(Press Release) (West Palm Beach, FL – January 17, 2025) With the mission of Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy, the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC) is inviting friends and supporters to its upcoming annual fundraiser.
 
Wednesday, February 26 – Doors Open at 11 am
I STAND WITH THE LEAGUE Luncheon & Awards
At the Marriott West Palm Beach, 1001 Okeechobee Blvd
Featuring a Conversation Between the Recipients of This Year’s Mavericks & Heroes Award
+ Katie Phang, Esq. is the host of The Katie Phang Show, airing Saturdays at 12pm EST on MSNBC. Phang also serves as a Legal Contributor for NBC News/MSNBC, leveraging her significant trial experience to provide analysis and commentary on the latest legal issues across the globe. Phang was a trial attorney and media relations/crisis management consultant who received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law after earning her B.A. in Political Science (with an International Relations concentration) from Yale University. As a Miami-based trial attorney, she practiced law focusing on commercial litigation, family law, real estate litigation, hospitality litigation, and criminal defense & special investigations.

(Press Release) WHAT:  Ballet Palm Beach’s “A Night in Monte Carlo” Annual Gala
 
WHERE:        The Breakers, 1 South County Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480
 
WHEN:          Wednesday, January 29 starting at 6 p.m.
 
DETAILS:      Ballet Palm Beach, the county’s only professional ballet company, is inviting everyone to ante up for fun during its “A Night in Monte Carlo” annual gala. The entertainment-packed evening begins during the cocktail hour with guests gathering in the historic Mediterranean Courtyard which will be transformed into an al fresco casino. Partygoers can try their luck at blackjack, roulette, poker, and more games of chance while sipping signature pours and feasting on gourmet light bites.  Following the cocktail hour, guests will move into the ballroom for a sumptuous, full course dinner made by the Five Diamond, Michelin-rated culinary team. Exclusive performances from Ballet Palm Beach’s company dancers, live auction, dancing and music from The Switzer Sound round out the high-rolling fun.
 
Honorary Chairs for the gala are Anka Palitz, Lora Drasner, Evelyn Treacy, and Erin McGould.
 
TICKETS:      Tickets to the gala and information about Ballet Palm Beach and its upcoming programming can be found at balletpalmbeach.org, or by calling 561-630-8235.

 (Press Release) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) will hold a small ceremony celebrating the one-year anniversary of Tri-Rail service at MiamiCentral with a special dedication to the project funding partners, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The SFRTA will showcase a commemorative plaque at the train station and on a locomotive engine recognizing the funding partners that supported the project since its inception.

(Press Release) ​West Palm Beach, FL (January 16, 2025) – The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, a nonprofit organization that leads partnerships with donors, nonprofit organizations, and community members to solve the region’s chronic and emerging issues, today announced five new Philanthropy Advisory Council (PAC) members. The Philanthropic Advisory Council is a collaborative group of trusted advisors providing the Community Foundation with leadership and guidance to best serve the nonprofit’s clients and the community.

(Press Release) (South Florida – January 16, 2025) Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theatre & Arts Honors, today reminded college-bound high school students that the nonprofit organization is now accepting applications for its 2025 Jack Zink Memorial Student Scholarships. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 10, 2024. Since 1978, the Carbonell Awards has given out more than $130,000 in scholarships to winning applicants.

(Press Release) MIAMI, FL. (January 16, 2025) – Cervecería La Tropical, the celebrated and historic Miami craft brewery rooted in Cuban tradition and now also a distillery, is turning up the flavor and mixing it up with the launch of its groundbreaking new and patent pending cocktail: La Tropical Mixología™, The World’s 1st  Distilled Beer Cocktail™. This innovative ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail combines the refreshment of a cerveza with the excitement of a handcrafted cocktail, delivering sabor y ritmo (taste & rhythm) like no other and embodying the multicultural energy of Miami with every sip.

(Press Release) (West Palm Beach, FL – January 16, 2025) The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival© (SASIFF), presented by MorseLife, returns next week with more than two-dozen world-class movies from all over the world, kicking off with a razzle-dazzle screening of LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story. The Florida Premiere of this sizzling documentary about superstar Liza Minnelli will be shown on Thursday, January 23, in the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd in West Palm Beach 33401.
 
Over 11 days SASIFF will offer 1 USA Premiere, 11 Florida Premieres, 1 South Florida Premiere, 6 Palm Beach County Premieres, and 8 North Palm Beach County Premieres, with seven special cinematic VIPs scheduled to appear throughout.

(Press Release) ​JUPITER, FL -- This Valentine’s Day, North Palm Beach’s glamorous Blackbird Modern Asian is the perfect spot to find Cupid’s arrow flying. Anchored by a colossal golden Buddha, elevated works of modern art, and a cherry blossom tree radiating a pink glow, the epicurean destination reinvents Pan-Asian classics unlike anywhere else in the Sunshine State. 

(Press Release) January 15, 2024 (Lake Worth Beach, Fla.) -- Black history is American history, and a partnership between historical and cultural organizations has resulted in a new initiative to honor the enduring contributions of African Americans in The Palm Beaches: the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail.