Many people dream of owning a home in paradise, but popular belief is that it’s unattainable because living on the water is “more expensive.” Contrarily, there are quite a few beach towns across America that are the oceanfront oasis people want without the associated high living costs.

Two Palm Beach County towns are in the Top 20 Best Beach Towns to Live In by WalletHub, an online credit and finance corporation. Data compared 205 coastal cities around the country factoring 58 indicators of livability. Using a point system based off six different elements; affordability, weather, safety, economy, education, health and quality of life. Boca Raton and Jupiter made the list at numbers 7 and 11 respectively, and North Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Lantana…

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When the Fourth of July comes around it means family, fireworks, and barbeques. In Palm Beach County there are several huge Fourth of July celebrations happening. Each includes many different fun activities like sand castle contests, live entertainment, kids activities, and of course fireworks. Here are some of the biggest celebrations around town:

Delray Beach

The Delray Beach Downtown 4th of July Celebration is a free event happening all day long. In the morning from 8 a.m.-noon, there will be a sand castle building competition and professional sand sculpture display by the Silverball Museum. Later on at 5 p.m. there will be lots of family entertainment including mini golf, crafts, face painting, vendors and more. Fireworks start at 9 p.m.,…

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This past Wednesday, the Palm Beach County public school system was awarded an “A” from the Florida Department of Education. The grade comes from factors including students’ high test scores on state exams and the county’s high rate of graduation. Palm Beach County students outperformed every other county on their required state exams and most schools in the area average a graduation rate of 90 percent with some charter schools even reaching 100 percent.

State records show that this year, 42 percent of public and charter schools in Florida earned an “A"- a 6 percent increase over last year. Of the seven largest school districts in the state, Palm Beach and Miami – Dade counties were the only two given an “A.” None of the 67 county school districts…

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With a projected wage growth rate of 6.7 percent and job growth rate of 2.4 percent (Forbes), the economy in Palm Beach County continues grow and thrive. These numbers, along with seemingly endless shopping, dining, outdoor and other entertainment activities in South Florida, is perhaps why local residents over the age of 65 have high hopes for the seller's market. 

Nearly 70 percent of Americans think now is a good time to buy a home, according to a new National Association of Research (NAR) survey, with the highest buyer optimism coming from those in the south aged 65 and older. 

Palm Beach County has more people in the age group 65+ than it does persons under age 18- understandably, as the area is geared toward the affluent with its luxury…

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The Farmer's Table in Boca Raton and Prime Catch in Boynton Beach made OpenTable's ‘100 Best Al Fresco Restaurants in America for 2018.’ 

The list was put together based on reviews of 27,000 restaurants across the U.S. While Palm Beach County has hundreds of gorgeous waterfront restaurants, Farmer's Table and Prime Catch were chosen for their uniqueness.

The Farmer's Table has an elegant rustic atmosphere with a warm ambiance. They serve fresh, locally-sourced American cuisine that's both delicious and healthy. Their outdoor patio is large and tropical with sails and string lights overhead. All of their menus are filled with so much variety that makes it difficult to choose one thing. 

See more on their website here. 

Prime Catch is an…

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According to the most recentFlorida Association of Realtors marketing report on single family homes in Palm Beach County, sale price is up, time to contract is quick and inventory is down meaning it's a seller's market.

Palm Beach County had 1,721 closed sales in May with 94.8% of sellers receiving their original listing price. Median sales price is up 5.7% compared to this time last year and time to contract is 49 days with time to sell at around 3 months. 

These figures show the market is improving and both buyers and sellers can benefit. With lower inventory, people thinking of selling their home should consider now as a great time to list. Buyers thinking of purchasing a home may try to buy now before prices continue to go up.

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The Palm Beaches are known as the Golf Capital of Florida for a reason. The county has more than 160 golf courses including PGA National, home of five championship courses played and designed by legends. Jack Nicklaus-designed course, "The Champion," at PGA features the infamous Bear Trap- one of the most formidable three-hole stretches in golf. Every year, top players congregate on the course to compete in the Honda Classic, a prime stop on the PGA TOUR.

Other notable courses in the area include The Breakers Ocean Course- Florida's oldest 18-hole course, Red Reef Executive Golf Course with some of the most picturesque views around, the Ibis Golf & Country Club- the only club in the world with three Nicklaus family-designed 18-hole championship…

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The Palm Beach Selfie Trail is a collection of "selfies" at photo-worthy spots in Palm Beach County.

From the Jupiter Lighthouse to the Palm Beach Zoo to the life-size Chess game in PGA, the area has dozens of locations that are worth taking a selfie at.

The Selfie Trail currently has nearly 30 spots on Discover the Palm Beaches official Selfie Map, click here to see it. You can upload a photo at one of these locations to be featured on the map- just tag @PalmbeachesFL or #ThePalmBeaches on Instagram.

Add your favorite Palm Beach County spot on the map or make a point of following the trail to the awesome sites already pinned.

Find out more things to see in beautiful Palm Beach County from Discover the Palm Beaches here. 

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Every Wednesday is Winesday at That's Amore Pizzeria is Boynton Beach!

On Wednesdays from 5-9:30 p.m. bottles of wine are 50% off with a dinner purchase.

That's Amore makes a variety of seriously authentic Italian pizzas plus pastas, paninis, salads and desserts. Their pizzas are cooked in a wood burning brick oven shipped straight from the heartland.

They're open for dinner on Tuesday through Thursday and open for lunch and dinner on Friday through Sunday. 

That's Amore also has other specials throughout the week: on Tuesdays they have a large cheese pizza special for just $6.95 and on Thursdays is their meatball special where you can get a meatball app for just $5.95 or a pizza, panini or spaghetti with meatballs for $7.95.

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A unique new tapas restaurant opened in West Palm last week on the Clematis waterfront. 

The spot is called Tapeo and it's a two-story restaurant with a casual vibe to sip wine and dine downstairs and a white-tablecloth, traditional atmosphere upstairs. On the lower floor you'll find eye-catching art by New York graffiti artist Raul Rubio and on level two you can get incredible views from huge windows overlooking the downtown Waterfront Commons.

Tapeo is open for lunch and dinner offering a menu full of variety. The lunch menu includes plenty of salads priced $8.95 to $12.95, classic soups like lentil, gazpacho, and seafood, Spanish-style sandwiches for $12.95 and a selection of entrees featuring traditional rice dishes, pork chops and steaks. 

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