🚨 Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw pledged to stop the practice of rehiring retired employees after big pension payouts. Many of the 38 recent rehires came back at newly created positions. In one case, a major retired from a $220,000-a-year job, collected a $1.7 million pension then returned to the same position six months later earning $283,000 a year. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)

🔎 The Hope Florida grand jury report reveals little follow-through by prosecutors. No emails, text messages or phone logs are listed as exhibits. Key witnesses don’t appear to have been interviewed. No clear evidence is offered of cross-examination about conflicting testimonies. And no indication that the grand jury sought records to prove witness testimony. (Miami Herald $$$)

📻 WLRN Public Media gave interim CEO Tom Hudson the permanent job last week after a nationwide search. Hudson, host of “The Florida Roundup,” will lead WLRN’s television, radio, digital, journalism and community engagement operations. (WLRN)

💽 Related Ross has bought the Boca Raton Innovation Campus, a 124-acre office park that once housed IBM operations. The West Palm Beach-based developer secured about $300 million in financing for the deal. (Sun-Sentinel $$$)

🧠 Leaders of Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firms, will establish a regional headquarters in West Palm Beach’s CityPlace Tower for a billion-dollar fund focused on defense investments. (South Florida Business Journal $$$, press release)

🩻 Tampa General Hospital and Mass General Brigham have opened their radiation oncology center in a former Pier I imports store at Legacy Place in Palm Beach Gardens. Mass General is the teaching hospital system for Harvard Medical School. Tampa General is the teaching hospital for the University of South Florida. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)

📁 One of four finalists for the Lake Worth Beach city manager job had two recent domestic incidents, including an arrest in which charges were dropped, raising the question of whether those incidents should play a role in the city’s decision on a top executive. (Lake Worth Beach Independent)

🚧 The wrecking ball is coming for Colonial Assisted Living center at 534 Datura St. in downtown West Palm Beach. Rybak Development of New York and Gold Standard of Care of Fort Lauderdale are proposing a 25-story apartment building with 261 units through the state’s Live Local Act. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)

🗞️ McClatchy, the newspaper chain that owns the Miami Herald and 29 other newspapers, made deep job cuts last week to newsrooms across the country. At the Herald, more than 30 roles were cut, more than a third of the editorial staff. The company blamed business performance. (The New York Times, gift link, email required) 

🕯️ Nick Rojo, a South Florida native and co-founder and president of Fort Lauderdale-based Affiliated Development, died Sept. 7 at age 44. The company built The Grand just north of Banyan Boulevard in downtown West Palm Beach, The Spruce in West Palm’s Northwood Village and The Mid on North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth Beach. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)

• Stet fondly remembers that Rojo generously shared his time by offering a walking tour of The Grand in 2023, including a stop at its hidden-door speakeasy.

🌀 An assessment of the 2026 hurricane season, which passed its peak last week, includes a stunning stat: No hurricane has made landfall in the United States in nearly two years. (The New York Times, gift link, email required)

📝 South Florida journalist Dan Christensen is still chasing unanswered questions about Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the 9/11 attacks. (WLRN)

🛍️ World Market set a Sept. 25 grand opening for its store in Palm Beach Gardens. The imported goods retailer is moving into the former Office Depot in Prosperity Centre at PGA Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road. The celebration starts at 8:45 am.

🎧  “Top of Mind Florida,” the podcast by Michael Williams and Brian Crowley, explores Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon’s upset Senate primary win and what it means for the governor’s race. Also, they turn to Amendment 3 — the property tax vote both call one of the most consequential ballot questions Floridians will face. (Listen now; watch after 4 pm today.)