Calm sands, risky waters ahead: Fort Lauderdale enjoyed green-flag conditions on Sunday, but as Hurricane Erin skirts the Bahamas this week, rising wave heights will elevate rip current risks along South Florida beaches — find out how to stay safe.
Kids’ Smart Stage Series Debuts: The 2025/2026 Nicklaus Children’s Smart Stage Matinee Series runs October–April at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater and The Parker’s Wells Hall, featuring Pinkalicious, Seussical, The Nutcracker, She Persisted and more—complete with interactive workshops and free curriculum guides — find out what’s in store.
Students launch monthly beach cleanups: In celebration of National Beach Day, volunteers from the Broward Student Authority and Beach Place removed straws, bottles and other debris from the shoreline in the first of their planned spring break–season efforts — find out how to join future cleanups.
Blind diplomat to beacon: Jose Lopez Masso went from losing his sight as a Venezuelan diplomat in Berlin to vice president at the Lighthouse of Broward, where he teaches newly blind adults to live independently — find out how.
Fort Lauderdale tops renter rankings: A new RentCafe analysis ranks the city No. 1 in Florida with a REnT score above 70 and No. 20 nationwide — find out why it’s outshining Miami.
Other Fort Lauderdale headlines this week
- Enrollment in Broward schools drops 9,498 students
- Fort Lauderdale Girl Scout earned Gold Award
- Mission United distributed backpacks to military families
- JetBlue adds Caribbean route from Fort Lauderdale
- Joe Perry Project rocked Hard Rock Live
- Broward breaks ground on $175M beachfront hotel
