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The West Palm Beach Food Tours are happening now until Tuesday, April 30th. Those who participate in the food tours may have a chance to meet the chefs, taste the dishes that have been featured on the Food Network, learn how to open a coconut, hear entertaining stories about the area, view the colorful murals throughout downtown West Palm Beach and much more.

Last year, the organizers for the Food Tours expanded the tour to include more restaurants along the Dixie dining area and Cooking Classes. The best way to experience the downtown is through its food because the food tells the stories of the neighborhoods, culture and history.

The West Palm Beach Food Tour consists of 15 tasting from some of the best locally owned restaurants downtown. You’ll…

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Next week, West Palm Beach’s waterfront will transform into the popular 4-day musical festival, Sunfest. Sunfest brings some of the biggest musical stars performing live to South Florida every spring. The Sunfest Music Festival starts next Thursday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 5th.

The first Sunfest was held in West Palm Beach in 1983 and has been an annual event ever since. Sunfest mixes musical styles and bands featuring a mix of different genres including pop, rock, rap, country, reggae, indie rock and more.

Earlier this year the musical lineup was announced for the 4-day festival and includes big names like One Republic, Earth, Wind and Fire, G-Easy, Keith Urban, Bebe Rexha, Diplo, and much more. More than 50 bands and acts will perform on three…

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This Saturday is the last Green Market in downtown West Palm Beach until the fall. Since October, the waterfront of West Palm Beach hosted their weekly Green Market every Saturday for the past 24 years.

The Green Market has been the ideal place to gather fresh foods and local goods from more than 90 vendors and this Saturday, April 20th is the last Green Market until October 6th. The local vendors offer a variety of special foods, fresh local produce, plants, herbs, spices, gourmet foods, baked goods, home made crafts, artwork and much more.

The market runs from 9 am to 1 pm and since Saturday is the last one until October, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will be giving away free trees on a first come first serve basis. The free trees are…

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No need to splurge on an expensive plane ticket to travel and experience some of the best ethnic cuisine. Food is the connector that brings everyone together. Luckily for us, Palm Beach County has many award-winning restaurants that bring some of the best international cuisines to the area.

Agora Kitchen is ranked the Number 1 restaurant in West Palm Beach according to TripAdvisior, the popular website that features that latest reviews on hotels and restaurants. Agora Kitchen opened in 2013 and is a Turkish restaurant brought to West Palm Beach by Semih Arif Ozdemir. The restaurant celebrates Ozdemir’s mother’s cooking and food that reminds him of home. The restaurant has a loyal following and the menu features warm hummus, grilled octopus, spinach…

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The Lion King is coming the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts at the end of the month as part of the center’s “Kravis on Broadway” series.

Disney’s The Lion King is hitting the stage Wednesday, April 24th through Sunday, May 5th. The popular movie turned Broadway show has been played to more than 95 million people around the world and this is the first time the musical will be in West Palm Beach. The Lion King has won 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical during the show opened on Broadway in 1997. The Lion King is one of the longest running shows on Broadway.

The musical is based on the Disney classic and is about a young lion and his quest to win back the title of King of his kingdom from his uncle. The film and musical features musical hits from…

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The popular Okeechobee Steakhouse is now open for Sunday Brunch. The Sunday Brunch service started on Sunday, March 31st and it was the first time in the restaurant’s 72 years of business.

Okeechobee Steakhouse is one of the oldest steakhouses in Florida located on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach.

The a la carte menu is extensive and features everything from short rib hash and waffles with bourbon bacon syrup, chicken pot pie, prime steak sandwiches with Gorgonzola mayo, and buttermilk biscuits with bone marrow butter. If you’re looking for something more steakhouse related, the restaurant offers an Ultimate Steak and Eggs brunch which feeds about 3 to 4 people. The big brunch features a 38-40-ounce tomahawk steak, eight eggs, and breakfast…

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The entertainment, lifestyle and shopping center is getting a new name. CityPlace will now be known as Rosemary Square.

According to a recent press release, CityPlace is set to undergo a five-year, $550 million dollars renovation that will transform CityPlace from the retail and entertainment center to a vibrant destination and community center.

The new 72-acre Rosemary Square will offer more retail, new hotel, more art and cultural programs and more residences. Over the weekend, the new main street area was debuted and is now on display on Rosemary Avenue between Okeechobee Blvd and Hibiscus street.

The new main street will feature wider and curb less sidewalks, new landscaping and much more. The renovations will completely transform CityPlace as we…

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The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach has recently reopened after being closed for months of renovations. The Museum hosts their Art After Dark series on Friday nights.

Every Friday night the museum stays open later for the event and features a series of different programs every week. The next Art After Dark series is this Friday, April 5th and this week will feature a performance by Poet Lenelle Moise. Moise will perform both music and poems that move between the memories of her growing up as a Haitian immigrant and pop culture. Ellen E. Roberts will be there leading a Curator Conversation about the Ralston Crawford Across Media exhibition and the museum’s cinema will present the classic film “Moon Over Miami” in the gardens of the museum.

In…

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Brew At The Zoo is back again for another year and is coming to the Palm Beach Zoo this Saturday, April 6th. The annual event celebrates some of South Florida’s booming craft beer scene.

Visitors will walk through the Zoo and get a chance to sample some amazing beer from at least 25 of our local brewers, with 2 samples from each stop totaling more than 60 beers to try from. The beer at the event is beer brewed within 100 miles of the Palm Beach Zoo and the beer festival has the lowest carbon footprint in the Southeast.

This year will include new feature such as a new VIP area, new brew logo t-shirts, new food trucks and new beer pilsners, entertainment, games in the foundation, new admission times and extended event hours.

Tickets are required in…

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Art Affair West Palm Beach is back again for the 9th year in a row and will take place this week starting today through Sunday, April 7th.

The 7-day art event in downtown West Palm Beach features a series of cultural and art events. Some of the events include the 9th Annual Downtown West Palm Beach Arts Festival, CityPlace’s signature Friday Night “Growing Good” family friendly event, live painting from 10 local artists, interactive demonstrations, workshops and much more. In addition to the week-long events, there are several ongoing art events and yoga classes going on, click here to see the schedule.

In addition to the art festival activities, there are more than 10 public murals located around CityPlace painted by local and international artists.…

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