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The City of Palm Beach Gardens is getting into the holiday spirit this Friday, December 6th with the lighting of their holiday Christmas Tree.

The Annual Tree Lighting is a family friendly event to help celebrate and kick off the holiday season. The fun-filled night includes the Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Snow Fall, a children’s area, musical entertainment by Jammin’ Jim, children’s games and activities, craft making with Santa’s Elves, food and drink purchases and much more.

There will also be visits and photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be posing for photos from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, 6 pm to 7:30 pm, and 6 pm to 8 pm you’ll have a chance to pose for a selfie with Elfie.

During the event, venture inside the Burns

Head to Jupiter or Tequesta for the 43rd Annual JTAA Jupiter Tequesta Christmas Parade. The holiday parade is rolling into town on Sunday, December 8th.

The annual parade is hosted by the JTAA Jupiter Tequesta Athletic Association. Every year the holiday parade is a certain theme and this year the theme is “A Cartoon Christmas”. The parade will be led by this year’s Grand Marshall Edna Runner. Edna is the Executive Director of the Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children by promoting education.

The parade will feature holiday music, holiday cheers, holiday floats, marching bands, live entertainment, Santa Claus and much more. The parade floats will be judged during the parade and there will be

Head over to the Burns Road Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens for the 36th Annual Holiday Bazaar.

Come and shop for all of your favorite holiday gifts with more than 100 booths of handmade and crafted jewelry, artwork, paintings, holiday décor, clothes, and much more. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be making an appearance for photos.

36th Annual Holiday Bazaar:
Friday, December 6th: 11 am to 8 pm
Saturday, December 7th: 9 am to 4 pm

The Burns Road Community Center is located at 4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens.

For more information, click here to visit their website.

Originally built in 1963 for $400,000, the original North Palm Beach Country Club has since been demolished in lieu of a $19 million overhaul.

Sitting atop stunning views of the Jack-Nicklaus designed golf course on the intracoastal waterway, the new 37,000 square foot clubhouse includes a lavish main dining room seating 166 guests, with a full bar and a 100-inch TV in the center. An outdoor terrace will have a putting green, and the remodeled “resort-style” pool will be complimented by a splash pool for children. Additionally, there will also be a sports bar and happy hour area, outdoor firepits, and a grill room with captain’s chairs and lounges.

The new clubhouse will showcase Chef Joey Giannuzzi from Farmer’s Table, who will bring his

With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, its now time to start gathering the outdoor decorations, bright lights, ornaments, holiday gifts and of course Christmas trees.

The Christmas Holiday is now upon us and what better way than to help kick off the holidays by going to pick your real tree up at one of the local Palm Beach County Christmas Tree farms.

With the smell of fresh pine needles in the air, here is some of our favorite places to buy your Christmas tree.

Tree Towne is a family owned business that has been in South Florida for more than 37 years. Every year, Tree Towne gets hundreds of Christmas trees from small growers and the trees are hand picked and freshly cut to last through the entire Christmas season. The tree’s range in height from 2 ft

A portion of Indiantown Road between US 1 and A1A has officially been named after the late hometown hero Burt Reynolds.

To residents of Jupiter, Burt Reynolds was more than just an actor, he was to Jupiter what Eastwood is to Carmel and Schwarzenegger is to California, except that Reynolds never got into politics.

In many ways Reynolds is the man who put Jupiter on the map. Still to this day it’s not uncommon to hear that the sole thing people (mainly from up north) know about Jupiter is its affiliation with the late, great acting legend.

Reynolds’ history with the town of Jupiter stretches way back into the 70s when he was at the top of Hollywood and would travel with other stars to vacation at his 100-plus acre ranch in Jupiter Farms. The

The Worth Avenue Association is continuing its tradition of hosting a Historical Walking Tours of Worth Avenue and Palm Beach every Wednesday morning starting this December.

Palm Beach Historian and Tour Leader Rick Ross leads a very informative and fun tour every week. The tour begins at 11 am at 256 Via Amore in the courtyard fountain. Via Amore is across from Tiffany and Co and Chanel just off of Worth Avenue. The historical tours last approximately 75 minutes and covers everything from the history of Worth Avenue, the architectural importance, the influence of world fashion, the Palm Beach social scene, America’s first resort destination during the Gilded Age and more.

The tour cost $10 dollars per person and the tour benefits the Worth Avenue

Florida Atlantic University just received a gift of $3.8 million worth of fine art. The charitable gift from Attorneys Rick Stone and wife Lesley Blackner includes 17 paintings, with works by Henri Matisse, Edward Willis Redfield, David Park, and John Henry Twachtman.

The paintings will comprise the “Rick and Lesley Stone Art Collection”, and will be on display at the Ritter Art Gallery on FAU’s Boca Raton campus.

The Stones also provided additional support for the establishment of an art history teaching laboratory in the Ritter Gallery, which will provide college students with the opportunity to study art up close.

“We are pleased to provide these works with a lovely permanent home where they can be enjoyed up close by FAU students forever,”

Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of attending an event at the Kravis Center for Performing Arts in Downtown West Palm Beach understands the level of class and brilliance this venue provides. I was lucky enough to walk across the Kravis Center stage as part of a graduating class of Alexander W. Dreyfoos High School of the Arts, and have experienced the wonderment of their regal ballet performance, The Nutcracker, as one of our family holiday traditions. While the Kravis Center is most notable for the performances it produces, this year outstanding remarks will be made about The Center itself after $50 million worth of upgrades are polished off.

Aside from an expanded lobby, additional restrooms, behind-the-scenes technology improvements, a valet

Head to Hobe Sound this Saturday for the Christmas Parade and Craft Stroll. This year, the parade is expected to be the biggest parade procession to date.

The parade route will begin along Dixie Highway and Bridge Road. The holiday parade procession will include decorated golf carts, floats, flying reindeer, go karts, boats, RV’s, antique Firetrucks, horses and helicopter flyovers to kick off the holiday fun. More than 1,500 parade participants are expected.

The Hobe Sound Centre Building on Bridge Road will be the Viewing Stand for the parade. The Viewing Stand will also serve as the Judging Stand. On the buildings’ balcony, DJ Dancensound will be blasting all the holiday favorites and latest holiday hits.

The Hobe Sound Christmas Parade will begin at 1