Winner could earn opportunity to lease historic People’s Barbecue building MIAMI, Fla. — The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is blending history, food and economic opportunity with the upcoming People’s Choice Barbecue Cookoff, a public event celebrating Overtown’s culinary legacy while opening the door for a new generation of entrepreneurs. The free community
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Northwest Pompano Beach is experiencing rapid redevelopment, including housing proposals and discussions about preserving historic community spaces. Events like Perkins’ annual gathering give residents an opportunity to raise concerns directly with local leaders.
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# Roommate Arrested in Fatal Pompano Beach Attack Broward County, FL – In a tragic incident, the Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit has arrested an individual in connection with the murder of their roommate at a residence in Pompano Beach. Detectives swiftly responded to the scene following reports of a violent altercation between two roommates,
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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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