SIGNS FOR POLO PUSHED CLUB TO REAPPLY WITH STATE DOT
International Polo Club Palm Beach is going to reapply for directional signs off Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike, after a history of polo clubs in Wellington being denied signs by the state. The Florida Department of Transportation denied the latest sign request, made in December 2005, saying new criteria for signs for limited-access facilities have [...]
Read full story...The Rude, Crude and Socially Unacceptable
I think somewhere we’ve lost having respect for other people. In fact, sometimes we can be downright selfish. You’re at a romantic little restaurant, maybe for a special occasion even. However, instead of the quiet music playing softly in the background, there’s a crying baby. It’s 10 PM – crying baby!
Read full story...Little Richard a Living Legend
Some legendary musicians are just that, legendary, some fade into memories just to have their name and their music become a tough trivia question on a quiz show. Little Richard is not one of them. Turn on the TV today and you’ll find him, alive, well and still in that seemingly perpetual motion, that high [...]
Read full story...Brett Butler – Grace Under Pressure
Southern accents are deceptive, radiating warmth, exuding southern charm and hospitality…that southern drawl drips down your ear like mint juleps down your throat on a hot July afternoon, lulling one into a false sense of security. Comedian, Brett Butler has that ability and just when you think you’re safe, she’s gonna kick your butt right [...]
Read full story...The Pink Floyd Experience: Another Mood-Altering Performance
Tom Quinn is an imposter. Something he readily admits…and it ain’t easy. As one of the front men for the Pink Floyd Experience, Quinn has to go on stage and try to give the audience something they can’t have, but demand anyway – a performance by the quintessential psychedelic acid band, Pink Floyd. As legend [...]
Read full story...Potty Mouth, What the F#@&!
Yes, it was just a slip of the tongue, but it may has well have been the shot heard round the world. In a semi-private moment George Bush, while lunching in St. Petersburg at the Group of Eight summit was just shooting the shit with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and then somehow World War [...]
Read full story...Outlaws: Music That Must Be Illegal
Known for music that is all at once beautiful and brutal, the Outlaws have carved out their musical niche by combining exquisite rich harmonies along with killer axe work that has to be illegal in at least three states. The Outlaws whose discography has been a mainstay in the classic rock radio repertoire is about [...]
Read full story...Claim Your Independence!
Ok, July 4th, or as we all know it, Independence Day. It’s a day of remembering what this country stands for. It’s a day to celebrate our freedom and, of course, commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But hey, let’s face it – it’s a day off and an excuse to do the [...]
Read full story...MOLDING MASTERPIECES THE YMCA PAIRS WITH ART MUSEUM TO LET YOUNG ARTISTS CREATE OUTSIDE THE CRAYON BOX.
In a dimmed room of the Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton, doodles come to life, dancing on the classroom wall, grooving to music, speaking in the voices of their creators. Art classes aren’t just about crayons, paint and clay here. In an age where the lines are blurred between technology and art, children [...]
Read full story...Welcome to McCourt…Please Drive Around
If things in this world were not impersonal and automated enough, just make your way to McCourt. It’s a long story, isn’t it always when it comes to cars, tickets and court. Ok so I may not be the poster of safe drivers. But when you’ve been schooled in Boston where we take our sports [...]
Read full story...CAMERA CLUB CAPTURES LIFE ON LOCAL LEVEL MEMBERS’ WORKSHOWN AT CITY HALL
Things seem to be clicking for Larry Diou, 86, of Shady Woods in Delray Beach. A relatively new member of the Delray Camera Club, he won second place in “Vibrant Delray,” the club’s annual members’ showcase. Diou used his camera to capture a popular city restaurant and inn, The Sundy House. His prize photo, Gazebo [...]
Read full story...COUPLES SCHMOOZE JEWISH GROUP HELPS ADULTS MOVING TO AREA FIND FRIENDS AND SOCIAL LIFE.
When Irene Berkey moved to Boca Raton 25 years ago, she left behind a lifetime’s worth of close-knit friends and family for a place where she knew virtually no one. Missing the Jewish culture she left behind, Berkey went looking for that same connection, but there weren’t as many Jewish people living in the area [...]
Read full story...UNITY SCHOOL HELPS CHILDREN IN GHANA
When Austin Gossett-Seidman, 11, of Boca Raton, needed money to help needy children a world away, he went cushion diving in his living room and turned up $90. “They raided our whole house. If every family did that, you can come up with some pretty decent money,” said Austin’s mom, Peggy Gossett-Seidman, public relations director [...]
Read full story...Freedom of Speech Could Not Be Smothered – Interview with Dick Smothers
Irreverent and daring, this brotherly duo with their innocent boyish charm and the catch phrase, “Mom always liked you best,” was slowly turning an entire industry on its ear. Look into the history of television and you’ll find Tom and Dick Smothers leading a generation out of the dark…with laughter.
Read full story...Religion, Alive and Well – In Your Living Room
Who said religion is down and out? One has only to enter the living room to see that worship is alive and well, and glowing.
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