As the Downtown West Palm Beach landscape continues to evolve, so do the features that accompany it. That can be seen in the new CityZen Garden that opened this past week outside the Broadstone Apartments.

A collaboration between Sherryl Muriente, her husband Beju, and Finnish artist Marco Casagrande, the new area features a small outdoor amphitheater, a zen garden and several statues. The space was designed as part of the West Palm Beach Art in Public Places program. The program requires developers to either donate to a public art fund or build public art on their site. As a result, the trio worked with the Alliance Residential Company who developed the Broadstone Apartments.

The garden features bamboo, flowers and other plants, while giant,…

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Tickets are now on sale for the final musical coming to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach this season as part of the Kravis on Broadway Series. Disney’s The Lion King is hitting the stage on Wednesday, April 24th through Sunday, May 5th.

More than 95 million people have seen the musical throughout the world, and the musical comes to West Palm Beach for the first time. The Lion King has won 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The Lion King is based off the classic Disney film about a young lion and his quest to be king and features musical hits by award-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. Some of the classic hits include Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata, I Just Can’t Wait To Be King and much more.

The musical is approximately two and a half…

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After being closed for renovations, one of the oldest libraries around is now back open. The Gioconda and Joseph King Library at The Society of the Four Arts, which also serves as home of the Palm Beach Library, reopened this past week after some restoration work.

The Four Arts King Library offers a collection of over 70,000 publications, periodicals, DVDs, and other media. While it serves as the town library for Palm Beach, the library welcomes people who don't live on the island through a variety of membership programs. The library offers book discussion groups several times a month along with other events and programs.

In addition to the main library, the Society of the Four Arts also offers a Children's Library. The Children's Library provides…

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Join Harbourside Place in Jupiter this upcoming Friday, December 21st for the 4th Annual Jupiter Jingle Jog. Come for a night of holiday cheer and fun and participate in the 1-mile run or walk and the kids Santa Scrambler 200 Yard Dash.

The event starts on Friday at 5 pm with check-in lasting until 5:45. The run and walk is a non-timed event. Registration is required for the event and ends at midnight on Thursday, December 20th. The cost to join the run or walk is $20 dollars. Click here to register.

There will also be a Kids Santa Scrambler 200 Yard Dash for those 8 years old and younger. Check- in starts at 5 pm until 5:15 pm with the dash starting shortly after. Registration is required and ends at midnight on Thursday, December 20th. Click here to…

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Get your tickets the see Mamma Mia! at the Maltz Theatre in Jupiter this January. Tickets are on sale now for the popular Broadway musical hitting the stage on Tuesday, January 15th through Sunday, February 10th.

Mamma Mia! is about a young daughter’s quest to find her father while preparing for her wedding and the story of her mother’s past, an independent hotel owner in the Greek Islands, after her finding her diary from 20 years ago.

The musical features musical hits by ABBA and has won numerous awards and has been turned into two award- winning movies starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried and Cher.

Some dates have been sold out, so get your tickets before they are gone.

Performance Schedule:
Monday: No Show
Tuesday: Show…

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 West Palm Beach has continued the tradition of their annual Holiday in Paradise event that features the famous Sandi the Christmas Tree made entirely of sand. Sandi the tree is the world’s only 35-foot, 700-ton sand tree with hundreds of lights and sculptures carved into the sand. The South Florida tradition stands in the center of Sandi Land.

Sandi the tree, will be on display in near the water downtown at Flagler Park and will have a nightly light display until December 31st. The tree was lit and kicked off the holiday season during the weekly Clematis by Night Tree Lighting on November 29th.

The themes for this year’s Sandi Tree is Merry the Mermaid and will feature tropical tree carvings and a fun filled tropical scene during the holidays.

In…

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Palm Beach County has over 47 miles of Atlantic coastline with a warm tropical climate and plenty of restaurants to sit outside and enjoy the view. From beach bars, to elegant outdoor dining here are some of the best outdoor restaurants in the area.

Old Key Lime House in Lantana: Has been opened since 1889 and is reportedly known as the oldest waterfront restaurant in Florida. The restaurant serves its famous and award-winning Key Lime pie and delicious cocktails while you sit back and enjoy some of the best sunset views on the outdoor patio. The Old Key Lime House is located at 300 E. Ocean Avenue in Lantana.

Dune Dog in Jupiter: This causal outdoor beach style restaurant serves some of the best hot dogs, waffle fries, burgers, barbecue ribs…

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Head to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum next Wednesday, December 19th for their reoccurring Lighthouse Sunset Tour. 

Come tour the Lighthouse and see sunset views over Jupiter and the ocean. Guest who attend get to see and witness the Jupiter Light turn on as well as getting a tour of the Jupiter Lighthouse watch room to see how everything works.

The tour takes approximately 75 minutes and costs $20 dollars per person and $15 dollars for Lighthouse members. Reservations are required to attend and can be made by calling 561-747-8380 x 101 or by purchasing tickets online.

Tours are weather permitting, and children must be at least 48 inches tall to climb the lighthouse tower and be accompanied by an adult. There are 105 steps to climb up to…

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Grab your ugly holiday sweaters and come to Harbourside Place in Jupiter this Saturday, December 15th in the afternoon for their annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Crawl.

Check- in will begin at 2 pm until 6 pm in the Amphitheatre where guests will receive four free drink tokens that can be redeemed for an alcoholic drink or beer at any bar or restaurant participating in the event throughout Harbourside until 8 pm. People who attend the sweater crawl will also receive drink specials, exclusive food, a goodie bag filled with gifts.

The crawl will be collecting donations for Little Smiles. A charity that helps brings joy to children during tough times. Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped toy to the check-in area during the sweater crawl.

Tickets for the…

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The outdoor shopping and entertainment center in West Palm Beach host several events throughout the year, including the Nightly Snowfall for the holiday season.

Visitors can come and shop for holiday gifts and get into the holiday spirit while enjoying the snowfall in the center of City Place, right near the big Christmas tree. The snowfall will occur Monday through Wednesday at 6 pm and 7 pm and Thursday through Sunday at 6 pm, 7 pm and 8pm. There will be no snowfall on Christmas Day, December 25th. The snowfall will last until Monday, December 31st.

Those who attend can enjoy dinner at one of several dining spots in City Place including The Cheesecake Factory, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, BurgerFi, The Regional Kitchen and Public House and much more.

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