Community Service - historical stories
Take Your Child to Work Day, April 25, 2024
About 60 children, kindergarten through eighth grade, were invited by Mayor Keith A. James to learn the inner workings of their parent's professions at the annual City of West Palm Beach observance of the national Take Your Child to Work Day, Thursday, April 25, 2024. The event gives children a greater understanding of what their parents do when heading out each morning to provide valuable services to the City's residents. Along with learning about the City and it's facilities, each child also spent a few hours side-by-side with their parent at their desk, or in the field.
In learning about the City, the children
- Explored the Mandel Public Library, floor-by-floor, and obtained library cards.
- Learned how the City communicates with residents and tells stories through WPB-TV18, the City's cable television station.
- Learned Internet and computer safety - and why it matters.
- Looked inside a City firetruck and saw what firefighters take on calls.
- Met Officer Marshall, the City's youngest canine officer at just under two years old, and
- Learned about the City's most powerful room, the City Commission Chambers.
GreenMarket Master Chef Showcase, April 6, 2024
Mayor Keith A. James joined five other judges at the first GreenMarket Master Chef Showcase Cookoff finale. The competition involved master chefs from West Palm Beach restaurants and businesses in a head-to-head competition on the first Saturday of each month during the GreenMarket season from October to April. The finale included Fern Street Wine Bar & Kitchen Master Chef Eddie Zapil and his Sous Chef, Freddy Carrillo, and Palm Beach Catering & Luxury Events Master Chef Joey Leuze and his Sous Chef Manfred Schmidtke.
Share-a-Supper, Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Thanksgiving is a time to come together and share with family, friends and neighbors. Annually, Mayor Keith A. James, City Commissioners and Department Directors join together to host Share-a-Supper with City residents who may go without the annual celebration. COVID-19 sidelined the event for several years, but it made a welcome return in 2022, and continued this year. Here are a few of the happy faces from this year's event.