By Kristen Hernandez Local and state government officials, community leaders, residents, and high school students to have an open and frank conversation regarding the wave of gun violence that has washed over the city. Brave young adults asked difficult questions and helped to offer real, actionable solutions to the growing problem. Pompano Beach Mayor Rex […]
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There’s nothing like a good music festival. Pompano residents if you missed the epic Pompano Fall Festival in November, and don’t mind a little drive, check out Music Fest Orlando. Pompano Beach Fall Festival headliner Plies will be performing at Music Fest Orlando on Saturday, March 25 at 1 p.m. Other performing artists include Fantasia, […]
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By China Boynton The new Senior Activity Center located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ninth Street has been built for almost a year and local seniors are concerned, as they haven’t been able to meet inside. The new center sits on four-and-a-half acres with four activity rooms, a fitness center, a warming/prep kitchen, […]
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By Kristen Hernandez Villij News was on the scene of a shooting that occurred around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in an apartment building located at 300 SE 11th Avenue in Pompano Beach. Earlier that morning at around 7:30 a.m. neighbors heard an escalating argument between a man and woman that live on the third floor, which […]
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As Pompano builds at an unstoppable pace, it takes vision to truly keep the culture while evolving. I see that everybody is not happy with the Innovative District construction in the downtown area near Dixie highway. Currently, I can arguably say that there’s more traffic on 10th St. than ever before with more touristy attractions […]
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Pompano Beach Press Release The City of Pompano Beach is now a Florida Ready to Work proctor location for its residents providing training and credentialing of the foundational and transferable employability skills required for most jobs in Florida. The training is self-directed, self-paced, and accessible from any computer or tablet, any place, anytime, 24/7. This […]
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