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What should I shred and when?

Shred everying with your signature, birth date, social security number, account numbers, passwords or PINs. When?… you ask?  Shred credit card statements after 45 dayus unless you need them for proof of purchase or tax purposes.   Shred bank deposit slips and ATM and credit card receipts as soon as the transactions appear on statements. Shred bank statements, pay stubs and...

Rita’s is OPEN…

“Rita’s” is now open for business per “CityPlace Summer 2010″.  Known for its fun and flavorful Italian ice and creamy frozen custard, Rita’s has opened a shop, on Rosemary, at the north end of the property near Lost City Cigars and Verizon Wireless. Pick from 40 delicious flavors, including classics like cherry and mango, or summer favorites like...

Breakfast at Taco Vida

Did you know that Taco Vida, across from Publix, is now serving breakfast from 9 am until noon?  Monday through Friday.  Most menu items are priced around $5. Go down and try them out.   We are told they have generous portions of egg and cheese quesadillas, empanadas, breakfast burritos, meat pastries, croisssants and specialties such Huevos Rancheros and a Mexican omelet stuffed...

Sugar Chef is Open…

Another sweet spot is open at CityPlace.  ”Sugar Chef” opened it’s first retail cupcake and cake shop under the Harriet Himmel Theater next to Solstice Sunglass Boutique.  Chef Ladisky serves scratch-made gourmet cupcakes in 15 flavors baked daily.  They also offer an on-site “cake concierge” during peak times to help clients select and design...

July 17, 1938

On this date in history, aviator Douglas Corrigan took off from NYC, saying he was headed for California.  He ended up in Ireland, earning the nichname “Wrong Way Corrigan”. “Thanks to West Palm’s Neighborhood...

July 16th, 1935

On this date in history, the first parking meters were installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. “Thanks to West Palm’s Neighborhood...

July 11, 1804

On this date in history, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, NJ. “Thanks to West Palm’s Neighborhood...

July 4th, 1826

On this date in history, fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died. “Thanks to West Palm’s Neighborhood...

The term “bubblehead”

The origin of the term “bubblehead” proves to be as elusive and secretive as the submariners it describes. But bubbleheads with U.S. Submarine Force, former skippers and bloggers agree on two key points. First, “bubblehead” started as a condescending term used by “skimmers”, sailors on surface ships, to describe submariners, but was embraced by the...

This week in history, May 15, 1969

On May 15, 1969 the nuclear-powered attck submarine Guitarro sank while tied up to the dock at the Mare Island site of the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, six months before its’ scheduled commissioning. The ship had been under construction since August 1965.  The ship sunk because of poor coordination between two teams that were filling ballast tanks with water for an...

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