Free Event on West Palm Beach Waterfront Exhibition
Mar 17, 2010 - Library, Mayor's Office, Waterfront
Palm Beach International Boat Show Information
Mar 12, 2010 - Mayor's Office, Traffic, Waterfront
What: Palm Beach Int’l. Boat Show Information
When: Beginning Friday, March 12, 2010
Affected Area: Flagler Drive in Downtown WPB
West Palm Beach residents and visitors should be aware of the following information regarding the Palm Beach International Boat Show:
Beginning Friday, March 12, 2010, Flagler Drive northbound will be closed from Lakeview Avenue to Banyan Boulevard. Starting Sunday, March 21, 2010, Flagler Drive will undergo a complete closure from Lakeview Avenue to Banyan Boulevard. The southbound lanes of Flagler Drive will reopen on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Flagler Drive will completely reopen on Friday, April 2, 2010. Northbound traffic may detour via Olive Avenue and southbound traffic may detour via Dixie Highway.
The three public docks along Flagler Drive will be closed to boaters and pedestrians beginning Friday, March 12, 2010. The docks will reopen on Friday, April 2, 2010.
The waterfront Great Lawn will be closed off and the nightly lightshows will be suspended beginning Friday, March 12, 2010. The Lawn will reopen and the lightshows will resume no later than Sunday, April 4, 2010.
The “Cyclic” exhibition at the Waterfront Lake Pavilion will be closed to the general public March 21-31, 2010. The exhibition will be open to Boat Show patrons only during the Boat Show from March 25-28.
Please visit wpb.org/waterfront or call 561-822-2222 for more information.
West Palm TV to Air Waterfront Grand Opening Special
Feb 25, 2010 - Mayor's Office, Waterfront, West Palm TV
Special to Include Entire “Cirque Majik” Performance, Fireworks
(Thursday, February 25, 2010) West Palm TV, the City of West Palm Beach’s government access television station, will air a Waterfront Grand Opening special this Saturday, February 27, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The special will feature the entire performance of “Cirque Majik,” as well as portions of the fireworks and live entertainment from that evening’s event.
West Palm TV can be seen in the City of West Palm Beach on Comcast cable Channel 18 and anywhere in the world you have internet access by logging on to westpalmtv.com.
“For the first time in the station’s history we were able to bring a live, remote event to our viewers the day of our event, and we are proud to present the replay of the day’s festivities to those who couldn’t make it down to the waterfront in person” said West Palm TV Station Manager Jim Clark.
The special is about 2 ½ hours long and is hosted by local television and radio veteran Bob Nichols and former Miss Florida Angelia Savage. It originally aired live on Saturday, February 20, 2010.
Look for additional replays of the program and shorter excerpts on West Palm TV and at YouTube.com/user/WestPalmTV. The waterfront grand opening special will also soon be added to the station’s on-demand catalog at westpalmtv.com.
Magic is coming to the WPB Waterfront
Feb 08, 2010 - Mayor's Office, Waterfront
City Docks to Alternate Temporary Closings
Jul 09, 2009 - Mayor's Office, Waterfront
WHO: The City of West Palm Beach
WHAT: City Docks to Alternate Temporary Closings during Construction
WHEN: Beginning Monday, July 13 at 5:00 a.m.
WHERE: WPB City Docks along Flagler Drive
(July 9, 2009 – West Palm Beach, FL) – Residents and visitors should be advised that West Palm Beach City Dock #3 (the south dock) will be closed temporarily beginning on Monday, July 13 for a period of at least a week while construction crews work on the sidewalks leading to the dock. The dock will be closed to pedestrians and there will be no land access for boaters. The north dock and middle dock will be available for use by pedestrians and boaters, while work is being completed by the south dock.
As the sidewalk work progresses northward, the temporary closings will affect the middle and south docks as well. Advisories will be sent to notify the public as the work progresses, and when the other docks will be temporarily closed.