New apartments are on the way for northwest Pompano. The Marquis apartments will be available for rent at 1860 Martin Luther King Blvd, Pompano Beach. Construction is expected to be completed this year. The community is “tropical seclusion” where you can “leave the stress of your everyday world behind,” according to the property’s website. Marquis
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Cyndy Floyd celebrated 130 days in office last month. The people of Pompano Beach chose Floyd to represent District 5, which includes Collier City and Palm Aire, in November, as she beat out incumbent Barry Moss by 130 votes. Floyd is the first African American to hold the seat. Floyd beat the incumbent thanks to
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By Marie Cyprien, A+ Editing & Content Creation Pompano Beach City is planning to make improvements to Mitchell Moore Park, 901 NW 10th Street. City staff is looking for approval on construction for the Mitchell Moore Park Improvements project. According to the memo to commission, the firm will provide construction services at a set fee
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Broward County – Broward County Commissioners are considering designating June 19th, also known as Juneteenth, an official paid holiday. Although President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had officially outlawed slavery in 1863, Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery that took place in Texas on June 19, 1865. Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness, brought this idea the
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By Karen Saltos, A+ Editing & Content Creation South Florida – Florida recently reported 9,816 new coronavirus cases and 162 resident deaths on a day in January. These deaths included 22 in Palm Beach County, 7 in Broward County, and 5 in Miami-Dade County. Many testing sites have closed in Broward County in favor of
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