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Highland Beach Library

The Highland Beach Library is not only home to tons of books, DVDs, and audiobooks but only a Student Art Exhibit, such as Art of Nicaragua and Contemporary Art of Costa Rica. For those with kindle devices, there are a large variety of e-books and audiobooks that can be downloaded directly onto your device. The online catalog system allows you to reserve books at the comfort of your own home, with a maximum of seven books allowed to be checked out at once.

iPic Movie Theater

Just minutes from Highland Beach in Boca, iPic is a luxurious movie theater that offers a restaurant serving gourmet foods (such as Thai Coconut Shrimp, Blackened Mahi Trio, and Fajita Quesadilla) and wines that patrons may take into the theater to eat and drink…

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To help make your angling practice more enjoyable rather than get too anxious or frustrated, make the time you have on the South Florida waters more positive by fishing smarter. In fishing, there are no guarantees however, there are certain things you can do to improve the odds of getting connected and definitely become more of a successful angler!

1. Fish the Seasons
Certain fish are more dominant in different times of the year. Seasonal migration patterns have a lot to do with how you focus your efforts of going for a specific type of species, however some but not all call Florida their home all year round. For example, your favorite target may be a sailfish but you may not have as much success during the warmest time of the year. After catching a…

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Breakers Palm Beach The well-respected guide to traveling, The Travel Channel, has released a list of the “Best Florida Resorts” to visit and you will want to see which resorts graced the top of the list! The Travel Channel has been long admired for it’s on point recommendations regarding hotels and getaways as well as its entertaining TV shows about travel and luxury. You can turn to the Travel Channel for just about anything when it comes to your traveling needs. The network has a team of gurus that narrow down the top spots to visit in the world based on categories like: most romantic, most exotic, best all inclusive resorts, most exotic and even most bizarre. 

The newest “Best of” list covers the sunshine state and it hits the nail on the head with its suggestions.…

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 Square Grouper

For more than a decade, Square Grouper Tiki Bar, at 1111 Love Street on the Jupiter Inlet, has been known to be one of the most popular watering holes in South Florida. “It is the home of Alan Jackson’s, “Its 5 O’clock Somewhere” video with Jimmy Buffet, the Grand Slam/Castaways KDW, and Jupiter Billfish Fishing Tournaments.” Fundraising events happen frequently, I will always remember the sight and spectacle of soggy dogs enjoying a swim in the inlet during an animal fundraising happening. There is always something fun going on at The Square Grouper.

Jim Burg, the owner and manager of The Square Grouper, is looking to create another slice of paradise on the water off the south side of Fort Pierce Inlet, 1920 Seaway Drive in Saint Lucie County. He…

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ArtPalmBeach is a worldwide contemporary art fair on South Florida’s Gold Coast by art influenced devotees and some detractors too. The Palm Beach County Convention Center is celebrating the 18th year of ArtPalmBeach combining, ceramics, sculptures, painting, photography and special creations that are one of a kind.

The show goes on for a five day period in West Palm Beach, Florida from January 21-25, 2015. This modern evolving event is the longest organized fair that is primarily dedicated to works of art from the 20th and 21st centuries, considering its in its 18th year. There will be international galleries of over 85 exhibits of unique designs to frequently view. Welcoming back this year will be over 60 returning visitors, to name a few are from…

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2oth annual FOTOfusion
A South Florida showcase for shutterbugs and camerapersons are welcome to join the expositions of multimedia and digital art. Pictures come alive while revealing the 20th Annual FOTOfusion, which is a five day festival taking place in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida. This year’s event is for amateur and professional photographers and includes Woman of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment, which is a National Geographic traveling exhibition, highlighting the influential photography of eleven award-winning female journalists.

FOTOfusion, January 20th -24th, offers a chance for individuals to learn from lectures/seminars by the top experts in the business and acquire more about the dexterity while crafting with hands on computer labs,…

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Cool breezes are in the forecast as the winter cold fronts decided to roll through South Florida and hopefully keep the fishing patterns more consistent and less scattered.

OFFSHORE- Update on the Silver Sailfish Derby that took place last week caught over a dozen sailfish in just two days and Yellowfin that was a 138 pounds! Their trick of hooking on to so many sailfish is that they chose to make longer runs up the line and look for the sails trolling with small naked ballyhoo and dredges. The teams with live bait stayed closer to home, spotting a few sailfish in 120’ – 160’ feet of water from the Jupiter Inlet to the Juno Beach Pier. The beginning of the week went well for anglers searching for sailfish however, as the week went on the warmer the…

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 Diving in South Florida


Palm Beach offers a beautiful area of diving opportunities that are just minutes from the shoreline. Underwater photography, lobstering, colorful reefs and shipwrecks where thousands of colorful fish call home, there is something for all your scuba diving interests in Palm Beach. Many professional scuba divers can take you on a private boat to these different diving sites every day.

Five must go to diving spots in Palm Beach:

1. Zion Train: is the name of a Dutch 164 foot long shipwreck that rests one mile north of the Jupiter Inlet that is positioned upright in about 90 feet of water. Inside the steel hull, divers can explore the compartments and the fascinating engine room.

2. Rolls Royce: Located in 90 feet of water, a 1985 Silver Cloud Rolls…

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Visitors from all over have trekked to Martin County to fish the abundant waters of the beautiful South Florida. The location of Martin County is so unique due to its pinpoint on the southern verge of the temperate zone and the northern limit of the subtropical region within South Florida. A huge diversity of game fish lurks around the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River.

Listed below are plenty of Bridges and Piers that you can fish off of in Martin County:

Jensen Beach
Indian Riverside Park Pier – 1701 Northeast Indian River Drive
Jensen Beach Causeway Fishing Pier - 889 Northeast Causeway Blvd
Roosevelt Bridge - US 1 north of Stuart

Stuart
Sandsprit Park Fishing Piers- 3443 Southeast St. Lucie Blvd
Bathtub Reef Beach - 1585 SE MacArthur Blvd
Shepard…

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Have you ever visualized or dreamed of indulging amazing seafood from over a dozen fabulous restaurants in one solitary day? Riverwalk’s 4th Annual Stone Crab & Seafood Festival in South Florida will offer exactly that as well as on a beautiful picturesque waterfront site.

Visualize an enticing jumbo lump crab cakes and buttery scallops from the delicious Grille 401 and presume to believe that Kelly Landings’ New England tasty “lobsta” rolls will be on the menu as well as Shuck ‘n Dives fresh oysters. Of course, 300-400 pounds of mouthwatering stone crabs will be another major highlight of the day, provided by Bimini Boatyard. “Jessica Chandler, director of events for sponsor Grille 401, says, “Last year’s event was wonderful. We had a great turnout and it…

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