The Citizen Volunteer Corps (CVC) sponsored by the Council of Fort Lauderdale Civic Associations joined South Middle River volunteers to clean the road closures and surround areas at Sunrise Blvd. on October 25. Meeting place was on NW 5th Ave. and Sunrise Blvd. road closure. Volunteers weeded, cleaned and left all areas pristene. It was a fantastic way to meet new people and clean up the neighborhood! 
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Click on above link to read part of the Broward Beautiful Grant, that South Middle River Civic Association was granted in 2007, to beautify the street closures along Sunrise Blvd. at NW 2 Ave., 3rd Ave., 4th Ave., 5th Ave., 6th Ave., and 7th Ter.
Drought tolerant, Florida native species were planted at the request of Broward Beautiful. As a result of this neighborhood project, the community has become alive and volunteers are motivated to care for these “nature” areas.
This is the gateway to the famous Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Please click on the pdf file above to learn about this valuable information JoAnn Smith shared at the South Middle River Civic Association’s general membership meeting in August of 2008.
Minutes from Meeting on April 17, 2008 
Those present:
Rick Gibson, President, South Middle River Civic Association (S.M.R.C.A.)Phil Thornburg, Director, Parks and Recreation, City of Fort Lauderdale
Purpose of Meeting:
To discuss and set goals for the future of a park at in the South Middle River neighborhood association located at 1718 NW 6th Avenue. The park has particular significance as, with the exception of Warfield Park, it will be the only park of significance and green space in South Middle River. It will be central to the City of Fort Lauderdale, and will potentially invigorate and draw positive attention to one of the City’s most challenged and largest geographic areas.
The location of South Middle River as the largest neighborhood association in the City of Fort Lauderdale, and in an arguably central and blighted area, places extreme impact to the City from the outcome of planning for this park. Therefore, a meeting was scheduled to further the interests of the City and South Middle River.
Minutes and Notes from Meeting: (more…)
Fall’s almost here, and if you’re one of many consumers who are fed-up with store-bought tomatoes - with their insipid flesh and tasteless white centers – or plastic-wrapped Iceberg lettuce, or broccoli heads that feel like softballs, you’re just in time for a change.
In spite of what you may have heard, quality “heirloom” vegetables are alive and well in South Middle River. An heirloom is an open-pollinated variety (which means it produces true-to-type in Nature) that’s been preserved - usually by a particular family, or group of individuals – and that’s grown more for taste than for ease in harvesting, resistance to disease, or zipless maintenance requirements. Like the name implies, heirlooms have been around
Fall’s almost here, and if you’re one of many consumers who are fed-up with store-bought tomatoes - with their insipid flesh and tasteless white centers – or plastic-wrapped Iceberg lettuce, or broccoli heads that feel like softballs, you’re just in time for a change.
In spite of what you may have heard, quality “heirloom” vegetables are alive and well in South Middle River. An heirloom is an open-pollinated variety (which means it produces true-to-type in Nature) that’s been preserved - usually by a particular family, or group of individuals – and that’s grown more for taste than for ease in harvesting, resistance to disease, or zipless maintenance requirements. Like the name implies, heirlooms have been around for decades, and the fact that they’ve managed to survive in the face of modern Agribusiness is a tribute to their gastronomic superiority. Take, for example, the Pink Brandywine tomato
