Voters’ guide banned, then restored to libraries
League of Women Voters’ free, nonpartisan publication will be available at county library branches Tuesday, Oct. 13.…
Spending opioid millions
Palm Beach County's $148 million opioid lawsuit settlement will focus on post-treatment care and social determinants of health, with input from affected community members.…
A showcase for mass transit
Transit champions urge everyone to climb aboard Palm Tran. Community leaders are riding the bus this month to promote Palm Tran. Why it’s important: Palm Beach County’s public bus routes connect riders to nearly 3,000 stops including the airport, hospitals and all Tri-Rail stations. What’s…
Justice system shakeup
State attorney, public defender races wide open The stage for a massive — and historic — shake-up in Palm Beach County’s criminal justice system is finally set. For the first time in more than a decade, county voters will choose a new…
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.…
$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.…
Wetlands in peril: County in bidding war for Pal-Mar preserves
Private ownership, dispute over value jeopardizes county’s ability to salvage untouched properties on Martin County border.…
With a library card, you can rule the world
Stream movies and music, read the news, learn a language with the Palm Beach County Public Library. Last week, we were charmed by our library’s offerings beyond books. This week, we are blown away by the digital doors you can open with…
Racetrack chess board: Pieces in play
It’s happening, County Commissioner Sara Baxter told 250 racing fans Wednesday night. GL Homes is building a 200-acre off-highway vehicle park on its land west of The Acreage. And giving it to county residents free of charge, she said at a town hall…
Exclusive: City offers $1 million to retake Photo Centre spot
City officials haven’t said publicly what they want to put there but in legal papers, the attorney for the Photo Centre said officials wanted to get market-rate rents for the prominent Clematis Street location.…
Palm Beach County is growing, but it’s not crazy growth
West Palm Beach clocks in as our fastest-growing city.…
Sheriff’s opening bid
Greetings, Stetters! For you today, an $867 million budget proposal, $10 million in state money finds our science center, Disney’s snub, what the Census says about us and a moment for the turtles. Today’s newsletter is a 7-minute read. 🚨 Exclusive: Sheriff…
Next tourist draw: Auto racing
Hotel tourist tax money built the Palm Beach County Convention Center. It helped build two baseball stadiums primarily used for one month a year. It helps keep the beaches sandy. Could there be some dollars left for auto racing? “This is not a stop…
'Unpreserving the Ag Reserve'
Palm Beach County Commission moves forward with controversial land swap that opponents say will undo decades of preservation Supporters of a land swap that threatened to gut Palm Beach County’s decades-long efforts to save farmland in the Agricultural Reserve told commissioners at…
Lawyer Gregg Lerman wants to be your state attorney
There could be a race for the Palm Beach County job. Seven years after Gregg Lerman lost a nasty judicial race that ended with the stunning removal of his opponent from office, the 62-year-old criminal defense attorney is ready to hit the…