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A Florida La Quinta Inn Is Being Eyed As Housing For The Homeless. Some Residents Are Unhappy
By now, most Floridians know that Florida's HB 1365 has gone into effect. This bill bars the homeless from camping on city streets. As such, some of Florida's cities have looked at alternate housing solutions. One Florida city, West Palm Beach, is considering buying a La Quinta Inn and converting it to housing for the homeless. However, some residents who live in the area are unhappy.
Some seek refuge in Stuart from Hurricane Milton as others prepare
STUART — In downtown Stuart Wednesday morning, as the Treasure Coast kept an anxious eye on Hurricane Milton’s eastward progress, many businesses were shuttered up or closed, though a few folks strolled the sidewalks or enjoyed a meal at one of the eateries. Jen Racke and her husband, David Racke, both in their...
Palm Beach Gardens raises firefighter salaries, shortens work weeks to attract new recruits
PALM BEACH GARDENS — The city’s fire department is preparing to hire 33 new firefighters, reduce employee working hours and give raises to its personnel. The City Council in September approved a new three-year contract for firefighters and paramedics, which will cost more than $5.8 million over the length of the contract. Starting...
Riding out the storm: Friends in tiny seaside Briny Breezes stand tough in face of Hurricane Milton
A tornado-spawning hurricane might have spooked the rest of Florida. But not Ted Gross, the mayor of Briny Breezes. The small coastal community of nearly 500 mobile homes along State Road A1A south of Boynton Beach was among the areas in Palm Beach County urged to evacuate. But several residents — including the mayor — said they planned to stay put. With Hurricane Milton’s arrival just hours ...
Vanderbilt University could get whopping $46 million worth of county land donated in West Palm Beach
Welcome to The Dirt! I’m real estate, weather and critter reporter Kimberly Miller with the latest developments in the sizzling market. Folks, this is a very abbreviated newsletter this week as I've been doing my double-agent duty as a weather reporter and the west coast is about to get walloped by the mother of all storm surges,...
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