Senior Center Now Open
Pompano Beach’s newly built Senior Center opened July 17. The center had been completed yet vacant for months. Seniors are excited to move to the new building and out of E. Pat Larkins.
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McNair Park Ribbon Cutting
McNair Park has gotten brand new blue facelift. The Collier City park recently got a multi-million upgrade, which was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony June 21. The renovation of the park located at 951 NW 27 Ave includes a new synthetic football/soccer field with Pompano Cowboy Blue turf. It also includes sports lighting, an
Continue ReadingPompano Prays, Mourning Lives Lost to Gun Violence
By Attiyya Atkins Gun violence is killing Black communities. And when the solution isn’t easy, Black people must pray. That was the message at a community candlelight vigil held for some of Pompano Beach’s gun violence victims on July 7 at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. “You don’t know the feeling until you know,” said Pastor
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City Honors Dr. Moses Dixon, Pompano’s First Black Lifeguard
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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