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2+ hour, 56+ min ago (218+ words) Buyers inked deals for 14 houses, two condos asking $4M and up Luxury deal volume in Palm Beach County picked up after Thanksgiving, thanks in part to the pending sale of a $44 million mansion in Jupiter." Buyers signed 16 contracts between Dec. 1 and Dec. 7 for luxury properties in Palm Beach County, according to Douglas Elliman's Eklund-Gomes team. The homes that went pending last week total $130.6 million in asking dollar volume and averaged 70 days on the market. The previous week, buyers signed 15 contracts totaling $114.6 million in asking dollar volume." The report tracks signed contracts for single-family homes and condos asking $3 million or more in the Beaches MLS. It identified 61 new listings, for a total of 1,223 active listings on the market. Of the properties that went pending last week, 14 were single-family homes, and two were condos. The average asking price for the condos is $4.1 million…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago (644+ words) Today is Election Day in part of Palm Beach County. There's only one contest on the Dec. 9 ballot: a special election to fill a vacancy in the Florida House of Representatives. Democrat Rob Long and Republican Maria Zack are competing to fill the vacancy created by the death in July of state Rep. Joe Casello. A third candidate, Karen Yeh, is on the ballot, running with no party affiliation. The winner will get right to work. The 2026 Florida legislative session begins in five weeks. The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office said 53 neighborhood polling places would be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Anyone who is in line at 7 p.m. is allowed to vote. Unlike during early voting, people must vote in their assigned polling place on Election Day. A voter identification card " which many people call a voter registration…...

10+ hour, 14+ min ago (289+ words) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. " A cool, northeast breeze is settling over South Florida today as a front stalls just to our south, creating a small drop in humidity and temperatures compared to the past few days. Tuesday morning lows are kicking off in the 60s, then the afternoon temps will only touch the lower 70s since it will be cloudy and windy. The strong northeast wind will bring quick-moving showers onshore this afternoon. Today is not ideal for boating. Behind the front, northeasterly winds get gusty, and seas will run rough, up to 7 feet in the Atlantic and a choppy intracoastal. Small Craft Advisories remain in effect, and showers could bring sudden higher winds. Conditions ease gradually tonight into Wednesday. Beachgoers should also use caution, as a high risk of rip currents is in place along the Atlantic beaches, so swimming is…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago (172+ words) Voters in parts of Palm Beach County are heading to the polls on Tuesday for a special election to fill the State House District 90 seat. It was left vacant after longtime lawmaker Joe Casello's death back in July. Voters in Palm Beach County seek to fill seat left vacant after Joe Casello's death Voters in parts of Palm Beach County are heading to the polls on Tuesday for a special election to fill the State House District 90 seat. It was left vacant after longtime lawmaker Joe Casello's death back in July. Three candidates are vying for the seat, including Democrat Rob Long, Republican Maria Zack and Independent Karen Yeh. Long's campaign has focused on small businesses, economic growth and more state funding. Zack has been calling for lower taxes, school choice and stronger borders. Meanwhile, Yeh has shown support for…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago (34+ words) West Palm Beach leaders vote to add signage on Southern Boulevard to rename road after Donald Trump ... West Palm Beach leaders vote to add signage on Southern Boulevard to rename road after Donald Trump...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago (1753+ words) Dirty, smelly built-up land with tractors moving across acres of trash and vultures flying above: That's the picture of a landfill. For decades, adding landfill space has been left out of the public discussion of ways to keep up with the massive growth in the amount of garbage Americans produce. And that's been the way in Palm Beach County, where the sole landfill is expected to run out of space in about 30 years. To extend its life, county commissioners have approved building a $1.5 billion incinerator to burn millions of tons of garbage generated in the county every year. It will be the most expensive capital project in the county's history, more than twice the cost of the $670 million incinerator built in 2015. But environmentalists say it's a bad decision and point to a solution they once abhorred " landfills. They see burying…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago (308+ words) Tuesday features a cool morning, more clouds than sun, and a few showers in spots." Look for a gusty breeze near the coasts and an elevated risk of dangerous rip currents at the beaches.Tuesday's highs will be in the mid-70s along the shores and in the Keys, and in the upper-70s elsewhere in South Florida. Wednesday will bring morning lows in the 60s on the mainland, followed by more clouds than sun in the East Coast metro area and a nice mix of sun and clouds along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys." Wednesday's highs will be in the upper-70s in the East Coast metro area and the Keys and in the mid-70s along the Gulf Coast. Thursday will start with morning lows in the upper-50s to mid-60s on the mainland." The day will be sunny on the mainland, while the Keys…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago (1127+ words) Each year around this time, friends and families begin mailing their holiday cards. Christmas Card Day on December 9th serves as a reminder to get your stamps, envelopes, and cards together so you can share your holiday cheer. 1611 " The first recorded Christmas cards were sent in 1611 by a German physician, Michael Maier, to James I of England. However, the first commercial Christmas cards were sent over 200 years later. 1843 " Sir Henry Cole received frequent letters, and it left him little time for other responsibilities. In 1843, he asked his friend J.C. Horsley to illustrate a design he had in mind. Soon, Cole was off to the printer, and he mailed the first Christmas card in the Penny Post to friends, family, and many acquaintances. 1874 "Louis Prang, a German immigrant with a print shop near Boston, is credited with creating the first Christmas card in…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago (1563+ words) A displaced'and stretched polar vortex will send multiple waves of Arctic air into the central and eastern United States through mid-December. Business leaders should expect periods of disruptive cold, potential freeze risks far south into Florida and several opportunities for impactful wintry precipitation. Next Arctic surge arriving:'A new wave of Arctic air will push into the East on'Monday, driving temperatures in parts of the Midwest below zero'Monday'morning, 15-25 degrees below the historical average. Multiple cold waves likely through Dec. 19:'AccuWeather long-range meteorologists expect two to three additional rounds of intense cold from Dec. 10-19 affecting the Midwest, Northeast and portions of the Southeast, with frost or freeze conditions possible as far south as central Florida. [polar vortex] AccuWeather Expert Quotes: ' "The polar vortex has been in a weakened and stretched state since late November. We are seeing the result as Arctic…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago (536+ words) Despite a seemingly robust economy, American households are ending the year "feeling a lot more dour about the economy than they did at the beginning, even as they keep spending," according to an analysis in The Wall Street Journal. The widespread anxiety stems from a combination of high prices, a fragile job market, and general uncertainty, pushing consumer morale to near historic lows. The chief measure of this discontent is the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. At the start of the year, the sentiment index stood above 70 in January. By early December, however, a preliminary monthly reading showed sentiment hovering only slightly above 53. This reflects a steep decline, closing in on the all-time low of 50 recorded in June 2022, when inflation peaked shortly after the war in Ukraine began. High prices and a failure to psychologically adjust to post-pandemic increases…...