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Father of Digital Art
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Danielle Charbonneau When Boca Raton-based artist Laurence Gartel began exploring digital art in 1975 as an eager 19-year-old in Buffalo, New York, he had a vision. He saw a world in which art would be created using digital...
Pompano Redevelopment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4355" img_size="full"][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Since 2010, the City of Pompano Beach and its Community Redevelopment Agency have been working to revitalize the beachfront that stretches from Atlantic Boulevard to just...
DEBRIS SITE PROTEST IN POMPANO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3976" img_size="medium" css=".vc_custom_1506695814466{padding-right: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 1px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;}"][vc_column_text]On Monday, just over a week after residents began voicing...
A New Habitat for Humanity Community
[vc_row 0=""][vc_column 0=""][vc_column_text 0=""] In the first quarter of 2018, Habitat for Humanity of Broward plans to start vertical build on a new 77-home, 9-acre community in Pompano Beach. The community, projected to cost $16 million, will be the largest...
Pompano Water Taxi Will Open in November
[vc_row 0=""][vc_column 0=""][vc_single_image image="3954" img_size="large"][vc_column_text 0=""] By Marie Puleo The Pompano Beach Water Taxi is expected to launch its hop-on, hop-off service along the Intracoastal Waterway by the end of November. The new water taxi...
The Mythical Land of WaWa
[vc_row 0=""][vc_column 0=""][vc_column_text 0=""] BY DANIELLE CHARBONNEAU & DANIEL MYERS When my roommate from New Jersey talks about WaWa, it’s as if she’s describing some mythical place like Oz or Never-Never Land. She drools over the thought of WaWa’s...
Yakuza Ups Their Thai Game
[vc_row 0=""][vc_column 0=""][vc_gallery interval="3" images="3817,3805,3804,3803,3801" img_size="full"][vc_column_text 0=""] BY DANIELLE CHARBONNEAU While Yakuza has been recognized for its pristine and innovative sushi by chef and owner Jay Areechot since the...
POMPANO SINKS ANOTHER
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Danielle Charbonneau Pompano Beach is adding another vessel to its collection of artificial reefs known as Shipwreck Park. The latest addition will be the Okinawa, a 107-foot vessel built in New Orleans in 1953 for the U.S. Army....
URBAN ADVENTURE: Shark Tagging
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Danielle Charbonneau Squeals of joy crescendoed from a group of jumpy fifth graders aboard our dive boat as Dr. Derek Burkholder, a research scientist with the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University,...
LOCAL LIGHT: Conrad Pickel
[vc_row 0=""][vc_column 0=""][vc_wp_text][metaslider id=3617][/vc_wp_text][vc_column_text 0=""] By Marie Puleo Every week, thousands of people all over America see his works, yet many don’t know his name. Conrad Pickel, who for a time called Pompano Beach his home,...