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In today's newsletter:

  • Can West Palm Beach really turn its boom into a lasting tech hub?
  • What's happening in and around West Palm Beach this week?
  • Palm Beach Zoo prepares for another batch of capybara pups.

Also on today's calendar: Planet 13 West Palm Beach Celebrating 7 Years! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 78.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Joe Russo helped build Palm Beach Tech. Now he's building from it. (refreshmiami.com) — West Palm Beach is being positioned as a growing tech hub, with investor Andreessen Horowitz naming the city a regional base and local institutions ramping up engineering and tech training. Tech leader Joe Russo is leveraging the Palm Beach tech network to launch his home-security startup Midnight, while arguing the city must strengthen connections among founders, schools, investors, and public agencies.
   

2. Your Week Ahead: Sept. 15 to 21, 2026 (bocamag.com) — West Palm Beach residents can head to Rosemary Avenue for CityPlace's free Community Block Party, featuring food samples, kids' activities, live entertainment, and local businesses donating a portion of proceeds to Dreyfoos School of the Arts. The week also brings an art opening at Resource Depot, Nina Simone film screenings in Lake Worth Beach, a constitutional lecture at FAU, and a Fort Lauderdale concert.
   

3. Palm Beach Zoo's capybara couple expecting second litter of pups (wptv.com) — Families in West Palm Beach can look forward to a new litter of capybara pups at the Palm Beach Zoo, as resident pair Iyari and Zeus are expecting again. The zoo explains how the first trio has moved next door, what visitors will see while mom nurses in the nursery, and how this breeding supports conservation of the species in the wild.
   

4. PBC restaurants with perfect inspections for Sept. 7-13, see photos (palmbeachpost.com) — If you eat out around West Palm Beach, one Chipotle on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard just earned a perfect health inspection score, joining several other spotless kitchens across Palm Beach County. The list highlights popular spots from Royal Palm Beach to Boca Raton that recently aced state inspections, giving you extra confidence about where you grab your next meal.
   

5. Gas prices in Palm Beach County jump more than 20 cents a gallon in just one week (wflx.com) — Drivers in West Palm Beach are seeing regular gas as high as $4.99 a gallon this week, with many Palm Beach County stations topping $4. Local station owners and small business operators say the spike, tied to rising global oil prices, is squeezing budgets and forcing some to pass higher costs on to customers or limit fill‑ups.
   

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  • Tanya Brown to Keynote YWCA Palm Beach County's Living in Harmony Luncheon on Oct. 15 —Laura Zele Read on Patch
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    Found on September 13, 2026 in West Palm Beach, FL 33417 near Haverhill and 45th Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Village of Sandalwood Lakes)
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    He went missing on okeechobee and skees rd west palm beach fl 33411 Plz if anyone knows anything please contact me (Nextdoor Golden Lakes Village)
  • Royal Lahaina Resort posted a job opening for Night Auditor in West Palm Beach. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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