Photos: Large sperm whale floats ashore in Deerfield Beach after being spotted in Pompano Beach on Sunday
A large sperm whale spotted in ocean waters near Pompano Beach on Sunday afternoon finally washed ashore. Early Monday morning, beach-goers found the approximately 20-foot whale nestled in the sands underneath the Deerfield Beach Pier. The Broward Sheriff’s Office was out there as was Deerfield Beach Mayor Peggy Noland. The whale, which has dead, was [...]
Deerfield Beach sends truckload of supplies to Breezy Point, NY
The City of Deerfield Beach, in partnership with the Deerfield Beach Kiwanis Club, the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue loaded up a truck full of hurricane relief supplies that is now heading for Queens, NY. Operation Shoe Box was the brainchild of Deerfield Beach Mayor Peggy Noland. Much-needed personal relief supplies have [...]
Zombie run finishes in Orlando, coming for Miami in February
Your average 5K race involves a large group of people who run in some kind of circle. The participants are usually regular runners who want to step up their game a little, or compete with themselves or others. Many of them are held as fundraisers. Eventually, even dedicated fitness runners get a little bored with [...]
BrowardNET photographer joins U.S. Army Knights on jump over Miami Beach
Miami Beach’s Veterans Day observance had a South Beach flare. The parade included dancers from Nikki Beach and the Clevelander Hotel, military vets, students, high school bands, sports teams, beauty queens and models who marched down Washington Avenue to honor U.S. veterans. Additions to this year’s events included a Chinese Lion Dance and Drum performance [...]
Women’s Health Expo in Pompano Beach a success
The Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce and Broward Health North hosted a Women’s Health Expo recently that featured a variety of local vendors, health lectures and more. Vendors included jewelry, clothes, skin care products, financial services, candles, accessories, interior design, food, spa, local resorts, juice nutrition, fitness and a many people came out for [...]
Exiting the concrete jungle with kids in South Florida
BabyKebaKares: Like so many Americans, we live in an area very different from that in which we grew up. It makes parenting slightly more of a challenge because I have no experience of being entertained here as a kid. I also live in the suburbs and have very little connection to the nature of South [...]
