Hey Neighbor!
Did you survive the first big chill this past Tuesday? 🥶 We hope you enjoy some cool mornings and evenings.
Heading into this week, we have a few openings and closings to note:
🚫 CLOSED: Banko Cantina in downtown WPB calls it quits.
📺 PREMIERE: Palm Royale Season 2 premieres tonight (Nov. 12) on Apple TV.
🐳 OPENING: Manatee season kicks off on Saturday (Nov. 15).
Plus, don’t forget: 🎄 holiday season is kicking off, so start marking your calendar for ice skating, snowfalls, Santa sightings, boat parades, and more events.
Now, let’s dive in…
In This Edition:
🥕 Bigger Groceries
🚚 FLocking?
🌱 Wellness Summit
THINGS TO DO
This Week’s Checklist: Film, Wellness & Cars 🎬🌿🚗
We have big happenings around town as season picks up…
🎥 Sunshine Cinema: Florida in Film – Opening Night
🗓️ Thursday, November 13
Red carpet premiere at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County as Sunshine Cinema: Florida in Film debuts, celebrating Florida’s movie legacy with artifacts, film history, and Hollywood vibes. Exhibit runs through May 30, 2026. 🎟 Tickets required.
🦩 Do at the Zoo – Palm Beach Zoo
🗓️ Thursday, November 13
Adults-only evening at the Palm Beach Zoo from 6:30-9:30 pm, with tastings from top restaurants, cocktails, and after-hours animal encounters—all supporting conservation. 🎟 Tickets required.
🌱 Eudēmonia Summit – Wellness & Longevity
🗓️ Thursday-Saturday, November 13-16
Four-day wellness summit across West Palm Beach with 150+ experts, workouts, treatments, and cutting-edge health tech focused on longevity and peak performance. 🎟 Tickets required.
🍁 Fallin’ Into Fun – Mandel Recreation Center
🗓️ Friday, November 14
Family fall night on Palm Beach from 6:00-8:00 pm, with caramel apples, a s’mores bar, lantern crafts, turkey races, and games. 🎟 Tickets required.
🚗 Sculpture in Motion – Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
🗓️ Saturday, November 15
Vintage cars as “rolling sculpture,” curator-led tours, a Gold Star tribute, and the Grand Tour Parade of Cars through Palm Beach. Check out the exhibition from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, or grab a free spot along the street to see the Grand Tour Parade starting at 4:15 pm.
🎷 Boney James at the Sunset Lounge
🗓️ Wednesday, November 19
Looking ahead to next week, grab your tickets to four-time GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Boney James, who will be performing at the newly reopened, historic Sunset Lounge for an intimate jazz night.
NEWS
Quick & Dirty Headlines 🗞
Bigger groceries, louder billboards & hefty checks…
🛒 Downtown WPB Could Finally Get a Full-Size Publix
The city okayed negotiations to bring a full-service Publix to Banyan & Sapodilla on three surplus city lots. With the CityPlace Publix undersized, downtown might get the modern grocery it’s grown into. What’s on the table →
💼 “Wall Street South” Turns Up the Volume on NYC
As NYC politics shift, Palm Beach County is openly courting financiers with cheeky billboards (“Dear NYC, it’s not you. It’s me”) and realtors are marketing WPB as “America’s Next Great Power City.” Will New Yorkers FLock to West Palm? Learn more →
🏨 Stephen Ross Moves to Buy The Ben
Related Ross is under contract to buy The Ben, downtown’s 208-room waterfront Autograph Collection hotel, for about $190M — adding to its downtown WPB hotel portfolio. Another big bet on WPB as a tourism and events hub. Read more →
🧠 TRIVIA: What is the oldest continuously operating hotel in West Palm Beach?
Local Favorite?
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🤗 Thanks for another great week in paradise!
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