By Jan Norris
The pest from the Pacific Ocean called a lion fish could soon be called dinner.
Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said marketing the predator that’s attacking native
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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
Coming to your mailbox as soon as this month: a straw ballot asking whether the town should spend $4.6 million to bury electricity, cable TV and phone lines.
Town commissioners unanimously agreed at their September meeting that To
By Tim O’Meilia
South Palm Beach police officers are following the lead of those in neighboring Manalapan and will join the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association.
The town’s five rank-and-file officers voted unanimously last month to have
daring. Put arachnids to good use in our spider-inspired holiday treats.
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The flamingo mailbox outside gives a hint to the Key West fla
Town officials in Briny Breezes have finally written some proposed changes for the town’s long-term development plan, and now they’re waiting to see if state planners will agree with what they’ve suggested.
The probable sticking point
As I walk into my home I’m greeted with an original encaustic painting of a palm. I love the textures and colors. It puts my mind instantly at ease after a hectic day at the office.
Encaustic (or hot-wax painting) is an ancient art form, but the art
On one side is Florida Hometown Democracy, the sponsor of Amendment 4, supported by what it calls a “grass-roots group of committed volunteers’’ as well as the Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition, the Florida Public Interest Re
By Thom Smith
In spite of the tough times and the crazy politics, life goes on in Boynton Beach. In fact, in some cases it’s getting better. Just ask Troy Wyman.
For Wyman, the sun is shining brightly in Sunshine Square Plaza at the corner of
Wool
By Margie Plunkett
Policeofficers will be paid for a full, 104 extra hours they will work annually because of a schedule change to 12-hour shifts, a reverse by Ocean Ridge commissioners who initially agreed to pay for only 44 additional hours.
“Th
By Christine Davis
Acqua Liana, the Tahitian-Fijian inspired estate at 620 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan,
has been sold for $15.5 million by real estate developer and president of Venture Concepts International Inc, Frank McKinney.
Unveiled early
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 Ron Hayes
Sally Leyenberger came to Delray Beach in 1978, and for the first decade or so, she was an average citizen. She did not attract attention. She did not spread stories.
And then, in 1988, Sally Leyenberger turned herself into a big re
The town of Ocean Ridge is now a bird sanctuary, taking on the distinction with avote of the commission at its Sept. 8 meeting. The ordinance prohibits trapping or molesting birds, or robbing their nests.
Thesanctuary status means that “you can sh
By Angie Francalancia
For the first time since the sale of WXEL-FM 90.7 was announced six months ago, the
public broadcasting station’s Citizens Advisory Board had a chance to tell its board of trustees why the members and the community oppose the s
The evolution of hurricane shutters
By Tim Norris
Rebuffing hurricanes is not an open-and-shutters case, Michael Bornstein concedes, but for most area residents, openings and shutters are weapons of choice.
Learning where and how to use them is
Looking at the steel Bahama shutters on Old Key Lime House, Mike Bornstein can picture their evolution: first, wood, with down-tilted slats to let in air and light; then steel, later treated for added strength, then aluminum, later extruded for the s
By Margie Plunkett
The buzz of Jet Skis on the Intracoastal Waterway likely won’t subside after Lantana’s Town Council denied issuing a business tax receipt to a rental company that serves the Ritz-Carlton. Captain Morgan’s Watercraft Rentals said
