Sheriff backs off support for vocational school near fairgrounds
SouthTech supporter Jorge Garrido cites opposition from county Mayor Sara Baxter; county mulls Gun Club jail’s future.…
Here’s why Martin County’s new growth plan could blow up its urban growth boundaries
Former commissioner argues wording changes remove restrictions, could allow racetracks or water parks on vast undeveloped lands. Martin County’s huge swaths of rural, undeveloped land are beginning to look a lot like a playground for the rich and famous. But that could…
West Palm Beach real estate mystery solved
We here at Stet love a good mystery. And what’s better than a secret Delaware-based corporation investing $14.5 million in one of our community’s most vulnerable neighborhoods? Could the new investor make good on decades of attempts to stabilize a predominantly Black…
Brightline trains are cocktail lounges on wheels
The bars in Brightline train stations are named Mary Mary for two of Henry Flagler’s three wives. “Why not order a double?” a sign suggests. West Palm Beach On the train Fort Lauderdale Miami Next stop: Orlando, by the end of June.…
Honoring Black women pioneers in law
The Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Association is embracing a high profile in its third year. February was a busy month for the Palm Beach County Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Association. The women toasted a new exhibition at the county’s history museum.…
Justice delayed, again, in torture death of Nubia Barahona
Jorge Barahona brought his adopted son to Palm Beach County to die. A road ranger spotted Barahona’s truck on the shoulder of northbound I-95 on Valentine’s Day 2011. Father and son were drenched in a stew of pesticides and acids. Barahona was…