FAU President Mary Jane Saunders Announces Resignation
Letter/Press release from Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees Chair Anthony K. G. Barbar accepted FAU President Mary Jane Saunders’ letter of resignation late yesterday, responding with a letter expressing regret and praising her for her many accomplishments. “On behalf of the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, I regretfully accept your [...]
US Highway 1 Beautification Project in #DelrayBeach reducing lanes, causing delays starting May 20
The City of Delray Beach will begin the construction of the Federal Highway/US Highway 1 Corridor Beautification Project on Monday, May 20, 2013. This project, which stretches from just south of SE 10th Street to just north of George Bush Boulevard, will convert the 2006 PILOT Project, which eliminated one through lane in each direction, [...]
Trader Joe’s coming to Palm Beach Gardens!!
For those of us who have made the trek to Naples to visit Trader Joe’s, the announcement of a new location in Palm Beach Gardens is exciting. This healthy, GMO-free and organic grocer based in California has finally started spreading its green footprints to South Florida. A location is expected possibly in Pine Crest, FL [...]
Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center hosting part 1 of Active Shooter Exercises this morning
On Monday, May 13, the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management will host an exercise at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) based on an active shooter situation aboard a local gambling cruise boat. The exercise at EOC is part one of a two-part exercise. Part two will take place later this month at the [...]
#PalmBeach County Schools opening new elementary school touted as “Greenest School in the Galaxy”
On school opening day, Monday, August 19, 2013, the South Area of Palm Beach County will be the location for the Greenest School in the Galaxy, the new Galaxy E3 Choice School. Replacing a 53-year old school building, the new Galaxy Elementary School will be a state-of-the-art campus featuring the latest technology of the twenty-first [...]
FOUNTAINS celebrates Italian Culture with Free Four-Day Fiat Festival in Boca Raton
Fountains Center, a mixed-use restaurant/retail/office plaza located at Camino Real and Powerline Road in Boca Raton will hold a four-day, Italian themed celebration from May 9 – 12, featuring a variety of activities geared for families and adults of all ages. Fountains Center is underwriting the event, along with a number of community partners. Rick [...]
Round-up of summer camps in #Broward County
Camps will be added on a regular basis. Broward County Coconut Creek Summer camps begin on Monday, June 17 and end on Friday, August 9 Three programs are available: Summer Day Camp is offered at the Community Center (1100 Lyons Road) and at the Recreation Complex (4455 Sol Press Blvd.). Summer Sports Camp is offered at Sabal Pines Park (5005 [...]
Palm Beach County sinks new artificial reef
From the office of Palm Beach County Mayor Steve Abrams: Since the 1960s, the county has deployed more than 135 artificial reefs using a variety of materials including more than 40 ships, barges, tug boats, boulders and concrete. The reefs serve as man-made habitats placed in areas away from natural reefs creating new commu-nities. They [...]
#WestPalm Beach City Commission Rejects Blanket Approach To Address Noisy Business
The West Palm Beach City Commission voted tonight to reject the idea of freezing all construction activity on industrial properties across the city as a way to address noise complaints surrounding one single industrial business. The vote was a 2-2 tie among Commissioners. West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio voted to break the tie. The [...]



