🌱 Which two Palm Beach homes will transform for Kips Bay 2026?
What's up Palm Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which two Palm Beach homes will transform for Kips Bay 2026?
- How West Palm Beach’s boom could reshape life in Palm Beach County
- How a $97.5M sale is resetting North Palm Beach prices
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Some sun, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 70 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 80, low: 73.
- Thursday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Kips Bay Decorator Show House Returns to Palm Beach in 2026 (veranda.com) — Palm Beach design lovers can look forward to the Kips Bay Decorator Show House returning February 25, 2026, this time spanning two homes on North Flagler Drive. The month-long event will showcase top designers while raising funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, supporting vital youth programs and mentorship for local children. 
2. West Palm Beach quickly becoming America's next big boomtown (bizpacreview.com) — West Palm Beach is rapidly transforming from a retirement destination into a booming career and business hub, drawing companies like Citadel and Goldman Sachs and dropping the city’s average age. Business leaders say Palm Beach County’s tax structure, lifestyle, and talent pool are fueling growth, while warning that housing affordability and traffic must be managed as the region expands.
3. Wrigley chewing gum heir sells North Palm Beach compound for $98M (therealdeal.com) — A record-setting $97.5 million sale of William Wrigley Jr.’s compound in North Palm Beach just became one of Palm Beach County’s biggest residential deals of 2025. The off-market Lost Tree Village transaction trails only a massive Palm Beach oceanfront sale linked to billionaire William Lauder, underscoring how ultra-luxury prices are reshaping the local high-end market.
4. Palm Beach County nonprofit fights rising antisemitism through Holocaust education (wptv.com) — A Palm Beach County nonprofit, inSIGHT Through Education, is tackling rising antisemitism by bringing Holocaust education and survivor testimony to more than 7,000 local students and extensive teacher trainings. At its 15th anniversary gala in West Palm Beach, district leaders announced a new proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, underscoring the county’s commitment to combating hatred through education.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Flow Yoga
North Palm Beach, FL Calendar , 603 Anchorage Drive , North Palm Beach
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Pickleball Open Gym
North Palm Beach Community Center , 1200 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
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Together Storytime (ages 15 mos.-5 yrs.)
Thelma Obert Room , 303 Anchorage Drive , North Palm Beach
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Senior Tap Dance Troupe: The Coquettes
Osborne Park , 715 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
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Mah Jongg / Canasta Lessons
Anchorage Park , 603 Anchorage Drive , North Palm Beach
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Great Tours: Germany & Austria
Thelma Obert Room , 303 Anchorage Drive , North Palm Beach
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Duplicate Bridge
Osborne Park , 715 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
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Open Play: Scooters & Crawlers
4020 Lantana Rd , Atlantis
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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