Community
Services – 954-630-9404
• Jewish Family Services –
954-370-2140
• Active Veterans in need
of help - 954-781-2300 ext. 4.
• If You Drink Too Much
- Don’t Drive. Call 954-5665155.
24 The Pelican
Pier
to continue fixes as the favorite
fishing spot, built in 1963, had
outlived its years of service.
Early estimations of replacement costs determined by
the city’s engineering department ranged between $8.5 to
$13.3 million.
But that figure will not be
fixed for months. On Tuesday,
commissioners also agreed to
contract with Whiting-Turner, the top-ranked company
to construct the new pier, to
conduct a pre-construction
analysis of cost. Officials
agreed to pay the same company $96,900 to execute those
financials.
Whiting-Turner will
present those findings this fall
along with its own bid to complete the pier.
Objecting to the approval
BBQ Box
slaw, butter beans and even a
creamy white American macn-cheese that has attracted the
attention of regular patrons.
The BBQ Box has also
built up a sizeable business
providing catering solutions
for corporate events, private
parties and all manner of
functions where tasty and
affordable food is desired.
The BBQ Box’s meat-laden egg rolls and tacos sell for
about $2 apiece. Overstuffed
sandwiches and jumbo chicken wings are priced between
$8 and $11, while meat,
sausage and rib platters start
at $10. There is ample free
parking, limited outdoor seating and delivery is available.
Beer & wine are soon to make
an appearance on the menu.
And for a sweet conclusion, be sure to try the rich
and flavorsome homemade
banana pudding.
The Pelican Newspaper
954-783-8700
Pulled pork is always a crowd-pleaser.
Enjoy!
Malcolm McClintock
holds an MBA and has lived
in Thailand, Spain, France,
Mexico, Canada and the US
where he has developed a
deep appreciation for world
gastronomy.
of a CMAR, Jim Santomassimo, Domus, Inc. said paying
$2 million for a manager to
oversee the work was “. . .
waste. You never explored the
potential to take it out to bid.
It could be well done without
a construction manager. Why
take the residents’ money?”
Santomassimo was backed
up by Ben Mostkoff, Shoreline
Foundation, Inc., who added
his company could “ . . . guarantee a price of $8.6 million
based on your drawings. You
want to spend more money?
Have at it.”
City Manager Dennis
Beach combated the figure of
$2 million for a construction
manager saying that those
costs will not be negotiated
until final plans are presented.
The city is not obligated to
approve those plans if the costs
are unacceptable.
Commissioners voted
unanimously to move forward
to fund the design process and
make a final decision once the
plans are presented.
Proposed requirements for
the new pier include raising its
height from 16.5 feet to 17.4
feet above sea level in anticipation for predicted rising
tides, storm events and rainfall.
The pier will also be widened to 30 feet, allowing more
space for fishing, pedestrians
and vending carts.
Additional ideas include
using overhead “sails” along
the way to provide shade.
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Private
cameras
to cover the new cost, Finance
Director Stephen Bloom told
the commission and may have
to be increased when the project is complete.
Originally, Moore had
given the commission an
estimate of $5.9 million plus
$180,000 in engineering fees.
Bids ranged from the
low of $6.4 million to $9.2
million.
Under the contract the
work should be completed in
120 to 150 days.
The new pipeline may not
solve a problem with water
pressure on the south end of
town. Commissioner Irene
Kirdahy said this week there
are times “we can’t get water
to the fourth floor.”
Water plant manager Elliot
Garay said a “tremendous
decrease” in pressure is sometimes noted between 4 and 7
a.m. and he suspects quantities of water are being pulled
to irrigate a large property.
Kirdahy said the problem
exists at midday also. “Clearly, this needs a fix,” she said.
Tree removal
project, but last year road department engineers rated the
bridge as being sound and no
grant money was available.
According to the mayor,
the ideal thing would be for
FDOT to find hidden damage
to the bridge which would result in removal of the tree and
bridge replacement. He said
FDOT may do more advanced
tests on the bridge to determine its condition.
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26 The Pelican
Fishing Report: Bonito = Wahoo
Fire fees
[GSG] to do a study of the
town’s fire protection methodology and recommend rates for
FY2017.
The consultant concluded
the new assessment would
increase fire revenues by 8.6
percent. This will spread the
cost of capital spending evenly
over the next five years and
leave a 2 percent increase for
operations. Based on calls for
Capt. RJ Boyle is an experienced angler
in South Florida. His studio is located in
Lighthouse Point. Call 954-420-5001.
service, GSG concluded that
non-residential uses should bear
a slightly higher portion of the
costs.
In another budget matter, commissioners approved
$33,188 for the Visitor’s Center
at the Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Chamber of Commerce. The
amount is $6,848 less than this
year because the center is now
closed Sundays between May
and November due to low visitor traffic. The town also pays
for operation and maintenance
of the building and grounds.
Deerfield Beach
By RJ Boyle
Friday night at the movies
Pelican angler
A summer time fishing
trip locally consists of sweat,
bonito, and sometimes large
wahoo. Anytime you have
herds of bonito schooling
along our reefs, you will have
several other predators lurking
close by. The average bonito
weighs close to 10 pounds
and provides the perfect meal
for fish large enough to eat
them. Sharks would be at the
top of the list starting with
the bull shark. We have had
many reports of bonitos being
eaten boatside by huge bulls.
Swimming on the outskirts
of the bonito schools are also
large wahoo. If you happen
to be trolling or live baiting
in the right spot, your bait
may be engulfed by wahoo
weighing in excess of 60 lbs.
Pictured here is Jason Cannon of Boca Raton with a 67lb. wahoo caught off Boca.
The best of the wahoo bite
has been happening in 150
feet of water. Several charter
boats which include Bolo and
Poseidon Too landed wahoo
over 50 lbs. this week.
Get Tight!
RJ
A night under the stars Friday, July 15 features the movie “Inside Out” beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Aquatics Center, 501 SE 6
Ave. Bring the family, lounge chairs and pool floats to watch this
Dive-In Movie. Refreshments available for purchase. For a full
listing of this season’s movies call the center at 954-420-2262.
Yellow
Strawberry
Well known in the industry,
Jesse has made many television appearances and was
honored as one of the “Top
Educators of the Century” by
Modern Salon Magazine. He
is the author of “The ABC’s of
Hair Cutting” and was interviewed for Paul Mitchell’s
autobiography and a Vidal
Sassoon movie.
Jesse shares more. “I was
rich and successful so we
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retired in 2010 with a beautiful home in Puerto Rico. But
I got bored. We returned and
opened here in February of this
year. All of my old customers have come back, many
with their daughters and even
granddaughters. I feel young
and vigorous now that I’m
doing what I love. Flo and I
have been married a long time,
but I’m not allowed to tell how
long,” he laughs.
Continuing he says, “It’s
fun to talk about the change of
style and the advantages of the
many new products available. I
think hair and music go together. In the early years of soul,
we had big hair. With rock and
roll, hair got longer and sleeker. With the hippies, we got
the untended look. With disco
came perms and heads full of
curls. The ‘80s made hair color
a fashion statement. It was no
longer chosen just to cover
grey. Cindi Lauper’s “True
Colors” was a hit. Hip Hop
brought us fade haircuts. And
now we are into hair straightening with Taylor Swift songs
about young people and their
struggles to become independent. I predict the next style
will be a return of the perm
and ballad singers like Sinatra
and Tony Bennett. My favorite
hairdo is the Dorothy Hamill
wedge.”
Asked about staff, he
smiles and says, “There are
five of us, all hair specialists
and our daughter who handles
the business end. We welcome
our long-time clients and new
ones. We want the public to
know we are very affordable.”
He takes a moment to show
off a little private outdoor area
behind the shop. A few small
tables and chairs await clients
who want to enjoy coffee, tea
or a glass of wine with their
time out.
Open Tues. to Fri. from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
For an appointment, call
954-772-2320.
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