🆗 Tri-Rail and Henderson Behavioral Health announced a campaign last week to curb suicides on train tracks. Called “Are You OK?” the idea is to enlist the help of frontline employees who work for Tri-Rail and its contractors to act as a “bridge” between people who are suffering and mental health sources now available in South Florida. (Sun-Sentinel $$$)

🎁 Baptist Health South Florida received the largest single donation in its history last week when Manalapan-based billionaire philanthropist and congressional candidate Dr. Herbert “Herbie” Wertheim pledged $100 million to expand cancer research, treatment and prevention efforts. (Miami Herald $$$)

🛝 Palm Beach County voters will decide in November whether to approve a $280 million bond issue to pay for new parks and upgrades to existing parks. Staff plans to provide county commissioners with a list of projects on June 9.Also benefiting from the referendum’s approval would be two tourism-related projects that Stet News wrote about in March: an indoor sports complex and a sports and entertainment arena. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)

🚤 Fort Lauderdale-based West Marine, which operates about 200 stores nationwide including stores in Tequesta, North Palm Beach, Lantana and Delray Beach, filed May 17 for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company intends to continue operating while renegotiating leases and potentially shedding stores. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)

📻 Tom Hudson, WLRN’s senior economics editor and longtime host of “The Sunshine Economy,” has been named interim CEO of WLRN Public Media. He replaces John LaBonia, who left amid a dispute with WLRN’s license-holder, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, over expansion into Palm Beach County. (WLRN)

🎸 To create a welcoming space where veterans can explore creativity, build connections and find stress relief through the arts, Common Ground Community Development, a Lake Worth Beach nonprofit, offers free guitar lessons. (Lake Worth Beach Independent)

✍🏼 A bill strengthening laws against domestic violence, and sponsored by a lawmaker from Lake Worth Beach who survived it, was signed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Democratic Rep. Debra Tendrich’s measure makes repeat violations a felony. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, $$$)

🦉 Florida Atlantic University is suing four former Owl football players over alleged violations tied to NIL agreements, including one player who is now on Florida State’s roster. (Sports Illustrated)

Jack Furnari, co-founder of BizPac Review, CEO of Florida Jolt and a conservative political strategist, died last week after a sudden illness. (BizPac Review)

🎙️ “Top of Mind Florida,” the podcast by Michael Williams and Brian Crowley, surveys the lively Florida governor’s race and potential surprises as the candidate qualifying deadline approaches on June 12.  (Listen now; watch after 4 pm today)