There are a handful of moments each year when this city reminds you exactly why you chose to live here. The Fourth of July is one of them. Three days from now, Las Olas Oceanside Park will fill up with the kind of crowd that Fort Lauderdale does best, not the tourist-season variety, but the The 60 days before a home hits the market is where luxury listings are won or lost. It's the window most sellers either rush through or ignore entirely.

Fort Lauderdale in late June has a rhythm all its own. The tourists have thinned out, the snowbirds are long gone, and what’s left is the city at its most authentically itself locals on the water, long golden evenings, and a social calendar that doesn’t slow down just because it’s summer. Here’s how to spend the week. On the Water This is the week Fort Lauderdale earns its title. Rent a boat or join a sunset cruise along the Intracoastal and watch the city from the water. It

People come to Fort Lauderdale for the water. That part everyone knows. But what they often don't anticipate until they've actually lived here is how completely the Intracoastal redefines everyday life. This is not a view you glance at on your way to the kitchen. It becomes the backdrop to your morning, your evenings, your entire sense of pace. And for the clients I've worked with over the years who have made the move to Intracoastal living, the word I hear most often when th