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The Wilton Manors Historical Society is marking the 100th anniversary since E.J. Willingham became the first person to plat what would become Wilton Manors.
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Celebrating A Century In Richardson Park
By John Hayden
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Any resident or frequent visitor to Wilton Manors likely drives past it at least once a week and never notices or thinks twice. It sits unassumingly nestled among the trees in Richardson Park on Wilton Drive. We’re talking about the Carriage House, which is the first building you drive past when you enter the parking lot.
It was built in 1925 and the Wilton Manors Historical Society (WMHS) is marking the 100th anniversary since E.J. Willingham became the first person to plat what would become Wilton Manors. During a ceremony on Nov. 20, they unveiled two markers that explain the building’s significance, as well as rededicating a stone urn stand that sits in the parking lot but was covered by overgrowth. The markers were designed by Ron Ulm.
“What a theme this brings to Wilton Manors of comfortable and caring,” lifelong resident and current Mayor Scott Newton said. “If you look at what we’ve done with the Carriage House is amazing.”
Willingham’s efforts in 1925 were wiped out a year later by a hurricane, and his vision was further hampered by the Great Depression. However, the seed he planted eventually blossomed into the city of Wilton Manors.
“He left a lasting mark,” WMHS President Mary Ulm said in her opening remarks.
Willingham’s original home was demolished in the 1980s, but the Carriage House survived and was renovated in 2013. The new markers and attention to the urn stand are tactile connections to the city’s past and, like Willingham’s original vision, serve as a jumping off point for the city’s future. |
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Steaks, Lobster & Bubbles at Ocean Prime Fort Lauderdale
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There are some restaurants that are as memorable as they are beautiful, and Ocean Prime Fort Lauderdale represents this and so much more, as you can take in the breeze and a waterfront view.
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Tears & Resilience at TDOR Event
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Seventy-one people gone. Seventy-one innocent souls lost. Seventy-one friends, lovers, sisters, brothers lost to violence. That’s how many transgender people were lost to violence over the past year. At least, that’s how many we know of.
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City Reassesses Growth Strategy, Mulls Major Code Changes
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Five years after the city reworked its zoning codes to encourage development, commissioners are admitting they didn’t go far enough. There are no major projects on any of the targeted areas known as transit-oriented corridors or TOCs.
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TODAY: Antique & Vintage Show
Florida's largest monthly Antique & Vintage show.
SAT: Breakfast with Santa
It's a jolly morning of delicious food, festive activities, and a visit from Santa.
SUN: Saddle Up Sundays
Enjoy country music, line dancing, a mechanical bull and more.
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Event Manager -- Fort Lauderdale
Rock Star Productions is hiring an Event Manager to assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of touring theater productions, and more. From $25 an hour.
Commercial Construction Superintendent -- Fort Lauderdale
Gulf Building is seeking a Commercial Construction Superintendent to maintain a clean and safe project and participate in Project Safety Meetings, and maintain compliance with OSHA requirements, and more.
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InTarotGate by Dooney
FIRST QUARTER MOON IN PISCES: Vision shaped by intuition and truth.
You’ve been feeling the pull of new opportunities, yet your practical focus has quietly become an inner saboteur, keeping your world smaller than it wants to be. Professionally, your hard work is evident, but others may be benefiting more than you, diverting your energy from the ambitions that truly define you. In relationships, things run smoothly but routinely, limiting the deeper growth you and your partner(s) crave. Travel — or a shift in perspective — may act as the catalyst that reveals how “good enough” has muted your potential. This isn’t a call to leap, but to chart the next evolution of who you are becoming, in love and in purpose.
(Key numbers: 2, 7, 8, 17)
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