City of Lake Worth Free Shade Tree Giveaway

Tomorrow (4/30/11) is the Annual Shade Tree Giveaway sponsored by the Lake Worth Tree Board. Get your free tree at City Hall from 8am until noon. Proof of residency required.

Publix Grand Opening Press Release

Subject: For Immediate Release: Grand Opening of Publix at Lake Worth

Photo Opportunity: Media is invited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony, April 28, 2011 at 7:30 am. Media interested in taking photography or video of the interior of the store, please contact Kim Jaeger at 305-652-2411 x3816 to schedule an appointment for Wednesday, April 27, 2011 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Grand Opening of Publix at Lake Worth

Store Location: Publix at Lake Worth
214 North Dixie Highway
Lake Worth, FL 33460
(561) 493-5042

Date of Opening: Thursday, April 28, 2011

Time of Opening: 8 a.m.

Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday – Sunday

Pharmacy Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday – Friday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

LAKE WORTH, Fla., (April 19, 2011) ⎯ On Thursday, April 28, 2011, 8 a.m., the Publix at Lake Worth will begin serving customers. To kick-off the celebration, Publix will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. at the store’s front doors. Publix officials, members of the City Council, Lake Worth CRA and Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce are expected to be in attendance.

In addition to the traditional grocery, meat, produce, dairy and frozen food departments, the 28,000 square-foot store will feature the following full-service departments: bakery, deli, floral and fresh seafood as well as a Publix Pharmacy. Approximately 100 Publix associates will be employed at the new store.

The store’s art deco façade is reminiscent of some of the original Publix Super Markets which includes neon lighting and signage.

“The grand opening of this store has been long anticipated,” said Kim Jaeger, Publix Miami media and community relations manager. “We are excited to be a pedestrian friendly super market in the heart of such a vibrant downtown community. The art-deco façade of the store reflects Lake Worth’s vibrancy and culture.”

The first 1,500 customers on grand opening day will receive a free Publix reusable bag.

Publix is privately owned and operated by its 147,500 employees, with 2010 sales of $25.1 billion. Currently Publix has 1,034 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The company has been named one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” for 14 consecutive years. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized as tops in the grocery business, most recently by an American Customer Satisfaction Index survey. For more information, visit the company’s website, www.publix.com.

Graffiti Hotline Update

The Graffiti Hotline is no longer working. I called 3 times - as a citizen and not as a board member - to report 4 instances of tagging in Mango Groves. Yesterday I was fed up, so I rode my bike to all of the spots with a camera and took pictures. I then emailed the pictures to Captain Silva. By 10am this morning I had a message from PBSO about the graffiti. Below is the email:

"Mr. Smith,
The four locations mentioned will be cleaned up today, 4/18/11. Should you find any additional graffiti, please call the Sheriff's Office and a deputy will respond to photograph the graffiti and forward the report to our Graffiti Unit. Please do not hesitate to call me should you have any questions and thank you for contacting us regarding this issue.

Lieutenant Beth Krivda
Watch Commander
District 14 - City of Lake Worth
561-202-9620 (Office)
561-472-4596 (Cell)"

I strongly encourage you to contact the non-emergency number for any instances of graffiti that you find in Lake Worth. Or you can call Lt. Krivda whose number is above."

Let's keep Lake Worth beautiful!!!

Next Mango Groves Neighborhood Meeting This Thursday 4/21/11

Please join us for our monthly meeting this Thursday night - 7pm - at Compass on Dixie Highway. Special guest speaker this month is a representative from the Palm Beach County Animal Control.

Great American Cleanup - 4/16/11 8am - Noon

For those of you who missed it here are a few pictures from Saturday. Hope to see you next year at the annual Great American Cleanup.

The Mango Groves Neighborhood Association is having a Yard Sale 5/22/11 8am until noon, to raise money to purchase neighborhood banners.
We currently have a design team hard at work on the banners and appreciate any donated items you can provide us.
We will be having the Yard Sale at our new neighborhood park—431 N K Street. Thanks for your support!!

You can rent a table for the low price of $15 and sell all of your items. There are plenty of tables available! Call Andy at 561-533-5272 if you would like to rent one!!

Update on Vacant Lot at 431 N K Street

Today a number of Mango Groves residents, along with other residents of Lake Worth, and the mayor, began converting the vacant lot at 431 N K Street into a park. We spread mulch for a pathway around the large tree near the center of the lot and placed the benches that the city donated. We also cleared a lot of branches and vegetation from the lot, along with concrete, glass and trash. Someone donated some flowers and they were planted as well. We still have some work to do to make the lot into a real park. Plans are in effect to plant some shade trees along the sidewalks and to get more mulch for more pathways. The effort today was a positive stride towards improving our neighborhood and City. We would like to thank all those who helped, especially Suzanne Mulvehill who came through big for us on Friday to ensure that 3 benches, two trash cans, and a recycle bin were dropped off. Also, after dropping off these items the City took away a discarded sofa from the lot and some other waste. I will be posting some pictures on our blog shortly.