Back to school in Pompano Beach arrives on Monday, August 10, when Broward County Public Schools opens the 2026-27 year. Whether your kids attend Pompano Beach Elementary, Pompano Beach Middle, Blanche Ely, Pompano Beach High or one of the charter and private options in town, a few things have changed this year. Here is the…
If you had kids with you in Pompano Beach on Saturday, you had options — and both of them were free. Touch-A-Truck turned a stretch of local pavement into a kid’s dream come true. Fire trucks, dump trucks, police vehicles, construction equipment — all on display and all touchable, climbable, and horn-honkable. The annual event…
If you have kids between the ages of two and ten and you haven’t taken them to a Touch-A-Truck event in Pompano Beach, it’s worth adding to the calendar. The format — essentially a gathering of heavy equipment, emergency vehicles, and specialty trucks that kids can climb on, sit in, and explore — has become…
Saturday morning, April 18, the Patricia Davis Community Garden at 1089 NW 6th Avenue felt less like a quiet neighborhood plot and more like a community festival — because, for three hours, that’s exactly what it was. Pompano Beach’s official Earth Day Celebration ran from 9 AM to noon and managed to pack the garden…
A school lockdown at Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach was lifted Wednesday, April 15, after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies completed a precautionary investigation into a reported threat. There were no injuries, and students were dismissed on a normal schedule. BSO confirmed that deputies responded to Crystal Lake after the school received a report…
Mid-April in Pompano Beach is one of the best windows of the year. Spring break crowds have started thinning, the snowbird traffic is winding down, and the weather is sitting comfortably in that 75–85 sweet spot before South Florida flips on the summer humidity. Here’s how to make the most of a weekend. Friday night…
If your idea of spring break involves shoulder-to-shoulder beachfronts, $20 parking lots and a sea of red Solo cups, Pompano Beach is going to disappoint you. Which is exactly why thousands of families pick it every April. Pompano sits between the spring-break flashpoints of Fort Lauderdale to the south and Boca Raton to the north,…
It’s still dark when the first attendees start arriving at the Great Lawn on Easter morning. By 6:30 AM, folding chairs are unfolded, blankets are spread on the grass, and the ocean breeze is doing exactly what you’d want it to do as the eastern sky starts to lighten. This year’s Pompano Beach Easter Sunrise…
If you haven’t been to McNair Park in a while, the place looks almost unrecognizable. The City of Pompano Beach has wrapped up a long list of upgrades at the Northwest Pompano fixture, transforming it from a dependable neighborhood park into one of the most fully featured recreation campuses in the city. The improvements officially…
Pompano Beach just added a glowing new attraction to its growing list of must-visit destinations — the Jellyfish Museum. Officially opened in March 2026, this immersive experience brings visitors face-to-face with some of the ocean’s most mesmerizing and mysterious creatures, all without stepping foot in the water. Known for its vibrant, illuminated tanks and calming…
