Don’t miss Norcross Patio’s fun shopping event today Saturday, September 12:
Join us today for shopping and mimosas!
Shop all our new arrivals and enjoy a mimosa or two while you shop❤️
Norcross Patio & Gift
5023 South Dixie Hwy.
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
With two public meetings and a 3-day design charette behind them (see more info here), the RMA is ready to unveil its options for the development of the 8111 S. Dixie Highway property. See the note from SENA below.
Dear Neighbors,
As you may know RMA, the company which manages the City of West Palm Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency, has been working to create some proposals for the development of the 8111 site and possible tie-ins with the golf course and the Palm Coast Plaza.
After two public meetings and a 3-day design charrette, RMA developed some options which they will present to the public tomorrow at 10am. This is hugely important for the South End and we need as many people to come and show support as possible.
RMA will be presenting on Tuesday at 10am
at the Flagler Gallery, City Hall
We hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Your South End Neighbors
About SENA
The South End Neighborhood Association was formed in 2004. Our neighborhood in West Palm Beach, Florida is bounded by Southern Boulevard to the north, the Lake Worth spillway to the south, the intracoastal waterway to the east, and the FEC railway tracks to the west. There are more than 2,500 homes in the South End. Currently we have over 300 households as members and SENA is growing fast!
Looking for a Labor Day activity for your little one? This weekend, kids under 13 get into the Palm Beach Zoo free with a full-price adult admission. Enjoy all the wild fun the zoo has to offer including over 700 animals from Florida, North, South and Central America, Australia, and Madagascar, shows such as Wings Over Water and the always entertaining interactive fountains. The Zoo will be open daily from 9:00 to 5:00, with the last admission ticket being sold at 4:15.
Changes are coming to South Dixie Highway. Find out what’s happening TONIGHT.
Dear Neighbors,
West Palm Beach Downtown and El Cid Historic Neighborhood Associations invite you to attend a presentation of design concepts for South Dixie Highway (from Okeechobee to Albemarle).
Event will be at Palm Beach Dramaworks from 6 to 8 pm with desserts provided by Ganache Bakery Cafe.
Best regards,
Your South End Neighbors (SENA)
Tomorrow morning, there will be an important Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners meeting at 9:30 a.m which will impact private driver service Uber’s operations in Palm Beach County.
For the past 5 months, there has been a Temporary Operating Agreement (TOA) in place to regulate Uber in Palm Beach County. Under this TOA, public safety is a priority and local drivers are able to seamlessly make a living and provide users with safe, reliable and affordable rides.
Tomorrow, the Palm Beach County Commission is taking a final vote on a set of new and more burdensome rules that – if passed – would force Uber out of Palm Beach County.
So what’s the scoop?
The claim is that this is a matter of public safety. The truth, however, seems more likely that this is a push by the taxi industry who has done nothing to improve its efficiency, ease of use or customer service in decades simply because it has never had competition.
Uber’s reliability, accountability, ease of use and cost make it a superior product. Does it have lower standard of background screening than taxis? Yes, and not disclosing that would be wrong. However, if the community is made aware of that fact and still opts to utilize Uber, then that should be our right to do so. Additionally, the TOA passed by Palm Beach County is actually in line with the more than 20 states and dozens of other U.S. jurisdictions.
On a separate note- by delivering a superior, more cost efficient product, the number of individuals who utilize a driving service when they have consumed alcohol increases significantly. That means less intoxicated and dangerous drivers on the roadway. Some may believe that if Uber were not available, these individuals would just opt for a taxi, but unfortunately that’s not accurate. These same impaired drivers, left without an easy way to order, access and pay for a ride, will climb back in their car and get behind the wheel on our roads.
Don’t let that happen…attend the meeting and speak up….
Time: 9:30 a.m.*
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Location:
County Commission Chambers
301 N. Olive Avenue, 6th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
*To speak, complete a “Comments by the Public” card and give it to the Public Affairs representative seated near the speaker’s podium.
Get thinking and drinking with Bindu Yoga Studio at their monthly Spirituality on Tap. Attendees are invited to meditate and then discuss a specific sutra or topic while enjoying a local craft beer (or drink of their choice). It’s a whole new way to do Happy Hour.
This month’s event will be held on Friday, August 28 from 7-8:30. The topic is Yamas: The Eightfold Path of Yoga. For yoga newbies, yamas is one of the eight limbs of yoga that deals with our ethical standards and sense of integrity in terms of our behavior and how we conduct ourselves in life. (Kind of a twist on the Golden Rule.)
Click here or on the image below for more details and make this TGIF count…
About Bindu Yoga Studio
Bindu Yoga Studio is a quiet retreat from our busy daily lives where we can nurture our body, mind, and spirit through the study and practice of yoga. This practice comes in so many colors, shapes, and paths that it can be challenging at times to navigate the waters and find what is right for you. For us, the truth is that whatever practice resonates with you, calls you over and over again to the mat, and opens your heart, is the practice that is right for you! We aim to honor and revere yoga in all of its diversity, with an attitude of grace and a willingness to allow the profound openings that are possible to pour forth from all of our hearts.
5808 S. DIXIE HWY
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33405
(561) 233-9882
BINDUYOGASTUDIO@GMAIL.COM
Join SENA tonight for the August General Meeting at the Palm Beach Zoo.
Speakers will include: Congresswoman Lois Frankel, State Senator Jeff Clemens, and State Attorney Dave Aronberg.
Gates open at 6:00 and the meeting is at cafe 6:30-9:00.
Enjoy refreshments and pizza provided by the Zoo and SENA.
Calling all blockheads. If you know a Lego enthusiast between the ages of 9 and 14, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium has the perfect opportunity for building on their passion. The Center is currently forming the FIRST LEGO League.
This popular program introduces students to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface.
The Team will meet once per week from 6pm-8pm, with a complete schedule posted soon.
Space is limited and the deadline to sign up is tomorrow, August 1. Don’t miss out!
Click here to apply.
4801 Dreher Trail North
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
(561) 832-1988
The City of West Palm Beach is launching its annual budget city budget road show. This is your chance to find out how they are currently spending your tax dollars and give them your thoughts as to how to spend them in next year’s budget.
Three community workshops will be held this week:
Monday, July 27th
South Olive Community Center
345 Summa Street
6:00pm
Wednesday, July 29th
Gaines Park Community Center
1505 N. Australian Avenue
6:00pm
Thursday, July 30th
Fire Station # 7
8011 Okeechobee Boulevard
6:00pm
Make a point to attend one of these three meetings and let your opinion be heard.
Have a dull space in desperate need of a style resuscitation or a little color therapy? Look no further than The Painted Ox for readily-available cures. The Southend shop is known for its chic re-imagined vintage finds and employing a healthy dose of color.
Check out these swank seats currently in stock:
This vintage arm chair, upholstered in a mod Trina Turk fabric and lacquered in high white gloss ($475) , deserves to be the seat of honor in your lackluster living room.
These corner dwellers ($480 for the pair) are anything but wallflowers with their appropros-Palm Beach Lilly Pulitzer fabric and white lacquer finish.
This hand-painted (in a Swedish finish) and dynamically dual-fabric upholstered French chair ($798) will have you crying “oui, oui, oui” all the way home.
With amazing creations constantly debuting in store, it is well worth your while to stop by and browse the Painted Ox’s collection. Just don’t be surprised if you’re quickly jonesing to take a seat.
The Painted Ox
5800 South Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
561-598-8888
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