Before & After
After renovating clients’ homes for years on Instagram and TV, Galey Alix’s most extreme makeover might be her own. It’s the weekend and Galey Alix Gravenstein pulls up to the…
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Jess Swanson
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All in the Family
As Allied Kitchen & Bath celebrates its 40th anniversary, president Bill Feinberg reflects on the company’s commitment to family and Fort Lauderdale. When Bill Feinberg moved from Philadelphia to Fort…
Second Act
A South Florida broadway director turned children’s book author created a holiday-themed production like no other. From the outside, the 25,000-square-foot Dream Studios warehouse looks like all the others inside…
Broward Stinks
Mount Trashmore is almost full, governance over local recycling is a chaotic mess and frankly, we’re not great at figuring out what’s supposed to go in the blue bins. Can…
Blood in the Green Lane
In recent years, Fort Lauderdale has added street infrastructure and made other changes that are supposed to make life safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. But for the people who…
The Comeback Cats
The Florida panther might’ve edged away from the brink of extinction, but its fight for survival is far from over. Curiosity almost killed the two-year-old Florida panther roaming in rural…
Jaws of Life
Sharks can get a bad rap. But a Nova Southeastern scientist has dedicated his professional life to helping save sharks – and he’d like us to know about how they…
New Routes Home
After years of public struggles & controversy, Fort Lauderdale is earning praise for new programs & partnerships aimed at helping people who are homeless. But some proposed solutions remain fraught.…
Red Menace
The red tide might be a natural occurrence on the west coast of Florida, but after a longer and stronger toxic bloom this year, believed to be the result of…
In Hot Water
Climate change is real, the oceans are rising, and despite increasingly ambitious local plans to combat the effects, the future looks increasingly bleak. The water swept in like clockwork. It…