Actor-Poet Malcolm-Jamal Warner Joins Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival as Celebrity Judge

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 14, 2021. Posted in AP, Economic Development, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Featured, Fla., Florida Business, FLORIDA NEWS, Regional Events, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ — Pompano Beach Arts is proud to announce that television icon Malcolm-Jamal Warner is joining the fourth annual “Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival” as a celebrity judge. The famed star of “The Cosby Show” and current hit “The Resident” will also be performing his poetry at the festival and sharing thoughts about his career during an Artist Talk. The three-day event attracts the premier spoken word artists in the country and will take place December 9-11, 2021 at the City’s cultural venues. Event details and tickets...

KEY WEST CONDO GETS REPRIEVE — FOR NOW

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 13, 2021. Posted in Breaking News, Community, Featured, Health, Key West, Key West News, News, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

A Key West condominium building received a temporary reprieve Monday morning. Raj Ramsingh, the city’s chief building official, did not condemn Santa Clara Condominiums, 3312 Northside Dr., during a 10 a.m. hearing at city hall. “I will not condemn the building, but this is still not off the table,” Ramsingh told the condo association board, unit owners and some of their tenants who were present. “I don’t want these necessary repairs to fall by the wayside as has occurred in the past,” Ramsingh said after hearing testimony from two engineers and condo association board president Oliver Kofoid. Key...

Empire License says Get Ready for New Character for Advertising, TV and Toys: Black Friday

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 13, 2021. Posted in Advertising and Marketing, AP, Business, Business News, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Featured, Fla., Florida Business, FLORIDA NEWS, Miami, Miami Business, plush toys, Product Launches, Toys and Games, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

MIAMI, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ — The day after the American Thanksgiving Day holiday has long been considered the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. Dubbed “Black Friday” for many reasons, shopping on that day (via brick and mortar or e-commerce) has become part of the holiday tradition for most consumers. Empire License, Inc. is now very excited to introduce to the world their very own version of Black Friday: “Black Friday” the character, in the formation of animation and plush dolls. As the preferences and habits of consumers change and evolve,...

Former state Rep. Raschein applies to fill Forster’s commission term

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 13, 2021. Posted in Featured, Local Politics, Monroe County News, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

A community continues to grieve following the loss of Mike Forster from a weeks-long battle with COVID-19 just a week ago. His passing on the morning of Sept. 6 remains fresh and in the hearts of many, as social media posts remember his community spirit. As the healing continues, the process begins for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ to decide who will fill Forster’s county commission seat for the remainder of the term through November 2022. While a timetable for a decision remains unknown, those interested in serving can now apply. One of the people applying for the seat, which represents Key Largo and...

BEST OF MARATHON AWARDS: 46,000 VOTES AND COUNTING!

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 13, 2021. Posted in Best of Marathon, Featured, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

2021 marks the 12th iteration of Middle Key’s people’s choice awards – The Best of Marathon. Since its inception by the Marathon Jaycees back in 2008, the event has grown up and is now one of the most anticipated events of the year where business leaders, elected officials and other supposed big shots gather to celebrate the Marathon community and have some fun while raising funds for the Marathon Rotary Club. This year’s incarnation takes on a special twist as the Florida Keys makes its way out of the global pandemic. “We are going al fresco,” declared Marathon Rotary...

Current Builders announces they have broken ground on their third project for Sunrise Senior Living

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 9, 2021. Posted in AP, Business, Construction, Construction and Building, Featured, Fla., Florida Business, FLORIDA NEWS, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ — Current Builders ( https://www.currentbuilders.com/ ) has announced they have broken ground on their third project for Sunrise Senior Living. The new $32.5 million dollar assisted living development in Coral Gables will feature 94 units. The project’s architect is the firm’s longstanding design partners, Behar Font & Partners. This project follows Current Builders’ successful delivery of the Jacksonville and Boynton Beach Sunrise Senior Living projects. Sunrise Coral Gables – Current Builder “We are very proud...

1st Class Real Estate and Expetitle Announce Venture to Provide Tech-enabled Closings Across USA

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 9, 2021. Posted in Alliances and Partnerships, AP, Business, Business News, Featured, Finance, Fla., Florida Business, FLORIDA NEWS, Miami, Miami Business, Real Estate, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

MIAMI, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ — Expetitle and 1st Class Real Estate are joining forces to create a national title partnership; offering a streamlined, remote home closing transaction to 1st Class’ customers. 1st Class Real Estate is a nationally recognized top brokerage. They have grown 470% over the past three years, placing them on the Inc 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. “With all the new tech-enabled competitors coming into the market, like iBuyers, digital brokers, and alternative marketplaces, brokerages need to respond with digital innovation...

National Parks Service gives local nonprofit historic Islamorada lighthouse

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 8, 2021. Posted in Featured, Islamorada News, Monroe County News, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage, Upper Keys News, Water Life.

Off the Islamorada shores, boats circled Alligator Reef Light Station during a Labor Day weekend, which saw pristine conditions on the water. Activity at the iconic lighthouse continues this weekend, with some 500 swimmers heading out to the 148-foot structure for the annual Swim to Alligator Light on Saturday, Sept. 11. Event organizers Rob Dixon and Larry “Lighthouse” Herlth couldn’t be happier with the race’s return after it was canceled last year due to COVID-19. More positive developments came their way earlier in the week, however, with an email coming to Dixon’s inbox notifying him that...

Tres Amigos Grill in Winter Garden introduces new menu item Chef John’s Street Tacos for Taco Tuesday

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 7, 2021. Posted in AP, Business, Business News, Featured, Fla., Florida Business, FLORIDA NEWS, Food and Beverage, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ — Tres Amigos Grill in Winter Garden known for creating, grilling and serving a fusion of Tex-Mex, Grilled and Mexican Style offerings announces the addition of Chef John’s Street Tacos to its menu. “As we launch Chef John’s Street tacos on Tuesday, Tacos are not only for Tuesdays. We ask all our friends to consider living every day like it’s Taco Tuesday since these will be available every day,” says John Kresl, owner, aka “Chef John.” Served with your choice of skirt steak, chicken, shrimp, pork carnitas...

BREAKING NEWS: FORMER PROPERTY MANAGERS SAY CONDO BOARD REPEATEDLY FAILED TO ACT ON REPAIRS

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on September 4, 2021. Posted in Breaking News, Featured, Key West News, Politics & Government, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

The word “dire” has been used in recent weeks to describe the condition of the Santa Clara Condominium building at 3312 Northside Dr., Key West. As the Keys Weekly reported on Sept. 2, Key West’s chief building official Raj Ramsingh has scheduled a Sept. 13 condemnation hearing for Santa Clara Condominiums. Ramsingh’s petition to declare the building unsafe and unfit for human habitation outlines serious concerns about the roof, an unsafe stairwell, uneven weight loads on floors and ceilings, significant spalling, concrete cracks and a laundry room ceiling upheld by steel...

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