Dubois Pioneer Home

The DuBois House is an original turn of the century pioneer home. Built in 1898, it is the oldest house in Palm Beach County that is standing on its original site along the Jupiter Inlet. The homestead and land was purchased by Palm Beach County in 1971-1972.  The DuBois Pioneer Home Museum opened and 1985 the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The DuBois Pioneer Home is one of the last remaining historic homesteads in the Jupiter area.  It is located along the beautiful Jupiter Inlet in Palm Beach County’s DuBois Park. It has been commonly referred to as “the house on the hill”. It is built atop of a Native American shell rock midden.  This distinctive homestead is rich in both historic and archeological value.

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Burger Bar is no stranger to getting into the spirit when it comes to golf. They proudly serve GolfBeer year round and during the Honda Classic every year, they get in on the action with golf themed menu items. This year was no exception and they pulled out all the stops.

Their "Burger of the Week" for Honda Classic week is the Honda Classic Burger. The burger features a patty made from barbecue meatloaf and topped with onion rings, applewood smoked bacon, and a special barbeque "juice" all on two thick slices of Texas Toast. 

A burger like that will make anyone awfuly thirsty and Burger Bar has you covered with a Honda Classic themed drink too. The Kettle One Tee Time is a takeoff of the traditional golf drink the Arnold Palmer. It…

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A new French café called The Parisian Restaurant and Wine Bar,
201 North US Highway 1, Suite D9, Jupiter, opened December 8, 2015.  The new restaurant offers a contemporary take on French classics through its Parisian-style cuisine. 

Restaurant owner Tarzi Benazzouz, has been in the French restuarant business as a general manager since he first moved to the United States from Paris eight years ago. His father was a chef in Paris, his uncle was a restaurateur and, most notably, his grandfather worked as chef to the prime minister of Spain.  The restaurant business is in his blood.

Over the past year, Benazzouz worked to open his own French restaurant with Nefzger, a public relations professional in Palm Beach Gardens and his wife of five years.…

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Thanks to the Juno Beach Loggerhead Marinelife Center, another loggerhead sea turtle has returned home into the ocean. Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is one of Florida’s most unique non-profit cultural destinations focused on ocean and sea turtle conservation.

The juvenile sea turtle that was stranded at Coral Cove Park in Tequesta back in November.  The Marinelife center named the turtle Cici.  The sea turtle was successfully released this week, on the beach behind the Juno Beach facility. More than 800 people came out to witness the joyous occurrence. 

When Cici was rescued three months ago, she was taken to Jupiter Medical Center, where a CT scan showed she had a condition called pneumocoelom. Pneumocoelom is a condition in which gas…

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Palm Beach Opera extends the invitation to see opera like you have never seen it before!  Palm Beach Opera’s Young Artists will perform a unique “cabaret style” show at the Palm Beach Improv, 550 South Rosemary Avenue, Suite #250, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 tonight only, February 24, 2016.

The Palm Beach Opera Young Artists are talented young singers.  The performers accepted into this (Palm Beach) highly competitive program study with distinguished teachers and artists from the world of opera.  Over 600 applicants apply to the 6-8 month residency and only 8 – 12 are selected to refine their skills “developed during formal music education, targeting those areas necessary to develop a successful career in opera.”

This is sure to be an engaging…

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Photo courtesy of Eduardo Buchin.

Season is here and there are dozens of activities happening in South Florida. The biggest obstacle may be choosing what to do, where to go and what to see. 

The Flagler Museum, offers a Gilded Age style lunch each afternoon during season. Cafe Des Beaux-Arts is located on the Flagler Museum grounds in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. It is reminiscent of a 19th century Beaux-Arts railway palace. Guests will enjoy culinary delicacies in the elegance of the Gilded Age - gourmet tea sandwiches, scones and sophisticated desserts - while enjoying the panoramic views of the Downtown West Palm Beach waterfront skyline.  The Cafe Des Beaux-Arts lunch is served through March 26, 2016 at Flagler Museum Whitehall, One Whitehall…

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The Annual Strawberry Festival at the First Presbyterian Church in Tequesta is coming to town next Saturday, March 5, 2016. Come experience a magical world filled to the brim with strawberry creations. 

The Strawberry Festival will have a great variety of fun events for kids like face painting, a bounce house and a craft center. The Strawberry Café will be offering delicious lunches and desserts inspired by strawberries. Treats like strawberry milkshakes, strawberry trifles, homemade jams and jellies, fresh strawberries and so much more will be available for purchase. There will be a silent auction and raffle offering some pretty amazing items like certificates to some of the best local restaurants in town. In the church garage there will be an…

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There are many delicious restaurants and cafes in South Florida which offer fresh seafood delights.  However, lobster rolls are a unique culinary skill. There are as many recipes for lobster rolls as there are chefs in Palm Beach County. There are tons of variations of the lobster roll - bun or no bun?  Serve hot or cold? 

Three local Jupiter restaurants offer tasty variations of the New England lobster roll. 

Cod and Capers Seafood Market and Restaurant, 1201 U.S. Highway One, North Palm Beach, has a recipe that calls for its lobster roll to be filled with freshly steamed, hand-picked Maine Lobster meat tossed in light lemon-mayo dressing and served in a New England split-top roll. 

Chowder Heads, 2123 S. U.S. Highway 1, Jupiter, prepares…

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Today on February 22, 2016, South Florida is celebrating the famous Margarita!

This refreshing alcoholic beverage is basically the unofficial drink of South Florida!
So tart and sweet, if you would like to partake in the celebration of the National Margarita Day, there are many places to go!

Some restaurants with in Palm Beach and Broward County will be shaking up the tequila and sour mix specials on this day! Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida will be enjoying “Tequila Time” and will offer $5 margaritas all day from open to close! roccostacos.com.  El Camino in Delray Beach, Florida is celebrating classic margaritas for $3 all day long! 15 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach. Call 561-865-5350, or visit elcaminodelray.com.

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South Florida is known for sunshine, beaches and sun kissed oranges. Will another fruit outshine the oranges?   Christopher Columbus brought the first citrus saplings to the “new world”.  Early Spanish explores, quite possibly Ponce de Leon himself, planted the first orange vegetation in St. Augustine. This legacy has blossomed into $9 billion dollar industry. The sunshine state produces more oranges than any other region in the world.

Years ago, “u-pick” orange groves were all over the state. Now they are few and far between. There is nothing is more refreshing than the scent of orange blossoms.  The wonders of a beautiful sunlight grove bursting with bright colors of blue sky, green citrus trees and abundant oranges are impressive. 

Florida…

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