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Good morning, Delray Beach! In today’s edition: Festival of the arts, great white shark sighting, live-to-headphones piano concert, and more. Let’s get to it!
— Cait Baker
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📰 In the news
Artists’ journeys and inspirations: The Short List exhibition at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County features 140 artists with works on view and for sale, spotlighting Hazel Griffiths and Lake Worth ceramicist Michael Blair — learn more about featured artists.
Evolving virus challenges protection: Flu cases are rising across the country, including Florida, with H3N2 driving over 90% of infections. The CDC estimates at least 7.5 million cases so far this season — learn what experts recommend.
Juvenile shark sighting analyzed: A captain captured video of a great white off Palm Beach County, and a UF expert says they migrate south in winter and urges people to keep distance — see what the expert says.
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Highlights this week:
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🫶 We got your back
Prolonged roadwork disruptions: Traffic restrictions continue into early 2026 across Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach. Expect single-lane sections and flaggers on SW 18th at Boca Rio, S Australian south of Mercer, Hagen Ranch, Hatton Highway, and Cherry Road, plus closures near Hypoluxo at Florida’s Turnpike and periodic Northlake lane work. Find all closures and detours.
Burrito night, sorted: El Camino Delray Beach delivers a midweek upgrade with burritos wrapped in house-made tortillas, generous fillings, and that just-right comfort-to-flavor balance. Casual, lively, and ideal when cooking feels optional… the couch can wait a little longer.
Up-close ocean vibes: Take a quick breather and wander past a 15,000-gallon reef pool, shark-and-stingray feedings, a standout shell collection, and a fluttery butterfly garden at Sandoway Discovery Center. It’s an easy, town-close dose of wholesome nature that feels like a mini escape.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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🧘 Wellness Day @ The Seagate Beach Club | Friday (1/9) at 8:00 AM – Consider this your sanctioned break from errands and inbox pings. The Seagate Wellness Day is an in-person reset for your mind, body, and spirit, with easygoing energy, space to breathe, and the rare joy of leaving feeling better than you came.
💡 Create Your Own Turkish Mosaic Lamp @ Craft for Art | Friday (1/9) at 2:00 PM – Whether your arts-and-crafts career peaked at macaroni frames or you secretly hoard glass tiles, this hands-on workshop lets you build a Turkish mosaic lamp in Delray Beach. Low stress, high charm, all skill levels welcome, you actually take home something that isn’t a coaster.
🎧 MindTravel January Live-to-Headphones Piano Concert @ 240 N Ocean Dr, Deerfield Beach | Friday (1/9) at 5:30 PM – Think your playlist can out-chill the Atlantic? Grab the headphones and let Murray Hidary score sunset at Deerfield Beach, a mindful, ocean-side piano set you actually feel. It’s peaceful, intimate, and blissfully free of chatter, seagull drama, and bar TVs.
🎨 37th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Festival of the Arts @ West Atlantic Avenue | Saturday (1/10) at 10:00 AM – Stroll West Atlantic and browse one of the country’s top juried art festivals. Artists turn Downtown Delray into an outdoor gallery with glass, painting, mixed media, fiber, and the kind of jewelry your aunt will “borrow,” then call an heirloom.
🎨 Indigo Ferns in Watercolor Workshop @ Arts Warehouse | Saturday (1/10) at 10:30 AM – Swapping screen glare for brushstrokes, this watercolor workshop is teaching you how to paint elegant ferns in moody indigo. Expect calm vibes, practical technique, and zero pressure, just the satisfying rustle of paper, a good rinse cup, and art you might actually frame.
🥟 Savor Authentic Dumplings Cooking Class @ The Cove Brewery | Sunday (1/11) at 4:00 PM – If you’ve been meaning to upgrade takeout night, a dumpling class in West Palm Beach will do. Learn to roll, fill, and pleat with a pro, then eat what you make. Beats waiting on Clematis, and you leave with skills and a full belly.
🇫 Paris Chansons @ Temple Beth Shalom | Sunday (1/11) at 7:00 PM – Save the passport, Boca. Paris Chansons brings a 7-piece band with three vocalists harmonizing their hearts out, the kind of polished, toe-tapping set that pairs nicely with date night, good friends, and pretending your high school French finally paid off.
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📻 Delray Beach report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 80°F – Low: 70°F – Precip: 10%
Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 8 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 79°F – Low: 70°F – Precip: 6%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Later: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 9 mph.
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