Phillip Valys

Nearly every block on the ritzy Fort Lauderdale row is bursting with under-construction food destinations. At a time of rising rent costs and legacy restaurants closing for good, that’s no small feat.

Some restaurant owners and hospitality experts argue the law will create undue burdens on mom-and-pop businesses.

A Boca Raton diner's surprise $30 in added fees is fueling debate as Florida's new law requires restaurants to disclose all surcharges upfront.

A freight train crashed into a car on the tracks in Hollywood late Friday night, and the family inside the car escaped uninjured before the collision, Hollywood police said.

A Parkland woman is dead and a man from Cape Coral has serious injuries after a head-on car collision on Alligator Alley near Mile Marker 36 late Friday night, Florida Highway Patrol said.

A father and his 11-year-old daughter were shot while waiting inside their car in a McDonald’s parking lot in Hallandale Beach on Saturday afternoon, police said.

The man and girl were waiting in a car while the mother was inside getting food. By Phillip Valys South Florida Sun-Sentinel (TNS)

From Fuku to Kissing Coconuts, buzzy newcomers are heading to South Florida this summer and fall.

In June, 15 Broward County restaurants earned perfect scores. In Palm Beach County, 19 restaurants passed their inspections without a single incident.

Its replacement, featuring American classics like prime rib, burgers, flatbreads and tableside martinis, is expected to open in mid-August.