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Broward Stinks

  • February 2, 2023
  • Jess Swanson
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…
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Blood in the Green Lane

  • January 3, 2023
  • Jess Swanson
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…
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The Comeback Cats

  • January 31, 2020
  • Jess Swanson
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…
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Jaws of Life

  • July 1, 2019
  • Jess Swanson
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…
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New Routes Home

  • April 3, 2019
  • Jess Swanson
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.…
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Red Menace

  • January 31, 2019
  • Jess Swanson
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…
Photography: Brad Edwards.
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In Hot Water

  • August 1, 2018
  • Jess Swanson
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…
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Wasted Broward

  • June 1, 2018
  • Jess Swanson
Insufficient facilities, lack of oversight, changing economics – there are plenty of reasons why – but when it comes to recycling in Broward, Mount Trashmore isn’t the only thing that…
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Spring Break 2.0

  • February 1, 2018
  • Jess Swanson
Co-eds partying hard on Fort Lauderdale beaches was thought by many to be a relic of local history. But after a wilder-than-expected Spring Break 2017, city leaders and others are…
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A Place for Everyone

  • October 1, 2017
  • Jess Swanson
  Fort Lauderdale has plans and strategies for building to serve a growing community’s housing needs. But what’s the reality for people living it? If Broward County was a game…
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