It is abundantly clear as why people move to Palm Beach County to raise a family, enjoy the fruits of their labor, or retire in paradise.   For anyone who loves year round warmth and constant sunshine Palm Beach County offers south Florida lifestyle and highly sought after real estate. Palm Beach County is home to elite areas like Palm Beach and Jupiter Island. Many of the residences on these islands stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterways. Within the county, you will discover charming seaside towns of Jupiter, Tequesta, Juno Beach, Delray and Boca Raton.

Hundreds of volunteers assisted the Palm Beach County Food Bank, local food pantries and West Palm Beach Rotary Club distributes 100,000 meals on March 12 for the “3rd…

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There are plenty of things to do in Palm Beach County this St. Patrick’s Day.  Get your "Irish on" and enjoy wonderful traditions, food and music from the Emeral Isle.  Listed are 5 suggestions of past  all time favorites locations to celebrate leprechauns and pots of gold.  

Irish Fest on Flagler (West Palm Beach)

A “great, green explosion of music, fun, and frivolity all the while South Florida will be turning a brighter shade of green” this March 12 and 13th downtown West Palm Beach. This weekend enjoy St. Patrick’s Day with the entire family on the West Palm Beach waterfront. Relax and enjoy Irish music, food and revelry on the water’s edge. For tickets and other information, please visit www.Irishflorida.org.

Paddy Mac’s Restaurant and…

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The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Lake Worth  

Come out to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Lake Worth with family or friends for a fun day of wearing green, green beer and Irish traditions. The parade will be taking place on March 13 at noon and is sponsored by Wheels for Kids. This festive event is to benefit the foundation that helps get kids who need a wheel chair their own wheel chair. At the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Lake Worth this year, a customized wheelchair that was donated for a child in need will be revealed. 

March 13, 2016 at Noon 
City of Lake Worth
7 North Dixie Highway
Lake Worth, FL 33460
561.586.1600

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival of Delray Beach

You won’t want to miss the St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade of…

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In a recent study by the National Association of Homebuilders, the following features in homes are the most wanted by various age groups.  Outcomes indicate that new buyers are insisting on the latest energy efficient and environmentally “smart home” features.

ENERGY STAR rated appliances are appliances certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.). In 1992, the E.P.A. announced ENERGY STAR ratings as a “voluntary labeling program designed to identify and encourage energy-efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”  Across the generations, all new homeowners preferred and requested ENERGY STAR rated appliances.  Note other important features desired by homebuilder’s buyers.

Millennials (born 1980 or later)

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Jonathan Dickinson State Park was named for a Quaker merchant from Port Royal, Jamaica. Jonathan Dickinson was born in 1663.  Dickinson was shipwrecked on the southeast coast of Florida in 1696.  He was traveling with his family, his slaves, other passengers, and crewmembers of the ship. Hostile Native American Indians captured them on the Jupiter coastline.

In his journal, Dickinson recounted his family’s encounter with the Native Americans and their 230-mile journey to St. Augustine. The party was held captive by Jobe ("Hoe-bay") Indians. Dickinson and his family, which included his wife, Mary, their six-month-old son, Jonathan, and his ten slaves, took route on the ship Reformation. The Reformation unintentionally separated from the other ships…

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Coming to the South Florida Fair Grounds Expo Center in West Palm Beach, Florida March 11 through March 13 is the Yesteryear Village’s Spring Music Jam! This music festival is the perfect place to come and immerse you in some of the best country music, bluegrass and southern rock across the globe.

Yesteryear Village’s Spring Music Jam honors and showcases the tradition and history of these music styles. All of the music will be performed live. Not only will guests be able to enjoy an amazing musical line up each day but also there will be a number of “highlight” events and entertainment to check out. Some of these highlights include: Asphalt Angels Classic Car Show on Saturday, Cruise In on Sunday, tons of food and drink vendors, merchants and contests…

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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (J.D.R.F.) is the leading worldwide organization funding promising, life-changing Type 1 Diabetes research. It is the goal of J.D.R.F. “to progressively remove the impact of the disease from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D.”  Approximately, 40,000 people are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes each year in the United States.

The J.D.R.F. One Walk is the organizations leading fundraising event.  It is the largest Type 1 Diabetes event in the world.  Every year, J.D.R.F. One Walk brings together more than 900,000 people annually to change the future for people living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) by raising money for research.  This research has led to breakthroughs such as artificial pancreas…

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The Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals come to the Jupiter community of Abacoa for spring training and each year flocks of people migrate to Abacoa’s Main Street.  Main Street is just adjacent to Roger Dean Stadium, and a pleasant area to walk and enjoy dinner al fresco.

There is a lot more to Abacoa than just spring training baseball.  This quaint, brick lined street hosts a variety of shops, restaurants and taverns.  Top places to eat in Abaco are plentiful ranging from brewery/pub to casual French bistro. 

Civil Society Brewing Company located at 1200 Town Center Drive, is a brewery and bar, which pours craft beer to spring training fans.  One of the owners of the brewery is a retired major league pitcher for the Miami Marlins, Chris…

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With its 1,400 golf courses, Florida is truly the golf capital of the world.   Palm Beach County is home to some of the most unbelievable golf courses across the globe. It is the premiere destination for the ultimate golf trip.

The Honda Classic just wrapped up at on the Championship Course at PGA National Resort and Spa, P.G.A. National, Palm Beach Gardens.  The tournament draws the preeminent professional golfers to the area to compete for the multimillion-dollar purse.  The “Bear Trap” is a very well known demanding stretch of golf spanning three challenging holes.

The Palm Beaches features over 160 golf courses.  The State of Florida offers a specialty plate and personalized tags for an annual fee of $25.  Revenue from the proceeds of the…

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Sebastian Inlet is part of the east coast’s surfing epicenter and one of the biggest beach breaks on the Atlantic Coastline.  The inlet is located at the southern end of Sebastian Inlet State Park in Brevard County and Indian River County.  It is home to the largest concentration of surf shops and board builders.

Just north of Vero Beach, Palm Beach County,12 miles straight up U.S. Highway One, and 15 miles south of Melbourne, the Sebastian Inlet was originally cut in 1872.  It was known as Gibson’s Cut.  The settler, David Peter Gibson, attempted to open up a cut into the Atlantic Ocean.  He did not acquire title to the property where the digging took place until 1885.  At the time, the cut was only 260 feet wide and the distance was only 120…

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