Palm Beach County News in 90: New Southern-food restaurant; Skating rink in West Palm
Looking for the top stories featured on the June 27 episode of our Palm Beach County News in 90 Seconds? See the story blurbs/links below.
A Southern-inspired restaurant with a soulful New Orleans-style opens in Boca Raton
A beloved bar and restaurant in Boca Raton's Mizner Park has been revamped, reopening recently as a quaint eatery specializing in Southern-inspired cuisine with a soulful New Orleans-style twist.
Well-known South Florida-based hospitality group Sub-Culture quietly opened the doors to its eighth Palm Beach County establishment on June 15, a move that follows the recent opening of El Segundo in West Palm Beach , with still more concepts set to come online in the coming months.
Dubbed Penelope, the restaurant — located in the space formerly occupied by the original Kapow! Noodle Bar at 431 Plaza Real — is now open for dinner daily, with plans to expand hours with lunch and weekend brunch in the coming weeks.
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Outdoor ice skating in West Palm Beach? Luxury hotel plans to open a rink in November
This winter — or what passes for winter in these sun-kissed parts — revelers could have the opportunity to rent some blades and glide across the ice of a downtown West Palm Beach outdoor skating rink that would be open to the general public.
The Ben Hotel wants to use open space next to Elizabetta's Ristorante, on Banyan Boulevard, to build a temporary rink that could accommodate 78 skaters who would, presumably, not quickly find themselves in need of scuba gear or a life preserver.
West Palm Beach's Community Redevelopment Agency, which uses taxpayer money to rebuild distressed areas of the city, owns the property and would have to approve plans for a rink.
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JetBlue's new nonstop flights between New York and (PBI) West Palm, other Florida cities
Starting in October, JetBlue , the New-York-based airline will begin daily nonstop service from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) to Orlando and four-time weekly service to Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach (PBI) . While JetBlue already flies out of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), these are the first flights to LI MacArthur (ISP).
Tickets are on sale now.
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Diamond Walker is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post , part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at . Help support our journalism. Subscribe today
