Participants regularly gather for a variety of "light-hearted, affordable nature-based classes,” including monthly full moon gatherings, at Las Olas Oceanside Park, 3000 Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauder

FORT LAUDERDALE — A personal watercraft accident in August that led to the death of a 14-year-old, and the hospitalization of her sister, was just one impetus in creating a restricted boating area

DANIA BEACH — Researchers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) have discovered a rare and concerning coral bleaching event taking place just off Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach.

The 2,175-mile system of interconnected, man-made canals crisscrossing Florida — from Orlando to the Keys — has an important role when a hurricane happens to be pinwheeling toward the peninsula: Fl