Airport has logged 5,000 security threats since the renaming
Plus 5,000 airport threats, a free Saturday at Meyer, and another tower on the way.
Late August here has that in-between feel: hot afternoons, easy parking, and a calendar that is slowly filling back up. Here’s what’s happening this week and what’s open through Sunday.
Palm Beach County officials say the airport has fielded more than 5,000 security threats since it was renamed for President Donald J. Trump. Most went nowhere. But 46 were serious enough that law enforcement opened investigations.
That workload is now part of the case for security upgrades at the airport. Officials say the current setup needs more support to handle the volume.
For travelers, nothing announced changes how you check in tomorrow. The effect shows up later, in staffing, screening, and spending.
It also puts a real number on something people around here have only been guessing at since the name changed. Five thousand threats is a lot of work for one county airport to absorb. If you are flying out in the next few weeks, keep your usual cushion and check airport notices before you leave the house.
Another Live Local tower is on the drawing board
Plans for another mixed-use tower in West Palm Beach surfaced this week. The proposal pairs for-sale condos with apartments filed under the state's Live Local Act.
This is the plans stage, not a construction start. Still, the pattern is the story: the condo-plus-Live-Local mix keeps showing up in new proposals around town.
For renters, the Live Local apartments are the piece to follow. For everyone else, it is one more tower's worth of traffic, shade, and skyline to think about.
Nothing about this changes your street this week. It shapes the next few years downtown.
Peggy Adams is running an adoption weekend
National Dog Day was Wednesday, and Peggy Adams is stretching it into the weekend with an adoption push in West Palm Beach.
If you have been circling the idea of a dog, this is the weekend the shelter is set up for it. Check the hours and what you need to bring before you drive over.
Good Saturdays move fast at a shelter. Go early if you have a particular size or age in mind.
Business tax renewals are due before September 30
If you run a business here, your city Business Tax Receipt renewal is due before September 30. The city takes renewals through its eGov portal, or you can go in person.
While you are on the city site, the sustainability pages also list a free 55-gallon rain barrel for residents. The barrels catch roof runoff and give you water for the yard without running the hose.
It feels like a small thing in a wet August. It matters more in April, when the rain quits and the yard still wants water. Sign up while the program is open, then deal with the downspout on a cool morning.
BLK SWAN's night market takes over Shanghai'd tonight
- When
- Thursday, August 27 · 7:00 PM
- Where
- Shanghai'd
BLK SWAN brings its night market to Shanghai'd tonight, starting at 7 p.m. Vendors set up with goods, food, and drinks for the evening.
Tickets go through Eventbrite, so it is worth claiming one before heading over.
This is the kind of Thursday plan that does not need planning. Park once, walk in, and see what people brought. Earlier arrivals usually get more time with the sellers, before the room fills.
If you have been meaning to try Shanghai'd, a market night is an easy first visit.
A free wellness afternoon at Meyer Amphitheater Saturday
- When
- Saturday, August 29 · 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Where
- Meyer Amphitheater
- Price
- Free
Faith in Motion sets up at the Meyer Amphitheater on Saturday, and it is free to walk in. It runs as a community wellness gathering with a Christian framing.
The space is open and outdoors, and midday in late August is no joke. Bring water, a hat, and something to sit on.
Four hours is a long window, so you can drop in for part of it. Families with small kids will probably want the earlier stretch, before the heat peaks.
It is also the rare weekend plan that costs nothing.