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Lifelong Learning Award Winner
A Lake Worth teacher is one of three educators selected for the Lifelong Learning Award, presented by The Buck Institute for Education/ PBL Works. Katrice Dixon of the Lake Worth Community Middle School was chosen for the John “JL” Larmer award. The award acknowledges educators who are impacting and expanding the work of Project Based Learning. Project Based Learning allows […] The post Lifelong Learning Award Winner first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Executives with Heart
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in Palm Beach County. Executives with Heart are working to change that. Gina Melby, former CEO of HCA Florida JFK Hospital, is chairperson of the 2024 Executives with Heart campaign, a fundraising effort among local leaders to engage companies in the American Heart Association’s lifesaving mission. “When I think about the American […] The post Executives with Heart first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Behind Closed Doors
Good Greek Moving and Storage is making some big moves to help combat human trafficking. The Jupiter-based moving and trucking company is now the first in the county to train its workers to spot the signs of exploited and abused children in homes, says owner and founder Spero Georgedakis, The former police officer teamed up with the anti-trafficking non-profit organization […] The post Behind Closed Doors first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
New Tuition Free Charter School
The Arc of Palm Beach County debuts Bodwell Academy, a tuition free charter school that will serve students aged 3 to 22 with varied levels of intellectual and orthopedic disabilities. Bodwell Academy is a $2.5 million expansion of The Arc’s Courim Center in Riviera Beach. The remodeled facility provides six individual classrooms for preschool, middle school, and high school students, […] The post New Tuition Free Charter School first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
World Famous Doctor Joins TGH Cancer Institute
One of the world’s most celebrated scientists and researchers will now lead the newly established Microbial Oncology Program at the Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute. Dr. Robert C. Gallo, considered one of the best biomedical scientists in American history and the most referenced scientist in the world for a decade, join Tampa General as founder and director of the Microbial […] The post World Famous Doctor Joins TGH Cancer Institute first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
We’ve been doing birthdays wrong — so Happy Birthday, Mom!
According to the March of Dimes, which should be the march of many dollars these days, women in the Sunshine State, no doubt delighted by the promise of long and happy lives for somebody, gave birth to 224,433 babies 2 years ago, in 2022, and probably a few more than that last year. In the United States as a whole, […] The post We’ve been doing birthdays wrong — so Happy Birthday, Mom! first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Open to Chaos
The figures are fragmented and hollow. There, but not there, drips onto the ground. The drips look like the prop roots of a Banyan tree, precariously anchoring the life-size figures, some of which seem to float in the air. “Roots & Remnants,” an exhibition at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s Solo Gallery, is full of contradictions: organic yet […] The post Open to Chaos first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Celebrating National Avocado Day
Johan’s Joe Swedish Restaurant, in Downtown West Palm Beach, is excited to celebrate National Avocado Day with special offers on two of their most popular avocado dishes. On July 31st, guests can enjoy $2 off the Arlanda Avocado Toast and The Stockholm breakfast sandwich. Arlanda Avocado Toast: Avocado, dill cream cheese, tomato, arugula, roasted pumpkin seeds, served on homemade organic muesli bread. […] The post Celebrating National Avocado Day first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Celebrating World Brain Day
Established by the World Federation of Neurology in 2014, July 22 is the 10th annual World Brain Day. The goal of the observance day is to raise critical awareness to prevent brain disease in all corners of the globe. The brain is one of the most fascinating organs in the human body. It houses all your memories, it’s where your […] The post Celebrating World Brain Day first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Free Backpacks
In what is described as “carefully synchronized, beautiful chaos,” Round Room, LLC, one of the country’s largest Verizon Authorized Retailers with more than 1,200 TCC and Wireless Zone stores, will once again put smiles on the faces of hundreds of thousands of appreciative families by giving their students backpacks for the upcoming school year. In its 12th consecutive year, […] The post Free Backpacks first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Hidden charges in the service department
This article first appeared in Florida Weekly on July 14, 2022. The last time you paid your bill for your car’s maintenance or repair, there was an extra, probably unnoticed charge at the bottom of the service invoice. This extra charge was not for the parts or labor performed on your car. If you noticed it at all, it was […] The post Hidden charges in the service department first appeared on Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
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