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Palm Beach• December 1, 2021

What’s New at Palm Beach … kind of

Augustus Mayhew takes us on a trip into the annals of keeping Palm Beach the gem that it’s always been, and now because it’s growing, how they keep its mystique...

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1015 Park — A History of One of Park Avenue’s Most Distinct Private Residences

House• November 9, 2021.
A personal history of the red brick house on the corner of Park and 85th, completed for its family in 1915, who lived there for the next 50 years... READ MORE
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Art + History: Boca Raton museums launch season

Palm Beach• October 27, 2021.
Art and architecture connoisseur Augustus Mayhew takes us to Boca Raton for its Museum of Art’s world premiere of Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibition... READ MORE
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Palm Beach, Esq. + Historical Society adds photo collection

Palm Beach• October 14, 2021.
Augustus Mayhew delivers a Palm Beach story about an Irish American boy, a real multi-disciplinary who was the gentleman guide/savior of the community. ... READ MORE
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Joanne Connelley; When Dreams Came True

Social Diary• October 4, 2021.
A little girl from New Jersey who made a debut that brought international fame and fortune over night and a star-crossed life... READ MORE
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Rocket launched @ Historic IBM Campus

Palm Beach• October 1, 2021.
Augustus Mayhew attended the dedication of Rocket in Boca Raton, the work of sculptor Hubert Phipps with expectations bordering on indifference. Result: shock, sensational ... and why?... READ MORE
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On Having Met Mr. Capote

Social Diary• September 15, 2021.
A new and well-received documentary about the famous author evoked a personal memory of “Having Met Mr. Capote.”... READ MORE
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Turning back the clock

Social Diary• September 13, 2021.
Remembering the day brought back memories of another loss for many who knew Judy Green, who left this earth just four days after the towers fell... READ MORE
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The Gilded Cage, Part III: Bula Edmondson Croker

Palm Beach• September 8, 2021.
Augustus Mayhew takes on a tale of a Palm Beach marriage and an odyssey between a Tammany Hall boss and a Native-American artist, from an ocean-front cottage to an Irish castle, from the heights to mortgage foreclosures and bankruptcy... READ MORE
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Darker Memories

Social Diary• September 2, 2021.
A Diary about a darker time in our late 20th century American history... READ MORE
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ART MECCA: PALM BEACH AU GO GO

Palm Beach• August 26, 2021.
Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew gives us a special tour of the Art Mecca with some surprising local masterpieces. ... READ MORE
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A family tale of epic proportions

Social Diary• August 25, 2021.
A family tale of epic proportions of a man whose ambition affected the lives of six succeeding generations... READ MORE
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Steppin’ in Society, Part II

Social Diary• August 24, 2021.
Part II with Steppin’ in Society in a faster world of publicity and glamour ripe for scandals and on to the new world of today... READ MORE

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