I-595 is  of the the highways that connects Weston with the East side of Broward County.

The first one from this year occurred last week.

Bulk Trash collection will take place the following Dates in 2010:

April: 21, 22, 23 for Single Family Homes and the 24th (Saturday) for Multi-Family Units

July: 21, 22, 23 for Single Family Homes and the 24th (Saturday) for Multi-Family Units

October: 20, 21, 22 for Single Family Homes and the 23rd (Saturday) for Multi-Family Units

Single Family Homes: Regular collection day Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Your trash should be at curbside by 7:00 AM

Multi-Family Units: Saturday. Your trash must be next to the dumpster by 7:00 AM.

NO HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS WILL BE COLLECTED!

As per the City of Weston site:

“Bulk collection items are those items that are not disposed of in your regular commercial container.
Bulk items include, but are not limited to:
• Furniture
• Mattresses and carpets and other large household items
• Large and small appliances such as dishwashers, laundry machines, and stoves.
• Refrigerators or air conditioners must have Freon removed by a certified dealer.

NOTE: Mirrors, glass, glass tabletops, windowpanes, and plate glass items should be safely placed in a rigid container to facilitate safe collection. Larger glass items such as table tops, shower doors, windows should be placed separately from the rest of the bulk pickup.

Bulk items DO NOT include contractor-generated material, or vegetative waste (landscape materials) or household hazardous waste (HHW), see below for disposal of HHW. Vegetative/Landscape waste is collected with your regular garbage collection.

Where to place Bulk Items for collection?
Bulk items should be placed at or near the same location where your regular garbage is collected. Do not place bulk items near overhead obstructions, trees, mailboxes, or automobiles. Do not place bulk items inside commercial container enclosures, in front of commercial containers, behind gates, or in any manner that would limit the regular garbage service you receive.
If you have any questions regarding the placement of bulk material, please contact All Service Refuse at 954-583-1830.

Having a well thought strategy has always been the key of succesful Marketing Campaigns; moreover with the array of online resources available. Since October 2009 we have been working together with the Weston Chamber of Commerce to provide relevant information to local Businesses on how to position themselves online.

Abdull Muhammed II with Slant.Point shared a wealth of knowledge. One of the main challenges for business owners is how to Budget their Time and Money to get results.  He took us through the three phases of any Online Marketing Strtategy and the possible scenarios to consider when choosing who will execute it. Doing all the work in-house, outsourcing it or the hybrid option where we do most of the work under a consultant’s guidance.

Since we sell Real Estate in South Florida and one of the major aspects of doing so is promoting properties, the use of Online Tools have been of great help to provide exposure to our Listings.

If you want to be invited to our seminars or are interested in buying or selling a home please contact Ines Garcia at (954) 588-7260 or e-mail me at garcia.i@ewm.com

The addition of a new four story building scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011 will have capacity for 204 beds and will be our first Broward’s “Children’s Hospital”. Being built across the street from the Joe DiMaggio’s wing of the Memorial Regional Hospital you can follow literally as it is being built and how it will look once finished.

To help raise funds to complete such an ambitious project the Joe Di’Maggio Children’s Hospital Foundation is hosting the Tour de Broward on February 14, 2010 at Miramar Regional Park. It will be a fun day to ride, run, walk or spin for Joe’s Kids; Fitness, Food, Entertainment, Bounce House, Children’s Activities; what a better way to give love on Valentine’s day?

For more information and to register go to www.tourdebroward.com and volunteer please contact Hero@MHS.net

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If you are interested in buying or selling Real Estate in South Florida, please call me at (954) 588-7260 or contact me.

Our guest speaker for this event will be Nestor Mateus president and founder of RODMAT who will be sharing with us his experiences in the use of Facebook as a Marketing Tool. Nestor’s background will provide a multi-disciplinary approach to the use of Social Media in business. Ines Garcia will talking about the use of Twitter and how some companies and herself have been using it to build relationships in the community.

When?
Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Where?
EWM Realtors
2000 Main St.
Weston Fl. 33326

RSVP and Additional Information?
Ines Garcia
garcia.i@ewm.com
954-588-7260

About Nestor:

Except for the Alvin Sherman Library at NOVA Southeastern University the other libraries will no be open on Sundays.

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Sponsored by My Weston Blog and the Weston Chamber of Commerce we will have the fortune of having Abdul Muhammad II as our presenter. He will be teaching us about Branding & How to optimize the Placement of your Website in the Search Engines!

As quoted from his BIO:

“Abdul Muhammad II entrepreneur and Internet Marketing guru that specializes in creating award winning on-line marketing campaigns.

Abdul has served as lead consultant and online strategist for over 450 interactive web development projectsover the last 12 years, and continues to push the envelope with innovative ways to brand, market and promote business online. He takes an integrated approach to internet marketing seeking the best possible solution for each unique situation with an intense focus on ROI. With several Gold and Silver Addy awards, a winning attitude has become standard practice. The Miami Ad School was honored to have Abdul consult on the interactive curriculum in addition to teaching their Social Media & Digital Campaigns classes.  

Hertz, Nickelodeon and CRM Media were very pleased at Abdul’s leadership on the interactive presentation that served as the official launch of their mobile digital player. The University of Florida Graduate exhibits thought leadership and management for Friendly’s Social Media campaign; and has proven to understand new media, pop culture, and the importance of a truly integrated approach to successful brand communication. The rare combination of a “tech head” with proven business acumen is the key to Abdul’s success. He is constantly seeking out new media applications and innovative ways to use digital technology and make the world a better place to live, work and play.”

His web site is http://www.slantpointmedia.com/

When?
Wednesday Oct. 28th, 2009
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Where?
EWM Realtors
2000 Main St.
Weston Fl. 33326

RSVP and Additional Information?
Ines Garcia
garcia.i@ewm.com
954-588-7260

On your regular garbabage pick-up date leave your Bulk Trash next to the Garbage .Wednesday 14, Thursday 15h, Friday 16h for Single Family Homes and Townhouses. On Saturday the 17h for Multi-family.

Go to the City of Weston site for recommendations and more details.

Animal Relief Areas at Miami International Airport

As part of the $2.6 billion Major Capital Improvement Program that will continue through the year 2010 4 Animal Relief Areas have been created at Miami International Airport. MIA is the third largest airport in USA, on 2008 it served 16.1 million passengers; after NY Kennedy (#1) and LA International (#2). On 2008 MIA ranked #1 in International Freight.

Despite the volume of activity the flow at the airport moves very efficiently. The ability to check at the curbside, even for International flights, is a time saver. Another thing I noticed in my last trip is that now Immigration for Residents/US Citizens and Visitors are done in two completely separate areas; the set up looks improvised…I don’t know if it is something temporary or permanent.
As it reads in their web site:
“Miami International Airport’s (MIA) and the General Aviation Airports’ annual economic impact is $26.7 billion. MIA and related aviation industries contribute 282,043 jobs directly and indirectly to the local economy. That equates to one out of 4.1 jobs.”

At MIA there is always something new going on!

Animal Relief Area at South Terminal MIA

Image via Wikipedia

I don’t refer to our beautiful Landscape, it’s about how environmentally friendly are we. I could not find much data about how much of Weston’s waste is recycled but I am sure we can do much better.

There are so many ways to become Greener!

Fortunately or City Government is taking it seriously and our City Commission discussed on July 2nd an amendment to the Recycling Program to provide for Single Stream Recycling which if approved will make it easier for us. No more sorting…all the recyclable materials go in one bin and it is separated at the recycling facility. As I understand it will be for Residential dwellings only.

What happens with Commercial Waste? Probably the best way to start is one step at a time, and we can start by recycling more. Every week when I take out my bins at home I get amazed of how many opportunities to recycle we miss. If you have never been next to a copier in an office for more than 20 minutes you might have no idea how much paper is used and wasted every day. Even though we are all conscious about the environment most businesses revolves around paper. Much of it has to be kept and filed but the rest goes to waste. How many trees do we kill each day?

I am not an expert on the Topic but I have been concerned for a long time about Recycling in Commercial Facilities. About two years ago I contacted the company who handles the Recycling Services for Weston to find out how we could start recycling the TON of paper we discarded. The process was complicated and costly, it didn’t make sense at the time. Lately I have been thinking again on how to make Weston Greener.

Please help me promote recycling in Commercial Properties. If you live in Weston we need your support to make Weston a model for other cities! If you want to learn more about how to make Weston Greener go to: http://www.howgreenismytown.org, there are many ways to contribute and soon we will be able to be rated as a Green Town.

Weston goes Green-er!