Tequesta News

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com Judy Finn came dressed for the occasion, as volunteers gathered to make First Presbyterian Church of Tequesta's signature strawberry jam for their March 1st Strawberry Festival.

When developer MDM Group managed to yank away from Miami's historic preservation board last week the question of what to do with the discovery of a significant prehistoric Tequesta Indian village site, they moved the ball into a potentially more advantageous court - the political, deal-making world of the City Commission.

Many people in Jupiter and Tequesta are hoping for dry weather. On Wednesday evening, heavy rains pounded the area and caused trouble on the road.

For years, we've been hearing about the benefits of farm-to-table cuisine: Buying locally results in lower carbon emissions, support of the local economy, and stronger, fresher flavors.

The warnings are everywhere and yet collisions between cyclists and vehicles occur often on south Florida roads.

An application to the Palm Beach Gardens Planning and Zoning Department filed last November shows that a Houston company is seeking approval for a Twisted Trunk microbrewery at the southwest corner of US 1 and PGA Boulevard.

The debate over what to do about a site of a prehistoric Tequesta village in downtown Miami continued at a hearing on the issue Friday.

Sharply changing tack, the owners of a downtown Miami lot where the remnants of a prehistoric Tequesta Indian village have been unearthed launched an attack Thursday on the archaeologists responsible, calling their conclusions about the site “hokum” and “a joke.’’ In an interview Thursday, an attorney for MDM Development ... (more)

As more Native American archaeological sites are being uncovered around the nation, the findings are posing difficult questions for the cities where they are found.