By Gianna Bergstrom
As hurricane season approaches in South Florida, attention is typically directed toward infrastructure, emergency supplies, and evacuation planning. However, a consistent and often underrecognized consequence of storm preparation
Read more…I am writing to address a common misconception that has repeatedly stalled progress on much-needed pedestrian safety measures in our community: the notion that crosswalks require sidewalks on both sides of the road. This claim is not only incorrect
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Pembroke Pines, FL – On April 29, 2026, Memorial Healthcare System hosted its Fifth Annual Memorial Healthcare Career Day Expo at Children’s Harbor in Pembroke Pines. This empowering event aimed to inspire teens and yout
Read more…Palm Beach Gardens, FL – Pace Center for Girls Palm Beach is proud to announce the success of its recent “Give & Shop Back” fundraising event, held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Kendall Scott in Palm Beach Gardens Mall. Just in time for Mother’s Day,
Read more…Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute offers new robotics-assisted surgical option
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates knee replacement surgeries are expected to increase a staggering 180% between now and 2030 in United States1. In Palm B
Read more…Palm Springs, FL (May 8, 2026) – Pace Center for Girls Palm Beach welcomed community members on Wednesday, May 6, for its quarterly Open Doors, Open Hearts event, offering an inside look at Palm Beach County’s only gender-responsive, second-chance sc
Read more…Looking for a chamber-style food sealer isn’t difficult because there are numerous ones on the market that do a great job regardless of which foods you need sealed. These sealers are a little larger than your standard food sealer and usually have a l
Read more…Music for Mending Minds performing at The Carlisle Palm Beach
LANTANA, Fla. — Student musicians with the nonprofit Music for Mending Minds brought a classical performance to residents at The Carlisle Palm Beach on Friday, April 17, 2026, offering an
Read more…Pace Palm Beach girls and staff members traveled to Tallahassee for a 2-day trip at the Florida Capitol
Tallahassee, FL (February 20, 2026) – Pace Center for Girls Palm Beach visited the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee for the annual Pace Day at the Ca
Read more…Reciprocity. A word that might be hard to pronounce, but whose definition seems especially appropriate during the holidays. If we understand that the giving of gifts almost always initiates a reaction, and we listen to, or observe, that response, we
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I have been a property owner in Ocean Ridge now for 40 years and in Briny Breezes for more than 20 years. Change has been gradual in both communities over those decades, mainly because most of the homes had already been built by the time Mary Kate
Read more…While reading your editorial sadly remarking on the loss of mature trees in South Florida, I can’t help but think of my little miracle here in Royal Oak Hills in eastern Boca Raton. Although this old neighborhood still has many splendid Florida oaks
Read more…Monies raised support girl-centered education, counseling, and resources
Palm Beach Gardens, FL (April 27, 2026) – 160 attendees enjoyed a curated 4-course Italian dinner at Carmine's La Trattoria, located at 2401 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, on Wed
Read more…The summer of ’25 will be remembered as a time when the heat — political heat, that is — reached a boiling point along the coast here.
In Delray Beach, impatient Florida officials demanded the city remove its colorful Pride intersection in downtown’
Read more…Turtle time is coming, so let’s talk elections.
March marks the start of the annual sea turtle season, when beach lighting dims and stakes marking buried turtle nests begin sprouting along the shoreline.
It’s also municipal election season, when loca
Read more…Two maxims stand out from South County’s March 10 municipal races: Elections have consequences and every vote counts. Those maxims were true in one of the area’s smallest towns and in its biggest city.
Boca Raton voters squashed plans for a major pri
Read more…I am writing you in reference to John Pacenti’s January 2026 article: “Mayor’s concerns cause ‘chaos,’ spur audit of downtown agency.”
In the article, Pacenti notes that I offer advice to Mayor Tom Carney on occasion. Very true. Also true is that on
Read more…Dania Beach, Fla. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Broward County will host its 5th Annual Artful Minds fundraiser with proceeds supporting thousands of individuals and families across Broward County navigating mental health chall
Read more…LOXAHATCHEE, FL — The Interventional Pain and Regenerative (IPR) Clinic is proud to announce its grand opening at 12989 Southern Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL.
Led by Dr. Sangeetha Setty, the clinic is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients sufferin
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