Back in June 2022, when the City Commission chose a local group of Black dining and entertainment officials to manage the lounge, hopes were high that the venue, which was shuttered in 2018 after ...

Not the first time a reopening was promised City leaders have announced the Sunset Lounge was close to reopening multiple times since it closed the property in 2018 — including in each of the ...

The Sunset Lounge — which the city renovated for more than $16,000,000 — is currently empty, with no operator, and city officials have said it is costing taxpayers around $26,000 a month in ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The city of West Palm Beach disqualified the group initially awarded the deal to operate the historic Sunset Lounge.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Sunset Lounge, a historic venue celebrated for its rich legacy in African American music and culture, is entering the final phase of its renovation. The West ...

The city, through the CRA, has already poured more than $16 million in a years-long effort to buy and renovate the lounge and turn sad nearby properties into a music-themed park and spaces for shops.

Once it became clear Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Carolyn Bell would again order the city to pay $1.2 million in legal fees to Vita, the mayor announced the city would appeal the ruling.

F. Malcolm Cunningham, the attorney representing Vita Lounge LLC in its quest to manage the Sunset, filed a request with the Palm Beach County Circuit Court to nullify James' vote, which he said ...