An ongoing list of some of our favorite people.
Mayor Keith James
Since 2019, Mayor James has overseen West Palm Beach’s unprecedented growth with equal parts skill and compassion. Through his continued support of its residents, businesses, services and the arts, the city has become a shining example to other cities in periods of transition and growth. A Harvard graduate, James has lived in West Palm Beach for over 30 years. Now in his second term, he and his popular wife Lorna continue to devote themselves to a legacy of extraordinary public service.
Lynn Connelly Ross
Many will recognize Connelly Ross from her illustrious LPGA career, in which she amassed numerous wins, and 14 holes-in-one, but few may realize the Florida native started out playing on the golf team at Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach and then the University of Florida’s Division 1 Golf Team, before joining the tour and serving on the LPGA Foundation Board. Having earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, she also found a second career as a successful businesswoman. While a marketing executive at Office Depot, Lynn pushed the company’s entry into the world of sports; she is also a founding partner of AccessCircles -a global network for women focused on health and wellness; and is currently leading the development of Apogee — the exciting new private golf club in Martin County—with her husband Steve Ross.
Gianpaolo de Felice
Hamptonites have long flocked to much buzzed about hot spots, Tutto il Giorno, the Italian restaurants operated by Italian native de Felice and his wife Gabby in both Southampton and Sag Harbor. Now, Palm Beachers will be getting to know him, too. His latest hot spot, Tutto Mare, will be opening this Fall, becoming Palm Beach Island’s first waterfront restaurant, located directly on the intracoastal waterway adjacent to Glazer Hall at the Royal Poinciana Plaza.