Palm Beach County

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Palm Beach County Absentee Ballots Altered by Printing Error

With November 6 a mere four weeks away, Florida decided it's about time to do that thing where it screws up the election.LET'S DO THIS, FLORIDA! According to Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher, about 60,000 Palm Beach County absentee ballots that have already been mailed by the Palm Beach County Sup ... More >>

Five South Florida Dining Events This Weekend: Flavor Palm Beach and More

So; Isaac was a real party pooper, huh? Sure, the tropical storm didn't live up to the hype, but it still managed to rain on more than one parade last week, which means a few events were rescheduled for this weekend. It's all good, though, with a three-day weekend in front of you, there's plenty of ... More >>

New Times Best of Broward/Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012

​Here's your chance to vote for your favorite haunts in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012. Click the links below to cast your votes. The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.

Turtles Once Again Ruining Plan to Save Singer Island Beaches

​Singer Island just can't hold on to its sand. A decade of repeated efforts to stanch beach erosion there have failed, according to a report filed with the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners.The board will consider a proposal tomorrow to review plans for "perpendicular structures along Singe ... More >>

Herman Cain Train Rolling Through South Florida on Wednesday; Three Events for Free

"The man who's been shoutin' the number nine in your TV."​GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain -- or as Mike Tyson calls him, "The man who's been shoutin' the number nine in your TV" -- is scheduled to make four stops around South Florida on Wednesday.Three of those events will be free, but the ... More >>

Drink & Food Events This Weekend in Broward/Palm Beach Counties

The Fall (as in season) of food trucks.​This weekend belongs to food trucks and the South Florida denizens who love their mobile food wares. The schedule over the next few days is dominated by food truck rallies, derbies and festivals, with a transportation network for party goers in Southern Palm ... More >>

NEW UPDATE: Cop Shoots and Kills Man, Richard Montero, in Palm Beach

​The Sun-Sentinel is reporting another cop shooting this morning. A Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy evidently shot and killed a man, ***44-year-old Richard Montero ***, during a traffic stop at Summit Boulevard and Jog Road in West Palm Beach around 6:30 a.m.UPDATE: It now appears that as with ... More >>

Numbers of Haitian Students in Browards Schools: 587 and Counting

​As of last Friday, the Broward County School District had 587 new Haitian students -- an increase of 85 since the Sun-Sentinel published its last article a few days earlier. That's far more students than Miami-Dade or Palm Beach County, but then the Broward schools have plenty of room, thanks to ... More >>

Hey, Laser Geeks: Stop Playing Star Wars at the Palm Beach Airport

Flckr user: pedrosimoes7Keep your lasers out of my eyes!​More than 20 times in the past year, pranksters have shone a green laser beam into the cockpits of planes landing at Palm Beach International Airport, attempting to blind the pilots. No planes have crashed, but at least one pilot was injured ... More >>

Man Jailed for Illegal Use of a Dairy Case

​ ​ ​A 56-year-old man is in Palm Beach County lockup on a $1,500 bond for illegal use of a dairy case or egg basket, possession of a stolen shopping cart, and indecent exposure. Ernest Wend, whose address is listed as "at large," was arrested Saturday at 8 a.m. by Pal ... More >>

Morning Juice: Swine Flu Claims Casualty in PBC; Budget Talks Get Rowdy in Pembroke Pines

​Here's what's going on this morning in Broward and Palm Beach counties:A 33-year-old woman from Palm Beach County has died from H1N1, despite having none of the conditions that suggest she should have been at greater risk. So doctors are warning the public to get treatment in cases in which his o ... More >>

Broward and Palm Beach Banks Slightly Better Prepared for Apocalypse Than Rest in Florida

Flickr User: jbenson2Geithner will spare us locals from his bank spreeWhen you fill out a deposit slip these days, it's hard to know whether you'll get the money back or if you're throwing it into a bottomless pit. So it should come as an enormous relief that a bank-rating firm, Bauer Financial, has ... More >>

Grand Jury Details Palm Beach County's Sins

Flickr user: HeneghanYour money, wasted by Palm Beach County officials.How corrupt is Palm Beach County government? A grand jury report released today counts the ways. From overpriced land deals to shady bond underwriting practices, to slush funds that allow public officials to spend millions on the ... More >>

Depressed Palm Beach County Wants New P.R. Campaign

Flickr user: thewentworths1Come back, tourists! We're not that depressing.The Palm Beach County commissioners voted this week to spend $3 million on a new advertising campaign to boost tourism. Meanwhile, in totally unrelated news, The Business Insider, an online publication, named West Palm Beach o ... More >>

No Blues for Ouzo Blue

Photo from ouzoblue.comThey're dancing on the tables in Palm Beach Gardens -- literally -- with the debut of Palm Beach County's second Ouzo Blue. The first Blue set up in Lake Worth in January, bringing Greek faves from dolmades and spanakopita to moussaka and lamb kebabs, plus lots of table dancin ... More >>

Right Neighborly

With this much local good will, Centro has it made.

In Case You Missed It, This Week's Best News Video

Miami-Dade CorrectionsJenningsLake Worth Commissioner Cara Jennings apparently has some strong feelings about Israeli aggression in Palestine, because on Sunday, she headed down to the Israeli Consulate in downtown Miami, painted her face, climbed up on some stilts, and stood by the entrance, chanti ... More >>

Fewer New Yorkers Are Flipping Us Off, State Considers Expanding Lanes for Range Rovers

Fewer outsiders are moving to Florida, and the biggest drop in newcomers is among New Yorkers. The number of New Yorkers registering to drive in Florida has dropped by 50 percent in recent years, leading to what I'm sure will be remembered as The Great New Yorker Shortage of 2009.It'd be easy to mak ... More >>

Best Of Readers' Poll 2009: Best Restaurant in Palm Beach

Palm Beach County has gone through one of the biggest restaurant booms in the U.S. lately: We're finally on the culinary map. From the tiny corner bistro where you've been a regular for years to the splashy newcomer cheffed by a big name, Palm Beach has enough good restaurants to keep us busy for a ... More >>

Best Of Readers' Poll 2009: Best Bar in Palm Beach

Palm Beach County's got some serious diversity in the world of drinking. There's the blue-haired bars in Boca, the popped-collar joints on the island, Jamaican rum joints in The Glades, and the old-school rock bars east of the tracks on Clematis. Pick your favorite, and vote for it in the comments s ... More >>

Local Strippers Must Do More Stripping To Afford County Fee (For Stripping)

I realize it's tough to scrounge up money in this economy, Palm Beach County, but must you really take it out of the g-strings of our courageous strippers? Those hard-bodied girls and guys need that money to pay for college! To put food on the table for the cute little tyke whose daddy skedaddled! A ... More >>

Source: Sentinel Shutting Down Delray Beach Office

A source at the Sun-Sentinel tells me that the newspaper's Palm Beach County office in Delray Beach is closing up this week. The bureau, which had 27 people last year but has surely shrunk a bit during recent staff cuts, is moving down to the newspaper's existing Deerfield Beach office. [ADDED] Mos ... More >>

Efon

Somong

First Condoms, Then The House

Running, Good For Your Art

Timb the Ubiquitous

Social Anxiety (Self-released)

Best Diner

Howley's

Best Road Race for Runners

Marathon of the Palm Beaches

Best Place to See Lake Okeechobee

Port Mayaca

Prelude to a Butt Whippin'

The GOP eyes a George W. Bush victory in traditionally Democratic Palm Beach County. Here's why.

Best Country and Western Bar

Plush Pony Lounge

Best Place to Volunteer

Guatemalan-Maya Center

Southern Exposure

Fotoreal, fotosurreal, and foto-pain-in-the-neck

Queen of the Recount

Carol Roberts may not beat Clay Shaw, but don't count her out

Fun with Fruit

The Tropical Fruit Festival sweetens the weekend

Best Place for Boys to Meet Boys

H.G. Roosters

Best Place to Canoe

Loxahatchee River Canoe Outfitters

Best Dollar Store

99 Cent Stuff

Best Theater for Plays

Florida Stage

Shells Galore

The Cajun Festival

Best Not-So-Cheap Thrill

Skydive America Palm Beach

Best Burritos

Tacos al Carbon

Best Restaurant Brewery, Palm Beach

Brewzzi's

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Theresa LePore

Best Hunting

West of U.S. Highway 27

Best Farmers' Market/Palm Beach

West Palm Beach Green Market

Undercurrents

Blackboard Bungle

In an era of overcrowded classrooms, who would build a school in a town with no children? The Palm Beach County School Board, that's who.