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Rio Vista Civic
Association, Inc.
PO Box 460386
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33346
www.riovistaonline.com
RIO VISTA & LAUDERDALE HARBORS
is the official newsmagazine program of the
6 RVCA President’s Message Rio Vista Civic Association. It is published
bimonthly and delivered directly via USPS
Lori Sterling with important updates for the neighborhood Every Door Direct Mail to every home and
residence in Rio Vista and Lauderdale
Harbors, as well as to selected businesses
8 Protect Rio Vista Patrol Logs Summary in the surrounding neighborhood area.
Check out what our Security Patrol’s been doing for you
Contributors
Angelica Ardines (FLPD), Jana Danger,
Vicki Gargano, Sabrina Javellana,
12 Special Rio Vista Crime Report Luci Mazza, Ann Mihaiu,
FLPD’s detailed crime statistics for the past six months for Rio Vista Solomon Schoonover, Mark Snead,
Ben Sorensen, Lori Sterling,
Sgt. Mark Wright
16 District 4 Commissioner’s Message
Special Thanks
City update from Commissioner Ben Sorensen City of Fort Lauderdale
FLPD Protect Rio Vista Officers
FLPD Crime Analysis Unit
20 Special Feature: Two Drums from the neighborhood Our Ad Sponsors
Two young men with ties to Rio Vista continue their family entrepreneurship Published in association with
RVCA by
Fort Lauderdale
26 Art In The Park Media Associates, Inc.
VSY Park gets some color with an artistic new Hopscotch board 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 130-599
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Tel: 954.828.1337
www.fortlauderdalemedia.com
28 Sponsorship Opportunities
Publisher
Three great ways for local businesses to connect with our neighborhood George Mihaiu
publisher@fortlauderdalemedia.com
30 For Kids - Interactive Associate Publisher
Ann Mihaiu
For our younger residents -- a coloring page and Word Match game ann@fortlauderdalemedia.com
Design & Layout
34 Calendar of July/August Events James Polo
You'll want to ‘Save the Date’ for these upcoming events Cover
FLMA Graphics
Copyright 2025, Rio Vista Civic Association, Inc. and Fort Lauderdale Media Associates, Inc., Publisher. All rights reserved. This publication may
not be reproduced in whole or in part, regardless of technology used, without express written consent from RVCA or publisher. The Rio Vista Civic
Association and publisher reserve the right to reject any advertising or copy either may deem to be objectionable or otherwise unacceptable for any
reason at their sole discretion. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of this publication and no liability can be attached
to or be accepted by the publisher or the Rio Vista Civic Association for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies.
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