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4

President’s Message

Terry Bond, The Landings Residential Association

6

Mayor’s Message

Mayor John P. “Jack” Seiler

10

Commissioner’s Update

District 1 Commissioner Bruce G. Roberts

16

Creating Retirement Income You Can Rely On

Darran Blake, The Landings Residential Association

20

Real Estate Update

Rich Barnhart, Realtor & resident of The Landings

22

Food & Dining: Chefs Recipe

Sous Chef Vito Griseta, Coral Ridge Country Club

24

History: How Florida Got Its Name

Joe Welsch, The Landings Residential Association

26

News, Updates & Events

Items and events of neighborhood & local interest

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Contributors

Chaz Adams, Alison Avayu, 

Rich Barnhart, Darran Blake, Terry Bond,

Vito Griseta, Bruce Roberts, Kiarra Roper,

John P. “Jack” Seiler, Robbi Uptegrove,

Joe Welsch, 

Special Thanks

City of Fort Lauderdale PIO

Coral Ridge Country Club

Fort Lauderdale Police Dept.

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