There will always be a place of honor for Jan Tuckwood in City of Lake Worth.

It was journalist Jan Tuckwood at The Palm Beach Post who heralded in the “New” City of Lake Worth with our very own Special Keepsake (see below).

It was the piece by Tuckwood that got everyone’s attention in Palm Beach County, especially so in West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Jupiter, and the news shook the ground as far west as the Village of Wellington and the garden community of Arden too.

The City of Lake Worth is and remains to this day the only City in PBC to ever receive an 8-page Special Insert published in the Sunday edition titled, “Hometown Destinations”. See that front page headline below.

You see, whilst beat reporters and self-described satirists and columnists were focused on the Lake Worth’s past and all the doom-and-gloom, it was Tuckwood who broke through all the noise and the clutter.

For example, from page S5 of “Hometown Destinations” (click on image to enlarge):

“The Day” was Sunday, March 26th, 2017.

The caption under the second photo reads,
“Michael Bornstein portrays the iconic Barefoot Mailman at the Historical Society’s Barefoot
on the Beach event.”

 Here it is! The front page:

Delray Beach was never given such a high honor. In fact, Delray is not even one of the Post’s six Special Cities even though one of their best reporters, Lulu Ramadan, is the beat reporter in Delray!

To give you an idea how much work went into this “Special Keepsake” consider this:

• The tremendously talented cover design was produced by the famous Kevin van Derr Werff and the graphics by the equally-talented Steve Lopez.
• Eight (8) photographers contributed to this Special Insert! Jan Tuckwood, Damon Higgins, Bruce R. Bennett, Gary Coronado, Ellie Gutierrez, Richard Graulich, Melanie Bell, Allen Eyestone, and beat reporter Kevin Thompson contributed photos too.
• Feature writer Liz Balmaseda’s contribution was amazing news about the restaurant and food scene here in the L-Dub.

Seen any news recently about a restaurant
closing in L-Dub?

The next time you read any news about a restaurant closing in this City of Lake Worth, well, sadly, that happens all the time in the Palm Beach County food scene. For example, according to Liz Balmaseda, a restaurant recently closed in Wellington. But guess what! Also according to Balmaseda a new, exciting restaurant just opened up in the City of Lake Worth!

From the restaurant review titled, “A rebel chef’s grand return: Jewell sparkles in Lake Worth”:


Some of the county’s most brazen cooking is happening at a small, casual restaurant in Lake Worth. It’s easy to blur by Jewell Bistro [830 N. Dixie Hwy.], which opened early this year in the former Zapata space on North Dixie Highway — it’s the squat, black structure that’s tucked between a car wash and a botánica. But I’m glad I stopped in on a recent night.
     The rebel chef behind this enterprise is no stranger to local-food lovers. Dak Kerprich earned cult-hero status when he ran Pizzeria Oceano, [emphasis added] the Lantana restaurant that preceded chefs Jeremy and Cindy Bearman’s Oceano Kitchen.


Thank You for visiting today and please take note: Tomorrow night is the Lake Ave. Block Party in the Downtown, held the first Friday of each month. Stop on by and take a stroll!