Joe Capozzi
The day Brooks Robinson stuck around with a young photographer in West Palm Beach
IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, the Baltimore Orioles star Brooks Robinson is standing on a baseball field, holding a bat and looking at the camera...
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Joe Capozzi
- Sep 24
- 6 min
Poet, about to turn 102, still spinning verses for Lantana neighbors: Meet the ‘Bard of Carlisle’
GERSON FABE STARTED writing poetry when he was 74. Stung by the death of his wife, he channeled his grief into emotional verses. That was...
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Joe Capozzi
- Sep 18
- 6 min
Rarely seen movie about rocker Meat Loaf coming to L-Dub Film Fest, thanks to the late Franne Lee
A RARELY SCREENED 1982 movie about the rock star Meat Loaf is coming to downtown Lake Worth Beach this weekend as part of the 11th annual...
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Joe Capozzi
- Sep 14
- 6 min
Saying goodbye to the late 'Jack the Bike Man' — Celebration of life set for Sept. 19 in West Palm
A CELEBRATION HONORING the wonderful life of the late “Jack the Bike Man’’ wouldn’t be complete without a few bicycles, even if it is...
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Joe Capozzi
- Sep 10
- 7 min
Bartender who befriended Jimmy Buffett hosting LWB paddle-out celebration of music icon's life
HE ARRIVED BY bicycle and sat alone at the bar. For a famous musician, Jimmy Buffett, who died Sept. 1, was famously approachable, a...
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Joe Capozzi
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Lake Worth Beach commissioners ready to dive into deeper, pricier swimming pool design
DESIGN A DEEPER multi-use public swimming pool, Lake Worth Beach city commissioners told a consultant eight months ago. On Aug. 15, a new...
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Joe Capozzi
- Jul 23
- 8 min
Trash-talking garbage man on a mission to clean up after litterbugs, one bag at a time
JUST ABOUT EVERY day, Sam Farrell of West Palm Beach goes around town picking up litter. And while he’s at it, he talks a lot of trash....
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Joe Capozzi
- Jul 11
- 5 min
Jack the Bike Man mourned: His 'loss is immeasurable and the void he leaves behind is overwhelming’
IF YOU HAD the pleasure of knowing Jack the Bike Man, you know he always seemed like an unstoppable, if at times cantankerous, tour de...
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Joe Capozzi
- Jul 9
- 7 min
Meet the shark attack survivor who opened a shark-themed vacation rental in Lake Worth Beach
GETTING ATTACKED AND nearly killed by a 12-foot bull shark would seem like a terrifying experience most survivors would prefer to forget....
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Joe Capozzi
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Minor League Baseball coming to West Palm Beach during renovations to Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter
NOW PINCH HITTING for Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium … The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches! Minor league baseball is coming to West Palm Beach...
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Joe Capozzi
- Jun 19
- 5 min
Subculture Coffee, facing October eviction, gets new chance to extend Clematis Street lease
WEST PALM BEACH city commissioners, rejecting an earlier city staff directive, have agreed to negotiate a new lease that would allow...
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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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Joe Capozzi
- Jun 11
- 5 min
Why the beloved mural muse under the Royal Park Bridge disappeared — and when she plans to return
FOR NEARLY EIGHT years, she graced the wall under the west end of the Royal Park Bridge in downtown West Palm Beach, her unexpected...
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Joe Capozzi
- Jun 4
- 5 min
Fantasy Hurricane League helps blow away stressful storm season realities with Cat 5 amusement
IT’S DRAFT DAY and “Bob from FPL” is on the clock with the first pick. With the concentration of an NFL general manager, Greg Mihalko...
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Joe Capozzi
- May 29
- 3 min
Colorful art-deco makeover coming to Armory Art Center — 'It's going to be beautiful'
THE ARMORY ART Center in West Palm Beach is getting a colorful makeover. The historic art deco armory building at 811 Park Place at the...
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Joe Capozzi
- May 14
- 5 min
Another attendance slide raises questions about SunFest's future: 'We are not Woodstock!'
JUAN ORELLANA LOVES SunFest. The West Palm Beach man attended all three days of last weekend's scaled-back 2023 edition and had a great...
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Joe Capozzi
- May 1
- 6 min
Evolving SunFest drops artist booths, focuses exclusively on music for first time in 40 years
ROCHELLE BAKER HUGHES enjoys SunFest for what it delivered for most of the past 40 years — a two-for-one celebration of music and visual...
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Joe Capozzi
- Apr 26
- 8 min
Filmmakers get naked at Palm Beach County nudist resort to make a revealing documentary
FILMMAKERS IVETE LUCAS and Patrick Bresnan wore clothes the first day they visited Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in...
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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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Joe Capozzi
- Apr 11
- 5 min
Drag show performers headed to City Hall to protest end of Clematis Street 500 block parties
DRAG SHOW PERFORMERS are coming to West Palm Beach City Hall in a show of support for the 500 block of Clematis Street. The performers,...
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