Why live events + film infrastructure is the SoFla owner fight — stages, venues, Broward rebates, FL sales-tax stack, gaps, and who benefits.
Carla Facciolo, Danielle Tortorello and Chantel Ingrassia are combining entertainment, fashion, design and influence to build CDC Collective — a Palm Beach–Broward–Miami network for people, businesses and brands. Meet the founders and Connect & Collab Wed Sep 17 at SBR Brow Studio in Boca ($20).
Free Oct 2 Broward Entrepreneur Summit at NSU Levan vs paid FIU AI 305—who takes Davie, which sessions matter, same-day operator edge map for Broward–PBC owners.
Oct 2 FIU AI 305 owner-prep: Eventbrite still on sale ($136.12–$524.74 range), pick Claude / Meta workshops over FOMO, Graham Center day map for Broward–PBC shops.
Wed Sep 23 6:30pm OP finals—millage 5.6799 track, CRA $969,929, CIP $28.8M; verify Sep 14 assessments.
Dewey Film Festival FilmFreeway window opens Tue Sep 15–Dec 1 for Florida 18+ shorts; fest Sat Feb 6, 2027 — Palm Beach/SoFlo owner map.
PBC VAB petition deadline TODAY Mon Sep 14 5pm ($20); Broward must be RECEIVED by Fri Sep 18 ($25+card). Not a millage hearing—file value petitions before clocks die.
Oct 16 Delray Chamber Chasing AI owner-prep: 8:30–10 Board Room, members free, RSVP closed — call Lynn before you go.
Miami Media Festival Regular Deadline Sep 30 is $19 — O Cinema / FilmFreeway / Art Week shorts map for SoFlo creator shops.
Mon Sep 14 5:01pm FTL final millage hearing—city rate stays 4.1193; stormwater SF $451, fire $444; SpeakUp closes Sat.
FAU Runway Venture apps open now in Boca — $100k+ resources/services, Incubate→Validate→Accelerate, Qualtrics apply, hard who-is-NOT-eligible cuts.
Ideate (~4 wk), Incubate (~6 wk), Accelerate (~12 wk) plus $200 Tech Tuesdays — stage map, apply links, soft-flagged fees/deadlines for Broward founders.
