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The 2000s: 100 years of changes — and our city's story has only just begun
Storms both economic and meteorological swept Fort Lauderdale and the rest of the region. Hurricane Wilma in 2005 was the worst storm to hit the city since the unnamed hurricane of 1926, peeling windows from downtown buildings and roofs from homes....Tags: Jim Naugle, Stonewall Library, Royal Caribbean International, Cruise Line Ports, Shipbuilding
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The 1980s: Rowdy students chased away, but well-heeled visitors welcomed
Spring Break helped define Fort Lauderdale, bringing it national attention as well as profit. But by mid-decade it had overstayed its welcome. It had to be crushed. In 1985, Spring Break's peak year, more than 300,000 students mobbed the beach and what...Tags: Travel, Florida, Colleges and Universities, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Traffic
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The story of Fort Lauderdale
In the beginning, it was sanitation, or the lack of it, that inspired pioneers to found the city of Fort Lauderdale. The approximately 400 residents of the mosquito-ridden outpost at the swamp's edge craved basic services, particularly clean streets and...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Everglades, Florida East Coast Railway, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Spring Break
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Sun Sentinel celebrates its centennial
![Started on a lark and published on "vegitable wraper" by an educator with a decidedly broadminded concept of spelling, the journalistic forebear of today's Sun Sentinel first rolled off a humble press on March 14, 1911.](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60086872-13201913.jpg "Started on a lark and published on "vegitable wraper\" by an educator with a decidedly broadminded concept of spelling, the journalistic forebear of today's Sun Sentinel first rolled off a humble press on March 14, 1911.")
Started on a lark and published on "vegitable wraper" by an educator with a decidedly broadminded concept of spelling, the journalistic forebear of today's Sun Sentinel first rolled off a humble press on March 14, 1911.
It was called The Daily Herald and...Tags: Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Companies and Corporations, Lake Worth, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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The 1970s: A time for city to catch its breath after decades of rapid change
Measured against the turmoil and triumphs of preceding decades, the '70s in Fort Lauderdale were, perhaps thankfully, rather bland. Development continued its steady course. The Landmark Bank, the city's first skyscraper with 28 stories, signaled the...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Fort Lauderdale High School, Traffic, Symptoms, Elections
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The 1990s: Air & Sea Show takes off — so does Huizenga's business empire
This was the decade that Hurricane Andrew in 1992 caused a shift northward of Hispanics and Caribbean islanders, and Fort Lauderdale began printing recycling instructions in Spanish and Creole as well as English. Huizenga re-emerged on the business scene...Tags: Museum of Discovery and Science, Disasters and Accidents, Social Issues, Emergency Planning, AutoNation
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Betty Hartman
Betty Hartman passed away on March 14, 2011, after a brief illness. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on May 2, 1918. Her father was a pathologist and for a time was the Pima County, Ariz., coroner. She took great delight in recounting countless humorous...Tags: Travel, Florida, Michigan, World War II (1939-1945), Chocolate Cake
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Yachts & Sailing
ACTION YACHT CHARTERS Serving all of South Florida www.actionyachtcharters.com 561-699-0811 FLORIDA YACHT CRUISES www.floridayachtcruises.com 954-548-2106 DISCOVERY CRUISE LINE Serving all of South Florida www.discoverycruiseline.com 800-259-1579... -
Centennial events list
Fort Lauderdale is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of events: Main Fort Lauderdale Centennial events line: 954-828-4743. March 26, April 30, May 28, June 25, July 30, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26, Dec. 31. Centennial Family Day....Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Orange County Regional History Center, Colleges and Universities, New Year's Day, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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South Florida has a boat ride and celebrity gossip for every taste
MIAMI — We've got boat rides. We've got paddlewheelers and pirate ships, air boats and catamarans. Speedboats, glass-bottom boats, schooners, yachts and purpose-built tour boats. We've got fast rides, slow rides and hop-on, hop-off boat tours...Tags: Car Guides and Reviews, Port of Miami, Lifestyle and Leisure, Music, Everglades National Park
Mar 18, 2011
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Mar 12, 2011
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Mar 17, 2011
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Feb 6, 2011
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Feb 27, 2011
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May 18, 2011
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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