The Broward County 2013 Point-in-Time Count, conducted in a 24-hour time period on January 24-25, identified that 2,810 individuals and families were homeless according to the federal definition of homelessness: they were living in places not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters or transitional housing programs. The count is required by U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Florida's Office on Homelessness. More...

Two airlines at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) are expanding flights abroad. JetBlue Airways begins service on June 13 to Medellin, Colombia; San Jose, Costa Rica on June 27; and Lima, Peru, on November 21. Norwegian Air Shuttle offers new service to Copenhagen twice a week starting November 29 and begins twice weekly flights to Stockholm on December 1. With 17.7 million passengers in 2012, Norwegian is the third largest low-cost airline in Europe. More...

Due to the ongoing construction at Port Everglades, a new traffic pattern for Eller Drive will remain in effect until summer 2014. Maps of the new routing can be found on the Port Everglades Construction Update page of the website, porteverglades.net.

May is Air Quality Awareness Month and the Broward County Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state and local air quality programs, and community partners, is sponsoring a series of educational events and exhibits to increase awareness about important air quality issues. More…

Through a partnership between Broward County Solid Waste and Recycling Services and Partner Cities and Weston, a free drop-off event for household hazardous waste and used electronics will take place on Sunday, May 19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Public Works Complex, located at 2599 South Post Road, Weston. More…