Deerfield Beach
LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
As we make our way out of the hazy days of summer, it’s time to gear up for some merriment […]
New Ordinance Bans Smoking at City’s Beaches and Public Parks
Pompano Beach has a new ordinance that prohibits smoking on its beaches and in any public park located within the […]
Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins March 1, 2022
By Sam Rosser Sea turtle nesting season will begin on March 1st and runs through October 31st. South Florida residents […]
Cool Wheels Car Show Returns to Quiet Waters Park rescheduled for April 24
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY RICHARD ROSSER [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”12407″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] Cool Wheels Car Show Returns to Quiet Waters Park on Sunday, April […]
New COVID-19 Test Site to Open Amid Spike in Cases and Hospitalizations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Richard Rosser DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A new COVID-19 test site is opening today (Tuesday, August 3, 2021) in […]
From Best Friend to Life Saver
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]”Without Broward Health, my family, friends, and current and former students, I wouldn’t be here.” Stroke survivor Carol Cannariato, a […]
POMPANO BEACH OPPOSES CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT THREATENS HOME RULE, BUT WON’T BE JOINING LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | POMPANO BEACH NEWS REPORTER Leaders of municipalities throughout Broward County, including Pompano Beach and Deerfield […]
Junior Achievement Remote Learning Program Meets the Needs of Our Community
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We know what a stressful time this is for parents. If you need to go to work outside the home […]
Deerfield Beach makes Juneteenth a city holiday
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last week, Deerfield Beach unanimously passed a resolution to make Juneteenth an official city holiday. According to the […]
COVID UPDATES: Pompano Beach Fireworks Location; Hospital Beds Filling Up; Schools to Open
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Jeff Levine, Pompano Beach Editor-at-Large With Coronavirus cases on the rise throughout Florida and Broward County and ICU […]
COMMENTARY: WE SEEM UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE BIGGEST HEALTH CRISIS OF OUR GENERATION
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]RECORD # OF COVID CASES IN FLORIDA, SECRET FIREWORKS COMING TO POMPANO BEACH, DEERFIELD BEACH CORONAVRIUS VIOLATIONS ARE ABUNDANT, THE […]
Elite Force Martial Arts teams up with Deerfield Beach Kiwanis Club for their Christmas in July Fundraiser
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community […]
MORE BROWARD COUNTY REOPENINGS SET FOR NEXT WEEK INCLUDING SUNBATHING AND MORE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER BROWARD COUNTY REOPENINGS: Broward County issued an order on Friday evening further extending […]
Deerfield Beach: COVID-19 Grant Assistance For Small Businesses
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The city’s grant program will provide businesses up to $5,000.00 in financial assistance utilizing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Assistance is to […]
BROWARD COUNTY BEACHES RE-OPEN NEXT WEEK
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER BROWARD COUNTY BEACHES RE-OPEN: Broward County issued an order today that extends Phase […]
DeSantis Gives the Go-Ahead On Phase One Reopening of Broward County
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday afternoon at a press briefing in Doral with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Broward Mayor Dale Holness, DeSantis said […]
Local School and Art Supply Donation Drive May 30
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”10193″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text] About the Event Date and Time: Saturday, May 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Galuppi’s, […]
Broward County Reopening Expected May 18
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Broward County is expected to start reopening Monday, along with Miami-Dade County, according to multiple news reports. Broward Mayor Dale […]
BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS PHASED REOPENING AT SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON MAY 12 AT 11AM – SEE HOW TO TUNE IN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER BROWARD COUNTY PHASED RE-OPENING: The Broward County Commission will hold a special workshop […]
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, DEERFIELD BEACH, POMPANO BEACH UPCOMING CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS WILL BE VIRTUAL
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER VIRTUAL CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS: With public in-person meetings cancelled due to the coronavirus […]
Governor DeSantis extends Florida’s State of Emergency for 60 Days
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-114, which extends Florida’s State of Emergency for 60 days. The announcement came moments after […]
Pompano Beach Saltwater Circuit Tournament Update: First Leg of Tournament Rescheduled
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With May still looming under stay-at-home and quarantine orders Bluewater Movements has moved the 1st leg of the series, the Saltwater Shootout (which […]
Broward County student makes COVID-19 pandemic more “bearable” for assisted living residents
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The residents of Five Star Premier Residences of Pompano Beach were surprised with a heartfelt gift from a Broward County […]
Deerfield Beach Begins Partial Reopening
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | DEERFIELD BEACH NEWS REPORTER DEERFIELD BEACH PARTIAL REOPENING: The City of Deerfield Beach has announced […]
Virtual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival: Food Menu and Lineup
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Pompano Beach Seafood Festival goes virtual for its 36th anniversary with live (via Facebook) performances from local musicians and […]
Flashback Friday: Jess Taylor performs her single “Do You Feel It Too” at the annual Lighthouse A’Glow in 2014
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We’re throwing it back to 2014 when Jess Taylor performed her original song – “Do You Feel It Too?” […]
BROWARD COUNTY ISSUES MANDATORY ORDER FOR FACIAL COVERINGS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER Broward County late this afternoon issued an emergency order instructing all people in […]
Broward County, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach Issue Directives on Face Masks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER POMPANO BEACH, DEERFIELD BEACH FACE MASKS- Original story posted 5pm. UPDATE 8PM: Broward […]
Pompano Beach: The Exchange Club Needs More Volunteers & Donors to Make Fabric Masks for Protection of COVID-19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The global demand for masks has created a severe shortage across the world, but communities are coming together now more […]
Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Deerfield Beach and LBTS Hold Virtual City Commission Meetings Amid Coronavirus Crisis
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER VIRTUAL CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS: After cancelling public meetings due to the coronavirus crisis, […]
UPDATE: Plan for the Zaandam and Rotterdam Nearing Resolution; Ships Tentatively Scheduled to Dock This Afternoon
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text] UPDATE: At 8:20am, Today, April 2: District Six County Commissioner Michael Udine wrote on Twitter that “The Unified […]
Still No Plan for Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Exposed Patients Waiting to Dock at Port Everglades
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text] UPDATE: Reports differ as to the finality of the approval’s plan… At 8:20AM Today, April 2: District […]
POMPANO BEACH, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, LBTS ISSUE MANDATORY STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER On Friday afternoon, Broward County cities began issuing stay-at-home orders in an effort […]
LATEST BROWARD COUNTY SHELTER-IN-PLACE GUIDELINES FOR YOU TO FOLLOW
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER BROWARD COUNTY SHELTER-IN-PLACE GUIDELINES: Thursday afternoon, Broward County increased its efforts to combat […]
Stay-At-Home Art, Photography & Essay Contest
An essay, photography and art contest for the young and old in our communities during these historic times. Point! Publishing is inviting residents and visitors in the North Broward Beaches area to submit essays and drawings for possible publication and selection for prizes. We are trying to do our little part to promote local restaurants who are struggling in this extraordinary pandemic by offering gift certificates as prizes were hoping to stimulate the economy for restauranteurs.
2020 Census Invites To Start Arriving In Households By Mail This Week
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER Between March 12 and March 20, invitations to participate in the 2020 Census […]
Lane Closures Coming to Federal Highway From Pompano Beach to Deerfield Beach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER FEDERAL HIGHWAY LANE CLOSURES: A bike lane expansion project that will take place […]
FPL Will Place Underground Lines In Lighthouse Point, Pompano Beach & Deerfield Beach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO, NEWS REPORTER FPL UNDERGROUND LINES: Florida Power & Light has selected portions of Lighthouse Point, Pompano […]
Cyber Bullying Workshop for Parents
Cyber Bullying Workshop for Parents in Lighthouse Point, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Diver Off Deerfield Beach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO, DEERFIELD BEACH NEWS REPORTER Oct. 2, 10:45 PM: Just hours ago, the United States Coast Guard […]
MUSIC FESTIVALS GUIDE: Can’t Miss Festivals in Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach & Beyond From Now Until 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Danielle Charbonneau and Sarah Licht 8th Annual Pompano Beach Brazilian Festival Headlined by Iza When: Saturday Oct. […]
Join the Boys and Girls Clubs for the 23rd Annual Dunn’s Run
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dunn’s Run Join your community in supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County at the 23rd Annual […]
UPDATE: U.S. Coast Guard Still Searching For Missing Diver Off Deerfield Beach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO, DEERFIELD BEACH NEWS REPORTER Sept. 30, 11:00 AM: United States Coast Guard (USCG) search and rescue […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING DIVER OFF DEERFIELD BEACH
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO, DEERFIELD BEACH NEWS REPORTER Sept. 30, 12:00am: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is continuing […]
WEEK IN REVIEW: Top Headlines in Pompano Beach Deerfield Beach and Lighthouse Point News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: This week’s headlines we covered in Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Lighthouse Point POMPANO […]
UPDATE: Barge & Tugboat That Ran Aground in Deerfield Beach Will Be Removed Today; See Pictures
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO, DEERFIELD BEACH NEWS REPORTER A barge and tugboat that ran aground south of the Deerfield Beach […]
WEEK IN REVIEW: Top Headlines in Pompano Beach Deerfield Beach and Lighthouse Point News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] HERE ARE THIS WEEKS TOP NEWS STORIES IN POMPANO BEACH DEERFIELD BEACH AND LIGHTHOUSE POINT: TOP FIVE RESTAURANTS TO […]
EVENT: Deerfield Beach Health & Wellness Expo
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] DEERFIELD BEACH EVENTS: The Center for Active Aging (formerly N.E. Focal Point) invites the community to the 19th Annual Health […]
Top Five Restaurants to Pick Up Takeout in Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Danielle Charbonneau POMPANO BEACH & DEERFIELD BEACH RESTAURANTS: I know sometimes you don’t feel like cooking (or in […]
Deerfield Beach Annual Fall Festival is Back!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DEERFIELD BEACH FALL FESTIVAL: The Deerfield Beach Parks and Recreation Department is excited to host the 5th Annual Fall Festival […]