Introducing the Lake Worth Beach Independent

Your go-to source for unbiased, fact-based news about all things L-Dub

Aug 12 • 

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July 2025

Where's Jimmy Hoffa Buried? Boca Raton company sued a late mobster’s son to find out

On the 50th anniversary of Hoffa's disappearance, here's a colorful tale about South Florida's dubious connection to a mystery that has gripped the…

Jul 30 • 

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June 2025

Remembering the first victim in the blockbuster 'Jaws'

A former high school swimming champ stole the show in the iconic opening scene

Jun 12 • 

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Boca Raton's proud Sports Illustrated swimsuit model

Why the national magazine's latest swimsuit issue is all the talk in south Palm Beach County.

Jun 4 • 

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Under attack from golf balls, teed off Lake worth Beach neighborhood plead for help

'Thousands of golf balls year after year raining down on our urban neighborhood is grossly unreasonable and completely unacceptable.'

Jun 2 • 

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May 2025

WMODA NOW vs STOP WMODA

A developer spent $6,000 to counter opponents of a proposed mixed-use project in downtown Lake Worth Beach anchored by a glass arts museum

May 5 • 

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Annual Pete Seeger Birthday Bash this Saturday in Lake Worth Beach

Meet the Lake Worth Beach couple who honor their friend, the late folk icon Pete Seeger, with an annual singalong on the anniversary of his birth.

May 1 • 

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March 2025

'I could not let these end up in the trash.'

Roger Dean Stadium clubbie said he rescued St. Louis Cardinals fan mail that had been tossed to the curb. Guess what he did with it.

Mar 15 • 

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Why do state PACs care about Lake Worth Beach's City Commission races?

A prominent Republican campaign finance operative is managing money for political committees trying to influence small-town nonpartisan races

Mar 8 • 

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June 2024

Visit the International Space Station without ever leaving the ground

A few small steps inside a West Palm Beach performing arts center equates to one giant leap 250 miles above Earth

Jun 23, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Remembering the teen base-running bandits who trotted with Hank Aaron

Their unsolicited cameo on the field 50 years ago turned them into memorable footnotes to the slugger's 715th home run

Apr 7, 2024 • 

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March 2024

New Pete Rose biography arrives head-first into Shohei Ohtani gambling crisis

Dodgers' two-way superstar embroiled in MLB's biggest gambling crisis since Rose bet on Cincinnati Reds as the team's manager

Mar 28, 2024 • 

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