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In today's newsletter:

  • How Port Everglades’ record year is reshaping life around Hollywood
  • How one stranger’s kidney changed a Hollywood child’s life forever
  • How did Hollywood’s Chaminade-Madonna fare in national football rankings?

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  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Some sun with a stray shower, temps: high: 78, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Port Everglades blows away records in cruise passengers, cargo and energy in 2025 (orlandosentinel.com) — Port Everglades, which spans into Hollywood and sits next to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, just shattered records for cruise passengers, cargo, and fuel volumes in 2025. The booming traffic is driving more tourism, jobs, and economic activity across Broward County, with millions of cruisers, expanded exports, and critical fuel supplies flowing through facilities a short ride from Hollywood neighborhoods.
   

• 9-year-old boy reunites with organ donor at Memorial Regional to share inspiring story (wsvn.com) — At Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, a 9-year-old kidney recipient recently reunited with the altruistic donor who saved his life, marking the hospital’s first such donation to a recipient. Aaron’s family described the difficult search for a compatible organ and their relief when donor Nick Kolor stepped forward. Doctors say Aaron is now healthy and energetic, while Nick hopes his example inspires more young, healthy donors.
   

• High School Football Rankings: USA TODAY Sports 25, Week 17 (usatodayhss.com) — Hollywood’s Chaminade-Madonna football team gets a national shout-out in USA TODAY’s latest Super 25 rankings recap, though it slipped after a championship game loss. The story mainly surveys playoff upsets and reshuffled standings for top high school programs across Texas, Florida, California, and beyond.
   

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