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Posted on 2/21/14 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 11:59 pm
Looks like I'll be in your neck of the woods for a few weeks (Ft. Lauderdale area at least). Not sure how much free time I'll have, but any recommendations/things I should do/see? Haven't been in S Fla since high school.
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Posted on 2/22/14 at 2:47 pm to AUin02
Get high in your hotel room and watch porn
There's not much to do in SFL
There's not much to do in SFL
Posted on 2/22/14 at 4:31 pm to AUin02
Hmmm...
What part of Lauderdale?
There is the beach and the beach bars. No explanation needed there. Dirty Blondes is the best bar on the beach. Exit 66 has a cool pool party on Sundays.
Las Olas is my favorite area in Fort Lauderdale. Cool strip of restaurants, bars and shops. Mostly higher end and original type places but a Cheesecake Factory as well. Rocco's Tacos is kinda the most popular hang out on Las Olas. Good drinks and food. Duffy's is the most popular sports bar. There is a big one right off of Las Olas that at during football season off and one.
Downtown Lauderdale used to be slammed every Thurs-Sat. Kinda like Bourbon Street where it was a huge street party and you could bar hop all night. Everything is still there and it is cheap as far as a night out goes, but the Hardrock in Hollywood is the place now to go out. It is about 15 minutes south and west from downtown Lauderdale. Huge entertainment complex, kinda Vegas style. Casino, shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, you name it, everything is there. It is cool and lots of people pretty much all week, but on Fri-Sat there are a few thousand people there. They have shows and events as well.
On the North End of Fort Lauderdale around Commercial Blvd to the east towards the beach is Truluck's and Blue Martini. Trulucks is a really good restaurant/bar. Actually saw Cam there winter of 2011. Blue Martini is next door and is a good singles bar. Just down from there is a beach bar scene with a little mini downtown area that is packed pretty well on Fri/Sat. Also, a favorite spot of mine is Ocean Manor. It is a hotel on the beach that has a kick arse outdoor tiki bar that is popular on Wednesday nights and some weekend afternoons, mostly with locals due to it sitting on the beach and being a cool place to chill and watch a game or hit the beach.
Strip club in Lauderdale (if interested) is Solid Gold. It is upscale and really cool. They have a cirque du soleil type show on Fri/Sat night around midnight. Chics flying around from the ceiling and stuff and of course hot strippers.
Think that about covers it. Any more specific questions, just let me know.
Oh yeah Riverwalk at the end of Las Olas is another place you can check out. More family oriented and exactly what it sounds like. Bars, restaurants, movie theater, etc.
What part of Lauderdale?
There is the beach and the beach bars. No explanation needed there. Dirty Blondes is the best bar on the beach. Exit 66 has a cool pool party on Sundays.
Las Olas is my favorite area in Fort Lauderdale. Cool strip of restaurants, bars and shops. Mostly higher end and original type places but a Cheesecake Factory as well. Rocco's Tacos is kinda the most popular hang out on Las Olas. Good drinks and food. Duffy's is the most popular sports bar. There is a big one right off of Las Olas that at during football season off and one.
Downtown Lauderdale used to be slammed every Thurs-Sat. Kinda like Bourbon Street where it was a huge street party and you could bar hop all night. Everything is still there and it is cheap as far as a night out goes, but the Hardrock in Hollywood is the place now to go out. It is about 15 minutes south and west from downtown Lauderdale. Huge entertainment complex, kinda Vegas style. Casino, shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, you name it, everything is there. It is cool and lots of people pretty much all week, but on Fri-Sat there are a few thousand people there. They have shows and events as well.
On the North End of Fort Lauderdale around Commercial Blvd to the east towards the beach is Truluck's and Blue Martini. Trulucks is a really good restaurant/bar. Actually saw Cam there winter of 2011. Blue Martini is next door and is a good singles bar. Just down from there is a beach bar scene with a little mini downtown area that is packed pretty well on Fri/Sat. Also, a favorite spot of mine is Ocean Manor. It is a hotel on the beach that has a kick arse outdoor tiki bar that is popular on Wednesday nights and some weekend afternoons, mostly with locals due to it sitting on the beach and being a cool place to chill and watch a game or hit the beach.
Strip club in Lauderdale (if interested) is Solid Gold. It is upscale and really cool. They have a cirque du soleil type show on Fri/Sat night around midnight. Chics flying around from the ceiling and stuff and of course hot strippers.
Think that about covers it. Any more specific questions, just let me know.
Oh yeah Riverwalk at the end of Las Olas is another place you can check out. More family oriented and exactly what it sounds like. Bars, restaurants, movie theater, etc.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 6:03 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Tiger n Miami AU83
Don't always agree with you or your politics, but I know you know how to have a good time.
I may be getting promoted/transferred down to the area, but for now I'm just testing the waters there for a few weeks. What's the cost of living like? Able to live decently without being in total crap areas of town?
Posted on 2/23/14 at 6:19 pm to AUin02
No worries. My jimmies never get rustled over politics. Even my parents at in disagreement with me there, but I don't even follow politics except every now and then.
Anyway, cost of living is a bit higher than Atl which is a bit higher than Bham. It isn't cheap, but Ft Lauderdale is reasonable enough. Boca, Brickell, SOBE are the really expensive areas here.
Gas is about $3.40 - $3.80 right now. Wide variance depending on the area - near the beach is a lot more. Rent is the same story. In Lauderdale, if you want a water view you are talking a minimum of $1600 for about an 800 foot one bedroom. If you want to be east of 95 (which is about 4-8 miles east of the beach depending on which exit on 95 in Lauderdale), I suspect around $1200-$1500 for a one bedroom with no water view.
I had a friend that lived just west of 95 (half a mile) off of the Broward exit (which is central Lauderdale)in a new apartment complex that he paid $1500 for a good size 2 bedroom with his GF.
Price varies significantly depending on two things - east or west of 95, and water view or not. Of course age of the property matters too, but the nicer and more expensive areas are east of 95 closer to the beach and intercoastal.
Also, there are two ways to rent...
Either an apartment which will require a security deposit (like $500 or so) and good credit, income, etc. Or a condo from an individual owner which will require first, last, and security up front. Basically the equivalent of 3 months rent up front.
Overall, I think Lauderdale is affordable. I would expect to pay $1200 a month for a decent one bedroom in a decent area though. You can find a bit cheaper, but will have to sacrifice something.
Anyway, cost of living is a bit higher than Atl which is a bit higher than Bham. It isn't cheap, but Ft Lauderdale is reasonable enough. Boca, Brickell, SOBE are the really expensive areas here.
Gas is about $3.40 - $3.80 right now. Wide variance depending on the area - near the beach is a lot more. Rent is the same story. In Lauderdale, if you want a water view you are talking a minimum of $1600 for about an 800 foot one bedroom. If you want to be east of 95 (which is about 4-8 miles east of the beach depending on which exit on 95 in Lauderdale), I suspect around $1200-$1500 for a one bedroom with no water view.
I had a friend that lived just west of 95 (half a mile) off of the Broward exit (which is central Lauderdale)in a new apartment complex that he paid $1500 for a good size 2 bedroom with his GF.
Price varies significantly depending on two things - east or west of 95, and water view or not. Of course age of the property matters too, but the nicer and more expensive areas are east of 95 closer to the beach and intercoastal.
Also, there are two ways to rent...
Either an apartment which will require a security deposit (like $500 or so) and good credit, income, etc. Or a condo from an individual owner which will require first, last, and security up front. Basically the equivalent of 3 months rent up front.
Overall, I think Lauderdale is affordable. I would expect to pay $1200 a month for a decent one bedroom in a decent area though. You can find a bit cheaper, but will have to sacrifice something.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 6:34 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
And actually, I may be a bit on the high end on my apartment estimates. Looks like there are some 1 bedrooms in the $900-$1,000 range just east of 95.
I think a single guy could live on $50k a year in Lauderdale without a lot of sacrifice. Just not near the beach with a water view and probably not going to save a whole lot.
Bottom line is it is about like Atl cost of living but can be a lot more if you want to do the beach area living but maybe a bit less if you are willing to go a bit west of 95.
Also, going out and entertainment can vary WILDLY in expensiveness. You can do a full night out of drinking in downtown Lauderdale with a mostly younger crowd for $50. Or you could go to the Hardrock and spend $100-$150 with $20 covers and $12 drinks all night.
Or you could get crazy and go to LiV, Story, or the new club 11 in Miami and drop $750 for a bottle at a table.
Same for restaurants. Plenty of options from one end of the spectrum to the other.
Just all depends. Had a buddy make it ok working at TruLucks on about $40k a year here. Just meant more nights out downtown, the bars on the beach in North Lauderdale (forgot their names), and BYOB drinking at the beach on the weekends.
Lastly if you are thinking about buying a house, same things apply. I think the median price is around $200k in Lauderdale, but I am not all that familiar as I have never really looked or though about buying in Lauderdale. I've lived or worked from Brickell to Juno Beach so I know South Florida better than most who have lived here all their life probably. Also been out in about every bar, club, restaurant east of 95 all the way from Brickell to Juno Beach (about 100 miles of coverage). Everything is about location here. East of 95 or not and beach/water/intercoastal view or not...
I think a single guy could live on $50k a year in Lauderdale without a lot of sacrifice. Just not near the beach with a water view and probably not going to save a whole lot.
Bottom line is it is about like Atl cost of living but can be a lot more if you want to do the beach area living but maybe a bit less if you are willing to go a bit west of 95.
Also, going out and entertainment can vary WILDLY in expensiveness. You can do a full night out of drinking in downtown Lauderdale with a mostly younger crowd for $50. Or you could go to the Hardrock and spend $100-$150 with $20 covers and $12 drinks all night.
Or you could get crazy and go to LiV, Story, or the new club 11 in Miami and drop $750 for a bottle at a table.
Same for restaurants. Plenty of options from one end of the spectrum to the other.
Just all depends. Had a buddy make it ok working at TruLucks on about $40k a year here. Just meant more nights out downtown, the bars on the beach in North Lauderdale (forgot their names), and BYOB drinking at the beach on the weekends.
Lastly if you are thinking about buying a house, same things apply. I think the median price is around $200k in Lauderdale, but I am not all that familiar as I have never really looked or though about buying in Lauderdale. I've lived or worked from Brickell to Juno Beach so I know South Florida better than most who have lived here all their life probably. Also been out in about every bar, club, restaurant east of 95 all the way from Brickell to Juno Beach (about 100 miles of coverage
). Everything is about location here. East of 95 or not and beach/water/intercoastal view or not...This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:26 am to AUin02
Hit the whole foods off University and peters road in plantation for all the older Jewish MILFs..
This post was edited on 2/24/14 at 4:27 am
Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:19 am to Pavoloco83
I live in Pembroke Pines, between Miami and Ft Lauderdale. We pay about 1700 for an 1100 sq/ft 2/2.
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