Summertime is hot, hot, hot! Thankfully, there is refuge! South Florida residents know you must find alternatives from the beach and pool.  Check out these family fun locales if you are looking to keep cool this summer in Palm Beach County.

iFly

iFly is an awesome place in South Florida where visitors can go indoor skydiving by jumping into a wind tunnel. It will cool you down quickly.  Best of all, there is no reason you also do not have to jump out of a perfectly good plane. 

Where: 11690 West State Road 84, Davie. 954-280-4359.

Rapids Water Park

Grab some Dippin' Dots, an inner tube and float down the lazy river for ultimate cool down at Rapids Water Park. Thrill seekers can cool off at any of the 42 water slides from Big Thunder…

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One of Palm Beach County’s best kept secret is Northwood Village. There are lots of trendy restaurants, with new seafood, Peruvian, Thai, and Southern eateries in the Northwood Road Shopping District. This is a great time to visit Northwood Village while it is still uncrowded.

Luxury condo towers are planned for North Flagler Drive and nearby, Currie Park overlooking the Lake Worth Lagoon and Palm Beach. A developer is planning on 350 apartments, mixed with galleries, shops, offices and a plaza on an area known as the “anchor site.” There’s also discussion of a greenway corridor along the railroad tracks.

The seven-block district, founded in the 1920s, by boat builders, bootleggers, and others, is 1.5 miles north of West Palm Beach. Some have…

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Starting this Friday, shoppers across the state of Florida can avoid certain sales tax on items in preparation with the start of the new hurricane season. Hurricane season begins in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1st and continues until November 30th. For a few short days, shoppers can save money by putting together and gathering your stockpiles to prepare in case of a storm.

South Florida has been lucky the past few years and avoided hurricanes and tropical storms but it always smart to think ahead. The 10-day sales tax holiday begins this Friday, May 28th and will continue until Sunday, June 6th. During this time, shoppers can avoid paying sales tax on these items.

  • Reusable ice packs ($20 dollars or less)
  • Flashlights and Lanterns ($40 dollars or…

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The Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium located within Downtown Abacoa is hosting three baseball games beginning this Thursday. Downtown Abacoa is home to a variety of shops, boutiques, restaurants, and entertainment to check out before attending one of the baseball games this Memorial Day weekend.

The Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is home to two Minor League Baseball Teams, The Jupiter Hammerheads, and the Palm Beach Cardinals. The stadium is also home to two Major League Baseball Teams, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Miami Marlins during their Spring Training.

This weekend’s baseball games begin this Thursday, May 27th with the Jupiter Hammerheads versus the Clearwater Threshers. Downtown Abacoa is also hosting their weekend Open- Air Dining Series…

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Good news for cruise travelers, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has announced that cruising will begin out of the Port of Palm Beach beginning this summer. The first cruise back into the Port will begin sailing to Freeport, Bahamas beginning July 2nd.

The Grand Classica ship will be the first cruise back in the Port of Palm Beach. Normally the cruise line has two ships that leave out of Palm Beach County, The Grand Classica and the Grand Celebration. Both ships offer several dining venues, entertainment, lounges, bars, pools, a kid’s club, casinos, unlimited food, and drink packages.

Bahamas Paradise Cruise line started in 2014 and began sailing from Palm Beach to the Bahamas a year later. The port was chosen because of its central location within Palm…

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The public can now help marine life by adopting a sea turtle through the Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Adopt a Sea Turtle program. This unique program helps to benefit further research, rehabilitation projects, and the continuous care for the injured, sick, and endangered sea turtles housed at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

The Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a non-profit organization located in Juno Beach. The center’s mission is to help protect marine life and to help promote ocean conservation. The center rescues injured or endangered sea turtles to bring to their sea turtle hospital for further care and diagnosis before releasing back into the ocean.

Through the Adoption program medication, food and tank maintenance, research and hospital…

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The quaint beach town of Hobe Sound has a couple of interesting tidbits and tales you may not have heard. Here are a handful of interesting facts about the sleepy seaside town of Hobe Sound in Martin County.

  1. In the early 1900s, Hobe Sound was also known as "Olympia" because the 12,000 acres of the Gomez Spanish Land [land in Hobe Sound granted by Spain to Don Eusebio Gomez for his "services to the crown"] was bought by the Olympia Improvement Corp. with the goal to create a Greek town where movies could be filmed and produced. They built a Greek-style school, installed architectural lamp posts, and named the streets after Greek and Roman gods which still bear them today, like Athena, Olympus, Mars, Apollo, Adonis, Mercury, and Saturn streets,…

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The City of Boynton Beach and the non-profit organization Azul for Better Living are holding a clothing drive through May 24, 2021.  Boynton Beach is accepting clothing donations to help support local adults with disabilities. If you have unused items, please drop off cleaned and bagged clothing to Boynton Beach City Hall.  City hall is located at 100 East Ocean Avenue and will be accepting donations Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.   

Please help make a difference by supporting the economic development for local adults with disabilities.  The City of Boynton Beach Americans with Disabilities Director, Debbie Majors stated, “We are proud to support Azul for the Better Living and the special needs community. These creative designers can take the…

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Constitution Park, 399 Seabrook Road, Tequesta has something for everyone - children's playgrounds, fitness trail, putting green, skateboard park, basketball courts and more. The meticulously maintained park is covered by a canopy of mature oak trees. In order to maintain the impeccable quality of the park, routine improvements are required. 

Constitution Park is a true asset in the Village of Tequesta.  It will be closed for enhancements Monday, May 17, 2021 – June 4, 2021. On the improvement schedule, Constitution park will be getting upgrades to the walking trail, drainage, and landscaping. The Skate Park will continue to be open during improvements.

The park is awesome with a nice big green space as well as a huge gazebo in the center. The…

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Palm Beach County is home to the John D MacArthur Beach State Park, the only state park located within the county.  The park was established in 1989 and its purpose is to protect Florida’s southeast coast.

The park is located in North Palm Beach and is situated between the Lake Worth Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. The park is home to more than seven species of plants, more than 22 species of animal’s roam throughout the park and features more than 438 acres of natural environment.

An Estuary is located within the northern section of the park and features an Anastacia Limestone Rock Reef that was formed more than 125,00 years ago. The reef is mostly made of limestone and is one of Palm Beach County’s best snorkeling spots.

The State Park offers a…

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