RIP, Wes Craven: What movies scared the horror master most?
Wes Craven Wes Craven never saw a scary movie until he made one (1972’s “Last House on the Left”). But he took to the genre like a crazed killer to a Ghostface mask. He would write and direct the first...
View ArticlePrincess Diana: Remembering her 1985 visit to Palm Beach
Nov. 12, 1985: Princess Diana receives flowers upon arriving at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach. (File photo/The Palm Beach Post) Eighteen years ago today, Princess Diana died in a...
View ArticleWest Palm Beach: WPTV morning anchor changes
Roxanne Stein and John Favole share a joke on the WPTV anchor desk in 2010. (Post file photo) If you shared your morning coffee with Channel 5’s Roxanne Stein and John Favole, you’ll have to switch...
View Article10 things to do in Palm Beach County in September 2015
We’ve run the gauntlet of (most of) summer to arrive here at the threshhold of September, greeted by its promises of Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks, Spiced Pear Smoothies at Tropical Smoothie Cafe,...
View ArticleLabor Day weekend: Fun things to do in Palm Beach County
Labor Day is traditionally summer’s last gasp, although our summer weather never takes the hint until well into October. While the heat and humidity overstay their welcome this long weekend, our...
View ArticleLabor Day in Palm Beach County: your Peanut Island survival guide
Another big holiday weekend, another big floating cocktail party at Peanut Island, that 80-acre blob stuck at the west end of the Palm Beach (Lake Worth) Inlet like a cork in a wine bottle. At its...
View ArticleWest Palm Beach: Watch Ch. 5 morning anchors say good-bye
Roxanne Stein seemed ready to cry as she and John Favole said farewell this morning to their WPTV Channel 5 viewers after more than 21 years. “We’ve had a lot of mornings together, haven’t we,” she...
View ArticleRarely seen Beatles photos from the Fab Four’s only Florida concert
The Beatles prepare to play at the Gator Bowl on Sept. 11, 1964. High winds eventually ripped the cardboard letters spelling out “Beatles” away from the stage, recalled a concertgoer. (Vern...
View ArticlePeek inside David Cassidy’s Fort Lauderdale home before it’s auctioned
Foyer of David Cassidy’s home Come on, get happy, David Cassidy fans! Today’s the day that Fisher Auction will sell off the one-time heartthrob’s Fort Lauderdale home, and even if you don’t have a...
View ArticleNorth Palm Beach rocks softly with new music venue, Little River Band
A member of the 70’s group Firefall walks among the crowd at a Plaza Ballroom concert in July. (Photo/Isaac Rodriguez) Daytime’s rhumba rhythms turn to soft rock once a month at the Plaza Ballroom,...
View Article9/11 anniversary: Why I can’t let go of my Sept. 11 ‘hurt locker’
Post reporter Staci Sturrock’s old Samsonite suitcase is filled with ephemera from the week she spent in New York City covering 9/11. (File photo/The Palm Beach Post) The 14th anniversary of 9/11 is...
View ArticleWeekend fun: Things to do in Palm Beach County
Here comes the weekend! Are you ready? We are! Here are a few of our favorite ideas for fun in Palm Beach County: Aging barrels are lined up inside Due South in Boynton Beach. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm...
View ArticleWhat’s Florida’s favorite slang word?
(Slate.com) It rains cats and dogs in other states. It some places, it even comes down in buckets. But only in Florida does rain deserve a murderous euphemism. Rain drowns the 2015 Honda Classic. (Post...
View ArticleFall TV Preview: 5 new shows worth checking out
You can count on three things in life: death, taxes, a new fall TV season. That time of year is here as summer fades to fall. OK, we don’t get much of a fall around here, but, you get my meanin’ As you...
View ArticleWeekend fun: Things to do in Palm Beach County
Kenny Lattimore, this festival is for you. Liz Balmaseda, food and dining editor: Soul food and slow jams in WPB Here’s a festival that offers a pairing made in slow-jam heaven: soul food served with a...
View ArticleThe freaks come out as Halloween Horror Nights celebrates 25 chilling years
ORLANDO – Werewolves, zombies and a machete-wielding Jason, oh my! Halloween Horror Nights ain’t Oz, folks. Far from it as, once again, Universal Orlando Resort is turned into a blood-curdling terror...
View ArticleMiami Dolphins Cheerleaders: Meet the Palm Beach County ladies
Dolphins cheerleader Paige B. grew up in Boca Raton. (Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post) Of the 30 or so cheerleaders who are dancing in support of the Miami Dolphins this season, six hail from Palm...
View ArticleFREE admission Saturday to 1,400 museums nationwide on Museum Day Live
Stuart Davis’ 1932 painting, “New York Mural,” is part of the permanent collection at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. (Grayson Hoffman Photography) Calling all culture buffs! This...
View ArticlePalm Beach High: how state football history was made 60 years ago
Sometimes, the underdog bites the big dog. Sixty years ago this month, everyone expected the football team of the former Palm Beach High (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts) to lose its season opener at...
View ArticleWeekend fun in South Palm Beach County
Australian jazz saxophonist Troy Roberts has played with Aretha Franklin and Sammy Figueroa and been a finalist in the Theolonius Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, so he definitely knows...
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