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New House Sells For $7.46 Million
A deed recorded on Tuesday showed that a contemporary-style house on Palm Beach’s north end has sold for a recorded $7.46 million, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The house was developed by longtime real estate investor David G. Lambert. The deal closed about two months after

Kraft’s Attorneys Accused of Contempt of Court
Prosecutors want two of Robert Kraft’s attorneys held in criminal contempt of court for their behavior during hearings on the release of videos that allegedly show their client paying for sex at a Jupiter day spa, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. A few months earlier, Robert

Broadway Producer Terry Allen Kramer Dies
Palm Beach Grande Dame Terry Allen Kramer passed away on Thursday in New York City, as first reported by T&C. Kramer was a legendary Broadway producer and East Coast social fixture. When Kramer’s Palm Beach estate was offered for sale last year, it was listed at $135 million, making it

Palm Beach Makes Hurricane Safety Improvements
Palm Beach is implementing new programs and technology in advance of the 2019 hurricane season as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The 2019 hurricane season will officially begin on June 1 and run until Nov. 30. The new programs are meant to create a smoother post-storm process.

Council Increases Public-Safety Employee Pay
Last week, the Palm Beach Town Council took action to make the pay of police and firefighters in the town of Palm Beach competitive with neighboring municipalities, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Last Tuesday the council decided to position public safety workers’ salary ranges at the

Palm Beach Working to Simplify Permit Process
Staff in the Palm Beach Planning, Zoning, and Building Department have been rolling out small changes to building permits since late last year, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The department hopes to simplify the permitting process for renovations to make the affair less time-consuming for business

Gun Rights Activist Speaks At Town Council Meeting
Tuesday’s Town Council meeting in the Town of Palm Beach got off to a tense start when a Port St. Lucie gun rights activist hit back at town officials who earlier criticized the pro-gun group Florida Carry, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. “Myself and others educate,

Employee Pay, Town Docks on Yesterday’s Agenda
Yesterday’s Town Council meeting was scheduled to have included discussion on ways to boost employee pay and benefits, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The Town of Palm Beach is attempting to become more competitive with other public employers in Palm Beach County. High employee turnover—especially among

Custom Home on North End Sells for $11.6 Million
A deed recorded Monday showed that Jim McCann, longtime Palm Beach Island real estate agent, and his wife, Sara, an interior designer, sold the custom home they built on Palm Beach’s North End ten years ago, for $11.6 million. The sale was first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.

Photographer Spending April on Worth Avenue
Since April 1, a photographer by the name of Casey Derrenger has been spending his days on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Derrenger takes photos—mostly scenery, some imagery—on his cell phone, but he is saving up for a professional camera. He