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Wasserman Schultz Gets Marriage Equality “Love” from Grindr App Users

Posted on 02 March 2012

WILTON MANORS, FL  – Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Wilton Manors) should expect to start receiving petitions from an unusual constituency: users of the gay hookup app Grindr. The Courage Campaign, a California-based LGBT rights group, announced last week that they have partnered with the developers of the gay-oriented smartphone app in an effort to [...]

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Clay Court Classic Gay Tennis Tournament Draws Crowds from Everywhere

Posted on 17 February 2012

By PHOEBE MOSES WILTON MANORS, FL – Gay athletes who excel at tennis are not a new phenomenon. The ranks of LGBT tennis professionals and amateurs includes household names like Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King, as well as Renee Richards, the first and only male-to-female transsexual ever to play the US Open, and herself [...]

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Castrataro Hosts Fundraiser for Keechl New Rules Create Opportunity For Reelection

Posted on 09 February 2012

WILTON MANORS, FL – Former Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl’s campaign will hold a fundraiser tonight between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Law Offices of George Castrataro in Fort Lauderdale.  Keechl, who was Broward County’s first openly-gay mayor, is a candidate for Broward County Commission District 7. Keechl, 48, was elected to the commission [...]

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Mancini Announces for Broward State Attorney New Rules Create Opportunity For Reelection

Posted on 09 February 2012

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – Former federal prosecutor Chris Mancini announced his candidacy last week for the office of Broward County State Attorney. Mancini is mounting a primary challenge to incumbent State Attorney Mike Satz, a Democrat who was elected to the office in 1976. This is only the second time in 36 years that Satz [...]

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WolfCuff Presents Benefit for Grateful Paws

Posted on 05 February 2012

WILTON MANORS, FL – WolfCuff custom handmade leather wrist cuffs, arm bands and, body wear will celebrate their second anniversary with a benefit for Grateful Paws, Wednesday, Feb. 15, starting at 8 p.m. at Georgie’s Alibi on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Grateful Paws is a local, not-for-profit, no-kill rescue organization providing much-needed services for [...]

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Comfort Food Alert: Frozen Yogurt at Five Points

Posted on 05 February 2012

MIAMI, FL  – Menchie’s front treats celebrated the grand opening of their newest store at Five Points Plaza in Wilton Manors on Saturday, Jan. 28.  The ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration included free t-shirts to the first 50 customers and free 8oz cups of yogurt. “Menchie’s is all about being part of a community and [...]

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Pride Pharmacy & Midland Medical Together for Your Good Health

Posted on 26 January 2012

By Bob Kecskemety Pride Pharmacy and Midland Medical in Fort Lauderdale pride themselves on providing a one-stop location dedicated to your good health. Midland Medical specializes in men’s health, including diagnostics with on-site labs, and HIV specialties, in addition to being AAHIVM-certified. Pride Pharmacy is a specialty pharmacy that also provides free delivery to its [...]

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BeachBear Weekend Schedule Announced

Posted on 13 January 2012

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – The annual BeachBear celebration in Fort Lauderdale will be held May 10 through 16. antibiotics no prescription The host hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, 440 Seabreeze Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. The schedule of events includes parties and gatherings at several Greater Fort Lauderdale-area venues, nightclubs, parks, [...]

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WM Main Street Presents “A Day in the Life of Wilton Manors”

Posted on 12 January 2012

  WILTON MANORS, FL – On Thursday, Jan. 5, members of the Wilton Manors Main Street (WMMS) organization coordinated a day-long photo shoot featuring the top 100 businesses, people, and activities of the city’s merchants and professional offices. Tom Tabor, WMMS vice president and board member, and several colleagues spent the day from 6 a.m. [...]

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“A Day in the Life of Wilton Manors:” True Tales of the Island City, Told in Pictures

Posted on 12 January 2012

By Cliff Dunn WILTON MANORS, FL – Visitors to Wilton Drive last Thursday, Jan. 5, may have noticed a familiar face, or one that became increasingly familiar as the day went on. Tom Tabor, board member and vice president of Wilton Manors Main Street (WMMS) and a crew of volunteers and photographers decamped up and [...]

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