News: Palm Beach County News

Posted October 01, 2007 20:01

Find something to do for all ages!

Palm Beach County has events going on all year long. There is always a concert series and festivals, guided tours and nature exhibits, or greenmarket to visit.

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Posted September 02, 2007 23:02

Armory Art Center's Summer Art Camp Exhibition: Come See What We Created
Through September 7, 2007
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Armory Art Center
1700 Parker Ave; West Palm Beach, FL
The Armory Art Center's summer ART camp students have been working throughout the summer creating their own masterpieces. These emerging artists explored activities in the visual arts such as drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics and more. Admission: Free and open to the public. 561.832.1776

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Posted July 27, 2007 21:45

56th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition
6/13/2007 - 9/2/2007
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432
The Museum's All Florida exhibition annually showcases the best emerging Florida artists. As the state's oldest annual juried competition over the years, it has introduced the work of thousands of emerging Florida artists. Admission: Adults $8, Seniors 65/older $6, Students $4, Groups of 10 or more $4.00, Members, children 12 and under are free. 561.392.2500


Tigers of Wrath: Watercolors by Walton Ford
6/16/2007 - 8/26/2007
Norton Museum of Art

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Posted July 17, 2007 20:21

Phillips Point, the prestigious waterfront office towers on Flagler Drive, has sold for a record $200 million or $470 per square foot in one of the richest real estate deals in Palm Beach County history. The price represents a 45 percent increase over what the complex fetched just four years ago.

Even as Palm Beach County home values slump, prices of offices, warehouses and shopping centers soar, lending credence to what analysts claim is evidence of froth in the commercial real estate market. From Publix shopping centers to industrial land, investors have been throwing cash at Palm Beach County real estate. A Publix center in Greenacres sold earlier this year for $67 million, and 537 acres at the former Palm Beach Park of Commerce changed hands last month for $162 million. From Publix shopping centers to industrial land, investors have been throwing cash at Palm Beach County real estate. A Publix center in Greenacres sold earlier this year for $67 million, and 537 acres at the former Palm Beach Park of Commerce changed hands last month for $162 million. The 423,000-square-foot complex at 777 S.

Flagler Drive last sold in late 2003 for $138 million, when The Winter Organization and Heller Properties, both of New York, bought the property.

The $470 fetched by Phillips Point topped the $462-per-square-foot deal for the Grand Bank building on PGA Boulevard. Two office buildings on Royal Palm Way in Palm Beach this year sold for $600 per square foot, but $470 is the peak for properties west of the Intracoastal. With commercial properties showing strength the housing market can't be that far behind it.

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Posted July 05, 2007 20:20

The Okeechobee City Council Tuesday gave approval to part of the Southern Trace development.

Bill Brisson, city planner, had previously recommended denial of rezoning for the development at the Planning Board/Board of Adjustments and Appeals stage. At the July 3 meeting, the city planner recommended approval of the multifamily development submitted by Steve Dobbs, of Rudd Jones, P.E. and Associates, P.A., on behalf of the applicant InSite Development, LLC.

Mr. Brisson said the traffic issues have been resolved. While this application has been before the council several times, this part of the process called for the rezoning of 11.29 acres along the west side of Northwest Seventh Avenue and between Northwest 11th and Northwest 13th Streets from residential single family to multifamily.The applicant had previously received the future land use approval change from residential single family to multifamily for this entire development. The entire development encompasses approximately 26 acres located on three blocks from Northwest 11th Street to Northwest 14th Street within Northwest Fifth Avenue and Northwest Third Avenue and on two blocks located between Northwest 11th Street and Northwest 13th Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue and Northwest Fifth Avenue. The site will hold 230 units, as well as required open spaces such as parks and other recreational areas. The project will be developed in two phases consisting of 114 units in the first phase and 116 in the second.

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Posted July 01, 2007 11:06

56th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition
6/13/2007 - 9/2/2007
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park, 501 Plaza Real; Boca Raton, FL 33432
The Museum's All Florida exhibition annually showcases the best emerging Florida artists. As the state's oldest annual juried competition over the years it has introduced the work of thousands of emerging Florida artist. Adults $8, Seniors 65/older $6, Students $4, Groups of 10 or more $4.00, Members, children 12 and under are free. 561.392.2500

Tigers of Wrath: Watercolors by Walton Ford
6/16/2007 - 8/26/2007
Norton Museum of Art
1451 South Olive Avenue; West Palm Beach, FL 33401

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