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🌻 What we learned this summer

August 24, 2026
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This summer, five student journalists took stories about Riviera Beach that they reported for Stet, such as the city’s new water plant and its Youth Council, and turned them into videos made for people their own age.…

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🐘 Byron Donalds on making Florida more affordable and Amendment 3. (WLRN)
🫏 David Jolly on making Florida more affordable and Amendment 3. (WLRN)

🚔 Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his top executives are in their sixth year leasing space in a luxury office complex in Palm Beach Gardens, an arrangement costing taxpayers at least $420,000 per year. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)

💵 As expected, Brightline passenger rail’s parent company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last week and announced it reached a deal to significantly reduce its debt.

  • The Miami-based company said its Florida service will not be affected. (Railway News)

⬆️ Tri-Rail’s 10% fare increase kicks in Thursday.

  • The first increase since 2019 will also round up fares to the next dollar.
  • Under the rail’s six-zone fare system, one-way weekday trips of $5 to $17.50 will increase to $6 to $20. (Sun-Sentinel $$$)

🚫 Two edgy marketing slogans were rejected by the Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency this month. The Miami Beach-based agency Jacober Creative recommended the slogans under a $260,000 contract. One was “Lake Worth Beach: It’s Not for Everyone.” (Lake Worth Beach Independent)

✈️ As the FAA considers making the current flight restrictions over Mar-a-Lago permanent, the Citizens’ Committee on Airport Noise is requesting that the agency extend a public comment period by 60 days. (Palm Beach Civic Association)

👮🏾 A dozen new state laws take effect Thursday. Here’s what they do. (WUSF)

🗓️ Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Check your voting status on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections site.

🐟 An ode to Palm Beach County’s 160 dive sites. (Travel and Leisure)

🎧 “Top of Mind Florida,” the podcast by Michael Williams and Brian Crowley, explores the key issues as voters prepare to go to the polls. Could Amendment 3 get voters off the couch? Will Florida’s nearly 30% of independent voters show up or stay home? (Listen now; watch after 4 pm today.)