Stet News
⛪️ In case you missed it: Stet News reported Friday that the CityPlace developers have proposed removing the stairway from the Harriet Himmel Theater, a move that preservationists say would forever damage the 1926 building’s historic integrity. Downtown Neighborhood Association Vice President Rick Rose urged city commissioners Monday night to stop all permits for the building until its future is resolved. To respond to a DNA survey about the building, click here. (Stet News)
✍🏼 Another icon departs: The farewell column from Palm Beach Post food writer Liz Balmaseda touches on some of her favorite moments since the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer moved here from the Miami Herald 18 years ago. (Spoiler alert: She doesn’t mention the Pulitzer.) (The Palm Beach Post $$$)
📆 Martina Tate Walker gave up a run for West Palm Beach City Commission to work on homelessness issues, as Stet reported in January. Her Omnipotent Ministry is hosting a panel on homelessness with County Commissioner Mack Bernard, state Sen. Bobby Powell and others at 6 p.m. May 21 at the offices of Extraordinary Charities, 2635 Old Okeechobee Road, West Palm Beach.
🏘️ Housing bonds first pitch: The Palm Beach County Commission gave its first closeup look last week at how some of the money from the voter-approved $200 million affordable housing bond issue should be spent. Some commissioners balked over spending too much to get too little. (WLRN)
Susan Backlinie, who was the first victim in “Jaws” and grew up swimming in West Palm Beach, has died at 77. (The New York Times – gift link)
