FORT LAUDERDALE — The Seminole Tribe of Florida, along with 13 other members of the Broward County hospitality industry, was inducted into TravelHost of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Tourism Hall of Fame Feb. 5 during a reception celebrating the magazine’s 35th anniversary. TravelHost publisher Ina Lee chose honorees based on longevity and

WEST PALM BEACH — Seminole 4-H’ers from Brighton, Big Cypress and Immokalee showed brute determination Jan. 23 at the South Florida Fair hog show. The West Palm Beach event, open to all youth in the region, allowed kids to compete with peers outside the Tribe. "It’s good for them to see

BRIGHTON — High-pitched squeals enveloped ranch hands Jennifer Fish and Kenny Vickers recently as they inoculated each of the roughly 75 hogs at the Seminole Hog Farm in Brighton with a deworming shot. The older, more experienced hogs, the ones used for breeding, took their shots in stride with nary an

QUINTANA ROO, Mexico — The Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, a resort in the Puerto Aventuras district of Mexico south of Cancun, pulsated under the hard rock beats that accompanied a fashion show of the latest T-shirts from the Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock brand empire. Models from age 4 to 40ish

HOLLYWOOD — During a signing ceremony Jan. 8 at Tribal Headquarters in Hollywood, the Seminole Tribe of Florida became the 15th of 566 federally recognized Tribes to be approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior for autonomy over tribal leasing agreements on trust lands. Before Chairman James E. Billie, other

BIG CYPRESS — Hundreds of cars and trucks packed a pasture-turned-parking lot Jan. 10 in Big Cypress where more than a century ago Seminole ancestors braved wilderness, swampland and bloody battles for Native American freedom. "The Seminole people were so tough to survive those times and then to come so far.

BIG CYPRESS — Julius Ivan Billie signed up for reservation housing when he was 18 years old. A dozen years later, on Jan. 14, Billie was one of several Tribal members joyfully (and finally) checking out new digs at the grand opening celebration for the long-awaited Big Cypress townhomes. Each of the

BRIGHTON — Margie Billie never loved laundry a day in her life – before now. "It’s really very relaxing, actually. It feels even better getting paid to do it," said Billie, one of two Tribe employees who juggle shifts at the new Brighton Laundromat. For reasonable prices, according to volume and weight,

BIG CYPRESS — Just inside the front doors of the newest Family Services facility in Big Cypress, kids ages 10 to 17 will find video games, a big screen TV, comfy leather sofas and a refrigerator packed with food. But a deeper look into the 5,381-square-foot, eight-bedroom youth home reveals the