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Palm Beach tap water may have slight chlorine taste starting Friday. Here's why
Starting Friday, Palm Beach residents may notice a slight chlorine taste and smell coming from their tap water, as West Palm Beach — which supplies the town's drinking water — conducts its annual chlorine disinfection flush of its water treatment plant and drinking water system. The town said...
The Park Unveils Ladies’ League
Golfers of all levels are welcome to play in the West Palm Beach public course's ladies’ league, meeting every Tuesday through September The post The Park Unveils Ladies’ League appeared first on Palm Beach Illustrated.
Palm Beach Int'l Airport receives $17.2M in federal grant to improve safety, efficiency
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is receiving $17.2 million of a $289 million grant aimed at improving safety and efficiency at airports across America. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday a seventh round of Airport Infrastructure...
A Public Golf Course Shakes Up Palm Beach's Ritzy Country Club Scene
Members of the Breakers and the Everglades are choosing to play at the Park, a new municipal course in West Palm Beach. The ritzy residents of Palm Beach usually play golf at their exclusive —and expensive — country clubs. Now they’re teeing up at a municipal course open to the public.
PBI sees record 8 million passengers in a year
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Between May 2023 and the end of May 2024, Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) had a record-breaking 8,021,505 passengers pass through. This is a 13.875% increase from the pre-pandemic record set in February 2020 and a 0.5% rise from the post-pandemic record set in March 2024.
An $11.7 million house sale in Palm Beach has Boston links on both sides of the deal
The just-closed sale of a house on the near North End of Palm Beach has links to Boston through the buyers and the sellers. Commercial real estate investor Eric D. Schlager and his wife, Beth, sold — for a recorded $11.7 million — the 1970s-era house they remodeled and owned through a trust at 170 Everglade Ave. Eric Schlager is CEO of Bulfinch, his family’s commercial real estate business in Boston. Beth Schlager has a background in banking...
Deputy fired after marijuana in pizza boxes was brought into jail
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy has been fired for his role in an incident involving marijuana that was brought into the Palm Beach County Jail inside several pizza boxes. The incident led to his arrest back in March of 2021. It's like...
A $39 Million Oceanfront Mansion Just Set a Sales Record For This South Florida Community
An oceanfront estate in South Florida has been sold in a record-breaking deal. This $20 Million Montecito Estate Features a Custom Treehouse and a Bocce Court The fixer-upper mansion at 3223 North Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach County’s affluent Gulf Stream enclave has been scooped up for a whopping $39 million, setting a record for the most expensive home ever sold in the slightly under-the-radar community. The two-acre compound was formerly owned by Debra Levitetz, the ex-wife of Jeffrey Levitetz, the founder of the Boca Raton-based Purity Wholesale Grocers, The Real Deal reported. The previous record was set in March 2022 with...
New Florida HOA law: 8 things HOAs may no longer do to Palm Beach County homeowners
As of July 1, a Florida new law limiting what homeowner associations in the state and Palm Beach County can do to their members went into effect. HOAs may no longer do these 8 things to Palm Beach County homeowners:. Enforce rules on some residents but not others. Ban homeowners...
'Im gone kill u': Greenacres man accused of threatening to kill pregnant ex-girlfriend
GREENACRES, Fla. (CBS12) — A man from Greenacres is accused of threatening to kill his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her children, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO). PBSO deputies spoke with 25-year-old Xavian Montgomery's ex-girlfriend on June 19. She claimed that she had received multiple texts and...
It's time to sign up for annual Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving Day
It’s not too early to think about Thanksgiving. And indeed, if you want to take part in one of the town’s most popular holiday traditions, you’ll need to. That’s because registration is now open for the Turkey Trot, the Town of Palm Beach United Way’s 5K race on Turkey Day, which falls this year on Nov. 28.
3 questions. Here’s what Palm Beach County prosecutor candidates say
Many candidates are now in the running to become Palm Beach County’s top prosecutor, filling the seat being vacated by longtime state attorney Dave Aronberg. After serving three terms, Aronberg isn’t seeking reelection. Facing off in the Aug. 20 primary election will be three Democrats, Alexcia Cox, Gregg S. Lerman and Craig Williams, and two Republicans, Forrest Freedman and Sam Stern. The ...
‘I will get justice’: How a deck of cards may help solve South Florida cold cases
The king of diamonds shows the face of a young man shot and killed in Sunrise just hours before his 21st birthday. On the four of diamonds is the rendering of a woman whose remains were found in Palm Beach County in 1980, whose name is still unknown. The queen of spades tells the story of a woman whose sister said she still believes that it is only a matter of time until those responsible for ...
How Palm Beach County students tested in 2024. One grade was way below state. Which one?
The results are in on the new statewide English and math standardized tests for Palm Beach County students. FAST exams replaced the FSA statewide exams in 2023. The tests measure reading and mathematics in grades three, seven and 10. The state tests math in grades three and seven. Palm Beach...
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