Port Everglades will become home to five of the cruise industry's eight newest cruise ships in time for the 2008-2009 winter Caribbean cruise season. Newly built cruise ships joining the Port Everglades fleet include: Holland America Line's ms Eurodam, Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess, Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Solstice, Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Splendor, and Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas.

 

In addition, several cruise ships will be sailing for the first time from Port Everglades including Princess Cruises' Tahitian Princess, MSC Cruises' Orchestra and Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Freedom, which will be sailing year-round from Greater Fort Lauderdale. More info... 
 

Tonight, Friday July 11...at our local Crown Wine & Spirits store on Cordova Rd. at 17th St...from 7PM-9PM. Admission $15.00 per person. 50 wines & spirits to sample, a free Riedel Glass...and Rio Vista is invited! Call 954.525.6565 to register...and be sure to tell them you're from Rio Vista! See you there! 

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 9:30AM-11:30AM: Drive by the entrance to Rio Vista at 7th & Fed. Hwy. to see your RVCA WORK TEAM volunteers cleaning up the area...you'll see 'em - they'll be sporting the new, official RIO VISTA tee shirts...and YOU can buy one!  Stop by and ask for John Cavanaugh there (parking at Workscapes)...he'll take care of you!  Hey!...he might even know of a bridge in Brooklyn for sale!  And a 'SPECIAL THANKS!' to our sponsors for the clean-up effort: parking & electricity by WORKSCAPES; trash containers and removal by the City thanks to CINDI HUTCHINSON; water & softdrinks courtesy of MAJID at KWIKSTOP!

 

RVCA IS STILL LOOKING FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS!  The RVCA Board meets once per month and is charged with representing our Rio Vista neighborhood community in many ways, including helping to maintain the Security Patrol, volunteering on neighborhood projects and helping with the Annual Holiday Party, among just a few. If interested, please submit your request to RVCA President Dr. Warren Sturman at wmsmd@aol.com. 

 

BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION IS UPDATING ITS 2035 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (LRTP)...and to ensure the new plan serves the needs of its residents, visitors and employers, the MPO is hosting a series of Public Workshops for the public to identify current transportation deficiencies and recommend the best transportation improvement strategies to correct these deficiencies at present and in the future.  For more info and the dates & venues near you, contact the Adams Consulting Group at (954) 764-8500 or email mpolrtp@bellsouth.net.

 

CVC - CITIZENS VOLUNTEER CORPS - needs volunteers to help out at the POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS RECOGNITION EVENT at Holiday Park, 1300 East Sunrise Blvd. on August 5th (Tuesday 3pm-8:30pm).  It's 'National Night Out Against Crime' and all CVC volunteers are encouraged to come and help.  Points/$ & community service hours can be earned by participation! Contact Maxine Singh at City Hall (954) 828-5005 for more information.

 

 'ORCHIDS!!!'  to everyone on BOTH sides of the 'Wind Turbine' issue, who spoke up at the Board of Adjustment meeting.  Participants were civilized, respectful of each other and utilized the process the way it should be done to resolve these kinds of issues where reasonable people can disagree.

 

'ORCHIDS!!!' to the RVCA Work Team volunteers who will be cleaning up the area around the 7th St./Federal Hwy. entrance to Rio Vista on Saturday morning, July 12 from 9:30am-Noon...and a special 'ORCHID' to organizer John Cavanaugh for his exceptional efforts in making this happen! 

 

'ONIONS!' to the 4th of July 'weatherman' for the rains that disrupted the barbeques and fireworks displays for so many of us...and for the computer glitches that caused the show to be shortened for all of those who braved the rains and DID show up!! We'll see what we can do about some better weather...and better technical savvy next year! :)