Eddie Ritz
Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network, focused on entertainment coverage that connects local residents to how they spend their time and money. His reporting is structured around regular service pieces, most notably recurring weekend guides and roundups of business people on the move in Palm Beach County. Across events, dining and business notes, he frames stories as concise lists and practical snapshots rather than broad trend features.
Top 5 Things to Do this weekend
A core strand of Ritz's work is the ongoing "Top 5 Things to Do this weekend" franchise, which he produces week after week for Palm Beach County. Recent installments highlight things to do across West Palm Beach, Jupiter and Wellington, and similar packages for West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach and Royal Palm Beach, and for Jupiter, West Palm Beach and Boca Raton. He treats these guides as practical itineraries, curating a handful of local events and activities with brief, direct descriptions and essential details.
The format foregrounds timing and location, making it easy to see what is happening on a given weekend in West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and other parts of the county.
Eat well for less at Palm Beach County restaurants
Ritz extends the same service approach to dining, writing pieces that help readers navigate restaurants by value and experience. In "Make it count? Eat well for less at these Palm Beach County restaurants," he spotlights places where diners can eat well without overspending, underscoring price and quality rather than fine-dining prestige.
His coverage includes stories on restaurant changes at local chains, such as the article detailing shifts at Duffy's Sports Grill, a Palm Beach County–based sports bar and restaurant group. He has also reported on a restaurant housed in a restored West Palm bus station, using the anniversary of the business as a hook for coverage of its evolution and celebration plans.
The Pig Beach BBQ anniversary cookout story fits this pattern, using a milestone event to anchor a straightforward look at a local restaurant and its offerings.
Professionals, business people on the move
Another recurring element of Ritz's beat is a series of "professionals on the move" columns, which track business people and organizations in Palm Beach County. He assembles weekly roundups such as "Palm Beach County professionals on the move for the week of Sept. 7," "for the week of Aug. 3," and broader lists of top business people on the move. These pieces catalog changes in local business leadership and staffing, with short itemized entries that emphasize names, roles and affiliations over analysis.
The format mirrors his entertainment work: list-based, time-stamped and designed to give a clear snapshot of what has changed in a given week.
Change is afoot at Duffy's Sports Grill
Alongside columns and guides, Ritz writes feature stories that follow individual businesses or people through longer arcs. The Duffy's Sports Grill piece, "Change is afoot at Palm Beach County-based Duffy's Sports Grill," traces adjustments at a regional sports bar chain, balancing operational details with what the changes mean for local patrons. He has profiled a local figure who grew from a humble start in Lake Park to major success, again using narrative structure to show how a personal or business journey unfolds over time. These features, like his guides and columns, are distributed beyond The Palm Beach Post through partners such as AOL, Yahoo and syndicated feeds, extending the reach of his entertainment and lifestyle reporting. Across all formats, Ritz keeps the tone straightforward and informational, favoring clear summaries and concrete details over commentary or criticism.
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