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Nov 27, 20223 min read
Oceanfront swimming pool: Two new designs to be considered by Lake Worth Beach Commission Dec. 6
LAKE WORTH BEACH city commissioners will consider two designs for a new oceanside municipal swimming pool to replace the 51-year-old pool...
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Nov 20, 20225 min read
‘This is a godsend:’ Turkey giveaway brightens Thanksgiving for Lake Worth Beach area needy
TURKEYS WERE FLYING in downtown Lake Worth Beach on Saturday, right into the hands of the people who most need them. “I’m kind of on the...
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Nov 17, 20224 min read
How Hurricane Nicole swamped a Shelby Cobra sports car replica
THE SIGHT OF a kayaker paddling past homes on a flooded street was surreal enough. But the most shocking part came as my video camera...
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Nov 14, 20227 min read
Subculture's Rodney Mayo files to run against West Palm Mayor Keith James
A DAY BEFORE the filing deadline, West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James has drawn an opponent in the March election, and it’s a name he’s...
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Oct 19, 20228 min read
They put the fright into Fright Nights — Proud 'Family of Freaks' celebrates 20 years of scares
THERE’S A LAWYER, an armored truck courier and a Starbucks barista; a first-grader, a fashion model and a firefighter; a Chipotle cook,...
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Oct 13, 20229 min read
'This is Respectable Street!' —Nightclub’s namesake band humbled to play West Palm Beach show Nov. 4
ONE DAY LAST month, English drummer Terry Chambers was looking over the schedule of his band’s upcoming fall U.S. tour when the name of...
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Oct 4, 202212 min read
A homeless man dies, a Lake Worth Beach community mourns
HE WAS AS much a part of Spillway Park as the trees, birds, squirrels and snook. Just after sunrise every day for the past 20 years or...
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Sep 21, 202210 min read
'Whoever thought a tree couldn't fly?' Green giant quite a showboat on move to new West Palm home
“LOOK AT THAT! Airborne! Whoever thought that a tree could not fly?’’ Oswald Oakley could not contain his enthusiasm, and no one watching...
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Sep 15, 20224 min read
Restaurateur Rodney Mayo finally finds his right fit in Lake Worth Beach with Dada spin-off
AFTER YEARS OF flirting with the city, Rodney Mayo is finally bringing his Sub-Culture brand to downtown Lake Worth Beach. Mayo, the...
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Sep 13, 20222 min read
Salvage crews remove abandoned yacht from Snook Islands Natural Area
SALVAGE CREWS FINALLY removed the hulking remains of a 33-foot yacht that had been precariously abandoned since June on rocks in an...
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Sep 9, 202213 min read
Short-term vacation rentals are illegal in Lake Worth Beach. So, why won’t the city crack down?
THE WHOOPING AND yelling by the women around the pool had been going on for an hour when suddenly the noise morphed into a primordial...
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Sep 1, 20228 min read
Snook Islands turning into ‘Gilligan’s Island’ as boat graveyard threatens sensitive natural area
THE SNOOK ISLANDS in Lake Worth Beach are supposed to be an ecological gem of manmade mangroves, oyster reefs and wildlife along the Lake...
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Aug 29, 20224 min read
Cyclists eager to pedal the wide open bike lanes of new Southern Boulevard Bridge, opening Sept. 1
WHEN IT COMES to great places to ride a bicycle in South Florida, it’s hard to beat the scenic waterfront routes along State Road A1A and...
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Aug 24, 20225 min read
As drones harass protected nesting birds, Lake Worth Beach considers flight restrictions
AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE played out in the sky above the Bryant Park shoreline in Lake Worth Beach on the Fourth of July. It did not...
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Aug 17, 20223 min read
Nature on tap at Twisted Trunk brewery benefit for Palm Beach County wilderness destinations
LOCAL NATURE LOVERS usually can be found outdoors, hiking, biking and kayaking through more than 31,000 acres of wilderness in Palm Beach...
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Aug 15, 20222 min read
EXCLUSIVE: PBSO deputies will carry Narcan, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says in policy reversal
IN A MAJOR policy reversal, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw today announced his deputies will start carrying Narcan, the brand...
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Aug 13, 20224 min read
Atlantis Skateway closing Aug. 20 after 47 years, but the roller rink’s future could be on ice
FROM FIRST DATES and family reunions to birthday partiers and summer vacationers, generations of local roller-skaters have been gliding...
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Aug 10, 20226 min read
Popular oceanfront cafe, at loggerheads with landlord in Jupiter, about to serve its last meals
BACK IN 1998, Palm Beach County took a chance on a new operator for food concessions at Carlin Park in Jupiter. Over the next 25 years,...
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Jul 25, 20226 min read
This Fidel Castro just wants to launch missiles from the batter's box
THE NAME FLUNG from the ballpark's public-address system like a hanging curveball. "Now batting, the center fielder … Fidel Castro.” On a...
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Jul 23, 20223 min read
In Jupiter, this bear encounter has a happy ending
DOUG COVIN OF Jupiter was standing at the base of a 50-ft. strangler fig in his backyard Saturday morning when he heard the crack of a...
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