What’s a 50,000-year-old mammoth leg doing at the Palm Beach Show’s art, jewelry and antique exhibition?
MORE THAN 50,000 years ago, a giant woolly mammoth roamed the icy tundra between Britain and mainland Europe. This weekend, the mammoth’s...
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Jan 302 min read
ByJoeCapozzi.com wins three first-place awards in 2023 Florida Press Club competition
BYJOECAPOZZI.COM won three first-place awards and a second-place honor in the Florida Press Club’s 2023 Excellence in...
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Jul 9, 20237 min read
Meet the shark attack survivor who opened a shark-themed vacation rental in Lake Worth Beach
GETTING ATTACKED AND nearly killed by a 12-foot bull shark would seem like a terrifying experience most survivors would prefer to forget....
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Mar 22, 20234 min read
PIZZAioli! West Palm's newest pizzeria serves up 'reimagined' pies (and a subtle playful tribute)
PAY NO ATTENTION to the sign on the marquee above U.S. 1 on the south end of West Palm Beach. Regardless of what those dancing red...
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Jan 16, 20235 min read
Goodbye, Fourth of July fireworks, hello, drone show? Lake Worth Beach may consider it
LAKE WORTH BEACH city commissioners are open to the idea of replacing the city’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display with a colorful...
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Dec 9, 20223 min read
You may be shocked (pun intended) to learn how often iguanas cause power outages in Lake Worth Beach
IGUANAS ARE DESTRUCTIVE critters, known for eating our favorite flowers, defecating at will around swimming pools and digging burrows...
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Dec 8, 20224 min read
Model python, and her model handler, ready to strike a pose at West Palm Beach art class
AS MODELS GO, Lucy isn’t one to strut the catwalk in a Christian Dior dress or pitch cosmetics on television. But the beautiful creature...
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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 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 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 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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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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Jul 13, 20224 min read
Rough waters ahead for renowned dive spot during Blue Heron Bridge construction project
SNORKELING AT THE Blue Heron Bridge, a world-renowned dive spot, will be a lot more challenging for a few months next year. Access to the...
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Jul 1, 202210 min read
Was killing this Florida black bear necessary? State agency rips PBSO decision to 'take the shot'
DO NOT SHOOT the bear. You don’t want to shoot the bear. The state wildlife officer could not have been more emphatic in his directive to...
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May 21, 20228 min read
The 'Fakahatchee Hilton' — A getaway worth checking out, even if you can't check in
AT THE “Fakahatchee Hilton,’’ solitude is a five-star amenity. There are no bellhops, no room service, no king beds with...
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Jan 28, 20225 min read
Cold snaps bring out alligators — and their space invaders: 'Most of the time people get too close.'
THE GATOR WAS doing what authentic non-football Florida gators do when cold snaps force them out of the water in search of a warm...
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