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Dine Out Lauderdale returns with deals at 100-plus restaurants

Dine Out Lauderdale is your chance to try some of Broward's best restaurants without breaking the bank.

Food and Drink

Get ready, foodies. Dine Out Lauderdale returns next week. Why it matters: The discount program supports local restaurants during the summer slowdown and gives diners a chance to try more expensive restaurants at budget-friendly prices. How it works: From Aug. 1-Sept. 30, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dine Out Lauderdale Restaurant Months" data-vars-click-url="https://www.visitlauderdale.com/dineout/" data-vars-content-id="cf738e6e-4ad4-4316-819d-85cf985f85c1" data-vars-headline="Dine Out Lauderdale returns with deals at 100-plus restaurants" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.visitlauderdale.com/dineout/" target="_blank">Dine Out Lauderdale Restaurant Months</a> offers three-course prix fixe meals at more than 100 local restaurants (and the list keeps growing).

World Cup fuels Broward's summer business and hotel boom

Thank you to the Tartan Army and all of the international fans!

Business

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="World Cup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/07/14/free-world-cup-watch-parties-miami" data-vars-content-id="6e6df185-28f3-45c8-87bb-aad5bbe47937" data-vars-headline="World Cup fuels Broward&#x27;s summer business and hotel boom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/07/14/free-world-cup-watch-parties-miami" target="_self">World Cup</a> is over, but South Florida will never forget it.Why it mattered: The Miami matches brought fans from all over the world, filling Broward County hotels, restaurants and bars during what&#x27;s typically the slowest time of year.<ul><li>Thousands of Colombian fans <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="took over downtown Fort Lauderdale" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DaE3KyFNYsa/" data-vars-content-id="6e6df185-28f3-45c8-87bb-aad5bbe47937" data-vars-headline="World Cup fuels Broward&#x27;s summer business and hotel boom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DaE3KyFNYsa/" target="_blank">took over downtown Fort Lauderdale</a> to greet their players at The Dalmar hotel. The Tartan Army <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="were all over town" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/NancyH_60/status/2071675675073794164" data-vars-content-id="6e6df185-28f3-45c8-87bb-aad5bbe47937" data-vars-headline="World Cup fuels Broward&#x27;s summer business and hotel boom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/NancyH_60/status/2071675675073794164" target="_blank">were all over town</a> wearing their kilts in the 90-degree heat. </li></ul>

Florida Panthers games to mark on your calendar

Ex-Panthers star goalie Sergei Bobrovsky doesn't return to Sunrise until later in the season.

Sports

If you didn&#x27;t <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="receive 84 notifications on X " data-vars-click-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/FloridaPanthers/comments/1uya21f/were_the_82_separate_x_posts_really_necessary/" data-vars-content-id="a85a832c-5072-4426-8765-3b7647ac9c86" data-vars-headline="Florida Panthers games to mark on your calendar" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FloridaPanthers/comments/1uya21f/were_the_82_separate_x_posts_really_necessary/" target="_blank">receive 84 notifications on X </a>from the Florida Panthers on Thursday as part of their 2026-27 schedule release, here are some key games you may have missed.State of play: The NHL is expanding from 82 to 84 games to create a balanced number of divisional games.<ul><li>Each team will play two home and two road games against its divisional opponents.</li></ul>

Broward's Alex Freeman powers Team USA into knockouts

He was once a star at American Heritage in Plantation and played for Weston FC.

South Florida&#x27;s very own Alex Freeman has emerged as the breakout star for the U.S. at this <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="World Cup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/20/world-cup-tourists" data-vars-content-id="9265069e-4a2c-49c0-9337-511deaa0099f" data-vars-headline="Broward&#x27;s Alex Freeman powers Team USA into knockouts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/20/world-cup-tourists" target="_self">World Cup</a>.Why it matters: The 21-year-old defender starred at American Heritage in Plantation and for Weston FC before joining a Major League Soccer academy with Orlando City.

Inter Miami's promised community park still on hold

After years of delays, construction was finally set to begin in April.

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Nearly a year after Fort Lauderdale and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Inter Miami" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/04/05/inter-miami-celebrates-new-stadium-with-house-warming-party" data-vars-content-id="2d7819ad-a676-4c43-85fa-a0f663ba1ac1" data-vars-headline="Inter Miami&#x27;s promised community park still on hold" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/04/05/inter-miami-celebrates-new-stadium-with-house-warming-party" target="_self">Inter Miami</a>&#x27;s owners reached an agreement to deliver the overdue Lockhart Community Park, the long-promised project remains on hold.Why it matters: The park was part of the 2019 deal and 50-year lease that allowed Inter Miami to build a $170 million stadium and training complex on the publicly owned Lockhart Stadium site.

Where to watch the World Cup in Broward

Many Broward spots are airing every tournament match with food and drink specials.

If World Cup tickets are out of your price range (unfortunately, that includes many of us) or you simply want to avoid the Hard Rock Stadium crowd, you can still participate in the fun at numerous watch parties around town.Here&#x27;s a list of events and places in Broward County to have on your radar:

Panthers face key Bobrovsky decision as free agency looms

The Florida Panthers are entering an unfamiliar offseason.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Florida Panthers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/10/08/florida-panthers-nhl-season-begins" data-vars-content-id="4f95bd96-fcab-43b5-9f6e-3529485b02c0" data-vars-headline="Panthers face key Bobrovsky decision as free agency looms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/10/08/florida-panthers-nhl-season-begins" target="_self">Florida Panthers</a> are entering an unfamiliar offseason after missing the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Why it matters: Florida must decide whether to re-sign veteran goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky before free agency opens July 1.

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World Cup fuels Broward's summer business and hotel boom

Florida Panthers games to mark on your calendar

Why Miami is the perfect final act for LeBron James

Broward's Alex Freeman powers Team USA into knockouts

Inter Miami's promised community park still on hold