Number 1 tip for updating decor for entertaining is to change up your “tablescape”.  Assuming most people who are hosting are generally having a dinner party, this is a quick fix. And it is relatively inexpensive to change the appearance of your dining table. Select a table runner that is modern, new placemats, pick up beautiful, fresh flowers that may well enhance the center of your table add creative new vase.

Think about ideas for things that could make the space a little different than it was last time you had family or guests for a dinner party. And even down to the dinnerware itself, you can change out the cutlery and the serving platters. It is a relatively inexpensive to make your dining space fresh. 

Make sure the most expensive things…

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The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, celebrates its anniversary each year by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum's founder, Jean Flagler Matthews, who was Flagler's youngest granddaughter. Whitehall's first and second floors will be open, as will Railcar No. 91 in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. This year, the Museum is offering free admission on Sunday, June 6th as part of an extended Founder's Day Weekend admission program.

The Museum Store, which is in the historic West Room, is open for a socially distanced shopping experience. Iced tea, lemonade, and lavender cookies will be available for purchase and may be enjoyed outside on Museum grounds. 

To reserve Founder's Day Weekend admission tickets, call (561) 655-2833 ext. 10.…

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Celebrate June with Latin Night at Bradley's Saloon in Downtown West Palm Beach.  They will be featuring an EXCLUSIVE tasting of “N smooth Yolo Rum” Mojitos. Feel free to taste and see why the rum has won 29 International awards. 

Yolo Rum is sugar-free, gluten-free, and made without any additives. It is truly rum made in its purest form. If a mojito is not your cocktail preference, ask the bartender to pour you an Old Fashion, or drink Yolo Rum on the rocks to enhance your dance moves.

So come party with us for a night of dancing and great music by a live Latin band at Bradley's Saloon Rock Bar this Saturday night, June 5th.  Come and experience why Yolo Rum is known as the rum that will have you saying, "You Only Live Once".  Additionally,…

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Jupiter residents are invited to attend Saturday morning, June 5, 2021, a FREE yoga class in the park. Cinquez Park is located at 2183 West Indiantown Road in the Town of Jupiter.  All levels of yoga practice experience are welcome with beginners and first timers encouraged to join Saturday at 9:00am.  Classes will continue through June 12, 2021. 

Jupiter Bloom Wellness is hosting the free yoga class. Led by Natalie Diaz, a licensed Mental Health counselor and a registered yoga teacher. For years, she has been blending breathing and movement techniques with more traditional supportive "talk therapy" to help calm the mind and improve emotional regulation. 

Yoga helps a mindfulness-based approach to unite mind, body, and spirit. It helps people…

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Mark your calendar to take the family out for a fun night under the stars. The City of West Palm Beach presents FREE Friday night family-friendly movies at Waterfront Commons, 101 South Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Waterfront Commons is in Downtown West Palm Beach.

The second Friday of every month, the City sets up an open-air movie theater. The “Screen on the Green” series features family activities and movies overlooking the spectacular waterfront of downtown. Experience classic flicks and newer films while stargazing and people-watching. Food service will be offered on-site, and guests are asked to follow the CDC guidelines.

June 11, 2021 - The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) (PG)

What do your pets do when you…

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Mix it up and “Rock the Block” in Downtown Boynton Beach on June 12, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This FREE social event will take place in Downtown Boynton Beach along East Ocean Avenue between Federal Highway and N.E. 3rd Street.  Th early evening event will feature live music, people watching and other entertainment.

The promotional event connects community members for social interactions in a fun and laid-back setting.  Come to the event to listen to live music and enjoy family-friendly activities will also become familiar with local businesses. Visitors will be able to stroll East Ocean Avenue and visit Downtown Boynton Beach merchants and restaurants. Some of the participating businesses located in the area include: The Butcher & The Bar,…

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No need to whine about wine prices at some restaurants from Delray Beach to Palm Beach Gardens. These wine deals offer you more than just reasonably priced glasses of wine as seen during happy hour some extend 50% off bottles for most wines. A handful of eateries offer special priced wine all the evening.  Some give you the markdown on their entire collection, while others just offer the deal on select bottles.

Whatever the case, wine deals, meal deals, or happy hour deals give us one more reason to support our local, restaurants and bars.  Please drink responsibly.

Weekly Wine Specials:

Monday:

City Cellar, West Palm Beach: 50% off bottles, up to $75
Vic & Angelo’s, Delray Beach: 50% off bottles with the purchase of an entree
Burt &…

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Let your home’s windows take center stage!  Windows are becoming a greater focal point in home design in Jupiter as well as nationally. Fashionable, black-trimmed exterior windows are gaining popularity, and more emphasis is being placed on showcasing windows from inside as well. Windows link the indoors and outdoors satisfying longings for nature for homeowners on the inside of the home.  Views of the Atlantic Ocean or Intracoastal Waterway lure Jupiter homeowners to invite the outside in.

There are four impactful trends that make windows pop! These trends are being showcased more and more in home design.

1. Black-trimmed, industrial-style windows.

2. Windows that slide open provide a more seamless connection between indoor and outdoor…

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Farmers Markets offer the freshest produce you can find in Southeast Florida, in particular the Palm Beaches. Eating in season can also help you get the most out of your produce. Because it is harvested by peak ripeness. There is no doubt that in-season produce has superior flavor. They are also substantially more nutrient dense as they are not being shipped. The longer a fruit or vegetable sits on a truck or shelf, the more nutrient loss. 

Some of the top local area farmers markets are:

1. Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market.

2. Family Farm

3. City of West Palm Beach Green Market

4. The Gardens Green Market

5. Farmer Greens Market 

People are intended to eat seasonally. In the fall and winter, fruits, and vegetables rich in vitamin C grow…

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As a resident of Palm Beach County most of us know how persnickety gardening can be in this climate.  However, orchids are simple and easy to grow if you know how. Wednesday, June 9, 2021 join the Garden Shoppe and learn how to take care of orchids with ease and create your own custom orchid arrangement to take home.

Join others at the Garden Shoppe, Rosemary Square for their “Workshoppe Wednesday”.  Learning how to take care of orchids with ease and create your own custom orchid arrangement is on the agenda. Hosted by Master Gardener Mike Kane of the Garden Shoppe, this workshop will answer all your orchid questions.

Attendees of the workshop will create and take home their own custom arrangement with an orchid and pot of their choice. Ticket…

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