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13-year-old John Rivers is comforted by his grandmother, Lessie Laramore, as he lay in the hospital bed recuperating from an attempt to rescue his half-brother from being attacked by a pit bull.

     Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a summary judgment on part of the law that would prevent non-U.S. citizens from collecting or handling voter-registration applications. In July, he issued a preliminary injunction against that part of the law and another restriction that would make it a felony for voter-registration group workers to keep personal information of voters.

Leadership Broward is a premier leadership development program that has over 1,600 graduates who collectively serve throughout Broward County. This highly sought after program is designed for adults who currently hold leadership positions and are directly involved in their community. Leadership Broward’s annual 10-month long program of 60 participants is subdivided into small, focused teams, each committed to making a positive difference in the community.

     With less than two weeks left in this year’s legislative session, the men notched a preliminary victory Tuesday when the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee signed off on a proposal (SB 24) that would create a compensation program and steer $20 million to former students of the reform school.

  The City of Pompano Beach’s Cultural Affairs Department is seeking participants for its Artists in Residence (AiR) Program at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA). As part of this program, eight studios at BaCA are available to individual artists in the visual, performative, and theatrical arts for a nine-month period from October 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

     The revised plan emerged Friday after negotiations between DeSantis and House Speaker Paul Renner, a Palm Coast Republican who has made a priority of curbing social-media use by children.

Pompano Beach Arts is very proud to be hosting the world-premiere experience Intersection: Painting and Music on April 28, 2024 at 7 p.m., at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. The event will showcase the debut of an abstract new collaboration between internationally lauded opera star Amy Shoremount-Obra, renowned musicians pianist Bradley Moore, violinist Eric Silberger, violinist Mann-Wen Lo and award-winning visual artist Serena Bocchino.