Local News
JOHN KNOX VILLAGE IN POMPANO BEACH OPENS NEW CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
John Knox Village recently held a grand opening for the newest addition to its 70-acre campus – the $34 million Pavilion at Westlake. The 27,000-square-foot pavilion is home to two restaurants – Seaglass and The Pearl – as well as Barton’s Nautilus Bar and a...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT STREET PAVING PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
A project to mill and resurface the streets in the Lake Placid neighborhood of Lighthouse Point has gotten underway.The Lake Placid neighborhood, which lies east of the Sample Road bridge, is in particular need of milling and resurfacing due to numerous depressions...
FIRST INDOOR TENNIS CENTER IN BROWARD COUNTY PLANNED FOR POMPANO BEACH
Plans are in the works to build an indoor tennis center on a 9-acre property located at 3100 W. Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach. It would be the first indoor tennis facility in Broward County. The project is being developed by partners Neal Feinberg of Parkland and...
Habitat For Humanity Partners With Pompano Beach To Transform Lives In Collier City
Habitat for Humanity of Broward, in partnership with the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City of Pompano Beach, recently celebrated the dedication of 12 new single-family, affordable homes in the Collier City neighborhood of Pompano Beach....
Lighthouse Drive Tree Pruning Project Is Set to Start
A project to prune the city’s signature trees along Lighthouse Drive is scheduled to begin this month.In June, the City Commission approved a contract with EDJ Tree Service for the project, and authorized the expenditure of $50,000, which will come from city’s...
Live! Resorts Pompano: Topgolf Venue, Retail Center, Publix Approved
Two components of the Live! Resorts Pompano project received site plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Board in June – a Topgolf sports entertainment venue and a retail center that includes a Publix.Live! Resorts Pompano is being developed on the 223-acre Isle...
Lighthouse Point Establishes a Policy for Naming City-Owned Properties and Streets
The City of Lighthouse Point recently adopted a formal policy regarding the naming of city-owned properties and streets. The purpose of the naming policy is to “establish a uniform and visible process” and ensure naming is “consistent with the values and...
Farewell Festival Flea Market
The Festival Flea Market, located at 2900 W. Sample Road in Pompano Beach, is on its way to being demolished and replaced by an industrial warehouse.Atlanta-based IDI Logistics is purchasing the Festival Flea Market site from owner Yoram Izhak, of North Miami-based...
New Ordinance Bans Smoking at City’s Beaches and Public Parks
Pompano Beach has a new ordinance that prohibits smoking on its beaches and in any public park located within the city. The City Commission, at its June 28 meeting, adopted the ordinance, which took effect July 1. During the 2022 legislative session, the Florida...
Pompano Amends Its Code to Encourage Mixed-Use, Mixed-Income Development on Commercial Corridors
The Pompano Beach City Commission recently approved a change to the city's zoning code to incentivize well-designed mixed-use and mixed-income developments along the Dixie Highway corridor and along other specific commercial corridors within Pompano Beach. The...