Trailblazing leader and first Black, Haitian American vice mayor dies at 38; husband in custody CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, a history-making public official and rising political leader in Broward County, was shot and killed Wednesday in what authorities are investigating as an apparent domestic violence incident. The Coral
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 Pompano Beach residents are raising concerns about the design of the city’s Senior Activity Center, with some questioning what it could mean for the proposed rebuild of the E. Pat Larkins Community Center. Also in this issue:📚 A new book explores the hidden history of Broward County in Broward Chronicles🥗 SNAP benefits could change
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Nearly a decade after photographer Johanne Rahaman turned her camera toward Pompano Beach’s Northwest community, the images still hold quiet power — front porches, bold color, neighborhood businesses, and everyday moments that define home. Rahaman’s statewide project, Black Florida, was created as a living photographic archive documenting Black communities across Florida from the inside out.
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By Lisaluvslove PLANTATION, Fla. — Reggae built the soundtrack of resistance, joy, love, and truth — and it’s still echoing across generations. On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum brings back Reggae Genealogy with Lights, Camera, Reggae!, a concert and cultural showcase tracing Jamaican music’s influence on global film, TV, and pop culture.
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