Saturday, August 26, 2017

Schedule below: Lake Worth High School Trojans Football. First game next Friday on the home field.

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This historic depiction is from “ Palm Beaches Remembered ”. Click on image to enlarge. To learn more about Athletic programs at Lake W...

Have a business or restaurant in the “Heart of Palm Beach County”? Have a story to tell but local beat reporter never calls back?

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“Where is the Heart of Palm Beach County ?” This is an area that includes all or part of 7 cities (Atlantis, Boynton Beach, Greenacres, L...
Friday, August 25, 2017

Item on P&Z Board agenda next month, “to allow for outdoor storage of boats, recreational vehicles, and trailers, etc.” in the POC.

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First, do you know where the Park of Commerce (POC) is? Use this link to learn more about that area in the City located west of I-95. Pas...

Here come the PACs! Just in time for the March 2018 elections.

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The latest new PAC in “Lake Worth” is the Palm Beach County Green Party. But there are a few problems the Supervisor of Elections office s...
Thursday, August 24, 2017

UPDATE: Swim advisory lifted at Lake Worth’s beach.

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For more information contact Mr. Ben Kerr, the City’s Communications Specialist at 561-586-1631; email: Bkerr@lakeworth.org ...

Coffee & “Conversation With a Deputy” at Starbucks in Downtown Lake Worth.

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Thursday, September 7th from 1:00–2:00. “No speeches. No agenda.” Here’s a question: “The PBSO Golf Tournament for the Christmas Toy...

Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, “Come On Inside, The Culture’s Fine In The Palm Beaches”.

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Currently at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in City of Lake Worth: The Cultural Council Biennial 2017, a juried exhibition of ...

Dear Lappeenranta, Finland. Our City’s Sister City Board is being eliminated. But please don’t give up hope.

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To Our Dear Friends and Forgotten Sister City in Lappeenranta, The City of Lake Worth’s Sister City Board has to be eliminated. There was ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Notes, news, observations: Budget work session at the City Commission last night.

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UPDATE: The highlighted text below is more information from the Commission work session. This was the last meeting prior to the process o...

Notice of Public Meeting, City of Lake Worth: Justice Assistance Grant Program.

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Meeting is tomorrow at 6:00 in the City Hall conference room (next to the Commission chambers). For further information please contact Gran...

Harder Hall and the Gulfstream Hotel: It’s a near miracle both of these historic structures are still standing.

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“[T]he success of preservation efforts often hinges on local activists working within their communities to influence policy-makers.” “Eve...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Brightline Train Station in downtown West Palm Beach.

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Use this link to read Parts 1 – 3 from our tour of the facility last month. Once this was a vacant lot. Residents in downtown West Pa...

Question: The news below is not being promoted or distributed by the City of Lake Worth.

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Does anyone know why not? If any other golf course in South Florida received this news below we wouldn’t hear the end of it: Press Relea...
Monday, August 21, 2017

From CityLab: “Atlanta’s Planning Department Makeover”.

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“A new seal, a new name, and most importantly, new signs that people will actually read.” Here are two excerpts from the article in CityLa...

Community WIFI is critical for our little City of Lake Worth: For kids and public school students, the Internet is a bright, safe place.

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Who do you think wrote this quote? “Providing internet access for our young students, many of whom don’t have computers at home will go a...