Stet NewsA hit-and-run crash at Aero Club and South Club drives in Wellington killed Toshimi Abe-Janiga, Palm Beach County’s 2021 Teacher of the Year. Abe-Janiga, 62, was in the crosswalk outside the Lakefield community when a vehicle turning eastbound on South Club Drive struck her. She was a teacher at Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy. The driver may now have been identified. (WLRN, WPEC Channel 12 and The Palm Beach Post)
🌲 The Christmas tree lot in Juno Beach sold to PulteGroup for $13 million, just three months after the Town Council approved the site for 40 townhomes. The seller, John Bills’ Juno Square LLP, paid $445,000 for the 4.7-acre site in 2006. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)
🦉 Trump’s transition business largely happens after night falls. At Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down. (The New York Times gift link)
💰 Reporter Jason Garcia traces billionaire Ken Griffin’s campaign largesse, including $70,000 to new Palm Beach County School Board member Gloria Branch and $50,000 to Palm Beach County state attorney candidate Sam Stern. (Seeking Rents)
🎧 BONUS: Stet contributor Jane Musgrave appeared on WLRN public radio’s “South Florida Roundup” to discuss her coverage last week of failing health grades for three Palm Beach County hospitals. Listen here (around the 24-minute mark) or read a transcript here.
