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Mayor Dean Trantalis says a ban would silence the noisy garden tools and help keep waterways clean. But commissioners instead want to trim back the hours people can use them.

A Twitter exchange between Elon Musk and South Florida leaders has sparked renewed hope for a long-stalled, billion-dollar proposal for a rail tunnel under Fort Lauderdale's New River. But just how realistic is it?

La Paz to Lima: Inca culture, adrenalin thrills and dressing up as Spider-Man 22nd Oct 2013 1:21am | By Andrew Westbrook Travelling from Bolivias capital to Perus counterpart in two weeks, via Lake Titicaca, Cusco and Huacachina. Standing on a soft-footed pyramid of sand, I gawp at the scene that surrounds me. On all sides, like an undulating mountain range, the seemingly endless landscape of sand dunes rises from the desert. In the near distance lies the tiny Peruvian to...

Even as the second round of PPP loans kick off, restaurants are not expected to staff up to pre-pandemic levels. What are hospitality workers doing to get by?

2021 has now lost the 33rd annual Las Olas Art Fair that was scheduled for this weekend.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis still won't allow local governments to enforce their mask mandates.

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve: A time for family, feasting — and a drag show. Palace, Ocean Drives iconic gay bar, restaurant, and drag performance venue, hosts its Christmas Eve Drag Show on Thursday. Resident DJ Cesar Hernandez will be in charge of the ones and twos, with local drag queen Poison Ivy Lords acting as the emcee, performing alongside Shanaya Bright, Yesia Jovovich, and Olga Dantelly, all of whom will be serving the Christmas-themed realness. Admission is free, but reserv...

Thieves targeting Fort Lauderdale luxury shops, police say Published:  Updated:  Tags:  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police are trying to track down a group of thieves accused of working together to steal high-end clothing and watches from downtown Fort Lauderdale. The suspects — described by city police as Hispanic males between 20 and 30 years old — hit two businesses along East Las Olas Boulevard for a total loss of nearly $100,000 in merchandise, investigators say. Detectives believe th...

Parking garage gets squeezed in booming downtown Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel 12/17/2020 Susannah Bryan, South Florida Sun Sentinel © Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun Sentinel/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS New downtown development is seen behind the city-owned parking garage in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Mayor Dean Trantalis floated the idea of leveling the garage instead of hiring a developer to redesign it. A hulking gray parking garage that squats on ...