The pride flag on Sebastian Street in Fort Lauderdale has been painted over, marking the end of a legal battle after the city reached a settlement with the state to remove the street art.
Fort Lauderdale was the last city in Florida to challenge a Florida Department of Transportation order issued last summer requiring cities to remove all street art. The state agency cited traffic safety concerns and threatened to paint over the artwork and pull state funding from any city that refused to comply.
District 2 Commissioner Steven Glassman said the legal fight spanned months…