Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
In Palm Beach, where else: Two new residences will be going up while five old residences will be coming down, as approved Wednesday by the Architectural Commission...264 Bahama Lane: Owner Karl Wattenhofer is demolishing his house to cure a code-enforcement violation for unapproved window changes. He currently has fines that total more than $74,000. For …
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New concept? Hardly, New York City allowed it in the late 1940's: Many objected to the rich subsidies offered Metropolitan Life, then the largest private corporation in the nation, as well as the firm’s refusal to rent to minorities. Others criticized the complex’s design and layout. Metropolitan Life wouldn’t allow schools, churches, libraries, or other …
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And they don't stand much of a chance, either: Palm Beach police picked up five illegal immigrants shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday at the corner of Hammon Avenue and South Ocean Boulevard, police spokesman Fred Hess said. Evidently the politically correct terminology has not quite penetrated this enclave. I think it should be noted, however, …
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But Palm Beach County sheriff Ric Bradshaw's going to try: Florida House and Senate budget leaders have awarded Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw $1 million for a new violence prevention unit aimed at preventing tragedies like those in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., from occurring on his turf. Bradshaw plans to use the extra …
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In Palm Beach, where else? In its unanimous approval of the repair project, the board also gave Smith permission to replace wood transom windows above the front doors with bronze windows in a style that would closely match the door pattern. Smith plans to replace the church’s announcement sign with a slightly smaller bronze-framed case …
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Our Lord wept over Jerusalem, but what about this: My last Palm Sunday piece concerned the custom of the palm crosses at Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Evidently it's just as well Bethesda stuck with palm crosses; a real triumphal entry into Palm Beach would have been met, not by the Pharisees, but the Palm Beach police. And it …
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I guess any creature can only take so much: Two lemurs were captured early Monday morning after they escaped from their cages and one scratched a 2-year-old girl. About 2 a.m., North Miami Beach Police received the call about the lemurs which were loose near 2049 NE 173rd Street. "This is the first time I've been …
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Today is Fake Inauguration Day in the United States. Our President, coming from a triumph many said would never happen, was actually sworn in yesterday. If I were him, and I wanted to stick it in the eye again to serious Christians, I would have done the thing on Sunday, the way other places do …
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He officially becomes a Democrat: Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to formally join the Democratic Party – making the announcement via Twitter after a fist bump from President Obama – suggests to his critics a savvy political chameleon prepping for a 2014 gubernatorial run against Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Few tears shed over this …
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A program from--where else--Tennessee: Temple Israel and Unity of the Palm Beaches are collaborating on a project that is soulful — and sole-ful. Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein of the temple and the Rev. Rhonda K. Liles, senior minister at Unity of the Palm Beaches, will go barefoot Oct. 11, to raise awareness for Soles4Souls, a …
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