North Palm Beach News

TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Legislature is likely to convene in special session Dec.

Karrie Vidovich of the 700 block of Uno Lago in Juno Beach was attempting to cross U. S. 1 going east, when she moved into the path of a 2008 Jeep driven by Patricia Unruh, 57, of Stuart in the 12100 block of U. S. 1 in North Palm Beach, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Shannon Donnelly does a terrific job of keeping us up to date on the antics of our fellow Palm Beachers, but I was wondering what the Shiny Sheet's society column would have looked like in the earliest days of the island, long before the founding of either the town or the newspaper.

TALLAHASSEE - On April 21, a tremor hit Florida's political landscape. On that day, with less than two weeks left in a tense, budget-constrained legislative session, Rep.

Mollie Wilmot talks to media about the Venezuelan freighter Mercedes, which she discovered pushed next to her pool Nov.

Goellnitz wasn't happy when the employees of Touchee Hair Salon, at 11585 U.S. 1, didn't drop everything to accommodate his girlfriend, who wasn't satisfied with eyelash extensions she had gotten there in June, according to federal court documents unsealed on Thursday.

State officials are facing a second lawsuit filed in as many weeks accusing them of shortchanging public schools in violation of a state constitutional provision requiring a "high quality" education for Florida's children.

Florida lawmakers' efforts to rush through legislation authorizing the SunRail commuter train in a special lawmaking session next month may have hit a new snag -- convincing federal transportation officials the state can pay for its end of the deal.

On Nov. 20, The Shiny Sheet will launch Home & Loggia, a new Friday section devoted to real estate, interior design, gardens, entertaining and other home-related topics of interest to Palm Beachers.

Consumers who overcharge their bank accounts when withdrawing money at cash stations or making purchases with debit cards might avoid nasty overdraft fees under new federal rules announced Thursday.

The trompe l'oeil fresco 'Venetian Festival' was uncovered Friday on the ceiling of the former Poinciana Club.

Senate President Jeff Atwater hinted Monday that he might not consider opening up Florida waters to offshore drilling in the next legislative session, his last before term limits force him to step down.

Chef Pierre Prevost, left, with Dana Beach, Camille Broderic and Justine Chamberland, who show their macaroons, boxed and ready to bring home to family and friends.

Reported by: Marci Gonzalez WPTV.com PALM BEACH, FL -- Palm Beach has a new "sugar daddy," and he's only a few inches tall.

Hall of Famer and part-time Palm Beacher Jim Palmer, who pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, served as a celebrity bartender at Nick & Johnnie's Wednesday during An Evening to Benefit Autism, a fundraiser for the Renaissance Learning Center, a West Palm Beach charter school for autistic children ages 3 to 14.

Police have arrested a man accused of burglarizing more than a dozen vehicles in a North Palm Beach neighborhood.

The start date for construction on the Parker Bridge, scheduled to start Nov. 2, has been delayed to Nov.

Elena Johnson can keep her flag. "Justice was done tonight. I didn't doubt it for a moment," said Johnson, 80, wearing an American flag on her lapel.

Whether that big American flag painted on the side of the True Treasures store is to drum up business or promote patriotism, owner Elena Johnson says the village has no right to make her take it down.

So, your social budget isn't what it was at this time last year. But living successfully in Palm Beach requires maintaining a certain visibility factor - and we're not talking about last week's tantrum on the 12th tee in those lime-green pants.