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HGTV star and part-time Wellington resident Sarah Baeumler has built more than luxury resorts and TV empires—she’s crafted a globe-spanning life that blends family, wellness, and creativity

For 85 years, the Junior League of the Palm Beaches has helped meet the needs and shape the future of the community it serves—not to mention the women who have been its guiding lights

Katherine Gage Boulud is lending her culinary talents and advocacy to Spoons Across America, a not-for-profit focused on helping children develop healthy eating habits

A chance meeting led Nina and Pieter Taselaar to create a Palm Beach haven full of family, spirit, and story

Is Stephen Ross becoming the “Father of West Palm Beach”? The billionaire developer and his South Florida–focused firm, Related Ross, are investing big bucks, leveraging partnerships and technology, and building up the community, all with the goal of creating a model city that will attract residents and talent year-round and for decades to come.

The president of Palm Beach State College reflects on her passion for education

The finalists for Palm Beach Illustrated’s 2025 Educator of the Year Award are outside-the-box thinkers who challenge their students to ever-expanding opportunities and successes

Journalist Soledad O’Brien made a name for herself telling America the stories it needed to hear most. Now she’s found a part-time home—and her next documentary project—right here in Palm Beach County.

We catch up with Boynton Beach-based Jim Alderman, the Florida Farm Bureau's 2025 Farmer of the Year

Trey Mahoney travels to the globe’s most remote locations to photograph wildlife, finding that patience and determination offer the greatest rewards