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Fort Lauderdale Digest

Fort Lauderdale's week in one email: the local news worth knowing and what's coming up, each item linked to its source.

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The latest issue

What last week's issue covered: every item comes from a local source and links to it.

  1. The Short List

    The three or four things worth knowing this week, one line each.

  2. News Notes

    A few sentences on each local story, with a link to the full piece.

  3. Coming Up

    Events nearby, soonest first, with the day, time and place.

  4. Around Town

    Openings and community happenings, in weeks that have some.

Fort Lauderdale Digest

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Hello, neighbors! Glad to have you here—settle in and take a look around.

🔑 The Short List

  • Sewage is overflowing into neighborhoods as Fort Lauderdale’s sewer system struggles to recover from flooding. WSVN 7News
  • Covenant House Florida’s planned shelter move and expansion are drawing concerns from nearby residents. WPLG Local 10
  • Water main replacement along Orton Avenue is part of the city’s water distribution improvements. City of Fort Lauderdale
  • Arc Broward has opened an arts and recreation academy for teens and young adults. WSVN 7News
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What Fort Lauderdale Digest covers

News and events from Fort Lauderdale and the towns around it in Broward County, Florida, gathered from 15 local publishers, each item linked to the one it came from.

Cities and towns

  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Plantation
  • Davie
  • Sunrise
  • Oakland Park
  • Wilton Manors
  • Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
  • Lauderhill
  • Lauderdale Lakes
  • Dania Beach

Neighborhoods

  • Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale
  • Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale
  • Flagler Village, Fort Lauderdale
  • Victoria Park, Fort Lauderdale
  • Riverwalk, Fort Lauderdale
  • Himmarshee Village, Fort Lauderdale
  • Historic Sistrunk, Fort Lauderdale
  • Progresso Village, Fort Lauderdale
  • Rio Vista, Fort Lauderdale
  • Colee Hammock, Fort Lauderdale
  • Sailboat Bend, Fort Lauderdale
  • Tarpon River, Fort Lauderdale
  • Croissant Park, Fort Lauderdale
  • Harbor Beach, Fort Lauderdale
  • Central Beach, Fort Lauderdale
  • Coral Ridge, Fort Lauderdale
  • Galt Ocean Mile, Fort Lauderdale
  • Lake Ridge, Fort Lauderdale
  • Middle River Terrace, Fort Lauderdale
  • Poinsettia Heights, Fort Lauderdale
  • Imperial Point, Fort Lauderdale
  • Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale
  • Riverside Park, Fort Lauderdale
  • Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors

Local sources it reads

  • Bonnet House Museum and Gardens
  • Broward Center for the Performing Arts
  • Broward County
  • City of Fort Lauderdale
  • City of Oakland Park
  • City of Wilton Manors
  • Museum of Discovery and Science
  • National Hurricane Center
  • NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
  • Revolution Live
  • The Westside Gazette
  • Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
  • WLRN
  • WPLG Local 10
  • WSVN 7News

How each issue is made

  1. Gathered from local sources

    Through the week, our software reads local sources: city and county sites, public media, local papers and venue calendars.

  2. Checked by an editor

    An editor reads every issue and approves it before it goes out. An item without a source doesn't make it in.

  3. Sent Thursday morning

    It arrives as one email: a short summary of each item, with a link to where the story was published.

More on how an issue is made

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