Strong Mayor. . .

After reading Bill Coakley’s post on his website (click here to view) and listening to his radio show, I have to say he has a point about being a strong mayor.  Since I haven’t seen any campaign posters for Mr. Coakley I decided to whip one up for him this morning.

Beeeeeeeep!

This is not an endorsement!  This is only a post on my blog!  If this had been an actual endorsement,  the Attention Signal you just heard would have been followed by official information, news or instructions.

This concludes this test of the Emergency Blog Post Alert System.

The Dark Side of Lake Worth. . .

No, I’m not talking about nonagenarians (believe it or not that’s what you call people in their nineties) pulling guns on drunken intruders or the crime and blight in Lake Worth.  I’m talking about simply getting out and walking around our downtown after dark.

Last night I did just that, I walked around downtown, stopped at a bunch of places and took a look at our City’s nocturnal side.  Being a Wednesday night it was quiet and I found that to my liking.  Without the weekend crowds or those of an event like Bike Night I got the chance to see the regular denizens of Lake Worth at night.

Downtown Lake Worth is not flashy, but it is homey and I prefer that to places like downtown Delray.  You can still take a stroll, have a drink or two, pickup something to eat all without breaking the bank.

City Hall Coin Laundry.  I didn’t see any of the City Commissioners doing their wash last night, maybe I just missed them.

I never noticed the ceiling at Igots, it’s worthy of any shoreline bar.  I am a great admirer of this style of decor!

Propaganda is relatively new in town.  Okay, the bar is relativity new, as it seems that forms of propaganda have been around Lake Worth for quite some time.

The Lake Worth Playhouse.  Grande Dame of our downtown’s nightscape.

Neon, there’s just the right amount of it downtown.  Some of it is quite artistic.

Several times last evening I felt as though I was seeing the South Florida version of Edward Hopper’s iconic painting Nighthawks.

Walking north from downtown on Dixie I dropped by the Organic Music Cafe.  It was open mike night night and I stayed for a couple of songs.  While I was there I took a look at the Sunday brunch menu.  I know where I’ll be Sunday afternoon!

I stopped at this place on the way home last night to pick up a late dinner.  It’s also on Dixie Highway and I have gotten take out there several times in the past.  Last night I had a chance to talk with the owner while my food was being prepared.  He’s a really nice guy and told me that the business was started 30 years ago by his father!  The food is great, in fact I’m eating the leftovers as I type this.

There you have it, an evening’s stroll downtown.  There is an effort being made to encourage us to spend our money at local Lake Worth merchants.  An easy way to help is to take a walk on Lake Worth’s dark side.

Thank You, Thank You Very Much. . .

Want More Business Downtown? Get a Price War Going.

The Evening Independent – Dec 1, 1932

Lake Worth: Drunken “Robbers” Are a Way of Life. . .

Great reputation we are getting!  Click here to read this blog from The Juice, written by a Lake Worth resident.

Benito Mussolini for Mayor?

From the The Evening Independent – Aug 6, 1929.  I guess Lake Worth has always had some quirky voters.

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Daddy, the next night. . .

Thanks Pietro!

How businesses are persuading customers to buy local. . .

Click here to read Palm Beach Post article about what local Lake Worth Merchants are doing to encourage us to shop locally.

Excerpt:

LAKE WORTH — Peter Meyerhoefer loves the shops in downtown.

The Lake Worth resident loves the one-of-a-kind stores, the mom-and-pop retailers, the hole-in-the-wall businesses – for him, they’re what give the city an identity.

So Meyerhoefer watched in worry as many of the independent businesses in his area struggled in this economy.

“Some people say they’re holding on by their fingernails,” said Meyerhoefer, a steering committee member with Lake Worth’s Downtown Cultural Alliance, who recently closed a gallery he owned in the city. “It’s been especially hard on local retailers in the summer.”

He’s not the only one worried about the health of neighborhood businesses.

Recently, a number of Lake Worth businesses, consumers and city officials have begun working on driving traffic to the small stores in their community and to increasing awareness about the impact these independent brick-and-mortar shops have on the community.

“The city’s theme is working together,” said Lake Worth City Commissioner Suzanne Mulvehill, who issued a proclamation making August Buy Local Month for the city. “With the economy, there is a need to support local businesses.”

Mulvehill came up with the idea to make August Buy Local Month after she was approached by a local business owner about the 3/50 project, a national movement that encourages consumers to pick three local businesses they care about and make a commitment to spend $50 a month at them.

Daddy?

Belated Birthday Greetings to the District 3 Candidate!