Several polls have shown his approval rating has become more negative since he took office when it was already among the worst in modern history Miami-Dade County flipped red for the first time since 1988 So what do polling results indicate about what they think of him now The majority of Latino voters nationwide went for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election with 51% voting for her and 46% voting for Trump according to nationwide exit polls conducted by Edison Research Trump's share of Latino voters was 14 points higher than in 2020 according to the Edison Research exit polls the share of the Latino community who voted for Trump was even greater Edison's polling suggests he won 58% of the Latino vote in the state That jump was mirrored by another poll by Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group UnidosUS which found Trump's support among Florida Latino voters was nearly 20 points higher than the nationwide average 60% of Latino voters say country is on wrong track: pollFast forward to 100 days with Trump leading the country, and a majority of Latino voters said they believe the country is heading in the wrong direction in a new survey released April 28 Sixty percent of Latino voters think the country is on the wrong track and 70% of that group hold Trump and his administration accountable according to the poll of 1,002 Latino voters conducted by UnidosUS "Latino voters are frustrated that their economic priorities are being ignored and that a key promise made by President Trump during the election is not being kept," UnidosUS President Janet Murguía said in a statement "Economic discontent was the most potent driver in the 2024 election helping President Trump increase support among Latinos." The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points The UnidosUS/Voces Unidos/LULAC poll included oversamples in Florida with 150 registered voters from each state participating 57% thought the country is heading in the wrong direction and 38% thought it is headed in the right direction More poll respondents thought lawmakers should focus on deporting immigrants who pose safety and security threats (78%) compared to those who think the administration should follow through on the promise to deport all undocumented immigrants (22%) That gap was even wider among the Florida respondents with 82% agreeing that the deportations should focus on safety threats and 18% agreeing that the U.S What is Trump's approval rating?RealClearPolitics Poll Average shows the gap between Americans who approve of Trump's job and those who disapprove has been mostly widening with his net approval rating becoming more negative over time As of Jan. 27, Trump received a +6.2 percentage point approval rating, but as of March 13, it flipped to slightly negative, the RealClearPolitics graphic shows His worst average approval rating in this term was April 29 A historical analysis by Gallup shows Trump's approval ratings as of April in his first years in office − both as the 45th and 47th presidents − are lower than any other modern president at the same time in their administrations Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @kinseycrowley.bsky.social Looking for the top stories featured on the May 2 episode of our Palm Beach County news in 90 seconds Living with alligators: Can I shoot a gator in my yard? Florida wildlife laws to knowIf you've lived in Florida for long enough, you likely know that coexisting with alligators is a part of life in the Sunshine State As long as you keep your distance and never feed one if it crosses your path But there are some risks to be aware of, especially if you’re planning on swimming in a lake or owning a home in the state (even if the closest body of water is a retention pond) It’s officially mating season for the tens of thousands of gators that live throughout Florida, which means a higher likelihood that our reptilian neighbors turn up in unwanted places, like yards, pools and golf courses. Tap here for the full story A reprieve from the unruly seaside assaults of prickly and putrid sargassum may end this summer as a record-challenging bloom of the pelagic weed swells in the tropical Atlantic Researchers at the University of South Florida said that an estimated 13 million metric tons of seaweed in the water between Africa and the Caribbean tops the previous March record of 12 million metric tons and that it is only expected to multiply as the peak months of June and July close in “We predicted back in December and January this would be a major year but no one was certain whether it would be a record year,” said USF oceanography professor Chuanmin Hu and we have some confidence that this will be another record year.” Tap here for the full story Whether you lived it, loved it or want to experience what it was like to party 1970s style, Good Night John Boy in Delray Beach is ready to take you on a trip to that glorious age — and you won't need a DeLorean to get there This new establishment in the city's downtown will be your chariot to a time of bell bottoms light up floors and dancing the night away The completely retro-styled club is located at 33 SE Third Avenue just off Atlantic Avenue and will host their soft opening the weekend of May 9-10 with a full opening the following weekend Taking its name from the phrase that closed every episode of the popular 1970s show "The Waltons," the club and restaurant is the creation of Forward Hospitality Group's founder Tap here for the full story Diamond Walker is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at dkwalker@gannett.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today If there were one word to describe the Palm Beach real estate scene for the season just ending depending on when you applied the label between Oct 1 and April 30 — “busy,” “unpredictable,” “sputtering,” or even “surprising.”  And the common factor guiding the adjectives you might choose the uber-wealthy town’s most famous resident 5 election to his second term once again thrust Palm Beach into the international spotlight real estate activity in town picked up dramatically as homebuyers and sellers finally exhaled thankful that the uncertainty about the outcome of the contentious race was finally over With Trump in residence at his Mar-a-Lago Club during his transition period before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, local real estate activity escalated driven in part by some buyers who wanted to be close to the political action in Palm Beach They even gave the boost in sales and rentals a memorable nickname — “the Trump bump.”  The Corcoran Group’s fourth-quarter sales report summarized Palm Beach’s “dynamic real estate market” in October and a significant shift in condo/co-op transactions at the high end “We’re still seeing a pretty active market,” said agent John Cregan of Sotheby’s International Realty But they are just being a little more hesitant It’s not a market where sellers can push prices.”  when the Palm Beach Daily News spoke with several real estate professionals about the state of the local market and the season that is drawing to a close Even though the market sputtered after the announcement of the tariffs the Palm Beach season overall saw far more single-family sales than in the same period last year — up by at least 60% in the first quarter alone according to several sales reports recently released by real estate agencies and agents in business on the island according to the reports’ year-over-year comparisons Palm Beach houses, townhomes, condos and co-ops sold in the first quarter generated $752.7 million in sales volume, said the transactions report prepared by Sotheby’s International Realty Add in the sales volume for the fourth quarter of 2024 — totaling $408.38 million — and the overall tally for the six months between Oct The first quarter of this year also saw a new median sales price record for single-family properties. At $13.9 million, it was the highest ever recorded for January, February and March, according to the report issued by Douglas Elliman Real Estate Report and prepared by Miller Samuel Inc. The median is the price at which half the properties sold for more and half for less The median for the same quarter last year was $12.5 million First-quarter prices for condos were up slightly according to a consensus of the sales analyses The buyer or buyer’s identity and the actual price paid in that hush-hush transaction has never been recorded at the Palm Beach County Courthouse likely because of the way the deal was structured None of the parties involved will discuss the sale Sizable sales aside, real estate activity over the past few weeks has seen the island’s market reel, reflecting the stock market’s sputtering performance after Trump announced his tariffs — and then walked back some of them They have been hesitant to make a decision amid the uncertainty,” said agent Jim McCann of Premier Estate Properties But not every home shopper is stepping away from a town long known for its natural beauty reported seeing a post-Easter spurt of interest among buyers ‘We’re just going to have to live with this uncertainty,'” McCann said with their asking prices totaling about $217 million Another 33 condos and co-ops were also under contract some of the asking prices for those under-contract properties are lower than they were when the properties were first listed This season saw wide-ranging price reductions that sometimes led to properties selling shortly after the asking price was reduced Many of the active listings on the market today have had their prices reduced as well with some undergoing multiple price price drops At least some of those properties that sold with lowered price tags were owned by sellers who had adjusted their price expectations to new realities after the coronavirus pandemic-sparked real estate frenzy, which sent home values skyrocketing The once-in-a-lifetime boom that came with the pandemic is now squarely in the rearview mirror although today’s values are generally far higher than they were before the health crisis hit Meanwhile, the single-family market in January, February and March saw a surge in sales of houses priced between $10 million and $20 million, a mid-range price category that had lagged previously, according to the latest sales report prepared by Frisbie Palm Beach led by agent Suzanne Frisbie of the Corcoran Group there were 19 sales in that price category when there were 33 sales in that price range and another is under contract with an asking price of $18.95 million according to the first-quarter sales report written by broker Linda Olsson of Linda R Of the eight non-waterfront homes sales during January referring to the fact that the North End has traditionally been home to some of Palm Beach’s least-expensive dry-lot properties Shoppers in the market for single-family homes this season found that the inventory available for sale in Palm Beach remained about the same when compared to last season the number of listings remains far below the levels recorded before the coronavirus boom began there were 92 single-family and townhouses listed for sale Another 12 residential properties were being marketed in the MLS’ “land" category although seven of those properties also appeared in the single-family listings with houses ripe for renovation or replacement Another MLS search April 30 showed 223 condos and co-op apartments were for sale a sharp increase since last year at this time Evens as the market continues to adapt to new and changing post-pandemic realities Palm Beach has retained its longtime reputation as a place where real estate values can be counted on to rise over the long term Agent Dana Koch of the Corcoran Group noted that savvy and sophisticated buyers who are concerned about the state of the economy and Wall Street’s performance may see real estate on the island as a safe bet “People are looking to diversify their finances with hard assets like real estate,” Koch said “Palm Beach is a great place to land-bank your money.”  may also be taking a step back to re-evaluate their priorities “Some sellers may say: ‘I’m not in a rush to sell and we’ll ride through these uncertain times.’”  Broker Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate offered another key insight “Palm Beach will always be a safe haven as far as investing in a new home,” he said adding that he wasn’t speaking metaphorically feel their blood pressure going down the minute they cross the bridge into Palm Beach That’s especially important to people in uncertain and stressful times “People in Palm Beach sincerely decompress,” Angle said mentioning the evergreen appeal of the island’s renowned restaurants along with pastoral walks on the Lake Trail and afternoons spent sunbathing on the beach “We have ups and downs in the market,” Angle said “but one thing that is consistently true is that Palm Beach is a sophisticated welcoming place that puts its arms around you.”  dhofheinz@pbdailynews.com Darrell Hofheinz is a USA TODAY Network of Florida journalist who writes about Palm Beach real estate in his weekly “Beyond the Hedges” column. He welcomes tips about real estate news on the island. Email dhofheinz@pbdailynews.com a social stage and a site of consequential decision-making Here is some of what Trump has been up to over the past 100 days Americans may be a bit sour about President Donald Trump's first 100 days, but his visits to Mar-a-Lago were momentous nonetheless The president traveled to his Palm Beach County residence and private clubs nine times spending all or parts of 31 days of his first hundred days in office here He plans another four-day sojourn this weekend with a Federal Aviation Administration alert suggesting he will arrive Thursday and depart Sunday Florida is Trump's home state and a poll released in late March showed him still retaining a 52% favorable approval rating versus 44% not favorable across the Sunshine State indicated some slippage in popularity given Trump carried the state in November with 56% of the ballots cast Tap here for the full story — A Florida bill to rename a portion of Southern Boulevard to "President Donald J The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 987 on Thursday If approved, the measure would designate Southern Boulevard between Kirk Road and South Ocean Boulevard as "President Donald J The Miami Dolphins' 2025 schedule will be released Wednesday evening The NFL schedule release has become a big event for NFL Network The Dolphins will have the 11th-easiest schedule in 2025, according to opponent win percentage complied by the X account NFL Nerd The Dolphins will learn who their opponent in Madrid, Spain, is next season, on May 14. Some members of the Bengals have said they believe they're the team Miami will also learn if their bye week is the week after the Spain game The Dolphins will face their divisional opponents twice Home vs: Baltimore, Cincinnati (could be in Spain), Los Angeles Chargers Ranking the QBs Dolphins will face in 2025The Dolphins need to rebuild the cornerback position which is not ideal considering they'll face some pretty good quarterbacks Here are the 14 QBs Miami is scheduled to face Send your complaints to Hal Habib. We kid. Send them to Joe Schad 3. Joe Burrow, BengalsJoe Burrow is 1-0 in his career vs We'll see if Derek Carr has season-ending surgery Miami Dolphins RBs: Investing in diverse running backs in three straight NFL Drafts Miami Dolphins: Top 5 veterans impacted by NFL Draft decisions 53-man roster: A way-too-early Dolphins projection after 2025 NFL draft from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Sunday A late burst of offense helped the Mud Hens overcome a rough relief outing by Matt Manning as they took this series four games to two on Sunday. Matt Vierling joined Manuel Margot, along with John Brebbia in the bullpen, in the Detroit Tigers’ rehab program Vierling walked twice and struck out once in his first ABs since the beginning of spring training Lefty Dietrich Enns got the start over Manning and so perhaps this finally the start of a full conversion to relief for the 2016 first rounder Brian Serven got the Hens an early lead with his first home run of the season in the third inning Andrew Navigato added a solo shot of his own in the fifth Andrew Navigato with a solo shot to left, the second home run of the day. Toledo up 2-0 pic.twitter.com/cO5ncZsFjI Enns allowed a run in the fifth on a trio of two-out singles before departing Manning took over in the sixth and was greeted by a Marcelo Mayer single A pickoff attempt went wild and was compounded by first baseman Bligh Madris collecting the ball and then throwing it away again Ryan Kreidler led off with a triple and scored on a Navigato sacrifice fly Manning allowed a one-out walk in the bottom of the seventh and then hit Phillip Sikes A Roman Anthony grounded forced Sikes at second but Anthony stole second and Nick Sogard singled in the lead runner before Manning gave way to PJ Poulin Finally in the eighth the Mud Hens offense seized control and Carlos Mendoza was the spark Mendoza led off with a walk and then stole second base Manuel Margot reached on an infield single and after a Brewer Hicklen fly out Akil Baddoo ripped a single to right field that was too sharp to score on The bases were juiced as the Red Sox went back to their bullpen Madris greeted new reliever Isaiah Campbell with a two-run single and Kreider followed with his second triple of the game and Poulin and Matt Gage had no trouble closing this one out Coming Up Next: The Hens come home to welcome in the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday night at 6:05 p.m The SeaWolves secured at least a series split with a strong effort on the pitching and defensive side of the game Joseph Montalvo no-hit the Ponies for five innings before Austin Bergner came on for a six-out save the offense was having a ton of trouble with right-hander Jonah Tong Tong struck out eight in four innings of work but finally in the fifth inning they broke through and Jim Jarvis followed with a grounder to second that went for an error Max Anderson slapped a ground ball back up the middle and Serretti scored the only run of the day Bergner took over with the one-run lead and quickly allowed a leadoff single in the sixth He then picked off the runner and wrapped up the inning with just a walk allowed He walked the leadoff man in the seventh inning as well and then a game-ending line drive off the bat of Travis Swaggerty was converted into a double play by Max Anderson to finish this one A good outing for Troy Melton came to a crashing halt in the fifth inning of this one and the bullpen crumbled even further as the SeaWolves squandered an early lead but he was able to pitch through a bit of traffic in the second and the fourth Roberto Campos reached on catcher’s interference in the bottom of the first and Eduardo Valencia brought him home with a two-run homer to left field Trei Cruz led off with a walk and scored on a Campos double to left and a double steal attempt got Campos to third though Liranzo was cut down at second Roberto Campos smokes a RBI double off the left field wall to give Erie the 3-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/bWen6TlW7d Melton allowed a single and a double to start the fifth and he allowed both inherited runners to score along with one more as the Rumble Ponies closed the gap to 4-3 Erie Reliever Yosber Sanchez allowed two runs in the sixth and Drew Sommers allowed a run in the top of the seventh to get to the final score The SeaWolves did mount a seventh inning threat Danny Serretti doubled with one out and Trei Cruz walked but Liranzo drew another walk to load the bases with two outs Unfortunately Valencia struck out to end this one Coming Up Next: The SeaWolves stay home to welcome in the Altoona Curve starting on Tuesday night Kenny Serwa and Max Alba were both knocked around on Sunday as the Timber Rattlers fought back again to earn a series split The Whitecaps had an early lead in this one Izaac Pacheco singled with one out in the top of the second inning and then scored on an Andrew Jenkins triple Jack Penney lifted a sacrifice fly to plate Jenkins A walk to Pacheco and another one to Jenkins led to another run in the fourth as reliever Yerlin Rodriguez took over for Wisconsin Penney singled to score Pacheco before Jenkins was thrown out trying to take third on the play but just about everything went wrong from there but in the fourth a leadoff walk and then a single sparked a three-run inning for the Rattlers that knocked Serwa out of the game The Whitecaps got a walk to Josue Briceño and then a John Peck single with one out in the sixth Alba came back out and just didn’t have much command of anything and a pair of sacrifice hits made it a 7-3 game and the Whitecaps never really mounted a comeback effort Coming Up Next: The Whitecaps had to settle for a series split on the road Now they’ll come home to play the Lansing Lugnuts starting on Tuesday night The Flying Tigers ran their record to 15-12 with a three-game sweep of the Cardinals completed on Sunday Hayden Minton has been on fire to start the year and the right-hander turned into a decent start on Sunday He was cruising along until issuing a two-out walk in the fourth and then Pena scored on a single to make it 2-0 Cardinals Ignacio Briceno allowed a run in the fifth to make it 3-0 Garrett Pennington led off with a single and took second with one-out on a wild pitch and a line drive single from David Smith loaded the bases Enderson Delgado was hit by a pitch to force in a run and then Woody Hadeen stepped to the dish and lifted a towering fly ball just over the wall in right field for a grand slam Woody Hadeen with his first professional home run, which was a grand slam that gives Lakeland the lead. @ZachSurdenik on the call, pic.twitter.com/Tw1Jf4kPko They weren’t done in the inning as Bryce Rainer and Franyerber Montilla followed with solid singles and Rainer then scored on a soft infield single to make 6-3 Thomas Bruss and his power fastball handled the Cardinals with ease in the eighth Smith and Hadeen walked and with two outs Rainer singled in Smith for a 7-3 lead Montilla again followed suit with a single of his own to plate Hadeen and make it 8-3 The Flying Tigers middle infield had a pretty good game at the plate and in the field Bryce Rainer now 2-for-5, with a RBI single to put Lakeland up 7-3. 95.9 MPH off the bat pic.twitter.com/TtExgzN92D Ethan Sloan pitched the ninth in a non-save situation to close this one out Coming Up Next: The Flying Tigers head to Bradenton for a six-game set with the Marauders starting on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte Keep up with the latest scores on our official PGA Tour leaderboard Round 4 of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel starting at 1 p.m. before switching to CBS from 3-6 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m Watch PGA Tour live on ESPN+ 11:15: Pierceson Coody/Michael Thorbjørnsen Top contenders odds to win Byron Nelson 2025Tournament odds from BetMGM as of Saturday: AccuWeather predicts a high of 74 degrees with partly sunny skies in the forecast today in McKinney Winds are expected to blow out of the east at 5-10 mph In 2023, Brightline completed an 11-year plan to run high-speed train service from Miami to Orlando According to the privately run passenger train company, Brightline lost about $549 million in 2024 even though its revenue more than doubled compared to 2023 A big chunk of that, more than $214 million, happened in May 2024 when Brightline refinanced its debt of about $4.6 billion. The Miami-based company also paid $178 million in interest on its debt, it said in its financial statement for 2024 But even without counting debt-related payments the South Florida-Orlando train still spent more money than it made last year Brightline is a high-speed train service running between Miami and Orlando Originally proposed in 2012, what was first called All Aboard Florida spent years confirming stations, calming fears of noise in local communities, battling lawsuits, dealing with the pandemic, and making agreements to link the Beachline Expressway railroad with Orlando International Airport and connect tracks between the airport and Cocoa Beach "We hope to take people out of cars and put them on trains between cities in this country," Mike Cegelis Brightline executive vice president of infrastructure with leather seats and multiple power and USB outlets at every seat Premium ticket holders get complimentary drinks and snacks and access to the Premium Lounge Passengers get one free carry-on bag; checked bags cost although Premium members get the first one free Small cats and dogs are allowed (for a fee) Brightline timeline: Brightline service from Miami to Orlando International Airport How many people rode Brightline in 2024?Passengers booked nearly 2.8 million trips on Brightline in 2024 More than 1.6 million of those rides went to and from Orlando A trip from Orlando to Miami (about 3½ hours) starts at $49 per guest for the Smart Saver business class and $89 for the Premium first-class experience Brightline hiked ticket costs for passengers going between Palm Beach Broward and Miami-Dade counties in June 2024 when it killed its South Florida pass that let riders pay $10 per ride for 30 trips replacing it with a 10-trip package costing $35 per ride The company did this to reduce the number of South Florida-only passengers in favor of those going to and from Orlando the company is offering a $15 Saturday fare for rides within South Florida during May Brightline passenger rail service currently has six station stops: More stations are planned for Stuart and Cocoa the Associated Press called Brightline "the Deadliest Train in America," citing its death rate per mile which the AP said was three times higher than the second-deadliest railway in the country Brightline trains are much quieter than freight trains and move much faster increasing the chances of people near the tracks getting caught off guard Brightline has enhanced safety measures at crossings along its service route, including the installation of exit gates and increased safety outreach efforts The company also began working with the Florida Department of Transportation to eliminate train-crossing deaths These are people from across the spectrum of public and private endeavors advancing their careers and standing out for their services within our community Here are this week's professional standouts: Boynton Financial Group recently welcomed certified financial planner Kevin Wedgworth to their team Wedgeworth brings 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including the past 12 years with Morgan Stanley in Belle Glade He holds an MBA from Florida Atlantic University and is known for his client-focused approach to financial planning and wealth management The center recently appointed Donald Gulbrandsen Matt Rubel and Tom Zacharias as new members of the board The Gulbrandsen organization is a group of specialty chemical manufacturing companies with products sold domestically and in approximately 45 other countries Hutchinson has established himself as a skilled attorney in government affairs and complex litigation at his firm and an active philanthropist throughout Palm Beach County Jupiter resident Oh is a commercial real estate owner and developer in the Northeast and Florida and co-founder of Accel Ridder Johnstone is a managing attorney at NextEra Energy with almost 20 years of experience providing general counsel and commercial legal advice Rubel is an American entrepreneur and investor chief executive officer and president of Collective Brands — the leading lifestyle and footwear company based in the US Zacharias has four decades of real estate investment and development experience The addition of the esteemed trustees comes at a pivotal time in center's multi million expansion that will double in size of the indoor/outdoor campus and grow the aquarium from 10,000 gallons to 130,000 gallons The nonprofit organization that is committed to safeguarding manatees in Florida’s coastal areas is pleased to announce Thomas Quealy will serve on its board of directors Friends of Manatee Lagoon is dedicated to protecting manatees and restoring and protecting their aquatic habitat They raise funds to educate the community about manatees engage in marine life conservation efforts and protect the critically important seagrass Criminal defense firm opening offices in West Palm Beach StuartRenowned criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar President Michelle Suskauer is expanding her distinguished legal practice with the launch of new offices in West Palm Beach This strategic expansion reflects Suskauer’s reputation as one of Florida’s top criminal defense attorneys and a trusted advocate for clients facing high-stakes legal challenges Suskauer began her legal career as a public defender in West Palm Beach where she handled thousands of criminal cases on behalf of the indigent in Palm Beach County Real estate firm bolsters sales team with additionThe Ocean Club Bahamas is pleased to announce the addition of Premier Estate Properties’ broker associate Rick Moeser to its sales team Spearheaded by U.S.-based real estate development firms Two Roads Development and Access Real Estate Bahamas achieved over $100 million in pre-groundbreaking sales in 2024 Moeser currently focuses on dynamic markets such as Palm Beach has been named partner and vice president of Simmons & White a comprehensive civil and traffic engineering firm established in West Palm Beach in 1982 Kelley specializes in traffic engineering mitigation for public and private sector clients and holds a professional engineering license in Florida A 2007 alumnus of The University of Florida he has been with the firm for over 13 years Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at eritz@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today The Flagler Memorial Bridge has reopened and traffic is flowing smoothly the town said in alert the evening of May 4 The Flagler Bridge is out of service until further notice Palm Beach officials said in an alert May 4 Officials did not disclose the reason for the closure of the span but advised motorists to seek an alternate route parts of two roads in town will be closed beginning Monday El Brillo Way will be closed at the east end of the 100 block through May 9 the town said in a notice posted on its website Access to residents’ homes will be maintained Residents with questions can call Craig Hauschild of the Public Works engineering division at 561-838-5410, or send an email to him at CHauschild@townofpalmbeach.com Country Club Road will be closed at the west end through the week for equipment replacement at the D-8 Stormwater Pump Station but access to residents’ homes will be maintained Questions can be directed by phone to Michael Roach of the Public Works engineering division at 561-838-5440 or by email at mroach@townofpalmbeach.com A dedicated traffic phone line for residential concerns is available Monday through Friday  After-hours traffic concerns may be directed to the Palm Beach Police Department at 561-838-5454 (CBS12) — A crash with injuries on I-95 North in West Palm Beach is slowing down traffic on Monday morning Florida 511 reported a crash just after Exit 69 See also: BODY CAM: Florida deputies stop street racers, find 12-year-old behind the wheel officials said that the two left lanes have been blocked The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash involves injuries Find more ways to stay up to date with your latest local news. 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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the biggest stories and can't miss video WEST PALM BEACH — Five Tenet hospitals in Palm Beach County have accused a national hospital-rating organization of orchestrating a “pay-to-play” scheme favoring hospitals that participate in its surveys and failing those that don't attorneys for Tenet said Leapfrog Group's grading system relies largely on self-reported and unaudited data and ranks hospitals according to their participation The hospitals' attorneys said these ratings aren't just wrong but dangerous — driving patients away from safe facilities and into the waiting rooms of worse ones "The Leapfrog Group's business model is as simple as it is sinister: prey on public fear distort the truth and profit from deception," the attorneys wrote in a federal lawsuit filed April 30 a nonprofit which claims to promote health-care transparency and safety the group's attorneys rejected Tenet's "pay-to-play" characterization and said its patient safety data is credible "Tenet is attempting to shoot the messenger instead of addressing the serious patient safety problems," wrote attorney Kimberly Blair in January Blair said Leapfrog "encourages Tenet to make patient safety a priority and improve." Seven attorneys from across the nation represent Good Samaritan Medical Center Mary’s Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center They said the facilities stopped responding to Leapfrog’s 100-page surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic choosing instead to focus on meeting federal and specialty-specific health standards The hospitals — which together treated about 470,000 patients last year — said that until 2024 Leapfrog graded them based on available data and never gave them lower than a "C." when Leapfrog tweaked its methodology to fail nonparticipating hospitals automatically Leapfrog gave the hospitals “D” and “F” ratings Photos: Palms West Hospital nurse Leelamma Lal recovering after February patient attack “The integrity of information guiding patients' health care decisions must be beyond reproach," the attorneys said has corrupted that trust — weaponizing fear and misleading the public to serve its own craven financial interests." Leapfrog's supposed mission of protecting patients is a "sham," the attorneys continued The lawsuit points to examples where hospitals that earned top Leapfrog grades were simultaneously cited by federal regulators for life-threatening patient care deficiencies received consecutive "A" grades from Leapfrog while government inspectors documented dangerous lapses in care including delays blamed for patient deaths It also cites multiple academic studies and statements from the American Hospital Association warning that Leapfrog’s methodology is unreliable and should not be used to guide patient decisions the hospitals' attorneys said they asked Leapfrog to stop issuing misleading grades "Hospital ratings and hospital safety grades are Leapfrog's opinion," Blair wrote in an email to Tenet's attorneys "Courts nationwide have consistently held that such opinions are protected speech under the First Amendment." Tenet's attorneys said “there is no First Amendment protection for deceptive practices." District Judge Donald Middlebrooks has not yet scheduled a hearing in the case Hannah Phillips is a journalist covering public safety and criminal justice at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at hphillips@pbpost.com Just when Palm Beach retailers thought business had peaked the 2024-25 season proved to be the best season ever for many shops throughout the town Despite traffic congestion and parking issues sought-after destination attracting high-income visitors from around the world “The 2024-25 season was record-breaking,” said Lori Berg general manager of The Royal Poinciana Plaza with 86 percent of brands exceeding last season’s sales marking our strongest season yet," Berg said The Holiday Reveal and A Royal Easter Affairs drew record crowds and boosted engagement.” said The Shops at The Breakers and Via Flagler  performed exceptionally well this season Retail shops experienced a 2.3 percent increase in revenue That marks a sales increase for three years in a row “We sustained the strong momentum of the past few record-breaking years a testament to the enduring appeal of our curated retail experiences and merchandise,” Zoller said our guests and local community continue to respond enthusiastically to the unique collections featured at both locations.” special partnerships and curated events helped retailers create one-of-a-kind shopping experiences as designer Kim Seybert did by making her first personal appearance at News & Gourmet where she offered expert tips for designing the perfect Palm Beach tablescape Michael Aram showcased his home décor and entertainment collections along with an exclusive presentation of Anabel Aram Jewelry “With the debut of our state-of-the-art tennis and racquet facilities and the introduction of pickleball and padel  we’ve seen a notable rise in interest and sales of racquet sports apparel equipment and accessories in The Sports Pro Shop,” Zoller said Popular merchandise includes footwear at Match at The Breakers Tory Sport for Women activewear and Australian designer Camilla Franks’ resort wear Retail business on Worth Avenue was brisk as well treasurer of the Worth Avenue Association and owner of the family-owned men’s store Maus & Hoffman at 312 Worth Ave. said the season was one of the strongest he’s seen in years and it came at a time of election-year distractions: economic indicators around consumer confidence and an apparent broader cooling in the luxury market with Christmas ticking slightly above last year," Maus said "But the real standout was the first quarter of the year The rest of the first quarter was busy as well with a flow of new faces through the doors at Maus & Hoffman “While we have always been a destination for a discerning clientele it’s been exciting to meet a new wave of such a wide-ranging and distinguished group of new customers from Cabinet officials to key players in both business and government Many have already become regulars,” Maus said Maus & Hoffman made some updates to its Worth Avenue store We also reworked the layout and fixtures to create a more open That’s given us more flexibility in how we showcase new and unique items — and customers have really responded The more curated displays and “discovery” moments throughout the store have been especially well-received,” Maus said Worth Avenue overall experienced a strong season production manager at shoe store Stubbs & Wootton said business at his store has been steady “Enhanced customer engagement and a focus on concierge-style service have helped drive both sales and repeat visits," Steinhart said “We’ve definitely noticed more out-of-town visitors coming into the store this year which is a great opportunity for us to introduce them to our heritage brand,” Steinhart said “There’s also been a noticeable increase in international clientele which has been very exciting and encouraging for future growth." A highlight at Stubbs & Wootton has been its collaboration with Gracie Studio “We were honored to be featured on the cover of the Palm Beach Guide this season created a beautiful artwork with a Palm Beach crest “Another exciting moment was launching a collaboration with Palm Beach Instagram favorite Suebelle,” Steinhart said Notable this season was the closing of Saks Fifth Avenue in The Esplanade at 172 Worth Ave marking the end of its 99-year run in Palm Beach The departure was largely due to the downturn experienced by department stores around the country as luxury goods consumers favored exclusive boutiques "The department stores have suffered greatly," Orin Rosenfeld of Rosenfeld Realty Advisors in Boca Raton said earlier this year "As far as what they are and what they represent the last place there should be one of those is Palm Beach People there are looking for very high-end exclusive items The last thing they want is something everyone around the country can buy." home décor and other items featured in many Palm Beach stores shoppers prefer an in-store experience and the ability to see merchandise try it on and ask questions before they buy it In an exclusive recent interview with the Daily News two-story space formerly occupied by Saks would be redeveloped to include luxury retail Traffic congestion and parking issues remain as one of the top challenges for Palm Beach businesses Steinhart said better signage and encouraging the use of nearby garages could improve the experience Many retailers offer parking validations for customers Palm Beach is among the municipalities that encourages people to use the ParkMobile app for paid parking. But in a recent alert, Palm Beach Police noted reports of individuals searching online for ParkMobile apps and unknowingly clicking on scam websites posing as official sites Maus said the rollout of ParkMobile brought its fair share of opinions but it seems to have improved turnover and made things a little easier pays for designated employee parking — but it’s frustrating to see store employees and even managers parking on the street in spaces meant for shoppers We’re hopeful that things are heading in the right direction,” Maus said the Royal Poinciana Plaza invested in offsite employee parking and 24/7 shuttles during peak season ensuring more parking availability for guests and the demand for space far exceeds the supply senior real estate adviser for Sotheby’s International Realty in Palm Beach including some in the newly renovated Royal Poinciana Playhouse site once a social gathering spot where people could enjoy live theater and dining Future tenants will include the Glazer Hall cultural arts center Phase one of the renovated playhouse debuted with luxury retailers Loewe Spanish luxury brand Loewe boutique blends fashion It previously operated a seasonal boutique in the Royal Poinciana Plaza The former playhouse spot is the first U.S the shop showcases a ready-to-wear collection and Italian-made home accents offering a West Coast-inspired clothing collection joined the lineup at the Royal Poinciana Plaza this season This season also welcomed the return of art gallery Onna House and introduced new expanded locations for Paul Labrecque Salon and Skincare Spa Luxury Swiss watch and jewelry maker Maison Piaget opened in The Esplanade Two women-owned independent shops opened on County Road in November and both owners were pleased with the response from shoppers I’ve finally had a moment to reflect on the whirlwind that was our first season at The Nix Palm Beach Opening the doors to my very own lifestyle boutique here in Palm Beach was a dream come true It exceeded my expectations in every way,” Connaughton said Whether it was someone popping in out of curiosity I’ve been blown away by the support,” Connaughton said “I wanted The Nix to feel like an extension of the island’s spirit: bright One of the most meaningful parts has been sharing my mom and sister’s watercolor art in the shop It’s been such a joy to bring a little bit of our shared creativity into the space Connaughton realized it was important to strike a balance in the assortment of merchandise That includes small items and accessories that tourists can easily take home as well as furniture and décor that appeal to locals and interior designers “The greatest thing the town could do to support local merchants is to keep South Ocean Boulevard open When the president is in town and the road is closed traffic becomes unbearable and discourages people from visiting and enjoying all that our town and its small businesses have to offer,” Connaughton said we are just getting started and I can’t wait to show you what we have coming next season at The Nix.”  Palm Beach resident Kai Lassen opened Kai Lassen Hats in November at 139 N She previously operated her shop in Jupiter She offers ready-to-wear hats and custom hats for men I’m so humbled and grateful for all the love and support from the community One of the best surprises has been hearing how excited people are to see authenticity returning to Palm Beach especially with the unique mix of retailers now in the Paramount It’s been incredibly rewarding to be part of something that feels fresh yet rooted in what makes this place so special,” Lassen said While the location brings a lot of foot traffic to the shop especially with the Southern Bridge closures Locals tend to rush off the island to avoid getting stuck which means fewer lingerers and missed opportunities,” Lassen said it feels more like New York City than Palm Beach the people and the sense of community here have all exceeded my expectations,” Lassen said merchants are hoping for continued business Palm Beach’s growing year-round population means our business stays steady even in the off-season,” said Maus Summer provides more time for long-lead and custom projects for clients prepping their fall wardrobes “It’s also when many of our most particular clients prefer to shop giving us a chance to really focus on their individual needs Some of our team joins me in Italy to visit our factories Palm Beach has long been an island of stability landmarked buildings and cherished rites of passage keep its seemingly timeless heritage in place But as the 2024-25 Palm Beach season comes to a close it’s clear the island is seeing many changes and others perhaps not — even as efforts continue to preserve the town’s character and traditions is how to balance the increasing pace of change in ways that maintain the quality of life topping the list of disruptions to the island’s rhythms may well be the ramifications of President Donald Trump’s return visits to his Palm Beach home As much as some take pride in the president’s second administration as he has done on 10 weekends since his inauguration that brings significant disruptions for residents South Ocean Boulevard next to Mar-a-Lago Club shuts down between South County Road and the Southern Boulevard traffic circle The town sends an alert 24 hours before the road closes to give drivers time to plan alternate routes but essentially life for Palm Beach residents is significantly affected by the road closures bridge delays and additional traffic congestion The traffic woes are such an issue that the Town Council has weighed more than two dozen measures to alleviate problems including establishing a moratorium on certain commercial projects and allowing more flexible work hours for construction The town has extended a pause on new restaurant nightclub and private club applications so traffic consultants can collect data The good news is that transportation figured heavily in the town’s recently updated comprehensive plan which binds town staff to reduce traffic when it crosses a set threshold The plan also will guide town leaders and departments as they make decisions on land use coastal management and other important issues Such efforts could pave the way for a smoother review of development proposals and perhaps help avoid the kind of conflicts that the town grappled with this season among them a years-long dispute over the Paramount Theatre The town and the property’s owner, Lester Woerner, are still trying to resolve their differences over the proposed redevelopment of the historic building The Town Council has rejected four different proposals by Woerner's company the latest of which asks for a special exception to allow a 475-member private club on the property at 139 N Reports from both sides of the debate are due June 3 Not all of the redevelopment proposals have been contentious One project that many welcomed is a major undertaking by the Society of the Four Arts The Town Council’s approval in February paved the way for the Four Arts to expand and modify its Esther B O'Keeffe and Rovensky buildings; move maintenance facilities; and update signs and landscaping on the organization's 10-acre Midtown campus A successful redevelopment that has long been in the making has entered a new phase as businesses began opening at the revitalized Royal Poinciana Playhouse site Palm Beach’s first new nonprofit organization in more than 60 years With a 400-seat theater and a wall of windows overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway Glazer Hall will host year-round performing arts A plan that is not on track is the town’s dune-nourishment project which is needed to prevent additional erosion to the fragile southern coastline Palm Beach needs to use the stretch of land connecting its coastline north and south of the Lake Worth Municipal Beach for sand-filled trucks to reach the beach south of the Lake Worth Pier But the town was unable to do so before sea turtle nesting season began March 1 because of an impasse with Lake Worth Beach over the project Town officials have stockpiled sand on Phipps Ocean Park beach and are on the search for a South End condominium that will allow trucks to use its access point to move sand south of Lake Worth’s municipal beach the season proved momentous for religious institutions In March, parishioners at St. Edward Catholic Church, a Palm Beach landmark for nearly a century, marked a milestone. The Vatican designated the church as a minor basilica one of seven in Florida and one of two in South Florida The season also saw the Palm Beach Synagogue win the Town Council’s approval for a long-planned redevelopment project at its landmarked site on North County Road And The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea marked its own milestone in March with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone at the landmarked building’s front entrance Such milestones are a reminder that gentle legacies endure in Palm Beach even as the town works so feverishly to meet the challenges of its future It's been a busy season for Palm Beach's public-safety departments with new facilities and technology helping police and fire-rescue to make the island more safe the Palm Beach Police Department launched its Real Time Crime Center a facility where officers can keep an around-the-clock eye across the island officers can watch live video from a townwide network of surveillance cameras and license-plate readers Officers also are able to livestream video from any of the new body cameras the department began using this season "That is giving us wide latitude to be able to make sure that personnel are in the right spots and that we get immediate eyes on critical incident scenes and other things of that nature," he said The Real Time Crime Center became fully staffed within the past month and Rothrock said there "absolutely" are times where the department will have a fast response to an incident because someone in the center is able to immediately monitor the cameras The department also has been working on upgrading its aging radio system. Both police and fire-rescue transitioned to new Motorola radio technology along with implementing a system that is also used by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies in the area OpenSky technology needed to be replaced because it was reaching the end of its life and parts for the system will not be made after 2026 The town has seen the benefits of the new radios since the changeover at the beginning of the season "We can see where everything is on a map," he said It really helps with officer safety and in coordinating response to incidents." The Police Department also keeps an officer in the command center at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club to coordinate with other agencies if there is an incident there or nearby the department expanded its use of artificial intelligence with AI-capable cameras and related technology He gave credit for some of the funding for that progress to the Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation "They've donated a lot of money to help make some of these things happen," Rothrock said All of these things — the Real Time Crime Center and improved radio and surveillance — have contributed to help the Police Department try to help keep traffic flowing on the island Traffic issues in Palm Beach were compounded in July when the U.S Secret Service shut down South Ocean Boulevard next to Mar-a-Lago after an assassination on Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania were injured and another person was killed The agency quickly moved to increase protection around all of Trump's properties South Ocean between the Southern Boulevard traffic circle and South County Road was closed with security checkpoints at either end of the closure Those allowed to enter the area can only do so through the north checkpoint at South County Road state and local officials and Mar-a-Lago in mid-August came to an agreement to reopen the road when Trump is not home the effects have been felt throughout the season during Trump's extended stay at Mar-a-Lago after his Nov and on his 10 weekend trips to Palm Beach since taking office "That started to cause issues in conjunction with increased traffic volume While the entire town staff has worked to find solutions the Police Department's role has unfolded on several fronts Officers are stationed at intersections during peak hours to try to keep people from "blocking the box," or stopping in the intersection The officers also work to coordinate signals when necessary to keep traffic moving Police service aides and parking enforcement officers help with traffic during peak hours Police also have worked with Public Works to make some changes at turn lanes using traffic cones to help vehicles move more efficiently In addition to working with other town departments Palm Beach Police work with state and federal agencies to navigate possible solutions for traffic congestion The Police Department continues to push for more bridge schedule changes from the U.S and more notification from the Florida Department of Transportation about permitted work that could affect the town even when that work does not fall within the boundaries of Palm Beach Unscheduled bridge openings to allow barges to pass to and from the Bonefish Cove environmental project south of the Lake Worth Bridge have also created additional congestion and the town is working with the Coast Guard Should Trump choose to spend more time over the summer at his golf club in Bedminster Kristina Webb is a reporter for Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at kwebb@pbdailynews.com. Subscribe today to support our journalism Sunfest will not be taking over Downtown West Palm Beach; however the sights and sounds of local music and art are still alive this weekend in downtown West Palm at the 561 Music Festival and Vintage Vibes WATCH HIGHLIGHTS OF 561 MUSIC FESTIVAL AND VINTAGE VIBES BELOW: Cheryl Keyes and her husband are taking in the sounds of local musicians and the sights of local art She says it couldn’t come at a better time “We needed this,” said Keyes It's a free music concert She says she’s been to Sunfest in the past so I asked how she felt about its departure after 40 years bass player for the Ryan Hopkins Band says it’s refreshing to see local acts get a boost “The local scene is what matters the most to local people And while many are upset at the absence of Sunfest the organizers of the 561 music festival say they do not want people to think that this is a replacement for Sunfest even though it’s on the same weekend and same location that Sunfest used for decades they say it’s all about highlighting local “Think of it as another festival,” said organizer Ben Childs we're doing it to enrich the community and help grow the music scene here people enjoyed their time at Vintage Vibes a separate event put on by the city and the downtown development authority which the city wants to hopefully put on for years to come “What we were thinking originally was people are so used to Sunfest,” said West Palm Community Events Manager Angela Poco “Everybody loves it in their hearts of hearts but we wanted to give the merchants and patrons who were maybe displaced and looking for something to do And while it wasn’t the weekend everyone expected This is your sign to make Palm Beach your mood board for summer 2025 and woven totes that somehow looked even better a little sun-faded mentally cataloging every chic outfit I spotted between beach clubs and ferry rides There was definitely a common thread: a kind of relaxed elegance that felt easy but intentional like everyone just happened to throw on the perfect thing I'm sharing the staples that defined the trip I've already started re-creating the looks back home Who doesn't want to feel like they're one Aperol spritz away from a yacht wearing a hat isn't just about sun protection—it's a full-on style statement Whether it was a wide-brim raffia hat or a polished top hat everyone topped off their beach outfits with something chic I couldn't help but imagine the luxurious sunscreens they were pairing with their perfectly styled hats Heirlooms—whether actually passed down or simply heirloom-worthy—were everywhere People were accessorizing with timeless pieces like vintage Hermès scarves and classic watches you'd want to keep in the family It gave every outfit an effortless sense of history and permanence A white dress is basically a Palm Beach nonnegotiable and it looked effortlessly chic whether styled for the beach or a casual dinner It's one of those pieces that just fits the easygoing yet polished spirit of the area The Palm Beach crowd wasn't just wearing the It items you already know—they were remixing them Think limited-edition Staud Tommy bags and Hermès Oran sandals in special colorways you've never seen before It felt like everyone had their own one-of-a-kind twist on cult favorites Prints ruled the scene in the most joyful way I spotted everything from iconic Pucci swirls to bold florals and whimsical vintage patterns across dresses almost childlike spirit that made getting dressed feel fun again there was no shortage of seashell-inspired jewelry and beachy baubles brought a subtle mermaidcore energy to otherwise polished outfits It was the perfect playful touch without feeling costumey making fashion engaging for a new generation Her unique perspective is rooted in her love for travel and discovering the hidden gems that make New York City a constant source of inspiration Bethune-Cookman University has named three finalists in its search for the 124-year-old school's next president The three candidates – who advanced through a process involving a 15-member search committee – will be invited to the historically Black university's Daytona Beach campus for one-on-one interviews with search committee members and key stakeholders "We are pleased with the progress of the search and the committee is looking forward to more detailed discussions with each candidate to learn more about their vision for B-CU," said John Crossman "We will continue to keep the public aware of the status of this initiative and greatly appreciate the public's support This is an important decision for the university and our community." Here is a bit of what we know about each candidate Albert Mosley: Love for lifelong learning, ethical leadership and civic responsibilityMosley, 52, was a first-generation college student from Shuqualak, Mississippi, when he went across the state to Jackson, to attend Millsaps College, according to an article on the Millsaps website Yale University and the University of Georgia teaching religious studies at Millsaps before taking on roles at Duke and Johns Hopkins University In 2022, Mosley was named Morningside University's 13th president. Earlier this year, the Iowa school of 2,158 extended his contract through 2030 the university launched its first School of Aviation approved new academic programs in cybersecurity The school has begun a major IT transformation and landed multiple $1 million or more gifts and research grants through the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation Its athletics program introduced a new sport which helped attract more than a dozen students we will continue to foster a love for lifelong learning ethical leadership and civic responsibility," Mosley said at his investiture "Together we will continue to exude that Morningside pride as we climb to higher heights of excellence in academics Tunjarnika Coleman-Ferrell: 'Motivating and inspiring'"Nika" Coleman-Ferrell oversees academics at Palm Beach State College a school serving more than 40,000 students at five campuses Prior to that role, which she started in 2021, she served as provost, dean of student services and professor of teacher education at the college dating to 1998, according to her LinkedIn profile Coleman-Ferrell earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and later a master’s in public administration and doctor of education degrees in educational leadership educational foundations and technology and adult and community education She has developed community partnerships in Palm Beach County and has served on numerous boards, mentored young women at the National Coalition of 100 Black Women and the Max Fisher Boys and Girls Club, according to an article on the PBSC website. Coleman-Ferrell reflected on her inspiration dating to when she was a Palm Beach Gardens High School student from Riviera Beach "My speech was about motivating and inspiring that anything you put your mind to having earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Grambling State University in Louisiana and a doctor of philosophy in business administration with a concentration in management at Jackson State University in Mississippi Those two academic stints sandwiched an MBA at Winona State University in Minnesota She became dean of the Division of Business and Economics at Morehouse the largest all-men's liberal arts college in the United States She previously served as a business dean at the University of Northern Colorado associate dean of accreditation and analytics at the University of Southern Mississippi Her Morehouse bio describes her as a "serial entrepreneur," having started multiple businesses while serving in academia and also holding professional posts at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester I feel as though it's a reflection of the time and work that we've put in together If it's one thing that I would want the students to take away from my classroom it would be the confidence and the belief in themselves that they can start a business and be successful." Your request appears similar to malicious requests sent by robots Please make sure JavaScript is enabled and then try loading this page again. If you continue to be blocked, please send an email to secruxurity@sizetedistrict.cVmwom with: Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world The financial district of New York City.  The two Florida counties gained households earning well above six figures, according to the report released Wednesday by the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog. Almost 20,000 people with a per capita income of about $190,000 left New York City for Palm Beach during that time, while more than 26,000 individuals with a per capita income of about $266,000 went to Miami-Dade, according to the group. I met a nanny named Jovana Capric at a coffee shop at the Breakers the season when the town’s wealthy residents leave for Nantucket had all been picked through; the mansions along Ocean Boulevard were shuttered and dark at night where we sat beneath flower-covered trellises drinking iced coffee in the thick summer air Her career working with children began in high school while she had a job as a hostess at a Chuck E “There was someone having his second-birthday party and the parents just loved how I interacted with their son,” she told me do you by chance babysit?’ ” The conversation led to a gig as a part-time babysitter for them and then to work as an assistant teacher at their children’s Montessori school “I had families kind of shark me out of working for the school.” The pay was better fifteen to twenty dollars an hour instead of eleven to nanny full time for a family with twins and dropped out of Florida Atlantic University where she had been studying for a degree in psychology “I could have paid thousands of dollars to get my Montessori certification,” she said She began deliberately looking to work for more affluent families and found one through a listing on the website care.com I gotta find out how I can find more of these families and it’s not gonna be through care.com.” Eventually she came across an agency that had offices around the country and specialized in placing prospective educated employees with wealthy families to make herself a more attractive candidate she pursued certifications in subjects such as conscious discipline “I’m an expert in temper tantrums,” she told me who by then was nannying for a well-to-do family in Houston She was following the money: “These people coming from the Northeast are used to paying a lot.” Palm Beach is an island—known locally as “the Island”—connected to the larger and less posh city of West Palm Beach It was first developed as a winter escape for the wealthy by the railroad and Standard Oil magnate Henry Flagler and quickly became an old-money enclave whose pretentiousness was entwined with antisemitism and racism an ordinance required service workers in Palm Beach to register their fingerprints and carry an identification card which Garry Trudeau once compared in “Doonesbury” to the pass books of apartheid South Africa.) But Palm Beach and West Palm Beach have seen a transformation since 2020 have migrated to Florida to form what’s now being referred to as “Wall Street South.” Drawn by the state’s low tax rates according to the Palm Beach Business Development Board’s website have opened offices in the county since 2020 and hedge funds such as Ken Griffin’s Citadel Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management and Steven Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management Some of the biggest firms share a newly built office building in downtown West Palm Beach adjacent to a branch of the Wall Street steak house Harry’s between 2013 and 2023 two cities in the county experienced a ninety-three-per-cent increase in the number of millionaire residents and an estimated sixty-five billionaires now have homes in Palm Beach County especially his seventeen-acre oceanfront social club have cemented South Florida as a center of financial and political power and there’s heavy overlap between the list of his boosters and the newcomers to Palm Beach and Miami—it’s where the big players are,” Capric said and was on a day off from a job she’d had for a year and a half working as one of two nannies for an affluent family who relocated to Palm Beach in the aftermath of 2020 (Like every household staff member I spoke with so could not share specific details about her employers.) At the time we met she was earning a hundred and forty-five thousand dollars a year She was also getting a housing stipend that covered half her rent her compensation package added up to at least a hundred and sixty thousand dollars a year Capric was working as what is called a rotational nanny doing shifts of two weeks on and two weeks off although she said that her workload averaged out to about forty hours a week even with the time off and the family that Capric was with expected full availability when she was on I can tell you how much I worked,” she said looking at an app on her phone that tracks her hours “Seventy-six hours.” When school is out in the summers she might work as many as a hundred hours a week she told me that she has to be prepared for the unforeseen: to do light cleaning if a housekeeper gets sick to fly to another state on a moment’s notice because my dedication to this family is my life “There’s no way I could have my own family and do this job.” we did a lap around the beach club at the Breakers whose initiation fees for membership reportedly skyrocketed after the pandemic from three hundred thousand dollars to more than five hundred thousand dollars (The family Capric worked for were members.) It was a Saturday and there was no indication at the beach club that Palm Beach was in its down season pale men in baseball caps and polo shirts lunched with their tanned wives their kids dressed in matching terry-cloth outfits quietly pointing out families she knew and observing that they are no longer leaving town as soon as school gets out as Palm Beach has become the place they live and work Her employers were among those spending more of the summer in town “This is the longest we’ve been here,” she said and then the rest of the summer we’re gone.” In a time of unprecedented wealth disparities the American economy appears increasingly oriented toward the needs and desires of the richest perhaps partly because their ranks have grown A 2024 study by the research firm Altrata found that the number of Americans with a net worth of thirty million dollars or more swelled by thirteen per cent in 2023 to nearly a hundred and forty-eight thousand people income has grown fastest for the top five per cent of earners even as it has stagnated for the rest But it’s also likely because these earners spend the most almost half of consumer spending in the United States came from the wealthiest ten per cent of households or those earning more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year In cities of concentrated wealth such as Palm Beach the influence of the richest on the economy takes on almost absurd proportions: on Worth Avenue there is not only a yacht store but also a store where you can buy antique Japanese naval binoculars for said yacht What has been called “the new gilded age” has also brought with it a demand for experienced household staff in the face of increased restrictions on immigration and a presumption of round-the-clock commitment are commanding salaries and benefits packages more typical of workers in white-collar professions When I spoke to representatives at several agencies in South Florida that staff the homes of “ultra-high-net-worth individuals,” as they are known in the industry the word that I heard most frequently was “discretion.” A nanny or personal chef is privy to the intimate lives of their bosses or “principals,” and these positions’ relatively high compensation comes with an expectation of loyalty Peter Mahler is the president and founder of Mahler Private Staffing a firm headquartered in Milwaukee that started serving old-money families of the upper Midwest and now helps place highly trained housekeepers The Mahler group also has offices in Beverly Hills The firm works with around fourteen hundred clients and maintains a large network of candidates and help a client put together a compensation offer for a hired candidate in what can be a highly competitive market They will help a household set up protocols that include cellphone policies and which shoes a staff member can wear in the house the company will train a new employee on how a client prefers their clothes to be folded and packed before a trip and will sometimes put together a household manual—what British butlers used to call a “drop-dead book”—with detailed information about family allergies or how a client prefers their refrigerator organized The positions that the firm fills vary widely A director of estates managing a family’s eight or ten houses might earn three to five hundred thousand dollars a year and oversee dozens of employees and contractors can earn more than a hundred thousand dollars a year with benefits the median weekly wage of a full-time worker in America adds up to sixty-two thousand dollars a year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) Mahler who ran a cleaning service in high school and college and later started a large janitorial company told me that he learned how to clean from his first client “She was from the greatest generation of women who knew that keeping their home was an art form.” He evoked a world of refinement and order Mahler is attuned to where his clients are moving Aspen has been one micromarket; Montana has been another; but in recent years few cities in the country have seen as much growth in demand as Palm Beach He had already been looking to open a Florida office there before the pandemic hit he noticed a sudden drop in available commercial real estate “The competition for space on the island became intense and that was the first clear indicator that something had changed dramatically,” he said many of the firm’s most significant clients—“people who I would categorize as captains of industry,” he said—have left places like San Francisco and New York to make Palm Beach their primary residence Several agents observed that the new money in Palm Beach County is notably younger: couples with small children who have fled larger cities to congregate with the like-minded in a pristine place without the irritation of homelessness or too: asking rents in Palm Beach County have risen more than fifty per cent for apartments and seventy per cent for single-family homes since May 2019; some private schools now have wait lists a confectionary-pink building off Worth Avenue in late summer—both tourists and locals were still showing up Once Palm Beach was no longer just a seasonal market “There have always been grand households in Palm Beach that were staffed in the traditional manner with either a majordomo or an estate manager,” Steven Stolman a fashion designer who owned a chain of eponymous boutiques reminisced about watching the heiress and Broadway producer Terry Allen Kramer serve Thanksgiving stuffing alongside her household staff and wistfully recalled the rules set out in Amy Vanderbilt’s “Complete Book of Etiquette.” “I think that that level of formality is no longer valued or relevant with the exception of a very few households,” he said “Now it’s more about fulfilling everyone’s wishes in a very short order.” fifteen miles inland from Palm Beach and home to the National Polo Club and the seasonal gathering place for people who compete in jumping competitions at the Winter Equestrian Festival at one of the restaurants of the polo club where the grounds were closed for the season The Polo Club is attempting something of a revival and Berube rhapsodized about the scene the previous winter when billionaires rubbed shoulders with grooms at the bar and the fashion label Veronica Beard held a show and luncheon a former Ford model named Carol Thompson who introduced herself to me as “a grandmother,” came up to say hello turned to the county’s growth—how bad the traffic is now how hard it is to get a restaurant reservation even in summer Thompson said that she had already signed up two hundred and fourteen members to the Polo Club that year its initiation fee is much lower than those of Palm Beach’s Carriage House whose fee Trump hiked in August to a million dollars.) had recently been quoted in a CNBC article about the high salaries housekeepers can now earn in Palm Beach her agency had been besieged with phone calls from applicants After one woman was told that she didn’t have the qualifications her boyfriend came to the office and threatened Berube and her team The surfeit of interested workers has not alleviated the labor shortage On the subject of Trump’s plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants the high-end staffing agencies I spoke with remained comfortably aloof maintaining that they only work with staff who have authorization to work in the United States “This can sound however it wants to sound,” Berube said of undocumented people trying to get jobs I cannot understand them—and I’m trying to be so nice.” Staffing agencies offer services such as vetting work documentation and conducting background checks Mahler Private Staffing suggests that the clients perform a second background check for added peace of mind Berube’s staff have become experts in spotting made-up references senior search executive with Mahler Private Staffing “One of the joys of what I do is getting them not to be discreet,” Miller said “I ask them questions and see if they share too much.” The agencies know what kind of demeanor their clients are looking for who worked as a house manager to a well-known socialite in Palm Beach for sixteen years and now owns a staffing and catering business He told me that he has recruited cater-waiters from the gym because they have the right look: clean-cut and presentable Very few of them make the leap to private service “It has to be one of those people that wants to be in the back row It also has to be someone who is not easily provoked by a grumpy boss “All these private homes are basically businesses,” he said and if they wake up on the wrong side of the bed and you’re serving them coffee you’re the first one to be the punching bag.” The ideal candidates need to be tech-savvy (Luxury homes and appliances have become so high-tech that some families even hire a personal I.T engineer to maintain their wireless networks and cybersecurity or a director of home technology to monitor smart systems for climate and appliances.) Potential candidates have to know not to open the door for the wrong person or post indiscreetly on social media but remain unbothered if relegated to the background “Who wants to hire someone who is low energy or who walks into a household and is negative?” Berube asked “There’s a lot of people out there like that Housekeepers are expected to have specialized skills in caring for fine art Chauffeurs might seek out education at the Rolls-Royce White Glove Chauffeur Training Program where they are taught to brake gently with a technique called a “champagne stop.” All prospective employees need to be hyperaware of their appearance Berube told me about a private chef she had positioned who needed to be replaced because the family complained that he was sweating too much Many candidates benefit from not having families of their own “One of the reasons I did so well is I was not married and had no kids,” Edwards told me “If your child is sick and needs to go to a hospital that’s another choice to be made.” But household staff also see their commitment returned in kind—I spoke with a housekeeper named Claudia Guzman who had left her car behind to help the family she worked with evacuate their home during flooding in Miami Beach last year her employers offered to cover whatever insurance didn’t where Mar-a-Lago forms the beating heart of MAGA society life staff are expected to be either apolitical or allied with their bosses began serving Diet Cokes in the Oval Office as a Navy petty officer during Trump’s first term and was hired by the President for private service after leaving the military amid rumors of “fraternization.” (When asked last year about this accusation by the Daily Beast Trump’s spokesperson Steven Cheung described it as “a blatant attempt to smear Nauta for political purposes.”) Nauta a co-defendant in the Justice Department case that charged Trump with the mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago was recently rewarded for his loyalty with an appointment to the board of the United States Naval Academy (the charges were dropped in February after the Department of Justice requested the case be dismissed) the agency checks social-media feeds for politically polarizing material Although a college degree can help land particular jobs in many listings higher education is secondary to experience and disposition including what one Mahler Private Staffing listing called “the Martha factor,” which it defined as “a passion for creating a beautiful and welcoming home while delivering exceptional service.” Candidates who possess those qualities have found themselves with an increasing amount of negotiating power I recently spoke with an experienced nanny named Isabel in the middle of a national job hunt (She asked that I not use her last name.) She is single and childless and has not dated or had a relationship since finishing her college degree in interdisciplinary studies with a minor early-childhood education she devotes significant emotional resources to the children in her care—in return and at least a hundred and forty thousand dollars in salary a year Many high-net-worth families move between multiple homes and she estimates that at times she has been overseas for eighty per cent of the year but for her the travel is part of the appeal “I’ve been to places that I would have never gone on my own or that I never knew existed,” she said She told me that clients in New York or Boston still seem to offer the highest pay though Floridians expect the same level of discretion and experience “there are some jobs that only pay eighty to one hundred—that’s something I would never take.” Everyone wants to work with a nanny who will teach their children to be in well-mannered conversation with adults instead of glued to an iPad they don’t get starstruck if they see a professional athlete or someone that’s in the White House.” “Working with affluent families can be really tricky,” Capric said have been formally trained on how to communicate with kids in the sense of learning emotional-regulation strategies.” Some parents my clients used to think they had the upper hand,” Berube told me an experienced housekeeper might talk to a lawyer before signing a contract Benefits and paid vacation have become a standard part of an offer Counter-offers from a candidate’s current employer have become so common that Berube in advance of putting a candidate on the market has started checking in with families to make sure that they don’t want to give their housekeeper a raise I visited a housekeeper from Los Angeles named Sandra Bernal whom Berube had recently placed in a job in Wellington She had moved in earlier that day and was still waiting for furniture she had ordered to arrive with a flat-screen television already hung on the wall Bernal greeted me in a patterned maxidress This was Bernal’s second go at life in Palm Beach County her employer had sold his house in Brentwood but the job ended up being fewer hours than she wanted and she missed L.A. She shared an apartment in Redondo Beach with one of her daughters it took her only a month to find a new job in Florida Her current two-bedroom apartment is twenty-one hundred dollars a month; in L.A. a place the same size on the West Side would easily cost five thousand dollars a month and except for midsummer she likes the weather It’s also only a short flight to her native country When she started working as a nanny and housekeeper “and it was two hundred dollars a week.” She had always taken pride in the work She had not expected to one day be able to pay her bills by herself “I’m hoping that this can be my forever job,” she told me of the new position I spoke with a veteran nanny who had recently retired after a career of more than twenty-five years many of them in Palm Beach.“I never thought that Florida would pay these salaries,” she said she had bought a home in her native Mexico and now took on part-time gigs as a newborn specialist “In twenty-six years I worked with more than fifty children I really put my life out there to take care of children,” she said An earlier version of this article misstated April Berube’s role at the Wellington Agency and the population addressed by the Altrata study A long-ago crime, suddenly remembered A limousine driver watches her passengers transform The day Muhammad Ali punched me What is it like to be keenly intelligent but deeply alienated from simple emotions? Temple Grandin knows The harsh realm of “gentle parenting.”  Retirement the Margaritaville way Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald: “Thank You for the Light.”  Sign up for our daily newsletter to receive the best stories from The New Yorker. (Editor's note: On April 24, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up to the second overall pick to select Travis Hunter.) Travis Hunter Jr. got emotional talking about his father during his speech after winning the Heisman Trophy in December But when the younger Hunter's name is called during the NFL Draft on April 24 he could be celebrating with his father by his side Travis Hunter Sr. was granted permission by the courts recently to travel to Green Bay who lives in Boynton Beach where his son was raised is scheduled to leave West Palm Beach the day before the draft and ordered to return Friday was sentenced to 90 days in late September 2024 stemming from a 2023 arrest on gun and drug charges He was released from the Palm Beach County West Detention Center in Belle Glade nine days before the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York but was unable to attend He was placed on a three-year period of probation and ordered to complete the first year under home confinement MORE FROM D'ANGELO: Give Travis Hunter chance to play both ways, but be smart about it is restricted to the grounds of the hotel other than attending the draft He was required to submit a full travel itinerary and schedule to his community control officer Shirley Hunter, Travis Sr.'s mom, was in New York when her grandson won the Heisman She is happy her son will be able to attend the draft "That made me proud because he can go up there," said Shirley who lives in Boynton Beach "I'd rather him be up there to be with his son than me Shirley will attend a draft watch party being held in Boynton Beach family and members of the Boynton Beach Bulldogs youth football program started playing for the Bulldogs when he was 5 years old and remained with the program until moving to Suwanee The two-way star with the Colorado Buffaloes is expected to be selected in the first four picks of the draft Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward is projected to be the No Hunter spoke directly to his dad during his heartfelt speech at the Heisman ceremony was watching from his mother's home in Boynton Beach "I want to say something to my father," Travis Jr "He's not here and wasn't able to make it but I know you're watching on TV For all the stuff you went through man … Now "All the times that you didn't get to see me From not seeing probably two games in high school to seeing me on TV every weekend and coming to see me "I know you wanted to be here and you can't Palm Beach Post reporter Hannah Phillips contributed to this report Less than a month after 1,300 "Hands off!" protests nationwide against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk including 45 in Trump's home state of Florida protesters are organizing "May Day 2025: National Day of Action" rallies against the pair Earlier this month, USA TODAY reported there were more than 1,000 protests across the country against Trump and Musk on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Over 40 of those were planned for Florida including some down the road from Trump's private club Many of these mass mobilization rallies have "May Day" plus the name of the city and state and "fight back!" in their titles They are happening on the weekend that Trump returns to his home also known as the Winter White House or Southern White House because of the amount of time spent here during his first and second term The "Hands off!" Trump-Musk rallies happened just after April 2, 2025, what Trump called “Liberation Day,” when he imposed sweeping tariffs affecting all U.S Here's why people are gathering for the "anti Donald Trump-Elon Musk" rallies a list of when and where they are in Florida "May Day: National Day of Action 2025" is the title, filter and group behind the "mass mobilization" nationwide rallies and protests aimed at Trump and Musk SpaceX and Tesla CEO who is leading the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE for short Most of the May Day rallies − which take place from Thursday to Sunday 2025 − have this message online: "For May Day 2025 and working families are coming together to raise their voices for better and stronger communities across the country "We deserve a government that centers the needs of working families access to high-quality healthcare and maintains continued earned benefits Join us to build a vision that works for the many instead of the billionaires and their corporations Trump and their fellow profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom — on wages destroying our economy and targeting immigrant families with fear and violence This is a war on middle America and all working people — and we will not stand down "We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes social security over scamming and veterans over vindictiveness." "May Day 2025 we are standing united to fight the billionaire-backed fascist take over our country." Elon Musk 'May Day' protests in Florida on Thursday 2025Note: Times are noted in Eastern Standard or Central Time Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" protest will be from 11 a.m Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 4 to 6 p.m Coral Springs, Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many - Coral Springs" rally will be from 8 to 10 a.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register Florida: "May Day Strong; We are the Many" rally will be from 10 a.m Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 6 to 8 p.m Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m Lakeland, Florida: "May Day Strong Polk County: Workers, Unite!" rally will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m near Congressman Buchanan's Lakewood Ranch office on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Capital Drive Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m at the old Kmart Plaza on Overseas Highway and Sombrero Beach Road in Marathon Florida: "Brevard May Day March for Action" rally will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from noon to 2 p.m Florida: "May Day May Our Rights are Under Attack" rally will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 10 a.m at State Road 44 and Mission Drive in New Smyrna Beach Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m at Ocala Downtown Square near the Ocala Strip Brick City Adventure Park and HCA Florida Ocala Hospital Florida: "May 1 Day of Action Meetup" rally will be from 3 to 6 p.m Notes from the organizer: "Stop by RockPit Brewing for a drink and 'action tables' co-sponsored by both CTA and our sister union for support professionals We will have multiple QR codes at our tables where you can scan and engage in sending emails about prioritizing public ed funding a final push to complete our very short BARGAINING SURVEY and a reminder to VOTE in the recertification election There are 1,000 Day of Action events being coordinated across the country for May 1 'International Workers Day.' Central Florida Jobs with Justice will join us for our social/action event!" Florida: "May Day Strong - Seminole County Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m at 5100 State Road 100 in Palm Coast near Target at Florida 77 and East 23rd Street in Panama City Stop the Billionaire Agenda!" rally will be 5 to 6:30 p.m Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 11 a.m at Congresswoman Luna's office at SPC campus Florida: "May Day Strong: Rush Hour #Resistance St at 54th Avenue North and 22nd Street North in St Vero Beach, Florida: Hosted by the Democrats of Indian River "May Day Indian River County Protest" will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m at State Road 60 and 58th Avenue in Vero Beach South Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 10:30 a.m at Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Note: Times are noted in Eastern Standard or Central Time Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 2 to 4 p.m Florida: "May Day Strong: Indivisible Boca Raton fights back!" rally will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m Florida: "May Day Strong: Stop the Billionaire Takeover!" rally will be from 10 a.m (en Espanol) Davenport, Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET Sabado, 3 de mayo, 2025.La direccion de este evento es privada. Inscribase para obtener mas informacion, mobilize.us/mayday/event/779715 at New York Avenue West and South Woodland Boulevard in DeLand Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m Key Largo, Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 11 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register Florida: "May Day Strong: Stop the Broligarchy!" rally will be from noon to 2 p.m Lakeland, Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register at Citizens Drive and Little Road in New Port Richey Florida: "May Day Strong: Immigrants have rights!" rally will be from 3 to 5 p.m Florida: "Speaking Up for America/Indivisible: May Day Strong: We are the Many" rally will be from 10 a.m at PGA Boulevard ad Campus Drive in Palm Beach Gardens Spring Hill, Florida: "May Day Strong: We the People Workers United" rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register Tallahassee, Florida: "Tallahassee May Day Strong" rally will be from noon to 2 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register Florida: "May Day Protest: Worker's Rights are Human Rights!" rally will be from 4 to 6 p.m Winter Haven, Florida: "May Day Strong: We are the Many of Winter Haven" rally will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register Florida: "May Day Strong: Four Corners Clermont Florida" rally will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m For the third time this year, Donald Trump has declared himself a golf champion Already supposedly having won the Club Championship and the Senior Club Championship in 2025 at his course outside of West Palm Beach the president completed the Triple Crown of golf championships at Trump International West Palm Beach last weekend The Palm Beach resident claimed to have teamed with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to win the Men's Member-Guest tournament "I just played a round of Golf with Alexander Stubb He is a very good player and we won the Men’s Member-Guest Golf Tournament at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach County and former Congressman and highly successful Television Host More: 'What are we being liberated from?' Trump tariffs raise anxiety in Florida real estate, tourism A statement from the Finnish President's office said Stubb made an informal and unofficial visit to Mar-a-Lago He arrived Friday and the two played golf Saturday while boasting about winning the Club Championship the 78-year-old Trump added it would "probably" be his last Trump is returning to South Florida this weekend for the ninth time since starting his second term as president Jan But this trip will start in Miami where he is expected to arrive Thursday and make an appearance at the LIV Golf event at his resort in Doral in the afternoon Donald Trump expected to visit Trump National in JupiterTrump's golf outings each week have been at his course outside of West Palm Beach But this week he is expected to spend part of Saturday and Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter marking his first trip to his course in northern Palm Beach County .. Because claiming to have won his own tournaments is nothing new for Trump he declared he won a Club Championship at Trump International West Palm Beach even though he didn't play the first round Trump posted he won the Senior Club Championship at his club in Bedminster he boasted of adding two more championships to his long list saying he won the Club Championship and the Senior Club Championship at his course near West Palm Beach the 2024 Trump International Golf Club Most Improved Player was announced at the banquet Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post (This story was updated to include new information.) but an apparent tire issue with his presidential helicopter forced him to switch choppers on the tarmac taxiing to and from runways known as Marine One when the commander-in-chief is aboard The president was escorted to a second helicopter on the airport tarmac His helicopter and a second one then took off for Doral just before 5:30 p.m The wheel issue appeared to be the back tire of the helicopter The three presidential helicopters had arrived at the airport about a half hour before Air Force One heads to Doral golf eventTrump departed Washington as the political capital as well as the global financial hub in New York were upended by Trump's stunning tariff bombshell on Wednesday Trump unveiled across-the-board duties aimed at no less than replacing the open trade global commercial system in place since World War II with one modeled after 19th Century Gilded Age economics Trump said the "markets are going to boom." But the reverberation on Thursday was costly to the nation's investment portfolios retirement accounts and 401K savings as Wall Street did not react favorably The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted almost 4% The Dow is down more than 4,000 points in the past two months Trump was to attend a dinner hosted by the Saudi-backed LIV golf tournament at Trump National in western Miami-Dade County rather than presiding over the dignified transfer of the bodies of four U.S Army soldiers who died on a training mission in Lithuania Trump is scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago on Thursday evening On Saturday and Sunday, Trump is expected to travel to his Jupiter golf course for the first time in his second presidency. While the White House hasn't said why Trump will travel to his Jupiter course, the club's senior championship, in which Trump has been known to compete Trump National in Jupiter on Saturday night will host the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association's 17th annual Police Officer's Ball Trump is expected to spend part of Saturday and Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter according to a notice of temporary flight restrictions issued by the Federal Aviation Administration Trump likely will leave Palm Beach for Washington about 9 p.m This would be Trump's eighth weekend in Palm Beach County since his Jan Palm Beach Daily News reporter Kristina Webb contributed to this report The 2025 NFL Draft will be held Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and in a recent online poll of Dolphins fans cornerback has surpassed offensive line as the top first-round need Before it was revealed the Dolphins plan to trade Jalen Ramsey, 75 percent of Miami Dolphins fans said they wanted a guard with the 13th pick The Dolphins are open to drafting a quarterback in April, but they don't figure to have a shot at Cam Ward of Miami and so it is not a first-round priority The Miami Dolphins hold 10 picks in the draft 48th overall (second round) and a projected compensatory pick at the end of the third round There are at three or four college tackles who will be projected by some as guards in the NFL That type of player could be a huge coup for the Dolphins Miami also needs players at cornerback In Joe Schad's mock Draft 1.0, the selection was Texas OT/G Kelvin Banks In Mock Draft 2.0, it was Penn State tight end Tyler Warren In Mock Draft 3.0, it was Alabama guard Tyler Booker In Mock Draft 4.0, it was Missouri OT/G Armand Membou In Mock Draft 5.0, it was Michigan CB Will Johnson In Joe's first three-round mock draft, it was Texas OG/G Kelvin Banks Here is mock draft 6.0, the final 32-team draft, from our Joe Schad: Miami Dolphins woes uncovered: These expert statistics show what went wrong in 2024 Joe Schad: Miami Dolphins rebuild plan is a grand failure Miami Dolphins poll: 91 percent say 'low' or 'very low' confidence in plan NFL Draft 2025: What are the top 3 worst-case NFL draft scenarios for Dolphins? which is being held this week at his resort outside of Miami He is expected to proceed directly to Trump National Doral A United States Marine Corps helicopter was spotted Wednesday landing on the ninth hole at Trump National Doral possibly a dry run for the president's arrival This is the first time he is expected to make an appearance as president While LIV officials have been told to anticipate Trump's arrival nothing has been said about him participating in Thursday's Pro-Am More: What is 'The Duels'? LIV Golf unveils made-for-YouTube match with influencers, pro golfers LIV returns to Trump's course at Doral for a fourth straight year. The 54-hole event starts Friday and runs through Sunday Trump has supported LIV since its inception and recently hosted officials from LIV's financial backer and the PGA Tour at the White House attempting to help unify the two tours During LIV's first event at Doral, in 2022, Trump played nine holes with Jupiter's Brooks Koepka and nine with Sergio Garcia in a group that included his son, Eric, and granddaughter, Kai Trump Last year he appeared briefly before the final round, mingling with players on the putting green The trip will be Trump's ninth to South Florida since starting his second term as president Jan. 20. All of his golf played during his previous eight trips has been at his course just outside of West Palm Beach. Last month, he claimed to have won another club championship calling it "such a great honor," while adding it would probably be his last club championship Trump claimed to have won another title at his course outside of West Palm Beach last weekend teaming with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to win the Men's Member-Guest Golf Tournament After leaving Miami, Trump will head to Mar-a-Lago, his home in Palm Beach, and spend part of Saturday and Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, marking his first trip to his course in northern Palm Beach County Trump has spent part or all of 20 days in Palm Beach County during the first 70 days of his second term Recent Trump news:Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post Donald Trump played three rounds of golf this past weekend and claimed another club championship even with global markets plummeting after announcing his tariffs and playing at his Trump International Golf Club in suburban West Palm Beach He also played in the Senior Club Championship at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter then went to his Doral golf course and resort to host LIV golfers for dinner The Saudi-backed LIV Golf League was playing its first event of the season in the U.S More: Why LIV's new CEO, Scott O'Neil, softened the league's slogan to: Long LIV Golf More: Thousands in Palm Beach County rally against Trump and Musk, furious at tariffs and more Trump flew from Miami to Palm Beach International Airport on Thursday night then played golf Friday at his golf Trump International golf course the closest of his properties to his Mar-a-Lago home Saturday and Sunday were spent on his course in Jupiter During his trip back to Washington on Sunday Trump was asked by reporters how the tournament went because I won," he said aboard Air Force One Trump was then asked to reveal his handicap Not surprising considering this was his eighth golf outing to his courses in Palm Beach County since starting his second term as president less than three months ago Trump now has claimed to have won four championships this year, including teaming with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to win the Men's Member-Guest tournament last weekend at his course near West Palm Beach Last month, while boasting about winning the Club Championship at his course outside of West Palm Beach, the 78-year-old Trump added it would "probably" be his last. Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@pbpost.com WEST PALM BEACH — According to his attorneys, the man accused of impersonating deputies, stockpiling weapons and fantasizing about mass shootings isn't the would-be gunman authorities say they've thwarted Damien Allen asked Circuit Judge Daliah Weiss to release him from jail on May 5 as he prepares to fight the charges against him tactical gear and fake law-enforcement uniforms found at his home were legally owned and used for private role-playing games; not for committing crimes Allen is talking about LARPing or LARP," said Assistant Public Defender Elizabeth Ramsey games that you play pretending to be particular figures." Live-action role players dress as characters of their choosing and use props — often benign such as foam-covered sticks to represent swords — to act out what their character might do and say in any given scenario Assistant State Attorney Adriana Lopez called Allen a “sophisticated individual” who bragged about his “loadout for war” in private messages with a real-life school shooter months before she opened fire inside her Wisconsin private school 'Columbine vibe': Acreage man's school shooting remarks date back to 2021 arrest Lopez said Allen detailed his arsenal — steel-plated armor grenades and high-capacity magazines — and said he had seven places he'd like to strike "He's not just talking about it out of thin air," the prosecutor said the judge ordered Allen to remain in the Palm Beach County Jail without bail The combination of Allen’s weapons and online threats were too dangerous to ignore and no condition of release could protect the community from potential harm "The concern of mass danger to the community is very real," Weiss said There is an extreme concern for a disregard of the safety of many tactical gear and multiple uniforms — among them PBSO deputy outfits Marine Corps blues and an Army Ranger uniform Though FBI investigators initially believed the PBSO uniforms were authentic Detective Edgar Miranda told Weiss that Allen had purchased "blank uniforms," upon which he sewed PBSO patches he bought on eBay Miranda said Allen was communicating with others across the country about guerrilla warfare tactics ambushes and racially and ethnically motivated acts of violence the 15-year-old who killed two people at her school contained threats against a church and law-enforcement buildings He said Allen and Rupnow exchanged "quite a few messages just expressing their love for each other." Miranda added that when he interrogated Allen the Acreage man admitted that the weapons and online accounts were his but said he and Rupnow "were just friends." "He said that they were really close friends he stopped talking to her," Miranda told Weiss Allen and Rupnow messaged one another for a final time in September three months before Rupnow carried out the shooting unlawful use of a two-way communication device and impersonating an officer Ramsey called it a "very hard case" for prosecutors to prove PBSO asked a judge to remove Allen's firearms temporarily under Florida's Risk Protection Order Act The statute — sometimes referred to as a “red flag” law — lets authorities remove a person's firearms if they're deemed a threat deputies said Allen "is seriously mentally ill or has recurring mental health issues" and posed a "significant risk of injury" in the near future Hafele scheduled a May 15 hearing on the risk-protection order The National Weather Service in Miami has increased the threat of severe weather for Palm Beach County as another round of potentially boisterous thunderstorms roll in Monday Broward and Miami-Dade counties are under a slight risk for severe weather which is the second level on a 5-tier threat scale That was upgraded from a lower marginal threat issued earlier Monday morning With very cold air aloft and the daytime heating of moist air a few strong thunderstorms are possible with damaging winds up to 58 mph and potentially large hail "These parameters are more conducive for strong to severe storms compared to (Sunday)," meteorologists wrote in an afternoon forecast "An isolated tornado can't be ruled out especially along the sea breeze." More: Extreme drought engulfs Palm Beach County ahead of rainy season, most widespread since 2011 while rain totals are forecast to be less than a half inch through most of South Florida localized areas could get more than 2 to 4 inches with the strongest storms About .21 inches of rain fall at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach on Sunday Some localized flooding is possible with the higher rainfall amounts but considering nearly the entire county is in the midst of an extreme drought Rain chances are set at 60% Monday and then falling to 30% on Tuesday They drop off Wednesday and Thursday as temperatures climb to near 90 degrees toward the end of the week These establishments are packing mom-love with champagne and blue crabs made-to-order omelets and full dessert bars While most of the specials center on a brunch menu there are a few dinner dining opportunities There's also a Mother's Day tea and a fashion show Moms can enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne before indulging in one of two specials The blue crab stack features jumbo lump crap frisee salad and a Cajun bloody mary sauce for $28 The stuffed yellowtail snapper is filled with shrimp and roasted corn and served with braised greens and roasted fingerling potatoes for $42 Details: 1116 Love St., Jupiter. luckyshuckjupiter.com The BeaconTake brunch to the next level with the 12-ounce marinated skirt steak and vegetable omelet dressed in a rich hollandaise sauce for $38 Elevate a traditional breakfast dish with the shrimp and grits featuring chimichurri char-grilled tiger prawns with cheesy grits for $32 consider the lobster risotto for $45 or pasta agnolotti with salmon Details: 1116 Love St., Jupiter. thebeaconjupiter.com five-star dining destination will offer an elevated brunch from 11 a.m with dishes including their avocado "croast" featuring crushed avocado hollandaise sauce and parmesan cheese on a buttery croissant for $28 Mother's Day dinner specials will be available from 5 to 9 p.m dressed in a roasted red pepper pesto and leek aioli for $32 or the surf & turf option tournedos & king crab featuring juicy tenderloin and king crab complemented with roasted garlic pomme puree and sherry-garlic butter for $98 Detail: 1000 N. US 1, Jupiter. 561-570-1000; 1000north.com The Jupiter GrillThey will host a Mother's Day brunch from 11 a.m raw bar and a 'full brunch buffet.' There will also be drink specials for mom on her big day including the Bottomliss Bliss for $25 It will allow mom to mix and match endless Aperol spritz cocktails passionfruit or blackberry) and Jupiter bloody mary's Details: 149 Soundings Ave., Jupiter. thejupitergrill.com Serving up Swedish-American food and craft cocktails this Gardens destination will host a special Mother’s Day brunch between 11 a.m Menu highlights include råraka with Swedish caviar (Swedish style caviar served on a butter fried potato pancake) for $24 potato purée) for $26 amongst other selections Details: 5300 Donald Ross Road, Palm Beach Gardens. waxins.com/waxins-palm-beach-gradens Treat mom to a coastal brunch at this seaside destination It will feature an appetizer station with an eight-foot charcuterie board A seafood display will be packed with crab The crudité display will be crafted with local vegetables and homemade baba ghanoush Main course dishes will include herb-crusted striploin with horseradish cream and jus and roasted chicken with a tangy chicken jus Brunch will also feature a pasta station and plenty of breakfast favorites with made-to-order omelets and build-your-own waffles The dessert station will include key lime pie limited-time seasonal desserts including the whimsical Not Your Grandma’s Garden Details: 3800 N. Ocean Drive, Riviera Beach. onacoastalcuisine.com this brunch will feature complimentary mimosas or bloody marys for moms with the option of turning those bottomless for $18 Classic breakfast favorites will also be available such as stuffed French toast The carving station will offer Dijon-roasted salmon and herb-crusted prime rib served with mashed potatoes and ginger-garlic broccolini Details: 951 US 1, North Palm Beach. northpalmbeachcc.com/the-clubhouse has put together a brunch menu for Mother's Day "The Bucc's" brunch menu will include everything spiced avocado toast and a cream cheese drizzle; banana foster French toast made with brioche drizzled with bourbon caramel; the crabcake benedict featuring an English muffin basil hollandaise sauce; the horiatiki salad with English cucumber and red wine vinaigrette with protein options including fish or lobster; lobster empanadas; brick-oven pizzas and a full raw bar Details: 142 Lake Drive, Palm Beach Shores. buccgrill.com More: Iconic Singer Island waterfront restaurant resurrected, helmed by 'Hell's Kitchen' winner this restaurant features gourmet bites and live music and will offer a special Mother's Day brunch from 11 a.m Details: 2020 Banyan Resort Way, West Palm Beach. marriott.com West Palm Beach's newest waterfront restaurant will offer delicious brunch offerings along with their specialty cocktail as well mimosas and Bloody Mary’s for a la carte prices Details: 4050 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. lamarinawestpalm.com More: New waterfront restaurant in West Palm Beach offers views, coastal cuisine In addition to their celebrated Italian brunch on Mother's Day guests can enjoy unlimited mimosas bottomless bloody and infinite Aperol spritzes for $18 (choose one) at both the West Palm Beach and Delray Beach locations Details: 185 Banyan Blvd., West Palm Beach and 32 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-342-6699; 561-560-6699; elisabettas.com Chef Mike Burgio has crafted a beautiful three-course price-fixe brunch to let moms feel the love and appreciation The entrée course will include a choice of smoked salmon omelet dig into dessert with either rum raisin bread pudding Details: 101 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach. pistachewpb.com Celebrating over 25 years at the iconic shopping and dining destination CityPlace City Cellar will offer multiple specials for mom on her big day There will be free mimosas with any entrée purchase; lobster bisque for $9.50; quiche lorraine with spinach-berry salad for $22; oscar-style omelete with lump crab feta and hollandaise for $24; brown butter lobster ravioli for $44; pecan sticky buns for $9; bundt cake trio (banana blueberry with vanilla glaze) for $15 and more Details: 700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach. citycellarwpb.com Don't miss out on an unforgettable brunch experience complete with live entertainment from 10 a.m The lavish buffet will feature everything from a made-to-order omelet station and live Parilla grill to an opulent raw bar loaded with crab oysters and smoked salmon and a decadent dessert display Details: 600 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. 561-231-6000; hiltonwestpalmbeach.com salads and more shop will offer a buffet brunch from 11 a.m bacon and sausages along with assorted mini desserts There will also be complimentary mimosas and bellinis Details: 1401 Clare Ave., West Palm Beach. cesart-boutique-delights.square.site Treat mom like royalty with a swanky and decadent dining experience at Pink Steak three-course Mother’s Day brunch menu features the choice of one item per course First course options include lobster Rangoon Main course offerings include a wild mushroom & gruyere crepe 8-ounce truffle butter filet or steak & eggs Decadent dessert options are chocolate fondant cake warm white chocolate matcha cake and raspberry sorbet Adults $149 (includes a glass of champagne for all moms) ages 11 and younger $39 for an entrée and dessert Details: 2777 S Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. pinksteak.com Osteria by Capri will offer three special dishes in addition to their regular menu These include the costolette d’agnello alla toscana and spinach; the salmone alla griglia with jasmine rice and cilantro tomato concassé; and petto di pollo al bosìn served with risotto and an aji bosìn cheese sauce Details: 150 Australian Ave., West Palm Beach. osteriadg.com Café MedThis southern outpost along the 'Dixie Corridor' will offer a special menu for mom on her big day The uscan salad is $18 and features arugula sun-dried tomato and olives with lemon dressing The eggplant stak is $32 and includes eggplant cutlets basil and fresh mozzarella stacked on a bed of arugula The crab leek stuffed ravioli comes with yellow tomato sauce and fresh pesto for $32 moms can dig into Dubai chocolate cheesecake made with pistachio ice cream shredded toasted phyllo and chocolate cheesecake for $14 Details: 6611 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. cafemedwpb.com In addition to a complimentary glass of champagne or cocktail for moms The House will offer a special prix fixe brunch featuring an appetizer and entrée from their menu for $36 Guests can choose from appetizers like monkey bread and brown sugar; chilled market oysters; margherita pizza; conch chowder and more For entrées consider the shrimp & avocado toast; The House breakfast and parmesan potato dauphine; Florida lobster omelet; blueberry waffles; or The House burger Details: 7301 Georgia Ave., West Palm Beach. thehousewestpalm.com This Argentinian-influenced restaurant concept will offer a prix fixe menu all day on Saturday The special three-course menu will include a choice of appetizer like their USDA prime center-cut sirloin and a dessert plus a complimentary glass of house sparkling wine Details: 116 N.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach. 561-450-6101; novecento.com More: Popular Argentinian steakhouse concept from Miami new in Delray Beach - What to know this Atlantic Avenue hot spot will serve up fan favorite dinner dishes this Mother’s Day Guests can indulge in elaborate seafood concoctions like the shrimp & scallops boke Save room for old fashioned creamy key lime pie Details: 213 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-272- 0220; cityoysterdelray.com located within Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden will offer two featured dishes for Mother's Day: purple sweet potato croquettes served with a creamy wasabi dipping sauce for $8 and a decadent strawberry roll cake served with chocolate-drenched pocky sticks Museum admission is required to visit the restaurant Details: 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. 561-495-0233; morikami.org Transport your mom to a different time with several specials at this acclaimed French-Vietnamese restaurant For small plates their will be sui cao bi ngo Their large plate specials will include banh quiche chay The dessert special is a cherry almond tart coconut ice cream and toasted almonds for $15 Details: 601 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. lecolonial.com/delray-beach This premier chocolatier specializing in edible artistry has curated 10 new flavors for Mother's Day The limited-edition Mother's Day Collection includes sweet tea It is a French strawberry vanilla cake lavishly garnished with edible chocolate tulips white chocolate Chantilly and chocolate decorations They have Palm Beach County locations in Delray Beach and Boca Raton (opening in May) Details: 1911 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach; 21200 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton. normanloveconfections.com bottomless bellinis and infinite Aperol spritzes for $18 Details: 100 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton. 561-336-6699; louiebossi.com "Mangia with Mama" at Mia Rosebud with inspired dishes including shrimp de jonghe featuring plump gulf shrimp with fresh herbs and Madeira wine for $35; dover sole almondine presented with lemon and roasted almonds (deboned tableside) for $70; local red snapper with cherry tomatoes and EVOO for $65; 16-ounce prime rib with natural au jus and a baked potato for $65; filet mignon marsala with three four-ounce filet medallions cremini mushrooms and a rich marsala sauce for $58; and finally Italian ricotta cheesecake for $15 mothers will be given complimentary long-stemmed roses and glasses of Prosecco Details: 150 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton. 561-462-3000; rosebudrestaurants.com/our-locations/mia-rosebud Abe and Louie’sAbe & Louie’s is celebrating Mother’s Day with a special weekend menu on Saturday guests can choose from a variety of benedicts including the Abe & Louie’s with smoked ham and béarnaise for $20 the crab cake topped with Old Bay hollandaise for $25 or the filet mignon with béarnaise for $23 Omelet options include the ham & gruyère for $19 the crab & asparagus with goat cheese and hollandaise for $26 spinach & tomato with Swiss cheese for $17 If mom's got a sweet tooth she (or anyone in the party) can enjoy caramelized banana French toast with maple syrup and pecans for $16 or crispy chicken & waffles with cinnamon-honey butter for $22 The cocktail menu features the grand mimosa with Grand Marnier or a mimosa or bellini for $14 per glass or $25 bottomless the land & sea entrée features filet mignon with oven-roasted parmesan tomato and asparagus enjoy the chocolate raspberry crème brûlée for $14 Details: 2200 Glades Road, Boca Raton. abeandlouies.com Bring her down to this iconic outlet where on Mother's Day guests purchasing 10 wings will get 10 boneless wings for free Details: 2240 NW 19th St., Boca Raton. hootersflorida.com May 9 at The Ben in downtown West Palm Beach this event will feature a discussion with Morrison author of "Three Minutes For Mom," along with champagne Tickets are $95 and must be purchased by May 9 Details: 251 N. Narcissus Ave., West Palm Beach. thebenevents.com/event-details/tea-tales Want to help mom truly relax on her special day How about some quality time amidst 20-acres of beautifully landscaped and maintained gardens Enjoy this special day with free admission for moms Details: 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. mounts.org Held at The Mall at Wellington Green from 11 a.m this annual event celebrating moms will feature a fashion show The fashion show portion will feature clothing and accessories from numerous mall retailers Details: 10300 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington. 561-227-6900; shopwellingtongreen.com in partnership with the Downtown Merchant & Business Association will offer a free phalaenopsis orchid to shoppers who spend $200 or more at downtown Delray Beach business between May 1 and 10 These beautiful gifts for mom (or yourself especially if you're a mom) can be picked up at A Little Wyld Details: 561-243-1077; downtowndelraybeach.com/mothersday Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at eritz@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today There was only one major change in position on the PGA Tour money list after the CJ Cup Byron Nelson May 1-4 Winner Scottie Scheffler, with a $1,782,000 first-place check, moved from seventh to third on the money list and has $6,711,197 to close in on second-place Justin Thomas Rory McIlroy still reigns supreme on top of the cash pile with more than $13 million and he can put some distance on Thomas and Scheffler at this week's Truist Championship a PGA Tour Signature Event with a total purse of $20 million ($3.6 million for the winner) A week later will be the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow which means at least $38.5 million is up for grabs if the PGA of America keeps the same payout Only one other player among the top 30 on the money list entering the CJ Cup was Sungjae Im He tied for 33rd but remained right where he started No other players in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson cracked the top 30 PGA Tour money list(Through CJ Cup Byron Nelson) Authorities said 32 people were rescued from a sinking boat off the Miami coast on May 3 The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a vessel taking on water near Monument Island around 5 p.m. ET, the Guard said in an X post The 32 people rescued from the scene of the sinking 63-foot boat were recovered without injuries The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to request for comment from USA TODAY on May 4 Witnesses told CBS Miami that the boat went vertical as it took on water and it's just very concerning," Rachael Miller told the station The Guard said May 3 that commercial salvage was working to recover the boat and that it was not hazardous to navigation 'Lamborghini' yacht sinks near wealthy Hibiscus, Star and Palm Island enclaves in MiamiDispatch audio obtained by CBS Miami described the boat as a "Lamborghini vessel." The boat was identified by Yachts Worldwide, a yacht-dedicated social media account, as a Lamborghini Tecnomar in a video of the rescue scene it posted. The newspaper notes that the island is near the wealthy Hibiscus It’s Instagram official: Mulligan’s Beach House Bar & Grill shut its Singer Island location we say goodbye to Mulligan's Beach House in Singer Island we still have three fantastic locations in Jensen Wishing the new owners all the best as they embark on their journey!" was also posted to the restaurant's Facebook page April 28 Management said gift cards will be honored at other locations but no information was provided about the new owners It’s one of the rare waterfront restaurants anywhere to stay open every day and night from breakfast through dinner the mini-chain was founded in 1997 by George Hart whose goal was to serve fresh affordable seafood to locals in a beautiful waterfront setting Its most recent health inspection was March 11 a follow-up visit after high priority violations were cited The restaurant is one of several oceanfront businesses at Ocean Walk As the Post previously reported that plaza is northern Palm Beach County’s sole retail space with shops restaurants and bars directly next to a public beach access Other restaurant and food tenants include Seaview Bagel Not the first saleIn 2016, Nation’s Restaurant News considered a must-read trade magazine for the hospitality industry reported that JPB Capital Partners had acquired a majority interest in what was then a six-unit restaurant group Three Florida outposts remain open in Sebastian According to Post archives Mulligan’s Beach House Bar & Grill made history in 2012 as “the first business to open its doors in the new $6 million casino building at Lake Worth Beach." Diana Biederman is the Palm Beach Post's new food and restaurant writer. If you have any news tips about the local dining scene, please send them to dbiederman@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today a nice round number on which to call it quits Time to slow down and move on to something else that will entertain the masses SunFest has been around since its first festival in 1983 before stopping the music — for now — in 2025 Its stages have hosted acts across many music genres It has offered a combination of live music delicious foods (stuffed tropical pineapple chicken was a yearly favorite) For four decades, SunFest evolved even as the city of West Palm Beach itself transformed and grew up alongside it It welcomed a high-wire act in its first year celebrity sightings and top performing acts like Jimmy Buffett Flo Rida and so many more as time marched forward WHAT DERAILED SUNFEST? SunFest’s big music bet thrilled millions, then drove it out of business SunFest's organizers announced the show would not go on in 2025 Here's a year-by-year look back at how SunFest friends and neighbors joined together for some good ol' Florida fun WILL SUNFEST RETURN? Will SunFest return to West Palm Beach? First, ‘something’s got to change,’ director says 1983: A 10-day festival with no admission in its first yearAdmission was free but the festival drew big numbers — more people than imagined The first SunFest was a 10 day-event for which officials overestimated revenue sources and underestimated expenses SunFest lost about $120,000 that first year People gathered by the rear of the old library to hear some smooth jazz but most of the entertainment came from school choruses and local acts including belly dancers gymnastics teams and Jazzercise demonstrations Carla Wallenda of the famous tightrope-walking family was a featured performer She balanced across a high wire 70 feet above ground "I never know what I'll be able to do until I get up there," she told The Post in 1983 SunFest was cut to three days and half the debt was retired The Juried Sidewalk Art Show and Jazz on the Lake were the highlights of the event The art show took most of the southern section along Flagler Drive and prizes totaling $12,000 were awarded estimated the crowd to be 75,000 to 100,000 Major sponsors were Diner’s Club and CitiCorp along with the Arts Council and Discover Palm Beach County The highlight of the weekend wasn't the music it was the Odd Vessel Challenge Cup raft race which featured watercrafts void of sails or engines The good news: the festival was able to eliminate the other half of its debt SunFest expanded to four nights and for the first time charged admission — $2 which was rapidly drawing bigger crowds each year Another first: The festival earned a significant profit — $350,000 The event got additional publicity from The Goodyear Blimp Spyro GyraSingle-day ticket: $21987: Main stage expands from 12,000 seats to 30,000SunFest received a distinction as Florida’s largest jazz festival and money started to pour in from outside sources The tourist-development council spent $132,000 on the festival from grants from the Arts Council and Discover the Palm Beaches And more than 50 corporations donated $165,000 in cash and $105,000 in services the main stage was expanded from 12,000 seats to 30,000 The first commemorative SunFest art print was available for purchase 1988: A second main stage and two days of non-stop rainA second main stage was added and a Seniors Day was created The 11-member council proposed that the next five SunFests be held along the Intracoastal Waterway The new main stage would be built at the south end under the plan Ticket prices were $5 a day or $10 for a four-day pass Headliner George Benson's easy jazz was a triumph of sorts for organizers who said clearing skies and Benson were the only things that salvaged the 1988 festival after two days of rain Actress Loni Anderson attended with husband and bought a painting called "Andy's Pier" by Bill Johnson The four-day show included a powerboat race With the help of about $500,000 in cash and service contributions from more than 60 corporate sponsors A local group called Pee Wee Lewis and the Hues were among the many groups over the years that played at SunFest got a big break and performed in 1989 and then again in 2011 The massive fireworks display over the intracoastal was moved from its traditional Friday night to Saturday night The weekend featured powerboat races and water-ski and water scooter shows in between some heavy rains Organizers estimated the Saturday crowd size at 130,000 Phoebe Snow wanted to stay home and make commercials but Fantasma Productions' Jon Stoll convinced her to regroup her band and rehearse several days for her Thursday night performance who was SunFest president in 1984 and 1985 The Fireworks show returned to Friday night a popular souvenir pin program began and with clear skies and notable groups highlighted by a Sunday night finale that featured Crosby And Richard Eliot's "When a Man Loves a Woman" brought the crowd to its feet 1992: Expansion to five days brings a record 29 actsMusic-wise SunFest reached perhaps its top season in its 10th year with a record 29 acts including nationally known bands Food choices also expanded with 131 food and beverage vendors 123 artists and 64 crafts booths were rolled out Navy ships docked at the Port of Palm Beach for free public tours and the All-American Skydiving Team rolled out a spectacular show About 310,000 people attended the festival and the festival lost $90,700 because of tough economic conditions and crowds that were too large SunFest had professional security guards at the gates from the West Palm Beach Police Department and Southern Star SunFest reserved 450 seats for those willing to pay extra at a main stage for headlining performances such as B.B SunFest's organizers estimated that more than 320,000 attended the festival "This year's event went so smoothly that it's unbelievable," SunFest President Dennis Grady said Everyone seemed to be happy." But what really made Grady happy The event didn't lose money for a second straight year including a little-known band from Florida called The Backstreet Boys jugglers and mimes entertained people as they ate at the 100 food booths that lined Flagler Drive offering everything from alligator to funnel cakes Costs to book acts big-name acts like Huey Lewis & The News continued to rise and in turn The four-day pass was $25 instead of $20 in 1993 the second straight decline of 20,000 per year when 335,000 people came but many left angry about crowding at the main act We used to think that way but we don't anymore," SunFest Executive Director Sue Twyford told The Post after the festival "We're more interested in the safety and comfort of the people who come to SunFest." Club SunFest also debuted as a private VIP space that included shaded seating private restrooms and special food and beverages A $1.25 million amphitheater replaced a Holiday Inn that was demolished the year before and the area between Datura and Evernia streets offered a sloped grassy park with modern brick paths and palm trees SunFest went extra on spending to boost the attendance and the five-day event turned a nice $118,000 profit for the organizers a floating stage and lounges and a giant video screen for the main stage but food and beverage sales and an attendance of 300,000 helped even the books The total bill was $2.4 million with $2.5 million in revenue The first four days sizzled with fun and sun and was on pace to shatter attendance records before the rains came Sunday So many people attended opening night that food vendors did almost twice as much business as they had expected More than 300,000 attended the five-day event which that weekend competed with the two-day Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea Show Santana was a big hit and the band thrilled the crowd with a lengthy two-hour show A new contract signed with the city assured that SunFest would return to West Palm Beach for at least the next 10 years was growing up and gaining a national following Nickelodeon’s Game Lab hosted two shows at the BellSouth stage Performers picked contestants from the crowd and the kids were awarded Nickelodeon-themed prizes The undisputed star of Saturday morning's show was Jessica Roccos who correctly answered four Nickelodeon trivia questions to ascend the SunFest Steps of Knowledge where A late entry to the musical performances was Vonda Shepard known for her role as the lounge singer on "Ally McBeal," a popular TV show at the time The popular fireworks doubled in size as workers blasted 12,000 fireworks during a spectacular 23-minute show over the water And SunFest expanded east by adding Stella Marine Boardwalk a 150-foot floating walkway over the intracoastal between Evernia and Flagler streets Cuban protesters gathered outside the festival gates to oppose the performance of Cuban orchestra Cubanismo a sugar company owned by anti-Castro exiles removed its sponsorship logo from the festival’s stage Kenny GSingle-day ticket: $152000: Beads become the big-ticket itemThe beads drew the big numbers in 2000 that they had their own volunteer committee — the bead committee one with a SunFest logo and another with flamingos One shop sold 200 of them at $5 each in five hours on opening night volunteers dressed in silly hats and tropical shirts red and turquoise beads as they strolled down Flagler Drive kind of like Mardi Gras," said Coconut Ixia Zamlut as people grabbed for her beads The TemptationsSingle-day ticket: $152001: Celebs Kate Hudson Jimmy Buffett and Dennis Rodman on the sceneThe opening night crowd got a surprise as Jimmy Buffett joined pop duo Evan & Jaron on stage actress Kate Hudson took in a show by The Black Crowes (she later married the lead singer) and Dennis Rodman joined the rock group Live on stage The drizzle continued Friday and high winds delayed the fireworks show an hour 2002: Touchscreens and a near-record crowd of 325,000In its 20th season tickets had risen to $17 for one day and $35 for the entire festival still a bargain for all the great diversity of music attendance rocketed to 325,000 — the largest in a decade rapper Ja Rule roped in the hip-hoppers and the Jimmy Buffett beads sold out where fans could cast votes for their favorite artists It was hot — booths were selling out of ice water tables shaded by umbrellas dotted the waterfront and "chillin' tents," sprayed cooling mist on fans The Beach Boys kicked things off Wednesday night and musical icon Bob Dylan capped it Sunday night With his introspective songwriting and unconventional voice Dylan was arguably one of the festival's all-time top artists Jimmy Buffett again made an onstage appearance this time performing with Johnny Clegg Band Food Network star Rachael Ray did a cooking demonstration onstage and Dan Marino took a seat for Hootie & the Blowfish for the 22nd edition of the festival Following Ray's Saturday afternoon demonstration of an island-style jerk turkey burger at the Meyer Amphitheater five contestants stuffed themselves with jumbo shrimp for the five-minute “Peel and Eat Shrimp Contest.” Chaka Khan Cyndi Lauper and "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard were the big hits onstage Steve WinwoodSingle-day ticket: $172005: An opening-night 'All-Access' VIP party and a third floating bargeFor the first time opening night on Wednesday was limited to 5,000 people for an All-Access VIP party that featured K.C backstage tours and Cirque du Soleil performance art featuring contortionists a third barge was added to Captain Morgan’s Floating Oasis and it marked the first year each had a theme The southernmost barge featured country music the middle barge with pop and the north barge was tiki themed 2006: 'American Idol' winner Carrie Underwood rocks the stageSunFest tried again to increase revenue with a two-day advance discount pass and a VIP gold pass ticket that included backstage passes a limited-admission All-Access party on Wednesday kicked things off with late 70s / early ’80s group Kool & The Gang The big star was "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood who broke Billboard chart records as the first country music artist to debut at No Take the Wheel." The then 22-year-old performed Thursday night and added a touch of rock with Guns N' Roses numbers Patience and Sweet Child o' Mine As SunFest celebrated its 25th anniversary it increased daily ticket prices from $20 to $23 citing an additional $150,000 spent on securing musical acts starting hours later on Friday and Saturday although rain delayed the festival finale for 30 minutes Kelly Burns began dating Linda Manganaro at SunFest and the two were married at a ceremony Sunday at Club SunFest "It was just lovely." There was another reason to be happy: Linda was a five-year breast cancer survivor "And we'll dance if we want to." Burns' bachelor party was Saturday night at — you guessed it — SunFest SunFest got a bathroom upgrade — the "ViPee" toilet a special bathroom wristband rewarded patrons with clean air-conditioned bathrooms with flushing toilets and no line at the door There were 24 of them on site and offered a bonus to the 250 individual free "porta-potties" (sometimes referred to as the gateway to hell) that were used by SunFest goers Sheryl CrowSingle-day ticket: $292009: David Cook gets a last-second visit from a Southeast Asian princessA couple of hours before headliner David Cook's concert Saturday night event officials received a call from the Fontainbleau Resort in Miami Beach someone claiming to work for Pengiran Anak Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah SunFest officials were told the princess suddenly decided she wanted to meet Cook The princess drove up from Miami Beach with her entourage and met Cook before the show made a contribution to SunFest in exchange for the VIP treatment "She made a nice donation but we're not discussing how much," SunFest spokesperson Melissa Sullivan said "She didn't give us permission to discuss that." new waterfront; mayor's son arrested during protest spatMayor Lois Frankel's $30 million dream became a reality a few months ahead of SunFest when the waterfront — a 12.5-acre site with a large pristine events pavilion with native vegetation — made its debut made the bigger headlines that weekend when he was involved in a scuffle where West Palm Beach police officers in a dispute with City Hall were picketing outside the five-day music festival 2011: Gourmet food truck with shrimp tacos and sliders is a big hitNew in 2011 was a 5K run West Palm's gourmet food truck and the Sopranos Dueling Piano Bar on the South barge The race started south of the Royal Palm Bridge into the festival and finished at Evernia Street and Flagler Drive The pianists played everything from Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" to Jimmy Buffet's "I Don't Know and I Don't Care" as the crowd happily sang along dished out signature shrimp tacos and crabcake sliders that were a huge hit was Sharon Shortt's coconut shrimp and pineapple chicken 2012: Sizzling music and temperatures for 30th anniversaryThe 30th anniversary featured Cinco de Mayo on Saturday and on Sunday a "supermoon," when the moon hits its full phase at the same time it makes its closest approach to Earth fans rocked to A Rocket to the Moon band on Saturday) And it was hot with temperatures rising to the high 80s each day under the glaring sun who was helping manage the first aid tents said he saw 35 to 40 people with heat exhaustion that weekend He said a 15-year-old who did 100 push-ups on the hot concrete ended up with third-degree burns on his hands wind and just miserable conditions the first three days of the festival Thursday alone brought more than 11 inches of rain to some parts of the county and in West Palm billed as the "World's Largest Paint Party." There was one ugly incident Sunday night when Raige Hasko a senior baseball player at Palm Beach Central High School Mary's Medical Center after being stabbed during an early evening Mac Miller rap performance Hasko was later released from the hospital An open field near the intersection of Flagler Drive and Banyan Boulevard was transformed into a fully functional field hospital the first in the waterfront street festival's 32 years Broward and Miami-Dade counties managed machines and medical supplies inside a large tent and more than a dozen cots and beds were prepped bandages and gauze were stocked ahead of the event — the goal was to reduce the number of transports to city hospitals by treating on site officials estimated that 200 people received advanced levels of care and about 50 people went to local hospitals SunFest got some competition the same weekend from Tampa's inaugural Big Guava Music Festival The festival spent more than $3 million on entertainment and staging expenses The festival's total budget was roughly $7 million But the big weekend draw — at least for kids — was the "Meet The Minions" event Hundreds of little ones came through the kid-centric attraction that included a hula hoop station a 20-foot climbing tower and a long slide and an unlimited bounce house area Wednesday was arguably the biggest of the five-day event as Meghan Trainor and Duran Duran opened the festival "Duran Duran and Meghan Trainor were both given offers on different days," SunFest Executive Director Paul Jamieson said because of scheduling they both wound up on Wednesday There were all those years that we couldn't get anyone to do that night." There was some concern about how Trainor would sound after vocal cord surgery halted her North American Tour in 2015 but she delivered a knockout concert and told the crowd “I honestly haven’t performed since I had the surgery The 34th edition spent $30,000 to refresh its longstanding food court rebranded "The Eatery" — a collaboration with the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival Menus and booths were updated for a friendlier ambiance Local star chef Lindsay Autry was behind some of the new dishes served at the nearly 20 kiosks The ride-sharing company offered free rides (up to $20) to those who had never used the service before 'art district' and Snoop DoggThemed food courts a pop-up lounge and an “art district” were new additions The Diner and the Fueling Station were added The Diner was a 1950s-themed malt shop offering items including ice cream The Fueling Station was a gas-station-themed row of vendors near the Ford stage that sold grab-and-go items The juried art show was replaced by an interactive "art district” that showcased a traveling pottery wheel and an 8-foot electric guitar sculpture A woman accused an Uber driver of sexual assault after he drove the woman to her condominium in Jupiter The man was later acquitted on one of the charges as many as 150 phones were stolen during SunFest One man was arrested on Saturday night and police found 29 cellphones in his backpack Organizers nixed a Wednesday start because of costs According to Executive Director Paul Jamieson at least in part because of the rise of competing festivals nationally and in South Florida During that time admissions prices also rose 32% 305 Worldwide Armando Christian Perez (aka Pitbull) Logic and Grammy and Golden Globe nominated Nick Jonas were all smash hits SunFesters were greeted with about 180 inflatable colorful balls from 18 inches to 9 feet in diameter Brightline's debut was a big assist for Miami and Fort Lauderdale festivalgoers especially after the luxury train service offered 50% discount tickets and extended the hours for its express passenger train schedule leaving West Palm Beach The Brightline train station was about a 10-minute walk from SunFest SunFest Executive Director Paul Jamieson was determined to get a big country music star and he got his wish when country megastar Keith Urban committed to the 2019 festival picked SunFest over the Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale The biggest country star we’ve ever had,” Jamieson said the new version of the popular Waterfront Hospitality section The new section featured updated lounge furniture chef-curated food and an upgraded shaded area The experience focused on a chic party atmosphere also included two drinks and unlimited food which were new standing-room only spot in front of stages for individual acts the final fireworks show was rolled out as organizers canceled the light show the next year One RepublicSingle-day ticket: $602020: Coronavirus (remember that?) shuts down the partyThe music festival was canceled Friday March 13 "in the best interest of public health and safety," event organizers announced in response to the coronavirus outbreak Organizers said the decision was made after meetings with West Palm Beach city officials Ron Desantis' request that events attracting large crowds be postponed officials had called off the Sunday fireworks finale a few months before Executive Director Paul Jamieson cited a lack of enthusiasm for the fireworks some of the acts that had committed to the 2020 festival included Adam Lambert organizers ended efforts to host even an altered version of the annual waterfront event in the spring Organizers had tentative plans for a scaled-down spread-out festival from April 29 to May 2 Plans called for two fenced concert stages instead of three with socially distanced seating for audiences in addition to multiple free concerts art shows and other events that would stretch along Clematis and other downtown streets But despite the months-long attempt to devise a pandemic-safe music festival "We have seen a growing uncertainty from artists about putting their fans into a large music festival setting," said Paul Jamieson we have determined that we cannot go forward for 2021." Jamieson did announce that fans who bought a ticket for 2020 would be able to bring one friend for free in 2022 Clematis by Night and SunFest had teamed up to announce four Mini Music Fests at the West Palm Beach waterfront on Thursday nights SunFest came roaring back (with limited attendance) after a three-year hiatus festival goers could buy daily or multi-day tickets and attend any day they liked they had to register the days they wanted to attend for their tickets to be activated The festival also has set maximum capacities for attendance each day It limited Thursday and Friday to 25,000 people per day Past years saw 30,000 patrons Thursday and Friday and 60,000 on the weekend "Even on the days where we had terrible weather the energy at the festival has been amazing I think our fans are just happy to be back with their friends on the waterfront and we are certainly happy to see them!" Executive Director Paul Jamieson said The festival started showing signs of financial trouble as it cut back to three days from four and from two stages to three The bands also catered to a younger audience with The Chainsmokers Flo Rida and A Boogie wit da Hoodie leading the way Organizers cited rising costs in areas such as insurance security and booking acts as contributing to the cutback Multiple VIP packages were offered — The Stand VIP Silver and three-day Super VIP Gold for $3,400 for two that offered admission viewing stage seating among other amenities The 2023 waterfront festival was also the last for Executive Director Paul Jamieson 2024: A 40th edition rolls out new Electronic Barge Sandbar StageAfter cutting back to two stages in 2023 featuring the the new Sandbar Stage dedicated to local performers Organizers also added the SunFest Electronic Barge whose album Rebel Yell coincidentally was released in 1983 rocked the house on opening night while Third Eye Blind closed the doors Sunday night The organization did not announce a new date but promised that it was exploring "new dates fresh venues and formats" to keep the festival alive "We are not saying SunFest is going away," read the statement posted on its website and to its social media accounts "Just taking some time to create something new and fresh." The AI-generated visual of the president in papal attire was posted May 3 while global Catholics are still mourning the April 21 death of Pope Francis Cardinals from around the world are scheduled to open a conclave to choose the next pontiff on May 7 Trump's post on Truth Social with the image did not have accompanying text but it drew a rebuke from New York bishops "There is nothing clever or funny about this image President," the Catholic Bishops of New York State wrote on X "We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St illegallyIn another post as the president was departing for Washington on May 4 he demanded a rebuilding and reopening of the former federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals and keep them far away from anyone they could harm," he wrote Alcatraz served as a high-security prison from the Great Depression until the early 1960s when it was closed by order of Attorney General Robert F the father of current Trump Cabinet member and health czar Robert F It housed some of the country's most notorious criminals most of the site is decayed except for the main cell block building and other structures that are a national historic site open to tourists The president said he was "directing" the Bureau of Prisons along with the departments of Justice and Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigations "to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders." He said the United States would not be "held hostage to criminals and Judges that are afraid to do their job and allow us to remove criminals Trump's Alcatraz order followed a posting earlier in the weekend expressing frustration that federal judges have blocked some of his efforts to "Deport Criminals out of our Country and back to" their home countries Americans will have to get used to a very different This is not what our Founders had in mind!!!" he wrote The court orders Trump railed against have come as arguments have been presented before federal judges that the administration has removed people from the United States who did not have criminal records Those cases include a Cuban woman from Tampa who is married to a naturalized U.S citizen and is the mother of a 1-year-old daughter and was reportedly deported to the communist island last month The focus on deporting foreign nationals extends well beyond just those with criminal records Florida International University revealed it has joined the federal-state partnership and its security officers will participate in efforts to detain people on campus they suspect are simply in the country without permission The police department at Florida Atlantic University has applied to become part of the partnership as well The Trump administration has allowed the Temporary Protected Status for tens of thousands of Venezuelans to expire which also has indicated TPS for other holders The administration has acknowledged its intention is to also deport people with no criminal background the deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said May 1 the priority is to remove individuals who pose a safety or security threat to the general population But she made clear the definition of criminality is much broader saying "everybody that is in this country illegally is a criminal." Trump's Alcatraz directive also comes as immigration advocates and the families of those being held at a southern Miami-Dade County detention center have decried what they allege are deadly overcrowding conditions And as the shipment of people to a prison in El Salvador continues to draw scrutiny and criticism But it was a duty on movies filmed abroad that was also on the president's agenda this weekend Trump said he was "authorizing" the Department of Commerce and the U.S trade representative to "immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff" on movies "produced in Foreign Lands," saying they pose a national security threat "The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death," he wrote Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States This is a concerted effort by other Nations and Trump arrived late on May 1 and attended a Republican National Committee spring gala held at Mar-a-Lago on May 2 Trump has traveled to the Winter White House 10 times this term May the fourth, er, Force be with SpaceX Below is more information on rocket launches from NASA and Cape Canaveral and suggestions on where to watch them from this part of Florida Rocket launch tally: Here's a list of all the missions from Cape Canaveral, Florida (psst, there's a lot) For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com or Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space the fourth day in May became Star Wars Day because of the franchise's iconic phrase "May the force be with you," which is used by Jedi masters (a specially trained group of leaders and peace-keepers) the date has become a pun — as in “May the 4th be with you.” Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover some rocket launches from the Space Coast can be visible in Palm Beach County When there’s a launch window in the middle of the night or very early morning Some examples include United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket launch and SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket What the views look like: Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral spotted in West Palm Beach Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral can often be seen from Palm Beach County and it can be as easy as walking out of your house and looking north If the forecast is for clear skies and you want a better view some good places to watch the rocket launch from Palm Beach County include: A potential SpaceX rocket launch is on the horizon — and if all goes according to plan While bird flu has been around for decades, the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen spread from a wild bird to a cow came as a surprise to virus watchers, according to news officials the virus has ravaged America's dairy herds The Global Virus Network (GVN) has issued warning to world governments to address the threat of the H5N1 outbreak by improving surveillance and preparing for potential human-to-human transmission "Understanding the current landscape of H5N1 infections is critical for effective prevention and response," said Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD, chief medical officer of the GVN "The virus' ability to infect both animals and humans underscores the importance of proactive surveillance and rapid response measures." the new virus outbreak has affected nearly 1000 dairy cow herds resulted in more than 70 human cases and one confirmed death in the U.S and has caused the loss or culling of more than 168 million poultry since 2022 “In the U.S. sporadic human infections with no known contact with infected animals highlight the possibility of viral adaptation for efficient human-to-human transmission,” GVN scientists said in a report the virus continues to circulate in wild birds further amplifying the risk to humans and domestic animals.” In a CBS news interview with Veterinarian Dr she warned that time to stop the bird flu is 'running out' She said while it's not clear how the virus was spreading from cow to cow 'milking equipment is a prime suspect' and workers in milking parlors have also fallen sick with flu-like symptoms Infectious disease physician Dr. Kamran Khan said in the same interview was among the first to flag the virus in China that became the COVID pandemic He said 'the bird flu is just as concerning' and explained how fast the virus has spread among dairy cattle What is H5N1?H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds including mammals like dairy cows and humans Symptoms can be mild to severe and in some cases The symptoms of H5N1 infection may include fever (often high fever, over 100.4 degrees) and malaise, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches. Other early symptoms may include conjunctivitis and other non-respiratory symptoms. The infection may progress quickly to severe respiratory illness, pneumonia and neurologic changes (altered mental status or seizures), according to the World Health Organization celebrities of all kinds will flock to New York City on Monday for the biggest night in fashion: the Met Gala Will Boca Raton, Florida, native Ariana Grande make an appearance so here's when the red carpet will roll out which celebrities you can expect to see and how much ticket prices are (hint: not cheap) "The Met Gala is a charity event and fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute," according to Vogue "It has traditionally been timed to mark the opening of the department’s annual fashion exhibition stream onlineThe annual Met Gala is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and takes place on Monday Vogue is livestreaming the event on YouTube and across its various digital platforms You can also watch the E! live red-carpet special starting at 6 p.m Watch Met Gala 2025 on Peacock The 2025 Met Gala red carpet starts at about 4:30 p.m., according to Vogue.l What's the Met Gala theme for 2025?This year's theme aligns with the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's spring exhibit, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." The celebrities acting as co-chairs for the 2025 Met Gala are alongside Anna Wintour are: The Met Gala is one of fashion's biggest nights with the event's star-studded guest list consisting of singers athletes and media personalities approved by Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour The guest list is not revealed to the public, however, fans can expect to see musical icons Madonna and Stevie Wonder, comedian Chris Rock and late night host Jimmy Fallon, "Denial is a river" singer Doechii and more, sources told Page Six Is 'Wicked' star Ariana Grande attending the Met Gala?It is not officially known if the "Wicked" star will attend the Met Gala this year, although Marie Claire Australia seems to think so The magazine listed Ariana Grande's invite status as "RSVP: Confirmed," alongside pop stars Rosé and Tyla attended and performed at the event last year The theme was "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." Not only does Anna Wintour approve the exclusive guest list each year but an invitation is not the only thing you need to attend the event Individual tickets for the 2025 Met Gala cost $75,000, while tables for ten people start at $350,000, the Business Insider reports