Senior Center expected to open July 17
Pompano Beach’s newly built Senior Center is expected to open July 17, sources say. The center has been completed yet vacant for months.
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Month: June 2023
Rapper YNW Melly Stands Trial for Second Week of Testimony
By Kristen Hernandez The second week of trial for Jamell Demons, aka YNW Melly, continued with expert testimony presented by state prosecutors. Demons is accused of two counts of premeditated, first-degree homicide, as is co-defendant Cortland Henry, aka YNW Bortland, who will be tried separately once Demons’ concludes. If convicted, Demons and Henry both faces
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“Stay Woke” Tour Begins to Encourage Voter Registration in Black Communities
Don’t sleep on voting. Our ancestors, the NAACP, and a few other progressive groups are encouraging Black people to vote in their fifteen-city “Stay Woke” tour this month. The tour started in Jacksonville on June 19, and runs north to Tallahassee, west to Tampa, south to Miami and back along the state’s east coast, ending
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Blanche Ely Alumni Class of 1966 Challenges Other Alumni to Give Back
By China Boynton The Blanche Ely high school alumni class of 1966 recently continued their efforts to provide financial assistance to students from their alma mater. Ta’Niya Saunders and Ashleigh Battle were the two Ely graduates that received $1000 from the alumni class. The class has been giving away financial assistance for local students for
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Pompano Budget Workshop, June 27, 5 p.m.
The Pompano Beach City Commission will hold a Budget Workshop on Tuesday, June 27 at 5 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, 100 West Atlantic Boulevard. The purpose of the Budget Workshop is to review the preliminary revenue and expenditure projections for the City’s General Fund and discuss policy considerations for Fiscal Year 2024.
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