NEW High Noon in Lake Worth episode 10/3 - Aaron Wormus "A Guy on Clematis" 12 to 1 p.m.

Join your host Wes Blackman as he welcomes "A Guy on Clematis" - aka Aaron Wormus to the High Noon in Lake Worth studios. Aaron Wormus is the Chief Technology Officer of HedgeCo Networks. Focusing on bringing technology solutions to the financial industry, Aaron Wormus was the lead architect in the development of the Hedge Fund Calculator, HedgeCo Websites Platform, and most recently HedgeCoVest.

With an eye for community development, Aaron Wormus authors the "a Guy on Clematis" blog, which has chronicled the growth of Downtown West Palm Beach and specifically Clematis St. over the last 5 years. In 2011, Sun Sentinal awarded "a Guy on Clematis" as the winner of the "Best overall Blog in South Florida". aGuyonClematis has also been profiled in the Palm Beach Post and The Palm Beacher magazine.

Aaron Wormus moved from Downtown into the South End of West Palm Beach in the beginning of 2010, when not working or blogging, Aaron can be found doing DIY projects on his house, walking his dog, enjoying South Olive Park with his two daughters, or writing about himself in the third person.

Aaron also helped arrange the following video:

Click title for link to live show or after it airs for the archived version. Leave questions as comments below.

From a loyal and concerned reader

"I am one of those few that actually watch city meetings on line regularly: city commission, P&Z, HRPB... It's usually in the background while I do other things. Imagine my surprise when I go to watch the P&Z and John Rinaldi is not there. Greg Rice was in the chair seat and some woman I never saw before was sitting to his right. What is going on? 

I go to Advisory Board section and look over P&Z. Commissioner McVoy's District 2 appointment which used to be John Rinaldi was now represented by Elise LaTorre. Did John Rinaldi not re-apply or did he resign? Does anyone know what happened?

As the meeting progressed they had a vote for the vice-chair and Mr. Sherwin was elected. Greg Rice is now the P&Z chair.

Shouldn't a press release be issued by the city? When the P&Z Chair suddenly leaves the scene the public should be aware, don't you think? P&Z is one of the more important boards in the city. 

If I find out something I will let you know. Thanks, Wes, for all that you do for the city."

Evening On The Avenue, callout for vendors and performers

Are you a vendor or a performer and interested in participating in this years Evening on The Avenue in Lake Worth? The new season is starting and it is All The Buzz about town!

Here is your contact info:
dcarson@lakeworth.org
emay@lakeworth.org
561.533.7353

See you there!

Great slide show featuring the Lake Worth Arts Lofts...

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Halloween came early in 2012

Grand opening at Mulligan's with "the gang." The date was October 17th. Apparently, they were running a special on demon possession that night.

Unbelievable College Republican National Committee ad supporting Rick Scott - Creepy and Patronizing

From the Post's Kimberly Miller about the latest on sober house in WPB

Click title for link. The evolving saga of the Green Terrace condominium. From the article:

Residents of the Good Decisions Sober Living home in West Palm Beach are looking for new places to live after being told Tuesday they had four days to move out.
Good Decisions, which houses recovering addicts in units at the Green Terrace Condominium, was raided by the FBI on Sept. 11, while the community’s condominium association is under investigation by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
John Lehman, president of the Boca Raton-based Florida Association of Recovery Residences, confirmed residents are being asked to leave by Friday.

The Broward/Palm Beach New Times looking for new writers!

The New Times is famous for reporting breaking news and then retooling the story until they get it right. Of note were the stories about the Fort Lauderdale Police and the confrontations with the Critical Mass rides in July and August. In typical fashion the police are assumed to be wrong, the aggressor, and the bike riders are assumed to be righteous, innocent, incapable of wrongdoing. 

The days after the initial reports showed a very different reality. The police were doing their job and the bicyclists had broken the law and the rules agreed to before the Critical Mass ride began. It was really that simple.

Now we have a new development at the New Times. They're looking for new writers to join their team. If you are interested click here.

From the story:

"Applicants should have solid news judgment and knowledge of current events. They should be able to discover relevant local stories, report hard news, and meet deadlines.
Interested candidates, please send a résumé and three clips to:
ryan.pfeffer@browardpalmbeach.com
No phone calls, please."

Political Advertisement with a cameo by our own Lisa Maxwell

Proven Leader from Ellyn Bogdanoff on Vimeo.

Clematis Street named one of America's Ten Best Streets

Click title for link to Planning.org website. This showed up in the Palm Beach Post in today's print edition by Eliot Kleinberg, but appears to be unavailable on line. Clematis Street is in good company with the other top streets on the list. Click here for a portion of that article.

I remember a time when this was the last street that would be eligible for such an award. Things do change, with intention and persistence.

L.A.: "Yes We Can!!"

Who can believe anything this person writes, does or says?

Ironic motivational picture in Supervisor of Elections' lobby

"Communication - Build bridges, not walls."

Chögyam Trungpa

"The goal of warriorship is to reconnect to the nowness of reality, so that you can go forward without destroying simplicity, without destroying your connection to this earth."

Town of Palm Beach 2014 Floodplain Management Plan Progress Report

The Town of Palm Beach has completed the 2014 progress report for its Floodplain Management Plan. The progress report is required as a part of the annual re-certification process for the Town's participation in the CRS (Community Rating System) Program. Participation in this program allows residents to receive a 15% discount on the purchase of flood insurance.

A copy of the report can be obtained by clicking on the title of this post.

October King Tide Brings Trove Of Data For Sea-Level Threat In Miami Beach

A group of Florida International University students are ready to record data for this October's King Tide in Miami Beach. It is thought to be a harbinger of things to come as sea levels rise over the coming years. Click title for link.

Saad Masud, a 15-year-old sophomore at MAST, believes it’s important work.
“If we can understand how the effects of this huge tide is going to be, we’ll be able to better enhance our drainage systems,” he says.
All that data, along with helium-balloon images of the coastline during the King Tide, will be studied to refine estimates of how degrees of sea-level rise will make life difficult or even impossible in coming years. Faculty advisor Robert Gutsche says it may provide some necessary answers.
“Here’s how we are going to build in the future," Gutsche says. "Here’s who’s going to be able to live here in the future. Here’s what our big problem is.”