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The town of Palm Beach broke ground Friday on a restoration project for Phipps Ocean Park, which has been four years in the making. Community members gathered for a ceremony for the long-planned redevelopment of the historic park. Located just north of the Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course, the park was donated in 1948 by the Phipps family and has not been updated since. The $30 million project plans to revitalize the space into a lush native landscape. Some improvements include an outdoor classroom, a coastal restoration center, a playground and enhanced recreational facilities. A key part of the project is the relocation of the "Little Red Schoolhouse" within the park to protect it from frequent flooding and wind. It was the first schoolhouse in Palm Beach County, constructed in 1886. Leaders...

Myla Chance, a junior at Jupiter Christian High School, first met rowing partner Viktoria Ekstrand from American Heritage in Delray Beach, when they were paired with each other for the state competition. Were pretty short for rowers, were the same height, so our coach stuck us in the boat together, Chance said. "After we practiced it a couple of times, I feel like we realized we really clicked, Ekstrand added. The two rowers, from two different schools, with only two months to train swept a state competition and then pushed to the nationals. Nationals, we were a little nervous going in, Chance said. She was coming off an injury and we had no practice together at all and one of my mottos is, if youre not practicing, someone else is. Ekstrand said she was training on the bike, but not in the...

The City’s Community Advisory Panel recently updated Council with findings from their Community Conversation town hall. Learn more about the feedback provided. Read More

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Dave & Busters is set to open its 10th location in Florida on June 3. The entertainment hub where you can eat, drink, play and watch sports is located at 2270 SW Gatlin Blvd., near Interstate 95, in the Gatlin Plaza next to The Home Depot in Port St. Lucie. The new 25,000 square-foot location will include over 100 of the latest arcade games, a chef-crafted food menu, innovative drinks, and a state-of-the-art sports bar, featuring a 40-foot WOW Wall high-definition TV screen for an unrivaled viewing experience, the company said in a news release. Dave & Buster's is also looking to hire over 180 individuals for its new location. Positions include servers, bartenders, hosts, line cooks, game techs and more. If you're interested in applying for a job, click here. Read More

A police pursuit Thursday night ended in a "traffic fatality," Stuart police said. In a news release to WPTV, Lt. David Duran, a spokesman for the Stuart Police Department, said an officer tried to pull a driver over at about 7:45 p.m. "The vehicle's driver fled, and a vehicle pursuit ensued, which resulted in a traffic fatality," Duran said. The Florida Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation, and Duran said the Stuart Police Department "cannot and will not comment on their investigation." No other information, including the location of the incident or why the driver was being pulled over in the first place, has been released. Read More

What to know: Many toads can cause harm to your dogs/pets, some more life-threatening than others If your dog/pet consumes the poisonous venom, there are ways to buy yourself time before you get to the emergency vet You can buy an emergency kit to give your animal more time before receiving treatment I keep hearing about how the Bufo toads are dangerous to small dogs, like my dog, Tito (he is a small Schoaucher retriever mix). Tito likes to smell EVERYTHING on our daily walks and get inside the bushes to make sure he hasn't missed a scent. But it concerns me because I see all these frogs around our neighborhood (usually lime ones falling from my backyard umbrellas when I open them up on a nice sunny day). The poisonous toads aren't great climbers so that's not what I need to be looking ou...

A model sailboat stolen from a popular waterfront restaurant in Lantana has been returned to the owner. The decorative display with sentimental value was stolen from the Old Key Lime House on April 11. Old Key Lime House owner Ryan Cordero told WPTV that the boat was a childhood gift from his father, who died in 2020. Surveillance video provided to WPTV showed an elderly man removing the antique sailboat and walking out of the restaurant with it. According to a Lantana police report, a detective was able to track down one of the patrons who had been sitting with the 66-year-old Port St. Lucie man. When confronted by police, the man said he "did not know why he took it because he was really wasted." The man gave the boat to police, who returned it to Cordero on Tuesday. Cordero told police ...

What to know: Many toads can cause harm to your dogs/pets, some more life-threatening than others If your dog/pet consumes the poisonous venom, there are ways to buy yourself time before you get to the emergency vet You can buy an emergency kit to give your animal more time before receiving treatment I keep hearing about how the Bufo toads are dangerous to small dogs, like my dog, Tito (he is a small Schoaucher retriever mix). Tito likes to smell EVERYTHING on our daily walks and get inside the bushes to make sure he hasn't missed a scent. But it concerns me because I see all these frogs around our neighborhood (usually lime ones falling from my backyard umbrellas when I open them up on a nice sunny day). The poisonous toads aren't great climbers so that's not what I need to be looking ou...