| For Your Information
The For Your Information column appears daily in The Miami Herald's Broward section. You'll find classes, clubs, programs for senior citizens and children, and community entertainment events. On Fridays, Broward's Weekend section features comprehensive listings of the coming weekend's entertainment events and a look at what's ahead.Listings are subject to change without notice. It is recommended that you call before attending an event.THURSDAY, JAN. 24The 11 O' Clock Number: A man receives a Scrabble set for his 45th birthday that was once owned by Ethel Merman. Before long, the Broadway diva shows up and grants him his birthday wish; 8 p.m., Rising Action Theatre, 840 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park; $30. 954-567-9260 or risingactiontheatre.com.Art and Culture Center of Hollywood: Abracadabra Exhibition and Fundraising Raffle, display of works by local and national artists.
BUY AND SIL
According to city transfers, Putin's pack have just purchased one of Manhattan's tonier townhouses for $35 million. The 25-foot-wide residence at 36 E. 75th St. was built in 1893. It was bought in 1915 by R. Horace Gallatin of the New-York Historical Society, who changed the facade to the brick and limestone classic configuration. The home includes six bedrooms, eight full baths, three powder rooms and three staff rooms. There's also a family room, a baronial formal dining room and a paneled library - all with fireplaces. Also included is a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a gourmet eat-kitchen that overlooks the garden. The sale took place following a three-year renovation of the 12,000-square-foot building. Enjoy, comrades. Worth a thought Here's an idea: This could be a good time to purchase the 2005 Hamptons Cottages & Gardens Idea House.
Police Violence and Abuses in Detention
His mother, an alcoholic, begs in the terminal and sends Victor and his sister out to beg for money as well. Whatever they collect they turn over to her; she uses this money to buy more liquor. Victor wants to go to a shelter for street children, but his mother opposes it. Several months ago, other street children doused Victor with gasoline and set him on fire, inflicting first degree burns over his thighs, groin, and genital area.19 * Juan Alexander, sixteen years old, had been on the streets for five years at the time we interviewed him. His father had died when he was one, and his stepfather was a physically abusive alcoholic. After years of suffering from violent attacks and trying, unsuccessfully, to protect his mother, Juan Alexander left home at the age of twelve. Once on the street he began to inhale glue.
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