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In today's newsletter:

  • Which West Palm Beach food truck was shut after roach and wastewater issues?
  • How West Palm’s Warehouse District became the area’s cultural heartbeat
  • Why a $750 shoplifting case drew felony-level scrutiny in West Palm

Also on today's calendar: NYE 2025: Amateur Hour Ends at Midnight at The Salty Zebra and 1 more event.

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  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 70 rodent droppings in kitchen, 72 flies in pizza joint: 5 South Florida restaurants, 1 food truck shut (sun-sentinel.com) — Health inspectors temporarily shut down several South Florida eateries last week, including the Mi Tierra Food Truck in West Palm Beach, after finding live roaches, wastewater issues, and improper pesticide use. Other closures in Boynton Beach, Greenacres, Pompano Beach, and Plantation involved flies on food, rodent droppings, and temperature abuses before most locations were allowed to reopen after follow-up inspections.
   

2. Sunny Shores and Hidden Gems The Best of The Palm Beaches Florida (mightytravels.com) — Downtown West Palm Beach takes center stage here, with a booming Warehouse District, packed international dining options, and a growing arts and music scene that’s reshaping the city’s identity. The piece also contrasts this urban energy with luxury Palm Beach shopping and quieter coastal hideaways, giving locals ideas for both high-end nights out and low-key beach escapes.
   

3. Retail Theft Arrest: Woman Detained In West Palm Beach In Alleged $750-Plus Shoplifting Case (bocaratontribune.com) — West Palm Beach police report arresting a woman in connection with an alleged retail theft case involving more than $750 in merchandise, a level that can bring felony consequences under Florida law. No injuries were reported, and prosecutors will now decide whether to file formal charges, while the suspect remains presumed innocent.
   

4. First Palm Beach Christmas dinner was a meal for grateful neighbors (palmbeachdailynews.com) — A vivid look back at Palm Beach’s first recorded Christmas dinner in 1873 shows how a few isolated pioneer families built community over possum, biscuits, and prickly-pear pie. The story is preserved today by West Palm Beach–based historian and attorney Harvey Oyer, whose children’s books bring these local roots into Florida classrooms.
   

5. Week in review: $100K parking spot, Barnes & Noble stabbing, 174-pound led amputation (cbs12.com) — A Palm Beach Gardens bookstore stabbing victim was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where she later died after surgery, highlighting a major crime affecting northern Palm Beach County. The weekly roundup also covers a Lantana homeowner’s massive code fines, a policing dispute in Loxahatchee Groves, and a Bradenton teen’s rare, life-saving surgery.
   

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  • I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas.
    We spent ours in the Historic district of New Port Richey with friends. Stayed at The Hacienda Hotel which was built in 1927. (Nextdoor Andros Isle)
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    These picked up furniture that was donated and delivered to me and my new place. The assembled everything for me the most polite and thorough workers… (Nextdoor Historic Northwood Hills)
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