Cooling Coils and Fresh Ice: The New IcePlex Enters the Home Stretch
Palm Beach Gardens, FL · November 12, 2026
State highway engineers take over City Hall at 6:00 PM tonight to unveil long-term plans for the Northlake Boulevard interchange. Carry an umbrella to the doors, as sporadic damp showers linger across the area through the afternoon.
The Lead
Crews at Plant Drive Park are shifting their focus indoors as the long-awaited Palm Beach Gardens IcePlex reaches its final structural milestones. The 123,000-square-foot sports complex, rising just south of Burns Road, is now fully enclosed, clearing the way for refrigeration specialists to install the intricate sub-floor chiller grid beneath both NHL-regulation rinks.
Developed through a public-private partnership between the city and the Palm Beach North Athletic Foundation, the $50 million venue will establish the first permanent year-round ice facility in northern Palm Beach County. Beyond youth and adult hockey leagues, the center will house figure skating programs, open community skate hours, and a full-service family restaurant. Mechanical contractors will conduct pressure testing across the chiller piping through next month before laying the primary concrete pads for the ice sheets.
Local Pulse
Beeline Highway Upgrades Shift Traffic Near Jog Road Roads Drivers should budget extra travel time as crews restripe lanes and redirect turns through late November.
Development Committee Reviews Bay Hill Clubhouse Upgrades City Hall Planners will evaluate site modifications for the golf clubhouse and course comfort stations at next week's hearing.
City Recreation Department Opens Spring Job Applications Community Job seekers can apply for aquatic, camp, and park positions during an upcoming hiring fair at Burns Road.
Today's Outlook
- High 77°F · Low 71°F — Rain (41% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a compact umbrella handy today as passing showers interrupt the mild afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Crafts and Conversation Gardens Branch Library (11303 Campus Dr), 3:00 PM · Free Bring your current knitting or craft project for friendly table chat.
Clematis by Night West Palm Beach Waterfront Great Lawn, West Palm Beach, 6:00–9:00 PM · Free Catch waterfront live music with local food vendors and lawn seating.
Life Time Evening Run Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave), 7:00–9:00 PM · Free Log community road miles open to every pace and fitness level.
Tomorrow
- Gardens Harvest and Holiday Bazaar Burns Road Community Center (4404 Burns Rd), 11:00 AM–6:00 PM · Free
- Art After Dark: Wellness Night Norton Museum of Art (1450 S Dixie Hwy), West Palm Beach, 5:00–10:00 PM · $10
- Santa's Arrival Parade The Gardens Mall (3101 PGA Blvd), 6:00 PM · Free
Saturday
- Gardens Harvest and Holiday Bazaar Burns Road Community Center (4404 Burns Rd), 9:00 AM–2:00 PM · Free
- Downtown Palm Beach Gardens Arts Festival Downtown Palm Beach Gardens (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave), 11:00 AM–8:00 PM · Free
- Annual Tequesta Chili Cook-Off Seabreeze Amphitheater, Jupiter, 2:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- BallenIsles Long before 1,575 homes filled its 33 neighborhoods, this gated enclave opened in 1964 as the original PGA National Golf Club. Jack Nicklaus won the 1971 PGA Championship on its East Course, which later operated as J.D.M. Country Club before adopting its current name in 1988.
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