Very depressing news: Good news about City news that’s not news on the City’s news page (or social media)

Why isn’t this big news? Why does it take a blogger to promote the City? Shouldn’t the City do that? If you don’t blow your own horn. . .

If any other town or city in South Florida had the Holy Cross College men’s and women’s swim/diving team using their municipal pool for the week it would be like the heavens opened up and the voices from the Gods bellowed and beckoned across the lands for all to heed. You wouldn’t hear the end of it from the electeds or anyone else at their City Hall.

But in Lake Worth? It’s ho hum.

Maybe it’s because the Gulfstream Hotel is still shuttered and the Holy Cross swim team from Worcester, Massachusetts is staying at a hotel in Palm Beach. That’s right. Lake Worth, Florida, still doesn’t have a hotel Downtown.

Also on topic, there’s an article in today’s (1/10) print edition of the Post by Jennifer Sorentrue headlined, “Tourism leaders seek locals’ help” [Heavy sigh]. Here's an excerpt from the article:

Palm Beach County’s tourism leaders are calling on local residents for help marketing the county as an international vacation destination on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
     The push is part of a new advertising campaign, dubbed “Friends Trust Friends,” unveiled Monday by Discover The Palm Beaches, the county’s official tourism marketing arm.
     Under the plan, the agency hopes to use social media posts by both locals and out-of-town visitors to convince travelers to book a trip here. [emphasis added]

Now for the news the City of Lake Worth should be shouting out to the world (especially to all those Northerners freezing right now):

“Ring ring ring! Our alarms woke us at 6:05 a.m. for morning practice, and we ambled over to the [Lake Worth municipal] pool. Our silhouettes were highlighted by the heat lightening flashing across the sky. The pool deck was a flurry of activity as the team stretched and prepared their bodies for practice. It was time to go to work. The set was an IM set and a combination of mid-distance and sprints, which proved to be a great workout. After practice, the boys headed to breakfast at the team’s favorite spot, Benny’s on the Beach. [emphasis added] Following that, we hit the beach for some volleyball. Unfortunately, our game was cut short by some rolling thunderstorms that thankfully dissipated in time for our afternoon practice. It was time to go to work again. Afternoon practice was focused on sprinting and loosening up our tight muscles. Dinner was served up hot over at Mulligan’s as we ate with the sophomore class. We crawled into bed that night and fell asleep satisfied and ready for more the next morning.

Best,

The Sophomore Men”

Welcome to Lake Worth, Holy Cross College swim team from Worcester, Massachusetts! Hope you take time to stroll our Downtown. Make sure to call all your friends and family up North who are freezing cold right now.