Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2023
9min0
Antisemitism. Shady public records compliance. The town has a lot going on.
Tag: Jupiter IslandMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2023
Sally SwartzNovember 2, 2015
6min219
You could call Jeff Wittman an eternal optimist. The Hobe Sound resident never has stopped believing that a 46-acre chunk of Florida scrub wilderness between U.S. 1 and Alternate A1A, south of Bridge Road, should belong to the people forever. For almost a decade, the land has been the prize in a tug of war […]
Sally SwartzSeptember 22, 20156min169
Deposit play money labeled “Martin mobility bucks” in boxes labeled with road projects. Or play a big screen computer game, voting for projects on a hand-held clicker. Martin County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization gets an “A” for effort in trying to get residents involved in deciding how the state should spend money building roads, bike paths […]
Sally SwartzMay 20, 20156min262
Every few years, someone who doesn’t know how much Martin County residents love their beaches comes up with a new plan. In 2003, joy-killer bureaucrats wanted to limit beach hours and make swimmers, fishermen and surfers conform to a confusing set of ever-changing rules. They finally figured out lifeguards are too busy guarding beaches to […]
Sally SwartzFebruary 25, 2015
6min222
Last week, two Treasure Coast governments pledged cash to fight All Aboard Florida, and a private group revealed new plans. At meetings in Martin and Indian River counties, commissioners said they’ll spend a total of $4.2 million to battle the Miami-to-Orlando high speed passenger rail service. AAF has stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm […]
Sally SwartzFebruary 24, 2015
6min213
Last week, two Treasure Coast governments pledged cash to fight All Aboard Florida, and a private group revealed new plans. At meetings in Martin and Indian River counties, commissioners said they’ll spend a total of $4.2 million to battle the Miami-to-Orlando high speed passenger rail service. AAF has stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 20156min307
He worked for six Florida governors and two presidents, helped found 1000 Friends of Florida, and is active in the Everglades Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council. His resume is impressive. But the Apollo School Foundation, kicking off a new speaker series, wanted Nathaniel Reed, 81, well-known as a storyteller, to share his childhood […]
Sally SwartzJanuary 20, 2015
6min157
A viaduct for the rich, Martin Health System firing volunteers, and a Martin County land buy to solve a neighborhood problem: Truth or fiction? By definition a rumor mixes both. Consider these three tales, which all fall into the category of “interesting if true, but interesting anyway.” The first: Jupiter Island plans to build a […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 20, 20156min241
A viaduct for the rich, Martin Health System firing volunteers, and a Martin County land buy to solve a neighborhood problem: Truth or fiction? By definition a rumor mixes both. Consider these three tales, which all fall into the category of “interesting if true, but interesting anyway.” The first: Jupiter Island plans to build a […]