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Fort Lauderdale board backs downtown Marina Lofts project
— Proponents of the Marina Lofts high-rise apartment complex planned for the New River see it as just the architectural shot-in-the-arm the city's vanilla-looking downtown needs. They said the project's 998 units and mix of retail shops and...
Tags: Rentals, Architecture, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, New River (Broward, Florida), Hybrid Vehicles
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Broward scores well for helping small businesses, survey says
Broward County took home better grades from small business owners and entrepreneurs than did Miami-Dade County and the Orlando metro area, according to a website polling of small business leaders. Thumbtack.com, an Internet marketplace for local...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Small Businesses, Business Enterprises, Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Broward school district won't eliminate zero as a grade
The Broward School Board rejected a proposal to make 50 the lowest score a student could earn, after it drew overwhelming opposition Tuesday. Parents and teachers said eliminating scores of zero through 49 was unfair because students who try but fail...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Pompano Beach, Teachers
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U.S. airlines reap $841 million in bag fees in 4Q 2012
Airlines continue to reap handsome payoffs from the extra fees they charge for checked bags and other travel-related services. Sixteen U.S. passenger airlines collected $841 million in baggage fees and $610 million for reservation cancellation and change...Tags: JetBlue Airways, AirTran, Palm Beach International Airport, Travel, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Demonstration promotes self-defense skills
A mix of street-fighting, self-defense skills were on display recently at a meeting of the Middle River Terrace Neighborhood Association. Attendees applauded when instructor Johnny Schapiro, wearing all black, showed how easy it is to break a wrist lock....Tags: Wilton Manors, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Krav Maga
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Environmental advocates educate public in bid to help turtles
Forum Publishing GroupAs turtle nesting season hits its peak in June and July, the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale is offering residents a chance to witness sea turtles laying their eggs along South Florida beaches. From March through October, leatherback,...Tags: Dania Beach, Museum of Discovery and Science
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Fort Lauderdale is more, so much more
The Onion's keen sarcasm of Fort Lauderdale might have had "legs" in the 50's when a poor black man, on the wrong side of the tracks after dark and lacking $15 in his pocket, would be taken to jail. Today, Fort Lauderdale is light years beyond the...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Fort Lauderdale High School, Coca-Cola Co., Arts, Arts and Culture
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Replica of 1526 Spanish galleon on view at Fort Lauderdale marina
Looking like it sailed out of the pages of history, an imposing Spanish galleon dominates the Intracoastal Waterway at Fort Lauderdale's Bahia Mar marina, a regal wooden sailing ship incongruous among gleaming white modern dockmates. The vessel is a...
Tags: Intracoastal Waterway, Broward County, Spain, Cooper City, Nicki Grossman
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Elementary school custodian downloaded child porn, had girls' underwear at home, feds say
A Davie man who worked as a custodian in two Broward County elementary schools is locked up on allegations he had photos and videos depicting child pornography downloaded from the Internet to his home computer. Javier Montes Potes, 66, will remain locked...
Tags: Sanders Park Elementary School, Broward County, Sex Crimes, Pompano Beach, Pornography
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Floridians' summer-travel plans bode well for tourism here, elsewhere
Need a vacation? Good news: Travel club AAA says more of us will get one this summer, which should benefit Orlando tourism. AAA said its annual survey of Florida residents found that 70 percent plan to take a vacation of four days or more between May and...
Tags: Minor League Baseball, Hotels and Accommodations, Orlando International Airport, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Toddler struck, injured in Fort Lauderdale hit and run
— A search is on for the driver of a red Volkswagen Beetle in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a 21-month-old boy in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened at 6 p.m. near Northeast 53rd Street and Northeast...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, CVS Corp., Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Motorvehicle Accidents
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Orlando still most 'financially distressed' in U.S., despite slight 1st-quarter improvement
Fighting economic crosscurrents, Orlando-area residents managed to improve their financial situation in recent months, though not enough to change the region's first-place ranking among the country's most financially troubled metropolitan areas, according...
Tags: Mortgages, Finance, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Orlando, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
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