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POMPANO BEACH PLANNING & ZONING BOARD GREEN LIGHTS HIDDEN HARBOUR PROJECT
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO, POMPANO BEACH REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTER HIDDEN HARBOUR PROJECT: The Planning and Zoning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the site plan for a 300-unit mixed-use development project off N. Federal Hwy...
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...