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Television Documentary based on book, Shattered Bonds, co-authored by Delray Beach resident,
Julie Malear.
Sunday night at 10 p.m. on Oxygen channel
Name of show is Captured, Fatal Fall is name of this episode.
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What’s up with Delray’s parking meters?
Meters are broken all over Delray Beach - in public parking lots, the ones near the beach and all up and down Atlantic Avenue.
The City charges for parking at the meters. So doesn't that mean the City is obligated to make sure most of them are working?
There is no way for me to count the number but judging from where I’ve parked, it appears half or more of them are out-of-order at any given time.
At the same time code enforcers are drivng around giving tickets to people who parked in spaces with broken meters. Is that legal?
For sure it is outrageous and it has been happening for a while.
Scott Aronson, parking management specialist for Delray Beach said, “It’s difficult and we’re keeping up as best we can.”
Aronson said code enforcers are supposed to check meters before they write a ticket and put a little yellow strip on broken meters indicating they need to be repaired. I haven't seen any yellow strips. Have you?
Parking tickets are $30 with a $25 late fee tacked for those not paid in 14 days. Unpaid tickets are sent to a collection agency.
What do you think?
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The City is sending our finest to parks to sit and see that no one walks their leashed dog around the parks.
There is not even a word in the English dictionary to describe how ridiculous this is.
* How much does it cost taxpayers for police to sit and wait to catch someone walking their leashed dog?
* How about focusing on the many more important things? Traffic alone is huge – such as the large number of people driving through red lights and the number of people who recklessly speed all day long through parking lots where people are walking,
* First it was the beach and now it’s the parks. Why?
* Who cares?
Sleep more soundly Delray Beach. Anyone attempting to walk a leashed dog around a park will be caught and severely punished.
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Looking for something meaningful to do? Big Brothers/Big Sisters just opened a branch in Delray, and the 103-year old non-profit organization needs volunteers.
It’s an opportunity to help kids who are going through a rough time and need someone special in their lives. Volunteers are asked to make at least a one-year commitment and spend a couple of hours a week with their little brother or sister.
Baseball games, trips to the library or just talking over a soda…it’s up to you.
Volunteers must be 21 or over and complete a background check.
For more information call Lisa at 561.797.2414 or visit www.BBBSPBC.org.
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Can you believe it? It's almost time to spring forward.
On Sun. morning or late Sat. night depending on how you look at it, move those clocks forward an hour.
We won't fall back until Nov. 2nd.
That means Sunday night, the sun will be out until around 7:25 p.m. On the other hand, it won't rise until 7:35 a.m.
I'm not sure if daylight savings time actually saves energy. In Florida during the summer it's kind of nice when it gets dark and finally cools down a little.
What do you think? Is daylight savings great, a waste or just a test to see how long it takes us to make all our clocks read the same time?
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