We took the kids up to West Palm Beach last week for a little zoo, ice cream and laidback wandering -- a first for the whole clan -- and we left with a new appreciation for the rapidly energizing city. This week we'll find ourselves up that way again to witness the awesome might of the Fort Lauderdale Select U-9 boys at a soccer tournament in Wellington, and here are a few reasons why I'll encourage other parents to swing by downtown WPB for a few hours between games.