Susannah Bryan

Some are wondering what’s inside, including Mayor Dean Trantalis. “We’re looking forward to opening it,” he said. “I never knew we had a time capsule. They discovered it as they were preparing the …

“We take investors down to the beach and they see homeless people in tents,” says one business owner. “You have people going to the bathroom on the sidewalk. It’s like a free for all. And it’s very…

Critics worry about noise, traffic and the fact that hundreds of trees are being taken out to make way for the courts. The developer says more trees will be planted than are being taken down.

Neighborhood leader Ted Inserra admits to intentionally ignoring the city’s requirement for public murals. But it may get retroactive approval anyway.

Higher seawalls, bigger pipes and better pumping stations won’t be enough to armor the city, city officials say. Elevating roads is one more tool in the toolbox, they say.

“I couldn’t even stay on my houseboat for the last few days because the smell is so strong,” says one man. “The whole neighborhood is up in arms about it.”

Emily Wood submitted her resignation Wednesday, saying she was leaving to take another job. The county plans to conduct a nationwide search to find a new director.

A concrete wall was transformed into a mural of a forest with vivid greens and lush reds. There’s just one problem. The mural was done without the city’s permission.

Two guys who started out selling T-shirts on Fort Lauderdale beach now own three blocks surrounding the Elbo Room. Under their plan, the iconic bar will stay but the rest would go.

Critics say tent cities won’t work and will lead to more arrests of the homeless. Advocates argue it’s a cutting-edge approach that will solve a growing problem that so far has defied solution.