Now that Spring has arrived let us all take the opportunity to find the bright spots Jupiter, Florida. Spring is the perfect opportunity to build outdoor family time into your schedule. Obviously, it coincides with our government stay-at-home request, so the interest to get outside into our yards has turned up.  Are you “itching” to get out?  Your backyard garden may be a pleasant getaway for the mind.

Gardeners have known that working with soil and plants is an incredible way to connect with natural surroundings and assert it eases their worries. It’s incredibly therapeutic to watch things grow.

Gardening underlines that we are all nurturers. Horticulture is a great equalizer: plants don’t give a fig who is tending them and for those with…

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Living the Florida lifestyle means you can spend plenty of family time outside all year-round! It's key to set up your outdoor oasis exactly how you want it so your time with family is focused on each other. Here are a few tips for setting up the perfect outdoor kitchen.

The Set-Up - Have it Your Way 

The first thing to consider when building the ideal summer kitchen is yourself! What do you like to eat? How do you like it cooked? Some may choose the option with two or three grills with a pizza oven. Some may want a cook top and a smoker. The options are endless! 

The next thing to consider is your workflow. When setting up your outdoor kitchen, consider the space needed. Are you going to be working alone or will your sons be flipping the burgers…

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Everyone loves Slime!  So clear off the kitchen table Palm Beach County and spread out some newspapers.   Round up your young kids, older kids and young-at-heart’s and get ready for science class. Time for an experiment in the “home lab”.  This fun may even count toward science class credit.

There are various receipes avaiable to make slime.  Here is an easy one to try.

Stuff you’ll need…

½ cup white glue (like Elmer’s).

1 squirt of foaming shaving cream.

2 pumps of foaming hand soap.

3 pumps of hand lotion.

Borax (in powdered form...Instacart it!)

Food coloring (blues, greens make beautiful ocean water slime)

Glitter (glistening ocean water slime).

Here’s how…

Pour the ½ cup of glue into a bowl (no, not the good…

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The Palm Beach Island grand estate and museum is offering virtual tours for you to tour the museum and estate in the comfort of your own home.  The Flagler Museum, formally known as Whitehall is an elegant estate that features more than 100,000 square feet that is filled with some of Palm Beach Island’s most important history. 

The elegant mansion features white marble columns and a red barrel roof overlooking the intercostal located just off of Cocoanut Row.  The estate features a large central courtyard, a full basement, two full stories plus an attic, the original fence built in 1901, ten antique clocks still working today and more than 75 rooms. The home features antiques, artwork and the history of the Gilded Age and Henry Flagler, known to be…

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While there are plenty of great workouts you can do from home, most of them are cardio-based or built for high repetition. During this time of quarantine and social distancing, many of those who prefer strength training have the choice to either switch things up for a bit and focus instead on fat burning and improving their cardio, or they can come up with more creative ways to continue their strength training routines. If you choose the latter, here are some strength training workouts you can do straight from home.

Bodyweight Squat

You squat every time you sit or stand, but don’t take this exercise for granted. It works your legs and your glutes, the most powerful muscle group in the body.

Challenge yourself and try doing this exercise for a…

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Local restaurants and bar might be closed to visitors for dine in services, but many restaurants and cafes located throughout Palm Beach County have adapted and are offering their menus to go for either curbside pick up or delivery. 

Here are some of the best restaurants offering their food to-go:

  • Christopher’s Kitchen
  • Meraki Juice Kitchen
  • Paddy Mac’s 
  • Little Moir’s Food Shack
  • Carmine’s Coal Fired Pizza
  • Carmine’s Gourmet Market
  • Little Moir’s Leftovers Café
  • Spoto’s Oyster Bar
  • Nick and Johnny’s Osteria
  • Lynora’s (all locations)
  • The Woods Jupiter
  • Cod and Caper’s Seafood
  • Farmer’s Table
  • And much more

Get your favorite food delivered to your doorstep from some of your favorite local restaurants.  Food…

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If you live in the Palm Beaches, you need to understand that things are the Coronavirus is still in full effect and things are still dangerous. In fact, Palm Beach County has the most deaths in the state with 14. Broward is second with 12.

As of today, April 1st, there are currently 551 reported cases. The age range of cases is from an infant to 99. There are 286 men and 256 women.

Here are more answers to some of the questions you may be wondering about:

How many cases are in Florida? There are 6,741. Of that, 6,490 are residents. There have been 85 deaths and 857 are currently hospitalized.

How many cases are in the U.S.? There are currently 188,592 total cases, the most in the world, and 4,056 deaths.

What is open in Palm Beach…

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Many parents are completely new to having to help their kids with online school. The Coronavirus has not made things easy for parents. But, thankfully, online classes offer an alternative to having to teach fully homeschool your child.

We don’t know how long kids are going to be out of school, so it’s best for parents to embrace online classes at home by starting to create systems to ensure their children get the best possible education. Here are three things you can do to help your child succeed in their online classes.

Create a Dedicated Learning Space

Will the couch work? Not so much! While your child might pick a busy place in the home, ideally he or she will need a dedicated workspace that is devoted to their online learning. No…

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Staying inside for days at a time can be as hard on your dog’s mind as yours, so hopefully you’re able to safely take Fido on a lot of walks away from other people during quarantine. Dogs may get restless, and you may be bored, so why not be productive by training your pup while also giving him or her a little mental stimulation?

The first step to training your dog to do tricks is that they respond much more effectively to positive reinforcement, NOT punishment. This means that you reward behaviors you like, and ignore behaviors you don’t like. Begin by rewarding your pup with small treats paired with a positive “good boy/girl” tone. Then, you can reward a little more with just “good boy/girl” by itself, and you can use the treats intermittently.

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Passover is coming up fast and, while a large dinner with friends might not be a great idea given the current Coronavirus pandemic, you can still make the occasion special with your immediate family.

If you generally order your family’s Passover dinner, don’t worry, there are still a variety of delivery and pickup option available in the Palm Beaches.

Toojay’s

With multiple locations doing takeout, curbside pickup and delivery in the Palm Beaches, Toojay’s will offer a Passover menu that includes a pound of herb roasted chicken for $4.99, a half-pound of beef brisket for $10.99, a quart of matzo ball soup for $11.99, a quart of chicken soup for $10.49, mini potato pancakes for $1.59 each, a pound of carrot tzimmes for $4.99, a pound of…

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