🌱 Will your child’s Riviera Beach school still offer free meals?
Riviera Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Riviera Beach! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will your child’s Riviera Beach school still offer free meals?
- How a 500% fee hike could reshape building in Riviera Beach
- SWAT raid on West 20th Street uncovers drugs and illegal firearm
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Periods of sun; breezy, nice, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
- Thursday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 80, low: 71.
- Friday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. No more free meals at some Palm Beach County Schools next year (cw34.com) — Families in Riviera Beach should prepare for big changes to school meals next year, as Palm Beach County will end universal free breakfast and lunch starting August 10. Many campuses, including Riviera Beach Preparatory Academy and West Riviera Elementary, will keep free meals, but others will charge set prices unless families qualify for free or reduced lunch. 
2. Will higher building fees make this city's development a boom or bust? (palmbeachpost.com) — Riviera Beach is weighing a massive hike in developer impact fees that could push the cost to build a typical single-family home from under $2,000 to more than $35,000. City officials say the money is needed for new fire stations, a police headquarters, and a $400 million water plant, while some council members worry about affordable housing and costs for individual homeowners.
3. Riviera Beach man busted after SWAT finds fentanyl, illegal machine gun, cocaine (cbs12.com) — A SWAT raid at a home on West 20th Street in Riviera Beach led deputies to seize fentanyl, marijuana, and multiple firearms, including a weapon with an illegal conversion device. A 23-year-old resident now faces several felony drug and weapons charges after investigators say evidence suggested active dealing and attempts to destroy narcotics during the search.
4. Floatopia chaos: Fights, gunfire and multiple arrests near Peanut Island (wptv.com) — Law enforcement responded to fights and reported gunfire Sunday night at Jim Barry Park in Riviera Beach after the crowded Floatopia boat party near Peanut Island spilled into the docks. Deputies arrested several people for unruly behavior, and the chaotic scene has some boaters calling for a stronger law enforcement presence at future unsanctioned water parties in Palm Beach County.
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Boys Volleyball (Home) vs Duncan
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Musical: Godspell Studio Theater
Bak Middle School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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Boys Volleyball (Away) @ Jupiter
Bak Middle School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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Boys Volleyball (Home) vs Independence
Bak Middle School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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Communication Showcase Main Stage
Bak Middle School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Jazzercise
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Bridge
North Palm Beach, FL Calendar , 603 Anchorage Drive , North Palm Beach
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Gymnastics w/ Ms. Patti (Ages 1-10y)
North Palm Beach Community Center , 1200 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
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Duplicate Bridge
Osborne Park , 715 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
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Tippi Toes
North Palm Beach, FL Calendar , 603 Anchorage Drive , North Palm Beach
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Fencing
North Palm Beach, FL Calendar , 715 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
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Futsal
North Palm Beach, FL Calendar , 1200 Prosperity Farms Road , North Palm Beach
6:30 pm
Wednesday April 22
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