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The weekend before he was assassinated in November 1963, President John F. Kennedy was where he always loved to be: In Palm Beach.

The three areas included in the ordinance — which must be approved next month on second reading — are Phipps Plaza Park, Memorial Park and Lake Drive Park.

Carolyn DiPaolo Special to the Palm Beach Daily News "First-time visitors sometimes find it hard to believe that Palm Beach is such a small town, so large is its international reputation." Palm Beach Daily News veteran Darrell Hofheinz wrote those words on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the town’s founding. The centennial of April 17, 1911, was marked in 2011 with an all-town celebration that included a gala, a parade and fireworks. As the last decade has passed, Palm Beach continued to live up to its reputation as a center of fame, power and an aspirational quality of life. Consi...

Susan Salisbury Special to the Daily News With Palm Beach Mayor Gail Coniglio announcing Dec. 30 she will not be seeking a sixth term after serving as mayor since 2011, it’s time to look back at some of the people who occupied that office before her. Coniglio is the 16th mayor of the town, which was incorporated in 1911. While the mayor only has the right to vote to break a tie vote on any ordinance, resolution or ordinance, the mayor also has veto powers. The mayor is recognized as the head of the town government for ceremonial and other purposes and acts as an ombudsman to investigate and...

Carla Trivino Palm Beach Daily News A number of Palm Beach projects and architectural firms with local ties have received the Addison Mizner Award, a juried competition sponsored by the Florida chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.  The West Palm Beach firm Stephen L. Boruff AIA Architects + Planners, Inc. received the Mizner Award for civic design for the $14 million Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center.  The 17,000-square-foot complex features multi-purpose rooms, a gym, a cafe, an after-school room and a game room. The facility also includes a playgrou...