The Blog of Howard Mark Hines
Palm Beach Notes
Notes from Palm Beach County on writing, local history, the real places behind my books, and whatever else happens to be on my mind that week.
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No. 9U-Boats in Paradise
In the spring of 1942, the war came so close to Palm Beach County that people could watch it from their own beaches. German submarines, called U-boats, slipped…
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No. 8Getting Older Changes More Than the Mirror
Getting older changes us in ways that are easy to see, and in ways that are much harder to explain. The physical changes usually come first and announce…
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No. 7Every Life Leaves a Story
There is something about a cemetery that makes the world slow down. My wife (Janet) and I have spent many hours walking through cemeteries all around Palm Beach…
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No. 6A Quiet Gift: The Forgotten Artistry of Oma RLena Murphy Faulk
Some artists spend their lives chasing galleries, exhibitions and good reviews. Others create simply because something inside them needs to, and their work ends up hanging in family…
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No. 5These Two Sand Pumps are Quietly Protecting Palm Beach County’s Beaches
Most people visiting the beaches of Palm Beach County never give much thought to where all that beautiful sand comes from…or where it goes. But along our coastline…
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No. 4He Wore the Badge for Five Weeks
Some names belong in history books, and others belong in the hearts of the communities they served. Deputy George Clement “Clem” Douglas belongs in both. He was born…
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No. 3Keeping Watch Over Two Little Graves on Via Mizner
Palm Beach is famous for the shops along Worth Avenue. Tiffany, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Loro Piana all sit within a stone’s throw of one another, and on…
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No. 2Caring for a Forgotten Piece of West Palm Beach History
There are places in a city that everyone knows, and then there are places that quietly hold their history while the rest of the world hurries past. I…
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No. 1Welcome to Palm Beach Notes
There is something about Florida that has always stayed with me. Maybe it is the way the morning light settles over the water, the sound of palm fronds…