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District of Columbia Drops Additional Insurance Requirement for Outdoor Dining

The District of Columbia is withdrawing a proposal to boost the insurance requirement for sidewalk cafes, parklets, streateries and other dining and drinking businesses applying for public use permits. According to Councilor-at-Large Robert C. White, Jr., the city’s Office of …

Mistakes, Drama, Lawsuits: The Story of Fort Lauderdale’s Water Shutdown Crisis

It was supposed to be an easy job – not one that would shut down an entire city. But a series of major goofs and errors turned an underground drilling project into a nightmarish tale where the water pipes ran …

Fort Lauderdale Paid for Neglect After Leaving Water System Vulnerable

Eight years after shrinking its staff, Fort Lauderdale still doesn’t have the workers it needs to be sure a water line failure doesn’t leave the city dry the way it did last month. A contractor’s mistake July 18 ruptured a …