The Marine Industries Association of South Florida, along with show producer Informa U.S. Boat Shows and Broward County, announced Thursday that the 61st version of the annual boat show will go on as planned with new safety protocols. 

Precautions will include contactless ticketing system, 14 entrances, docks widened to up to 30 feet, temperature checks, and sanitization stations. All exhibitors and attendees will be required to wear face coverings, and all customer lines – including entrances, restrooms, and food and beverage stands – will be spaced out, with visual markers every 6 feet. Hygiene stations will be installed throughout the show area.

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is the largest boat show in the world. In 2019, the show…

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This September, several restaurants along Town Center Drive in Jupiter’s downtown Abacoa have teamed up to offer special September dining deals. The dining deals are part of their month-long promotion called Dine the Drive.

One restaurant owner formed the idea after hearing that Flavor Palm Beach, the county’s largest dining-deal promotion will not be returning until next year. Shortly after the idea was formed, many downtown Abacoa restaurants joined in.

Restaurants along Town Center Drive will be offering three-course menu options and specialty prices during the month of September.  The restaurants participating include Brick and Barrel, Jumby Bay Island Grill, Das Beer Gardens, and Stadium Grill.

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Palm Beach International (PBI) Airport announced it achieved GBAC STAR facility accreditation, ensuring proper cleaning protocols, disinfection techniques, and work practices are in place to combat biohazards and infectious diseases.

This facility accreditation, which is administered by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, a Division of ISSA, properly equips PBI for effectively combating reoccurring biohazards or infectious disease risks. 

PBI is the second airport in the United States and the first airport in Florida to receive the GBAC STAR facility accreditation.

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Signs of fall are coming to Palm Beach County. Although the weather is still warm and sunny, fall activities are getting ready to open.

The West Palm Beach GreenMarket is preparing to return to the West Palm Beach waterfront this October for its 26th season. The popular GreenMarket is a fall centerpiece for downtown West Palm Beach.  On Saturday mornings, hundreds of people and vendors line the streets and display some of the best local produce and homemade goods.

The theme for this year’s market is “Lettuce Shop Safely” and due to the current conditions and health and safety guidelines, social distancing will be strictly enforced. The GreenMarket will start this October 3rd and run every Saturday until mid-April. Admission is free with vendor…

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Traveling to and from the West Coast to South Florida is about to get easier. Palm Beach International Airport announced recently that JetBlue has plans to add a direct flight from Palm Beach International Airport to Los Angeles, California.

JetBlue announced Thursday, that they will be offering non-stop daily flights between Palm Beach and Los Angeles starting in November. The first direct flight will be beginning on November 19th and will depart LAX at 8 am PST and arrive in West Palm Beach at 3:52 pm EST. Currently the average flight time from Los Angeles to South Florida is around five hours.

The East coast to West coast flights will depart PBI at 5 pm EST and is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles at 8:33 pm PST.

The airport has announced…

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Take your boat to the movies. This Saturday, September 12th the Futures Recovery Healthcare partnered with the Jupiter Pointe Club and Marina for the first local boat-in movie theater. The event is to honor the second annual Jupiter Recovery Day.

Jupiter Recovery Day is an annual event founded by the Tequesta based Futures that honors and celebrates recovery from mental health and substance use disorders in the local community. All proceeds from this weekend’s event will benefit and be donated to Believe With Me, a local charity supporting families of fallen soldiers. The event is open to the public.

Guests are welcomed to arrive to the boat-in movie theater this Saturday, September 12th for a 7:30 pm movie screening of the classic hit Jaws. The…

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Located on one of Palm Beach Island’s most exclusive streets, The Flagler Museum is one of the most visited attraction in Palm Beach County. The grand estate, formally known as Whitehall, features more than 100,000 square feet filled with some of the most important Palm Beach history.

The famous landmark was commissioned by the American Industrialist Henry Flagler as a wedding gift to his wife Mary. Henry Flagler is known to be the founder of Standard Oil and an important person in shaping the history of Palm Beach. Flagler commissioned John Carrere and Thomas Hastings to build and design the grand estate. Hastings and Carrere were also the architects for other famous landmarks such as the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City and the New York Public…

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The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

These attacks impacted every American, and will never be forgotten, so on September 11, 2010 a memorial was founded in Palm Beach Gardens by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

At Fire Station 3 on Northlake Boulevard, a large 12 ton steel beam from the South Tower of the World Trade Center building can be viewed as a memorial art piece.

The memorial is open to the general public and is located at Fire Station 3 at 5089 Northlake Blvd #5075 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

                                                                                      

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One of the internet’s most reputable Travel Blogs, The Poinster, recently visited Jupiter to showcase its beauty and stunning landscapes. Boasting nearly 35,000 followers on Instagram and over six thousand visitors a month to their Pinterest page, The Poinster editors travel the globe to showcase the very best spots to capture that perfect photo. Please find below The Poinster’s Choices for the most instagrammable spots in Jupiter/Juno:

  • Sunrise on Juno Beach
  • Coral Cove Park
  • Cypress Creek/Riverbend Park
  • Local sandbars
  • Cato’s Bridge Beach
  • Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

“As a resident of the Jupiter/Juno Beach area, I’m always exploring these amazing locations that are practically in my backyard,” says Marcy Ferruggia, founder…

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Lion Country Safari located in western Palm Beach County is Florida’s only drive through and walk through safari as well as an amusement park in the entire state. The safari is located on more than 600 acres of land that over 1000 animals from all six continents throughout the safari’s seven different sections.

The safari was founded in 1967 and claims to be the first cage-less zoo in the United States. The safari has won numerous awards and recognitions including the 3rd Best Safari in 2009, One of the Top Ten Drive Through Safari’s, Best Outdoor Activity in Palm Beach County, Top Local Attraction of 2019, and the Certificate of Excellence in 2017 just to name a few.

Some of the notable species roaming the preserve include white rhinos, lions,…

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