🌱 Why this never-lived-in North End Palm Beach home fetched $15.75M.
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In today's newsletter:
- Why this never-lived-in North End Palm Beach home fetched $15.75M.
- Why you may hear gunfire near Palm Beach’s South End next week
- Could Palm Beach County drivers soon see a break at the pump?
Today's riddle: What can go UP the chimney DOWN; but can't come down the chimney UP? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 72 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 85, low: 74.
- Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Never-Lived-In 'Spec' House Sells Privately for $15.75M in Palm Beach (bocaratontribune.com) — A never-lived-in spec home on Palm Beach’s far North End just sold off-market for $15.75 million, highlighting continued strength at the top of the island’s real estate market. The five-bedroom British West Indies-style house at 220 Arabian Road, near the inlet, was built from town-approved plans and flipped roughly a year after the lot sold for $8.5 million. 
2. 'Simulated gunfire' likely as Palm Beach Police train at former hotel (palmbeachdailynews.com) — Expect to hear simulated gunfire and see extra police activity near the former Ambassador Hotel at 2730 S. Ocean Blvd., as Palm Beach Police run training exercises April 16–23. The town says the routine drills won’t affect traffic or be open to public viewing, and they’re using the long-vacant South End property ahead of its planned demolition and condo redevelopment.
3. Palm Beach County vice mayor asks DeSantis to allow a temporary local gas tax pause for drivers (wptv.com) — Palm Beach County’s vice mayor is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to let counties temporarily pause local gas taxes, which could save drivers about $2.40 on a 20-gallon fill-up. The proposal seeks short-term relief while preserving long-term funding for Palm Tran and local road projects that rely heavily on the county’s 12-cent gas tax.
4. A decades-old contract forces West Palm Beach to pay for Palm Beach's pricey water main repairs (wptv.com) — Portions of Cocoanut Row on Palm Beach will face lane closures through fall as a 1940s-era water main is replaced, but West Palm Beach ratepayers are covering the roughly $2.7 million cost under a decades-old contract. The project could worsen traffic this summer, yet Palm Beach residents’ water bills already fund a reserve dedicated to such infrastructure work on the island.
5. Ashleigh Whitton Seriously Injured After Bike Crash During Florida Triathlon in West Palm Beach (theunionstar.com) — A triathlon cyclist was critically injured in a crash near Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach, with Palm Beach County deputies saying an SUV entered a partially closed race route on Forest Hill Boulevard. The Minnesota woman is now paralyzed from the neck down at St. Mary’s Medical Center, while another cyclist suffered minor injuries and the community rallies around her long-term recovery.
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