Pompano Beach city staff recommended a $242.5 million budget on Tuesday, representing a $19.2 million increase from the 2025 budget. More than half of the budget is recommended to be devoted to public safety, with $58 million allocated to fire and EMS services and...

Chasing Rainbow Bagels I must admit, as a transplanted New Yorker, I was initially skeptical about a bagel shop with Philadelphia roots. However, when I learned that Bagels & Co. was set to open in Pompano Beach, I couldn’t resist trying out their location in...

Celebrate Independence Day The Fourth of July is supposed to be a time to feel all the patriotic feels — but let’s be real, sometimes we’re more focused on the grill than the gratitude. Still, when I stop and think about it, I really am thankful for the everyday stuff...

At the June 10 Pompano Beach City Commission meeting, the dais failed to pass a second reading of a resolution opting to use public financing for civic elements of the Downtown Pompano project, potentially raising the costs of the downtown project by $100 million,...