Robin Richard says life hasn’t been the same since construction crews showed up to take on a much-needed but messy mission: Tearing up streets to upgrade drainage in her flood-prone Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. She knew they were coming. But she says she didn’t know a loud pump that runs 24 hours a day would be placed right outside the River Oaks home she shares with her husband, keeping them .
Fort Lauderdale not giving up fight for New River train tunnel sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A lone voice spoke out this week against the idea that car-centric South Florida will ever embrace commuter rail. “We are not New York City,” local activist Ted Inserra told Fort Lauderdale commissioners on Tuesday. “We are not a commuter rail community. That is not us. That is not our city. As much as you want us to be New York City, we are not New York City. (We) will stay in our cars .
Drama on the dais as Fort Lauderdale nears election season sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What might have been a routine Fort Lauderdale commission meeting erupted into a full-blown drama described by one observer as reminiscent of a Bravo TV reality show. With elections coming up in November 2024, bad blood is already brewing on the dais. All five seats are up, setting the stage for even more political theater as Election Day draws closer. This time, the controversy centered on a .