Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale has been nominated for the 2025 USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best Riverwalk! Voting begins on Monday, March 10th at noon EDT and ends on Monday, April 7th at 11:59am EDT. The top 10 winners, as ranked by USA TODAY 10Best readers, will be announced on Wednesday, April 16th at noon EDT.
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Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale celebrates local artists and the beautiful work they provide. Artists are encouraged to share their view of the areas for activities both active and passive, architecture, water events and more.
Two-dimensional and three -dimensional artwork of all mediums are invited to participate in the competition, including but not limited to watercolor, oil, sculpture, photography, charcoal, mixed media, drawing and gouache. The winning artwork will grace the cover of a future issue of Go Riverwalk Magazine.
SUBMIT ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025 TO:
Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale
8 88 E . Las Ola s Blvd., Suite 210
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
The artwork should include downtown and/or the Riverwalk District .
The competition will be judged by a local juried panel . The winner will be notified in May and will be required to be photographed and interviewed for a story in Go Riverwalk Magazine.
EACH SUBMISSION MUST HAVE ATTACHED TO THE ARTWORK:
“Riverwalk celebrates our local artist and art in public places. These artist and their talents, gift our city with cultural beauty.” says Genia Duncan Ellis ,President/CEO of Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale.”
The River walk is a 2.5-mile brick walk on both sides of the New River, meandering through Downtown Fort Lauderdale . The Downtown Riverwalk District includes 10 parks as well as a lush tropical
waterfront in the downtown cent r of an urban metropolis.
For more information contact Danielle at Danielle@GoRiverwalk.com or call (954) 468-1541 ext. 206.
At Fit Factor Personal Training, which I co-own with my partner Paulo Andalaft, we help people age well. Our clients range from their late 30s to their 90s. We work with healthy individuals as well as clients with different health issues/limitations, such as joint replacements, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and more.
Exercise should support what we need, love and dream about doing for the rest of our lives. Whatever their motivation and goals, we customize our client’s fitness goals at our newly renovated space overlooking the Middle River.
I attribute much of my professional success to exercise. After college graduation, I became serious about fitness to reduce stress and give me the energy to work in corporate America for the next 35 years. Anytime I traveled for work, which was extensive, I always stayed in hotels with a fitness facility. As I have evolved, fitness and eating well have always remained important. I just kept going and let nothing stand in my way, even after I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009.
It is never too late or too soon to start your fitness journey. Through exercise, we can live longer and live better.
We have a beautiful 2,700-square foot facility, with brand new state-of-art equipment, so come check us out.
We joined Riverwalk because, as a destination where you can live, work and play, it matches our values by encouraging people to be active.
The last Riverwalk Power Mixer of 2024 was held at Papageno’s Wine & Provisions on October 21, 2024. Riverwalk Trustee and Executive Members along with Corporate Partners enjoyed a tasty assortment of wine and hors d’oeuvres curated from Papageno’s own unique selection. The event was sponsored by: Dynamix, Worth Avenue Yachts and Howard Eflman – The Agency.
Papageno’s Wine & Provisions
1201 N Federal Hwy Suite 1-B
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
The second Riverwalk Power Mixer of 2024 was held at Here & Now in Flagler Village on June 24. Riverwalk Trustee members and Corporate Partners gathered for conversation and were treated to an exquisite spread of hors d’oeuvres in this pocket of Flagler, nestled up against the up and coming FATVillage neighborhood.
*Here & Now changed their name to Laudy Bar shortly after this event. Same great owner/operator, updated menu and concept.
As of early 2023, I became a Florida resident and member of the Fort Lauderdale business community when I was tapped to become the regional managing partner of Fisher Phillips’ Fort Lauderdale office. We are a labor and employment law firm with nearly 600 attorneys in 41 offices across the U.S. and Mexico. I oversee the strategic growth and client service initiatives in our local office and assist employers across Florida – and really, across the country – with their most pressing workplace needs.
Fisher Phillips recently moved offices into The Main Las Olas, which provides us a space at the core of Fort Lauderdale’s business, legal and social communities and positions us to attract talent at all levels, including partners, associates and staff. We are growing and are so lucky to have the Riverwalk as an extension of our office. Our team greatly benefits from the active and vibrant community and space the Riverwalk provides each and every day.
My husband and I live on the New River and Riverwalk where I get to walk to work every day and enjoy the incredible community supported by the Riverwalk organization. We have been welcomed with open arms by so many in the business community – especially the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Design and Construction Professionals group – and I am excited to make more connections with those in our wonderful community who make the Riverwalk such a great place to live, work and play.
I have a long work/life history centered on Fort Lauderdale. My parents are natives of South Florida and I have lived in and around Fort Lauderdale my entire life. In high school, I worked at the grocery store next to the Stranahan House along the Riverwalk where the Icon high rise sits today. I am grateful to see and be a part of what Fort Lauderdale has evolved into today.
Personally, I have been married for 25 years and we have two sons. We spent much time at the Museum of Discovery and Science and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts when they were younger. We still spend a lot of time around the Riverwalk today.
Professionally, I specialize in site redevelopment and land entitlement permit application processing, collaborating closely with property owners and diverse professionals, including land use attorneys, architects, landscape architects, engineers, traffic consultants, surveyors and City representatives. I have been involved in projects Downtown, the beach and surrounding areas. A few of my favorite projects include the new Baptist Health Iceplex at Holiday Park, the Inter Miami CF Stadium and many of the projects that make up Flagler Village.
I enjoy meeting new people, which is why I joined Riverwalk. Many of my business referrals come from people seeing our banner on the Riverwalk outside The Downtowner and Stranahan House, coincidentally next to where my high school job used to be and steps away from our office on Las Olas Boulevard. I’m proud to be part of this community.