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  • CIVIC Families Push Back on $20M Plan to Remake Woodlawn Cemetery Families with relatives buried at Woodlawn are calling the nonprofit-backed $20 million 'cemetery park' plan a desecration, and the city has confirmed only that discussions with Friends of Woodlawn will continue — no formal proposal filed, no timeline set. This is the one where West Palm's development appetite hits a piece of ground nobody thought was on the table. The Friends group is bankrolled by wealthy donors who see a neglected historic cemetery as a civic amenity waiting to be programmed. The families see an easement on grief. A Palm Beach Post reader poll is open while both sides wait for the city's next move. WPTV →
  • CIVIC Project Tango Vote Pushed Into Summer Palm Beach County postponed its hearing on the 200-acre AI data center west of Wellington after the developer filed revisions. Arden residents and teachers who packed the last meeting are already organizing for the rescheduled July vote, and the developer is using the extra weeks to rework the electrical and water case that drew the most fire. Stet News →
  • DEVELOPMENT Related Ross Joins The Press Expansion Stephen Ross is joining the partnership that owns The Press at Fern Street and Dixie Highway, with plans for housing, a parking garage and a rooftop bar on the former Joseph's Market site. The block already holds an office building, Starbucks and Pink Steak. No formal application filed yet. Palm Beach Post →

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SPOTLIGHT
Cameron Mitchell's Del Mar Lands in the Nora District

Cameron Mitchell's Del Mar Lands in the Nora District

Ohio-based Cameron Mitchell Restaurants opened its first Florida location this month — a coastal Mediterranean concept on Railroad Ave in West Palm's emerging Nora District. National-restaurateur weight for a corridor that's been remaking itself since late 2025.

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