Pompano Beach News
By JEFF YASTINE
September 23, 2025
POMPANO BEACH - Near the end of Tuesday night's city commission meeting, Mayor Rex Hardin dropped a bombshell item by proposing - at a future meeting - the censure of District 1 Commissioner Audrey Fesik.Why Is Commissioner Audrey Fesik Facing Censure?Hardin said the idea of censure - a formal, ...
POMPANO BEACH - Pompano's 6.2-mile stretch of railroad track for Brightline trains may soon become somewhat safer for motorists and pedestrians.The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday that it is releasing $42 million in grants toward rail safety projects in Florida, with 40% of the ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A woman was killed early Sunday after the SUV she was driving veered off State Road 7 and overturned into a canal in West Boca Raton, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report.The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. just north of Sandalfoot Boulevard in ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Oktoberfest will return to Coral Springs on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 9500 W Sample Rd.The celebration will feature authentic German fare, Bavarian treats, and a beer garden pouring Bavarian beers and German wines. Entertainment will include music by The ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL – Two people, possibly teenagers, are wanted after an armed robbery outside a Chase Bank in West Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.The robbery happened on Friday, Aug. 15, around 10:22 p.m. Investigators said the pair approached a victim while ...
POMPANO BEACH - The agenda for Monday night's special city commission meeting was routine - to go through the routine of holding a mandatory second public hearing, and then approve new budgets for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. But a bit of drama interceded in the task at hand.Remote Participation ...
POMPANO BEACH - It was every commuter's worst nightmare - traffic lights that are on the blink as morning rush hour commenced. But that was the case for the first few hours of Monday morning's commute through downtown Pompano.At 7:22am, BSO issued an advisory that “the traffic lights are inoperable ...
BOCA RATON, FL – The Boca Raton Night Market is returning to downtown this fall, giving residents a chance to shop, eat, and enjoy live music after dark at Sanborn Square.The first market of the season takes place on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m., with additional dates scheduled for Nov. 6 and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - West Atlantic Boulevard and Coral Ridge Drive in Coral Springs will see more than $22 million in new adaptive traffic signals, which are “smart” traffic lights that use real-time data from roadway sensors to automatically adjust the length of green and red lights.The two ...
POMPANO BEACH - Recently-released documents from Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) show what the former Dave Thomas East Education Center, at 180 SW 2nd Street, could look like if the land is redeveloped as workforce housing for school system employees.In its August 19th meeting, the Broward ...
Coyote Sighting in Pompano Beach’s Palm Aire Raises Resident Concerns Coyote Sighting in Pompano Beach’s Palm Aire Raises Resident Concerns By Jeff Yastine | Published: September 19, 2025 | TAPinto Pompano Beach POMPANO BEACH — ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – With a paintbrush in hand and a canvas propped at the entrance, Sergio Gomez is giving passersby at Promenade at Coconut Creek a front-row view into his world of art.This month, the 53-year-old artist and his wife, Yanina, opened 33 Contemporary Gallery, a 1,600-square-foot ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Home prices in Coral Springs dropped in July while the number of homes sold went up, according to new figures shared with city commissioners during a planning retreat last month.The median sale price was $620,000, down 4.6% from a year earlier, Redfin reported. At the same time, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A former Boca Raton mother is suing the City of Boca Raton and the City of Boynton Beach, alleging that the agencies “wrongfully and unlawfully” involuntarily committed her 14-year-old to a psychiatric hospital. According to the lawsuit, on Feb. 11, 2023, a National Suicide ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed the Amerant Bank in Coral Springs last month.On Thursday, they released photographs of the robbery that took place on Aug. 25 at around 11:45 a.m. at 1755 N. University Drive. The robber entered the bank ...
Pompano Beach Zoning Board Rejects Transitional Homes in Avalon Harbor Pompano Beach Zoning Board Rejects Transitional Homes in Avalon Harbor By Jeff Yastine | Published September 19, 2025 | TAPinto Pompano Beach POMPANO ...
BOCA RATON, FL — This Friday, two parking spaces in front of Sloan’s Ice Cream at Mizner Park in Boca Raton will be transformed into something unexpected: a pop-up park with seating, games, and interactive art.The event marks Boca Raton’s first participation in Park(ing) Day, a global initiative ...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT — A new healthcare option for women has opened in northern Broward County with the launch of the HCA Florida Institute for Women’s Health & Body in Lighthouse Point.The center, located at 2850 N Federal Hwy, Suite 300, provides a full range of OB/GYN and women’s health ...
Pompano Beach Commissioners Break Budget Stalemate with Key Dealmaking Pompano Beach Commissioners Break Budget Stalemate with Key Dealmaking POMPANO BEACH - Dealmaking by District 4 Commissioner ...
POMPANO BEACH — Related Group said in a statement today that it has completed its latest project on Pompano's oceanfront - Casamar, located at 900 N. Ocean Boulevard, with a celebratory grand opening this evening. The property, consisting of 118 residences, marks the firm’s second condominium ...
POMPANO BEACH — State and internal investigations are underway after Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) deputies shot and killed a man who barricaded himself inside a vacant home near the Hillsboro Inlet.BSO deputies in front of the incident mansion at 3206 Bay Drive in Pompano BeachPer the ...
POMPANO BEACH — Broward Health has marked a construction milestone in Lighthouse Point with the “topping out” of its freestanding emergency room facility ("topping out" means a building's structural work is complete with the focus shifting to completing a building's interior.) Broward Health ...
POMPANO BEACH — Deputies shot and killed an armed man who barricaded himself inside a vacant Pompano Beach home at 2306 Bay Street, and attacked a K-9 during a standoff Tuesday night, authorities said.BSO barricaded both ends of Bay Drive in Pompano Beach while they say the suspect had barricaded ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A new pizza spot is headed to the Promenade at Coconut Creek. Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza confirmed to TAPinto Coconut Creek plans to open a location at the shopping and dining destination at 4437 Lyons Road — the former location of Mama Asian Bistro.“We’re excited to confirm ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A serial criminal who has served eight stints in Florida prisons dating to 1984 was arrested by Boca Raton police last month for entering a roped-off area of Clewner & Kelly Eye Center, and stealing $4,000 worth of eyeglasses during employees’ lunch hour, according to a police ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A driver in Coral Springs told police he was heading north on University Drive when another car — a red Toyota Corolla — tried to get around him but couldn’t. The Corolla pulled in behind him, then came up alongside as the two vehicles stopped at the light at NW 40th ...
POMPANO BEACH — A meeting intended to finalize the 2025-2026 budget for Pompano Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) collapsed Tuesday into a 6-hour marathon of 3-3 deadlocked votes over the controversial McNab House & Botanical Gardens project.Credit/City of Pompano BeachCRA attorney ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents and pilots aired complaints and potential solutions in a public workshop Monday on operations at the Pompano Beach Air Park.Public workshop on Air Park noise and safety concerns, held at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center on Sept. 16.Air Park Manager Steve Rocco told ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Driver license services are expected to be available at Coconut Creek City Hall beginning in the summer of 2026, city officials announced last week. It will be part of a broader effort already underway to bring county services closer to residents. The Broward County Tax ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The era of building on empty land in Coral Springs is nearly over.New city data presented recently to city commissioners shows just 57 privately owned vacant parcels remain across the city — a sharp reminder that future growth will hinge on redevelopment and taller buildings ...