Fort Lauderdale’s New River Inn has worn many hats since it was built in 1905. It started as a railroad hotel in 1905, then it became city offices. In 1977 it became the original site of the Museum of Discovery and Science before it became what it is today, a museum for the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. The New River Inn,...
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Fort Lauderdale Housing Authority (HACFL) and the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society (FLHS) have partnered with Refresh Live’s Chef Chad Cherry to launch the inaugural Fort Lauderdale Culinary Experience at New River Inn (located at 231 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) on Tuesday, May 1st from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Fort Lauderdale Culinary Experience is...
Where it used to be quiet for the past 15 years or so along Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Boulevard - there’s now a surge of building projects. Hear from Sistrunk residents and Fort Lauderdale's Housing Authority. Sistrunk Boulevard runs east and west, right through a historically black neighborhood. Millions of dollars worth of development projects have been approved to pop up in the...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A unique partnership is affording apprentices to gain valuable experience while also restoring a historical community building. Fort Lauderdale Historical Society (FLHS) has partnered with the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale’s (HACFL) StepUP Apprenticeship Program to restore the New River Inn, located at 219 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. This partnership will allow apprentices...
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Broward College awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale’s (HACFL) StepUp Apprenticeship Program $5,000 to support their Martin Luther King (MLK) Day of Service event. The event will take place on Saturday, January 13 at Northwest Gardens IV Community Room, located at 1225 NW 7th Street, Fort Lauderdale. There will be two sessions: 12:00...