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Armed man is killed by Fort Lauderdale police. ‘The suspect fired his weapon.’
2+ day, 2+ hour 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?
5+ day, 17+ hour 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
6+ day, 1+ hour 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+ week, 1+ 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+ week, 5+ day 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+ week, 6+ day 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
2+ week, 1+ day 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
2+ week, 2+ day 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…...
Fort Lauderdale boxing coach found dead in canal two days after disappearance
3+ week, 1+ day ago (346+ words) The co-owner and coach at a boxing gym in Fort Lauderdale was found dead Sunday after his car was lifted from a section of the Cypress Creek Canal, a few blocks away from where he was last seen two days…...
Fort Lauderdale keeps 4 a.m. closing for bars in nightlife districts but bans outdoor alcohol sales
3+ week, 5+ day ago (749+ words) The days of roaming from bar to bar with an alcoholic beverage in hand will soon be ending in Fort Lauderdale. After two separate shootings at night spots on the beach and downtown, Fort Lauderdale plans to ban outdoor alcohol…...