No Vacancy
A hotel next to a convention center seems like a fairly obvious choice, but nothing has been simple about the now decades-long battle to build lodgings next to the Broward…
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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…
From Beach Town to Downtown
In Fort Lauderdale, full-service hotels with famous brand names have always clustered on the beach. But several hotel developers have pounced on opportunities to build in the downtown area, where…
Wood of Ages
Thanks to expertise honed over the years, Old Florida Lumber Company gives new life to old wood. Warehouse office lobbies don’t normally smell this good. Walk through the front door…
A Sense of (Las Olas) Place
A new building next to the Riverside Hotel promises to fulfill a need while fitting in with the city’s shopping and dining main drag. Just east of Las Olas Boulevard’s…
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…
History with a Future
The riverside Bryan homes are among Fort Lauderdale’s most important historic buildings. And after years of neglect, they’re getting new life. The Bryan brothers, Tom and Reed, built their houses…
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…
Ever Vigilant
Fort Lauderdale company is becoming an international leader in oral cancer prevention. For Matthew Kim, the idea for his company came when he was taking his mother to doctor visits…
Blueprint for Rentals as Condo Craze Cools
Flagler 626 may prove a pivotal project for Fort Lauderdale’s residential real estate development. A 12-story residential building planned in Flagler Village, it’s part of a shift in the focus…