Barbara Cole by the Sea

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ALL CLEAR
‘Plan for natural gas port off Fort Lauderdale clears review”…David Fleshler
The Coast guard issued an environmental impact statement ….no reason not to proceed….
Now it’s up to the Gov. to decide….
BCbythesea….is not against this project….previous posts….for environmental reasons….still leery of the gas being diverted to other …higher paying countries…previous posts….
Maybe Crist wants to follow suit [...]

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NOT FORTHCOMING
Yesterday Commissioner Clottey left her home….to discover something was going on in her Bel Air neighborhood….
There were BSO fire…EMS and police….all around…..
When she arrived back…there were still a few BSO police around…..so she decided to inquire….
She asked the BSO officer what was going on….and he was non-committal….so she added she was a Commissioner and [...]

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7/8/08 Commission meeting
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WHO DOES SHE KNOW THAT WE DON’T?
Last night Comm. Clottey asked the Town Manager …what does LBTS have to do to get in the papers?….
As usual….the Manager gave her standard reply….that the Town had done all she could think of….they send out “press releases”……the Sentinel is lacking staff….and the paper chooses what it [...]

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WINNERS AND LOSERS…..
Winner….Sun-Sentinel…included LBTS…day 3…in the Independence Day Events…Local section….
Loser……Miami Herald….what happened?….’July 4th Events….LBTS…noon Sat/Sun…music by Jimmy Stow and Bobby Stringer…drink specials and FIREWORKS… Takes place at the beach at Commercial Blvd. and the ocean….954-465-7934′….OOPS!….
Winner…..VFD Firefighters….who return as Grand Marshall’s….of the parade….as was the protocol for many years in LBTS….we were informed…..
Loser…..The Governor….guess his new [...]

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2 DAYS….2 DAYS ON THE LIST……
They didn’t delete us…it wasn’t a fluke….we are still included in the listing of 4th of July events….Local section….YEA!…..see previous post for text………
UPDATE:…online…Sentinel….Things To Do….Find a fireworks show in South Florida….we have a “balloon” on the map … and …full info with the parade and the El Prado Beach Blast….
FINAL [...]

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WE ARE NOT ALONE………
7/1/08…Letters to the Editor…
A resident from Davie is asking the same questions being asked right here in LBTS….
‘Davie Oversight”…
‘The Davie Mayor and Town Council do not know what the Town Manager is doing?’
‘I find that difficult to swallow that the people entrusted with approving our city budget do not oversee all expenditures [...]

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IT’S NOT OVER YET……DRUM ROLL PLEASE……….
An observant reader found a nice surprise at the Broward Library yesterday…
Broward Family Life Magazine…July Edition….
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS….
Right where we belong….in the appropriate place…..
Between….Hollywood……and Margate…..
‘Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Beach Blast Celebration Friday July 4
Join the old fashioned fun with a community parade at 10 a.m. Get Creative and build a float or decorate [...]

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WE MADE IT!……WE GOT OUR SPOT IN THE SUNSHINE!….
Well….in the Local section of the  Sun Sentinel….
INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS….
Friday….
3 down!….
‘Parade and Beach Blast Celebration,10a.m. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Town Hall 4501 Ocean Drive, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Three best-decorated children’s bicycles receive gift cards. After the parade is the celebration at El Prado Beach Park, and 8:30 p.m. fireworks. call 954-772-3336′
BCbythesea…hears LBTS [...]

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SO THAT’S HOW IT’S DONE……
On Sunday’s Meet The Press….Tom Brokaw took over the moderator role for the duration of the election…after the death of Tim Russert….
In the days after Russert died…….lots of speculation of who would be the permanent host ….
BCbythesea….opined…Chuck Todd….who came from C-Span….he knows his stuff…..and already seemed to be the heir- apparent [...]

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GIVE THE MAYOR A CALL….
Once again Mayor Minnet has 2 color photos in the Sentinel Society section….
for the Ocean Watch Foundation Clean-Up in LBTS….
How did she do it?……..
PSSST…..maybe she can help with the LBTS press problem?….

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