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BofA wins $19M foreclosure in West Palm Beach

The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Bank of America won a $19 million foreclosure lawsuit targeting a site in West Palm Beach. (OPHC)

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5 Acts (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

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West Palm Beach commissioners agree to help housing authority rebuild Dunbar

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

To the applause of a group of Dunbar Village residents, city commissioners unanimously agreed to provide $3.5 million to the West Palm Beach Housing authority to help rebuild the city's most notorious housing project.

Orlando shooting victim had South Florida ties

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The man shot dead by a gunman at an Orlando office Friday was a well-respected employee who worked hard for his fiancee and baby and got along with everyone, those who know him say.Otis Beckford, 26, was one of six people shot and the only person killed in a shooting rampage at Reynolds, Smith & Hills, where he worked."You couldn't ask for a better nephew or a son," said Evelyn Cole of ...

• Slain office worker was well-liked family man - Orlando Sentinel

Will they be getting Honors?

Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Sgt Mark Todd and Sgt Kimberly Munley are the two rent-a-cops contract Security Officers that responded to the terrorist attack at Ft. Hood. Their timely and courageous action prevented more casualties. They saved lives for those of you in West Palm Beach. They deserve national recognition, a ticker tape parade and medals. Sgt. Mark Todd [...]

ACLU vs Florida, Or Brown vs Board of Education--the Sequel?

Schools Matter (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

... students in Florida and elsewhere has resulted in a long overdue lawsuit. From t he NYTimes : WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing state officials in Florida of failing to ensure that students in Palm Beach County receive a high quality education, as evidenced by their poor graduation rates. The state court suit, filed...

• Florida Officials Fail to Provide Quality Education, Suit Claims - New York Times
• ACLU suit alleges Fla. neglecting schools - Miami Herald

Slain office worker was well-liked family man

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

The man shot dead by a gunman at an Orlando office Friday was a well-respected employee who worked hard for his fiancee and baby and got along with everyone, those who know him say.Otis Beckford, 26, was one of six people shot and the the only person killed in a shooting rampage at Reynolds, Smith & Hills, where he worked."You couldn't ask for a better nephew or a son," said Evelyn Cole of ...

Bryan Pata murder remains unsolved after three years

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jeanette Pata never knew Jasper Howard, the University of Connecticut football player who was fatally stabbed last month outside a school dance, but she felt compelled to drive from West Palm Beach to the New Birth Baptist Church in Opa Locka for his funeral a few weeks ago.

Company Profile for Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novak Druce + Quigg LLP is a national law firm focused exclusively on complex intellectual property matters. With a renowned patent reexamination practice and more than 70 attorneys and professionals in Houston, TX, San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach, FL, Novak Druce attorneys help our clients navigate the complexities of U.S. intellectual property law...

One path to the Georgist solution?

Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Without bankruptcy protection, a city that couldn’t pay bondholders would be forced to raise taxes until it could. This happened to West Palm Beach, Florida in the Depression and property tax rates rose to 42.5 percent of assessed value. Here...

YARD SALE - Saturday, Nov. 7th, 9:00am - ?

V's Blabbateria (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Bored? Want something to do this Saturday'Need/want some unused & gently used stuff?Haven't been to West Palm Beach in a while?Just want to visit'Feel like rummaging through some boxes'Well, you can do all of these things & more this Saturday, November 7th, starting at 9:00 am.E-mail me for a map/directions.

Florida education news: Math instruction, smoking ban, gaming in education and more

The Gradebook (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

... of Miami, are banning smoking on campus , the Miami Herald reports. LEARNING ABOUT POVERTY: West Palm Beach leaders head to Harlem to look for new ways to teach the community's most impoverished students, the Palm Beach Post reports. FIGHT FOR CHAIRMANSHIP: The Monroe School Board looks headed for a political battle over who will become its new chair , the Keynoter reports. ADMISSION CONCERNS:...

Looser Rules on Sentencing Stir Concerns Of Equity

Think Outside the Cage (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

href="http://online.wsj.com/article Earlier this year, a Florida man who had been running a fraud scheme that cheated investors out of about $15 million decided to come clean. Michael Riolo, 38 years old, offered information to the government before the case was brought and turned over his computers, records and assets. Last month, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra of West Palm Beach, Fla.,...

Florida sues Web travel operators - Hotels Magazine

Moscow (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Internet travel companies Expedia Inc., Orbitz LLC and Orbitz Inc. are only remitting a portion of hotel taxes they collect ...

Another road trip to Florida

Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday

... had a key lime milkshake at "Robert Is Here" fruitstand; drove through Lion Country Safari west of West Palm Beach (awesome), and have seen the fireworks at Magic Kingdom (probably a few other odds and ends, but those are pretty much the main things --- oh, took the glassbottom ride at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park -- also fun). The next several days, including birthday #65, will...