Things to expect if you have a business, project, or planning a development in the little tiny City of Lake Worth in sunny South Florida

Was it really necessary to add “business terrible” to the headline?
 

In the Post print edition on Sunday, August 2nd, local ‘B’ section, front page above the fold): Is this really news or just a cleverly disguised ad to sell inventory before the store closes? Note the Post missed this story just a few blocks away.

Here’s a quote from the article: “People are going to get some super bargains,” he [former owner of the Carousel Antique Center] said. “Furniture will be heavily discounted.” [emphasis added]


What follows is another example, below is a quote from Lake Worth’s beat reporter for the Post on the opening of C.W.S.* on Lucerne Ave. earlier this year, his idea for an adult beverage in this article:

“The City Commission: A rum-drenched cocktail best ordered before or after one of those contentious commission meetings when a lot is said, but nothing is accomplished. [Huh? Emphasis added] Drinking it before the meeting could make the experience more palatable. Downing it after will make you forget everything you’ve witnessed. Forever.”

Nothing is accomplished? Anyone who attends or watches City Commission meetings would strongly disagree with that, take for example this Commission meeting last September.

But more importantly, what purpose is served by making a business opening political? Would the reporter be referring to all those contentious 3-2 votes with the two “Nays”, commissioners Ryan Maier and Chris McVoy, always being against the business community and economic development here in this City?

If you want to learn more about some of the headwinds those in the business community face (spin from the press, etc.), read this explanation then ask yourself this question: “Why won’t Maier and McVoy walk the walk with the business community”? The Downtown businesswoman in the video below, if you recall, created quite the stir in Lake Worth:


*To read Liz Balmaseda’s recent drive-by restaurant review of CWS Bar + Kitchen use this link.