SUNDAY JULY 26 - SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2026
Happy Sunday, 561.
A nonprofit cat cafe on N Dixie in West Palm is pouring espresso to fund its rescue cats, a Broward coffee brand just crossed the county line into Boynton, and Boca has a free hands on science center tucked inside Sugar Sand Park. One heads up before you read on: Pig-Sty BBQ in Boynton is serving its final meal today, Sunday, July 26, so if you want the brisket, today is the day.
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Coffee Up Front, Cat Heaven in the Back
Nine Lives Cafe is a nonprofit coffee shop on N Dixie Hwy in West Palm Beach, and the coffee and pastries up front help fund the rescue cats in the Cat Heaven room in back. Every cat in that room is adoption ready. They also run Paw-lates, which is exactly what it sounds like: a 60 minute mat Pilates class taken on the floor of the cat room while the cats wander through, plus therapeutic cat yoga sessions. Cat Heaven runs on reserved visits, so book online before you go, and note the doors close at 6 and they are closed Sundays.
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Ella Coffeehouse Lands in Boynton, Its First Shop in the County
Ella has been pulling Italian style espresso on its own proprietary bean blend since 2016, with shops in Plantation, Davie, and Coral Springs plus a counter inside Hard Rock Stadium. The Boynton location at Shoppes at Woolbright opened July 18, and the brand says everything, pastries included, is prepared in house. Order the espresso straight on your first visit, then ask what house made syrups they have going that week.
Read the Full Story →The Free Science Center Inside Sugar Sand Park
The Children's Science Explorium is a hands on science center built for kids 5 to 12, tucked inside Sugar Sand Park on S Military Trail, and admission is free with a suggested $5 donation per person. There is a permanent exhibit floor plus a traveling exhibit that rotates through each year, with science story times and short live demos on weekends. Doors open at 9 on weekdays, so it works as a full morning out before the heat peaks, and the outdoor Science Playground is right there when you are done.
Your Weekend, Morning to Night
Lead pick: if you live in Palm Beach County, you get into the Norton Museum of Art free every Saturday through September 5, ID at reception, on an $18 general admission. Doors are 10 to 5 and final tickets stop selling thirty minutes before close, so do not roll up at 4:45. Build the day around it: coffee at Third Place Coffee Lounge on NE Spanish River in East Boca, which opens at 7 every morning, then the Michelin Bib Gourmand wagyu counter at Palm Beach Meats two miles up S Dixie, which closes at 7 Saturday and 5 Sunday, so treat it as a lunch plan. Then back down to the Norton, sculpture garden included. Saturday, August 1 also brings The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park at 11 and 1.
What to Eat Local Food Scene |
A 1920s-Style Omakase Counter Is Hiding in Royal Palm Place
Sushi by Bou runs a 12 course Edomae omakase at a 12 seat counter inside a Prohibition styled room at Royal Palm Place, and the Signature runs $65. Go bigger with the 17 course Bougie at $125, or the Bou Reserve, which layers premium add ons on top of those same 17 courses. Watch their events page too, because every so often they break down a whole bluefin live at the counter and those nights fill up fast. Twelve seats and timed seatings means you reserve before you drive over, every time.
Worth Knowing On Our Radar |
| → | Pig-Sty BBQ serves its last plate today 706 W Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. The family run BBQ spot announced on July 7 that it is closing for good, pointing to the cost of doing business in South Florida and calling the Boynton road and parking lot construction the final straw. Final service is today, Sunday, July 26. |
| → | Sixty Vines at Boca Center 5050 Town Center Cir, Suite 239, Boca Raton. Sixty wines on a sustainable tap system and a wine country menu built for sharing, in the Shops at Boca Center between Total Wine and Morton's. Lunch Monday to Friday, dinner nightly, brunch on weekends. |
| → | Piacere Wood Fired Pizza is open on Yamato 222 W Yamato Rd, Suite 108, Boca Raton, in Yamato Crossing. The South Florida wood fired pizzeria opened its Boca shop in June, running Neapolitan style pies on a scratch made sourdough crust, plus house made gelato. |
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Fri 31 Jul | 🎸 Summer in the City: Peace of Woodstock Band FREE Mizner Park Amphitheater · 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton Free Friday concert at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in downtown Boca. Doors at 7, music at 8. Bring a chair or a blanket, or rent a chair for $5. Rain or shine. |
Sat 1 Aug | 🌈 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz TICKETS FROM $9 Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park · 300 S Military Trail, Boca Raton An hour long family staging at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., with a disco dancing Scarecrow and a wi-fi powered Tin Man. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for kids 12 and under, and the Willow advises buying ahead because these shows tend to sell out. A patio party with free kids' activities follows each show. |
Fri 31 Jul | 🎟 TOTO + Christopher Cross + The Romantics 🎟 TICKETMASTER iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre · 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach A co-headlining yacht rock triple bill at the amphitheatre on the South Florida Fairgrounds. Africa, Sailing, and What I Like About You on one Friday night, doors listed at 6:45. |
Thu 6 Aug | 🎵 Clematis by Night: The Naughty Iguanas FREE Centennial Square & Great Lawn · Downtown West Palm Beach The free Thursday concert series on the downtown waterfront, 6 to 9 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. |
Fri 7 Aug | 🎤 Summer in the City: Battle of the Bands FREE Mizner Park Amphitheater · 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton Bands go head to head on the Mizner stage in downtown Boca. Doors at 6, show at 7, free like every Summer in the City night. |
Fri 14 Aug | 🎟 The Return of the Carnival of Sins: Mötley Crüe 🎟 TICKETMASTER iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre · 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach One of several big August dates on the amphitheatre calendar out on the fairgrounds corridor, with Jack Johnson on the 18th and Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on the 20th. |
Sat-Sun 15-16 Aug | 🏮 Obon Weekend at Morikami ADMISSION FROM $12 Morikami Museum · 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach Two days of Obon, 10 to 5, with memory slips in the gardens, live taiko in the Morikami Theater, and a free Bon dance workshop and terrace performance each afternoon. Included with museum admission: adults $18, kids 6 to 17 $12, under 6 free. Taiko tickets run $5 for members and $10 for everyone else. The lantern craft is Saturday only. |
That's the scoop for Issue No. 021.
Have a great week, 561.
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