News Digest
Update Ft. Lauderdale: “City To Break Ground On Old Dixie Highway Project”
Photo:John McDonald "The project, city officials say, is 100 years in the making. It aims to make the narrow thoroughfare connecting Wilton Manors to Fort Lauderdale safer and more applicable for pedestrians and bicyclists..." -- John McDonald, SFGN Follow project...
Interactive Billboards: “This smart billboard coughs if you smoke near it”
Photo:CNN Business "When smokers walk by a certain billboard in Stockholm, something strange happens: The billboard coughs at them. The innovative advertisement is paid for by a Swedish pharmacy chain that wants to encourage smokers to kick their smelly habit. At...
Miami-Dade: “Digital ads on tap for Miami-Dade bus stops in swap for ‘smart’ kiosks that offer free Wi-Fi”
Illustration: Civiq, The Miami Herald "Digital ads could spread across Miami-Dade bus stops under a deal to install high-tech kiosks with Wi-Fi hot spots throughout the county’s transit system. The company behind New York’s celebrated transformation of old pay phones...
“Keep Manatee Beautiful wants advertising benches removed”
Video: Mark Young, Bradenton Herald "Keep Manatee Beautiful Executive Director Ingrid McClellan has been involved in a lengthy battle to rid Manatee County of unsightly and 'illegal' advertising benches scattered along state roadways, most being near Manatee County...