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Stet News Palm Beach County

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Stet News is a nonprofit, independent news site focused exclusively on Palm Beach County, led by the local journalists who created it, dedicated to the communities it serves, and accountable to all. #LocalNewsMatters

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Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 1h

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This week from Stet:
✔️Condo quandary
✔️County's choice: a new chief counsel
✔️PEACE priorities
✔️Philanthropy's future is female
✔️Film Festival spotlight on the Everglades
✔️NAMI's big win

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Nautilus 220 on deadline

Good morning. For you today, a lift station in the news, the county’s new attorney, PEACE preps for Tallahassee, how wealthy charitable donors think, a film festival of the moment and a walk in the park. ⏰ Town pressures condo developer

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 14h

Condo developer confident $300 million Nautilus 220 in Lake Park will open this year but first toilets must flush.

Nautilus 220 opening depends on sewage lift station

Lake Park commissioners concerned about delays, public access to town marina.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you to everyone who walked with our Stet News team, contributed or stopped by our table.

NAMIWalks has a record-breaking year

Saturday's event was NAMI Palm Beach County’s largest walk in every respect.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 19h

“Donors don’t want to bail boats. They want to sail ships.”

5 takeaways about rich, charitable donors

There’s good news from a presentation at the Community Foundation in a tough year for nonprofits.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 20h

"Our biggest takeaway is that we have people in Palm Beach County on all levels wanting to address this.”

PEACE organizes to seek mental health progress in Tallahassee

The faith-based network will also focus on social justice in immigration.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 23h

Through Dec. 31, thanks to NewsMatch, LaFrance Project and other generous local donors you can triple your donation, up to $1,000. This is a great opportunity to help power our work into 2026. Keeping it free for you and me!

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 23h

Today we’re kicking off our two-month, three-fer NewsMatch campaign, where your donations are tripled and hopes run high!

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 23h

Palm Beach County is bigger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, and every corner tells a story — of beauty, greed, wildness, and grace. Independent journalism keeps local news alive. Help us cover more of this astonishing place.

Big News from Stet!

From now through Dec. 31, every dollar you donate to Stet News will be tripled thanks to NewsMatch, the LaFrance Project and other generous local donors. Give $5, we get $15. Give $100, we get $300. ...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · 21d

This week’s stories are all over the map (literally).

🐐 Baby goats and big roads: a farm stand(s) in the way of Florida’s $156 million plan.

🏙️ Riviera picks its reinvention partner.

🍸 Paradise pours its first round in North Palm.

🌿 The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens reopen, refreshed.

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A seamless I-95 link

Hello, hello! For you today, a $156 million plan to connect I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike, Riviera Beach’s biggest pitch, a new place to celebrate the “golden hour” and get thee to a (stone) garden. 🔗 L...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Sep 18

🗞️ ICYMI, this week from Stet:

👑 Miss America battle

📚 High School history in peril

💭 Transportation wishes

🎨 Arts spaces on the move

🖼️ The Norton's new old, and more!

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Miss America battle

For you today, Glenn Straub and the Miss America pageant; Palm Beach High memorabilia in peril; a chapter ends for artists in Palm Beach Gardens; early returns on what you want in transportation — bik...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ever wonder what was in that building with the cone-shaped roof on the downtown West Palm Beach waterfront? It's a museum and it's moving out.

Double jeopardy: Museum for county’s first high school closes; historic building's fate unknown

Long-cherished collection at risk as Palm Beach High School Museum prepares to close, depart historic North Flagler Drive structure.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Sep 2

🗞️ This week from Stet:

Tri-Rail on the ropes

Paying for growth

Nonprofit funding stands

Riviera Beach writes a new narrative

Greenacres is for foodies

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Paying for trains and roads

Good morning, Stetters! And welcome to King Tide Season. Peak high tides are expected with this weekend’s full moon. For you today, tracking Tri-Rail, Gardens mobility fee setback, nonprofits get coun...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Aug 26

✅Kindergarten readiness gets a boost in Palm Beach County

✅Federal judge update

✅ 'Chopped', but make it Palm Beach

And more! Read the stories and subscribe to get Stet delivered straight to your inbox. 👇

Kindergarten stunner

Good morning! Is it too soon to start the Labor Day weekend countdown? For you today, an encouraging report from people who think a lot about our children’s education, farewell to two federal judges, ...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Aug 19

🗞️ This week from Stet:

Nonprofit nerves

A new county clerk

Remembering Marty Perry

A walk down memory lane with Frank Cerabino

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Youth grants in peril

For you today, why nonprofit organizations are nervous, a new county clerk, remembering a man who made his mark and what we learned from retiring Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino. 🔬 Nonprofit ...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Aug 18

ICYMI: After 34 years, Frank Cerabino signs off.

A conversation with Frank Cerabino: How he welcomed criticism, produced in-depth stories and never backed down

Frank Cerabino refused Donald Trump’s admonitions to write something nice, documented 2000 election, discusses column-writing.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Aug 12

🗞️ If it's Tuesday, it's news day! This week from Stet:

✅ Sheriff budget tops $1 billion

✅ DOGE in the house

✅ Riviera Beach's Marina District

✅ Shangai'd in West Palm Beach

✅ Northlake CSX work is done

✅ Jack the Bike Man heads north

All these stories and more 👇

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Tuesday is here and so is your news fix. This week from Stet:

No traffic drama, Doge gets local, small business revitalization for Styx Promenade, another round for SR7, and a peek behind the scenes from Tiger Woods' golf league.

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For you today, the traffic nightmare that wasn’t, Florida’s DOGE has entered the chat, businesses sprout in West Palm Beach’s new Styx Promenade, another round begins in the State Road 7 battle, and b...

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Justin Fox @byjustinfox.bsky.social · Jul 21

The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Chart showing risk of being murdered in the subway if you rode 500 times last year (0.4 in 100,000) versus other risks such as that of dying in a traffic accident in the US last year (12.1 in 100,000)

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Who’s keeping watch when local news disappears?

Stet News' Joel Engelhardt joins @topofmindflorida.bsky.social to talk about the collapse of for-profit journalism and how nonprofit newsrooms like Stet are stepping up to keep the public informed and local government accountable. 👇

@TopOfMindFlorida looks at Florida journalism, the public's need to know & a new approach to news.

YouTube video by Top Of Mind Florida

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thank you to Cultural Council Senior Vice President Jennifer Sullivan, who explains how local arts groups fared this year in state grants. The glass is half full. stetnews.org/2025/07/14/a...

How Palm Beach County arts organizations fared in Tallahassee - Stet News

Palm Beach County arts organizations landed about $1.6 million this year in the $117 billion state budget.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jun 26

CSX plans to shut down the Northlake Boulevard rail crossing for 8 days, diverting 41,000 vehicles a day through two-lane roads and construction zones.

The full detour map, expected impact and how residents are preparing. 👇

CSX can’t wait: Acreage braces for traffic onslaught

Northlake Boulevard rail crossing closure at CSX to send thousands of cars through The Acreage; massive traffic jams expected.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jun 24

This week from Stet:

🥅 A $41.5M pledge for ice rink complex in Gardens
🚧 A massive Northlake detour could snarl your commute
🔥 North Palm gets new Austin style BBQ
⛳️ Lake Worth Beach golf course chaos

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$41 million promise

A big step forward for the ice rink complex planned in Palm Beach Gardens, County Administrator-to-be Joe Abruzzo’s top ideas, a massive detour for Northlake commuters, tamping down errant golf shots ...

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jun 24

🗞️ This week in Palm Beach County:

A $41.5M ice rink pledge lands in Gardens
A massive Northlake detour could snarl your commute
New BBQ joints are firing up
Lake Worth Beach tries to stop golf balls from bombing cars

It’s the news that actually matters delivered clearly, concisely, and for free.

$41 million promise

Get the latest Palm Beach County news on major developments like the Palm Beach Gardens ice rink complex and Northlake commuter detours.

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jun 17

6. A push for early literacy finds success

Stet News Palm Beach County @stetnewspbc.bsky.social · Jun 17

5. Preserving historical relics from a battlefield