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West Palm Beach, real estate, South Florida, Wall Street South, Condo living, small city, walking city, downtown living,


False Narratives
Sandy, the massive Christmas Tree sand castle, is under construction for 2025. So, today I picked up the Palm Beach Post from the foyer floor of our condo. I found the top three articles on page 1 were about our city’s Downtown. One led with the title of 'False narrative': Rich not fleeing Mamdani’s NYC. The irony that the self-professed socialist was in the possessive of NYC was clearly lost on the copy editor creating the headline. The article was written by USA Today's

Erica Swenson Elliott
Nov 262 min read


Remembering
A Veteran Marine and his dog performing tricks for treats at the Veteran's Parade on Clematis Street. VETERANS PAST & PRESENT VETERANS DAY On Sunday, I walked out of our condo building's door to pick something up, and I walked straight into the Veteran's Day Parade. There is always something happening on Clematis Street, but this was a happy surprise. I saw marching bands, veteran groups, dance teams and smiling politicians. PAST For the last two years, I've been researchin

Erica Swenson Elliott
Nov 113 min read


Our neighborhood!
Over Looking Palm Beach at Dawn from Downtown West Palm Beach, photo credit= me :) SO WHY ARE WE ALL DOWN HERE NOW? THE WEATHER So, to quote the crooner, Michael McCloud , I came down for the weekend twenty-some years ago. I was never the same since! The weather is of course, the biggest draw, if we ignore the threat of hurricanes for a moment. THE TAXES Income Taxes The second draw is the presumed tax savings. As a CPA and personal tax advisor, I was keenly aware of t

Erica Swenson Elliott
Nov 93 min read
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