Dania Beach

Design Loves Art program brings dealers, artists to the Pacific Design Center

2009-09-23 00:00:00

Design Loves Art. Say what? For some L.A. art dealers, the contemporary art program opening Thursday at the Pacific Design Center is rent-free space in a different part of town. For those who have lost galleries to the recession, it's a chance to go...

Bulletin Board

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Sunday All Golf Center, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at C.B. Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines. Call 954-441-1333. Butterfly Gardening Workshop, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Secret Woods Nature Center, 2701 W. State Road 84, Dania Beach. $10. Call 954-357-...

You know who you look like?

2013-05-24 08:20:00

South Florida is a great place to be someone else. Just ask local impersonators — or tribute artists, as some prefer being called — who make a living posing as a famous face and voice. These lounge lookalikes (and sound-alikes) perform...

Dania Jai-Alai sale completed

2013-05-23 02:29:00

Seven years after slots began spinning in Broward County, there's a plan in place to bring them to Dania Jai-Alai. A combination of South American investors and local businessmen completed a $65.5 million purchase from Boyd Gaming Wednesday, and Dania...

Turtle walks set for June, July

2013-05-22 14:02:00

As turtle nesting season hits its peak in June and July, the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale is offering residents a chance to see sea turtles laying their eggs on the beach. From March through October, leatherback, loggerhead and...

Dania sale complete; Argentina group owns majority

2013-05-22 14:10:00

Seven years after slots began spinning in Broward County, there’s a plan in place to bring them to Dania Jai-Alai. A combination of South American investors and local businessmen completed a $65.5 million purchase from Boyd Gaming Wednesday, and...

City OKs plans for new hotel

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Dania Beach commissioners recently approved plans for a six-story, 100-room Comfort Suites hotel at the northwest corner of Stirling Road and Southwest 19th Court. Scott Backman, attorney for Tanjali Investments LLC, said his client hopes to break...

House fires draw repair offers, even before smoke clears

2013-05-18 20:58:00

Maria Elena Palacio was worrying her trapped pit bull wouldn't make it out alive from the blaze. This was when the businessmen began approaching her with sales pitches. "It got really crazy. The firefighters had to tell them to leave me alone," the...

South Florida hotels, attractions kick off summer promotions

2013-05-14 01:54:46

As summer nears and vacation planning gears up, South Florida hotels and attractions are rolling out promotions to woo locals and other Floridians through their doors to help boost business during the typically slower tourist season. With the economy...

USC professor studies the collision of nature and man, starting in his own backyard

2013-05-16 01:14:01

A wind chime tinkles as a morning breeze stirs the cool, springlike air. Below the eaves -- and the chime -- hangs a mailbox that a family of wrens has filled with its nest, despite the fact that nesting boxes hang, unused, throughout the surrounding...

Drift boat angler catches giant kingfish

2013-05-14 15:09:00

Kathy Bootle caught a 65-pound kingfish Monday morning fishing on the Fish City Pride drift boat out of Hillsboro Inlet Marina. The giant kingfish ate a double-hooked sardine on a monofilament leader in 120 feet north of the inlet. Bootle fought the...

South Florida outdoors calendar

2013-05-09 20:52:03

May 11: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a free hunter safety course from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Markham Park Target Range at 16001 W. State Road 84 in Sunrise. Participants must successfully complete the online portion of the...

Buy a double scoop of the house-made ice cream through the sliding window at Jaxsons Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant, in Dania Beach. Sit down in the Florida heat and try to eat it before it runs down your arm. 128 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach or .

2013-05-20 14:13:00

Forget fishing. Too buggy. Too hot. Go virtual fishing at the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame and Museum. You can try your hand at Try fly fishing or deep-sea fishing.

2013-05-20 14:13:00

The Nyberg-Swanson House was built in 1912 and remains one of the oldest structures in Dania Beach. It was moved from its original location in 1993 and now serves as the home of the Dania Beach Chamber of Commerce. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

2013-05-20 00:00:00