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Riverside Hotel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
The Riverside Hotel is a historic luxury hotel located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the New River, adjacent to the Stranahan House, on Las Olas Boulevard. The hotel was built in 1925 and opened in 1936. It is the oldest continuously operating hotel in Fort Lauderdale and is one of the oldest hotels in Broward County. In 2002, the hotel underwent a major renovation, doubling the number of rooms. History In January 1934, John Wells, Preston A. Wells Sr., and Thomas E. Wells Jr., sons of Thomas E. Wells, purchased the Riverside Hotel from the Fort Lauderdale Bank and Trust Company for $8,250 in cash. It was a three-story building with 30 rooms, constructed by George E. Miller in 1925. The hotel opened as the Champ Carr Hotel, named after the first hotel manager, Champ Carr, until it changed its name back in 1947. The Las Olas Company has owned the hotel since its founding and still owns by the hotel today. The hotel provided shelter to townspeople during the 1947 Fort Lauder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Olas Boulevard
Las Olas Boulevard is a major east-west thoroughfare in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States that runs from SW 1st Avenue in the Central Business District to Florida State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach. The name "" means "The Waves" in Spanish. The road once carried the designations of State Road A1A Alt. and State Road 842. The easternmost section begins on a barrier island and crosses the intracoastal waterway. The road then enters the residential neighborhoods of Seven Isles and Hendricks and Venice Isles. West of SE 17th Avenue, the road enters a commercial shopping district, which is itself colloquially called "Las Olas". This portion of the road is lined with low and mid-rise bars, nightclubs, bridal stores, shops, boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants. The road passes over the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel and enters the city's financial district. The westernmost part of the street is predominantly lined by high-rises. History The boulevard was constructed in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement. Presidency of Ronald Reagan, His presidency is known as the Reagan era. Born in Illinois, Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California where he became a well-known film actor. During his acting career, Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild twice from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960. In the 1950s, he hosted ''General Electric Theater'' and worked as a motivational speaker for General Electric. During the 1964 United States presidential election, 1964 presidential election, Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Moraitis
George R. Moraitis Jr. (born October 29, 1970) is a Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 93rd District, which stretches from Boca Raton to Hollywood in eastern Broward County, from 2012 to 2018. Moraitis previously represented the 91st District from 2010 to 2012. In March 2025, Moraitis announced his candidacy for Florida's 23rd congressional district in the 2026 election. Education and early career George Moraitis was born in Fort Lauderdale, and he attended Fort Lauderdale High School before joining the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated with a degree in political science in 1992. Following his graduation, he served in the United States Navy from 1992 to 2000, where he received the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon. In 2000, he retired from the Navy and joined the United States Navy Reserve, where he continues to ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida House Of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The House is composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Representatives' terms begin immediately upon their election. The Republican Party of Florida, Republicans hold a supermajority in the State House with 87 seats; Florida Democratic Party, Democrats are in the minority with 33 seats. Term limits House members are limited to four consecutive terms. In recent years in the Republican majority caucus, each entering class of House members elects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby DuBose
Bobby Brainard DuBose (born February 15, 1971) is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 94th District, which includes most of Fort Lauderdale in central Broward County, from 2014 to 2022. DuBose served as minority leader with fellow Broward colleague as Evan Jenne co-leader for the 2020–2022 Legislature. On July 27, 2021, DuBose announced his resignation from the Florida House of Representatives, effective January 11, 2022. Early life and career DuBose was born in Fort Lauderdale and attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in economics and then working as a self-employed insurance agent. In 2009, he ran for the Fort Lauderdale City Commission from District III, and came in first in the municipal primary election, receiving 49% of the vote to Pamela Adams's 31%, Nadine Hankerson's 12%, and Magdalene J. Lewis's 8%. Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff election was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Trantalis
Dean J. Trantalis (born October 14, 1953) is an American politician and mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Before his election as mayor, Trantalis served as a city commissioner for Fort Lauderdale from 2009 to 2017. Biography Trantalis was born and raised in Norwich, Connecticut, from Greek parents. He attended high school at Norwich Free Academy. At Boston University, he majored in political science and graduated cum laude and with distinction in 1975. He received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1979 from Stetson University College of Law, while completing international law courses in Eastern Europe, Russia, and London. Dean was admitted to the Connecticut and Florida Bar Associations in 1980 and has practiced law in Broward County since 1982. Political career Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner (2003–2006) Trantalis was elected to the Fort Lauderdale City Commission in 2003, and served until 2006. He was the city's first openly gay commissioner. Fort Lauderdale City Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years. Mayor-Council Government (1912–1925) Mayor was appointed from the Council. * 1912–1913 W.H. Marshall * 1913–1914 George G. Mathews Jr. * 1914–1915 Dr. C.G. Holland * 1916–1918 Will J. Reed * 1918 James S. Richard * 1918–1919 Will J. Reed * 1919–1923 C.E. Farrington * 1922–1924 R. G. Snow * 1924–1925 Will J. Reed Mayor-Commission Government (1925–1982) Mayor was appointed from the Commission for a two-year term * 1925–1927 J.W. Tidball * 1927–1929 C.D. Kittridge * 1929–1931 T.E. Haskins * 1931–1933 J.W. Needham * 1933–1934 E.A. Pychon (resigned 1934) * 1934–1935 M.A. Hortt * 1935–1937 Lewis E. Moore * 1937–1939 Thomas B. Manuel * 1939–1941 Lewis E. Moore * 1941–1942 H. L. McCann (resigned 1942) * 1942–1943 N.B. Cheaney * 1943–1945 Joe N. Morris * 1945–1947 H.C.Holden * 1947–1949 Reed A. Bryan * 1949–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Seiler
John P. Seiler (born May 27, 1963) is an American politician and 41st Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to this he was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, from 2000 to 2008 representing District 92 which is located in Broward County, Florida. Political career Wilton Manors Seiler moved to Wilton Manors, Florida, around 1988. Seiler served as city council member and then vice mayor of Wilton Manors from 1993 to 1998. In 1998, Seiler was elected mayor of Wilton Manors, defeating incumbent King Wilkinson who had been accused of making homophobic comments. Fort Lauderdale Seiler was a candidate to succeed term-limited Jim Naugle in the 2009 mayoral election for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was elected February 10, 2009, winning against three opponents with more than 57 percent of the vote, avoiding a run-off election. Analysis of the race suggests Seiler won because of high name recognition and strong fundraising that exceeded $250,000. Seiler w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Senators From Florida
Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Florida's U.S. Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were filled again in July 1868. The state is currently represented by Rick Scott (serving since 2019) and Ashley Moody (serving since 2025). After Scott's 2018 election, Florida has been represented by two Republican senators for the first time since Reconstruction. Duncan U. Fletcher was Florida's longest-serving senator (1909–1936). List of senators , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 align=left , David Levy Yulee , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jul 1, 1845 –Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1845.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1845.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 1, 1845 –Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right , James Westcott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Mack III
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to 1989 and then as a United States Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 1997 to 2001. He was twice considered for the Republican vice-presidential nomination by Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000. He is the grandson of Connie Mack (1862–1956), former owner and manager (baseball), manager of baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. "The Macks" were once considered one of the major political dynasties in the United States. Early life, education, and family Mack was born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940, the son of Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy Jr. and Susan (née Sheppard) McGillicuddy. He graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Crist
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. ( ; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party since 2012; he was previously a Republican Party (United States), Republican before becoming an Independent politician, independent in 2010. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Crist graduated from Florida State University and Samford University, where he received his Juris Doctor degree. He served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, vacating his seat to run unsuccessfully against incumbent Bob Graham for the United States Senate, U.S. Senate in United States Senate election in Florida, 1998, 1998. He won a 2000 Florida Education Commissioner special election, 2000 special election to serve as Florid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
