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[29 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]

CBS on Monday announced the names of the first 16 contestants for this season’s Survivor: South Pacific— and among them is a Broward County man.Albert Destrade, 26, of Plantation, who says he is both a baseball and a dating coach, will be introduced when the latest Survivor premiers Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. with a 90-minute episode.Back in 2003, Destrade, who is of Cuban descent, was a stand-out high school outfielder for Florida Christian School in Miami-Dade. He eventually landed a baseball coaching job at Lynn University in Boca …

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[28 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]

As data last week from the Florida Realtors showed, home sales in Broward and Palm Beach counties remain strong even as the national numbers are hit and miss.Sales have been up in the two counties in every month this year compared to 2010. But what can we expect for the rest of the year? We asked two real estate agents and an analyst for their opinions.David Dweck of Charles Rutenberg Realty in Fort Lauderdale says the positive sales trend will continue. “We’re affordable again, and that makes a difference,” …