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MAJOR APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR ATLANTIC BLVD. PUBLIX SEEKS POMPANO BEACH CRA FUNDING
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | POMPANO BEACH REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTER The developer of Pompano Station, a $102 million 355-unit development being planned for the parking lots behind the Bank of America and Chase Bank buildings on East...
Alzheimer’s Association welcomes Tracey Wekar-Paige of Pompano Beach as New Executive Director
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Southeast Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association recently welcomed Tracey Wekar-Paige of Pompano Beach as its new executive director. Wekar-Paige brings extensive nonprofit experience to the role. “I am thrilled to join...
Deerfield Beach makes Juneteenth a city holiday
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last week, Deerfield Beach unanimously passed a resolution to make Juneteenth an official city holiday. According to the Miami Herald, the resolution was introduced by District 2 Commissioner Ben Preston, the only Black...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AMID COVID-19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | LIGHTHOUSE POINT NEWS REPORTER LIGHTHOUSE POINT INITIATIVE: The City recently launched a new initiative to support local Lighthouse Point businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, Lighthouse Point Mayor Glenn...
BROWARD COUNTY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: NO SHOES, NO SHORTS, NO MASK, NO SERVICE (commentary)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Commentary by Jeff Levine, Editor-at-Large BROWARD COUNTY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Back in May, I was thrilled to finally take a stroll along the new Pompano Beach Pier the first week it opened. After staring at it for...
POMPANO BEACH A1A: PLANS FOR HOTEL, SUPERMARKET & GARAGE MOVE FORWARD
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | POMPANO BEACH REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTER POMPANO BEACH A1A: Last week, the City moved forward in selecting a master developer to build a large-scale public parking garage, a hotel and a beach grocery store...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT POLICE OFFICERS TO GET BODY CAMS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | LIGHTHOUSE POINT NEWS REPORTER The City Commission, at its virtual meeting on Tuesday night, authorized the purchase of body-worn cameras, or body cams, for Lighthouse Point police officers. “The criminal justice...
COMMENTARY: WE SEEM UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE BIGGEST HEALTH CRISIS OF OUR GENERATION
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]RECORD # OF COVID CASES IN FLORIDA, SECRET FIREWORKS COMING TO POMPANO BEACH, DEERFIELD BEACH CORONAVRIUS VIOLATIONS ARE ABUNDANT, THE BEACHES AND PIERS ARE GETTING CROWDED. by Jeff Levine, Pompano Beach Editor-at-Large We just...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Responds to Letter from Senior Class President at Pompano Beach High
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The senior class president at Pompano Beach High School wrote a heartfelt letter to actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, asking him to be her graduation speaker. “I think of you as an inspiration to our...
Preparing for Hurricane Season Combined with COVID-19 Pandemic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As you continue to take precautions to keep yourself and your family safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to stay prepared for other disasters. Planning for hurricane season can be stressful, and because the 2020...