The Town of Jupiter’s Loxahatchee River Center, located at 805 North U.S. Highway One, invites you to flutter on over to the first Atala Butterfly Festival and Family Day. On Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 will be celebrating the Atala butterfly! Once thought to be extinct, this beautiful butterfly is local and flourishing in our own backyard. 

The Atala is a small colorful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southeastern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and on other Caribbean islands. Its coloration and habits are unique among butterflies within its scale. Due to the decline in the butterfly’s host plant, triggered by overharvesting the root of the plant for starch by early settlers, the Atala butterfly was thought to be…

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Lucid Motors is a brand new innovative electric luxury sedan, which is going to be fully unveiled in April 2020. Rosemary Square, West Palm Beach will be Palm Beach County’s first showroom.

Based out of Silicon Valley, Lucid’s mission is to set a new standard for sustainable transportation with advanced luxury electric vehicles. Lucid’s first vehicle, the Lucid Air, is intended to be the world's most advanced electric car, built upon the company's industry-leading proprietary electric powertrain technology. 

Under direction of the former Tesla Model S lead engineer Peter Rawlinson, the “Lucid Motors CTO, there’s a feeling that Lucid has the internal knowledge to tease Tesla’s grip as maker of the ultimate electric luxury sedan.”

Lucid Motors…

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Rosemary Square in West Palm Beach just disclosed that UNTUCKit will open in 2020 at the shopping, dining and entertainment center. Rosemary Square, located in the heart of West Palm Beach, is an excellent destination for unforgettable dining and drinks, retail, arts and culture and community events. A historic cultural arts theater, a spectacular show fountain and al fresco shopping plaza add a bonus to the Palm Beach County area year-round.

If you are not familiar with UNTUCKit, it is a men’s retail store specializing in the perfect untucked shirt. It can be a challenge to find shirts that looked good untucked. It’s a tough style to get right. UNTUCKit claims to have that “just-right length, fits all shapes and sizes, and helps you look…

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Copacabana Cuban and Caribbean cuisine, 1209 Main Street, Suite 101, is a unique blend of authentic taste of glorious Cuba in Jupiter.  Located in the Town Center, Copacabana, is a throwback reminder of Cuba in its glory days.  Step back into the 1950’s in a tropical setting with an abundance of photographic memories of Cuba when it was a high society island destination.  

The owner, Gustavo, was raised and educated in Varadero, Cuba. Years of experience as Manager of food and beverage departments of several five-star hotels such as Melia, Sol Riu and Intercontinental Hotel, inspired him to achieve the “American Dream”.  His dream was always to own his restaurant in the "free country". His American dream became a reality in 2007 when he opened his…

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Experience a one-of-a-kind interactive sound and light show in West Palm Downtown Beach. The interactive art installation, known as “Impulse”, will bring the delight to people of all ages. “Impulse” is a publicly activated light and sound experience.  Synchronized sounds will illuminate the seesaws when in motion on Clematis Street from February 15th to March 29th, 2020. This is a “don’t miss” event which is fun for all ages - young and young at heart. 

12 enormous illuminated seesaws respond and change color when put into motion setting a mood of a playful good time. The staple piece of playground equipment projects sounds and light when they are in motion. When fueled by the users and are inclined, “the seesaws, augmented by LED lights and speakers,…

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Planta, is a vivid, vegan/vegetarian upscale restaurant, guided by globally acclaimed Chef David Lee and much-admired restaurateur Steven Salm. It is scheduled to open at Rosemary Square, 700 South Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach in the next coming months of 2020. The Toronto-born concept was named one of the “Top 50 Restaurants for Vegetarians in America” last year.  The eatery’s vision is to “celebrate innovative cuisine in a beautiful environment without the use of any animal products.”

Planta was opened with the purpose of creating delicious food that promotes environmental sustainability. Planta intends to satisfy a void in the market of fashionable, plant-based dining options with serious attention to flavor. The proprietors feel a…

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The holidays are a delightful time with lots of celebrations.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is partnering with Palm Beach County Law Enforcementto share the message and remind the public about the dangers of drunk driving. 

This New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2019, law enforcement will participate in the high-visibility national enforcement campaign, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”. During this time, local law enforcement will show zero tolerance for drunk driving. Increased state and national messages about the dangers of driving impaired, coupled with enforcement and increased officers on the road, aim to drastically reduce drunk driving on our Palm Beach County roadways.

Alcohol…

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The Historic Jungle Trail winds for nearly 8 miles along a sandy road through the hammock habitat of Florida's barrier island north of Vero Beach in Martin County. The trail, really a hard-sandy road, and it is on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The historically significant trail was built in the 1920’s so that South Florida citrus growers could haul their produce up and down the barrier island.  The pathway ranges from Wabasso to the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Historic Jungle Trail is one of the best places in the area to see the barrier island plant life and wildlife. It is located very close to the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. Pelican Island NWR has been placed on the List of Ramsar Wetlands of…

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The exhibit "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" at the Norton Museum of Art,1450 South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach casts new light on the woman, her art, and her clothing. The O’Keeffe exhibition features 184 paintings, photographs and pieces of her clothing. "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" is on view now at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach through February 2, 2020.

There hasn’t been and artist in the twentieth century quite like Georgia O’Keeffe. The brilliant modernist is the focus of the captivating exhibit. O’Keeffe is associated with the Southwest of the United States.  In addition to be being recognized for her New York Skyscapers, she is well known for the vibrant, abstract landscapes and flowers she created in the Southwest.…

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 Effective January 1, 2020, South Florida motorists must stop texting while driving, unless they want a citation. Florida Statute Section 316.305 now allows law enforcement to stop motor vehicles appearing to be texting and driving and issue citations. The new law also bans the use of smartphone devices in construction and school zones. Drivers can still text while stopped at a red light, or at any point when their vehicle is stationary. Florida has become the latest state to make texting while driving a primary traffic offense, essentially meaning that law enforcement will be able to pull over drivers just for texting and driving.

Previously, a law enforcement officer had to pull over a driver for another reason and then cite them for texting while…

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