Nicki Grossman

At age 78, taxi tycoon and real estate investor Jesse Gaddis could easily afford to retire, hopping on his small plane to relax at his vacation homes in the Bahamas and North Carolina. But the straight-talker who grew up poor on an Indiana farm, built...

Negotiations and threats to leave Fort Lauderdale Stadium seemed to drag on for years. But on Wednesday, the Baltimore Orioles made an abrupt exit. The Sarasota City and County Commissions approved agreements that made way for the team to move......

South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee Chairman Rodney Barreto???s glib pronouncement last month that he wasn???t surprised the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey was awarded the 2014 Super Bowl didn???t go unnoticed, but committee members are...

+ There are plenty of opinions on which teams in Super Bowl XLIV would be better for South Florida???s economy and those differ from which would be better television matchups. As unseemly as it sounds, lots of hotel and tourism......

+ It might not be the matchup South Florida businesses had hoped for ??? New York Jets v. Minnesota Vikings would have been more lucrative, some say ??? but officials recognize they???d better be embracing this year???s Super Bowl teams,......

Broward County commissioners sought Tuesday to stem the impact Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle's spate of inflammatory comments about homosexuality could have on the area's $1 billion-a-year gay tourism business. Using words such as bigoted and...

The leadership of Broward County's multibillion-dollar tourism industry demanded Thursday that Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle stop his attacks on homosexuality even as he pressed them to change a marketing campaign meant to attract gay tourists. They...

Gay and lesbian residents asked Mayor Jim Naugle to resign Tuesday, as anger about the mayor's recent comments grows into a civic movement.About 40 people wearing yellow "Flush Naugle" T-shirts rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday, preface to a much...

When Colorado voters wiped out legal protections for gays, Aspen's annual gay ski week suffered. A similar boycott ensued when the Cayman Islands turned away a shipload of gay cruise passengers.Tourism officials doubt if such a fate awaits Fort Lauderdale...

The NFL hasn???t officially announced the Pro Bowl will move a week before the Super Bowl and to South Florida from Honolulu in 2010, but tourism officials say they???ve been told to plan for the possibility. The Associated Press reported......

While Orange Bowl Committee members are pulling double duty, serving as ambassadors for tonight???s 75th annual FedEx Orange Bowl and next Thursday???s BCS National Championship Game, some people ??? and places -- are doing triple duty. The Dolphin...

So some politicians and tourism officials aren???t ready to give up on keeping the nearly 50-year-old tradition of spring training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. But are you? Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle, Broward County Mayor Lois Wexler, and Greater...