City Hall, the Mandel Public Library and Grassy Waters Preserve Nature Center will be closed Monday, February 16, in observance of Presidents Day. Regular trash collections will continue on schedule. City Hall and Grassy Waters will re-open at 8 a.m. Tuesday; the Mandel Library Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The regularly scheduled City Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 17, at 5 p.m.
There will be no Clematis by Night on Thursday, February 12, or GreenMarket on Saturday, February 14, 2026, because of the Palm Tree Music Festival along the West Palm Beach Waterfront. Clematis by Night will be back on Thursday, February 19, and the GreenMarket with our great vendors will be back on February 21.
Published on August 01, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 1, 2025) - The West Palm Beach Police Department conducted a prostitution operation on Thursday, July 31, targeting criminal activity in the city.
Six individuals were arrested throughout the city for Solicitation of Prostitution and transported to the Palm Beach County Jail, pursuant to FSS 796.07(2)(e).
During the operation, officers conducted a traffic stop on 28-year-old Arthur Edwards after observing traffic infractions. Edwards had knowledge of a suspended license and was arrested. A search of Edward’s vehicle yielded 32.7 grams of cocaine and a firearm. Edwards was charged with cocaine trafficking, possession with intent to sell, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, driving with a suspended license, and two traffic infractions.
Case no.: 20250011838
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Rachel Leitao
Public Information Officer
pdpio@wpb.org