Community clinics at schools: Broward County Public Schools is opening clinics at Blanche Ely High and William Dandy Middle to provide free and sliding-scale medical and mental health care for students and area residents — see if you qualify for services.
To Be Sold exhibit opens Saturday, Sept. 6: Fort Lauderdale’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center will unveil the traveling To Be Sold: Enslaved Labor and Slave Trading exhibit, featuring paintings, bills of sale and a restorative justice conversation — find out what’s on display.
Bar owner demands flood fix: Sunbelt Kava’s Luke Lockart says torrential rains have left his Polynesian-style lounge ankle-deep in water and crippled its plumbing, and he’s urging Fort Lauderdale to repair broken drains — find out how to take the city’s survey.
Next chapter for City Hall: Six bidders—from the Port of Miami tunnel team to a dual-campus proponent—have pitched designs, including wave-textured façades and split-site layouts, to replace the 1960s bunker washed out in April 2023. A choice is due by year’s end — find out which vision could prevail.
Social club on the run: Over the past two years, Chris Gualano’s Lauderdale Run Club has swelled to hundreds of runners meeting Sundays at Fort Lauderdale Beach and Tuesdays by Tarpon River Brewing, combining two- to five-mile routes with camaraderie and nearly $200,000 in community donations — find out how to join.
Other Fort Lauderdale headlines this week
- Trick Daddy’s Fort Lauderdale restaurant draws crowds
- State orders removal of long-gone street art
- Ft. Lauderdale street ranks 3rd most walkable
- Beachside Fort Lauderdale courts set for demolition
- Event hall dedicated to 101-year-old WWII veteran
- Imperial Point offers Broward’s first Mako robotics
