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Fort Lauderdale, Florida is located in Broward County. Zip codes in Fort Lauderdale, FL include 33388, 33311, and 33321. The median home price in Fort Lauderdale is $378,500 which is roughly $161/per square foot. More Fort Lauderdale information.

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11 min ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Sun Sentinel Investigation: Tow truck drivers flout new Broward law | Video, map of hot spots

Tow truck drivers are leaving misery in their exhaust fumes, operating in frequent and flagrant violation of a new Broward law meant to protect drivers from towing abuses, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found.

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Thu May 23, 2013

EDGE

WHITE in South Florida

As in the past, there are White Parties all over Florida from Tampa, Fort Lauderdale down to Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

One accused, one sought in shooting that might leave man paralyzed

One man is in custody and a second is being sought in connection with a shooting outside a food store near Fort Lauderdale that could leave the victim a quadriplegic if he lives, authorities said.

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NBC Miami

Taxi Driver Recovering After He Says Passengers Attacked Him

A Broward taxi driver was home recovering on Thursday after he says he was attacked by two women in his cab.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Lauderdale's weekend beach bash will pump up the fun - and the traffic

Fort Lauderdale is presenting its annual Memorial Day weekend beach bash, but getting to and leaving from the sand may be a hassle.

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EDGE

What's HOT South Florida

This week started off with the Alibi's 16th anniversary, which started on Wednesday and went through Saturday.

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WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Man who caused fatal crash loses driver's license

A man who caused a crash that killed four family members near Fort Lauderdale must give up his driver's license.

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Broward-Palm Beach

Ten Best Memorial Day Weekend 2013 Parties in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County

There's just something in the summer air that makes celebrating our lady 'murica feel especially right.

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Local10.com

Pedal your way through downtown Fort Lauderdale

The newest party trend that's rolling through Fort Lauderdale is giving people a new way to bar hop and get a good workout at the same time.

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Broward-Palm Beach

American Social Hires Curt Hicken as Executive Chef: New Menu With Everything Made From Scratch

You'd have to have been hiding under a rock for quite some time to not have noticed the recent surge in 'gastropubs' serving up comfort food and craft beers.

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CBS Local

Cab Driver: Two Women Beat Him, Robbed Him And Stole His Cab

A South Florida cab driver is recovering from injuries he suffered after, according to him, two women in his cab choked him, punched him and robbed him.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Fox Sports

White hopes for summer decision

Sean White has a nice list of offers and has been working hard to impress coaches this spring.

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Sag Harbor Online

a oeEscape From Inishmaana : Playwright Martin McDonagha s Take on the Aran Islands

Small communities can be amazing places in which to live. But they can also be the source of stultifying existences in which every move is documented, reputations assigned rather than earned and a place from which many desperately long to escape.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Can Fort Lauderdale compel background checks at gun show?

A showdown is brewing between Fort Lauderdale and the Ohio-based company that has long held gun shows at the city-owned War Memorial Auditorium.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Tow truck driver accused of pepper-spraying baby, offering bribe

A routine trip to tow an illegally parked car ended up with a baby being pepper-sprayed, a false report of shots fired and the tow truck driver arrested on bribery charges.

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Dark Horizons News

DiCaprio, Lehane Re-Team On "Travis McGee"

Author Dennis Lehane has been hired to pen the script for the sleuth drama "Travis McGee" at 20th Century Fox.

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Business Journal

Rothstein fallout: Nurik, Scherer form alliance

Here's an interesting development related to the Scott Rothstein scandal: Rothstein's criminal defense attorney, Marc Nurik, has a new, informal alliance with veteran Fort Lauderdale attorney William Scherer.

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Examiner.com

State Libertarian leadership visits Broward County tomorrow night

Two candidate running to chair the Libertarian Party of Florida will visit Broward County tomorrow night at the Libertarian Party of Broward County's regular monthly meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

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BroadwayWorld.com

Stonewall National Museum & Archives Names David Jobin as Executive Director

The world's largest collection of LGBT historical artifacts and documents, the Stonewall National Museum & Archives , has a new Executive Director.

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National Public Radio

Parking Industry Tries To Make Your Life Easier

The future of parking has been showcased in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, this week at the International Parking Institute's annual conference.

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