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• No vote on church expansion in Lauderdale

  It’s been called the “Civil War on Las Olas.’’ The battle in City Hall Wednesday night between homeowners in Colee Hammock and the church in their midst, First Presbyterian, ended without a victor after a six hour hearing. Fort Lauderdale Planning and Zoning Board members opted to postpone the vote to [...]
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• "Civil War on Las Olas'' ensues; P&Z takes up Presbyterian Church expansion

  FOLLOW the BLOW-BY-BLOW on Twitter at twitter.com/browardpolitics. A key battle in Fort Lauderdale's biggest neighborhood-developer war takes place tonight, when the city's Planning and Zoning Board votes on First Presbyterian's planned expansion off Las Olas Boulevard. The church needs a rezoning and site plan approval for a five-story garage/retail building and [...]
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• Tea party movement attempting to capture Broward Republican chairmanship

  A candidate from the tea party movement is hoping to take over the chairmanship of the Broward Republican Party. Karin Hoffman of Lighthouse Point said Wednesday she’d like to succeed Chairman Chip LaMarca, who is leaving his Republican Party post to run for County Commission. The party establishment’s candidate is the [...]
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• Sign up for chat with tea, coffee party reps

  From my colleagues in the editorial department:

  The White House beer summit will have nothing on our meeting of local members from the tea and coffee parties. The Sun Sentinel and Nova Southeastern University will host a panel discussion with representatives of the tea and coffee movements. The panel will explore whether [...]

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• Broward analysts see uncertain prospects for Crist

  With signs increasingly pointing toward Gov. Charlie Crist leaving the Republican Party and running for U.S. Senate as an independent, a Democratic friend of Crist said his prospects are uncertain. “I don’t know if moderate Republicans and moderate Democrats would actually vote for Charlie,” said former Florida Senate Minority Leader Steve [...]
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• In face of Republican plunge, independent Senate bid looks more likely for Crist

  It all changed so fast for Gov. Charlie Crist. For almost three years he was on top of the political world: Enjoyed sky-high popularity ratings. Darling of the national media, which adored the moderate Republican. Considered as a Republican vice presidential possibility. And widely seen as a shoo-in for the U.S. [...]
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• Fred "Don't E-mail Me'' Stresau, zoning board member, upset about his In Box

  Despite his efforts to keep his e-mail In Box free of communications about development that's coming before Fort Lauderdale's Planning and Zoning Board that he sits on, Fred Stresau is still getting e-mail. Click here for a memory refresher on Stresau, who said if anyone e-mailed him about items he is [...]
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• First Presbyterian expansion in Lauderdale hits public Wednesday

  Ralliers from the Colee Hammock neighborhood were on the streets last week passing out fliers about a controversial church expansion off Las Olas Boulevard. I'll post a memory refreshing story on the jump, about plans for First Presbyterian Church in downtown Fort Lauderdale to expand. The plan includes a five-story mid-rise. This' [...]
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• Lauderdale electeds vote tonight on $800,000 settlement

  Nine years ago, a young man driving a stolen BMW ran a stop sign, crashed and killed someone. Now that crash is going to cost Fort Lauderdale taxpayers $800,000. Why? A Fort Lauderdale police officer, Carl Hannold, was accused of chasing the BMW when it wrecked. Fort Lauderdale elected officials met in [...]
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• Crist says he'll be 'very thoughtful and deliberate' about future of his Senate bid

  By Brendan Farrington/The Associated Press Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he may quit his GOP primary race and run for the Senate as an independent, his once-promising career threatened by fast-rising conservative opposition. After weeks of insisting he would stay in the Aug. 24 primary, Crist told The Associated Press [...]
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