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A reader urges residents to mobilize against a 30-story condo tower on Hollywood beach.

Broward County commissioners should reject a proposed referendum on a sales tax increase for heart-related screenings.

A remapping of Broward commission districts was done for the first time by an outside university rather than commissioners themselves, and the new map includes the first majority-Hispanic seat in county history, two seats that will likely be won by Black candidates, and another district that includes large populations of both Hispanic and Black voters. Welcome to the future.

It's a tight money race as candidates vie to replace the late Alcee Hastings.

In downtown Fort Lauderdale, visitors said there are private parking lots that appear to be designed to confuse users into thinking these are public.

Broward commissioners held off on a vote Tuesday to get a referendum on the 2022 ballot that would add a half-penny sales tax to purchases to pay for county residents to have access to a cardiac test. The medical tests would then be free of charge.

By Wendi Grossman Jun 15, 2021 A Broward Commissioner now apologizing for saying June 11th shouldnt be declared "Kodak Black Day" Mark Bogen says he didnt realize Black had made so many charitable contributions when he said he didnt deserve the honor based on his criminal record. Blacks 4-year sentence was commuted in January on a federal firearm charge, 3 months later he was placed on probation after pleading guilty to assaulting a teenage girl. But hes also paying the college tuitions fo...

By Wendi Grossman Jun 15, 2021 A Broward Commissioner now apologizing for saying June 11th shouldnt be declared "Kodak Black Day" Mark Bogen says he didnt realize Black had made so many charitable contributions when he said he didnt deserve the honor based on his criminal record. Blacks 4-year sentence was commuted in January on a federal firearm charge, 3 months later he was placed on probation after pleading guilty to assaulting a teenage girl. But hes also paying the college tuitions fo...

As civility collapses at the Broward County Commission, the only respite is a long, hot summer.

Rep. Alcee Hastings left behind a legacy of greatness, poise and civil service. Why was his presence so important within Congress?