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In today's newsletter:

• How will West Palm's new budget change your property tax bill?
• Are West Palm Beach residents trusting AI with their money decisions?

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 93, low: 79.
• Sunday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 94 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Palm mayor wouldn't trim city budget. Now his office faces cuts. (miramarflnews.com) — West Palm Beach commissioners are moving to slightly cut the city's property tax rate and trim about $1 million from next year's budget, largely by shrinking Mayor Keith James' office. The plan would reduce the main tax rate from $8.13 to $8.08 per $1,000 in value while still growing overall revenue, with a final budget vote set for Sept. 23.
   

• Experts provide tips as Floridians turn more towards AI for banking advice (wptv.com) — West Palm Beach residents are among many Floridians weighing whether to trust AI chatbots with financial advice, as a new study shows nearly a quarter of Americans are open to it. Experts interviewed by WPTV warn locals about fraud risks, oversharing personal data, and blindly trusting answers, and urge people here to verify sources and ask precise questions before acting on AI money tips.
   

📸 Around West Palm Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Palm Beach

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Saturday August 22
• Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons →
  First Presbyterian Church of WPB, 301 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beach
  6:15 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles →
  8:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Clematis By Night: East Harbor →
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Next Level KPop →
  The Banyan Live, 8199 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach
  9:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Clematis by Night: The Landsharks Band →
  100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• BBQ Brews & Blues →
  825 N Rosemary Ave, West Palm Beach
  5:00 pm
• Candlelight: The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole →
  First Presbyterian Church of WPB, 301 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beach
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Clematis by Night: Brothers of Others →
  100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Football (11 person), Varsity vs Okeechobee
  Suncoast High Suncoast (Riviera Beach)
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Unity in the Community
  District 8 Area 15 Triangle Club, 1369 Old Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, United States
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Boys Basketball Tryouts
  Okeeheelee Middle West Palm Beach, FL 33413
  4:15 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Curriculum Night
  Suncoast High Campus
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• R&B Singer Mark Morrison Hosts Annual BTS Shopping Spree at The Mall at Wellington Green —Sally Shorr Read on Patch
• Community Members and Staff Work Together at Devonshire —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch

• There's a bunch of green parrots in the parking lot of you fit off of Okeechobee near city trends and the Dunkin' Donuts have never seen that many green parrots.
  I wonder if there's someone's pets or if they escape from somewhere but they're beautiful. Not something that you see on an average Wednesday in… (Nextdoor Gramercy Park)
• FOUND!!!!!!!!
  REUNITED Thanks everyone Lost/stolen Black and white 3 1/2 year-old Frenchie goes by the name of Lilly Brat, Last scene in area of the Benoist… (Nextdoor Hamilton Bay)

• Waste Pro posted a job opening for Welder A-1 Balers (Waste Pro) - West Palm Beach, FL in West Palm Beach. Apply here.
• Alltex Staffing Personnel posted a job opening for Material handler /Furniture assembler (West palm Beach, FL) in West Palm Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Palm Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Riviera Beach

• 50 Years of DIY at Cracker Boy Boat Works (marinadockage.com)
• Frankel celebrates twice: Democratic primary win, Mom's 101st birthday (palmbeachpost.com)
• Mike Caruso, suspended clerk accused of child molestation, see photos (palmbeachpost.com)

Royal Palm Beach

• High Schools In Western Communities Ready To Play Football (gotowncrier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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