/tags/lake-worth Lake Worth en-US WLRN Wed, 10 May 2023 17:59:04 GMT /south-florida/2023-05-10/bennys-on-the-beach-lake-worth-beach In a dispute that has divided the community, the iconic beachfront Palm Beach County restaurant could leave Lake Worth Beach if the city and its owner don't agree on a new lease at a meeting on Wednesday. Wed, 10 May 2023 17:59:04 GMT /south-florida/2023-05-10/bennys-on-the-beach-lake-worth-beach Wilkine Brutus /art-and-culture/2023-03-30/finnish-heritage-lives-on-in-lake-worth-beach-give-credit-to-sisu The Midnight Sun Festival in Lake Worth Beach honors Finnish ethnic heritage and immigrant history. But the once sizable immigrant community is declining in size. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-03-30/finnish-heritage-lives-on-in-lake-worth-beach-give-credit-to-sisu Wilkine Brutus /art-and-culture/2023-02-27/artists-turned-streets-into-their-own-canvas-at-the-lake-worth-beach-street-painting-festival This year's Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival drew in thousands of attendees. Visual artists used chalk to turn the streets into their own canvas. It will last until the rain and elements wash it away. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:15:52 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-02-27/artists-turned-streets-into-their-own-canvas-at-the-lake-worth-beach-street-painting-festival Wilkine Brutus /art-and-culture/2022-12-09/in-the-world-cup-when-brazil-wins-haiti-wins There’s one thing this month keeping the minds of Haitian people off the upheaval in the island nation - Brazil's soccer team at the World Cup. This fandom is a surprising soccer love story that has endured throughout the Haitian diaspora for decades. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2022-12-09/in-the-world-cup-when-brazil-wins-haiti-wins Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-11-10/palm-beach-county-lifts-evacuation-order-and-schools-are-back-open-heres-what-else-to-know-after-tropical-storm-nicole Shortly after Hurricane Nicole made landfall south of Vero Beach, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:39:06 GMT /news/2022-11-10/palm-beach-county-lifts-evacuation-order-and-schools-are-back-open-heres-what-else-to-know-after-tropical-storm-nicole Wilkine Brutus, Katie Lepri Cohen /local-news/2022-09-27/experts-and-returning-citizens-want-to-break-down-the-barriers-for-life-after-jail As the Reentry Summit — a Palm Beach County conference on life after incarceration — approaches, Rhon Vassell, a 40-year-old formerly incarcerated electrician, says that trying to integrate back into society after prison is as much of a challenge as the sentence itself. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:06:02 GMT /local-news/2022-09-27/experts-and-returning-citizens-want-to-break-down-the-barriers-for-life-after-jail Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-09-01/after-heated-debate-100-million-dollar-hotel-deal-set-to-boost-lake-worth-beach After an emotional debate, city commissioners unanimously approved a deal to restore the Gulfstream Hotel, which could bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue to the city's struggling economy. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:14:11 GMT /news/2022-09-01/after-heated-debate-100-million-dollar-hotel-deal-set-to-boost-lake-worth-beach Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-07-26/residents-in-lake-worth-beach-urge-officials-to-declare-housing-state-of-emergency-tenants-bill-of-rights Renters in Lake Worth Beach are fighting for more legal protections, urging city officials to pass a tenants' bill of rights similar to Miami-Dade County Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:32:00 GMT /news/2022-07-26/residents-in-lake-worth-beach-urge-officials-to-declare-housing-state-of-emergency-tenants-bill-of-rights Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-05-25/florida-jerk-festival-brings-jerk-cook-off-competition-to-lake-worth-beach The Jerk cook-off at the Florida Jerk Festival is where chefs put their authentic Jamaican jerk cooking skills to the test in front of thousands of people. Wed, 25 May 2022 22:16:00 GMT /news/2022-05-25/florida-jerk-festival-brings-jerk-cook-off-competition-to-lake-worth-beach Wilkine Brutus /news/2021-12-06/lake-worth-beach-plans-to-use-infrastructure-bill-dollars-to-fund-water-quality-improvements Officials in Lake Worth Beach share the details on how the city wants to spend its share of money from the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 21:51:46 GMT /news/2021-12-06/lake-worth-beach-plans-to-use-infrastructure-bill-dollars-to-fund-water-quality-improvements Wilkine Brutus