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Photo courtesy Eduardo Buchin, Jupiter.

One thing many people will agree with is that this year has been an exceptionally brutal winter.  Spring break will come as a well-deserved break from the harsh, freezing temperatures up north.  Seasonal depression (Seasonal Affective Disorder) during the winter months can really get you down.

Some scientists think seasonal depression is caused by certain hormones in the brain that trigger “attitude related” changes at certain times of the year.  One theory regarding the hormone changes is that sunlight during fall and winter leads to the brain producing less serotonin.  Serotonin is a chemical produced by the brain which regulates mood.  When this isn’t functioning normally, results can be feelings of…

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Palm Beach County Film Fest
The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) was a notion that was founded in 1996 for local business and leaders who thought that a film festival would be a fun venue for the community to get involved in. It was created to be a fundraiser for film and TV education by providing opportunities to the areas resources.

Nowadays, The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a prominent place for exhibitors to display flicks and have the chance to meet filmmakers that may have partnerships from around the nation. PBIFF offers the probabilities for independent filmmakers to get noticed by a bigger audience too.  

“PBIFF will be celebrating both the history and the future of the film industry for its 20th year! There will be eight days of films from around…

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Enjoy a taste of the islands Saturday March 21, 2015 from 1:00 – 6:00pm.  This family friendly event at the Plaza Down Under on the Riverwalk will feature something for everyone.  Listen to steel drum bands and live tropical music as local vendors sell island themed art, crafts and jewelry.

A “Junkanoo Band” will play from 2:00-3:00pm and lead a parade though the events plaza. Not familiar with Junkanoo? Junkanoo is a lively and colorful street carnival parade.  After 500 years of practice, the legends differ as to the roots of Junkanoo in the Caribbean. The most popular belief is that it stemmed from the days of slavery.  In the late 18th century many Loyalists, from England, brought their enslaved servants to the Caribbean. At Christmas time, they…

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1.    Shipwreck Bar & Grille (Jupiter) - Join the St. Patrick’s Day celebration by indulging in the delicious and traditional Irish food featuring Corned Beef and Cabbage platter, all while enjoying the Live Tunes starting at 6:00 p.m. with musical performances from “Fast Eddie.” The full Irish menu will be featured all day long until closing time! Enjoy!

Shipwreck Bar & Grill is located at: 1511 North Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33469

2.    O’Shea’s Irish Pub (West Palm Beach) – Get your Irish on a Tuesday…Downtown West Palm Beach knows how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, with all the Irish you can handle. The block will be sealed off for leprechauns to celebrate and the event includes special appearances from Irish dancers, bagpipers, kid’s…

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As a slice of our American Heritage, many enjoy celebrating in the culture and music of New Orleans, including tons of Crawfish that is flown in live and boiled. The second year of South Florida’s Premier festival welcomes back, The CrawDebauchery Festival that rejoices all to join the heritage of New Orleans, known as the city of music to Pompano Beach, Florida. 

Experience the culture, foods, and music of what New Orleans is most famous for. New Orleans has blended many different cultures to join together musically, the Big Easy is known as the birthplace of jazz.

With the musical passion, the festival will be featuring 7 bands from Louisiana, from a range of genres from jazz to bluegrass and Rock & Roll! The taste of the culture will host about 6-10…

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The florida keys
Whether you live in South Florida or are thinking of moving to this lusciously tropical destination, you will have access to quick and astounding vacation destinations from your very own backyard. There is so much in South Florida that surprisingly you won’t even need a passport to get to experience the beauty, with year-round sunshine and ample amount of shorelines. If you are hoping to stick close to the water’s edge and thaw out from the winter weather, The Florida Keys is calling your name.

As close to the Caribbean as you can get within the United States, The Florida Keys flourishes on sight-seeing and crystal clear waters. Most visitors cross over many bridges and witness views of the stunning landscape of the area and most stay during the spring to…

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An upscale street party will be partaking in West Palm Beach, Florida this weekend, by the Young Friends of the Historical Society of Palm Beach. It is going to be an exciting street bash that will combine a ton of vintage antiques, wine sipping, good eats and music to lively up the pedestrian scene.

Welcoming Antique Row Art & Design District to the streets of West Palm Beach, the popular fundraiser event will be filled with 17th and 20th century antiques from over 40 special antique shops. There will be a walking distance assortment of quality vintage collections, arts, jewelry, modern furnishings and more deco! The block party, Evening on Antique Row, is going to benefit the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.

Six streets will be blocked down…

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Orchids, orchids, and more orchids!  Over 10,000 orchid plants from local and international vendors will be on display Friday, March 13, 2015 9:30 AM to Sunday, March 15, 2015 4:30 PM at the 13th Annual International Orchid Festival.  Learn all about the exotic air plants.  Pick up tidbits on how to grow and care for them.

Orchids are flowering plants that are often colorful and fragrant.  There are over 26,000 varieties of orchids more than twice the number of bird species on the planet and four times the number of mammal species.  Orchids date back 76-84 million years.  The first evidence of this was fossilized when an extinct stingless bee was carrying pollen from a previously unknown orchid subspecies.

Blankets of orchids take over Fairchild…

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South Florida fresh catch
SOUTH FLORIDA KNOWS FISH!

Our oceans are so mysteriously bountiful and full of slamming fish, there is not much better than fresh fish fillets! It could have something to with eating what we excitedly worked hard catching or maybe it’s purely the deliciousness tastes of the fillets.

South Florida on the waterfront has an abundance of edible saltwater fish and being able to identify from the catch and release fish is important, since the only difference between them can be ever so slightly, view the popular profiles of Florida Saltwater Fish from Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC).  

No matter what, having the highest quality of tastes of any catch that gets put on the dinner table starts way before the fish is even hooked!

Some tips for keeping…

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Largest Fair in Florida
Flowers are blooming, Ferris wheels are spinning and roller coasters are shrilling with exciting high-pitched tones as The Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition is celebrating its 64th consecutive year in Miami, Florida starting on Thursday, March 12 through April 5, 2015.

This amusing fair is rated as the largest fair in the State of Florida and is ranked as the top 35 fairs in North America, filled with over 90 super awesome rides, 2 giant Kiddielands, mouth-watering fair food, European style circus with live, wild and enthralling performances along with livestock educational and agricultural contests. This Miami Dade County Fair & Expo (also known for generations as The Youth Fair) entices over thousands of visitors annually.

The Miami Dade County Fair…

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