Flagler Museum goes free for Founder's Day on June 5
The Flagler Museum opens free for Founder's Day, a 1970s-era house near the sea fetches $25 million, and West Palm Beach lands a Michelin star.
Flagler Museum goes free for Founder's Day on June 5
The Flagler Museum is offering free admission for Founder's Day on June 5. Tickets are free for all visitors that day, with entry organized into three timed windows at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Capacity is limited to 500 visitors in each two-hour block, and the museum has posted separate tickets for each admission time on its event calendar. That 500-person ceiling is the number to plan around: once a preferred window fills, the next entry time becomes the fallback, so reserving early is the safest way to lock in a specific slot. Admission is free across all three windows, and each window's tickets are claimed on its own page, so pick a time, book it, and build the rest of the day around it.
Renovated 1970s house near the sea sells for $25 million
A renovated 1970s-era house near the sea in Palm Beach has sold for $25 million. The home dates to the 1970s and went through a renovation before trading at the eight-figure price. The sale was reported June 2 by the Palm Beach Daily News, which covered the property and the deal in its real estate report.
Emelina earns a Michelin star; county collects nine more mentions
Palm Beach County now has a Michelin-starred restaurant. The star went to Emelina in West Palm Beach, a result the Palm Beach Post described as history-making. Beyond the star itself, the county picked up nine other Michelin mentions in the guide's latest recognition, a tally reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. For diners tracking the guide, that puts ten Palm Beach County spots on Michelin's radar in one sweep.
Four Arts opens its summer book discussions
The Society of the Four Arts kicks off its summer book discussion series with 'The Correspondent' on Wednesday, June 10. 'After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations,' an exploration of historical civilizations and their longevity, follows on Tuesday, June 16, and 'Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman' lands on Wednesday, June 24. The lineup continues into July with 'Possible Futures: Hope, Fear, and What Comes Next' on Tuesday, July 14.
Code enforcement hearing set for June 16
A Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Hearing is on the town calendar for June 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. in Council Chambers. It anchors a busy mid-June stretch of town dates, with the Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting the following day and a Police & Fire Foundation event on June 15.
Landmarks Preservation Commission meets June 17
The Landmarks Preservation Commission meets June 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Council Chambers. The meeting is scheduled as a full-day block, running from mid-morning through late afternoon, and it sits on the June schedule alongside the code enforcement hearing one day earlier.
Police & Fire Foundation event lands June 15
The Police & Fire Foundation has an event set for June 15 at 9 a.m. at 345 S. County Road. It opens a clustered run of town dates in mid-June, ahead of the code enforcement hearing on June 16 and the landmarks commission meeting on June 17.
Trader Joe's and Smoothie King head for West Palm Beach
Trader Joe's is coming to West Palm Beach, and Smoothie King is planning a West Palm Beach location as well, reported May 28. Both are new-location plans rather than open stores for now, so addresses and opening timing are the details to watch next.
Saharan dust pushes toward Florida as hurricane season opens
Saharan dust is surging toward Florida as hurricane season begins, per late-May reporting. The plume's arrival lines up with the season's opening days, making sky and air conditions worth watching across the island through early June.
Morton's closes on Flagler Drive after three decades
Morton's, the longtime steakhouse on Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, has closed after three decades. The Palm Beach Post reported the closing on June 2, describing the restaurant as an iconic name in the area's dining scene. The exit ends a 30-year run for the steakhouse on Flagler Drive.
Community memory quilt workshop comes to the Four Arts in August
Looking further out, The Society of the Four Arts hosts 'Stitching Our Stories: A Community Memory Quilt Workshop' on Tuesday, August 4. The community workshop invites participants to help create a collective memory quilt, and it closes out the Four Arts dates currently scheduled through summer.