SUNDAY AUGUST 16 - SATURDAY AUGUST 22, 2026
Happy Sunday, 561.
Sundy Village keeps filling in at the west end of Atlantic Avenue, and the izakaya that opened there in June is the reason to go look. Ten courses for $78, skewers from $4, and a happy hour every single day. That is the lead this week.
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Ten Courses and Soft Serve for $78 on West Atlantic
Michael Schulson opened Double Knot in Sundy Village on June 17, and the format is built so you decide how expensive the night gets. Robatayaki skewers come off the grill from $4, nigiri starts at $4 for the egg omelet, and the Chef's Select runs $78 a person for ten selections plus soft serve. The cheap way in is happy hour, daily from 4 to 6, where nothing goes above $9: chicken thigh and maitake skewers at $5, short rib at $7, and every roll and handroll at $8. Book on Resy.
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The Free Holographic Exhibit Inside the Boca Library Comes Down August 24
Austin Lubetkin's Touch of Gold has been up at the Downtown Library on NW 2nd Avenue since July 20. The city describes it as built around transformation, with holographic components and bold color carrying the idea. Lubetkin, who is autistic and has synesthesia, has said his art translates sensory and emotional states into something visible. The practical version: step side to side in front of the holographic pieces, because they do one thing standing still and another when you move. No ticket, no reservation. Monday, August 24 is the last day, and the library runs to 8 PM that night.
Read the Full Story →West Palm Beach Beer Fest Takes Over Bryant Park Saturday
The fifth year of this one, now at Bryant Park on the water in Lake Worth Beach, 6 to 10 p.m. General admission is $55 in advance versus $65 at the gate, so buying early is the whole play. VIP is $80 and opens the gates at 4, two hours ahead of general, with a welcome drink and a souvenir cup. It is 21 and up, dog friendly, and it runs rain or shine.
Seven Miles of Trails and a Cable Wakeboard Lake for $3 a Car
Quiet Waters Park covers 431 acres on Powerline Road in Deerfield Beach, just over the Boca line, with seven miles of mountain bike trails and a cable park called Ski Rixen that tows riders around the lake with no boat. It has been running since 1983. The $35 two-hour Basic Pass covers ride time, helmet, vest, skis and a kneeboard, but not a wakeboard: that is $50, and the $60 advanced board is the only rental cleared for the rails. Gate is free Monday through Friday and $3 a vehicle for eight or fewer on weekends. Closed Mondays, and the weekend 10 AM to noon block is registered beginner lessons only.
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The Grove Opens Five Nights a Week, and the Ravioli Is Why You Go
Chef and sommelier Michael Haycook has run The Grove on NE 2nd Avenue in Pineapple Grove since 2012, and it only serves dinner, Tuesday through Saturday. The Ravioli du Dauphine is stuffed with comte, morel mushrooms, smoked bacon and spinach, and it is the one to lead with if it is on that night, because the menu is small and changes with the season. Google has it around 4.5 across more than 320 reviews, and the word that keeps coming up in them is hidden. Book through Tock, note the $35 per person card hold, and if you are bringing a bottle, come Wednesday, when corkage is waived.
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| → | Dixie Cream Donuts is open 24 hours Friday and Saturday The counter at 4833 Okeechobee Blvd in West Palm runs around the clock Friday and Saturday, and because Saturday never closes, a 3 AM Sunday run works too. Guava cream, key lime, maple bacon and apple fritters, more than 35 flavors plus a rotating donut of the week that is not on the menu, so ask. Monday to Thursday it is 5:30 AM to 7 PM. |
| → | La Terraza Tapas is tucked into Boca Village Square Pan con tomate at $10.95, patatas bravas at $12.95, croquetas de jamon at $15.95 and paella Valenciana at $39.95, in a plaza on St Andrews Boulevard a few minutes from Town Center. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 4 to 7. Google lists Tuesday as closed while the restaurant's own site still shows Tuesday hours, so call (561) 576-3040 if that is your night. |
| → | Charm City Burger is two blocks from the Brightline station The Deerfield Beach burger shop opened its downtown Boca location at 201 NW 1st Ave on January 23. The Good Ole Burger is $8.95 on a house blend of chuck, brisket and short rib, and nearly every sandwich can swap to grass-fed, Wagyu, turkey, veggie or chicken. Open daily from 11 AM, with 30 parking spaces out front. |
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| Tue 18 Aug |
Jack Johnson with Lake Street Dive 🎟 Get Tickets iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach The Surfilmusic Tour, with doors at 6 and the show at 7:30 at the amphitheatre off Sansburys Way. Lake Street Dive opens, which is a better undercard than most summer sheds bother with. All ages. |
| Thu 20 Aug |
Clematis by Night: CoverUp Free Centennial Square & Great Lawn, 100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach The free Thursday concert on the West Palm waterfront, 6 to 9pm, with CoverUp on the Great Lawn and East Harbor following on Aug 27. Bring a chair and get there early if you want the good grass. |
| Sat 22 Aug |
Rock the Plaza with Girlfriend Material Free Ocean Palm Plaza, 1600 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach Boynton's CRA takes over Ocean Palm Plaza on North Federal from 2 to 6 with Girlfriend Material playing, and many of the shops around the stage put out samples or run a discount while the music is going. Free and outdoors. Put the address in your phone, not the plaza name, because Ocean Palm Plaza is not the same place as Ocean Plaza on East Ocean Ave. It is one stop in our whole Saturday plan. |
| Sat 22 Aug |
Slightly Stoopid with The Elovaters and DENM 🎟 Get Tickets Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 20405 Amphitheater Cir, West Boca The Road Trippin' Summer Tour on the lawn out in west Boca, with AXS listing a 6:55 start. All ages. Rock the Plaza ends at 6, so the two stack into one Saturday if you skip the sit-down dinner in between. |
| Fri 28 Aug |
Party in Paradise: Delray's Jimmy Buffett Tribute Free, VIP $50 Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach The Delray DDA marks Florida's official Jimmy Buffett Day with three acts on the Old School Square lawn, 5 to 10pm, plus a costume contest and a limbo competition. Cape Universal opens at 5, Strawberry Lane follows at 6:30, and the headliner slot is still listed as to be announced. General admission is free if you bring a chair. VIP is $50 with a lounge, a seat, a dedicated bar and a drink ticket. |
| Sun 30 Aug |
311 and Dirty Heads with ROME and Atmosphere 🎟 Get Tickets iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach The So Glad You Made It co-headline tour wraps its whole run here, at the Sansburys Way amphitheatre, with a 5:30 start. Early enough that a Sunday show does not wreck your Monday. |
| All 1-30 Sep |
Flavor South Florida Prix fixe, prices vary Participating restaurants, Boca Raton to the Treasure Coast The region's restaurant month, formerly Flavor Palm Beach, runs through September with three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus. No tickets: you book a table and ask for the Flavor menu. Watch for the 2026 restaurant list and pricing when they post, because this is the month the expensive rooms get reachable. |
| Sat 5 Sep |
Historic Northwest BBQ Brews & Blues Free Heart & Soul Park, 825 N Rosemary Ave, West Palm Beach Eleventh year for this one, at Heart & Soul Park on North Rosemary Avenue, 5 to 9. Live blues, smoky barbecue, craft brews and local vendors, with Selwyn Birchwood on the bill. Free to walk in. |
| Sat 12 Sep |
Family Fun Day: Dragonfly Clip at Morikami Free with paid admission Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach A noon craft session in the Kamiya Room where kids design a dragonfly clip to hold papers or a photo. Dragonflies, tombo in Japanese, turn up everywhere in late summer. Free with paid admission, and the gardens out on Morikami Park Road are worth the trip on their own. |
That's the scoop for Issue No. 024.
Have a great week, 561.
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