Palm Beach County Metro Report (The Palm Beach Post)
BOYNTON BEACH - Ten days ago, police said, Darnell Henry forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's house and attacked her in a jealous rage. He punched her in the face, tore off her nightgown and over and over again promised, "I'm going to kill you," according to his arrest affidavit. But a noise in the house distracted him, and the woman clambered out a window and ran to a neighbor's house. Henry, ......more...South Florida hotels find going green helps bottom line, planet (Sun-Sentinel)
Indoor landscaper Judy Glaser values ecology. So when she needed a hotel in Delray Beach for a family visit, the Chicago resident checked online and booked one that's convenient and eco-friendly: The Colony Resort and Cabana Club . ...more... Teens' big effort to aid Big Easy's 9th Ward leaves big impression (The Palm Beach Post)
In August 2006, the Friedman Commission for Jewish Education in West Palm Beach sent 13 teenagers to New Orleans to spend five days helping the people of the Lower Ninth Ward rebuild their lives after Hurricane Katrina....more... Naples hotel faces fines after turtle hatchlings lured by lights (Naples Daily News)
Code enforcers are cracking down on beachfront lighting violators amid the worst year for wayward baby sea turtles in Collier County since 1999. The Edgewater Beach Hotel on Gulf Shore Boulevard North faces up to $15,000 in fines because illegal lights drew baby sea turtles away from the Gulf of Mexico after they hatched from their nest early Tuesday, city code enforcers said....more... Life's a beach: Or so a noted coastal geologist will assure you (The Palm Beach Post)
Stephen Leatherman strides across the sand at Juno Pier, past the pink-bikini-clad girls and all the obligatory accouterments of sun worship. He reaches the foamy shore and inhales the salt breeze, allowing all the sun-washed, beach pastels to settle into focus....more... Other News in Brief: DDRS Takes Tennessee Business Center; No Antitrust Woes for Legacy Hotel Deal; Opus West Nabs New ... (Commercial Property News)
DDRS has reported the purchase of Trinity Ridge Business Center, an office/flex complex in Memphis, Tenn. Built on 22 acres, it has 234,000 square feet of rentable space. The complex consists of eight buildings. The property is adjacent to Shelby Farms-a 4,500-acre, county-owned park....more... Fatal accident prompts some parasailing operators to call for regulation (Sun-Sentinel)
It was noon and the wind was picking up as Capt. Andy Lepel cruised the waters off Pompano Beach. He had a half-dozen customers on board wanting to parasail ? and a tough call to make. ...more... Business events (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
Tuesday...more... Today: August 23-August 25, 2007 (Palm Beach Daily news)
Clematis by Night: Brass Machine, a nine-piece band that performs rock, funk, Motown and R&B, will entertain from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Centennial Square, east end of Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. Part of the proceeds will aid the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Free....more... |