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Florida crosswalk wars take DeSantis’s ‘war on woke’ to street level

Cities fight back as purge of street art broadens from Pulse nightclub memorial to bike lane designed by fourth-graders

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2025

Pickleball plan raises fear of ‘whitening’ Florida beachfront community

Fort Lauderdale redevelopment would scrap oceanside basketball courts – and some have suggested a racial motive

The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025

Ron DeSantis condemned over Florida’s ‘draconian’ new anti-homelessness law

Fort Lauderdale mayor says legislation will provoke ‘tsunami of lawsuits’ but do nothing to help homeless crisis

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2024

Rain threat remains in water-logged South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across inland portions of South Florida and move toward the east coast during the afternoon and early evening hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2023

Fort Lauderdale under water: City declares state of emergency in wake of epic flooding

It was the rainstorm that seemed to never end, turning roads into rivers and forcing drivers to abandon their cars in search of higher ground.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

In limbo: Some fear this prized 100-year-old tree might die waiting on new home

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — She’s no ordinary tree, this majestic 100-year-old beauty insured for $1 million.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Fort Lauderdale mayor decries ‘creeping level of hate’ after vandals deface LGBTQ pride flag painted on street

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The LGBTQ progress pride flag painted on a side street just off Fort Lauderdale beach and State Road A1A was damaged — intentionally, according to the mayor — less than three weeks after it was unveiled.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023

South Florida mayors back bid to dissolve travel visa backlog

More than a half dozen South and Central Florida mayors have hopped aboard a national travel industry campaign to persuade the U.S. State Department to speed up visa application interviews abroad for international travelers.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Penis statue coming to Fort Lauderdale beach? Not if it’s up to the mayor

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Can you envision a 300-pound statue of a 6-foot-high pink penis on display in a public park at Fort Lauderdale’s famed corner at Las Olas and A1A?

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Florida school board member defends against criticism over welcoming Proud Boys’ support

MIAMI — A new Broward School Board member is being denounced by civil-rights groups, LGBTQ leaders and two of her fellow board members after saying she welcomes support from all kinds of groups, even the far-right Proud Boys.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022