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Print I figured Bob Johnson was just a kindly gadfly when we first met in 2009. After all, who requests a meeting with a reporter to talk about history — specifically, Orange County history, a subject as obscure and unloved as the study of carpet? He was tall and lanky, with a full head of white hair swept to the side and frameless spectacles. Johnson told me over lunch that he liked my articles about the hidden histories of O.C. and urged me to dig deeper. As a starting point, he handed me a...

Scheduled events in Palm Beach County helping homeless receive stimulus checks 5 events to be held in 4 cities Palm Beach County and a group of nonprofits are helping individuals who are experiencing homelessness receive their stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan. Posted at 3:04 PM, Apr 08, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-08 17:16:49-04 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County and a group of nonprofits are helping individuals who are experiencing homelessness receive their stimul...

Getting stimulus checks to those experiencing homelessness April 7, 2021 at 12:11 AM EDT - Updated April 7 at 12:21 AM The county with help from the community is getting the word out about getting stimulus checks to those who are homeless. Throughout the month of April, several community partners, including The Lords Place, A Different Shade of Love, and St. Ann Place, will help reach out to individuals and families who are homeless on how to receive their stimulus check. James Green is the...

Homeless artist challenges stereotypes UP NEXT This is where’ll you’ll find Hernan Lopez on most days, working. Bryant Park in Lake Worth Beach. If you want to call him Hernando, his name while growing up in Peru, that’s okay too. “I love Hernando. It’s more romantic, you know?” he said in an interview at Bryant Park. Recently, he started getting paintings commissioned. “All your actions, wrong or not wrong, is good for the painting. This is my philosophy,” he said. © Provide...

Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School fundraising for the homeless I love the idea of this grassroots program, says a PTA mother One mothers search to help those less fortunate in Palm Beach County prompted an entire elementary school to join her fundraiser. and last updated 2021-03-13 00:00:46-05 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — One mothers search to help those less fortunate in Palm Beach County prompted an entire elementary school to join her fundraiser. "I was searching for something differe...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: The Deans Global Forum is a new lecture series at Northwestern Qatar that will feature diverse leaders from academe, media, the arts, and public affairs in conversation with the schools dean, Marwan M. Kraidy, on enduring issues and pressing global matters. The conversations will also include the speakers career journeys and life experiences.  Eve Troutt Powell, the inaugural speaker at the Deans Global Forum, is a MacArthur fellow and the Christopher H. Browne ...

Multiple nonprofit organizations help the homeless in Lake Worth Beach Multiple non-profit organizations worked together on Saturday to help the homeless in Lake Worth Beach. and last updated 2021-02-13 19:42:02-05 LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — Multiple non-profit organizations worked together on Saturday to help the homeless in Lake Worth Beach. A Different Shade of Love, Project 1, Dare2Cares Laundry Project, and the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office were some of the organizations that took p...

  Article Contributed by Sarah J Frost | Published on Saturday, January 16, 2021 “Somewhere in trying to figure out how to craft a good song, I figured out how not to just write a pile of sad songs,” Nashville-based singer-songwriter Nate Fredrick says about his new album, Different Shade of Blue, set for February 26 release. “It’s not that my situation is different or even better, but I’ve found a different way to perceive my personal circumstances.” The first single, “Pad...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Dinner out of Scraps: The Black Experience Is Survival Instead of Living Dr. Vibe hosts an epic conversation with director, producer, filmmaker, songwriter, painter Mr. D. Channsin Berry. Black people have been able to make dinner out of scraps. Taking that analogy and everything that we ...

The party is on with soca, pan and Sekon Sunday Friday 8 January 2021 Sekon Sta performs at his Sekon Sunday concert at Fatima College, Mucurapo Road, on January 12, 2020. - ANGELO MARCELLE THE party is still on, even though it may be scaled down for a much smaller audience. Entertainers continue to provide their fans with a Carnival experience through performances with small, live audiences. This weekend will see events hosted by soca artiste Nesta “Sekon Sta” Boxill, a 21st Century Calyps...