City Profile
Originally a fort in the 1830s, named after the Fort commander, Major William Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale as a town was established in 1895. Best known for it's 6 mile long beachfront, Fort Lauderdale is a popular tourist destination, serviced by a number of airports, international and local branded hotel, and motel, chains. The city has given way to a residential boom which has captured the imagination of many of the city's and nation's architects with spectacular coastal, canal, and other residential, housing estates and sub-divisions.
Immerse yourself in the mosaic of Greater Fort Lauderdale. Here you will find 23 miles of stunning
Atlantic shoreline from Hollywood / Hallandale Beach in the south to Deerfield Beach in the north. From the beaches to the Everglades plus hotels, golf, shops, dining, sports, and much more Fort Lauderdale has it all.
Hillary Clinton To Campaign For Obama In Fla. NBC 6 Florida next week.The former rival for the Democratic nomination is one of several women who will vouch for Obama in coming days. This comes in the wake...
Still-dangerous Ike weakens; Hanna likely to spare Florida Miami Herald Tropical Storm Hanna's outer bands were still bringing wet, windy weather to South Florida on Friday morning as it headed to a possible landfall in South Carolina on Saturday, and Hurricane Ike was...
Ike eyes Florida; Hanna races toward Carolinas Miami Herald Almost as soon as Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped into Ike's, and that mighty, major hurricane could be on our doorstep Tuesday.''There is a lot coming at us, but we Floridians...
Hurricane Ike Downgraded To Category 3 NBC 6 National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Ike has weakened to a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic.Ike's maximum sustained winds have dropped to near 125 mph as of 5 a.m. EDT Friday. And the hurricane...
Women sought in robberies Sun-Sentinel Two women suspected of robberies in Greenacres two days in a row are wanted for a scheme in which one woman distracts the victim while the other takes the purse or credit cards,...
Wind, surf advisories posted as Tropical Storm Hanna moves past Florida Sun-Sentinel Tropical Storm Hanna is still churning in the ocean, just 20 miles off shore, making angry waves and creating rip tides, said Bob Wimmer, forecaster with the National Weather Service in Melbourne. ...
Jail officials prepare for Casey Anthony Sun-Sentinel Today's UPDATE: Anthony fitted with ankle monitor 9:18 a.m. Jail officials confirmed the undisclosed hold on Anthony has been removed and she is in the process of being fitted with the ankle...
Phone number denial leads to woman Sun-Sentinel Miramar - Police reached out to the public Thursday to help find a gunman who shot a stranger after she refused to give him her phone number. "I just want them to catch him and get him off the...
Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County Sun-Sentinel Palm Beach County ballots from the Aug. 26 primary, the latest turn in an election plagued by counting problems. The search for ballots will involve what Assistant County Administrator Brad...
Expect dry, breezy weather as Hanna passes east of South Florida today Sun-Sentinel Tropical Storm Hanna 's fury: gentle breezes, no rain. "Dry, hot and breezy," was today's South Florida forecast from Robert Molleda, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather...
School Board OKs budget Sun-Sentinel Broward County School Board gave final approval Thursday to a $5.01 billion budget for the current school year that cuts spending for operating costs but provides increases for food services and...
Miami Dade College honors Mexican contributions with festival Miami Herald South Florida's Mexican community has grown in size and influence in recent years, as a new wave of immigrants from both the agricultural and business fields have chosen to make their home here.Now...
Federal hearing set on NSU labor issue Sun-Sentinel Nova Southeastern University treated contracted janitors unfairly.The hearing is set for 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at the National Labor Relations Hearing Board Room of the Federal Building, 51 SW First St....
Broward schools budget passes despite `unmet needs Miami Herald Broward School Board members somberly approved this year's budget Thursday night, lamenting cutbacks in many areas, including school-bus rides, middle-school sports, and tree-trimming.''There...
Cuba storm aid plan fuels debate Sun-Sentinel Hurricane Gustav has rekindled a decades-old debate dividing South Florida's Cuban exile community. While they may want to help their families back home, many defend the U.S. embargo enacted in...
137 dead in Haiti; FEMA footing bill Sun-Sentinel Hurricane Gustav . The agency said it is planning to pay the hotel expenses of some of the nearly 2 million people who fled their homes ahead of Gustav. In Haiti, the death toll...
Crime-weary Hollywood neighborhood contemplates arming Miami Herald Tired of worrying that it's unsafe to walk at night or let children play outside by day, some residents in Hollywood's Royal Poinciana neighborhood are calling for residents to take up arms in the...
Man jailed for school killings Sun-Sentinel A man who as a teen helped shoot and kill five people in a schoolyard ambush was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison on an unrelated federal weapons charge. U.S....
Palm Beach County budget hearing may go on despite threat of storm Sun-Sentinel Hurricane Ike .Less certain, though, is whether county officials will postpone Tuesday's County Commission meeting. That hearing includes a number of items that have been postponed for weeks because...
S. Florida launches effort to aid islanders Miami Herald Several South Florida organizations mobilized Thursday to ship money and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Gustav in Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean points.Deepening local concern about the death...
S. Florida keeps close eye on Hurricane Ike Miami Herald Almost as soon as Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped into Ike's, and that mighty, major hurricane could be on our doorstep Tuesday.''There is a lot coming at us, but we Floridians...
Settlement reached in 2006 Lake Worth code enforcement raid Sun-Sentinel Lake Worth has reached a settlement with seven Guatemalan families left homeless from a nighttime raid by city officials in 2006. The city contended that based on concerns from the fire marshal about...
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez lauds John McCain in speech at convention Sun-Sentinel John McCain 's bid for the presidency Thursday by lauding him as a strong leader who would confront tyrants in Cuba, Venezuela and around the world.Martinez, noting his experience as a Cuban...
Career-development course grads take hold of their futures Sun-Sentinel At 57, without a job, on disability and with a sick elderly parent to care for, Benjamin Johnson turned the tables.On Thursday night, he graduated from a career development course where this Dunbar...
Islamic leader to stay in U.S. Sun-Sentinel An influential New Jersey Muslim leader accused by some federal officials of having terrorist ties but praised by others as being an important ally won his fight to...
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