PGA National Resort and Spa, located at 400 Ave of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, has been awarded as one of Conde Nast Magazine, 2019 Readers Choice Top Resorts in Florida. More than a resort and spa, PGA National offers an enviable lifestyle in a setting that embraces the best Florida has to offer. With a world-class destination spa, a private Sports & Racquet Club and five championship golf courses, the pursuit of wellness is present in this resort lifestyle community.

Known internationally as a European influenced destination, The Spa at PGA is a full-service spa.  Although you would expect all types of treatments and indulgences the resort presents more than 100 ways to indulge. Their modalities and therapies are rooted in highly…

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Palm Beach’s most iconic location, The Breakers, is hosting a “spookeasy” style Halloween party. HMF, One South County Road, Palm Beach, is a sophisticated lounge and restaurant, located within the grand hotel. The lounge is partnering up with Veuve Clicquot for the celebration and aptly renamed the event “Yelloween”!  The soiree will bring forth spirits from the dead Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and imaginative costumes are highly encouraged.

Guests will enjoy Veuve Clicquot and additional Halloween-themed cocktails. The “Headless Horseman”, made with Bulleit bourbon, pumpkin, and a brown sugar simple syrup promises to lop off your head. Try the “Eye See You”, made with Belvedere Vodka with lychee juice and fresh lime, or “The…

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Living in Southeast Florida is a dream come true. A seemingly endless summer.  Live life like it’s one long weekend. Perhaps its to early to quit your job and run away from all responsibilities but you can get as close as it gets to the island life vibe here in the Palm Beaches.

We all have thought about it occasionally while sitting in a horrendous traffic jam, a boring meeting, or even as you’re shoveling snow out of the driveway, your thoughts turn to paradise. Walking along the beach, drinking frozen umbrella drinks from coconut shells, and never having cold feet again that a pair of socks and flips flops can’t warm up.  Oh, the smile on your face as drive to work along a beach road or winding intracoastal drive.

The fact of it is while some…

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Spook your Halloween sweet tooth with a well-known, delicious chocolatetier throughout Palm Beach County.  Hoffman’s Chocolates has several locations all around the Palm Beaches offering sweet temptations for occasions.  Mix up a new spell and hand out something unique.

Halloween is one of the few times of the year that we indulge ourselves with candy chocolates.  Every year there are favorites.  Forbes.com suggests stocking up on the Halloween candy that’s most popular in your region. Based on data from CandyStore.com the State of Florida’s favorite candy is Skittles! Across the board nationwide, America’s top-ranked Halloween candies include Skittles, Reese’s Cups, M&M’s, Snickers and Starbursts, with Candy Corn coming in a close sixth place.

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Did you know that manatees are Florida’s marine mammal, and we proudly go to great lengths to protect them? Manatees are large, marine herbivoros known as sea cows.

The preservation of this endangered marine mammal is crucial, and it starts with community awareness. Throughout the colder months, manatees are drawn to warm-water outflows. They can’t survive in water that is less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Here in Palm Beach County, visit the Manatee Lagoon facility located at Florida Power and Light, 6000 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. This is an ecological-discovery center offering a live webcam and it’s one of the top places to watch manatees.

The manatee is described as a very slow-moving mammal. They swim a typical speed of about…

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Great adventure awaits in Palm Beach County. It’s always fun to do something new, but often we fall into the trap of spending our weekends the same way.  Step outside of your comfort zone and get creative.  If you're stuck in the same old routine, it's time to try something new. McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary, 12943 61st Street North, West Palm Beach, will help you get in touch with the adventurer within you.If you’re stuck in the same old routine, it might be time to try something new.  When was the last time you went to a wildlife sanctuary? McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary always has a great adventure waiting. You will encounter over 200 animals during your visit to the sanctuary. They offer tours of the facility which rescues and rehabilitates wild…

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Luckily, we live in South Florida where the weather is gorgeous year-round for a barbeque. So, don’t put that grill away.  Barbecuing techniques include smoking, roasting, braising and grilling.  Seems to be the most common and is done over direct, dry heat, usually over a hot fire for a few minutes. Throughout the summer, barbeque picnics are plentiful and a wonderful thing to do with family and friends. Most BBQ’s offer the standard options of hot dogs and hamburgers on the beach, on the boat or near the pool. 

Now that fall has arrived don’t shut down the outdoor kitchen, try something different on the BBQ.  Have you ever tried cauliflower steaks? Cauliflower steaks are delicious and so flavorful with an herb topped sauce.  It is good as an…

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The Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum located in the restored old 1916 Courthouse, 300 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach enriches the lives of residents and visitors by sharing local history, making it thought-provoking and telling. The Historical Society of Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization.  The mission is to collect, preserve the rich history of the area, as well as share the cultural heritage of the Palm Beaches.

There are 4 galleries within the historical museum. The past comes alive in two permanent galleries and two rotating temporary exhibits that reflect the impact of the many cultures in Palm Beach County’s diverse past. One popular exhibit is entitled “Building Paradise: Addison Mizner's…

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It will be October in a few days and fall is slowly creeping into the Jupiter area.  Which means several things; the weather becomes idyllic, the holidays are right around the corner, and October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, second only to skin cancer. According to the 2019 U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics issued by Breastcancer.org an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 62,930 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer. About 2,670 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in men in 2019.

Health, wellness and community centers in South Florida are hosting informational, activities…

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Within Southeast Florida you’ll spot all types of creatures in their natural habitat. If you’re looking to get wild just drive out west of town and visit Lion Country Safari, 2003 Lion Country Safari Road in Loxahatchee. This is Florida’s only drive-through safari and walk-through amusement park. Come spend the day on safari with over 1000 wild animals. It’s worth the trip!

This is a self-guided drive through the safari . You will have the opportunity to observe the animals from the comfort of your own vehicle.  When you enter the park, an informative CD will be offered to guide your safari.  Lion Country Safari has wild animal exhibits and encounters.   Animal feeding experiences such as feeding the giraffes.  Groups of young kids and adults…

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