By Attiyya Atkins The city’s first Black lifeguard taught hundreds of Black kids how to swim in Pompano Beach in the 1940s and 1950s. Now the city is keeping his memory afloat with a plaque honoring the work of Dr. Moses Dixon. The Pompano pioneer was commemorated at a ceremony at Mitchell Moore Park on
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Pompano Beach announced this month that they have brand new beach wheelchairs for people of differing abilities. The beach wheelchairs have all-terrain wheels that allow the people who need them to explore Pompano Beach’s shores. The wheelchairs are available on a first come, first served basis at lifeguard stations 2 and 7.
Continue ReadingRoughly three million added to the original $11 million…construction started 2021 The official ribbon cutting opening of McNair Park was great, but I’m sorry it lacked flavor. After all the formalities and dignitary protocol it was a little stagnant. Luckily, they served brunch under the tent. I, as Cultural Arts Ambassador, personally wanted to speak
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Lightning Bolt Hits Pompano Beach Walgreens Causing Power Outage By Kristen Hernandez Caroline Moore and her husband sat on their front patio watching Sunday’s late afternoon storm roll in from the west. At around 4:45 p.m. the sky began to darken, and thunder boomed overhead. Moore watched as a bright lightning bolt zigzagged up Atlantic
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Pompano Beach Arts is pleased to present a visual art exhibition at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center featuring original works by Kandy G Lopez entitled (in) visible: pair-a-dice. This project goes beyond the typical notion of the Caribbean as a paradise and explores colorism, economic disparity, and political trauma. This new body of work features stained glass portraits of people of
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