Project Tango grows: County staff grants administrative approval to larger data center
PBA Holdings’ 200,000 square feet of data center space would grow to nearly 700,000 square feet under approval granted Oct. 7.…
Warnings unheeded
Unlicensed roofer Andre Baptiste flees prior to prison, fulfilling warned prediction. Despite evidence, prosecutors didn't expect flight. Victims left unsatisfied with lenient sentence.…
Addiction hits home
The Palm Beach County Commission's heartfelt reaction to a recommendation on spending $150 million in opioid settlement money prompted Commissioners to share personal stories, advocating for support.…
Our 2024 hurricane guide
The National Hurricane Center will introduce an experimental cone graphic in mid-August to better communicate storm threats and receive public feedback.…
Downtown makeover
The Downtown Development Authority in West Palm Beach is experiencing a change in leadership as Teneka James-Feaman takes over from Raphael Clemente.…
Sheriff seeks $75 million budget boost
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw’s budget approaches $1 billion but he would spend nothing on new cars. In what would be a record-setting budget, Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw is planning to spend $952 million next year — a $75 million…
Volunteer to help a long-distance caregiver
My mom-in-law fell again this month. She’s back in rehab now. Mom is in Palm Beach County and I’m in Southern California. We don’t have enough frequent flier miles to hop on a plane every time this happens. With the help of…
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…
A sign of the times for West Palm Beach homeless
The library posted new safety restrictions, banning items like backpacks with frames and shopping carts, causing backlash from homeless advocates in West Palm Beach.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Trailblazing Shiny Sheet publisher pushed ‘real reporting’ of Palm Beach
Longtime friend recalls Agnes ‘Aggie’ Ash, who died last month at 99 By Florence Snyder Flights of angels are busy this week singing Agnes Ash to her rest. The long-retired publisher of The Palm Beach Daily News and Palm Beach Life Magazine…