WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — More cities in Florida are looking at other trees besides palm trees to combat climate change and offer more shade. West Palm Beach is one city that is taking that approach, ...

Amid complaints about the lack of shade in West Palm Beach’s city center, a local agency is replacing palm trees with oaks along key downtown streets. The city’s Downtown Development Authority aims to ...

Two people ride on a scooter past palm trees along Meridian Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Miami Beach, Florida. Miami Beach is proposing a new ordinance allowing palm trees instead of canopy ...

MIAMI — Whether swaying in the background of a Super Bowl glamour shot or printed on Art Deco-themed postcards, palm trees are synonymous with the sun-and-fun allure of Miami Beach. In a city with ...

As an urban runner, V. Kelly Turner is always looking for some shade. She doesn’t want to overheat. Most weekday mornings, her usual route takes her down the shadiest stretch of Los Feliz Boulevard, ...

Public Works Director Paul Brazil emphasized during the Feb. 10 meeting that his staff was still in the preliminary stages of planning. While council members liked the idea of adding shade trees to ...

Whether swaying in the background of a Super Bowl glamour shot or printed on Art Deco-themed postcards, palm trees are synonymous with the sun-and-fun allure of Miami Beach. In a city with nearly ...

Planting eight oak trees is projected to cost the city and its Downtown Development Authority $200,000. This story was updated because a previous version contained inaccuracies from information ...