Friday, November 28, 2008
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This week's Lake Worth Herald is online. Print edition out each Friday
Click image to subscribe or go to newsstand at 600 Lake Ave for print edition—still ¢50. To promote business or event call 561-585-9387.
Asst. State Attorney Al Johnson speaks with City residents:
Click "Tip Line": Videos & more on 'Sober Homes'.
Crime—Complain or be part of the solution?
Why you need to con- sider City for business/ investment potential:
I have "The Cottages of Lake Worth" book! Of- ficial release in October.
Spectacular book! Click on image or call Janice at 561- 586-6617 to purchase.
How to use blog & con- tact Wes:
Below last blog post in left column click "Older Posts" for more. Right column for topics of interest; archives at end. @WesBlackman (Gmail & Twitter)/561-308-0364.
For Real Estate ques- tions, Lake Worth area:
Considering home or com- mercial property? Click im- age above to ask Wes.
On TV Oct. 2nd, click on our "Food Lady
Pam's show bumped up to 10:00! Already a big hit.
City Manager provoked by "egregious", "in- competent" article:
Write a positive "Letter to Editor" about our lit- tle City of Lake Worth:
Palm Beach Post about "YOUR" community? Why merely focus on LDub & 5 other cities?
What about City of Green- acres? Palm Springs? The Acreage? Riviera Beach? Lantana? The Great Walled City of Atlantis? Delray? Westlake? Highland Beach? South Bay? Royal Palm? Belle Glade? Loxahatchee Groves? Pahokee? Juno Beach. . . miss anyone?
Lake Worth on Wikipe- dia—History, celebri- ties, Sister Cities, pol- itics: Click "I Love LW"
City incorporated in 1913. Mayor Pam Triolo first elected 2011. City Manager Michael Bornstein hired April 2012. Land area: 5.64 sq. miles. Elevation: 16′. Population: City ≈40,000/ metro area ≈6 million.
True? "The people who vote in Lake Worth. . .
. . . don't stick to the issues." Potholes, roads, & sidewalks not everyone's priority— creating confusion, "constant turmoil" is #1 goal for some: Click red/white sign.
Which Neighborhood Assoc. is yours? Click icon below or email: napcinfo@gmail.com
Visit the NAPC tent at Even- ing on the Avenue every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.
Nov. 8th "pothole" ref- erendum only 40 days away. Latest on PAC's?
Click pothole: Plenty of time for critics, media, and clever tricks to confuse voters. They won in 2014 by just 25 votes. Don't let them win again.
How to fix road network in Lake Worth—Click on "North 'J' Street":
You don't need a PhD. Just be open-minded & judge the facts for yourself.
City's Ad Valorem Tax Calculator is available
Click on "Repair pothole". Vote "Yes" November 8th!
Project takes big leap forward at TCRPC
Click "Blueway Trail": C-51 Canal and public access to our Intracoastal Waterway.
Blue-Green Algae—The News & Myth vs. FACT
Be very skeptical of 'news'. Click "Fact" from SFWMD.
Volunteers always wel- come at Lake Worth's Visitor Center:
Click icon to learn more or call 561-540-5304, Monday to Friday, 10:00–4:00.
Christmas Toys and Anti-Gang Programs in Lake Worth
BIG NEWS—PBSO Update, City gets own Assistant State Attorney
Sister City Board meets next month. Click letter:
Five (5) months without a quorum. Keep the faith.
Family/friends visiting Lake Worth for Winter?
Artist looking for inspir- ation? Visit our charm- ingly quirky LDub!
Are you a muralist? Street artist? Perfomance artist? Anarcho-Surrealist? Click on mural to learn more about City's CRA and LULA.
Save The Date. Ribbon cutting October 11th:
Solar & renewable energy: Our little City leads the way.
Dark Skies: Lake Worth leads way with LED's
February 2013: "Rais- ing of the Banner" at our Gulfstream Hotel
Best cities in U.S. to start a small business (click list):
A stable, reliable City gov- ernment and understandable regulations. Many worked very hard for this City to realize its potential.
Have children's book to donate? Please email (copy/paste): LakeWorthLFL@gmail.com
Welcome back Snow- birds: We missed you
Lake Worth's Rotary meets every Wednesday
Click "Doers" for details. Pres. Nadine Burns invites everyone to Brogues.
RUMOR CONTROL
Be very suspicious of anon- ymous 'facts' on Facebook. Click image above.
Crucial November vote to fix roads. . . Don't be distracted by media:
Click mural to refresh mem- ory. Remember that "one woman" and 'too White' Cuban-American boy?
Subscribe to Wes' You- Tube Lake Worth:
Click icon for official City website:
“Lake Worth is walkable, bike-able, has a ton of amenities for its residents and visitors, as well as an active social calendar.”—Tammy Pansa, quoted in Post, March 20th, 2016.
No luck getting any at- tention from Post for your business/event??
Click "WHAT'S NEXT" for Five Tips. Get noticed too!
Article by Rachel Mon- roe everyone's talking about (click image)
Yours Truly, Anarchists, a 'musical' and. . . rats!
Concerned about Zika?
Click image. Mr. Reisinger of PBC ERM gave presen- tation to City Commission.
Feral cats are decimat- ing our native birds:
Click on threatened Florida Scrub Jay to learn more.
Pickleball Wednesday! 6:30–8:00 for just $1
Click image or call 561-214- 0685. Meet at Sunset Ridge Park on 14th Ave. North.
Ever been to Spillway Park on C-51 Canal?
Great place to have lunch or take a nature walk. Click im- age for all City parks.
Follow my blog with your Kindle: ¢99/month and updated daily:
My tour of the Gulf Stream Hotel:
Don't let the mean girls get you down. Click on Gulfstream Hotel:
Stay upbeat & positive about the future of our tiny City.
Wondering? "Is there a list of events in Lake Worth?" Answer: Yes!
For "Things To Do" in this little tiny City click image.
Too early to sponsor Lake Worth's 2017 23rd Annual Street Painting Festival? NO WAY!
Click "Don't Miss It" to be- come sponsor. Get Noticed!
Have drug addicted son/daughter? Solve that problem forever:
Lake Worth's for you! Sober Homes near the BEACH too! Click image to learn more.
City crime data: "Gar- bage In Garbage Out"
Click image: 'Lake Worth' zip codes (9 total) distort City's actual crime rate.
Did you know 2 of "19 Best Environmentalists in South Florida" are in Lake Worth?
For FACTS on building height in Lake Worth, click silly propaganda:
View west? From Golfview & 1st Ave. South? Public manipulated with deceitful tactics "at the door".
City now on Instagram!
Click 'Grapes' to learn more.
Two Lake Worth com- missioners: Send Lake 'O' Water South!
Click image. Did they call Belle Glade Mayor Wilson? Pahokee Mayor Babb? South Bay Mayor Kyles? Mayor Roland in Clewiston?
False media 'news' of crashes/crime/homicide 'in Lake Worth' go on:
Click map. Motorcyclist dead after crash "in Lake Worth"? Wrong CBS12. Don't reporters have editors?
Quiz: How long is Lake Worth's BEACH(!)?
Historical revisionism in Lake Worth: When "Negroes" were NOT welcome at our beach:
Click image to learn truth. Blog post by "the inimita- ble" Tom McGow, July 2010.
For reporters covering City of Lake Worth who care about accuracy:
Worth-less tabloids pro- vide community benefit: Clean windows cheap!
Click pitch above to see how.
Recall Comm. Ryan Maier's BIG IDEA to bring more investment into the City?
Lake Worth is named in honor of General Wil- liam Jenkins Worth:
General Worth (click image) served as a U.S. Army offi- cer in the Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War, and War of 1812.
Spring Training base- ball, John Prince Park
Click image of Mayor Pam Triolo. Lake Worth, Green- acres, Lantana, & Atlantis all passed resolutions in support.
Flawed logic by sup- porters of 'home occu- pations', click on map:
Public skeptical for good reason: Rezoning, or upzon- ing, negatively affects resi- dential neighborhoods.
"Living Shoreline" and mangroves along Intra- coastal off Bryant Park:
Click image. Deputy Dir. of PBC Environmental Man- agement clarifies situation.
Should City change its name to "Lake Worth Beach"? "Jewell"?
Click image. Finally time to distinguish our little tiny City from all those areas west with a 'Lake Worth' zip code (9 total)?
More on "The Cottages of Lake Worth"
Lake Worth's monthly payout for $64,000:
Our "Gas Line to Nowhere". Click check. Remember the 'Visionaries'?
March 14th, 2017, elec- tion day (click image)
Let's bring back healthy po- litical debate and keep this City moving forward.
Comm. McVoy's prayer at City Commission:
Is City selling our beach? Of course not.
Our Beach is public. Forever. Don't be distracted. Focus on the real issues: Streets, pot- holes, and public safety.
Seniors struggle to pay electric, home repairs, conserve water. . .
Remember! Public com- ment at City Commis- sion is TWO minutes.
"The greater the controversy, the more you need manners."—Judith Martin
NIMBY's created the housing crisis. . .
Help the YIMBY's solve it. Click image to learn more.
Fed up with those false media reports of crime "in Lake Worth"?
You're not alone. Click "Let- ter to editor" at PB Post.
PBSO's non-emergency number below. Click on image for PBSO District 14 headquarters.
Call CrimeStoppers at 800- 458-8477 anonymously.
The City's Casino was "Greenwashed". Click sand pile to learn more:
Former Casino was 94% de- molished in 2011 to make way for new structure.
Want to contact the mayor in Lake Worth? A commissioner? Click the image below:
The Executive Secretary for the City Commission can be reached at 561-586-1730.
Raising chickens, aka "Urban Chickens" IS NOT allowed in Lake Worth. Click image:
Image above from the inim- itable Tom McGow. If you heard or read that chickens are allowed in this City that is absolutely wrong.
Is City of Lake Worth a "sanctuary city"?
Cry of 'Gentrification!' is the politics of fear:
Tactic used to try and scuttle crucial infrastructure projects in City of Lake Worth.
Is it possible for Lake Worth to get its own City police department back?
Maybe if our City wasn't the headquarters for the anti- police, pro-Anarchy Ever- glades EarthFirst! (EEF!). Click on Anarchists above.
Wes Blackman: Pro- tecting Lake Worth's charm since 1992
Recall that "One Question" I asked voters leading up to elections last March? Click image to refresh memory.
Mars, "the Elder"
Shadow, "the Younger"
After fence line patrol.
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