3/10/2025
GOAT Beach? It seems that Roger Federer and his family must have really enjoyed their Easter stay at the Four Seasons Palm Beach. It appears that he and his wife have now purchased a home in the area, joining other sports legends like Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, Wayne Gretzky, and Michael Jordan.
4/16/2025
Bill Gates‘s epic 390-foot hydrogen fuel-cell Feadship superyacht (the world’s first), which he commissioned in 2021 and never set foot on, is reportedly close to a sale for over $600 million, and may be on its way to a “citizen of the world” buyer with longtime ties to Palm Beach.
4/11/2025
International tongues are wagging that Monte Carlo’s popular Asian restaurant, Maya Bay, is coming to our shores, and may be bound for BIBA, the private members club opening in West Palm Beach this fall.
4/1/2025
Out in the Hamptons, word is that Nobu — which opened two locations in Palm Beach this season — is headed to Sag Harbor, and West Palm Beach hot spot Mary Lou’s is bringing its magic to Montauk.
3/21/2025
As the countdown begins for the May opening of Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall’s most recent purchase — East Hampton’s iconic Hedges Inn — Swifty’s, their restaurant partner at The Colony, may be joining them (and making a return to its storied New York roots.
3/6/2025
While real estate insiders have been whispering that beloved Greenwich department store Richard’s has been eyeing the Saks space on Worth Avenue, this week’s news that the men’s and women’s shop is joining forces with iconic Dallas retailer, Stanley Korshak, has turned those whispers into a roar.
2/20/2025
Sources in Palm Beach and Manhattan are whispering that Palm Beach serial landowner Ken Griffin may be the secret purchaser of Julia Koch’s mega $45 million apartment at 740 Park Avenue. Griffin already owns a four-story apartment at 220 Central Park West, which he paid $238 million for in 2019. This latest sale puts two prominent Palm Beachers—Koch and Griffin—on both sides of a blockbuster real estate deal.
2/6/2025
All roads seem to be leading to West Palm Beach restaurants these days. Malka, which has become one of the most coveted reservations in town, is packed every night with bold faced Palm Beach names, and has, as one regular says, “the best hummus and schnitzel on Earth”. It’s a small wonder tables book as soon as they are made available and the waiting list reads like a who’s who.
1/30/2025
Large boat slips during the highly anticipated Palm Beach International Boat Show next month are in very hot demand. With the world’s eyes on Palm Beach, attendance is expected to be greater than ever. Residents with large lakefront docks are said to be fielding astronomical bids for the week. One homeowner with a particularly large dock is reportedly floating a $200,000 fee for the run of the three day show. House not included!
1/16/2025
Though Thomas Keller is no longer pursuing his plans to revive Ta-boo, the iconic Worth Avenue spot isn’t necessarily down for the count. Sources say their phone is ringing off the hook with offers from other major restaurateurs looking to take over the coveted space, and Keller himself is said to be looking at potential locations in West Palm Beach.
1/9/2025
One of the hottest tickets in town is shaping up to the black-tie grand opening of Mary Lou’s in West Palm Beach. Surprise performers are planned, as the team taps its creative entertainment directors, The Chainsmokers, to add a new dimension to Palm Beach nightlife… a cross between Bemelmans Bar and the Surf Lodge.
1/2/2025
Two incoming administration officials are sharing a Palm Beach oceanfront house with their extended families through the holidays.
12/18/2024
On the heels of Mark Zuckerberg‘s visit to Palm Beach, those in the know are saying that Jeff Bezos—the world’s second-richest man—will make a stop on Palm Beach island on an “official” visit in the coming days.
12/13/2024
The family of Sydell Miller is mulling an offer from Elon Musk to sell the late beauty mogul’s majestic 19,000-square-foot penthouse at the Bristol. If accepted, the deal would likely top $100 million, and break every imaginable West Palm Beach real estate record. When first built, the luxury apartment was said to be “fit for a king.”
12/5/2024
In an effort to ease bridge and parking congestion, a privately funded ferry service between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach will soon be announced to shuttle residents between the two.
11/19/2024
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has quietly been shopping for a trophy home in and around Palm Beach. Should he land one, it will mean that three of the country’s wealthiest people will be living among us: Musk, Larry Ellison in Manalapan, and Bill Gates in Wellington. The trio has a staggering combined net worth of $650 billion.
11/13/2024
Two Palm Beach-based couples are in a bidding war over a coveted D.C. estate across the bridge in Virginia. The property—with exceptional indoor and outdoor entertaining space—was quietly being shopped, but never officially hit the market. Apparently neither party knows the identity of the other.
11/7/2024
Heads were turning at Sant Ambroeus where Bernard Arnault was spotted having lunch the same week Saks announced it was vacating its Worth Avenue store. Could LVMH be planning bigger moves on the Avenue?
10/30/2024
People are raving about the recent opening of Nobu restaurant at the Eau Palm Beach. We hear there’s more news to come as the entire property will soon be branded as a Nobu Resort, similar to the brand’s chic Malibu outpost, which is also owned by Larry Ellison.
10/25/2024
Saks Fifth Avenue may not be abandoning Worth Avenue this spring, but just moving across the street to the former Neiman Marcus space now owned by Ken Griffin.
10/24/2024
At least three major Palm Beach art collectors have purchased property to build their own exhibition spaces in West Palm Beach. The galleries, said to debut in 2025, will be open to the public by appointment only. They follow the lead of Beth Rudin DeWoody who launched The Bunker in 2017 to house a portion of her 10,000-piece collection.
10/17/2024
In light of the nearly $10 billion deal for Sumner Redstone’s Paramount, might Palm Beach soon become the country’s new media and entertainment capital? Both Larry Ellison, whose family owns Skydance, and Gerry Cardinale of Redbird call it home. With two new Nobus opening in the next few weeks, can a Polo Lounge be far behind?
10/6/2024
A rare, $2 million Italian sports car, similar to the one just purchased by Micheal Jordan, is en route to a prominent Palm Beach collector in time for the season. The auto is manufactured by Pininfarina as part of a limited-edition release.
10/4/2024
After years of speculation, PB may now be getting two Nobu-run restaurants: one in Manalapan at the Larry Ellison-owned Eau Palm Beach, and the other at the soon-to-open Palm House Hotel, set to open in November.
9/29/2024
A number of Palm Beachers are among the 150 people who have descended upon Aspen this weekend for a series of celebrations in honor of Thomas Peterffy‘s 80th birthday. First up was the welcome dinner at the home of John Paulson and Alina de Almeida.
9/6/2024
Legendary New York restaurant La Grenouille—which closed its doors last week after 61 years—may soon be announcing its move to Palm Beach, where owner Philippe Masson has been scouting locations for the past several years.
8/13/2024
There’s no lack of back-stabbing and drama surrounding the proposed West Palm Beach reality show Snowbirds. Sharon Bush has reportedly been cast, but strongly denies it. Others have been unceremoniously voted off the island. Spies say, “The jockeying for spots is just shameless.”
8/6/2024
Ken Griffin, whose Citadel Investments took over the entire Four Seasons Hotel during COVID as an office and home-away-from-home for many of his employees, is again renting out the entire property as a Palm Beach outpost for the sole use of his staff for several weeks this August.
7/30/2024
After several years scouting possible restaurant locations in West Palm Beach, NOBU is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to open in Palm Beach at the new Palm House Hotel on Royal Palm Way. The hotel is projected to debut in time for the 2025 season.
7/10/2024
The sale of Neiman Marcus to Saks could mean a complete re-configuration of the two brands from Palm Beach to Miami, that might even include Neiman’s crown jewel, Bergdorf Goodman.
6/28/2024
Malibu has been dubbed the Palm Beach of the West, and based on some recent eye-popping real estate deals, we can see why. Oakley eyeglass founder Jim Jannard just sold his majestic oceanfront home for a whopping $210m to a Delaware LLC that some are speculating may belong to a couple with strong ties to Palm Beach. Hmmm…
5/30/2024
Australian investor Michael Dorrell, the new owner of the $150 million Tarpon Island, is not the only Aussie looking to call Palm Beach home. Apparently, media tycoon Kerry Packer’s son, James Packer, has recently toured a few on and off-market mega properties as well.
5/14/2024
The fashion world is still wildly buzzing over what to make of Palm Beach’s Tom Ford wearing heat-to-toe Saint Laurent at last week’s Met Gala. Might there be a not-so-hidden message, or is it simply a case of moving on?
5/5/2024
Charles Masson of La Grenouille is scouting spaces on Dixie Highway for a chic outpost of his famed New York restaurant. Let the games begin!
4/2/2024
Straight off her recent stint as host of Saturday Night Live, Sydney Sweeney was spotted dining with a group of pals at Le Bilboquet Palm Beach.
3/28/2024
Now that Jeff Bezos has purchased a third home on Miami’s coveted Indian Creek for $90 million, some are saying he has abandoned plans for a Palm Beach property. Others in the know are declaring “not so fast!”
3/27/2024
The buyer of the Tarpon Island estate last listed for $187.5 million and recently placed under contract, has deep ties to New York and Miami.
3/18/2024
The megayacht of a former Hollywood and Silicon Valley titan is not-so-quietly being shopped at the Palm Beach Boat Show after two contracts surprisingly fell through last minute in Miami and Monte Carlo.
2/26/2024
A popular New York power couple with longtime ties to Palm Beach and The Hamptons are about to pack it all in and move full time to Aspen and London?
2/20/2024
A record number of people have already purchased tickets for the 42nd Annual Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Dinner Dance under the new leadership of Betsy Shiverick and Electra Toub.
1/5/2024
It will soon be revealed that the buyer behind last year’s highly secretive sale of a modern, waterfront house on the North End is a member of one of the world’s most philanthropic families who will reportedly divide their time between Wellington and Palm Beach.
12/15/2023
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were spotted at Le Bilboquet at the same time patrons at a neighboring table were overheard discussing a rumor that one of Palm Beach’s most iconic oceanfront estates may quietly be available with an asking price of over $300 million. It seemed like big news until it was later heard a neighboring home is quietly floating a $1 billion price tag!