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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa |Kristina Webb
It's not every day that the vice president of the United States visits a small town. But few towns can outspend Palm Beach's ultra-wealthy residents. Vice President JD Vance breezed into Palm Beach the evening of May 1 for a quick trip to an event on Worth Avenue, prompting a temporary road closure and drawing onlookers and protesters to the iconic luxury-shopping street.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa |Kristina Webb
4:40 p.m.A typically bustling block of busy Midtown Palm Beach was closed to vehicle traffic on the afternoon of May 1 ahead of an expected visit from Vice President JD Vance. The 200 block of Worth Avenue was expected to be closed from 4 to 8 p.m. for the event, which two news outlets reported was a $1 million-per-person fundraiser headlined by Vance for the Make America Great Again Inc. PAC in support of President Donald Trump.
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1 week ago | 
palmbeachdailynews.com | Diego Diaz Lasa |Meghan McCarthy
Law enforcement officers search a vehicle entering the Apollo Lot parking area ahead of a visit from Vice President JD Vance in Palm Beach on May 1, 2025. Read the storyA Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office vehicle blocks the east end of the 200 block of Worth Avenue ahead of a visit from Vice President JD Vance in Palm Beach on May 1, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa |Kristina Webb
Vice President JD Vance is slated to make an appearance at a $1 million-per-person fundraising event organized by Make America Great Again Inc., a super PAC in support of President Donald Trump, according to a copy of an invitation to the event posted on X by a Daily Mail reporter. ABC News also reported that Vance will attend the fundraiser for the PAC, which is known as MAGA Inc.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa
Local car enthusiasts came out in droves to the South Florida Fairgrounds vying for their dream car during the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction. During the event that ran from April 24-16, 613 vehicles and hundreds of pieces of vintage automobile memorabilia, or “automobilia,” were sold for combined total of $40 million, the company said.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa
The Town of Palm Beach United Way collected hundreds of bags of groceries and $5,360 in cash during its annual food drive to benefit Palm Beach County residents struggling to make ends meet. The 12th annual Empty Your Pantry Food Drive also collected dozens of bags of pet food to support the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, according to the organization.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa
The Breakers resort is just one vote away from securing town approval to build a proposed subterranean parking garage and Family Entertainment Center. During its April 23 meeting, the Architectural Commission voted 5-2 to approve the site plan and landscape plan for the center and called for the resort to return in three months to further review the details of the exterior and landscaping plans.
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3 weeks ago | 
palmbeachdailynews.com | Diego Diaz Lasa
The 20th annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction will feature over 600 vehicles and run from April 24-26. All auction items will be labeled no reserve, meaning that no matter what, they will be sold at the highest bid. The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction is back at the South Florida Fairgrounds this week for its 20th year. Running April 24-26, the event will feature over 600 cars up for auction.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Diego Diaz Lasa
The owners of the Ambassador Hotel and Residences in Palm Beach are making repairs to the building that has come under fire from the Town Council and Code Enforcement Board even as they make plans to close the hotel and give notice to other occupants. The owners also are refining a proposal to redevelop the South End site with ultra-luxury condominiums.
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4 weeks ago | 
palmbeachdailynews.com | Diego Diaz Lasa
Citing the need for additional traffic data, the Town Council extended its pause on new restaurant, bar, nightclub and private club applications until July 9. The Palm Beach Town Council extended its pause on new restaurant, bar, nightclub and private club applications for two months to give the town’s traffic consultant more time to collect data. During the April 9 meeting, the council voted 4-1 vote to move the deadline from May 8 to July 9, with member Ted Cooney casting the nay vote.
