Stet News🕯️ Pope Francis, who died at age 88 on Monday, visited Cuba and the United States in 2015. (Miami Herald $$$)
One of the two people killed in Thursday’s shootings at Florida State University, Roberto Morales, 57, was the son of Ricardo “Monkey” Morales, a notorious Cuban-American CIA operative and anti-Castro militant, with deep ties to South Florida. (CBS News and Miami Herald $$$)
🫶 Boca Raton is partnering with Palm Beach County on a homeless outreach team. The city has offered to pay up to $160,000 for two county workers who will assist the city’s homeless population, part of a response to the state’s new ban against sleeping in public spaces. (Sun-Sentinel $$$)
🏅 Investigative Reporters and Editors, a nonprofit industry group dedicated to promoting investigative reporting, has named The Palm Beach Post a finalist for its 2024 Freedom of Information Award.
- The Post’s work to open secret grand jury records in the Jeffrey Epstein criminal case placed it next to the Los Angeles Times and CBS News as finalists in a category won by Bloomberg News.
- Congratulations to Holly Baltz, the project editor, and reporters Kristina Webb, Hannah Phillips and Stet contributor Jane Musgrave! (IRE website)
🚪 Lynn Ladner, Ocean Ridge’s town manager, resigned this month after commissioners gave her poor evaluations, particularly hammering her on budget and fiscal responsibility. (The Coastal Star)
