Fort Lauderdale News
The latest Fort Lauderdale news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Fort Lauderdale to vote on $171M Riverland drainage deals
Two contracts worth $171.5 million would build drainage pipes and pump stations in Riverland and Melrose Manors within about two years. The vote is Oct. 20.
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City Hall
Himmarshee bars face late-night permit and $425 fines
Fort Lauderdale would end the Himmarshee entertainment district and make each bar get a permit to serve after midnight. The first vote is Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Water
Fort Lauderdale opens $666 million Prospect Lake water plant
The new plant replaces the 1953 Fiveash plant and can treat 50 million gallons a day. Tap water may look or taste different through the end of 2026.
Travel
JetBlue adds Cali nonstop, first class from Fort Lauderdale
JetBlue now flies daily from Fort Lauderdale to Cali, Colombia, and its new BlueFirst first class debuts on a Boston-Fort Lauderdale flight Dec. 8. Routes, times, fares.
Travel
Breeze adds 3 one-stop routes from Fort Lauderdale
Breeze will fly from Fort Lauderdale to Charleston, West Virginia, Burlington, Vermont, and Stewart-Newburgh, New York, from May 26, 2027, each with one stop.
Weather
King tides put 2 Fort Lauderdale gauges in minor flood
The New River and Middle River gauges hit minor flood stage Friday morning. Peak tides run through Tuesday, Oct. 13. The times, the flood-prone areas and who to call.
Traffic
Las Olas Boulevard to close Oct. 17-18 for art fair
East Las Olas closes from SE 6th to SE 11th Avenue from 4 a.m. Oct. 17 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18 for the 39th Las Olas Art Fair. SW 2nd Street also closes Oct. 17.
Business
Fort Lauderdale adds $238.50 permit for new businesses
Since Oct. 1, every new Fort Lauderdale business needs a $238.50 Certificate of Use before its business tax receipt. Who is exempt, what triggers one and how to apply.