Pompano Beach

Watts up with electric bikes?

2013-03-30 00:00:00

Electric bikes are slowly picking up speed. Already booming in Europe and Japan, these bike-path legal bicycles combine a normal drivetrain with an electric motor, which is usually embedded in the rear hub. You decide how much to juice your pedaling...

Florida man arrested in 1972 death of Palm Springs prostitute

2012-01-11 04:34:35

'American Idol' recap: Some spirited auditions in St. Louis

2012-02-03 16:36:35

Florida precious metals telemarketer shut down for allegedly defrauding senior citizens

2011-05-17 16:34:57

Sleeping around Bermuda: In 6 lodging categories, standards are high-- but so are the prices

2007-02-25 00:00:00

HAMILTON, Bermuda Three of the four roofs above our heads were made of slate and painted white. My wife, Juju, and I ran around for a week, sampling places to stay, and most had in common those white slate roofs. The exception? I'm not sure what...

Edwards Travels More, Talks Less

2004-11-01 14:02:00

DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. John Edwards spent far more time en route than entreating, as the need to stump in as many battleground states as possible today trumped his ability to say much of anything when he actually got there. A 16-minute rally in...

After 24 years, your table is ready

2013-06-16 20:25:23

For decades, the well-heeled and hungry went to the Chesapeake Restaurant at the corner of Charles and Lanvale streets for formally served dinners of charcoal-broiled steaks, unabashedly rich seafood dishes like jumbo crab lumps au gratin and a decadent...

Record hot? No, a sensor is faking out your phone

2013-06-16 16:33:57

Did the weekend seem unbelievably hot? It was unbelievable, especially if you checked your smartphone Saturday and saw a reading of 104 degrees in Pompano Beach. "Bad sensor," National Weather Service forecaster Barry Baxter said Sunday, referring to...

Real estate notebook: Developer to rename Wharfside plaza

2013-06-16 10:17:00

A developer has paid $13 million for the Wharfside Village Shopping Center and plans to renovate and rename the Boca Raton plaza. Boston-based TJAC Development acquired Wharfside, located at Powerline Road and Southwest 18th Street, from DRA Advisers....

Motorcyclist killed in Deerfield crash

2013-06-16 14:05:53

A 47-year-old Coconut Creek man who was headed out to get something to eat died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a car making a left turn into a shopping plaza on South Military Trail, said police. Jeffrey Hirt was southbound on South Military...

Water rates going up in Plantation

2013-06-16 14:26:44

Residents will pay more for water for five of the next six years, the City Council tentatively agreed Wednesday night. The first increase will go into effect July 1 and will last two years, if the council gives final approval later this month. The...

Pompano Beach to host big band dance night

2013-06-16 14:57:22

Get out that poodle skirt. Pompano Beach is inviting you to a night of dancing to music from the 1940s and '50s. JN Swing Band, a 10-piece band, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Herb Skolnick Center, 800 SW 36th Ave. Admission is free....

A sensor at Pompano Beach Airpark caused inaccurate temperature readings. The sensor is expected to be repaired by Friday.

2013-06-16 06:50:00

A bad sensor at Pompano Beach Aipark should be replaced by Friday.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Earlier this year, Miller's six-bedroom, 9,000-square-foot home in Pompano Beach was sold at auction for $3.355 million, which allowed him to pay off the mortgage. He paid $5.4 million for the home in 2010.

2013-06-14 00:00:00