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Ken Behring: Philanthropist and Founder of Tamarac Honored

Ken Behring: Philanthropist and Founder of Tamarac Honored

Behring lived in the Woodlands for several years with his wife and his children. His custom home still stands today off of Woodlands Boulevard. It now has a gate in front of it, something his son Jeffrey Behring, who lived there as a teenager, mentioned it didn’t have while he…

Spectacular Estate Home in the Woodlands Country Club now on the Market

Spectacular Estate Home in the Woodlands Country Club now on the Market

One of the Woodlands Country Club's most spectacular custom homes, Casa de Sonseca, is now on the market for the lucky homeowner that can afford this unbelievable estate for a mere $1,895,000.…

The 1972 Woodlands Golf Course Murder

The 1972 Woodlands Golf Course Murder

Back in 1972, the Woodlands made national news when a man killed a reported mobster on the golf course.…

Woodlands Blast From the Past – Tamarac Residents Demand Stop Light at Woodlands Boulevard

Woodlands Blast From the Past – Tamarac Residents Demand Stop Light at Woodlands Boulevard

This article appeared in the Miami Herald back in October 14, 1984. Records were purchased through the Miami Herald archive service. It shows us that traffic lights weren't provided to the Woodlands without a fight. That is why I find it amazing that after all…

Woodlands Blast From the Past: Monkeys Treated Better than Children in the Woodlands 1984

Woodlands Blast From the Past:  Monkeys Treated Better than Children in the Woodlands 1984

Ronald and Bonnie Pomerantz bought a $70,000 home in the adults-only Tamarac community in October 1977 with expectations of remaining childless. Then Erika was born July 13 last year. Before the baby arrived, association officials congratulated the couple on the new arrival, then told them the baby couldn't stay. When…

Blast from the Past – Road Proposal Divides the Woodlands

Blast from the Past – Road Proposal Divides the Woodlands

Officials with The Woodlands Home Owners Association think the solution is to start a "safe neighborhoods" program. This would allow money to be raised for construction of a four-mile wall around the one-square-mile community, plus new guardhouses and electric barriers to control access to the subdivision.…

Sun-Sentinel Article about the Woodlands 1970s

Sun-Sentinel Article about the Woodlands 1970s

  This article or PR piece was printed about the Woodlands in the Sun-Sentinel sometime in the 1970s Here is a look at 10 of Broward County’s Most Expensive Private Country Clubs Woodlands Country Club 1600 Woodlands Blvd Tamarac Fla $25,000 initiation, $3,200 yearly dues Don’t start thinking about joining…

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