Beyond Searstown
As changes come rapidly to other parts of central Fort Lauderdale, a combination of available land and zoning limitations means the area near Federal Highway north of downtown will likely…
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Mike Seemuth
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Mike Seemuth has 35 years of journalism experience as a writer and editor of articles on business, finance and economic trends for newspapers, magazines and websites.
A Federal Case
A new federal courthouse promises to be a striking addition south of the river. The question now is what to do with the old courthouse. Pending construction of a new…
Crossing at the Crossroads
A proposed Broward Boulevard development is ambitious – but exactly what it becomes is still a work in progress. The tallest addition to the city’s skyline would rise in the…
Scanning the Horizon
What comes next for local businesses and institutions? We spoke to leaders from four different sectors about how they view the unprecedented recent past and what their hopes and plans…
Growing in Style
Does Fort Lauderdale architecture have a signature style? Does it matter if “starchitects” who have worked in Miami come north or not? Many forces shape a city’s built environment; architecture…
No Vacancy
Redevelopment of a large Lauderdale-By-The-Sea hotel site will surely happen at some point – but not right now. Leland “Lee” Pillsbury is no stranger to the hotel business. He is…
Wasting Away Again
The recent pipe failures that spewed sewage into streets and waterways have triggered an ambitious infrastructure spending plan. Some are calling for a moratorium on real estate development, while the…
Now Hiring
The economic expansion since the Great Recession is aging but hardly extinguished, hushing recession talk amid historically low unemployment rates. But as the region’s economy grows and diversifies, leaders warn…
Southern Charms
A new mixed-used development has caught the eye of Whole Foods as it also adds to the trend of multifamily housing being built south of the New River. A new…
Boiling Over
Boil orders, sewer pipe breaks and questions about whether a direct-hit hurricane would bring total system failure – what’s the city doing to improve its aging infrastructure? An accident in…