Stroke care award, City Hall Selfie Day, yoga with Mi Sun, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, West Palm Beach. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let WPB Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Wellington Regional’s stroke care award, an eight-story Northwood mural rising this month, and Palm Tran stops getting platforms, digital signs, and bike racks — catch up here.
State-level stories: Former Wake Forest star joining FSU, various plant seeds rocketing to the ISS, and an archival tale of Florida’s 19th-century pineapple rush — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: New SSA tech offers more reliable service, national recalls, and a housing market update — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Bid on custom rods to support troops
- Connect women entrepreneurs to support veterans
- Join Heights neighbors for updates and feedback
- Harness AI to streamline your business
- Get $400 off Windows with Renewal By Andersen
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Plants: Who says paradise needs a plane ticket? West Palm Beach’s top plant nurseries bring a tropic escape straight to your patio.
Roadtrips: Ditch the usual beach crowds and chase authentic weirdness along Florida’s forgotten highways. These roadside gems range from underwater hotels to hills that defy gravity.
Chores: This cleaning checklist chops your to-do list into bite-sized tasks so you can conquer one room at a time. Cleaning the whole place? Now it’s actually doable.
Furniture: Need décor with a backstory deeper than your latest streaming binge? Cedric Dupont Antiques is the gallery that’ll turn your living room into a time capsule… just bring a sharp eye and an appreciation for pieces that only improve with every chapter of history.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🤳 City Hall Selfie Day @ City of Palm Beach Gardens City Hall | Tuesday (8/12) at 8:00am – Grab your phone and strike a pose in front of our grand old City Hall, or any city-owned building, park, or playground, then tag your masterpiece on Facebook, X, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Don’t forget to use #CityHallSelfie for your fifteen minutes of local fame.
🇺🇸 Forgotten Soldiers Outreach @ The Dancing Crane | Tuesday (8/12) at 6:00pm – Think Tuesdays are just for Taco Tuesdays? Swap salsa for paddles and head to The Dancing Crane for a friendly auction funding care packages to our troops. Paddles go for $2, ticket and 50/50 raffles await, and quarters are suddenly golden.
🎶 Music Bingo @ Big Rocco’s Pizzeria & Tavern | Thursday (8/14) at 7:00pm – Hit up Big Rocco’s every Thursday for Music Bingo, where your questionable song-recognition skills can actually win you prizes. It’s free, fueled by locally crafted pizza and spirits, and perfect for that one friend who insists it’s just like grandma’s bingo night, ironically.
🧘 Yoga with Mi Sun @ Courtyard Outside Library | Friday (8/15) at 9:00am – Skip the studio and stretch it out under the sky with Mi Sun’s courtyard yoga session. It’s two hours of mindful movement, fresh air, and a chance to reset before the weekend chaos kicks in. BYO mat and good vibes.
🎨 Summer Studio Sale | Friday (8/15) at 10:00am – Before summer slips away, swing by the Armory for its Summer Studio Sale, where dusty sketchbooks, snazzy brushes, and half-price canvases are crying out for new owners. Free entry, local banter, and all the gear you need to pretend you’re a serious artist again.
This weekend
🥊 Carnage 2025 @ Karen T. Marcus Sandhill Crane Access Park | Saturday (8/16) at 7:00am – Grab your paddle and brace for good-natured hull to hull combat on our beloved Canal. It’s part friendly race, part neighborhood spectacle, with splashy wipeouts, half-serious trash talk, and enough spectators to make you feel famous. Sign up, or just come to cheer.
🤿 SDI Advanced Adventure Diver Certification Class| Saturday (8/16) at 12:00pm – Ditch your backyard lounge chair for a wetsuit and head to Jupiter’s Blue Heron Bridge and nearby wrecks to nail five SDI specialties from deep dives to drift. Seven dives, two instructors, and giant groupers, because why settle for snorkeling?
🔍 The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show @ DoubleTree Palm Beach Gardens | Saturday (8/16) at 6:00pm – This interactive dinner show hides the culprit in plain sight among your table’s chitchat, no sequins or wild accents required. You’ll feast on a plated dinner while flexing your inner Sherlock, debating motives with strangers, maybe even accusing your spouse. Keep your eyes peeled.
🎤 Cat & Carlos Live @ Salute Market | Saturday (8/16) at 6:30pm – Salute’s patio is hosting Cat & Carlos live, our favorite acoustic duo who make “background music” sound like a spiritual experience. Grab a glass of whatever’s on special, soak up the easy vibes, and pretend your boss doesn’t exist for a bit.
🃏 PBKC Sports Card & Memorabilia Show @ Palm Beach Kennel Club | Sunday (8/17) at 10:00am – Sure, you could scroll through eBay auctions, or wander across from PBIA to Palm Beach Kennel Club’s one-day trading card and memorabilia show, free admission, free parking, and sports TVs begging you to linger with another craft beer. Local vendors, friendly haggling, maximum nostalgia.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/13 Senior Bingo @ Thelma Obert Room – 4:30 pm
- 8/13 Music with Laz @ The Crazy Horse Saloon – 6 pm
- 8/14 Food Truck & Music @ Wellington Amphitheater – 5 pm
- 8/14 Music Bingo @ Big Rocco’s – 7 pm
- 8/14 Concerts at the Pier @ Memorial Park – 7 pm
- 8/15 Back to School 80s Bash @ Royal Palm Beach Commons Park – 5 pm
- 8/15 Solfyre @ Crazy Horse Saloon – 9 pm
- 8/16 Boston and Foreigner tribute @ Abacoa Amphitheater – 7:30 pm
- 8/19 Falling In Reverse @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre – 6:30 pm
🏠️ This house is wild
Listed by: Simon Isaacs (Simon Isaacs Real Estate LLC)
Just off the Flagler bike path, this Randall Stofft-designed showpiece brings together soaring ceilings, walls of glass, and a club room that’s practically begging for game night. Each of the four bedrooms comes with its own ensuite, and there’s a dedicated office for when work calls. The kitchen is a culinary playground with a 36″ Sub-Zero, Viking 6-burner, wet bar, and wine fridge, all wrapped in crisp moldings and coffered ceilings.
Out back, the covered loggia is set for serious entertaining with a summer kitchen, wood-burning fireplace, cabana bath, and a heated pool and spa tucked into lush, tropical landscaping. Steps from Summa Beach, South Olive Park, and the Park Golf Facility, this home is equal parts elegance and easy living.
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