City Purchases Old Library Parcel

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo At its Nov. 13 meeting, the City Commission voted 3-2 to buy a parcel of land […]

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New Restaurant Planned on Intracoastal

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”6981,6982″ img_size=”full” autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo A new waterfront restaurant is being planned for a site along the […]

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Beacon Light Makeover Plans Approved

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6939″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Plans for a makeover of The Shoppes at Beacon Light took another […]

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Water Plant Will Get $2.5M In Upgrades

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The transfer pump station at the city’s water treatment plant, located at 1205 NE 5th Ave., […]

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Plan Approved for New Loft Project

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6928″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The Planning and Zoning Board recently approved a major site plan for […]

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Pompano Will Hire Seven New SROs

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo At its Oct. 23 meeting, the City Commission approved approximately $1 million to fund seven additional […]

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Coach Randall Makes Hall of Fame

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6843″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | PHOTOS BY JOE YERKOVICH Melvin Randall, the legendary Blanche Ely High School […]

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New Oceanside Event Venue

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6764″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Pier Associates is in the process of negotiating with Apogee Events, a […]

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Lighthouse Point Yacht Club Update

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo   Redevelopment plans for the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club continue to make their way through what […]

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$16.5 Million in Bond Projects Approved

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo   A majority of Lighthouse Point voters approved a $16.5 million bond that was on the […]

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Kester Park Gets Improvements

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Kester Park is set to undergo major upgrades starting this month, including renovation of the existing […]

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Pompano Beach Hires In-House CRA

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo After a seven-month long hiring process, the new in-house team created by the City to run […]

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New Intracoastal Drive Gets Signs

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”6447″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”6446″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The streets along the Intracoastal Waterway that the City […]

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Pompano Beach Sells G.O. Bonds

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach sold $105.5 million of General Obligation Bonds (G.O. Bonds) in September at an interest […]

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Colored School Historic Marker Unveiling

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6442″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo On Sept. 6, city officials and members of the community gathered at […]

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Junior Lifeguards Win Nine National Titles

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6435″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The 2018 National Team of the Pompano Beach Junior Lifeguard Program (Team […]

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Civic Center Gets Lobby Makeover

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The lobby of the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center is set to undergo renovations that will […]

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Survey Reveals Concerns of NW Pompano

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo In March of this year, the City hired consultant Dr. Wilhelmena Mack to carry out a […]

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Pompano Promotes Solar Energy

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach has made a commitment to become more solar friendly and has been accepted to […]

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LHP Fire Code Official Retires

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6417″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO Steve Bilka, who was the city’s Fire Code Official and plan reviewer for […]

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Trees Threatened by Bike Path

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO City officials have been working to stave off the possible negative impacts of a bike lane […]

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Pompano Considers Naming Rights

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo In an effort to generate non-property tax revenues to help fund its operations and programs, the […]

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Public Workshop on LHP Yacht Club

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City Commission and Planning and Zoning Board are scheduled to review revised plans for major […]

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FORUM ON LHP G.O. BOND PROJECTS

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo As part of the City’s effort to educate voters about the proposed $16.5 million bond issue […]

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LHP Bond Projects Unveiled

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo When Lighthouse Point voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, they will decide if they […]

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NEW APP TRACKS INSPECTORS

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The city has just launched a new interactive online service – called “Where Is My Inspector?” […]

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NEW STORES & RESTAURANTS

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo New Developments A Walmart Neighborhood Market with a drive-through pharmacy is planned for the 6-acre site […]

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POMPANO’S NEW VAPING RULES

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City Commission approved an ordinance in July that prohibits the use of nicotine vaporizers – […]

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New Call Center Creates 400 Jobs

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Sitel Group, a global customer care provider, has just opened a new contact center in Pompano […]

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Roadblock in Banning Gun Shows

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City Commission was set to adopt an ordinance in July that would have banned gun […]

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Deal Reached for LHP Police

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo At its Aug. 28 meeting, the City Commission approved a new three-year collective-bargaining agreement with the […]

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YACHT CLUB PLANS WORKSHOP

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo A special workshop concerning plans for major redevelopment of the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club will be […]

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Pompano Beach’s New Innovation District

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [metaslider id=”5273″] By Marie Puleo As Pompano’s beachside redevelopment continues to unfold – with the opening of the Beach […]

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Streets To Be Renamed Intracoastal Dr.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo At its June 26 meeting, the City Commission passed a resolution to rename parts of NE […]

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Pompano’s Settlement on CRA Lawsuit

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City of Pompano Beach has been in litigation with Broward County for the past four […]

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Field Named for John Trudel

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO The city has honored John Trudel, who served as the Parks and Recreation Director of Lighthouse […]

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Fire Chief Awarded for Diversity

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach Fire Chief John Jurgle was recently recognized by the Professional Firefighters Association of South […]

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Pompano to Hire New In-House CRA

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City of Pompano Beach is in the process of hiring employees to run its new […]

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LHP Reaches Pension Agreement

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Lighthouse Point firefighters have accepted a new labor contract presented by the city at a negotiation […]

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Pompano Beach’s G.O. Bond Projects

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo In the special municipal election held last March, Pompano Beach residents voted to authorize the issuance […]

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LHP Proposes $15 Million Bond

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4910″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Since February, the City Commission has been discussing a possible $15 million bond […]

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LHP First Responders Dispute Pensions

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4904″ img_size=”1000px” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Over the past couple of months, the city’s first responders have been voicing […]

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Hammondville Road Officially Renamed

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4843″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo For decades, the main thoroughfare in the city’s northwest district has had the […]

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Pompano Set to Sue Over Opioid Epidemic

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach is suing about a dozen major pharmaceutical companies, joining nearly 200 other governments around […]

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Soccer Complex Coming to Pompano Beach

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][metaslider id=”3861″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City of Pompano Beach is set to become a center for soccer development in […]

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Coming: Charlotte J. Burrie Civic Center

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][metaslider id=”3860″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo After years of delays, the Charlotte J. Burrie Civic Center is about to be built […]

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LHP first in state to utilize new gun laws

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo On March 14, Lighthouse Point became the first city in Florida to utilize the state’s new […]

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Pompano Bans Dispensaries

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The City Commission voted in January to adopt an ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries within the […]

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Pompano Gets Tough on Trash Dumping

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo Pompano Beach has joined forces with Broward County Crime Stoppers to combat a proliferation of chronic […]

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Pompano’s New Library Opens

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marie Puleo The long-awaited opening of Pompano’s new state-of-the art library took place last month, culminating a years-long […]

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