Ocean Ridge, Florida offers residents a great place to live. Sunshine and warm weather in a genial atmosphere are hard to beat – but Ocean Ridge doesn’t try to pretend that nothing bad ever happens in Florida. That’s why they offer an entire range of hurricane preparedness services, to help their residents and visitors alike….
Lantana Florida doubles by half again during tourist season. They are ready for visitors, and they know that tourism is big business and should be a priority. What is also a priority in Lantana is sustainable energy. Lantana was recently awarded a grant to install several types of energy-saving equipment to convert an old building….
Right in the heart of Palm Beach County lies Lake Worth, a city right on the lake, of course, as the name implies. It’s also bordered by the Atlantic, giving it a double whammy of possible areas of storm surge when a hurricane or tropical storm hits the area. They’re a town that thinks their….
Jupiter Florida takes hurricanes seriously, and so should you. They offer a way to develop your family’s hurricane preparedness plan, and offer links on their website. They tell you to visit the Florida Department of Emergency Management’s disaster preparedness website and use their interactive online tool to prepare and print your family’s plan. This creates….
The town of Juno Beach, Florida is prepared for hurricanes. A hurricane emergency is declared as soon as the National Weather Service issues a hurricane warning for the area, and then the town’s Emergency Operations plan kicks into effect, staying in operation until the storm has passed. They even have a plan in place to….
If you live in Highland Beach, you probably know there is a lights out ordinance from dusk to dawn from March to October. Sea turtles that have just hatched out use light to find their way to the water, and lighting away from the water causes them to head the wrong direction, away from the….
Delray Beach is located in southern Palm Beach County, right on the Atlantic Ocean. They’re a resort town, and offer visitors beauty, night life, and nearly two miles of beautiful beaches. Delray Beach is a welcoming place; the visitors and tourist are their business, and those people never have to think of the downside of….
In 2008, the City of Boynton Beach adopted a resolution to establish a Green Task Force to improve and sustain the environmental needs of the city. They wanted to reduce energy use, conserve water, keep down waste, and make their city sustainable and environmentally friendly. They realized that environmentally sound practices will save the city….
Boca Raton, Florida is a city with a great Spanish influence. This can be seen clearly in the Spanish-Moorish style buildings. And it’s a city made for pleasure – in a town of 100,000, there are 40 parks and more than 30 bike trails or pedestrian trails. But pleasure or no, Boca Raton must deal….
Davie, Florida is a sprawling 35 square miles within central Broward County. The town has a country atmosphere, but it is a growing community, making it a unique place to live. You get the best of both worlds in Davie; parks and trails and lush green natural beauty combined with the convenience of a city…..
