Who gets the money to fight gridlock?
The fight between cities and counties over who gets the money developers pay for road work could be decided this year by the Florida Legislature.…
Dreyfoos shooting: The 2-minute clash that ended Romen Phelps’ life
The untold story of what happened when Dreyfoos grad Romen Phelps crashed his way onto campus, sending students fleeing, and came face-to-face with West Palm Beach Sgt. Christopher Nagel.…
Burning rubber and Tupac: The Tradrick McCoy papers
Riviera Beach council unleashes unusual attack on one of their own, releasing police reports and HR complaints about Tradrick McCoy dating back years.…
WPB mayor balks at speaker, orders city to rescind sponsorship of Black Chamber event
This story has been updated since it appeared on Jan. 30 in Stet Palm Beach. From the Lessons in Political Retribution Department comes longtime practitioner Keith James, the mayor of West Palm Beach. The city canceled its $17,000 sponsorship, which included two tables, for the Black…
$100 million question
You could argue that the county saved downtown West Palm Beach. The downtown resurgence of the 1990s started with county decisions to invest in downtown in the 1980s, drawing the public and office workers to a center that had been depleted by suburban growth.…