Local News
Hammondville Road Officially Renamed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4843" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo For decades, the main thoroughfare in the city’s northwest district has had the dual name of Hammondville Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,...
Pompano Set to Sue Over Opioid Epidemic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach is suing about a dozen major pharmaceutical companies, joining nearly 200 other governments around the country that are waging battle against the opioid industry. The city is bringing a lawsuit against...
Soccer Complex Coming to Pompano Beach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][metaslider id="3861"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City of Pompano Beach is set to become a center for soccer development in the United States. The Floridians Football...
Coming: Charlotte J. Burrie Civic Center
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][metaslider id="3860"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo After years of delays, the Charlotte J. Burrie Civic Center is about to be built on the vacant parcel located at 2669 N....
Pompano Bans Dispensaries
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City Commission voted in January to adopt an ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries within the city. In the November 2016 general election, 71 percent of the voters in Florida approved an amendment...
Pompano Gets Tough on Trash Dumping
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach has joined forces with Broward County Crime Stoppers to combat a proliferation of chronic illegal dumping throughout the city, and members of the community are being called on to help in the effort. The...
A Commentary on RMA Resignation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY JEFF LEVINE | Pompano! magazine’s Editor at Large, and a longtime Pompano Beach Resident In a move that stunned many, the company responsible for overseeing the redevelopment of Pompano's Beachfront, Old Town, The Martin Luther...
RMA Terminates Contract with Pompano
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The firm that has managed the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) since 2009 announced that it has terminated its contract with the city, effective Feb. 1. Redevelopment Management Associates (RMA) – a...
Pompano’s New Library Opens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The long-awaited opening of Pompano’s new state-of-the art library took place last month, culminating a years-long collaborative effort between the city and Broward County to create a venue that will serve as a focal...
URBAN ADVENTURE: Kiteboarding
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Danielle Charbonneau Rick remembers the first time he saw a kiteboarder. He was sitting on the beach at dusk when suddenly he saw a young man being effortlessly dragged through the waves attached to a neon kit. Rick watched as...