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Mar 6, 202313 min read

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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Feb 14, 20234 min read

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 8, 20237 min read

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 3, 202337 min read

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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Jan 5, 20235 min read

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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Dec 20, 20225 min read

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 15, 20224 min read

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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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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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 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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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 19, 20228 min read

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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May 2, 20225 min read

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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Apr 25, 20225 min read

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 18, 20226 min read

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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Feb 25, 20226 min read

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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Dec 15, 20215 min read

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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Nov 23, 20213 min read

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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