Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Ronald Kessler makes an interesting statement about Donald Trump and Palm Beach: "When Donald opened his club in Palm Beach called Mar-a-Lago, he insisted on accepting Jews and blacks even though other clubs in Palm Beach to this day discriminate against blacks and Jews," Kessler says. "The old guard in Palm Beach was outraged that …
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Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the incident that inspired a long-time post on this site: When You Need a Native Guide. It doesn't seem that long since we almost replicated the Titanic's fate in the Bahamas, but it has... The simplest way of depicting this cruise without too many details is to overlay the …
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The Claude Reese real estate company comes to an end: Founded at the end of the Roaring ’20s, Claude D. Reese Real Estate — often referred to as the island’s oldest real estate firm — has sold the office condominium it had occupied for about 10 years at 140 Royal Palm Way. The agency has …
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New Wine/Wine Skin LP 259-08 (1973) I've said more than once--too many times, perhaps--that South Florida is one of the toughest places in the U.S. to be a Christian. So it's good to see that someone was trying to make a dent in the situation, just down the road from where I grew up and …
I mentioned a short time ago that the "fives" were well equipped with anniversaries. I just realised that I have missed one: the 20 January 1965 visit of Belgian Prince Alexandre de Rethy to our business and home in Palm Beach, complete with a reception at the Colony. You can view the account of that visit …
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@roddreher makes an interesting, if somewhat open-ended analysis of the subject: ...my general sense was the same I had when I lived in NYC for five years: that the region overall is cool to Christianity in a way that I have not seen anywhere else I’ve lived (except for South Florida). Needless to say, the …
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Former Miami cop Marshall Frank lays it out: I am not a Christian. That being said, I love and support the Christian religion for adhering to a loving faith. I may not be a believer, but I have enjoyed the Christmas holidays all of my 75 years... How despicable it is to hear and see …
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A familiar mantra comes from Billy Graham's grandson: "The core message of the Christian faith has been lost in the public sector because what we are primarily known for is our political ideology or opinion," Tchividjian told The Christian Post. Over the last 30 years, the Religious Right has replaced Christianity's foremost message of the …
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Everyone has milestones in their life they stop and either celebrate or reflect on. Â In my case, it is something that looks superficial but made a profound difference. Â Fifty years ago this month, my parents, brother and I packed up my mother's car and pulled out of the place I live now to move to …
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In this case, Testa's Restaurant: The Testa family received permission from the Architectural Commission on Wednesday to demolish the restaurant, gas station, Via Testa retail shops and other buildings on its 1.3-acre property along Royal Poinciana Way and Sunset Avenue. As is commonly the case in Palm Beach, the road to this point has been …
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