Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Awarded $165,000 Grant

LAKE WORTH, FL; August 31, 2015 – The Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County were awarded $165,000 from The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Funds received from this grant are being used to help support our new “Creative Corridor Initiative.” The Initiative is a…

Manatee developer Carlos Beruff quits board after approving Pat Neal’s wetland building permit

Local developer Carlos Beruff has resigned from his position on the Southwest Florida Water Management District governing board, using his last day to motion for the approval of fellow local developer Pat Neal’s controversial four-home subdivision on Perico Island wetlands. Beruff’s term was scheduled to end in March 2017, but he submitted a resignation to…

Grassroots effort aims to revitalize Warrington

You wouldn’t think a community with a rich history stretching back nearly two centuries would still be trying to “find itself.” But Warrington has long struggled with its identity. Some residents view it as the City of Pensacola’s unincorporated “Westside.” Others merely as a collection of coexisting neighborhoods with wide demographic disparities. Today, the struggle…

Developer’s plans roil Grove Isle tranquility

Grove Isle, the gated island enclave just off Coconut Grove prized by residents for its tranquility and panoramic bay views, has been less than tranquil lately. The close-knit, well-to-do high-rise community, which boasts some of Miami’s leading lights among its members, has been roiled by a developer’s plans to demolish the island’s upscale, if dated,…

Joy taking root in downtown Sebring

The initial phase to build an outdoor park on the downtown Sebring Circle to fill a physical and emotional void began April 14. And through a spirit of altruism, volunteering and philanthropy — brick by brick, column by column, wire by wire, plant by plant — the Garden of Joy is getting closer to completion.…