From the Shiny Sheet, the Palm Beach County Cultural Council recommends upcoming grant awards. The recommendations ultimately must be approved by the County Commission as part of its new budget. Two Lake Worth groups, the Street Painting Festival and the Lake Worth Playhouse are on the proposed list of grant recipients. Click title for link. From the article:
Twelve mid-sized groups are recommended for a total of $397,000, up from $385,000 last year. Awards range from $15,544 for the Street Painting Festival in Lake Worth to $40,391 for the Loxahatchee River Historical Society in Jupiter.
Both categories are in the second year of two-year grants cycles, which means that scores from last year’s judging dictate the percentage of the money they receive this year.
The grants, which are financed by the tax on short-term lodgings, have received a thumbs-up from the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council. They must be approved by the county commission when it finalizes the budget this fall.
![Dr. W. H. Cotton’s ode: “Oh, My Lake Worth, Florida!” [circa 1920].](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yhHyCn84ZIQ/WezjlEL-0tI/AAAAAAAAPZ4/CzkhriK6zpEJJ3d9Je1495d49gIhnMlxACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/LakeWorthPioneers.JPG)
