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Zip line is nice, but Super Bowl hopes rest on stadium, Dolphins say
Miami HeraldThe Miami Dolphins and local tourism officials presented the National Football League on Tuesday with the most expensive Super Bowl bid in South Florida's history, but the team's CEO said amped-up entertainment options won't be enough if voters don't...Tags: Sun Life Stadium, The Miami Herald, Miami Hotels, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers
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After centennial, city looks ahead to its future
As the city marks its first 100 years this weekend, officials are planning what the future should look like.
Downtown will expand with more offices and shops as well as more nearby condos and townhouses. The New River would be abuzz with entertainment...Tags: Homes, Justice System, Bodies of Water, Restaurants, Fort Lauderdale
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Sequester likely to raise airfares, discourage travel
Tourism leaders are worried that federal budget cuts -- which are expected to lead to higher airfares, delays and long lines at airports -- will discourage travelers and squeeze Florida’s biggest industry. “Americans quickly grow...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Fort Lauderdale, Air Transportation Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Transportation Industry
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Chan Lowe: A name change we don't need
While drawing this, I was thinking about how much it would cost the taxpayers of Broward County to effect a cosmetic name change for their bustling metropolitan political entity. Think of all the letterhead that would have to be reprinted, the fancy...
Tags: Deerfield Beach, Miramar, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Tamarac
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S. Florida bid for 50th Super Bowl won't be derailed by boat show conflict
A possible conflict with Miami's massive boat show is not enough to sink South Florida's hopes of hosting the 50th Super Bowl, officials working to secure the landmark game contend. The concern was raised in a media report that the NFL may schedule...
Tags: Sun Life Stadium, Marlins Park, The Miami Herald, Tourism and Leisure, Sports
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Tony Bennett graba con artistas latinos en Davie
Es una novedosa forma de atraer turistas latinoamericanos: hacer equipo con el cantante Tony Bennett en su nuevo álbum de duetos con artistas de América Latina e invitarlos a grabar videos de las mismas canciones en el condado de Broward. La oficina de...
Tags: Dania Beach, Tom Cruise, Tony Bennett, Sony Corp., Rock of Ages Corporation
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Viajes a costa de los contribuyentes: funcionarios de Broward viajan alrededor del mundo
South Florida Sun-SentinelEl año pasado un funcionario del condado de Broward hizo un viaje de cinco días a Nueva York para atender a la entrega de los premios de televisión Emmy. El público pagó por todo. Tres empleados de la división de bibliotecas, con problemas de dinero,...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Rick Scott, Lauderhill, Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades
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All along Broward's coastline, a gritty dispute over high-rises
Staff WriterFrom one end of Broward's beaches to the other, high-rise towers are reaching skyward. In the last decade, 15 projects with about 2,600 units have been developed along the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Pompano Beach. Another 1,500 units are...Tags: Beaches, Boynton Beach, Government, Tourism and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale
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Jesse Gaddis: 50 years of drive for owner of cab company
South Florida Sun-SentinelAt age 78, taxi tycoon and real estate investor Jesse Gaddis could easily afford to retire, hopping on his small plane to relax at his vacation homes in the Bahamas and North Carolina. But the straight-talker who grew up poor on an Indiana farm, built...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), West Palm Beach, Contracts, Fort Lauderdale, Real Estate
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Broward Commission blasts Lauderdale mayor's gay comments
South Florida Sun-SentinelBroward County commissioners sought Tuesday to stem the impact Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle's spate of inflammatory comments about homosexuality could have on the area's $1 billion-a-year gay tourism business. Using words such as bigoted and...Tags: Jim Naugle, Tourism and Leisure, Josephus Eggelletion, Minority Groups, Regional Authority
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Broward tourism promoters tell Mayor Naugle to stop criticizing gays
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe leadership of Broward County's multibillion-dollar tourism industry demanded Thursday that Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle stop his attacks on homosexuality even as he pressed them to change a marketing campaign meant to attract gay tourists. They...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Jim Naugle, Personal Service, CNN (tv network), Spring Break
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