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The Real Deal Magazine
March 11, 2018
An iPic movie theater with a restaurant and bar will be part of a mixed-use development on Federal Highway near downtown Fort Lauderdale. The luxury movie theater will have screens in eight auditoriums, each with capacity for 40 to 60 guests, who will be have fully reclining leather seats, plus pillowsÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 11, 2018
[Irish translation] The Fort Lauderdale St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival was jam-packed and thousands of people had a good time. And yes, it's “curk,” not the better-known “craic.” Our Irish slang experts say curk is like the craic — but better! Las Olas Boulevard looked more like downtown Dublin,ÃÂ ...
WPLG Local 10
March 11, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Pompano Beach man was shot and killed near Fort Lauderdale's central bus terminal late Friday, police said. Casey Liening, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, said Joseph Burgess, 30, got into an argument with two men just after 10 p.m. in the unit ofÃÂ ...
SouthFlorida.com
March 10, 2018
Due to an undisclosed illness, Audra McDonald has canceled her Sunday, March 11, concert appearance at Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The Broward Center's website says that the show will be rescheduled for June 13. For ticket refunds or exchanges, call 800-653-8000 or goÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 10, 2018
Like so many other days as mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Jack Seiler's Thursday started with an early breakfast about city business, included a few hours at his law firm, some time at City Hall, and an evening of running from one event to another. For years, the highly visible Seiler's schedule has been packedÃÂ ...
SouthFlorida.com
March 9, 2018
By day, Miranda Fuller marches up the coastlines of Broward County, monitoring sea-turtle tracks and excavating hatchling nests with the county's Sea Turtle Conservation Program. By night, the 27-year-old is a full-time bartender at Fort Lauderdale brewery LauderAle. Both sides of Fuller's jobs will comeÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 9, 2018
A rescue effort that began outside Boynton Beach is continuing in Fort Lauderdale where an American bald eagle that was found in obvious distress is being treated as it recuperates. The eagle is at the South Florida Wildlife Center where it was found to have a soft tissue injury on its right elbow that is likelyÃÂ ...
WPLG Local 10
March 9, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A 21-year-old man who was visiting South Florida this week for spring break is now spending his vacation in the hospital after he was struck by a car. Andrew Akers has been hospitalized since Monday when police said he was hit by a car while crossing Broward Boulevard inÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 8, 2018
An Indiana college student who was visiting South Florida for spring break is fighting for his life after being hit by a vehicle whose driver drove away without helping him, Fort Lauderdale police said Wednesday. Andrew Akers, 21, of Fishers, Ind. was taken to Broward Health Medical Center by FortÃÂ ...
The Real Deal Magazine
March 8, 2018
The Traina Companies is looking to joint venture or sell the site of a 1.35-million-square-foot, mixed-use project in Fort Lauderdale, FATCity. Avison Young's David Duckworth, John Crotty and Michael Fay are listing the property at 300 North Andrews Avenue. Duckworth said it's hitting the market unpricedÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 8, 2018
Currently, the closest movie theaters to downtown Fort Lauderdale are the AutoNation IMAX 3D Theater on Southwest Second Street, The Classic Gateway Theatre on Sunrise Boulevard and Savor Cinema on Southeast Sixth Street. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boca Raton, iPic EntertainmentÃÂ ...
Here And Now
March 7, 2018
A plan to build a streetcar route in downtown Fort Lauderdale inched forward last month when the city and county councils voted to approve the project. Jenni Morejon, executive director of the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority, says the Wave Streetcar will offer advantages over the area'sÃÂ ...
SouthFlorida.com
March 7, 2018
The album marks Spoon's return to Matador Records, the label on which the band released its 1996 debut “Telephono,” and the indie stalwarts will bring music from “Hot Thoughts” this Sunday, March 11, to Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale. “Hot Thoughts” finds Spoon at its most sonically adventurous:ÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 6, 2018
For years, Fort Lauderdale's Cypress Creek Road corridor has been a revolving door of major commercial activity, with big name companies setting up shop, only to leave within a short time. Now, the city's Planning and Zoning Board has thrown its support behind sweeping code changes aimed at creatingÃÂ ...
Olean Times Herald
February 18, 2018
Hundreds of people turned out at an anti-gun rally in Fort lauderdale Saturday to condemn existing gun laws and organizations like the National Rifle Association. (Feb. 17). Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress. Get updates and more Breaking News here: http://smarturl.it/ÃÂ ...
WPBF West Palm Beach
February 18, 2018
"We lost 17 lives on Valentine's Day. That's supposed to be the international day of love," Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School principal Ty Thompson said in an emotional video message posted on Saturday, three days after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at the Parkland, Florida, school.
5newsonline.com
February 18, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, (KFSM) — A gun control rally is being held in Fort Lauderdale in the wake of the school shooting that left 17 people dead and 15 others injured this week. Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, joined other elected officials and gun control advocates Saturday (Feb. 17) afternoon to callÃÂ ...
Naples Daily News
February 18, 2018
Dean survived the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooting last January. When the shooter opened fire on people in Terminal 2 of the ... Fort Lauderdale shooting survivor, Annika Dean, didn't know if she would live or die. Katie Klann/Naples Daily News. And now the Parkland shootingÃÂ ...
CBS News
February 18, 2018
An anti-gun rally is being held in Fort Lauderdale Saturday afternoon in the wake of Wednesday's deadly school shooting. At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, Florida, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger has bubbled over at the senselessness of the attack and at the widespread availabilityÃÂ ...
Law.com
February 17, 2018
The luxury apartment tower 4 West Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale is a step closer to fruition after securing an $85 million construction loan. Developer Elevate Partners LLC's 25-story, 261-unit building on 1.08 acres is to rise at 4 W. Las Olas Blvd. on the southwest corner of Las Olas Boulevard and SouthÃÂ ...
Miami New Times
February 16, 2018
Fort Lauderdale's fifth brewery, Tarpon River Brewing, will open at 280 SW Sixth St. Saturday, February 24. The brewery, formerly known as New River Brewing, is a joint venture among Riverside Market owners Julian and Lisa Seigel, Native Brewing Company, and the Restaurant People (TRP). "We'veÃÂ ...
The Real Deal Magazine
February 16, 2018
A newly constructed beachfront house in Fort Lauderdale just traded for $8.5 million, property records show. The 2,050-square-foot home at 2930 North Atlantic Boulevard sold for about $4,150 per square foot. The buyers, Marie-Louise Skafte, founder of Skafte Global Law, P.A. and husband Roger L.
Sun Sentinel
February 16, 2018
Longtime civic activist Steve Glassman and former city commissioner Tim Smith face off March 13 for the Fort Lauderdale District 2 City Commission seat. ... The top issues in Fort Lauderdale elections this year are clear, both candidates say: failing sewer pipes, overdevelopment, traffic congestion.
Curbed Miami
February 15, 2018
Las Olas Walk, a 456-apartment project from Zom Living, is breaking ground in Fort Lauderdale. The Real Deal reports that the RTKL-designed Las Olas Walk will be located near Southeast First Street and Southeast Second Court. The project's twin eight-story buildings will be near Las Olas Boulevard,ÃÂ ...
TCPalm
February 9, 2018
Thursday's incident occurred at the 1200 block of Northeast 24th Street in Wilton Manors, just north of Fort Lauderdale, said Officer Jennifer Bickhardt, police department spokeswoman. The pedestrian was "hit by a Brightline train and transported to Broward General Hospital with injuries that do not appearÃÂ ...
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
February 9, 2018
(WSVN) - Toxic algae has been popping up in Fort Lauderdale waterways, but now tests are showing the city may have a bigger problem on its hands. 7's Brandon Beyer reports on this potential “Tide of Trouble.” Fort Lauderdale is known as the Venice of Florida — miles and miles of canals and waterwaysÃÂ ...
NewNowNext
February 9, 2018
More than 60,000 people are expected to converge on beautiful, sandy Fort Lauderdale Beach this Sunday for its 41st annual Pride Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, February 11, from noon to 8pm. As part of the festivities, the city will also host the region's first Transgender Pride, with an appearance by leadingÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
February 9, 2018
A conservative former educator will join the Fort Lauderdale City Commission in March. Heather Moraitis, whose husband is the new leader of the Broward Republican Party, will bring a development friendly viewpoint to the commission. She supports The Wave rail system and the Bahia Mar redevelopmentÃÂ ...
WGCU News
February 9, 2018
This is a high-density topographical map of the city of Fort Lauderdale using LiDAR technology, (light detection and ranging.) The topography and seawall ... The city of Fort Lauderdale released a long-awaited study Thursday about the status of its stormwater and drainage systems. In an update to the city'sÃÂ ...
WPLG Local 10
February 8, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Rhoda Mae Kerr is leaving her job as fire chief of the City of Austin to become the city of Fort Lauderdale's first female fire chief in the 106-year history of the department, the city announced Wednesday afternoon. Fort Lauderdale Fire Chief Robert Hoecherl, who has served in theÃÂ ...
Curbed Miami
February 8, 2018
Paramount Fort Lauderdale Beach is now open, the South Florida Business Journal reports, and 92 of the building's 95 condos have been sold. It's the first new luxury ground-up condo tower to open on Fort Lauderdale beach in about a decade. Those unsold units includes a third-floor condo and twoÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
February 7, 2018
The Wave streetcar system won approval at the county and city commissions Tuesday, clearing significant hurdles to propel the rail system forward. Just after midnight, Fort Lauderdale city commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a new agreement with the county and Downtown Development Authority,ÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
February 7, 2018
The Wave streetcar system inched forward Tuesday with a vote at the County Commission, before the arena of controversy shifted to Fort Lauderdale City Hall. Late Tuesday night, city commissioners were still listening to hours of public input in an overflowing meeting room. Supporters wore teal T-shirtsÃÂ ...
NBC 6 South Florida
February 2, 2018
Prosecutors say a dye pack exploded as Sperber ran from the Regions Bank branch in Fort Lauderdale in July. Covered in red dye, he shed his clothes and tossed money into the air. News reports say Sperber told investigators that a chip in head compelled him to rob the bank, so that he could pursue hisÃÂ ...
CBS Miami
February 2, 2018
FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is showing off its new security checkpoint for Terminal 1. Airport officials say it's a gateway to more choices and faster service for passengers. Dedicated Thursday, it replaces the separate checkpoints for concourses A, B, andÃÂ ...
South Florida Business Journal
February 1, 2018
The unfinished Las Olas Ocean Resort, a hotel project on Fort Lauderdale beach that attracted funds from hopeful Chinese immigrants through the EB-5 visa program, has been targeted for foreclosure. The Bancorp Bank (NYSE: TBBK) filed a foreclosure lawsuit on Jan. 25 in U.S. District Court in FortÃÂ ...
SouthFlorida.com
February 1, 2018
The crispy whole snapper ($29) at Naked Crab might be frightful for those who don't like fish fangs facing them during dinner, but dining critic Mike Mayo was more rattled by other aspects of his recent experience at the B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale. (Mike Mayo / SouthFlorida.com).
Brit + Co
January 31, 2018
How much did the city of Fort Lauderdale pay Arie and the remaining contestants on The Bachelor to say how much they looooooove Fort Lauderdale? I mean, there's nothing wrong with Fort Lauderdale but (I can say this because I was born in Florida) do they know it's in Florida? As Krystal drama builds toÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
January 31, 2018
Interim Police Chief Rick Maglione was appointed to lead the Fort Lauderdale department permanently Tuesday. Maglione, 49, is a 25-year veteran of the department. He was named interim chief in December 2016 after former Chief Frank Adderley left to become a colonel with the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Sun Sentinel
January 30, 2018
Dr. Amy Hirons from Nova Southeastern University speaks to her students aboard the Florida Institute of Oceanography's newest research vessel, the W.T. Hogarth, docked at Bahia Mar Marina in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel (Amy Beth Bennett / Sun Sentinel).
NBC2 News
January 25, 2018
A Florida woman has been convicted of stealing Social Security benefits for years after her grandparents died. A U.S. Attorney's Office news release says a jury found 49-year-old Myriam Etienne guilty Wednesday of 90 counts of theft of government funds. She faces up to 10 years in federal prison for eachÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
January 25, 2018
million Harbor Beach 'trophy house' is one of Fort Lauderdale's most expensive listings ... The senior director of luxury sales at Douglas Elliman Real Estate in North Miami is the listing agent for 9 Isla Bahia Drive, a 19,589-square-foot estate in the exclusive Harbor Beach neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale.
Sun Sentinel
January 25, 2018
Eight growing companies from South Florida will make presentations at the Florida Venture Capital Conference, Jan.30-31 in Fort Lauderdale. Marcia Heroux PoundsContact ReporterSun Sentinel. Privacy Policy. South Florida has some innovative companies seeking investors in 2018 — and they're offering everythingÃÂ ...
WPLG Local 10
January 25, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission team helped a juvenile manatee in distress on Wednesday afternoon. There was a life vest tangled on the back of the marine mammal. At first glance, police officers thought the life vest was a tracking device. But FortÃÂ ...
SouthFlorida.com
January 24, 2018
On weekends, mermaid Chloe Landazabal can be spotted through the underwater portholes at B Ocean's Wreck Bar in Fort Lauderdale, swimming in her shell-bikini top and fishtail. But this summer, you'll spot Landazabal on the ocean floor, her likeness captured in a sunken mermaid sculpture.
WPLG Local 10
January 24, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A woman who was escorted off a Greyhound bus in Fort Lauderdale last week by federal agents was residing in the U.S. illegally, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman said Tuesday in an email. CBP spokesman Jim Burns said agents were performing anÃÂ ...
WPLG Local 10
January 24, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The 28th annual Walk for the Animals event benefiting the Humane Society of Broward County will be held March 3 in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This year's cover dog for the event is Ruby, a 3-year-old Australian Shepherd, who will appear on walk brochures and posters.
Sun Sentinel
January 24, 2018
Broward County commissioners decided not to put the brakes on downtown Fort Lauderdale's Wave streetcar project Tuesday despite concerns over its growing costs. They agreed to allow the state to seek new construction proposals for the $195.3 million project — if Fort Lauderdale's city commission andÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
January 24, 2018
29 episode will feature Luyendyk taking single mom and real estate executive assistant Chelsea Roy on a one-on-one date aboard a 100-foot-luxury yacht in Fort Lauderdale, according to ABC. The other 11 contestants who include West Palm Beach real estate agent Ashley Luebke,will be split into twoÃÂ ...
South Florida Business Journal
January 10, 2018
The site of the proposed New River Central, a 35-story apartment tower in Fort Lauderdale, has been sold for $12 million. New River Central LLC, managed by J. Kevin Reilly in Hyde Park, New York, sold the 42,749-square-foot site at 100 S.W. Sixth St. plus 608-614 S.W. Flagler Ave. to New River PropertyÃÂ ...
