Letter from Mayor Margaret “Peggy Brown”

Dear Weston Residents,

Welcome 2022. There is not a more popular or better place to call home than Weston! This is not just my sentiment but that of many. In fact, Weston was just listed as one of Americas 10 Hottest Neighborhoods of 2022. And back in 2021, gosh that seems so long ago now after all we have been through, Weston was ranked as the #1 Best City to Live in Broward County and #10 in South Florida. Our City was selected as one of the 50 top cities out of 30,000 across the country as Americas Best Cities to Live by 24/7 Wall St. and named the #6 Best Small Cities to Start a Small Business in 2021 by Verizon Business. This is more than reassuring as a resident and business owner to hear. When your hometown is so well ranked, and for all the reasons you chose to live or invest here, it provides confidence as well as pride. My colleagues on the dais, City Commissioners

Byron Jaffe, Mary Molina-Macfie, Chris Eddy and Henry Mead, along with City Manager

Decker and our city staff, continue to work hard to make Weston the best city in the country.

25 YEARS HAVE PASSED

I hope that you were able to come out to one or all of the events over the past year that celebrated our City’s 25th Anniversary. Our concluding celebration on December 11, 2021 – 25 Years of

Community - featured an interactive fun zone for families and a live concert. It was a great night, attended by many former and current elected officials in Weston and from around the county and it was wonderful to see our residents having a great time, celebrating our community. If you are interested in Weston’s history and those who served from the beginning and played instrumental roles in Weston becoming a City, please visit our website NEWS section at westonfl.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

With the great winter weather in south Florida comes a host of City events and programs that we encourage you and your family to enjoy.

Our WestonNights Free Outdoor concert series in the park continues with the Fondo Blanco Latin Band on Saturday, March 12. The concert will be held at the Event Stage in Weston Regional Park from 7-10PM. All you need to bring is a lawn chair! Every WestonNights event has food trucks on site for a complete date night, or night out with friends and family.

And there’s more! The ever-popular free monthly Moonlight Movies in the Park series continues through April. Weston World Fest is back, and better than ever, on Sunday, March 6 from noon-4PM in Weston Regional Park. This year’s event highlights seasonal celebrations from around the world. Visit over 20 booths representing different countries, with a passport challenge for students. Authentic international cuisine for sale by area restaurants and live performances by artists, dancers, singers and musicians. The Foreign Film Series also continues! Check our Event Calendar online each month. February is Heart Month: CPR classes are available virtually from our BSO Life Safety Educator 2/3 & 2/24 at 5:30PM. You can register online at https:// bsofirerescuepubliceducation.as.me The life you save may be a loved one. Next, in April, the City, Weston Town Center and the Weston Music Society, in partnership with The Arts Council of Greater Weston present a fabulous free evening of entertainment: Outdoor Pops Concert with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra. The symphony will perform an exciting array of musical arrangements from Latin, traditional Pops and more under the direction of Maestra Sebrina Maria Alfonso. Also in April is the annual Weston Royal Egg Hunt and our final Moonlight Movie in the Park. Details of all events can be found on our city website Events Calendar at WestonFL.org/Events and in our weekly E-Newsletter Newsday Tuesday – subscribe today!

Until next time,

Margaret “Peggy” Brown

Mayor, City of Weston