You are here
Home > Community (Page 195)

Community

4-H hosts end-of-the-year banquet

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — To end a year of responsibility and hard work, Tribal 4-Hers were rewarded with a banquet on June 26 at the Brighton Veteran’s Building. Family and 4-H Club staff gathered in the auditorium to recognize the youth for their dedication to raising their projects throughout the 4-H

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki helps Roanoke-Hatteras Band reconnect with their past

by Brett Daly -

BIG CYPRESS — The Seminole Tribe’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum reunited the Roanoke-Hatteras Band of North Carolina with a piece of their history on July 12 by returning an early 20th-century shell necklace made by their people. Museum employees, Seminole Tribal members and leaders, and Roanoke-Hatteras delegates met at the curatorial building conference

Hollywood Reservation holds Community Culture Open House

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Braudie Blais-Billie HOLLYWOOD — In a room that smelled of wood and frybread, Tribal seniors and youth gathered to celebrate Seminole culture. It was the Hollywood Culture Department’s Community Culture Open House on June 20,  and a group of children from the reservation’s summer camp came early that morning to

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum showcases modern art

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Braudie Blais-Billie BIG CYPRESS — The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum showcases Seminole life and tradition through artifacts and historical items spanning more than 300 years. But with the addition of contemporary Seminole artwork, the Museum has taken a modern twist. Tribal member and artist Elgin Jumper has worked on original paintings for seven

Hard Rock Tampa expands: World’s sixth-largest casino

by Peter B. Gallagher -

TAMPA — There’s something unusual about the new pool bar at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa. A huge window wall stretches behind the bar, emitting natural light onto patrons sitting inside at nearby gaming machines. Outside, sunlight bathes a tropical scene of palm trees and margaritas,

David Cypress sentenced for tax offense

by The Seminole Tribune -

MIAMI— Former Tribal Councilman David Cypress was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Aug. 9 for filing a false income tax return for 2007. Cypress, 61, pled guilty to the charges in April. “I apologized to everybody,” Cypress said during his sentencing hearing held at the Miami Federal Courthouse. “I fully

Tribal members register to vote

by Beverly Bidney -

HOLLYWOOD — With election year in full swing, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office made it easy for people to register to vote by bringing the voter registration process to Tribal Headquarters on July 11. About a dozen new voters registered, and many others checked their voter status throughout the

Red Barn stabilization to begin soon

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Carrie Dilley BRIGHTON — In the upcoming weeks, construction crews will begin working at the Red Barn site to initiate a long-overdue stabilization process. Although the Red Barn – originally built in 1941 – has withstood many storms during the past 70 years and was even used as a hurricane

Top