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Fort Lauderdale Community

Fort Lauderdale, covering 34 square miles of absolutely beautiful Southern Florida Real Estate located along Interstate 95 in Broward County, by the Atlantic seacoast. Fort Lauderdale's precise location is 26.14° north of the equator and 80.13° west, 3 miles north of Miami and 42 miles south of Palm Beach.

Fort Lauderdale's population was approximately 149,491 as of 1995 in about 81,268 families.

Fort Lauderdale Culture

Ft Lauderdale's offers a variety of cultural attractions, including Downtown Riverwalk, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, the Museum of Art, Florida Grand Opera, and Las Olas Boulevard with such offering as opera, ballet, theaters, and art galleries.

Fort Lauderdale Housing

Ft Lauderdale a wide variety of exclusive neighborhoods, including golf communities, beach condominiums, luxury housing tracts with direct intercostals views to name a few. House values range between $25,000 for condos to $18,000,000 for high end single family luxury estates.

Fort Lauderdale Lifestyle

Broward County, the "Gold Coast", is one of the sunniest places in the world. Ft Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of Florida", is divided by a number many navigable waterways and canals. The city is also home to the largest yacht basin in the America.

Fort Lauderdale Nature

The inlets, canals and flats of the Fort Lauderdale & Miami areas are the natural habitat of a variety of game fishing such as barracuda, snook, jack cravelles, and of course, Florida's "silver king", tarpon. These inland waters are always calm, and the fishing, world class.

Florida's Everglades are also the home of Native American Indian villages.

Fort Lauderdale News

1. Army Approaches Million Unmanned Flying Hours - Aero-News Network

   The Army is fast approaching one million hours of unmanned flight with its unmanned aerial systems.

   
   
2. Miami Foreclosures List Website Is Live for Home Buyers in Miami, FL. - SANEPR

   Miami, Fl. 9, March, 2010 - " Miami foreclosures List has opened their new website which helps aspiring homebuyers search for Miami foreclosures in order to obtain a home at a low cost.

   
   
3. $49 O/W Virgin America Sale* - SmarterTravel

   Virgin America's latest sale features fares to Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, among others, starting at $49 one-way, or $98 round-trip. Avoid spring breakers and travel from March 23 through June 20.

   
   
4. Cambria Suites Opens In Ft. Lauderdale - Hotel Business

   Choice Hotels International's Cambria Suites brand has added a new hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

   
   
5. Gallery 101 presents The Artwork of Barry Gross Benefit for The Wellness Center of S Florida 3/12/10 - Examiner.com

   This Friday March 12 from 7-11pm Gallery 101 presents: The Artwork of Barry Gross As a Benefit for The Wellness Center of South Florida Artist Barry Gross presents his fabulous paintings and drawings for display and sale.

   
   
6. Part Of Washing Post Unit In Routine Review By DoE - The Post Chronicle

   Washington Post Co said in a regulatory filing last week that the Department of Education in September began a "program review" of part of its education unit.

   
   

Fort Lauderdale Recreation

With so much easy coastal access and a variety of bodies of water including intra & inter coastal waterways and the Atlantic Ocean water sports activities are the most popular form of recreation in Ft Lauderdale.

The Atlantic Ocean near the city is a perfect for snorkeling and diving. Ft Lauderdale homeowners enjoy observing the undersea life, shipwrecks and coral reefs. Many Ft Lauderdale homeowners also enjoy air boating in The Everglades located west of the cityand the numerous fishing opportunities available up and down the coast, from West Palm Beach, Key Biscayne, and of course, Fort Lauderdale itself. Also a favorite Ft Lauderdale pastime is just hanging out at one of the fantastic beaches in the city.

Golf courses are also plentiful in Ft Lauderdale. Just check out this amazing list of courses located within this city limits.

Fort Lauderdale Weather

The summertime climate can get hot in Fort Lauderdale, but temperatures usually sub-tropical, averaging about 75.6°F per year with off shore breezes that keep locals comfortable year-round. It can also occasional get pretty cold in Fort Lauderdale and rarely but sometimes you may even see some fog now and then.

Most of Ft Lauderdale's rainfall, averaging 57.55" per year, is expected between June and September each year, when temperatures average 81.4°F, while the months of  December through April mark the dry season, when temperatures average 68.1°F. Expect "Hurricane Season" during a normal year between mid June and mid November.