Searching for Broward’s Underappreciated Buildings
Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Mar-a-Lago National Historic Landmark. City Park Municipal Garage.Does something from the above list feel out of place?In a recently released list from the American Institute...
View ArticleAudience Choice: The Top Three Buildings In Broward County
After Broward County’s architectural legacy was all but completely forgotten in a recently released list from the American Institute of Architects, we decided to conduct our own audience survey about...
View ArticleNEWSCAST: Eyeball Appears To Be 'Fishy' In Nature
The mystery of the giant eyeball is closer to being solved. The softball-sized blue eyeball was found in the sand in Pompano Beach and most likely came from a swordfish. That's the conclusion by the...
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Broward GOP Chairman Bows Out
Enlarge image Credit Donkey Hotey /Flickr The GOP in South Florida loses another leader.Richard DeNapoli, the Chairman of the Broward Republican Party, has announced he will not run for a second term.
View ArticleWhat's A Better Name: Broward Or Lauderdale?
Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca wants to transform Broward County by changing its name. LaMarca says many outside Florida don't recognize "Broward" and associate Fort Lauderdale with fun in the sun....
View ArticleHow The Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Impact South Florida And Broward vs. Lauderdale
On the Florida Roundup: 2013 begins with the fiscal cliff averted, despite U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s vote against the agreement. We find out whether Florida's fragile economy can "hang on" when many...
View ArticleFrom Miami-Dade To Broward, The Case For Being Mindful When Renaming Counties
Amid chatter that Broward County is considering changing its name to reflect the county’s biggest city-- Fort Lauderdale
View ArticleA Snowbird's Letter From Carlan Mobile Home Park in Davie
It’s almost snowbird season. The sight of snowbirds escaping the bitter northern cold is common in South Florida. Not so common is a Canadian woman who makes her way to Carlan Mobile Home Park in Davie...
View ArticleNew Broward Center Lounge Offers Taste Of High Life
At the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, it's intermission during a production of "War Horse."Eric Chirinsky stands at the bar of the Broward Center's new lounge Club Level, drink in hand,...
View ArticlePerformance Art Piece Questions Human Desire With Abnormal Way To Eat Cake
The All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition opening reception recently at the Boca Museum of Art drew in a packed, frenzied crowd to its 62nd-annual showcase featuring 149 multimedia works. But...
View ArticleFuture Of South Florida Conservation Lands In Limbo; Public Asked To Weigh In
How valuable are state-managed conservation lands? It's a question the South Florida Water Management District has put to the public in a multi-month assessment of fee-owned lands throughout the state.
View ArticleCoral Springs Businessman Trapped By Chinese Workers Is Set Free
American businessman Chip Starnes finally left his factory in China on Thursday after he and a union negotiator worked out severance payments for Chinese employees.Starnes had been stuck inside his...
View ArticleHere's What Not To Miss On Broward County's Arts Calendar
Cultural happenings are cropping up in full force this season in Broward County. The forthcoming arts calendar is brimming with so much to do and see you'd wish you were in two places at one time....
View ArticleBroward, Palm Beach Beat Other U.S. Metro Areas In Jobless Drop
Broward County and Palm Beach’s unemployment rates are dropping faster than it is in any other major metropolitan area, according to a new federal report.For August, the most recent month with updated...
View ArticleBattling For Brazilians: Broward Challenges Dade For Latin American Tourists
In the 1980s, after the bolívar crashed and Venezuelans suddenly couldn’t fly to Miami every weekend, a gaita band recorded a sardonic song whose chorus lamented, "Qué triste domingo sin Miami...
View ArticleBroward County School Board Signs Agreement Aimed At Reducing On-Campus Arrests
The Broward County School board teamed up with a group of community partners Tuesday to sign a collaborative agreement on school discipline. The agreement, first of its kind, establishes new guidelines...
View ArticleThe Basel Afterglow Still Shines Bright In Broward
If you missed out on the annual extravaganza that is Art Basel, not to worry. A Broward County gallery owner is inviting artists and art patrons to think outside the box – and outside of Miami Beach –...
View ArticleWant To Buy A Prison? You're In Luck
A 66-acre plot of land off Sheridan Street has excellent security features, and it will soon be on the market. The Broward County Correctional Institution, a former women’s prison, is being sold off by...
View ArticleGRAPHIC: I-595's Reversible Lanes Open Today
Broward County drivers now have three extra lanes on I-595. And they’re reversible. The three lanes start at 136th Avenue and run through Florida’s Turnpike.
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