Oprah and Dr. Phil Dec 12, 2007
Palm Beach County Commission Chair Addie Greene wasn't trying to pull a fast one at Lantana's Christmas parade Saturday, when a stand-in waved and smiled in a convertible - above the "Addie Greene" nameplate ... So what could possibly be more important than the Lantana parade. (The Palm Beach Post)
Best area sports bar:Taking your nominations Dec 4, 2007
The best place to watch the gators on Saturday afternoon, is Key Lime House in Lantana ... We checked out the Lantana Ale and Sports Bar on Sunday and you can see our report on the web site starting Thursday. (The Palm Beach Post)
Share your comments Nov 13, 2007
Someone who knows told me the huge fruit and vegetable and nursery store on Military north of Lantana Road --- called Rorabecks that they have all illegals working there. Probably 50 or more. (The Palm Beach Post)
Butterflies, bees find fortune in Blue Fortunes Nov 9, 2007
For a true butterfly garden, use with other nectar flowers like lantana, zinnias and buddleia, and then have plenty of larval food sources from butterfly weed, dill, fennel and parsley. In addition to Blue Fortune, look for Licorice Blue, the lime green-leafed version called Golden Jubilee, and white selections called Alabaster and Licorice White. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Walk-in clinic to be in 14 Walgreens Oct 31, 2007
105 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana. 6025 Lake Worth Road, Greenacres. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Victims identified in Boynton Beach plane crash Oct 29, 2007
The single-engine Piper PA-28, was rented from Kemper Aviation at Lantana Airport, according to officials. The plane took off from the Lantana Airport and was returning from Opa-locka Saturday when it developed engine trouble and sent a distress call to Palm Beach International Airport ... The call came when the plane was about 4 1/2 miles south of Lantana Airport, Barberi said. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Sun-loving migrants heading our way Oct 21, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Hannah Edwards Environment ReporterOctober 21, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bird and bug a deadly threat to gums Oct 20, 2007
The forest's canopy has browned and thinned out and lantana weed has strangled the native undergrowth, creating a perfect nesting environment for the bell miner ... In northern NSW, in the Donaldson State Forest, the dieback working group has been carrying out trials using herbicides, bulldozers and fire to rid the forests of lantana. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Widow wants answers Oct 6, 2007
They got married Oct. 18, 1974, and the next day he left for America, where he had a new job with The National Enquirer in Lantana ... " Investigators now think Robert Stevens was contaminated before the couple left for North Carolina that fall. He'd felt punky during their visit, but they thought it was the flu. On the way home, the Monday of the week he died, Stevens felt so ill that he got behind the wheel and drove with exceptional fortitude, apparently pulling himself together just long... (The Palm Beach Post)
Obituaries in the news Sep 23, 2007
Humbard died Friday of natural causes at a South Florida hospital near his Lantana home, family spokeswoman Kathy Scott said. The son of evangelists, Humbard evolved his ministry from revivals across the country to a permanent home in Akron, Ohio, and television. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Televangelist Rex Humbard dies Sep 23, 2007
Humbard died of natural causes at a South Florida hospital near his Lantana home, family spokeswoman Kathy Scott said. "He was the ultimate role model in showing love and caring about other people over and above himself," grandson Rex Humbard III said. (USA Today -- News)
Rex Humbard, 88; pioneering televangelist with global reach Sep 23, 2007
Humbard, who gave his first televised sermon in 1949, died Friday of natural causes at a South Florida hospital near his Lantana home, said family spokeswoman Kathy Scott. "He was a person who dedicated his life to reaching people in need with a message of grace, hope and love," said his son, Charles Humbard, president of the Gospel Music Channel, a Christian cable network. (Los Angeles Times)
Teacher's secrets splinter students Sep 22, 2007
But you can imagine what's happening at this school west of Lantana, where kids thought this would be the best year yet. They're a fractured group, confused by their lingering devotion to a man accused of such horrible things. (The Palm Beach Post)
Mariner bid sunk by Private Equity Sep 19, 2007
Stuck: Beyond International, maker of films including Lantana, has accepted a $74. 6 million merger. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Aaronson steers $2M to road aiding builder Sep 16, 2007
By the time the once-rural area is built out, GL will have constructed more than half the houses there - more than 5,500 dwellings, stretching from Florida's Turnpike west of Lantana down to Clint Moore Road in Boca Raton. But a last north-south road is needed to build out the farming region: a 3-mile extension of Lyons Road, which now dead-ends at Boynton Beach Boulevard at GL's Canyon communities. (The Palm Beach Post)
Chairman and director of Beyond linked to takeover Sep 15, 2007
The company, which is also behind the films Lantana and Strictly Ballroom , lifted net profit by 40 per cent to $4. 34 million in fiscal 2006-07. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wide net cast in hunt for killer Aug 12, 2007
A servicefor Reyka will be held noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, followed by burial at the National Cemetery, 6501 S. State Road 7, south of Lantana Road. What are your thoughts about this issue. (The Palm Beach Post)
'Jindabyne' Jul 19, 2007
Lawrence, whose 2001 movie "Lantana" was named for a tropical shrub with beautiful, exotic blooms concealing a thorny undergrowth, goes under the water or into the distance to create a sense of anxiety or voyeurism, real or imagined since the killer is still at large. Byrne and Linney go at it here, emotionally and physically, as they unleash and attempt to exorcise the ghosts of their marriage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Look who's organising birthday bash for her younger sibling Jul 14, 2007
Most of the cast from the film Lantana, for which Armstrong won an Australian Film Institute award for best actress in 2001, made it to the exhibition opening, including the director Ray Lawrence, who was having a camera shy moment and refused to be photographed. PSssst. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
PBC officials hear many voices on budget cuts Jun 27, 2007
"Don't mess with the sheriff's budget," urged Dan Dumas, who lives in an unincorporated area near Lantana that's patrolled by sheriff's deputies. Dumas was one of about 40 people opposing a plan to cut $15 million from Sheriff Ric Bradshaw's $426 million budget request. (The Palm Beach Post)
J.Lo, Britney Vex Evercore's Altman, Thomas H. Lee Partners in U.K. Courts Jun 26, 2007
The suit is the latest to ensnare Lantana, Florida- based American Media Inc., which is owned by Roger Altman's Evercore Partners Inc. and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP.. Britney Spears, 25, last year won an apology from the Enquirer in a case which critics said highlighted the trend of celebrities turning to the U.K. and Irish courts. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Notre Dame Baseball Draft Recap And Updated Player Bios Jun 23, 2007
RHP/IF Ryan Sharpley (HS Sr. 6-4/185; Marshall, MI/Marshall HS) - 34th round, Chicago White Sox RHP (ND Jr.; 6-1/195; Lantana, FL/Santaluces HS) -36th round, Colorado Rockies RHP Brian Dupra (HS Sr.; 6-3/195; Rochester, NY/Greece Athena HS) - 36th round, Texas Rangers C/1B Matt Scioscia (HS Sr.; 6-2/235; Westlake Village, CA/Encino Crespi HS - 41st round, Los Angeles Angels OF Golden Tate (HS Sr.; 6-1/180; Hendersonville, TN/Pope John Paul HS) - 42nd round (Arizona Diamondbacks) RHP (ND Sr.;... (Und.com)
Good gardening means weeding out culprits Jun 19, 2007
Roses are red, violets are blue; privet is white, and lantana, despite its reputation, is really quite lovely, with pretty bunches of pink and purple blossoms. I discovered this only recently, when I was stupid enough to plant a lantana bush by mistake in my backyard ... "Weeds like lantana wipe out native plants and disrupt the habitat for native animals.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Taxpayers could reap $31.6 billion in relief Jun 16, 2007
VOTING YES: 117, INCLUDING REPUBLICANS BOGDANOFF OF FORT LAUDERDALE, DOMINO OF JUPITER, HARRELL OF STUART, HASNER OF DELRAY BEACH, MAYFIELD OF VERO BEACH AND SNYDER OF STUART; AND DEMOCRATS BRANDENBURG OF WEST PALM BEACH, BUCHER OF WEST PALM BEACH, MACHEK OF DELRAY BEACH, SACHS OF DELRAY BEACH, SKIDMORE OF BOCA RATON, TAYLOR OF WEST PALM BEACH AND VANA OF LANTANA.. VOTING NO: 1. (The Palm Beach Post)
PBC beach guide Jun 8, 2007
Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast beach, swimming and surfing guide. Palm Beach County Beach Guide Before you spend a leisurely afternoon at one of South Florida's best sandy spots, check here first. (The Palm Beach Post)
Delray dog-mauling victim gets $3.76 million Jun 8, 2007
After deliberating for about three hours, the jury awarded Marguene St. Juste, a mother of three who now lives in Lantana with her husband, $3. 76 million for the injuries she sustained when she was mauled by a neighbor's Rottweilers - Fuzzy and Cinny - on Third Avenue in November 2002. (The Palm Beach Post)
Hot deals at Valley resorts Jun 7, 2007
Plus your kids will eat free with the purchase of one adult meal at any of the three restaurants at the resort, Hole-in-the-Wall, Lantana Grill and Slim Picken's. Details: (602) 997-2626, pointehilton. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Rush back to save old enemy in 'Pirates' May 29, 2007
In "At World's End," Barbossa becomes an uneasy ally to Jack, a juicy role that allows Rush to strut the decks with a blend of the comic abandon the actor honed in his early stage career in Australia and the weightiness he has shown in such films as "Elizabeth," "Les Miserables" and "Lantana." (). Rush sat down with The Associated Press to discuss his late-blooming cinema career, the lure of the high seas in the "Pirates" movies and his thoughts on whether the Black Pearl might sail again in... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Town is rattled as death ignored (Kelly Jane Torrance) May 25, 2007
Filmmaker Ray Lawrence (whose last film was 2001's moving story of miscommunication, "Lantana") has taken Mr. Carver's short story and added layer upon layer of meaning onto it. Mr. Byrne, by turns pleading and violent, is just right as a man who's both a sphinx and an ordinary Joe who wants nothing more than an ordinary life. (Washington Times, DC)
Rush resurrects Barbossa in 'Pirates' May 23, 2007
In "At World's End," Barbossa becomes an uneasy ally to Jack, a juicy role that allows Rush to strut the decks with a blend of the comic abandon the actor honed in his early stage career in Australia and the weightiness he has shown in such films as "Elizabeth," "Les Miserables" and "Lantana.". Rush sat down with The Associated Press to discuss his late-blooming cinema career, the lure of the high seas in the "Pirates" movies and his thoughts on whether the Black Pearl might sail again in future... (The Advocate)
Redirection muddies the waters of 'Jindabyne' May 18, 2007
That may actually be why director Ray Lawrence -- he made the brooding 2001 mystery-drama "Lantana " -- cast the two actors, since the marriage of Claire (Linney) and Stewart (Byrne) is in trouble. The two no longer speak the same language. (Boston Globe)
With five films this year, Laura Linney likes to work May 17, 2007
Jindabyne - the title comes from the town where the story takes place came to Linney via Anthony LaPaglia, who - went Down Under to star in the 2001 mystery Lantana for director Ray Lawrence. "I've known Anthony for years, and I trust his judgement," Linney said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Taking Another Short Cut May 16, 2007
Lawrence, now 59, made his feature debut with the phantasmagoric Bliss, famous flop of the 1985 Cannes Film Festival; he then licked his wounds and directed TV commercials for 16 years before reappearing with somewhat more staid fare, the multi-strand urban narrative Lantana ... Lantana took its title from an Australian plant ... As Lantana was blatantly Altmaneseque in structure, Jindabyne references the master indirectly. (City Pages)
Fade to black and blue May 14, 2007
One of the country's most successful producers, Jan Chapman, has nowhere near the profile of the directors she has worked with, including Jane Campion on The Piano and Ray Lawrence on Lantana. The reality is that no matter how much work goes into developing, financing and setting it up, a film reflects the director's creative decision-making on a daily - or hourly - basis. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
5/13: Mother's Day brunch May 13, 2007
Lantana Grille: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13. Features a variety of salads, an omelet station, slow-roasted honey-baked ham, scrambled eggs, old-fashioned waffles, smoked bacon and sausage, croissants and brioche bread pudding. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Mother's Day Dining May 11, 2007
Lantana Grille: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13 ... Lantana Grille: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Jindabyne **½ May 11, 2007
As for the casting, director Ray Lawrence (who showed in Lantana an earlier affection for plot-heavy flicks) has chosen Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney for the principal husband-and-wife roles. Yes, each is a fine actor and their performances his brutish, hers brooding are nicely nuanced. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The patient control freak May 10, 2007
" Jindabyne, which opens tomorrow, is Australian director Raymond Lawrence's adaptation of a well-known Raymond Carver short story, So Much Water So Close to Home (previously used as a central episode in Robert Altman's Short Cuts), about a group of four men, on a fishing trip in the Australian wilderness, who find a murdered woman's body in their favourite fishing spot and tether her corpse to a tree until their weekend's fun is done. Linney plays Claire, an American immigrant married to one of... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Drought forces 2 coastal cities to clamp wells May 10, 2007
Water managers battling the drought have shut down public wells in Lantana and Lake Worth to protect them from saltwater contamination ... Lantana began shutting down four of its seven working wells last week ... "It's a little bit worrisome, but we've got to do what we've got to do," said Jerry Darr, Lantana's utilities director. (The Palm Beach Post)
Feeling Warmth, Subtropical Plants Move North May 4, 2007
We never expected it to come back every year,; said Cheryl Aldrich, the assistant manager, guiding a visitor on a tour of plants that would once have needed coddling to survive here: eucalyptus, angel trumpets, the Froot Loop-hued Miss Huff lantana. We;ve been able to overwinter plants you didn;t have a prayer with before. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
The Fabulous Picture Show May 2, 2007
Australian director Ray Lawrence, whose films include dark drama, Lantana, is best known for a fascination with torn communities and broken relationships. His latest film, Jindabyne, is a disturbing tale of a small town facing questions of moral responsibility when a group of fishermen discover the dead body of a girl, and do nothing until the end of their three day trip. (Aljazeera.Net)
Summer movie preview Apr 29, 2007
Directed by Ray Lawrence ("Lantana ") and adapted from Raymond Carver 's story "So Much Water So Close to Home .". "Red Road" Andrea Arnold's creepy little tale of surveillance and vengeance concerns a Scottish woman (Kate Dickie ) who works as a closed-circuit TV operator, keeping an eye on the late-night streets until she sees a face she thought she'd buried in the past. (Boston Globe)
10 hot film picks for summer Apr 29, 2007
After Lantana, Ray Lawrence directs another moody Oz-based thriller featuring Gabriel Byrne and a dead girl in a mountain stream. (25 May). (Guardian Unlimited)
Sigourney Weaver stands atop this low-budget film crop Apr 27, 2007
Director Ray Lawrence did a much better job exploring complicated relationships with the compelling Lantana (2001). In addition to an unfortunate title (named after the Australian town in which it's set), Jindabyne feels too inert and sluggish to truly engage us. (USA Today -- Life)
Film review: In 'Jindabyne,' searching for clarity amid the mess of everyday life Apr 27, 2007
Lawrence's last film, "Lantana," was a superior specimen of the kind of multi-stranded narrative that has become the dominant genre of international prestige filmmaking. "Jindabyne" is simpler, but perhaps not simple enough. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Musical escape Apr 26, 2007
Valley-based jazz singer Dennis Rowland and vocalist-radio host Blaise Lantana will emcee the free event. "We'll (attract) families and say, 'This is what we have to be proud of among our young people,' " says Glendale-based jazz promoter Maxine Harvard, a member of the Jazz in AZ board of directors. (AZCentral -- Families)
The music of violence Apr 25, 2007
Top 6 in Lake Worth, Lantana and Boynton Beach. MS 13 in Greenacres. (The Palm Beach Post)
McCormick & Schmick's Apr 21, 2007
As for me, I'll stick with some local seafood favorites - Captain Charlie's Reef Grill in Juno Beach, the Station House in Lantana, Ian's Tropical Grill on the Treasure Coast - before I drop anchor again. Overall User Rating. (The Palm Beach Post)
Easter Dining Apr 7, 2007
Lantana Grille: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 8. Features shrimp, Alaskan king crab legs, salmon, salads, scrambled eggs, waffles, breakfast potatoes, bacon, sausage, honey-baked ham and an omelet station. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
How to choose a surgeon Mar 29, 2007
A Lantana man dies from anesthesia complications after a nine-hour liposuction, penis enlargement and a neck lift. Cosmetic procedures. (The Palm Beach Post)
Retreat fosters future indigenous cinema Mar 21, 2007
The key to the program's success, however, is the mentoring provided by "advisers" - Noyce, the director of Rabbit-Proof Fence, Lawrence, of Lantana and Jindabyne, and Shortland, the director of Somersault. Shortland says: "We don't want to show our vulnerabilities as human beings. But if you want to write well, that is what you have got to do. So this is about finding what is the fundamental story, the truth of the script.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Real as we make it Mar 17, 2007
KERRY Armstrong's character in the new movie Razzle Dazzle could not be further from her heartbreakingly vulnerable role in Lantana. In Ray Lawrence's film she was the neglected wife Sonja, desperate for some tenderness. (The Australian)
Crist, 'Hottest Mom' contestant hit it off Feb 17, 2007
Rapper Vanilla Ice, at Super Target at Lantana Road and State Road 7, buying dolls for his two daughters while having an involved conversation on the cellphone. Sponsored Links. (The Palm Beach Post)
2nd grand jury to pursue 'pay to play' Feb 10, 2007
Former mayor Nancy Graham and her husband became partners on a large condo project in Lantana with Related soon after she left office ... This all started wi 000005A8 th CityPlace when Mayor Graham was not only wined and dined by Related but after leaving after office she was quickly rewarded when they made her and her husbanb partners on a real estate project in Lantana. (The Palm Beach Post)
Gratuitous Groundhog Holiday Blog Post Feb 3, 2007
Came back from a month long trip Tuesday to find my wonderful lantana pooped out from exhaustion. Given the climate shift clueless as to when they ll wakeup again. (New York Times)
Credits roll on Beyond film distribution Jan 12, 2007
The firm that took Australian cinema hits Lantana, Chopper and Strictly Ballroom to the world, has pulled out of international film distribution, citing poor profitability ... The company hasn't distributed a big Australian film since Lantana, in 2001. (The Age)
In violent world, we lean on hope Jan 7, 2007
We've had a Christmas Eve shooting at the Boynton mall, a double shooting on Lantana Road - out by the airport where I just happened to be sitting in my car, alone, at 5:30 the other morning - a kid who shot his sister, a baby shot in the back while strapped into his car seat and, yes, a few days before Christmas, an attempted robbery at the Wellington mall. Sheriff's words provide no comfort. (The Palm Beach Post)
story of the year Dec 29, 2006
Ran charter boats for 57 years from docks in Boynton Beach and Lantana. May 27. (The Palm Beach Post)
New Year's Dining Events Dec 23, 2006
Lantana Grille: 7-10 p.m. Dec. 31. Buffet includes pasta, sushi and lobster ceviche shooters. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Gentlemen, trash your engines Dec 13, 2006
Tervola, who heads up Ter-Tech Inc., a Lantana-based company that hosts drifting events and runs an online drifting shop (www ... Most drifters try to avoid anything that has mainstream appeal, says Tim Moceri, a 24-year-old from Lantana. (The Palm Beach Post)
Our critic's restaurant picks for 2006 Dec 9, 2006
210 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana; (561) 588-1420. This relatively small Italian eatery has it all a comfortable, Old World atmosphere, attentive service and, most important of all, some of the best Italian cooking I've found locally. (The Palm Beach Post)
The Architect Dec 8, 2006
Anthony LaPaglia is primarily known to mainstream audiences from his Emmy-winning work on the small screen's Without a Trace, but he's turned in some excellent and understated performances in indie films like Lantana. The Architect provides him with another conflicted protagonist to plumb. (IGN FilmForce)
top restaurants Dec 8, 2006
Il Cioppino, 210 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana; (561) 588-1420. This relatively small Italian eatery has it all a comfortable, Old World atmosphere, attentive service and, most important of all, some of the best Italian cooking I've found locally. (The Palm Beach Post)
It's judgement time Dec 4, 2006
Despite winning with his previous films - Bliss and Lantana - Ray Lawrence won't for Jindabyne. But one filmmaker spent two years devising a story with a remote Aboriginal community, shot it with a co-director in a crocodile-infested swamp and won acclaim around the world. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
