Health fair, gym sale, lottery winner: Catch up on 3 Pembroke Pines stories
Three recent stories about Pembroke Pines covered several topics, including a free YMCA health fair, a big ownership change for local Planet Fitness gyms and a lottery ticket worth $42,000 sold in the city.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Free YMCA health fair coming to Pines, bringing fitness and fun for everyone
The YMCA of South Florida is bringing its free Healthy Kids Day event to the Pembroke Pines YMCA Family Center on April 18, with activities aimed at getting kids moving. Expect program demos, games and kid-friendly attractions like bounce houses and face painting — but you’ll need to register online to attend.
Broward based-operator sells its share of Planet Fitness locations. What to know
Planet Fitness locations previously run by Coral Springs-based Grand Fitness Partners have been sold to the Flynn Group, a major franchise operator. The deal includes 24 Florida gyms — including two in Pembroke Pines and one in Miramar — and the new owners say there are no operational changes planned right now.
Winning lottery ticket worth $42,000 sold in Pembroke Pines
A Fantasy 5 ticket worth $42,582 was sold at a BP gas station on Pines Boulevard, and the winner matched all five numbers on the April 3 evening draw. Two other winning tickets were sold elsewhere in Florida, so the prize is being split three ways.
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