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A year ago, Governor Rick Scott had worked out a compact with the Seminoles for $3 billion. That’s $3 billion more than the state is likely going to get now.

Yachts are becoming bigger and more luxurious, forcing the marinas were they dock to adapt, too. As the yachting capital of the world, officials say that Fort Lauderdale must upgrade, expand, and redevelop the Las Olas Marina to maintain its title. It’s a move that could cost $25 million and…

A foul stench haunts the South Harbor Plaza near Port Everglades on Southeast 17th Street. There’s a Thai restaurant, a Carrabas Italian Grill, a cafe, a dry cleaners, a cellphone provider, and other shops that couldn’t omit that odor, which can only be described as human feces with subtle undertones…

Before the housing bubble burst in 2008, the average person in the tri-county area spent only 28.5 percent of their income on rent. But by the end of 2015 that percentage shot up to 43.8 percent. After Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Miami metropolitan area is considered the third…

Most days, Gina Prada leaves her school on the outskirts of Cúcuta, Colombia. The wispy-thin ninth-grader walks down a littered dirt road and buys a little flour or a few pieces of bread. Then she stuffs the goods into her bookbag, boards a bus to ride across the border to…

After knocking down the famous 100-foot tall wooden rollercoaster at Boomers, developers have secured plans to build an $800 million shopping plaza in its place. Though heralded as a way to kickstart Dania Beach’s economy, the soon-to-be Dania Pointe has nearby residents concerned about its impact to their sleepy, affordable…

Florida Supercon, the largest comic book, anime, animation, video games, fantasy, Sci-Fi and pop culture convention in South Florida, is moving north. The four-day gathering in early July that started in 2006 with 1,500 attendees ballooned to more than 53,000 last year. Mike Broder, President of Super Conventions, parent company of Florida…

Although the state and courts have declared a game normally found in blackjack pits illegal, South Florida racetrack casinos just keep on dealing.  Now an appeal will prolong this WTF Florida standoff. About 10 card rooms operate “designated player” games. Since poker is legal at racinos, but many wanted the simpler…

An underwater home typically refers to a mortgage that is higher than the property’s value. But as rising seas are expected to increasingly flood South Florida, scientists and economists have warned that the term might be taken literally one day. A new study recently released by Zillow, the online real estate…