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Florida plans to kick sea turtle rescuers off the beach, calling them a threat to environment Sun Sentinel 2 hrs ago David Fleshler, South Florida Sun Sentinel © [MEGHAN MCCARTHY/palmbeachdailynews.com]/Palm Beach Post/TNS Sea turtles nests are marked at the beach near Root Trail on July 30, 2020 in Palm Beach, Florida. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida wildlife commission has identified a new menace to the marine environment: volunteers who protect sea turtle nests. For more than a decade, unpaid guardians have watched over sea turtle nests in Broward County, rescuin...

Historic site survey will aid town in preservation planning efforts Surveyors looked at 2,240 potential historic structures within the town, and recorded 1,721 of them. Palm Beach Daily News A months-long survey of historic structures within the town will be used to support preservation planning efforts and aid in future development, town officials said. The firm presented its findings to the Town Council earlier this month. "What we really wanted to be able to give the town of Palm Beach was a really great tool to use for preservation planning efforts moving forward," said Patricia Daven...

NewsSocietyShiny ShotsArtsReal Estate NewsLifestyleUSA TODAYObituariesE-Edition Landmarks commission approves renovation plans for historic Queens Lane home The historically significant home at 201 Queens Lane will be renovated, while a non-historic home next door will be demolished to add a guest house. Palm Beach Daily News A historic home on Queens Lane was approved for renovations Wednesday by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, while a non-historic home on a neighboring parcel will be demolished at the request of its owners. Jon and Liza Mauck, who own both homes, plan to combine t...

Jodie Wagner Palm Beach Daily News A pair of soon-to-be renovated properties were designated historic landmarks Wednesday during the Palm Beach Town Council's monthly development review meeting. The properties, at 100 El Bravo Way and 127 Root Trail, earned unanimous approval as landmarks following presentations by landmarks consultants Emily Stillings and Janet Murphy. The properties, built in 1922 and 1905, respectively, will be restored and renovated after their owners received earlier approval from the town's Landmarks Preservation Commission. The El Bravo Way property, an oceanfront...

115-year-old Pioneer Era-home on Root Trail to be refurbished, enlarged Jodie Wagner, Palm Beach Daily News © Meghan McCarthy, MEGHAN McCARTHY/Palm Beach Daily News Major renovations are on tap for this Pioneer Era-home at 127 Root Trail in Palm Beach. A Pioneer Era-home in one of the Palm Beach's oldest subdivisions is getting a facelift. Cathy and David Brooker, who bought the two-story, frame vernacular home at 127 Root Trail in October for $1.5 million,  are planning major renovations including an addition, a basement, a car lift and a loggia. The 115-year-old home, w...