The Town of Palm Beach
is a Special Place
As a Civic Association member
you can help us keep it that way.
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Health Advisory Issued at Four Palm Beach County Beaches Due to Bacteria in Water
Four Palm Beach County beaches are closed to swimming because of elevated levels of bacteria in the water. Health officials will retest the water, and once the bacteria levels fall into an acceptable range, the advisory will be lifted.
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Lifeguarding for Life in the
Town of Palm Beach
Lifeguard Craig Pollock knows these waters intimately. He's been a lifeguard for the Town of Palm Beach for 30 years. Before that he was a surfer and he grew up on our beaches. He knows firsthand that it is a treacherous beauty.
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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Breaks All-Time Sea Turtle Nest Count Record
Loggerhead Marinelife Center 's research biologists recorded an all-time record-breaking sea turtle nest count of 19,580 nests and counting this year. And we still have three months left in this nesting season.
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Seaweed as Fertilizer? One Man Found a Use for Seaweed Miles from the Beach
If you've been to the beach recently, you probably had to walk or swim through seaweed, and a lot of it! The sargassum seaweed washing up on our beaches is a nuisance and an eyesore, but now one South Florida man has found this seaweed is pretty useful miles away from the beach.
Read More (WPTV)
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Palm Beach Homes: July Real Estate Deals Set Record at $374 Million
Palm Beach saw blistering real estate sales in July that hit $374 million - and by all accounts set a new monthly sales record in town, according to prices attached to the deeds at the Palm Beach County Courthouse. A Daily News sales analysis shows 20 single-family properties last month sold for a combined $347 million, a total that includes houses and vacant land sold privately as well as marketed in the Palm Beach Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service. Sales of 22 condominiums and co-operative units, meanwhile, added another $27 million.
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Memorial Would Honor
Families of Fallen Soldiers
On Wednesday, Lauren Berkson, representing Palm Beach County Gold Star Families, asked the Town Council for permission to erect a marker in Palm Beach recognizing families whose members made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Civic Association
DIRECTORS IN THE NEWS
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New Book from
Stephen A. Schwarzman
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Stephen A. Schwarzman
Civic Association Director
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A long-awaited book from Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, will be released on September 17, 2019. Mr. Schwarzman, a Civic Association Director, uses impactful episodes from his life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations.
See More (Simon & Schuster)
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West Palm Waterfront Tower Gets Tentative OK but Neighbors Blast Height Waiver
Lay the building on its side and city rules would entitle the developer to the same 27 apartments. But a horizontal building wouldn't have million-dollar views of the Intracoastal Waterway. So Flagler WPB Owner LLC on Monday asked city commission approval of a zoning waiver that would allow an 11-story building on a site as little as one-tenth the size city law requires.
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Developer plans major transformation of Palm Beach Post property at Belvedere, Dixie Hwy.
One of the main intersections near downtown West Palm Beach is about to be transformed.
The new owner of the property that has been home to The Palm Beach Post newspaper has major development plans for the parcel at the corner of Dixie Highway and Belvedere Road.
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Wednesday, August 21, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
Monday, August 26, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Taxi Permit Lottery
Town Council Chambers
Wednesday, August 28, 9:00 AM
Architectural Commission Meeting
Town Council Chambers
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Appeals Court Rules Against Coral Gables, Throws Out Ban on Styrofoam Containers
Siding with the Florida Retail Federation and upholding the constitutionality of state laws, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a 2016 move by the city of Coral Gables to ban the use of Styrofoam food containers.
Read More (Miami Herald)
Facing Legal Hurdle, Palm Beach will Repeal Ban on Plastic Bags, Polystyrene Containers
A disappointed Town Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to kill its ban on plastic bags and polystyrene containers after learning an appellate court had upheld the Florida Legislature's preemption against local bans of plastic bags and polystyrene containers.
Read More (Palm Beach Daily News)
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Protecting Paradise by Recycling Water
With a golf course and resort on almost any corner of South Florida, you can imagine how much water it takes to keep the grass and trees nice and green. But why use perfectly good drinking water when you can recycle water to use for places like golf courses, stadiums and landscaping?
Read More (WPTV)
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Scientists Studied 2,500 Coral Reefs to Figure Out How to Save Them
An international group of scientists has surveyed more than 2,500 coral reef systems across 44 countries to determine how to save them in the face of damage caused by climate change and humans, according to a new study.
Read More (WPTV)
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It's Not Just Florida. Hepatitis A is Sweeping the Country.
Since 2016, the virus has spawned outbreaks in at least 29 states, starting with Michigan and California. It has sickened more than 23,600 people, sent the majority to the hospital and killed more than 230. All but California's and Utah's outbreaks are ongoing, and experts expect to eventually see the virus seep into every state.
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Florida Second in the Country for Robocall Complaints
If you've been bombarded with those annoying robocalls in South Florida, this item is for you. Florida ranked second in the number of states with the most robocall complaints last year. As the third-largest state in the U.S. by population, it's only logical that Florida is fertile territory for robocalls, but that doesn't make them any less annoying.
Read More (Sun Sentinel)
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VIDEO NEWSCASTS
THIS WEEK IN
PALM BEACH
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WILL RETURN
NEXT WEEK
See all the video versions of This Week in Palm Beach.
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Where Fla. Can Prove its AV Chops
Florida's public roads have hosted some of the more noteworthy and novel self-driving tests. Starsky Robotics sent a driverless tractor-trailer onto Florida's Turnpike with no human aboard.
Read More (Automotive News)
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Friends of
Palm Beach
Keeping Our
Beaches Clean
Date: Saturday, August 17th
Time: 9 AM to 11 AM
Place: 2505 S. Ocean Blvd.
The President Condos
All supplies will be there. Iced water and snacks too.
CONTACT
Diane Buhler
561-507-0345
[email protected]
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Lots of Cities Want Brightline Stations. Here's Where the Next Ones are Likely to Go.
Many South Florida commuters want the convenience of a Brightline train station near them - and now we know the next locations on track to get them.
The high-speed train service's next priority station stops are Boca Raton, Aventura and PortMiami, the company says.
Read More (The Sun Sentinel)
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