Recently dubbed "the sixth borough" by The New York Post, this seemed like "the neverending season" in Palm Beach. But with Memorial Day Weekend behind us, many have now migrated back north to the Hamptons for the summer and Palm Beach is beginning to feel more like, well, Palm Beach, again.
It's been an interesting month as we transitioned from a masked society back into the free world. With half of Americans now at least semi-vaccinated, the social butterflies began fluttering once again. The first sign of them was at society photographer Annie Watt's exhibition, "Impromptu Portraits" at The Colony Hotel.
Then Gable & Ed Skaikh of Hadleigh's rolled into town and set up shop there and Carson Kressley popped by to be fitted for a bright yellow jacket which he later wore to dinner at Bice with Gordon Lazaroff, Michael Reinert, Stacey Leuliette & Hogan Gidley, Emberli & David Pridham, George Ledes, Allie Beth Buchanan and others. Dinner was followed by a night cap at Le Bilboquet where the kaleidoscope ran into Sophia Vergara who was celebrating her last night in town with family and close friends. On the way out, we asked the valet parking team for their biggest celebrity sightings this season. Tiger Woods, Tommy Hilfiger,Lisa Rinna, and Sylvester Stallone's girls made the list.
Kim Renk & Greg Dryer gave a wonderful Cinco de Mayo themed drinks party at home to raise awareness for the Big Dog Ranch Rescue ... Maribel Alvarez,Marzia Precoda and Bettina Anderson gave and end of season luncheon at Le Bilboquet ... Thursday Nights at The Colony (aka Men's Night) resumed ... Bice hosted Motown night featuring Larry Johnson's Essence of Motown ... and Betsy and Wally Turner hosted a cocktail party for Abby Ross & Pierce Sioussat that was attended by our popular new Mayor Dani Moore ... Jeff Pfeifle and Dave Granville hosted an end of season cocktail at their lovely home on the north end ... Bob Murray gave a ladies' luncheon for his wife Sharon Bush's birthday at Swifty's Pool ... Interior Designer Gil Walsh hosted an event for the ASPCA at her Via Bice Pop-up Studio.
Interior Designer Scott Snyder hosted an event raising $1.5 Million to date for the renovation planned for Lake Drive Park located adjacent to the magnificent Palm Beach Marina. Renowned Landscape Architect Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Design has designed — and donated — the plans for the park using eco-friendly plantings and materials. Other donors include: Steve Schwarzman, Missy and Eduardo de Guardiola, Jacelyn and Jack Botti, James Berwind and Kevin Clark, Dani Moore, Audrey & Martin Gruss, Scott Snyder, Lesly Smith, the Fortin Foundation and Helen and Charles Schwab.
Speaking of sustainability, La Clara, the only luxury waterfront condo currently under construction in West Palm Beach and located on the waterfront of South Flagler Drive, will target LEED Silver Certification in anticipation of becoming the first of its kind.
Landscape Architect Fernando Wong was featured on the Today Show to talk about his new show Clipped on Discovery Plus with fellow judge Martha Stewart.
