{"id":147590,"date":"2026-02-07T23:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/147590\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T23:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:45:09","slug":"fort-lauderdale-tightens-alcohol-restrictions-to-improve-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/147590\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale tightens alcohol restrictions to improve safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>New alcohol rules take effect in Fort Lauderdale nightlife areas <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 Fort Lauderdale\u2019s busy entertainment districts are about to look a little different as tighter alcohol rules take effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis area right here specifically is very fun. It\u2019s all crowded, everyone is having a great time,\u201d said visitor Kyle Fraynd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Earlier this week, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission unanimously voted to ban drinking from open containers on the street and to prohibit outdoor alcohol sales in the city\u2019s special entertainment districts, including Beach Place and the popular Himmarshee Village area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI support not having an open container policy,\u201d said Chris Comprosky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cKeep the alcohol in the clubs. I agree,\u201d Fraynd added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">City leaders said the decision follows two separate shootings in December that left one teenager dead and at least five others injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s keeping the area more safe. Keep your alcohol inside, keep the streets safe,\u201d said Serena, who was in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The city said business owners and residents supported the ordinance, though not everyone realized the rules had already changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Others oppose the move, arguing it unfairly impacts responsible visitors and businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">City leaders said the goal is to reduce violence and improve public safety without shutting down nightlife.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Aaron Maybin\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/b1f0fdcc-a947-4d3e-8210-.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Aaron Maybin<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Aaron came to Local 10 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he worked as a weekend morning anchor and reporter at WITI-TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM New alcohol rules take effect in Fort Lauderdale nightlife areas FORT LAUDERDALE,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":{"0":"post-147590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-fort-lauderdale","9":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","10":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}