Please check with the individual locations for COVID-19 updates and changes. Fall Festival – MargateOct. 23, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sports Complex, 1695 Banks Road, Margate 33063. Enjoy scarecrow building, pumpkin carving, line dancing, a petting zoo, hayrides, food vendors, and pony rides at the free Fall Festival in Margate. Trunk and Treat – […]
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Nov. 2 Primary Showdown: Alcee Hasting’s Congressional Seat is up The race for Alcee Hastings congressional seat is heating up. Hastings died of pancreatic cancer in April while serving in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, and 10 democratic candidates are eyeing the seat. The district is a large black and minority community within Broward and Palm […]
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Many Pompano Beach residents want a cemetery deal dead. A portion of the Westview Community Cemetery, 1900 NW 24th Street Pompano Beach, has been sold – allegedly for approximately $1.4 million. But residents and the lawyers representing them say that the sale was faulty to begin with. The topic came to a head at a […]
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The taxes Pompano Beach residents pay help to pay for the city’s services. The fiscal year started October 1, 2021, and showed an increase of the city’s budget from $308 billion last year to $310 billion this year. COVID-19 impacted the city negatively and resulted in deferment of new requests from city departments, including the […]
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Broward County is now a minority-majority community, which means that minorities including Blacks and Hispanics make up the majority of the county’s population. According to recently released Census 2020 data, the population in Broward County increased 11.2% from 2010 to 2020, with the greatest increase being in the Hispanic population (38.9%), Blacks had the second […]
Continue ReadingVeterans Day is November 11, there are a variety of veterans events happening in November, check them out below: Veterans Family DayNov. 6, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park, 2520 NW 6th St., Fort Lauderdale To honor those who served and their families, Broward County Parks, Municipal Services District, Elderly and Veterans Services […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 is causing an increase in orphans, according to a study published this month in Pediatrics. More than 140,000 children or one in every 500 children under the age of 18 lost a parent, caregiving grandparent, or someone who provided daily care for the child from April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Further, 65% […]
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