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Palm Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good day Palm Beach! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bacteria levels drop and swimming is cleared at South End park
  • How to pick the smartest parking option at Palm Beach International Airport
  • Why are $100 million Palm Beach mansions ending up as rubble?

Also on today's calendar: An Intimate Evening With James O'Keefe at Palm House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How long is a minute? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Florida election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy with a shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 73 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy with showers around, temps: high: 82, low: 74.
  • Sunday: Showers, some heavy, with a high of 82 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Health advisory lifted for water off South End park in Palm Beach (miramarflnews.com) — If you swim at R.G. Kreusler Memorial Park on Palm Beach’s South End, county health officials say the water is now safe again after bacteria levels dropped back to normal. A previous advisory urged caution following high enterococci readings, but new tests allowed the warning to be lifted Thursday afternoon.
   

2. Where to Park at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) (wordpress.com) — If you’re flying out of Palm Beach International Airport, this guide breaks down premium, short-term, long-term, and economy parking so you can balance cost and convenience. It explains daily rates, shuttle options, and pickup tips, helping Palm Beach–area travelers plan ahead and avoid last-minute parking stress.
   

3. Billionaires are buying $100M mansions just to tear them down — all in 1 famed Florida enclave (nypost.com) — Ultra-wealthy buyers are transforming Palm Beach by paying over $100 million for oceanfront estates, then demolishing them to assemble even larger compounds. Recent examples include William Lauder razing Rush Limbaugh’s former mansion and other Palm Beach properties, reshaping scarce coastline and driving up land values in and around town.
   

4. West Palm Beach man faces up to life after conviction in child sex trafficking case (cbs12.com) — A West Palm Beach man faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him of attempting to sex traffic a minor in a sting operation. Investigated by Homeland Security and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the case falls under the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood initiative to combat child exploitation.
   

5. From the fairway to housing: Golf event supports a new shelter model (wptv.com) — A celebrity golf tournament at Palm Beach National Golf Club in Greenacres raised funds for The Lord’s Place to expand early-intervention housing for people experiencing homelessness in Palm Beach County. Organizers hope the new shelter model will shorten time on the streets and help residents quickly regain stability, jobs, and community connections.
   

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Ok Palm Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How long is a minute?" — It depends what side of the door you are on. (Thank you Richard E. for sending it in!)
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