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Each stop features five minutes or less of an audio tour, archival photos, renderings, and cultural narratives about the “Venice of America.” The first stop includes a 3.5-minute audio clip, overview of the town’s first Tequesta and Seminole First Nation people, early aerial shots, and snaps from a nearby archaeological dig.

In a small, cheery, wood-paneled office in the back of the Design Center of the Americas in Dania Beach, the young, wavy-haired receptionist was polite but firm. “Mr. Abovitz isn’t available right now.” A green cartoon dragon grinned from the wall to her right, next to a glass-walled conference room…

David Beckman and Morgan Weinstein were sitting in a macaroon shop in West Palm Beach when they got the idea to sue the creators of Pokémon Go. The two sat, like many pairs of 21st century friends, with their phones out. Weinstein, a lawyer, was catching up on email. Beckman,…

If Grant Sadowski had his way, The Martian wouldn’t have been nominated for best picture of 2016. Because at the beginning of Act 2, Matt Damon wouldn’t have had to MacGyver trinkets for his survival on the red planet. Instead, he’d be taking it easy, sipping on margaritas out of…

It’s not easy to book a helicopter flight. You can’t hail one off the street like a taxi. You can’t catch one at a certain time or place like the bus. You certainly can’t purchase a flight on Orbitz.  Until recently, an interested flier in South Florida would have to…

Eco-Site is a company that helps place cell phone towers in high-demand areas. It’s possible for the company to disguise the towers as trees — or other things that are arguably aesthetically pleasing, like clock towers.  The company had been in discussions with the city of Miami Shores to put…

Uber just made catching a ride cheaper, more eco-friendly, and probably more interesting. Tuesday, the ride-sharing company introduced uberPOOL, which connects riders traveling along your same route, letting them squeeze into the same car to share a trip and share the cost. The service will be available for request in the entire…

When people think of startups, they might imagine a warehouse office in Silicon Valley, crowded with young software engineers who prefer T-shirts to suits. Think Google, Facebook, and billionaires under the age of 30. But could Broward County become the Silicon Valley of the East? Don’t laugh! The burgeoning startup…