The Palm Beach County restaurant rotation was in need of a reset. It’s here. Big openings are reshaping and reinvigorating the scene, from the long-awaited premieres of Tutto Mare (a sibling of Hamptons favorite Tutto il Giorno) and Coco’s in the new Vineta Hotel, to hotspots like the Polo Room and Armando’s in Boca Raton … Read more
“It was ‘the hood’ last year, but like the flip of a switch, every Palm Beach Island New Yorker is over here now to Instagram their breakfast,” commented someone in the subreddit r/WestPalmBeach. They’re riffing about the new Nora District — short for North Railroad Avenue — the city’s largest redevelopment project in 25 years. … Read more
Exceptionally pricey real estate listings aren’t news in Palm Beach, but the latest crop of nine-figure asking prices is making even the one percent raise an eyebrow. Palm Beach, a longtime playground for America’s wealthiest snowbirds and increasingly a year-round home for billionaires in search of more favorable tax treatments, is now routinely seeing homes … Read more
Private jet access and sommeliers come with your purchase at one planned West Palm Beach condominium. Boat slips are standard at many others, as are shared yachts that residents can reserve for the afternoon. Those kinds of perks are quickly becoming the baseline — because it’s not enough these days to simply build a luxury … Read more
Boca Raton just broke ground on its first new office building in nearly two decades, a sign the city once synonymous with retirement living is making a play for the region’s high-end business tenants. The Aletto, a 140,000-square-foot property rising near Mizner Park, will offer concierge service, a rooftop restaurant — and a test of … Read more
In Palm Beach, like any competitively rich retreat, there’s a hierarchy of deluxe hotels. But there is also a rank and order of rooms and suites within those hotels. Mere “rooms” mean the least, while sprawling villas with private pools, and commanding presidential suites tell a very different story. That’s not so different from anywhere … Read more
In Boca Raton, gated communities practically outnumber grocery stores. But the Cipriani family — famous for their New York City restaurants and Harry’s Bar in Venice — is betting the market is ready for something different: a branded residential tower. This month, the sales gallery opened in downtown Boca for the new Mr. C Residences … Read more
The Palm Beach International Boat Show is bobbing back to Flagler Drive with hundreds of vessels plucked from around the world on display, from pint-sized inflatables to nearly 300-foot superyachts. On now through the 29th, ooh and ahh at the vessels, while checking out attractions from kids fishing clinics and industry seminars, to the “Nautical … Read more
Despite backlash over Florida lawmakers approving a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump, the move would place him among a growing list of commanders in chief whose names already greet travelers on airport terminals across the country. If finalized by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Federal Aviation Administration, Palm Beach International would … Read more
A stretch of Florida roadway leading to Mar-a-Lago could soon be renamed in honor of President Donald Trump – the latest effort by many lawmakers throughout the country to memorialize the current commander-in-chief. Palm Beach County commissioners this week unanimously approved a measure to rename Southern Boulevard “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard,” according to The … Read more
Politicians are leading more than the government — they’re also inspiring cosmetic procedures. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Norman Rowe, who practices in Manhattan, the Hamptons and Palm Beach, opened his office in Florida after the pandemic — but it was about six months ago that he really “saw the big difference,” he told the Daily … Read more
Great New York restaurants aren’t easily forgotten. And when Swifty’s, the society cafe heir to Mortimer’s — which had delighted and infuriated the city’s bold face names in equal measure — closed its doors in 2016, people never really stopped talking about it. It turned out that Swifty’s was just ahead of the trend. It … Read more
As schools of new residents swim into Palm Beach, as development and investment shoal, a new cosmopolitan menu is being served to what had been a thoroughly continental crowd. “The Palm Beach community was used to showing their wealth and status by pulling up in a Rolls, having a host greet them and escort them … Read more
Soak this in: Scoring a piece of pool-front real estate in Palm Beach takes more than tossing down a towel — a reserved bed for fun in the sun now costs as much as $1 million. “They’re kind of a precious thing on Palm Beach,” said Corcoran broker Suzanne Frisbie. “They can get very expensive … Read more
A tony home in Palm Beach once meant a columned Mediterranean Revival estate flanked by century-old palm trees. These days, an apartment will do. The island of Palm Beach and the city of West Palm Beach, fraternal twins separated by the Lake Worth Lagoon, have long been known for private homes ranging from 1920s bungalows … Read more
They’d only disembarked from the flight to Palm Beach early that day, when once again they were strapped into airline seats. The couple — who had made a booking in an oceanfront suite at the new Amrit Ocean Resort on Singer Island — then saw the cabin door close and the air pressure begin to rise. … Read more
Bigger and better — it’s the only ways to describe the Palm Beach International Boat Show, which once again returns to Flagler Drive in the heart of West Palm Beach. Kicking off today and running until the 23rd, this year there is more show than ever. There’s more time (that’s five full days instead of … Read more
Rich people — they’re just like us! Well, not really — and certainly not when it comes to travel planning. Not only are they unlikely to be booking the next and cheapest flight to the places the rest of the voyaging public like to go — they’re also very unlikely to be doing any of the booking … Read more
At the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, still waters run chic. Between two shorefront swimming pools, a swanky steam room, oversized Jacuzzi and fountains, H2O is a theme that flows throughout the throughout the property. After all, eau means water in French. The seven-acre estate, located on the barrier island of Manalapan just 20 … Read more
Cleaners in South Florida are sweeping up the cash. Housekeepers in South Florida are making about $150,000 a year as the influx of new, rich residents has created bidding wars for high-end cleaners, staffing companies told NBC News. “I have been placing staff for 30 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said April … Read more