around the city
New Opening:
Opustone Stone & Tile Concepts opens 25,000 sq. ft. Showroom
As a leader in natural stone and tile, Opustone show-
cases how the versatility and beauty of natural stone can
be incorporated into any residential or commercial space;
all offered with supreme selection and dedicated service.
Breathtakingly beautiful, premium stone instantly elevates
every space it adorns.
Natural stones like marble, granite, quartzite, onyx and
travertine have such remarkable character that they can
easily be considered art. Options for design continue as
today’s modern technology allows engineered stones like
porcelain and sintered stone to push the boundaries of
durability and versatility opening new worlds of design
concepts.
O
Exclusive featured lines at Opustone include: Avalon Porce-
lain, Laminam, Lapitec, Mutina, Ornamenta, Perpetua Quartz,
Perpetua Terrazzo, Antolini Precioustone, Quintessa Mosaics,
Salvatori, Santa Margherita Quartz.
pustone Stone & Tile Concepts, Florida’s exclusive
importer and distributor of the finest natural stones and
tile concepts, is pleased to announce the opening of
their new 25,000 sq. ft. showroom and slab gallery in the city.
Location for the new Showroom: 1333 N Jog Rd, West Palm
Beach, 33413. Please call their showroom at 561.408.4000 or
visit www.Opustone.com.
An Open Mic Discussion on Mobility
Fuels Great Talks
L
ast June 12, Mayor Muoio set out
to hear out public concerns in
an effort to provide solutions, as
part of the city’s preliminary next steps.
Mobility consultant Gable Klein, an
urban design consultant, TEDx speaker
and former transportation chairman for
Chicago and Washington, D.C., opened
the mic addressing various issues of
concern among West Palm Beach resi-
dents, mainly traffic issues on
Okeechobee Boulevard between I-95,
the train station, and other key down-
town areas, such as S. Dixie Highway,
S. Olive, and Fern Street.
Over 250 people were in attendance
that night, with ten to twelve sitting
around a table, drawing out ideas on
maps, and then getting the chance to
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share with everyone in the room. This
was great, as Mayor Muoio and other
city officials got to hear directly from
the people, engaging in tactical
discussions. Then on Tuesday during
the day, the consultants worked on
different ideas people had presented
the night before, narrowing down to
the ones listed as the main issues.
“The idea is to balance the needs
of people that work and play in West
Palm Beach,” said Klein. “The city has
grown by 14% in population and traffic
has grown by 6%, in the same ten-year
period.”
Mayor Muoio said she’s very happy
with the results of the charette, and the
professional way in which it was con-
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ducted. She’s going to Washington next
week, and one of the meetings she’s
having is with the Coast Guard. She’s
looking to discuss having the Okee-
chobee bridge open/close schedule
change from 8am, which is peak time
for commuters, to 8:30 a.m. “If I can get
them to change that time to 8:30 a.m.
that would make a big difference to all
of us,” she said.
The City of West Palm Beach is
embarking on a bold initiative to
enhance the way people move in the
city. To provide input, Mayor Muoio
invites you to go to wpbmobility.com,
where you can write and submit your
ideas.
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