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Good morning West Palm Beach! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the $13.5M Green Terrace sale could mean for residents
  • How a church land sale will reshape West Palm's waterfront
  • How a $137K project will reshape Evergreen Cemetery's future

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Heavy thunderstorms, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 89, low: 75.
  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Troubled West Palm Beach condo complex sells for $13.5M in foreclosure sale (cw34.com) — An 84‑unit condo complex on Georgia Avenue in West Palm Beach, Green Terrace, has been sold for $13.5 million in a court-approved bankruptcy sale after racking up over $1.4 million in unpaid city water bills. The property's redevelopment potential is significant, but residents still don't know how the new ownership will affect their housing situation.
   

2. Related Ross, Family Church switch to West Palm land sale (bradenton.com) — A major land deal between Related Ross and Family Church will shift a prime Flagler Drive site in West Palm Beach from a 99‑year lease to an outright sale, funding expansion of Palm Beach Christian Academy and new church campuses. The Edgeworth project will add two 28‑story luxury condo towers, a new school building, and a large parking garage, reshaping the downtown waterfront.
   

3. West Palm Beach begins preservation project for historic Evergreen Cemetery (wpbf.com) — West Palm Beach is launching a 12–15 month, $137,000-plus preservation and documentation project at historic Evergreen Cemetery along Rosemary Avenue, where many prominent Black residents are buried. Experts will map up to 1,600 graves, research records, and work with descendants, while city leaders emphasize accurately preserving African American and Afro-Caribbean history for the community.
   

4. Boca Raton Bowl Student Reporter Sues Over Man's Private Part (bocanewsnow.com) — A woman who reported a man exposing himself in a women's restroom at the Hilton West Palm Beach during the 2024 Boca Raton Bowl is now suing the hotel, Related Ross LLC, and Palm Beach County. The lawsuit, filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, seeks medical costs, lost wages, and unspecified damages, while police records detail the investigation and prior indecent exposure convictions of the man involved.
   

5. West Palm Beach high school seniors create award-winning AI platform to help student entrepreneurs (wpbf.com) — Three seniors at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach have built Prodigy Pro, a free AI platform helping students plan and launch business ideas. Inspired by the city's emerging tech scene, they've already attracted over 15,000 users in 20 countries and won $7,500 in a national challenge to keep the tool free.
   

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Ok West 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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