It's near the end of an era for the city of Pompano Beach.
Vendors and employees at Festival Marketplace, near Florida's Turnpike exit on Sample Road, are working to find a new home before the famed flea market closes in 2025.
Vendors officially received their letters about the end of "marketplace operations" come next June.
The letter read in part, "Our current plan is to maintain marketplace operations until May 31, 2025. This timeframe has been carefully considered to afford you sufficient opportunity to strategize and implement any necessary adjustments to your business. Mall operations will cease June 1, 2025."
"My relationship with the customers is like a family member," said Choudhry Mustasam, the owner of Stitch and Craft. "Believe me, this is my life. I give my life to the Festival."
