One in seven lives in poverty. One in five children do, too. An inner city? Nope,
they’re Palm Beach County residents.
Those grim statistics are among the reasons that coastal Delray Beach resident Art
Menor became involved with the Palm Beach Coun
From the outset, it was clear that FeeBee possessed star quality, a certain je ne sais quoi that set her apart from all the rest. She had vitality, drive, oodles of personality. And not even Dakota Fanning debuted at so tender a
By Steve Plunkett
The town of Gulf Stream is “regretful’’ it wasn’t able to stop a Walmart from beingbuilt across the street in Boynton Beach the way homeowners in Delray Beach apparently were, its town manager says.
“We’re still trying to apply p
Residential trash collection rates will fall as of Oct. 1 after commissioners voted toreduce them about 3 percent. Despite the rate cut, many commercial users will see costs go up, because the Solid Waste Authority raised disposal charges, accordi
By Steve Plunkett
Construction is on pace for a mid-December reopening of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway.
“There’s been no change in the schedule,’’ said Kristine Frazelle-Smith, an engineer
with Palm Beach County’s
By Mary Thurwachter
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The Lilly Pulitzer dresses worn by our local models in the August edition were provided courtesyof C. Orrico, 1218 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 278-5353. The store is open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday.
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
We’ve had a long, hot
By Margie Plunkett
The Delray Beach City Commission’s decision to explore turning to the Palm BeachCounty Sheriff’s Office for police protection was dropped as quickly as it was launched early last month, deflated after the panel learned that see
Delray Beach has set a course to boost the price of storing a sailboat on the beach.
Commissioners passed an ordinance on first reading Aug. 17 to increase the annual fee forstoring a sailboat on the municipal beach to $250 plus sales tax, up fro
By Thom Smith
Colonel Sanders was the chicken king, but Michelle Bernstein may be the new queen, andif enough of her subjects seek an audience, it could be good news for the troubled Omphoy Resort just north of the Lake Worth bridge.
The rag
By Ron Hayes
In the fall of 1936, twocountry boys arrived in Columbus, Ohio, to begin their freshman year at the
state university.
Robert Neff was from
Canfield; William Saxbe from Mechanicsburg.
They became friends, fraternity
brothers and, seven
