On Saturday, April 25, 2026, Black Grown & Magic Holdings Group (BGM) hosted Through the Fire Fireside Chat and music event in West Palm Beach’s Historic Northwest District. Held at Wild Rose Wine & Daiquiri Bar in the Styx Promenade, the event celebrated the close of International Black Women’s Month by highlighting the triumphant stories…
Smoothie Me Please officially reopened its doors on April 13 in downtown West Palm Beach. After a one-year hiatus, owner Ashley Walker said it was time to reopen a brick-and-mortar location. On April 9, Walker, her family and a few invited guests celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony and menu preview. Amid the festivities, The Palm Beach…
Juneteenth, observed every June 19, marks the day in 1865 when Union troops, led by General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the freedom of the last enslaved people in the Confederacy. The announcement happened more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 that officially freed all…
On June 7, tennis sensation Coco Gauff captured her second Grand Slam title, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a hard-fought French Open final. According to The Guardian, Gauff dropped the opening set in a tiebreak but rallied to dominate the next two sets 6–2, 6–4, sealing a historic victory on the clay courts…
On June 3, the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners presented Juneteenth of PBC with a formal proclamation, honoring their cultural impact in the county. The proclamation was read and presented by Commissioner Bobby Powell to the organization’s co-founder Brittany McAfee and other team members. Of the award, McAfee says, “It affirms that our cultural…
