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The League will convene an Oct. 16 panel of experts to talk about a study — The State of the Florida Girl — that documented the significant disparities affecting more than 2 million girls across the state — from academics to emotional wellness. It tells the story of the pressure Florida girls feel, and the toll it takes on them.
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More than a dozen years after an aborted attempt to add Dick’s Sporting Goods to The Gardens Mall, the mall’s owners have proposed bringing an even larger version of the national sports chain to the two-level space formerly occupied by Sears.
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The Parkland lawmaker is one of two Florida Democrats the NRCC has listed as "prime pick up opportunities for Republicans" in next year's midterm elections to boost their majority rule in the House.
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The vice mayor's request to cut the homeless nonprofit's funding fueled speculation about a purported disagreement over hosting the group's fundraiser at President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago.
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On Tuesday, at the request of Baxter, the Palm Beach County Commission will decide whether to cancel a 10-year, $150,000 annual contract with the nonprofit that provides money to other homeless assistance agencies, such as The Lord’s Place, Adopt-a-Family and Gulfstream Goodwill.
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Celis Juice Bar, a West Palm Beach favorite known for its juice, smoothies, and community events, is expanded into the $1 billion Nora District, Downtown's largest redevelopment since CityPlace.
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Dignity Village’s 10 apartments mark a milestone in CEO Monique Brown Faust’s 21-year pursuit to create homes for as many people as possible. Now, 67 people are off the streets, living in one of the apartments in Riviera Beach and West Palm Beach operated by her nonprofit.
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Riviera Beach City Council members voted Wednesday to give themselves a $12,000 raise. During their meeting as the board of the city’s Utility Special District, members voted 3-2 in favor of a $1,000 monthly stipend. They said it will compensate them for their work guiding Riviera Beach’s faltering water system while managing construction of a $400 million plant.
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There’s a new museum in town, a hidden gem. It’s for anyone who’s stood at a fence at an airport, watching planes take off and land, just for the thrill of it. The Aviation Museum on the Beach in Juno Beach is filled with more than 1,000 scale models of commercial aircraft — suspended from the ceiling as in flight, standing ready for takeoff on the dozens of shelves, and hovering over the room on giant, sweeping stands.
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The university jumped three spots from its No. 103 ranking last year, said FAU officials.
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More than 20 artists are looking for a place for their artwork after learning they’ll need to vacate their studios in Legacy Place, an open-air shopping and dining center in Palm Beach Gardens, by Sept. 26.
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An appeals court Wednesday overturned a ruling that sided with CNN in a defamation lawsuit stemming from reports about deaths of children at a Palm Beach County hospital.