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2014 Super Bowl ???fix was in??? post-mortem
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsSouth 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...Tags: Roger Goodell, Multi-Sport Events, New York Jets, Super Bowl, National Football League
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Super Bowl teams, wagers, merchandise and other random thoughts
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel Blogs+ 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......Tags: Football, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, JetBlue Airways, Minnesota Vikings
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Super Bowl matchup, gear, ball kid, stadium renovations and more
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel Blogs+ 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,......Tags: Multi-Sport Events, National Football League, Football, Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl
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Broward Commission blasts Lauderdale mayor's gay comments
South Florida Sun-SentinelBroward 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...Tags: Jim Naugle, Gays and Lesbians, Josephus Eggelletion, Regional Authority, Travel
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Broward tourism promoters tell Mayor Naugle to stop criticizing gays
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe 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...Tags: HIV, Spring Break, Trips and Vacations, Family, Sex
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Lauderdale activists ask city chief to resign over offensive comments
South Florida Sun-SentinelGay 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...Tags: Demonstration, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Minority Groups, Jim Naugle
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Lauderdale mayor's comments don't appear to reduce interest, officials say
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen 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...Tags: HIV, Colorado, Business Trips, Hotels and Accommodations, California
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South Florida tourism officials preparing for Pro Bowl in 2010
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe 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......Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Super Bowl, National Football League, Sports, Sun Life Stadium
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South Florida???s big football week
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsWhile 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...Tags: Virginia Tech, Financial Markets, National Football League, Football, Sun Life Stadium
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The end of spring training in Fort Lauderdale?
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsSo 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...Tags: Montreal Expos, Beach Vacations, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Transportation
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All along Broward's coastline, a gritty dispute over high-rises
Staff WriterFrom one end of Broward's beaches to the other, high-rise towers are reaching skyward. In the last decade, 15 projects with about 2,600 units have been developed along the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Pompano Beach. Another 1,500 units are...Tags: Miami Beach, Hotels and Accommodations, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Lighthouse buffs want shine restored
Tallahassee BureauBuilt decades ago on sandy shores or moored into the offshore seabed, Florida's lighthouses have withstood the furies of ocean gales and the incessant pounding of waves. But some haven't weathered neglect. Modern-day vandals have shattered their...Tags: Wildlife, Jeb Bush, Tampa, St. George, Environmental Issues
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