In the news again: The little but vibrant City of Lake Worth.

Jan Sjostrom, the Arts Editor at the Palm Beach Daily News (aka, The Shiny Sheet) has this news datelined Sunday, June 18th:

State legislators gave less to cultural and historic preservation grants in the 2017–18 budget negotiations that wrapped up earlier this month than they did last year.

however. . .

     The $1.9 million in cultural-facilities grants that county groups will receive went to the Palm Beach Zoo, $500,000; the Norton Museum, $500,000; Maltz Jupiter Theatre, $500,000, and the science center, $400,000.
     The $217,000 in small matching grants for historic preservation projects in Palm Beach County includes $105,000 to the City of Lake Worth. [emphasis added]
     The only Palm Beach County applicant that made the cut for larger historic preservation grants was the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, which will receive $500,000 for the restoration of Sunset Lounge.