If you are planning on going to Sunfest , buy your tickets now — I mean right now, run out and buy them today. From now until 5:00 pm on March 31st (that’s Tuesday), a 5 day pass will be available for $54 at TD Bank locations in Palm Beach County. If you don’t buy this ticket deal now, tickets will be available for $29 per day in advance at Publix Supermarket locations in Palm Beach and Martin County and online ($31 at the door).
Sunfest will take place this year from April 29th - May... Read Full Story
WEST PALM BEACH — Swim, hunt, ride a horse, club until 4 a.m.
Those are some of the new selling points for Palm Beach County as the Convention and Visitors Bureau undertakes a “radically different plan” to attract tourism dollars.
‘20 distinct towns - one Palm Beach’
How the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau is marketing the county under its new slogan:
Boca Raton: Combines resorts with trendy shops and restaurants.
Jupiter, Tequesta and Juno Beach: Jupiter is home... Read Full Story
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. --- Will Vash at the Palm Beach Post reports that Boynton Beach commishers gave American Realty Development , Inc., of Lake Mary (no web site) the nod over Carlisle Development last night to develop an eight-acre phase of the 26-acre Heart of Boynton redevelopment corridor along MLK Blvd. in Boynton Beach.
American Realty Group vice president Jim Dyal, left, told Vash he plans to recruit local CDC's and the nonprofit Northwood Renaissance in West Palm Beach to help... Read Full Story
A few months ago, I blogged about Miami Tour Company , a tour company in Miami that offers city tours through the eyes of a local - a great tour by the way. This is great for Miami, but what if you want to learn more about the city of West Palm Beach? You are in luck. On Fridays and Saturdays, starting next Friday, January 9th, the Downtown Development Authority will relaunch their popular Historic Trolley Tours.
Although, these will take a different tone and focus more on the history of... Read Full Story
MIAMI, Fla. --- Matthew I. Pinzur reports in today's Miami Herald that Dade co commishers are set to consider a plan today to turn over control of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency to HUD and activists don't like the plan:
Local leaders cannot regain control until HUD agrees that a lengthy work plan has been completed, though the county can seek a judge's intervention if the takeover lasts longer than a year.
"What we need is housing, and this doesn't assure that's going to happen," said Max... Read Full Story
TAMPA, Fla. --- James E. Dyal is vice president of American Realty Development in Tampa, which develops affordable multi-family rental communities. A member of the Florida Housing Coalition Board of Directors, he will present a workshop on affordable housing finance and development at Florida Housing's 20th Annual Statewide Affordable Housing Conference Sept. 5-7 in Orlando.
Mr. Dyal volunteers as guest lecturer at the University of South Florida Collaborative for Children, Families and... Read Full Story
For those of you who have been around South Florida for awhile, you must surely remember when CityPlace used to be more of a ghetto than a tourist destination. After cleaning the area up, a huge amount of real estate development and some dedicated people devoted to change, CityPlace was transformed. OK, so I wasn’t around to see the transformation, I’ve surely heard stories, but now I feel that another area of West Palm Beach is worthy of recognition, a place called Northwood Village... Read Full Story
When I first met Burt Rapoport nearly 2 years ago, I knew he was one to keep an eye on. I was thoroughly impressed with his genuine character and the excellent food and service you received in his restaurants. The only problem was that none of the restaurants were very close by, until now. Clematis Social , Burt’s latest endeavor, opened up recently on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach. Located at 223 Clematis Street (next to Forte and across the street from Rocco’s Tacos), this place has... Read Full Story
TAVARES, Fla. --- Lake County home builders have launched a campaign to convince co. commishers to reject a proposed hike that would give Lake the costliest school impact fees in Fla.
They have their work cut out for them with co. commishers Jennifer Hill, left, and Linda Stewart. Neither offers much sympathy, and one of them got downright huffy about it.
Nin-Hai Tseng at the Orlando Sentinel reported in yesterday's edition:
...builders are fighting significant increases proposed for... Read Full Story
It’s the beginning of 2009 — with all our goals to start the year off right, it’s sure to be a prosperous year. Right?! Not this week. I keep hearing of all sorts of closings around the area. Here’s a summary of what’s closed within the last week and/or will be closing shortly:
Abokado - This sushi restaurant in Mary Brickell Village just hired a new chef a few months ago, but that didn’t seem to be the answer to their problems as they shut their doors 4 days before the New Year. Word on... Read Full Story
