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In today's newsletter:

  • Could new lagoon rules sink a longtime West Palm Beach sailing club?
  • Are these new waterfront festivals replacing SunFest in West Palm Beach?
  • Racked up holiday debt in West Palm Beach? See how to tackle it.

Also on today's calendar: NYE 2025: Amateur Hour Ends at Midnight at The Salty Zebra.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Boats anchor and moor in Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach (palmbeachdailynews.com) — If you sail out of West Palm Beach, new anchoring and mooring rules from Palm Beach could seriously affect your access to Lake Worth Lagoon. Leaders of the Palm Beach Sailing Club on North Flagler Drive say the regulations threaten the club’s future, so they’re pitching a managed mooring field that would meet state and federal requirements.
   

2. 2 new festivals claim strong ticket sales as West Palm Beach music scene evolves (wptv.com) — Two new music festivals are bringing big crowds and dollars to downtown West Palm Beach, with We Belong Here nearly sold out at Meyer Amphitheater and Palm Tree Music Festival already sold out on the Waterfront Landing. Their success follows SunFest’s 2025 cancellation and financial struggles, signaling a shift toward higher-end, niche events that could reshape the city’s waterfront music scene.
   

3. Post-holiday shoppers face debt and return challenges after busy season (wptv.com) — Shoppers at Tanger Outlets in West Palm Beach are still chasing post-holiday deals while many residents juggle new credit card debt and tricky returns. A budgeting expert shares practical tips for paying down balances, navigating restocking fees, and turning unwanted gifts or gift cards into cash as the new year approaches.
   

4. Dirt bike rider dies after colliding with car in Pahokee on Christmas (wpbf.com) — West Palm Beach readers should know a 20-year-old city resident died days after a serious motorcycle crash near Rose Circle and was treated at St. Mary’s Medical Center. The same sheriff’s report details two other deadly crashes in Pahokee and near Century Village, underscoring ongoing traffic dangers across Palm Beach County.
   

5. First Palm Beach Christmas dinner was a meal for grateful neighbors (palmbeachdailynews.com) — A local historian based in West Palm Beach, Harvey Oyer III, helps keep alive the story of Palm Beach’s first recorded Christmas dinner back in 1873. His children’s books, widely used in Florida schools, recount how early settlers like Charlie Moore and the Pierce family shared a possum-and-prickly-pear feast that helped forge a tight-knit pioneer community.
   

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