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Guy Harvey world premiere at Fort Lauderdale Film Festival | PHOTOS
1+ week, 3+ day ago (522+ words) View photos of Guy Harvey and director Nick Nanton at the Museum of Discovery and Science for the world premiere of "Guy Harvey, The Documentary" at FLIFF. The 40th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) concluded Saturday night with the…...
No means no: Fort Lauderdale again rebuffs offer to buy office tower for City Hall
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1126+ words) Fort Lauderdale is forging ahead with plans to build a $200 million City Hall despite concerns there will be no money to build it should voters across the state approve property tax reform. Commissioners are expected to vote in April on…...
Armed man is killed by Fort Lauderdale police. ‘The suspect fired his weapon.’
3+ week, 4+ day ago (207+ words) An armed man who approached police while they were investigating a disturbance in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday was shot and killed by officers, the city's police chief said. Police responded to a disturbance in the 900 Block of Chateau Park Drive,…...
Should Fort Lauderdale let this popular restaurant keep its artificial turf?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (360+ words) Who knew a little bit of artificial turf could get a restaurant owner in trouble? Not Vincenzo Padula, the owner of Cafe Del Mar, a popular Fort Lauderdale restaurant that sits on a site with a highly coveted historic landmark…...
Fort Lauderdale double-murder linked to multiple deaths in Sarasota, police say
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (318+ words) Investigators say a double homicide discovered during a well-being check in Fort Lauderdale was linked to a shooting rampage hours later in a gated community in Sarasota, which left five more people dead including the suspected shooter. The suspect had…...
Inaugural Pizza Fest at the Park in Fort Lauderdale | PHOTOS
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (90+ words) View photos from the first Pizza Fest at the Park at Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The gallery features unlimited pizza samples from top South Florida pizzaiolos, live demonstrations," The inaugural Pizza Fest at the Park debuted this weekend…...
Fort Lauderdale back to original plan: Build new City Hall for $200 million
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1294+ words) Just two weeks ago, Fort Lauderdale was ready to scrap a long-term plan to spend $200 million building a new City Hall and purchase a less expensive office tower downtown instead. That plan went up in smoke on Tuesday when Commissioner…...
Fort Lauderdale to bid farewell to beloved black olive trees on Las Olas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1318+ words) Say goodbye to those famous black olive trees on Las Olas Boulevard. Despite fierce pushback, Fort Lauderdale commissioners voted Tuesday night to move forward with a pricey redesign that will wipe out the tree-lined median to make way for wider…...
Protest on Las Olas aims to save Fort Lauderdale’s famous trees
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) Fans of the black olive trees on Las Olas Boulevard put up an eleventh-hour fight to save them from the chopping block. More than 30 people gathered on Fort Lauderdale's famous boulevard on a cold Monday at noon toting handmade "Save…...
Fort Lauderdale eyes federal courthouse for charter school or housing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (995+ words) The blocky mass of gray concrete that serves as the federal courthouse has been a landmark in downtown Fort Lauderdale since 1979, but its days as a place where cases of national importance are decided are numbered. With a modern new…...