By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach – Guests got lei’d by alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi as they were welcomed to the League’s Mansion Luau Party at Sample-McDougald house last month. Locals came dressed in their finest Hawaiian-themed threads to celebrate the gift of education with the Kappa Foundation of Pompano Beach at a location steeped […]
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Pompano Beach Arts Plans Multiple Events to Honor Haitian Art and Culture Submitted by Kay Renz Pompano Beach Arts is proud to celebrate Haitian Heritage month with a dazzling lineup of events including Dessalines Lives!, a concert by world-renowned jazz trumpeter Jean Caze, and a fun-filled dance event entitled Konpa Pompano. “During the month of […]
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Celebrates 10 years this month By Attiyya Atkins It’s not true that girls just want to have fun. Girls want to have fun, grow their businesses, network, and look great while doing it. GIRLfessionals Network Inc., a Pompano Beach-based business sisterhood, is here for just that. The organization will celebrate 10 years of uniting Black […]
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By China Boynton On Tuesday, April 25 the Florida House Representatives passed bill HB 49 which protects abandoned and historic cemeteries in the state. The bill passed unanimously, and the main purpose of the bill is to create a historic cemeteries program within the division of historical resources of Department of State (DOS), create a […]
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Coach Tommy Hunter, a Living Legend By Attiyya Atkins Coach Tommy Hunter, 67, has been a coach at Ronald McNair Park for more than 40 years. He has trained thousands of Pompano Beach’s youth in football, track, and field. In fact, he’s one of the original coaches left from the first Collier City Cowboys team […]
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By Attiyya Atkins Vacant lots in Pompano Beach’s northwest corridor are disappearing. Now “New Homes Coming Soon” signs and privacy fences set the lots apart from the ATV stunt sites and neighborhood shortcuts they used to be. While investors and developers are happy about the billion-dollar growth, residents and business owners fear that those who […]
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Bishop Gary McLeod, Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Deliverance, 1401 S. Dixie Highway E, Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Service Sundays at 11:45 a.m.; Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Apostle John L. Mohorn Jr., Word of Living God Ministries, 149 N.W. 26th Ave, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 Service Sundays at 10 a.m., 7 p.m.; Fridays at […]
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