Something good is growing in Fort Lauderdale! Sometimes good things happen in Fort Lauderdale, not because of local government, but in spite of it. In the Northwest part of the City, a collaborative effort is underway between the residents there, a local non-profit organization known as “Step Up”, the Carlisle Development Group, and leaders from [...]
One Idea for Las Olas/RiverWalk: A Roll-up Pedestrian Bridge! Downtown Development Authority: Please Take Note!! One of the problems we have in encouraging economic development and growth along the Las Olas/Riverfront area is that most of the foot traffic is confined to the north side of the New River. Given the height of boats (and [...]
The Three Faces of Fort Lauderdale Beach. This weekend (Oct 29 to Nov 2) marks the 50th Anniversary of the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show (with $3 Billion dollars worth of boats and over 3 million square feet of space). The Boat Show will have a dramatic and favorable economic impact on the businesses and hotels [...]
A Sad Day For Fort Lauderdale Last night, our Commission (after considerable squirming around in their chairs), voted 3-2 to renew the contract with Florida Power & Light for another 30 years. It’s a shame that certain Commissioners and the Mayor feel that the interests of their friends at FPL outweigh the interests of Fort [...]
