Trashing the Beach
Beach and ocean pollution is a major issue, with plastic bags and polystyrene cited as two of the biggest culprits. Now though, cities and residents are finding ways to fight…
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Angling for Change
In three decades, the Fort Lauderdale-based Billfish Foundation and its army – navy? – of angler volunteers have done vital work helping to preserve some of the ocean’s most awe-inspiring…
Chef G’s Sizzling L’s
Fort Lauderdale High School is known as the home of the Flying L’s, but it’s also home to a fairly new restaurant-grade kitchen-classroom. In it, Jerry Guajardo is getting students…
Just Keep Swinging
After not making it last year, Dillard High School’s award- winning jazz band prepares for high school jazz’s biggest prize, New York’s Essentially Ellington competition. Microphones line a small Dillard…
The Abreu Legacy
Architect Francis Abreu was only in Fort Lauderdale for a short time in the 1920s, but he created some of the city’s greatest buildings. Now some of his work is…
Not Silent, Not Alone
Amy Daumit suffered in an abusive relationship for nearly 20 years. Today she works to help people find a different way. The Forget Me Not flower is a small, unassuming…
Making Friends with Panthers
In addition to winning more on the ice, the Florida Panthers are working hard to create winning partnerships around South Florida. Some of Randy Moller’s earliest memories are of skating…
Freedom of the Seas
Time on the ocean can soothe and heal. A local nonprofit works to make one of Fort Lauderdale’s greatest natural resources available to those who need it most. Aref Abdala…
A-Fowl of the Law
Backyard chickens have become popular in cities across the country – but they’re not on the menu in Fort Lauderdale. At the end of April, Teajay Smith ordered chicken online.…