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One project calls for five apartment towers in the middle of Progresso Village. The height cap is 55 feet. The developer...
27/09/2025

One project calls for five apartment towers in the middle of Progresso Village. The height cap is 55 feet. The developer wants to build 10 feet higher. The rezoning request has sparked a debate on whether taller buildings are good for the neighborhood – or not.

One project calls for five apartment towers in Progresso Village. The height cap is 55 feet. The developer wants to build 10 feet higher. The rezoning request has sparked debate.

Fort Lauderdale commissioners agree to walk away from a long-awaited Arts Park project, citing concerns with the develop...
16/09/2025

Fort Lauderdale commissioners agree to walk away from a long-awaited Arts Park project, citing concerns with the developer’s ability to come up with financing to build it.

Fort Lauderdale commissioners agreed to walk away from a long-awaited Arts Park project, citing concerns with the developer’s ability to come up with financing to build it.

Four commissioners appear ready to call it a day and walk away from the Arts Park deal. A decision could be made as soon...
12/09/2025

Four commissioners appear ready to call it a day and walk away from the Arts Park deal. A decision could be made as soon as the next City Hall meeting on Tuesday.

Fort Lauderdale’s long-awaited Arts Park project has raised concern. Now, four commissioners appear ready to walk away from the deal.

Fort Lauderdale sues over defective lighting at once-glitzy parking garage. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 29, names five de...
10/09/2025

Fort Lauderdale sues over defective lighting at once-glitzy parking garage. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 29, names five defendants. The city is seeking a jury trial.

The city-owned parking garage near Fort Lauderdale beach went dark in early 2023 when its light display stopped working. A lawsuit filed by the city claims five companies are to blame.

Cost to protect Fort Lauderdale from extreme storms: $1.6 billion. And that’s in 2025 dollars - so the cost is only goin...
07/09/2025

Cost to protect Fort Lauderdale from extreme storms: $1.6 billion. And that’s in 2025 dollars - so the cost is only going to go up.

Fort Lauderdale plans to spend at least $1.6 billion in the next decade to protect its most vulnerable neighborhoods from extreme flooding. The longer it takes, the more the cost will rise.

One of the designs that made the state’s crosswalk hit list no longer exists, prompting one city commissioner to questio...
03/09/2025

One of the designs that made the state’s crosswalk hit list no longer exists, prompting one city commissioner to question how the state is coming up with its running tally of forbidden street art. The intersection at Las Olas Boulevard and Southeast Third Avenue, painted in 2014 with bright colors that faded over time, was paved over months ago as part of a street-improvement project announced last year by Broward County. “I would like to know who’s putting these lists together,” Commissioner Steve Glassman said. “Who are these street art police? And where are they getting their information? They’re citing street art that no longer exists or has even been recognized for improving pedestrian safety.”

One of the Fort Lauderdale street-art designs that the state wants removed no longer exists. That has prompted one city commissioner to question how the state is coming up with its running tally of…

State orders Fort Lauderdale to remove more street art designs. The list has gone from 4 to 11. Widening crackdown comes...
30/08/2025

State orders Fort Lauderdale to remove more street art designs. The list has gone from 4 to 11. Widening crackdown comes two days after the commission voted to fight the state order.

In a widening crackdown on Fort Lauderdale, the state has added more sites to the list of street art that it wants removed. “Every resident should be saddened and outraged at this state overreach,”…

Fort Lauderdale is getting $88 million from the feds due to the April 2023 flooding. The city has set up an online surve...
27/08/2025

Fort Lauderdale is getting $88 million from the feds due to the April 2023 flooding. The city has set up an online survey that gives you the chance to share your thoughts on how the money should be spent. The survey has a deadline: Aug. 31.

Fort Lauderdale is getting $88 million in federal money that can be used to repair homes damaged in the April 2023 flood. It can also be used to strengthen the city against future storms.

“Things are getting darker every day in the Sunshine State. This is a very sad period in our history. It’s like we all j...
25/08/2025

“Things are getting darker every day in the Sunshine State. This is a very sad period in our history. It’s like we all jumped in a time machine and went back 50 years. It’s sad. It’s troubling.” - Commissioner Steve Glassman

Fort Lauderdale commissioners will meet Wednesday night to discuss the state’s demand that a pride flag street painting be removed. “This is a culture war,” Mayor Dean Trantalis says. “Let’s call i…

Controversial deal between Bahia Mar developer and city to put pickleball courts on site of beachside hoops has critics ...
25/08/2025

Controversial deal between Bahia Mar developer and city to put pickleball courts on site of beachside hoops has critics fuming. Even Fort Lauderdale’s own parks advisory board took the side of critics, insisting the courts stay exactly where they are.

New basketball courts will go up nearby to make way for four new pickleball courts, Fort Lauderdale says. But some want them to stay right where they are.

Will Tortuga Music Festival take a hike if Fort Lauderdale ups fees by nearly 400%? Chris Stacey, Tortuga's founder, war...
22/08/2025

Will Tortuga Music Festival take a hike if Fort Lauderdale ups fees by nearly 400%? Chris Stacey, Tortuga's founder, warns against increasing the event's impact fees to nearly $70,000. “Let’s not kill the golden goose,” he told commissioners during a City Hall meeting this week.

Fort Lauderdale has been looking to increase fees for outdoor events. For Tortuga, the impact fee could rise from $13,700 to $68,000. If so, the festival might hit the road, critics say.

Some residents are upset that the light display on the Las Olas garage has stopped working. But one man is absolutely th...
19/08/2025

Some residents are upset that the light display on the Las Olas garage has stopped working. But one man is absolutely thrilled.

One man who lives across from a garage near Fort Lauderdale beach says he was thrilled when the lights went dark. “When the lights were working, they shined into our bedroom windows, even with the …

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