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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

OFFICE HOURS EXTENDED FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, PORTABILITY FILINGS

Gary Nikolits, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, reminds homeowners that there is less than a month left to file for 2008 homestead exemption and portability benefits and has extended office hours for the next three weeks. Extended hours will be available at the service center on the first floor of the Governmental Center at 301 N. Olive Avenue in West Palm Beach, at 3188 PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens and 501 So. Congress Avenue in Delray Beach, and 200 Civic Center Way in Royal Palm Beach. These offices will be open from 7:30 am to 6 pm weekdays. Filing deadline for exemptions is Monday, March 3rd. It is suggested to file as early as possible to avoid long lines. You can file online on the Property Appraiser’s website; go to the Exemption E-File link on the home page and follow the prompts. For more information, call 561-355-2866.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

HERE is your opportunity for international exposure of your work!

POETRY PROTOCOL, Syndicate is currently accepting poetry for it's International Poetry Quarterly. You also have the opportunity to submit your work for the '10TH ANNUAL MARILYN FARBER JACOBS POETRY AWARD' Contest! Grand prize: ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS!! Second Place: $50; Honorable Mention Certificates Awarded. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Theme: open - any style or genre of poetry; 20 lines or less; typed or printed, double spaced; deadline is March 18, 2008; entry fee: $5 for unlimited poem entries. Please make check out to: North Tulsa Literary Guild, Inc. and mail to North Tulsa Literary Guild, P.O. Box 6221, Tulsa, OK 74148-0221. ANYONE CAN ENTER!

Thursday, February 07, 2008

DON’T MISS AMERICA’s INTERNATIONAL FINE ART & ANTIQUE FAIR

Starting with an invitation-only event on January 31st, and running through February 10th, the show being held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard in downtown Palm Beach, will feature fine art, antiques and estate and couture jewelry. Works of art from more than 80 dealers from around the world will be shown. Artwork will include Greek, Roman and Egyptian; Asian; Old Master paintings and Sculpture; arms and armor; American and European 19th and early 20th C. fine art and antiques; 18th-20th C. furniture,; jewelry and objet d’art; pre-Columbian and tribal art; classic modern and contemporary art. To buy tickets or for more information, call (866) 802-8337, or visit www.palmbeachfair.com

DON’T MISS AMERICA’s INTERNATIONAL FINE ART & ANTIQUE FAIR

Starting with an invitation-only event on January 31st, and running through February 10th, the show being held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard in downtown Palm Beach, will feature fine art, antiques and estate and couture jewelry. Works of art from more than 80 dealers from around the world will be shown. Artwork will include Greek, Roman and Egyptian; Asian; Old Master paintings and Sculpture; arms and armor; American and European 19th and early 20th C. fine art and antiques; 18th-20th C. furniture,; jewelry and objet d’art; pre-Columbian and tribal art; classic modern and contemporary art. To buy tickets or for more information, call (866) 802-8337, or visit www.palmbeachfair.com

BEGONIAS… WORKSHOP WILL EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE









“The Beguiling Begonias Workshop” will
be held Saturday, February 9th from 9 am to noon in the Mounts Botanical Garden auditorium, located at 559 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Begonias are perennial landscape plants that grow well in Florida. See slides and live plants to learn about the various types of rhizomatous, cane and other begonias, which will thrive in your garden. Each attendee will learn how to propagate these begonias and will pot up a tray of assorted cuttings to take home. Admission price is $40 for members, $50 for non-members – Admission price includes potting materials and begonia cuttings. Workshop will be held in the Garden Pavilion. If you want to expand your begonia collection there will be a selection available for purchase after the workshop. Call Mounts to reserve space. Mounts features plants from 6 continents on 14 acres. For information contact Joy Ford Le at 561-233-1747 or jlford@co.palm-beach.fl.us.

Friday, February 01, 2008

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM YOUR BLOG MANAGER

“Buyers are coming out of the woodwork,” is what I’m hearing from other real estate agents, and that is indeed true for me as well. I’m working with many buyers on purchasing second homes. Closings are resulting. Some are from the US, and others from countries including Canada, England, and Singapore. I predicted in the past, and reiterate now: “the best buys will be made between now and the early summer… after that the pickings will be left on the market.” Sale prices are on the low side right now, interest rates are low and may go farther down, and there is huge inventory to pick from – A BUYER’S MARKET. Will keep the readership updated in the coming months... Marilyn Farber Jacobs, Realtor, ePro - Lang Realty & Lic. Mortgage Broker - Iberia Mortgage Corp., Lic. Correspondent Lender.


FASTER TRACK NOW FOR WEST PALM BEACH BUILDING PERMITS


City Commissioners in West Palm Beach have made it a policy to issue building permits within certain periods of time, ranging from minor projects (2 business days) to commercial building permits (30 business days). Authorized permits will have to meet thee Florida Building Code4 or city ordinances. A need may arise for more staff. Fees may need to be raised to keep the current level of service and to issue permits faster. Local architects and contractors say the city’s construction services department, which issues the permits, is overly zealous in its plan reviews, leading to unreasonable delays that are far worse than in other jurisdictions.