2016
The Human Commodity: Modern Slaves
By Danielle Charbonneau In Honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Month Last month, Lighthouse Point magazine ran a feature on Sharon […]
Changing Views
By Samantha Speedy Lighthouse Point’s Samantha Speedy set out on a global adventure, which expanded her perspective and brought unexpected […]
Our Black History
By Sally J. Ling In honor of Black History Month, we present three stories that illustrate pieces of our local […]
2016 Holiday Happenings
Holiday Fantasy of Lights Nov. 18, 2016-Jan. 2, 2017 Tradewinds Park 3600 W Sample Rd, Coconut Creek, FL 33066 Cost: […]
2016 Holiday Gift Guide!
Here’s our rundown of some of the best local gifts for your loved ones! Beacon Socks A little reminder of […]
Java Gems
Written and compiled by Abbie Gonçalves, Danielle Charbonneau and Jim Mathie Denver: the land of hippies, hipsters, stoners and ski […]
Coffee Cluture – Paint By Coffee
By Danielle Charbonneau As local artist Steven Mikel opened the front door to his Coral Springs home, the strong aroma […]
Coffee Culture – Blooming Bean
By Abbie Gonçalves Sharon Stephenson is the owner and operator of Blooming Bean Coffee Co., which recently opened on the […]
Beach Side Bio – Art Kamm
Aren’t you always looking for that out-of-the-way restaurant? You know, the one, way-off-the-beaten-path, where the menu items are fresh and […]
Super Fan
Charles “Charlie” Thompson, 90, known affectionately as “Mr. Charlie” to students, staff and faculty at Deerfield Beach High School, has […]
The Little Red Caboose
By Sally J. Ling The tired old 1951 caboose, with its worn red paint and rusted steel frame, sat on […]
Mr. Hospitality
After 36 years in the hospitality business, Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort’s General Manager Julian Felder has announced he will retire […]
An Artist’s Journey
By Marie Puleo Some people know their passion from a very young age, while others discover it along life’s path. […]
Fruitful Fields
The 2016 Bridge the Meal Gap study calculates that 15.5 percent of the Broward County population is food insecure. Some […]
25 Things We Love About Lighthouse Point
Twenty years ago, when my husband Richard and I started looking for a home, Lighthouse Point seemed like a good […]
Super National
BY MARIE PULEO • PHOTOS BY JEFF GRAVES Tonia Ryan A bit of show-biz glamour is coming to Pompano Beach […]
Fine Food & Wine Celebration 9•20•16
The Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce Fine Food & Wine Festival Where: Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale at Cypress Creek […]
Woodhouse: A House and a Home
By Danielle Charbonneau The 2016 Pompano Fine Food & Wine Festival will benefit both the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce […]
Resurrecting Rapa Nui
By Jim Mathie PHOTOS COURTESY OF DIXIE DIVERS After a devastating mistake sent Deerfield Beach’s first underwater art exhibit and […]
Art LIVE!
Art LIVE! by Danielle Charbonneau The artists featured in Art Live! 2016 event are some of the most unique […]
The Dark Side
By Daniel Myer Half a century ago, Chuck McLaughlin started Marine Corps basic training. Eight months later, in April of […]
The House That Papa Built
The House Papa Built Through determination, skill and a dream, Hugh “Papa Hughie” Ganter succeeded in running what has become a […]
Sink it and They Will Come
Sink It and The Will Come Sinking ships for divers has long brought money to the city of Pompano Beach. Creating the […]
American Dreamer
Our Dreamer Juliana Cortes is a dreamer in two senses of the word: She dreams of graduating from college […]
Yakuza
Modern Japanese • Thai 2515 E. Atlantic Blvd., 954-943-7390 We watched this new inconspicuous Japanese/Thai restaurant come together over the […]
The Sample-McDougald House Celebrates its Centennial
By Dan Hobby The Frontier Long after most of the nation was settled and years after the United States […]
Return of the Spec Homes
They Rise Again return of the spec homes Spec House—short for “speculation,” usually refers to houses built by developers, designers or contractors for […]
Thanksgiving South Florida 2015
It takes hours to roast a turkey. The average temperature in South Florida in late November is—well let’s just say, […]
Florida Highwaymen Exhibit – Preview March 18th and Show on March 19th
Florida Highwaymen Exhibit Saturday, March 19, 2016 10am-5pm Sample-McDougald House 450 NE 10 Street, Pompano Beach Admission is $5 per […]
Meet the Soroptimists
Meet a group of women who are doing wonderful things to transform the lives of women and girls everywhere – […]
Cocktails
Brown Derby Ingredients 1.5 ounces bourbon 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice .5 ounce honey syrup (recipe below) Directions Add all the […]
Alison
She’s a quintessential Lighthouse Point girl –- born and raised in this small and tightly-knit community, participating in a plethora […]