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As store prices rise, some FL families skip fresh food

This is the first of three stories about how Florida residents are coping with higher food prices. One in three Floridians are cutting back on buying fresh produce because of escalating prices and 70% say their financial situation has worsened because...

Quick exit at Nora

Juliana’s Pizza arrived in West Palm Beach with one of the strongest pedigrees in the business. Less than a year later, it’s closed. The Brooklyn-born pizzeria, an offshoot of the Grimaldi’s legacy, was founded by pizza icon Patsy Grimaldi, whose...

Report: Housing crisis is worsening

Housing is fundamental. We all need a roof over our heads. We all need someplace to raise our families, cook our meals, escape from the world. With that in mind this year’s “State of the Nation’s Housing,” a report produced every year by Harvard...

Could lawsuit derail Project Tango plan?

An AI data center proposed for the western suburbs will be considered by the Palm Beach County Commission in July. But even if the center is approved, could a newly filed lawsuit derail the project, anyway? WPB Logistics, a real estate development...

U.S. DEAL WITH IRAN LEAVES UNCERTAINTY

The United States and Iran were set to begin a week of high-stakes diplomacy after announcing June 14 a framework deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary agreement that has already pushed oil prices lower but leaves the fate...

Marina stirs talk in Riviera Beach

A new convention center in Riviera Beach, the centerpiece of Forest Development’s plans to transform the city’s marina district, will be much smaller than the Palm Beach Convention Center, Forest representatives have told City Council...

PRIDE MONTH

Art exhibits explore how LGBTQ+ folks are treated locally.

10 years of grief

A lot can happen in a decade. We went from the Beatles to the moon in the 1960s. Thomas Edison lit the world with electric light. But some things linger, like the pain of losing a child, a sibling, a friend. The ink of trauma and grief leaves an...

‘Devastating’ ruling

Olga Perez, one of the few translators of a rare Mayan dialect in Florida, will be deported to her native Guatemala next month, leaving behind her four U.S.citizen children living in Lake Worth Beach. Federal Immigration Judge Benjamin S. Kuipers on...

Inflation keeps eroding families’ buying power

Consumer prices rose again in May, Labor Department data showed, further squeezing Americans’ budgets as consumer sentiment sat at record lows. The department’s Consumer Price Index, its measure of inflation, saw prices rise 0.5% from April to May....

FBI fights negligence suit over Epstein tips

The U.S. government has moved to quash a lawsuit about the FBI’s failure to investigate early Jeffrey Epstein tips, arguing its agents were “not required to investigate every complaint” they heard. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelsi Romero and Steven...

Viral Dubai chocolate everywhere in Florida

The Iran war-imposed closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused prices to soar for gasoline and all sorts of goods, but not the Dubai chocolates that seem to be everywhere these days. h That’s because most “Dubai chocolate” or “Dubai-style” chocolate...

Gold Coast?

Reading today’s Palm Beach Post front-page story by Antonio Fins on Donald Trump’s multiple news-making trips to Mar-a-Lago in the first year of his second presidential term got me thinking about gold. We all know the president’s fondness for gold,...

Forecast for D-Day changed history

To go or not to go? h June 2026 marks 82 years since Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s chief meteorologist, Group Capt. James Martin Stagg, made one of the most important weather forecasts of all time. h Defying his colleagues, he advised the general to...

House votes to end war in Iran

In a severe political blow to President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives on June 3 voted for the first time to end the war with Iran. The 215-208 vote, which was mostly symbolic, marked a new period of congressional unease with the conflict...

School funds exempted from property tax plan

Legislation calling for the eventual elimination of homestead property taxes now carves out public schools, a move that, according to one analysis, could stop the Palm Beach County School District from losing nearly $1 billion. During a special...

Trump, Netanyahu clash on Lebanon

President Donald Trump lit into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an expletive-laden call on June 1, multiple news outlets reported, after Iran threatened to pull out of peace talks with the United States over strikes on Hezbollah in...

Tri-Rail funds in flux despite state budget OK

Tri-Rail, South Florida’s publicly funded passenger train, will regain state funding previously cut if Gov. Ron DeSantis approves Florida’s annual budget, which state lawmakers passed May 29. h Tri-Rail will get up to $60 million from the Florida...

MISSING THE MARK

The renowned Top 10 list from Florida International University’s “Dr. Beach” highlighted three Sunshine State shorelines for their white sand and clear water, but one beach was notably excluded because of a prickly seafaring flora that has menaced...

WHAT WE DO Hurricane season’s here, you’re probably not prepared

If you live in Florida, you know that hurricane season officially begins June 1. As USA TODAY Co.’s (and former Palm Beach Post reporter) Kim Miller explains in today’s A1 story, we’re thankful that the meteorologists and experts who do the...

Artemis setback likely from rocket explosion

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stood tall on its Cape Canaveral launch pad for a prelaunch static fire test May 29 when plans for a future liftoff came to fiery end as the rocket exploded, briefly turning the Space Coast sky an apocalyptic orange. h...

Booming cities

Palm Beach County taxable property values increased about 7% over the past year, according to preliminary estimates released May 27 by Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks. “Somewhat similarly to 2025, we are seeing value increases focused in the new...

PBC schools anticipate layoffs in wake of raises

There will be fewer teachers in the Palm Beach County School District this fall. A district spokesman said the district does “anticipate position eliminations and subsequent layoffs” in the aftermath of the 3.5% raise school board members approved for...

In FL, rich get richer as poor endure more pain

The Iran war is driving a surge in gasoline prices that’s further widening the gap between the haves and have-nots across the country. Nowhere is that so-called “K-shaped economy” divide — where the rich get richer and poor get poorer — more evident...

Democrats see new momentum in Florida

Recent election cycles have been bleak for Florida Democrats as the state morphed from key swing state to reliably Republican, but Emily Gregory wasn’t deterred from trying to flip a GOP seat in the state Legislature. h She believes the branding of her...

‘Leaving MAGA’ billboard pitch draws attention in Tallahassee

A new billboard has joined Tallahassee’s roadside landscape, directing people to a budding organization called “Leaving MAGA.” The Florida man behind the sign said the advertisement wasn’t created to “troll” Republicans, the president or his...

Booming growth?

We’re seeing a once-in-a-lifetime growth boom in Palm Beach County that’s moving so fast, sometimes it’s hard to believe. Take this anecdote as an example. It was mid-February and an especially busy week at The Palm Beach Post: We had a new hotel...

ARID EVERGLADES CAUSES ALARM

A lonely alligator on a desolate trek, its feet sinking into crusted mud where a shimmer of water should be, is emblematic of this year’s epic drought in the Central Everglades. The mournful image taken during an aerial survey by South Florida Water...

NOAA sees milder hurricane season

There’s a clear intent in the tropics this hurricane season as it sprints toward a storm-shredding El Niño and leaves additional clues that triggered another 2026 forecast for below normal activity. NOAA’s prediction of eight to 14 named storms,...

Family, friends mourn Inlet Grove standout

RIVIERA BEACH – Brilliant. Fearless. Undaunted. Those were some of the words used to remember the life of Inlet Grove High School graduate Toryann Mcfarlane as dozens of family members, classmates, teachers and coworkers gathered for a vigil near the...

Downtown master plan sparks traffic concerns

The city commissioner who represents downtown West Palm Beach is raising concerns about a plan to allow denser neighborhoods and taller buildings in the city center. h Commissioner Christy Fox said at a May 11 commission meeting that she supports the...

King-linked site files bankruptcy

An entity linked to legendary boxing promoter Don King that owns the Palm Beach Jai Alai fronton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization May 15, meaning the site could soon be sold to developers interested in the site for housing, according to...

Flight paths a lock

Flight restrictions that divert planes away from President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and over historically quiet neighborhoods in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach will remain in place for the time being, a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson...

WHAT WE DO

Many of you have noticed somewhat dramatic changes to our Sunday print edition. We made these to add value, to give you a connection to your community, to provide a snapshot of your area in a different format and, plain and simply, to present...

Recent graduate killed in crash on Interstate 95

It was only hours ago, it seems from Howard Mcfarlane’s posts on Facebook, that he was boarding a flight from Jamaica to see his daughter graduate from Inlet Grove High School in Riviera Beach. h It was only hours ago that he happily chronicled a...

Forecast confidence

Hope for a hurricane-quashing El Niño got another boost with the latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center calling for an 82% chance that the periodic climate shift will appear in the next month. The center, which is part of the National...

Trump’s focus: Iran, weapons

The financial toll of the war in Iran looked increasingly bleak on May 13, after President Donald Trump indicated he’s willing to do whatever it takes to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, no matter the impact on the U.S. economy. “I don’t...

Epstein survivors speak

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse described betrayal after betrayal by the federal government during a congressional hearing in downtown West Palm Beach on May 12. Invited there by Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee, the...

Records: Epstein tips reported in PBC in 2001

Democratic members of Congress are descending on West Palm Beach to hear testimony about Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and the failures that allowed him to continue. Organizers behind the 10 a.m. May 12 hearing inside City Hall say they chose West Palm...

Sharing the risk

State regulators say legislative reforms passed in recent years have lowered homeowners insurance rates in the Florida in 2026 but many residents are still seeing red over increases to their annual premiums. “Are Florida homeowners with homes located...

Amid glitz, your generosity shines through

Walk along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach and you’ll see gleaming yachts and shining skyscrapers, condos with costs bypassing the millions. Take a boat ride along the Jupiter Inlet and be wowed by the rows of multimillion dollar waterfront...

Charting his own path

It’s been nearly 1,000 years since King Henry IV stood barefoot in the Italian snow to beg forgiveness after clashes with Pope Gregory VII, and over two centuries since Napoleon imprisoned Pope Pius VII in France. Now, a battle is underway between a...

Miss America has new home in WPB

WEST PALM BEACH — The Miss America pageant is coming to Palm Beach County for the next three years. Robin Fleming, owner of the Miss America Organization, announced on May 7 that the pageant’s 105th edition will take place at the county Convention...

Deal to name airport after Trump is OK’d

County commissioners approved a trademark agreement Tuesday, May 5, by a 4-3 vote that was necessary for Palm Beach International Airport to be named after President Donald J. Trump. The decision followed more than an hour of debate over whether the...

7 EDUCATORS CLAIM TOP TEACHING NODS

Combined, the seven people who have landed the community’s top prize for educators this year have devoted more than 55 years to helping students both inside the classroom and out. They join 195 past winners of the William T. Dwyer Award for Excellence,...

Preventable diseases rise as immunization rates fall

In the eight months since Florida’s leaders grabbed headlines by calling vaccine mandates “slavery” and prescribing that Florida become the first to eliminate such school-entrance requirements, 1,622 Floridians were diagnosed with potentially fatal,...

In speech, president lauds ‘great partnership’ with his adopted county, pledges to address water issues and upgrades to rebranded airport

WEST PALM BEACH — His adopted home county is booming, and President Donald Trump has taken notice and intends to be a player in the further development and growth across the Palm Beaches. During a one-hour speech at the Kravis Center for the...

What if Disney World was built in Palm Beach County?

We all know Palm Beach County is growing fast. But imagine how big we’d be if Walt Disney World was built here instead of Orlando. In Mark Lane’s cover story in today’s Palm Beach Post, he talks about how the arrival of the Disney entertainment...

CRYPTO TO THE RESCUE?

Cryptocurrencies could be a fulcrum to President Donald Trump’s plans to address the nation’s seemingly chronic need for more housing, and at prices accessible to median income Americans. That was just one of the key takeaways of a conference held by...

Trump to speak in WPB with enhanced security

WEST PALM BEACH — President Donald Trump returns to his adopted home county for a Friday, May 1, ballroom speech less than a week after his planned remarks in a similar setting back in Washington were disrupted by what federal prosecutors allege was an...

Justices reject LA voting map

WASHINGTON – After the Supreme Court on April 29 threw out a congressional map in Louisiana that had been drawn to protect the voting power of Black residents, the decision was criticized for undercutting the 1965 Voting Rights Act, though legal and...

Park plan paused

West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James said he was pausing his effort to create a waterfront park in the city’s downtown after a public outcry over the plan, which included moving both Flagler Drive and a landmark restaurant. James said he instead would...

Suspect charged in press dinner shooting

WASHINGTON – The suspect accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend is being charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is also charged with...

Florida housing market has ‘turned a corner’

After a so-so year in 2025, Realtors in Florida ended this year’s first quarter on a roll with an uptick in both sale prices for homes as well as the number sold. The $420,000 median sale price for existing singlefamily homes sold in March — meaning...

When is it time to hand over the keys?

Somewhere out there a 90-something man who’s blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other still rolls — behind the wheel of a car, possibly next to you on I-95 in Florida. ● Buckle up. The Sunshine State puts together a population that’s got...

SoFi Center now home to pro wrestling, more

Looking for a venue for a fundraiser that could host 1,200 people, or one for a community foundation to serve just 100 people? How about a CEO forum? A 50th birthday party? A bachelor or bachelorette party? A couple of hours to spend on your wedding...

Semmie Lee Williams sentenced in murder

WEST PALM BEACH — Semmie Lee Williams is headed to state prison for 35 years for the 2021 stabbing death of 14year-old Ryan Rogers of Palm Beach Gardens. Circuit Judge Cymonie Rowe sentenced Williams, 43, at the end of a hour-long hearing at the Palm...

‘Central Park’ waterfront proposal meets resistance

For months, developer Stephen Ross and the city of West of Palm Beach have quietly been working on a plan to move a stretch of Flagler Drive west to turn the waterfront area into an expanse of lawn like a “Central Park.” The move would push traffic...

Pressure builds to adopt alternate hurricane scale

The hurricane forecast rating system, using categories 1 to 5, has become ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans, from Texas to Maine. The scale – known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is based on the storm’s maximum sustained...

Bishop calls on first lady to help restore child aid

The bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach, whose territory includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, has waded into the fractious relationship between Washington and the Vatican. In a social media statement this month, Bishop Manuel de Jesús...

Pilot sues to prevent naming airport for Trump

A South Florida pilot has sued to block the renaming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. George W. Poncy Jr., 83, says the change is legally flawed and operationally dangerous. He asked a judge to hold an emergency...

The corazón of the neighborhood

Latin grocers are building a business empire across South Florida, one cafecito, one pastelito and one bowl of sopa de Costilla at a time. Hispanic supermarkets are opening more and more stores in Palm Beach County that feature a wide selection of...

Conditions ripe for seaweed explosion

Florida’s east coast may see a spring and summer onslaught of sargassum as a massive bloom continues to multiply and has already swamped beaches in the Caribbean, Belize and Mexico. The most recent report from the University of South Florida released...

Pope condemns using God for political gain

Pope Leo XIV said the world is “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” and decried world leaders who use religion for military gain in a speech in Cameroon on April 16. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own...

La Niña, hurricane season stoke fires

A wildfire that exploded to 1,600 acres in under 24 hours near Naples and triggered the evacuation of scores of households is rooted in a peaceful hurricane season and the recently fizzled La Niña climate pattern. The Newman Fire in the Picayune...

Cyclones abound

Tropical cyclones hound Florida more than any other state in the U.S. or region in the Caribbean and Gulf with a historic total of 274 named storms coming within 50 miles of its saltwater borders, according to a Colorado State University database. • It...

President escalates feud with Pope Leo

The growing tension between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has gone viral on social media. Trump called the pontiff “Weak on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a lengthy post on the evening of April 12. “Leo should get his act...

DeSantis still wants to draw new districts

No ruling and no new data seems to be no problem for Gov. Ron DeSantis as he pushes ahead with a move backed by President Donald Trump to redraw Florida’s congressional districts in a bid for Republicans to gain more seats. DeSantis called a special...

POWER HUNGRY

Melania Trump denies link to Epstein as ‘lies’

In a rare on-camera statement from the White House, first lady Melania Trump said she was never on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane, never visited his private island and was not one of his victims. “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need...

Artemis II nearing end to historic trip

After a 10-day mission of flying around the moon and venturing deeper into space than any humans in history, the Artemis II crew are set to return to Earth on April 10 — triggering a fullscale recovery operation that involves a U.S. Navy ship and four...

‘We can see those dreams come true’

The auditorium at Palm Beach Lakes High School isn’t the set of the Oprah Winfrey Show – where the talk show host famously doled out gifts to gleeful audience members – but on Tuesday morning, April 7, it must have felt that way to the graduating...

Artemis II crew sets a new record

As the eyes of America turned to Artemis II via an array of live newscasts and streaming networks, the astronauts broke NASA’s Apollo 13 record by venturing beyond 248,655 miles from Earth — setting a new standard for the farthest human...

Artemis II on track to begin long flight home from moon

After Artemis II's planned flight around the moon, where the crew was expected to break former spaceflight distance records and observe lunar features never seen by human eyes, the astronauts on Tuesday, April 7, were due to head back toward...

Private jet pause

Federal Aviation Administration flight restrictions tied to President Donald Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago have led to a sharp drop in business jet traffic at Palm Beach International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest hubs for private jets. In...

FLORIDA’S RUSHMORE

Which U.S. presidents would be on Florida’s Mount Rushmore? These four: Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.