By City of Pompano Beach A cool new coffee house recently opened at the Pompano Beach Fishing Village. The ribbon cutting ceremony, hosted by the CRA and City officials, was followed by a festive grand opening event which showcased How You Brewin’s delicious mix of gourmet coffees along with a wide assortment of sandwiches, pastries,
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By City of Pompano Beach The McNab House & Botanical Gardens project continues to blossom! This future Pompano Beach destination recently received two prestigious grants totaling $1.5 million. The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) announced that the Cultural Facilities Program Grant has awarded $500,000 for the construction of the botanical gardens and children’s classroom,
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By Kristen Hernandez Five years after the double murders of Christopher Thomas Jr. (YNW Juvy) and Anthony Williams (YNW Sakchaser), local Miramar rapper Jamell Demons, aka YNW Melly, will face retrial for the killings and is scheduled to begin this October. Cortland Henry (YMW Bortland) is the alleged accomplice and will be tried separately. Both
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By Kristen Hernandez Over the summer, Ignite the Culture Weekend presented a three-day series filled with a celebrity-studded charity basketball game, a flag football game with NFL players, and an open discussion panel to shine a bright light on the challenges children face during the school year, and the solutions. Valerie Wanza Ph.D, the new
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Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony announced the deaths of a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue (BSFR) captain and an adult female civilian following the crash of a BSFR helicopter in Pompano Beach on Monday morning. The helicopter was on its way to the scene of a four-year-old that had been hit by a car in North Lauderdale.
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