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Jupiter board blocks construction plans on historic waterfront land, forcing a reckoning with past
ON A BRIGHT winter day, Charles Modica took in the view from a grassy mound overlooking the confluence of the Loxahatchee and Indian...
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Mar 6, 202313 min read
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Airbnb ban? Lake Worth Beach prepares for possible crack down on illegal short-term rentals
LAKE WORTH BEACH is taking a serious look at reviving a seldom-enforced municipal law that could effectively shut down hundreds of...
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Feb 14, 20234 min read
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Cardinals, Marlins ready for construction 'headaches' with $108 million spring training makeover
BATTING HELMETS WON’T be the only hard hats worn around Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium over the next few years. The Miami Marlins and St....
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Feb 8, 20237 min read
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The Bicyclist and The Bridgetender: The happy life, tragic death and lasting legacy of Carol Wright
ON A WARM sun-splashed Sunday morning early last year, a familiar sound grabbed Ron Taylor's attention as he was about to pull into the...
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Feb 3, 202337 min read
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Henry Flagler reimagined: Gilded Age Palm Beach gets colorful modern spin at LWB art exhibit
IMAGINE HENRY FLAGLER in Palm Beach today decked out in a striped Maus & Hoffman blazer or wearing a top hat with Lilly Pulitzer...
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Jan 5, 20235 min read
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Lake Worth Beach commissioners splash swimming pool consultants over shallow design 'misstep'
THE CONSULTANTS WERE 20 minutes into a presentation of their latest designs for a $12 million public oceanfront swimming pool when Lake...
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Dec 20, 20225 min read
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Light Rail Transit pitched for Okeechobee Boulevard, State Road 7
IMAGINE A LIGHT rail transit line running 13.5 miles down the center of Okeechobee Boulevard from downtown West Palm Beach west to State...
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Dec 15, 20224 min read
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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 27, 20223 min read
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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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Oct 4, 202212 min read
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'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 21, 202210 min read
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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 9, 202213 min read
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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 29, 20224 min read
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Popular car wash trying to clean up traffic mess on West Palm Beach's south end
EVERY DAY, HUNDREDS of cars roll through the cleaning bays at Mint Eco Car Wash on West Palm Beach’s south end. As their owners relax in...
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Aug 19, 20228 min read
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Is free parking in downtown Lake Worth Beach about to end?
UPDATE: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. May 6 to reflect the city's decision to delete the parking study from the May 9 City...
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May 2, 20225 min read
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Tunnel vision for downtown West Palm Beach: Bury Okeechobee Boulevard traffic underground
PALM BEACH COUNTY transportation planners are about to explore a bold plan to reroute a half-mile stretch of Okeechobee Boulevard through...
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Apr 25, 20225 min read
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How you can peek inside the Melbourne home where Jim Morrison of The Doors lived as an infant
JIM MORRISON SLEPT here. Long before he first sang “come on baby, light my fire” with The Doors, he cried here, too, learned to crawl...
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Apr 18, 20226 min read
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As real estate prices skyrocket, scammers target unsuspecting renters desperate for a bargain
ON A SUNNY morning in January, marketing writer Amanda Kahan was working in her Lake Worth Beach home when she heard a knock on the door....
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Feb 25, 20226 min read
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After 82 years, George's Paint & Hardware says goodbye to West Palm Beach, will close after Saturday
SINCE 1939, AS THE sign above its storefront proclaims, George’s Paint and Hardware in West Palm Beach has been so much more than just a...
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Dec 15, 20215 min read
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Uncertain future for iconic Corner Store — West Palm Beach landmark suddenly closes after being sold
FOR OVER 35 YEARS, the iconic circular-shaped Corner Store at Southern Boulevard and South Olive Avenue in West Palm Beach has been a...
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Nov 23, 20213 min read
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