McNab Road Bridge now expected to reopen by Nov. 1
A higher bridge over McNab, a Palm Aire club leaves the county party, and remembering Marianne Miccoli.
Four feet: that is how much higher the new McNab Road bridge sits than the 1959 span it replaces. If the weather cooperates, drivers are expected to cross it by Nov. 1.
The rebuilt McNab Road bridge is now expected to open to traffic by Nov. 1, if the weather holds and no other construction problem turns up. The city blames a rainy season that would not let up. Only the bridge phase slipped. The wider streetscape and bridge project still targets completion in December 2026.
What residents get for the wait is height. The new span sits about 4 feet above the old one, giving boats more clearance underneath. The city also expects the extra height to help the crossing handle rising water for decades.
The old bridge dates to 1959. Replacing it was a top priority of G.O. Pompano!, the bond program voters approved in 2018.
County Democrats say Palm Aire club must hand over its money
The former Palm Aire Cypress Bend Democratic Club now calls itself the Political Club of Palm Aire & Cypress Bend. Club president Les Weiner said members left over a "lack of support" from the Broward County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC).
The DEC says the club gave up its charter and with it any standing as a chartered Democratic club. On Aug. 31, the DEC sent the club a cease and desist notice saying it was presenting itself as Democratic while raising money. Party Chair Rick Hoye says the club should have closed its bank accounts and turned its funds over to the party after signaling in 2025 that it was leaving. "Keeping that money is also theft," he said. "It's not just the name, it's the association." Hoye told The New Pelican the party will take legal action unless the club complies.
Weiner calls the dispute a First Amendment issue and says the name change is the club's only response so far. When the article ran, he said he had heard nothing more from county party leaders and the club may need an attorney if the DEC takes further action.
Free Boo Bash returns to Pompano Community Park
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 24 · 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Where
- Pompano Community Park
- Address
- 1801 NE 6th Street
Pompano Community Park, at 1801 NE 6th Street, turns into a Halloween fairground on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Parks and Recreation is putting on Boo Bash with the Broward Sheriff's Office and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue, and guests will have chances to meet local first responders.
Expect carnival rides, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, a petting zoo, face painting, food trucks, music and live performances, plus a toddler zone for little ones. A pie-eating contest starts at 7 p.m., and the costume contest follows at 8 p.m. Scary or silly, every costume is welcome. For details, visit parks.pompanobeachfl.gov or call 954-786-4111.
Remembering Marianne Miccoli, a chamber fixture for 32 years
Marianne Miccoli was a proud Philadelphian who became one of Pompano Beach's best-loved figures. She moved to South Florida in the mid-1990s, was a paralegal for attorney Fred Bamman and bartended private events and Miami football games on the side. Selling ads for The Pelican led her to the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce, where she put in 16 years as a volunteer, then 16 as an employee, running networking groups such as Biz with a Twist and the Margate Power Partners Lunch.
A vegetarian and animal lover, she backed PETA and the Florida Humane Society. Friend and former colleague Davis recalled her dropping off food and supplies at shelters around town. The Fort Lauderdale chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction gave her a Lifetime Achievement Award.
"She always did good things," said former Pompano Beach commissioner Charlotte Burrie, who texted with her daily. "You knew exactly where you stood with Marianne," said Kenny Stolar of Kraeer Funeral Home.
Miccoli died in July at 79 of heart valve failure. About 70 people gathered at the Pompano Beach Women's Club on Sept. 29 to celebrate her life. She had no immediate family, but she had friends who say they are her chosen family. "I learned how to be kinder from her," Davis said.