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The beloved publication, Jupiter Magazine, each year compiles a list of “The Best of the Palm Beaches.” The list includes music venues, art galleries, bars, parks, attractions and more. For those of you looking for the best of the best in Palm Beach County, whether it is dinner, drinks or entertainment, you will definitely want to refer to this list! 

The full list can be seen at www.JupiterMag.com but here are some of the highlights of what you should see in Palm Beach County:

Best Golf Course - Old Palm Country Club

Best Golf Course winner is the golf course at Old Palm Country Club. This Raymond Floyd course is known for its challenging game with stunning fairways and jaw dropping views. Perhaps the most poignant reason for Old Palm Golf…

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For most of the year Floridians are able to enjoy the beach, warm weather and sandals but when the cooler temperatures come through it is a celebration for the locals. A cold front passing through the state will bring cool weather throughout the week. 

The cool weather front cold front is moving over the state today and tomorrow and will bring the “overnight lows into the 50s for much of Palm Beach County with the extreme coastal areas in the low 60s.” 

The experts from the National Weather Service in Miami are predicting a low of 63 degrees for tonight (Friday) and steady cool temperatures throughout the week as well. Experts also warn local swimmers and surfers of strong tides and rip currents. “High pressure will dominate the long term period…

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SPOOKYVILLE 

Gear up your friends and family for an old-fashioned style Halloween party for adults and kids at Spookyville. This fun and festive event offers kiddie rides, scarecrow making, games, arts and crafts and of course trick or treating! Bring out your best costumes for Spookyville. The upcoming dates for Spookyville are Oct. 30th and 31st. Yesteryear Village, South Florida Fairgrounds. 

Details: www.southfloridafair.com/spookyville 561-793-0333

FRIGHT NIGHTS 

Known as Palm Beach County’s scariest Halloween destination, Fright Nights is sure to spook even the toughest of folks. Prepare yourself for the scariest and freakiest haunted house experience when you venture through these doors. Thursday through Saturday nights until October…

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Photo courtesy of Eduardo Buchin, Jupiter.

Palm Beach County’s first tourists were the early settlers. The area was known as “Lake Worth”, named for Major General William Jenkins Worth.  General Worth fought in the Second Seminole War.

The first permanent residents of Palm Beach County arrived in 1872. They struggled to clear the land for building homes and growing crops.

A ship the “Providencia”, traveling from Havana, Cuba to Barcelona, Spain, transporting a load of coconuts was shipwrecked ashore Lake Worth’s coastline.  The early settlers salvaged the coconuts.  Coconut Palms were not indigenous to South Florida.  The first residents wasted no time in planting the coconuts in an effort to introduce a profitable coconut industry.  Palm…

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From the southernmost city in Palm Beach County, Boca Raton, to the Village of Tequesta, at the northern most cities in the county, affordability in the area has increased.  Palm Beach County reaches from the sparkling Atlantic Ocean coastline west to the wild Everglades.  Since reporting solid gains in the first quarter of 2015 home prices have remained stable and mortgage rates have fallen to an all-time low in the fourth quarter.

According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, affordability varies greatly by geographical location.  The Index compares home prices to incomes of the median –income family. Data indicates, “In Miami, only 43% of the homes are affordable to a family median income family. …

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Clear your calendars this weekend for the grand opening of the NEW MANATEE LAGOON!

Opening this weekend in Riviera Beach, Florida is an amazing new feature of south Florida, the Manatee Lagoon- An FPL Discovery Center. The new Manatee Lagoon building and café overlooks the warm waters of Palm Beach where with manatees like to stay during the cold winter months. The warm water comes from Florida Power and Light Company’s Next Generation Clean Energy Center. During the cooler months, this clean energy initiative produces warm water run-off that is the perfect temperature for the manatees. The new center will attract hundreds of manatees each year!

This new facility spans 16,000 square feet and features engaging, hands-on exhibits and educational displays.…

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Last year, the famous Peanut Island made a new addition to its iconic state! Peanut Island is one of the most adored boating destinations in Palm Beach County, with its crystal blue waters, beautiful palms and memorable events. With the addition of its hurricane proof, lifeguard headquarters, Peanut Island offers a safe place to celebrate your weekend. 

For all of the fun-goers that come to Peanut Island, you can breathe a little easier when it comes to swimming around the island. Peanut Island’s new additions included: five, fulltime lifeguards that serve and protect as well as a new $100,000, hurricane proof headquarters. The 12-foot by 12-foot, cinder block building is going to be a hefty step up from the trailer they were calling home for the past…

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Not only does the Sunshine State top lists including “Best Beaches,” “Best Vacation Destination” and top charts for some of the finest real estate in the nation it is ranked as one of the “Best States to Retire In. 

Ranked among the “Top Ten Best States” to retire to by TopRetirements.com, and with several of its cities named as the “Best Cities to Retire To” by the famed Market Watch Report, Florida has a long list of qualities that verify why its topping charts across the board. 

A popular reason it places high on these lists is that Florida has no income tax and there is property tax protection for its full-time residents. Acclaimed by MarketWatch.com, “Florida has dozens and dozens of nice towns and cities.” In the United States, south…

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Its that time of year again, Girl Scout Cookies are available for sale! This week marks the start for Girl Scout cookie sales throughout Palm Beach Gardens and neighboring cities in Palm Beach County. Don’t miss out on your chance to scoop up your favorites flavors, because this year’s sales period will be shorter than years past. Cookie sales begin this week and will continue through February. 

The local goal for Girl Scouts of Palm Beach County is to sell over 1.5 million boxes this year. We all recognize the celebrated cookies and adorable Girl Scouts who sell them with philanthropy and a good cause. The national Girl Scout Cookie Program brings in around $700 million from its cookie sales. Locally, the Girl Scouts raked in more than $960,000 in…

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Taking place on November 14, at the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter is the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program for girls. It is a one-day interactive program provides training and support for underserved girls in Palm Beach County put on by the Girls Leadership Institute, a segment of the Women’s Foundation of Palm Beach County. 

The Girls Leadership Institute provides a number of programs to help young women in Palm Beach County tap into their talents and abilities. The 2015 focus of the leadership program is on developing leadership skills, and fine-tunes their abilities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Each year there is a different set of skills and fields that the programs focus…

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