December’s Old Town Untapped—The perfect excuse to “Make Merry”

By Zenzele Clark For Pompano Beach residents and visitors in search of merry rendezvous, this month’s Old Town Untapped street festival supplies a wide range of communal holiday activities—that is, for one night only. Hosted in the heart of Downtown Pompano Beach on Dec. 1st (6PM-10PM), the lively street fair is free for all ages to attend. On […]

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Broward Sheriff’s Office Invests Nearly $900,000 into 88 Local Non-Profit Organizations

By Kristen Hernandez and Attiyya Atkins Broward County, FL – Crime does pay. Thanks to the dirty work of the county’s criminals, and the hard work of the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 88 non-profits now have additional funding to push their initiatives forward. Through the Broward Sherriff’s Office’s Law Enforcement Trust Funt (LETF), BSO is able […]

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Exit 36 Second Annual Mental Health and Substance Abuse Event Encourages Residents to Overcome Addiction

By Attiyya Atkins Over 17 million Americans deal with substance abuse disorder, according to the most recent data by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. With high-powered drugs like fentanyl and stressors like COVID-19, substance abuse and overdoses are becoming more common in Pompano Beach. On October 28, Exit 36 Productions held an […]

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YNW Melly Double Homicide Retrial Scheduled for the Fall

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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