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Candidate Profile: Patricia Hawkins-Williams Says District 4 Can No Longer Be an Afterthought

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Former state representative and Lauderdale Lakes commissioner Patricia Hawkins-Williams is running for Pompano Beach City Commission District 4, arguing that Northwest Pompano needs greater investment, stronger communication from City Hall and a meaningful role in the city’s redevelopment. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Patricia Hawkins-Williams has spent 16 years in elected office, but as she campaigns

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Pompano Beach Residents Help Shape New E. Pat Larkins Community Center Through Stories, History

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By Attiyya Atkins POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Before architects draw the walls of the new E. Pat Larkins Community Center, they want to understand the people whose stories should live inside them. Northwest Pompano residents gathered Monday evening at the existing E. Pat Larkins Community Center for a community engagement session that felt at times

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Flagler Property Deal Revives Old Questions About Pompano CRA, Former Consultant

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By Attiyya Atkins POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A pair of proposed improvement grants for a property in Pompano Beach’s Old Town district sparked a much larger conversation Tuesday about redevelopment, private investment and the line between public service and private opportunity. The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency considered two grants totaling $62,559.32 for the commercial property

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