Stet News
🚢 Margaritaville at Sea is launching a four-night cruise from its port in Riviera Beach to Key West and Freeport in the Bahamas starting in September. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)
🏛️ Chiquita Brands International went on trial last week in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach over illegal payments the banana giant made to a Colombian right-wing militant group implicated in thousands of deaths. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)
🚫 Brightline is eliminating most discount commuter passes. In a statement, the private passenger service says the public Tri-Rail line could offer express service to Miami. (New Times)
🌴 The director of “Palm Royale” tried to sneak into Palm Beach’s Everglades Club and was kicked out. The season finale is Wednesday on AppleTV+. (Hollywood Reporter — mild spoilers)
🏅 Congratulations to Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County, which last week received $1.7 million from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation. Stet wrote last month about the nonprofit’s $1 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott.
Phyllis Pressman, the matriarch of the family that founded Barneys New York, died last month at home in Palm Beach. She was 95. (The New York Times gift link)
