Davie, Florida

• CB Johnson looking to visit Texas Tech
  

  Junior cornerback Andrew Johnson has seen his offer list jump from one to eight in recent weeks after a number of impressive showings playing for the South Florida Express 7-on-7 team and at the Under Armour Combine in Davie, Fla.

• Drag queen loses nursing job over 34-year-old arrest
  

  In South Florida's gay community, Ray Fetcho is known as drag queen "Tiny Tina." To the families of elderly dementia patients, he's a godsend, a compassionate caregiver.

• Davie wildlife show operator faces more scrutiny for violating animal-care laws
  

  An arthritic tiger failed to receive proper veterinary care. Small mammals housed in a shed died when the air conditioning broke down.

• Davie hosts home buyer workshop
  

  The town of Davie is hosting a free home buyer workshop provided by the Housing Foundation of America, a HUD-approved counseling agency.

• FSBO in Davie - Paragon Centre
  

  This 1,778sf condo located in the Paragon Centre development is for sale by owner.

• Burglar with sledgehammer failed to break through gas station wall, Davie police say
  

  A burglar with a sledgehammer tried, and failed, to smash through the concrete wall of a gas station, police said Tuesday.

• Davie reelects 2 to council, and adds a teacher
  

  Davie voters returned incumbents Marlon Luis and Susan Starkey to office Tuesday and chose teacher Caryl Casey Hattan to fill a third open council seat.

• It's Election Day For Five Broward Cities
  

  Voters in five Broward cities will head to the polls on Tuesday in general municipal election.

• Tuesday is Election Day: What you need to know
  

  What: Tuesday is Election Day in 16 cities, towns and villages in Palm Beach County and five in Broward.

• Noted in S. Florida: Feb. 22 - March 1
  

  Noted this week in South Florida: Valeria Mola is showing a two-bedroom short sale in Sunny Isles Beach, SIB Realty commented on an oceanfront vintage building in Bal Harbour, plus our Note of the Week from Ivan Farkas of Keyes Company.

• Registed Nurse, Occassional Drag Queen, Gets Fired For 30-year-old Conviction
  

  The Agency for Health Care Administration is in charge of policing registered nurses for complaints and criminal acts.

• Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines in Sex Tourism Case
  

  March 2, 2010 - WASHINGTON - Donald Mathias of Davie, Fla., was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sex tourism in the Philippines, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jeffrey H. Sloman and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

• FIU professor selling Davie 3BD home
  

  Katherine Chadwell has listed for sale a three-bedroom, two-bath home at 10700 S.W. 30th Place in Davie for $549,900. The 2,202-square-foot home in the Davie Central neighborhood was built in 1979.

• Man Charged With DUI In Fatal Crash
  

  A man arrested in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 595 was denied bond Tuesday.

• Davie man faces prison for his preteen Philippine sex slaves
  

  Donald Mathias, 64, demanded the girls - ages 12 and 11 - call him "Daddy Boss," and forced them to sign sex slave contracts.

• TCC's Bill Law gets audience with Dalai Lama
  

  Most people only get a chance to study the Dalai Lama. Tallahassee Community College President Bill Law spoke with the Tibetan spiritual leader Wednesday.

• Hart's recruitment blowing up
  

  DAVIE, Fla.- Offensive tackle Bobby Hart was on campus at Florida State for the Seminoles' junior day during the weekend.

• Take a walk in a tropical garden at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida
  

  Flamingo Gardens in Davie brings together a lush tropical garden with a historic plantation and a wildlife sanctuary .

• Anna K. Davie students celebrate contributions of black Americans
  

  Anna K. Davie sixth grader Trey Driver moon walks across the stage as Michael Jackson during the school's Black History Month program Friday morning.

City Description

Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the town's population at 90,329. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. Davie was founded by a group of settlers composed of workers from the Panama Canal Zone. The original name of the town was Zona because of this. Randolph P. Davie, a developer, bought about 27,000 acres (109 km) in the area and the town name was changed to "Davie." It was carved out of Everglades land that was mostly under water. The early history of the town was dominated by drainage issues, some of which persist today. Davie has always had a reputation as a "Western" town. It boasts a significant horse-owning population and once was home to many herds of cattle. In recent years, commercial and residential development has discouraged such practices but Davie still tries to maintain a "Western" feel. Pioneer City, a western theme park, was located across the street from Flamingo Gardens. It was built in the 1960s and closed a few years later. Davie is located at 26°04′53″N 80°16′49″W / 26.081426°N 80.280223°W / 26.081426; -80.280223. According to the United

City Contained By:

• Broward County
• Florida
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Davie School
• Nova Southeastern University
• Lock No. 1, North New River Canal

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 88.4998937302 km squared

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