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Project Tango" data center faces Palm Beach school board pushback over proximity to elementary
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (392+ words) The Palm Beach County School District, like local residents and others, are wary of the impact of a proposed 200-acre hyperscale data-center complex, specifically on the elementary school neighboring the planned site for construction. Data centers like this one are…...
A pillar of Palm Beach County's Guatemalan community faces deportation
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (144+ words) An undocumented Guatemalan woman widely considered a pillar of her Palm Beach County community has been ordered to be deported while her U. S. citizen children face an agonizing decision. "If you're a danger to society there should be consequences, but Olga…...
'Give our young people something better': West Palm rallies against gun violence
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (794+ words) Against the backdrop of declining homicides, an anti-gun violence group hosted a "Rally for Peace" in West Palm Beach last weekend, supporting families of shooting victims and promoting resources for young men in violent neighborhoods. The event Saturday organized by…...
Public pays twice: Palm Beach Commissioners get rides from deputies, plus car allowance
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1438+ words) While Palm Beach County taxpayers are spending at least $211, 000 a month for sheriff's deputies to ferry county commissioners to meetings and other events, the elected officials are still pocketing taxpayer-funded subsidies for their personal cars. Five accept auto allowances and…...
Secret park deal, E. R. Bradley's controversy heat up West Palm Beach mayoral election
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (592+ words) Ten months before the election to replace West Palm Beach's outgoing mayor, a hot-button issue has already emerged involving an iconic waterfront restaurant and closed-door plans between a prominent developer and the city. The Palm Beach Post revealed that Mayor…...
Redlining to greenlining: New project aims to reshape West Palm Beach's historic Black neighborhood
1+ week, 6+ day ago (638+ words) West Palm Beach approved a land transfer that could shape the future of Coleman Park, the historic Black neighborhood that has long faced economic challenges and vacant properties. City commissioners voted unanimously, 5-0, this week to support a public-private partnership with…...
West Palm Beach to vote on land transfer that could shape future of historic Black neighborhood
2+ week, 1+ day ago (194+ words) West Palm Beach commissioners are getting ready to vote today on a land transfer that could shape the future of Coleman Park, the city's historic Black neighborhood. If approved, the land would go to Palm Beach Venture Philanthropy, a division…...
Vanderbilt University commits to West Palm Beach
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (585+ words) No shovels turned dirt Monday to mark the start of Vanderbilt University's $500 million investment in downtown West Palm Beach. That's still to come. Rather it's the community's investment in Vanderbilt that brought out the news cameras to City Place Monday…...
Protesters, heavy police presence outside President Trump's speech in West Palm Beach venue
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) Dozens of protesters lined up outside the balmy West Palm Beach events center where President Trump was slated to speak on Friday evening. The more than 50 protesters were met by swarms of local police and federal agents protecting the Kravis…...
Palm Beach County is the hot spot for home, condo sales in South Florida
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (506+ words) Palm Beach County condos and homes were red hot in March. The pace of sales jumped by double digits last month even as median prices rose and mortgage rates remained above 6%. Palm Beach County was a relative bright spot in…...