Make the personal public, coach urges nonprofits
Also at nonprofit chamber summit, Goldlaw founder presents $100,000.…
Historic jitters
Concern over a proposed $20 million renovation of the old church at the center of CityPlace has West Palm Beach residents on the offensive, proposing historic designation for the church and formation of a preservation foundation. The developers who own the site recently put…
‘Would you want this in your backyard?’
Residents deliver frosty response to $40 million Palm Beach Gardens ice rink proposal.…
Lake Park balks
Quiet zones are happening in northern Palm Beach County — except in Lake Park. Cities in northern Palm Beach County, armed with federal grants, are spending more than $3 million on safety features for rail crossings to silence train horns. Yet the…
How Stephen Ross wants to reshape West Palm Beach
Offices, schools and a club for affluent newcomers. Fortune magazine just published a look at Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross’ ambitions to make West Palm Beach a model city for the country. Why it’s important: The article, reported with Bloomberg, pulls together…
Gardens-area airport could get longer runway
Public comment period underway for study that would pave the way to extend the diagonal runway to 6,000 feet at the North Palm Beach County Airport outside Palm Beach Gardens.…
Stalled road work is happening in El Cid … well, almost El Cid
The $5.63 million road, water and drainage project was plagued with myriad problems and complaints, ultimately forcing the city to kick the original contractor off the job.…
Local detective recounts crucial role in Dream Team defense of O.J.
Plucked from his West Palm Beach office to work for Simpson’s so-called “Dream Team,” McKenna spent countless hours knocking on doors and fielding thousands of calls.…
Elephant in the room: a marina
West Palm Beach’s community meetings on the waterfront continue this week. About 30 people participated in the first of three community meetings about West Palm Beach’s downtown waterfront, and most showed up to oppose putting a marina there. Why it’s important: “Your…
Baseball’s Miracle field of dreams
The Miracle League lets kids ages 5 and up with physical and mental disabilities can achieve the dream of playing baseball. …
Reshaping parks in Palm Beach Gardens: Two big money proposals on opposite tracks
A vote is scheduled for Thursday on a 40-year lease to allow an ice-rink complex at Plant Drive Park but a proposal for a gymnasium at the Gardens North County District Park appears dead. Proposed ice-rink complex in Palm Beach Gardens. (JLG…
Exclusive: St. Mary’s pediatric cardiac settlements top $100 million
Now-closed unit’s director, Dr. Michael Black, continues defamation suit against CNN despite court setbacks.…
Exclusive: Vanderbilt calling
Welcome spring! And election day! Vanderbilt explores a West Palm Beach campus, the county ramps up climate change plans, early voters flood the annexation zone and construction delay in Jupiter.…
Exclusive: ‘It can't be just a Costco box.’ New Tiger Woods arena draws criticism
Palm Beach State College trustees want more details about prefab metal building that would replace air-inflated dome. This story is appearing simultaneously in StetNews.org and OnGardens.org. A proposal to rebuild the Tiger Woods-led indoor golf arena at Palm Beach State College with…
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…
A salute to journalism
Stet News earned the second-place statewide award from the Florida Press Club for newsletter writing.…
New hire
Here we go. For you today, an election that never happened, back to the waterfront, a constellation of scientists and fair favorites. A West Palm Beach City Commission candidate said she dropped her bid for office in November after an unusual offer:…
Exclusive: Why WPB commission candidate dropped bid
Martina Tate-Walker backed out of her campaign for West Palm commission in November after a job offer that she said required she give up her political ambitions.…