$17 million Boys & Girls Club opens on Southern Boulevard
New after-school hours on Southern Boulevard, a homeowner who says a hospital stay cost her a state grant, and a free Halloween night on Clematis.
About 220 kids a day are expected to walk through the doors at 1150 Southern Blvd., where the county's 21st Boys & Girls Club just opened. For many families, the price tag is $30 for the whole school year and summer.
School-day hours run 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. every day. On days without school, and all summer, the doors open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Julie & Mike Connors club sits at 1150 Southern Blvd. and takes children ages 6 to 18. It held its grand opening after years of planning. Membership is $30 per child for the full school year plus summer. Families who need help paying can apply for a scholarship. The $17 million building covers 31,000 square feet and is the 21st club in the county's Boys & Girls Clubs network. It is expected to reach about 800 children and teens a year, with about 220 on a typical day. For a working parent, an 8 p.m. closing time may matter as much as the price.
Flagler Drive floods again as king tides return
A Corvette ended up partly underwater on Tuesday after king tides spilled over Flagler Drive downtown. Farther south, a Ferrari got caught on Ocean Boulevard near the Lantana Bridge, by the Eau Resort & Spa in Manalapan. The regional water management district expects this king tide period to last through Nov. 12. Drivers are asked to stay off flooded streets and to never steer into standing water. The sports cars drew the attention, but the warning covers anyone driving the waterfront.
Barbara Madewell says a hospital stay cost her a $10,000 My Safe Florida Home grant
Barbara Madewell broke her hip in a fall in early September, and she says My Safe Florida Home locked her out during her hospital stay. She had just finished her second program inspection. Then, she says, the program told her, "You haven't responded to our emails, so it's over." Madewell, 85, had already spent over $60,000 replacing her windows and roof. She hoped to resume the process and receive a $10,000 grant toward those costs. She says she lives on her husband's pension and Social Security. The program can take months, and its deadlines are strict, so many homeowners watch their emails and texts closely. Over the last two years, lawmakers changed it to put low-income and senior homeowners first. A program that now favors seniors still runs on deadlines that a hospital stay can interrupt. Reporters asked the state Department of Financial Services about her case.
Clematis by Fright brings hayrides and trick-or-treating to the waterfront tonight
- When
- Oct. 29 · 6 to 9 p.m.
- Where
- Centennial Square and Great Lawn
- Address
- 100 N. Clematis St.
- Price
- Free
Uncle Morty's Rhythm Cream plays from 6 to 9 p.m. as the city's free Thursday concert becomes Clematis by Fright. Kids can trick-or-treat, ride a hayride or bounce on inflatables. There is also a raffle, and it costs nothing to enter. Everything takes place on the Great Lawn and in Centennial Square at 100 N. Clematis St. The Thursday series takes a break on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.
Palm Tree Music Festival returns Feb. 6-7 with The Chainsmokers, Zedd and FISHER
- When
- Feb. 6-7, 2027
Last time, every ticket was gone more than two months before the show, and 8,200 people ended up on the waitlist. That first festival drew 11,000 people to see Kygo, Calvin Harris, BUNT and Sofi Tukker. Now it returns downtown as a two-day event on Feb. 6-7, 2027. Beyond the three headliners, the bill includes Cloonee, Bob Moses, Dombresky, Twinsick, AR/CO, Arden Jones, Jay Pryor and Lucy Guo, with Gryffin as a special guest. Presale tickets have already been released.