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Homeless advocates call for 'no-brainer' changes to ‘ridiculous’ PBC cold-weather shelter rules

Joe Capozzi

Jun 16
5 min

Homeless advocates call for 'no-brainer' changes to ‘ridiculous’ PBC cold-weather shelter rules

THE DAY BEFORE the official start of summer, Lake Worth Beach city commissioners will spend time thinking about winter — specifically,...

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Jack The Bike Man racing against deadline, needs millions for renovations to new home

Joe Capozzi

Apr 17
10 min

Jack The Bike Man racing against deadline, needs millions for renovations to new home

THE CLOCK IS ticking on Jack The Bike Man. “Jack The Bike Man,’’ as Samuel H. Hairston III is known around West Palm Beach, says he is...

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It's 41 degrees. The only place to sleep is outside. 'It's unconscionable,' homeless advocate says

Joe Capozzi

Dec 25, 2022
2 min

It's 41 degrees. The only place to sleep is outside. 'It's unconscionable,' homeless advocate says

IT WAS 41 DEGREES at 6 a.m. on Christmas Morning and Josh, a homeless man in Lake Worth Beach, was still wide awake from a sleepless...

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A family's immaculate connection to 'The Immaculate Reception'

Joe Capozzi

Dec 23, 2022
7 min

A family's immaculate connection to 'The Immaculate Reception'

IN A FRIENDSHIP spanning five decades, you’d think you know just about all there is to know about someone. That’s how I felt about Joe...

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Boca Raton Bowl: College football players happy to be tackled by Lake Worth Beach surf

Joe Capozzi

Dec 17, 2022
3 min

Boca Raton Bowl: College football players happy to be tackled by Lake Worth Beach surf

THE UNIVERSITY OF Toledo's football team visited Lake Worth Beach on Saturday afternoon and took arguably their biggest pounding since...

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Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer has a very shiny connection to Lake Worth Beach

Joe Capozzi

Dec 14, 2022
6 min

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer has a very shiny connection to Lake Worth Beach

JENIFER GILLEN IS about to spend her first Christmas in her new home. And for perhaps the first time in her life during the holidays, the...

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They put the fright into Fright Nights — Proud 'Family of Freaks' celebrates 20 years of scares

Joe Capozzi

Oct 19, 2022
8 min

They put the fright into Fright Nights — Proud 'Family of Freaks' celebrates 20 years of scares

THERE’S A LAWYER, an armored truck courier and a Starbucks barista; a first-grader, a fashion model and a firefighter; a Chipotle cook,...

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Unplugged Homeless Artist All Charged Up After Grinches Pull Plug On Lake Worth Beach Holiday Tree

Joe Capozzi

Dec 8, 2021
4 min

Unplugged Homeless Artist All Charged Up After Grinches Pull Plug On Lake Worth Beach Holiday Tree

FOR MOST OF the year, artist Hernan Lopez has enjoyed the perks of painting from his makeshift oceanfront studio in a shaded public...

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How A Lake Worth Beach Dive Bar Brightens Christmas for Thousands of Needy Children

Joe Capozzi

Dec 1, 2021
3 min

How A Lake Worth Beach Dive Bar Brightens Christmas for Thousands of Needy Children

EVERY DECEMBER FOR the past 24 years or so, on the last day of school before Christmas break, thousands of Lake Worth Beach kids walk...

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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How Lovely Are Thy Empty Heineken Bottle Branches!

Joe Capozzi

Nov 29, 2021
2 min

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How Lovely Are Thy Empty Heineken Bottle Branches!

MOVE OVER, SANDI. Downtown West Palm Beach has already had an iconic Christmas tree. This one’s not made of sand like the city’s 10th...

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