Mosquito trucks are out overnight this week
Plus splash pad hours and the Gators' Friday home game.
Here's what changed in Palm Beach Gardens and what's on the calendar this week.
Public Works is spraying for mosquitoes across Palm Beach Gardens during the week of August 31. The work is citywide. Crews run overnight, between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The work is weather permitting. Rain or wind can change the schedule from one night to the next.
Two Public Works contacts are available for questions. Daniel Widdick can be reached at 561-804-7044. Theresa Blankenship can be reached at 561-804-7034.
Tenka Sushi is planning a Northlake opening this fall
Tenka Sushi is preparing to open at 12465 Northlake Boulevard, Suite 100. The team is aiming for October or November, but no firm day is set. A state restaurant filing shows the project moving through approvals.
The 4,000-square-foot restaurant plans a 270-degree open kitchen, a 14-seat sushi bar, a 12-seat full bar, and an outdoor patio for up to 50 guests.
The menu will draw from Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. The ownership team has more than 25 years of combined restaurant experience and moved from New York City to Florida in 2020.
Gardens High hosts Glades Central Friday after an 0-2 start
Palm Beach Gardens High starts the week 0-2 after two road games. Westwood beat the Gators 21-7 on August 24, then Jupiter won 36-7 on August 28.
Gardens has scored 14 points and allowed 57. Its district record is still 0-0 in Class 5A District 12.
The Gators now come home to face Glades Central at 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 4. It is the first home game on the current schedule.
Junior golf clinic runs Wednesday on Sandhill Crane
- When
- Wednesday, September 2 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- Address
- 9900 Sandhill Crane Drive, Palm Beach Gardens
The city's after-school golf clinic is open to ages 5 to 17. It runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 9900 Sandhill Crane Drive.
The program is designed to build golf fundamentals. A single session costs $30, while the full September package costs $100. Registration is available through the city event page. Questions can go to 561-630-1160.
Splash pad only at the Aquatic Complex on Wednesday
- When
- Wednesday, September 2 · 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
- Where
- Palm Beach Gardens Aquatic Complex
- Address
- 4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens
The Aquatic Complex is on adjusted hours Wednesday. Only the splash pad will be open, from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
The short window gives families an after-school option while the rest of the complex is closed. The splash pad is at 4404 Burns Road in Palm Beach Gardens.
Five local stops worth another look
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area covers 172 acres off Prosperity Farms Road, minutes from PGA Boulevard. It has seven ecosystems, trails, boardwalks, and an observation platform over a tidal creek. It is also part of the Great Florida Bird and Wildlife Trail.
Vampire Penguin serves Taiwanese-style shaved snow, a frozen dessert that is lighter than ice cream, with a soft shaved-ice texture. Flavors include strawberry cheesecake, cookies and cream, and mango passion. Its Orange Dreamscapade pairs orange shaved snow with a vanilla ice cream center and whipped cream. Customers can also add fruit, cookies, and other toppings.
The Salt Suite PGA offers 45-minute salt-room sessions, plus infrared sauna and red-light options. The sessions take place in a room with tiny, pharmaceutical-grade salt particles. The Spice & Tea Exchange sits in Downtown Palm Beach Gardens and stocks dozens of seasonings, salts, sugars, loose-leaf teas, oils, and vinegars. Examples include steak rubs, smoky barbecue blends, and herbal teas. Prep Obsessed carries apparel, jewelry, hostess gifts, holiday decor, college merchandise, and accessories, with new arrivals each week.