The Honor Bar, a new addition to the recently renovated Royal Poinciana Plaza in Palm Beach has been receiving great reviews since it has opened.

The Palm Beach location is the restaurant’s fourth location throughout the United States, with other locations in Beverly Hills, CA., Montecito, CA., and Dallas, TX. The restaurant is located next to the highly-rated Palm Beach Grill, in fact they share the same kitchen and are both run under the hands of the executive chef, Andrew Schor.

The Honor Bar is a small intimate place with 12 booths and tables and a centralized kitchen between the main bar. The restaurant is different than their Palm Beach Grill neighbors and serves walk-in guests for only lunch and dinner.
The menu is small and features a selection of…

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The FPL Eco-Discovery Center in West Palm Beach will host its 2nd annual ManateeFest, featuring a fun list of family-friendly events to enjoy this weekend.

The event is for all ages to come and enjoy tours, complimentary face painting, selfie stations, a photo experience featuring Mia the Manatee, marine-life themed stations, exhibits, story time, and much more. There will be a list of fun activities including the Manatee Lagoon Passport game. Where participants receive a passport booklet and go throughout the facility and receive passport stamps and potentially win a prize.

There will also be a book signing with Robert Scott Thayer, the author of “Kobee Manatee” a children’s book that highlights that marine adventures of Kobee the manatee and his daily…

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The Maltz Theatre in Jupiter next production coming to the stage is, An Inspector Calls. The mysterious play will take over the theater Sunday, February 4th through Wednesday, February 28th.

The play is written by an English dramatist J.B. Priestley, and is known as one of Priestley’s best works and is also considered to be a classic of mid- 20th century English theatre. The play has seen success in the last few years from a re-boot by the English director Stephen Daldry and having toured the UK in 2011-2012 and winning numerous awards.

The dramatic play is about an inspector who arrives at the home of the Birling’s, an affluent family, whose dinner party mysteriously takes a turn for the worst. The inspector trying to find out the information surrounding…

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Gather your friends and neighbors for the annual community event, the Jupiter Jubilee. The event is put on by the Town of Jupiter for area residents.

The town has been hosting the Jubilee on the first weekend in February since that tradition started in 2000. The event brings the community together to celebrate and enjoy the Jupiter lifestyle. About 5,000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s event.

Each year, the Jubilee focuses on Jupiter’s history, community, natural treasures, and unique character. The event will feature live entertainment for the family to enjoy, games, delicious local foods, fun activities and tournaments, civic fair, special demonstrations from Jupiter’s Police Department K-9 team, local organizations, educational and community…

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Cheer for your team at one of the many spots in Palm Beach County celebrating Super Bowl LII with a watch party and specials. Check out these places below and see where you choose to watch the game this Sunday.

1. Grato

Grato is hosting an all-inclusive Super Bowl party with all-you-can-eat and drink specials. The buffet menu includes crab nachos, meatball spring rolls, sliders, buffalo chicken pizza, and Buccan’s hot dog panini. Drinks specials include Grato’s signature frozen Moscow Mule, endless draft beer, and endless wine on tap. On top of this menu, Grato will be roasting a pig at the outdoor BBQ pit also serving up baby back ribs and sausages served with housemade pickles, sauces, and breads. The event will be from 5:30- 10:30…

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Settled on the corner of Royal Poinciana Way and Cocoanut Row in Palm Beach is the newly renovated Royal Poinciana Plaza or now simply known as The Royal.

The Plaza was designed and built by architect John Volk and was completed in 1957. John Volk was best known for designing homes for the Fords, Vanderbilts, Du Ponts, Dodges, and Pulitzers. The iconic Plaza is an example of his signature Palm Beach style that has recently just completed a renovation and restoration that has been ongoing for the last couple of years.

The Royal was sold to Up Markets, a division of WS Development in Boston in September 2014. Volk in the 1950’s was ahead of his time when he designed the plaza based on the European architecture and elaborate courtyards. The restoration…

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Whitehall, is one of the famous homes and landmarks in Palm Beach. Built in 1902, Henry M Flagler, an American Industrialist, gifted the grand 100,000 square foot estate to his wife Mary as a wedding gift. The two used the home as a winter retreat from 1902 until Flagler’s death in 1913, establishing Palm Beach during the Gilded Age.

John Carrere and Thomas Hastings were commissioned by Flagler to design and build the mansion. The duo were the architects for other landmarks during the Gilded Age such as the New York Public Library and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

The façade of Whitehall has a red tile barrel roof and massive white marble columns with a central courtyard built around the home. The home consists of two floors, an attic, and a basement…

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The Society of the Four Arts was founded in 1936, and the main goal was to offer quality cultural programming to the growing resort community of Palm Beach.

Each year, the Four Arts features a lineup of culture programs, art exhibitions, films, concerts, notable speakers, and more for you to enjoy.

Society of the Four Arts is located in Palm Beach on Royal Palm Way, with beautiful sculptures, a botanical garden, two libraries, a state of the art educational facility, and a list of calendar events throughout the four buildings on the property.

The Esther B. O’Keeffe Gallery Building, designed by the famous architect Addison Mizner, is home to the art exhibits and a top of the line auditorium with sounds and lighting for concerts, broadcasts of the…

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Lion Country Safari is Florida’s only drive-through and walk-through safari and amusement park, and it’s in located on over 600 acres in Palm Beach County. Lion Country Safari was founded in 1967 and claims to be the first cage-less zoo in the United States. In 2009, the safari was named the third best in the nation by the USA Travel Guide.

The safari was developed by entrepreneurs that wanted to bring the African safari experience without having the price of traveling and for those who cannot make the long journey to Africa. The location was chosen in Palm Beach County because of its year-round outdoor climate, growing population, and a large amount of tourist who travel to South Florida to vacation.

The safari consists of over 1000 animals from 6…

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The buzzy downtown West Palm favorite, the Avocado Grill, is opening a second location Downtown at the Gardens.

The new bistro features a vibrant bar scene integrated with a large, chic dining room. The eatery has a modern, industrial look with blonde woods, rustic lighting, and incorporated art like their avocado tree sculpture made out of wood that is also wrapped with seating. 

The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating on a nice patio. This location is larger than the other, totaling 4,200 square feet. This location will also be unveiling a lunch menu and a weekend brunch menu. However, dinner will still be the only thing being served for the next few weeks of opening.

Some added dishes on the dinner menu include Blow Torch Salmon,…

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