City gets tougher on illegal vacation rentals
City gets tougher on illegal vacation rentals · A post office site could become housing · The club's home field has a new name
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Wan’s marks 60 years of Chinese classics
Wan’s marks 60 years of Chinese classics · Related plans apartments on an office-park site · Stoler plans a major Honda dealership expansion
A Miami bakery picks Huizenga Park
A Miami bakery picks Huizenga Park · Flagler Village breaks ground on Ombelle · The new water plant opens next month
The Jungle Queen has new owners
The Jungle Queen has new owners · You can get sales tax back on impact windows, but only after you pay it · An oceanfront hotel sold for $60 million
A 36-story tower is planned near Fort Lauderdale beach
A 36-story tower is planned near Fort Lauderdale beach · Nearly 1,200 lifeguards are competing on Fort Lauderdale Beach · $1,500 no longer covers a studio in Fort Lauderdale
A lightning strike set a fence on fire and dropped a power line
A lightning strike set a fence on fire and dropped a power line · Dine Out Lauderdale is running on Las Olas through September · The city's luxury development pipeline keeps growing
The Jungle Queen has changed owners
The Jungle Queen has changed owners · A 315-seat restaurant is coming to the W · Lynora's is bringing its Italian classics here
Five Fort Lauderdale businesses will get $5,000 for a mural
Five Fort Lauderdale businesses will get $5,000 for a mural · Kapow Noodle Bar is planning its first Fort Lauderdale location · Free First Thursday returns to Las Olas next week
Free concert at Holiday Park on Friday
Free concert at Holiday Park on Friday · Kapow Noodle Bar targets a Fort Lauderdale opening · National Night Out at Carter Park
Riverwalk Tacos & Tequila returns Saturday
Riverwalk Tacos & Tequila returns Saturday · Slow down: statewide speed campaign is on · Near-record heat now, storms building later
Motek plans a 315-seat beach restaurant at the W
Motek plans a 315-seat beach restaurant at the W · The Jungle Queen riverboat has new owners · Lynora's is headed to Fort Lauderdale
The heat is steering Fort Lauderdale's holiday week
The heat is steering Fort Lauderdale's holiday week · A driver is charged in the hit-and-run that killed a retired Broward teacher · You can talk to an AI George Washington at History Fort Lauderdale
City paints its way out of the street-art fight
City paints its way out of the street-art fight · Gas drops to about $3.71 a gallon · What's on this weekend
Deputy hit-and-run suspect arrested in Fort Lauderdale
Deputy hit-and-run suspect arrested in Fort Lauderdale · Police investigate Sunday drowning downtown · Sweet Melody is now open in Flagler Village
Skinny Louie's smashburgers are headed to Las Olas
Skinny Louie's smashburgers are headed to Las Olas · Tax break on the ballot has South Florida cities sounding alarms · Sweet Melody announced a Flagler Village shop
Nine-tower Galleria Mall redevelopment moves forward
Nine-tower Galleria Mall redevelopment moves forward · Florida property-tax overhaul bill heads to voters · Gas leak closed eastbound Las Olas Boulevard
Flood recovery grant portal opens for April 2023 flood victims
Flood recovery grant portal opens for April 2023 flood victims · Water from a different plant next week may look different · Parks bond work is showing up at three neighborhood parks
Commission Approves 5-Story Jewelry Store on Las Olas Despite Neighborhood Outcry
Commission Approves 5-Story Jewelry Store on Las Olas Despite Neighborhood Outcry · Allegiant Adds Four Fort Lauderdale Nonstop Routes in Florida Expansion · Tonight: TRAX Public Workshop on Broward Blvd. Corridor
A five-story jewelry store gets a yes on Las Olas
A five-story jewelry store gets a yes on Las Olas · Expect a tougher police posture for reckless riders · Boaters are getting the same holiday-weekend warning
City fumbles rollout of $200 million parks bond
City fumbles rollout of $200 million parks bond · Water main break closes intersection near 17th Street · Sunrise Boulevard roadwork to last more than a year