Come celebrate the Loggerhead Marinelife Center at the annual Beach Bash Palm Beach hosted by the Lilly Pulitzer team and is known as the social event of the season.

The event takes place at The Beach Club in Palm Beach, Thursday, December 28th at 8 pm.

The beach bash benefits the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, the ocean and sea turtle conservation hub that helps save endangered and injured seas turtles and helps with efforts to preserve the ocean.

The theme for this year’s event is “Seas The Day”, due to the Spanish ship, Providencia, that ran aground off the Palm Beach coast in 1878. The ship has 20,000 coconuts onboard, and for several weeks many people on the island ate the coconuts and drank wine.

More than 700 guests are excepted to…

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Skip I-95 traffic and take a plane ride overlooking the gorgeous Florida coast instead. Fly the Whale, a small commercial airline featuring small plane charter flights, is opening up a new service taking customers from Fort Pierce to Tallahassee and soon to the Bahamas. 

Starting January 8th, Fly the Whale will debut flights from the Treasure Coast International Airport on St. Lucie Boulevard. Flights will depart on Mondays at 8 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. On Thursdays flights leave at 3 p.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. The trip from Fort Pierce to Tallahassee will take 1 hour and 42 minutes... as opposed to about 5 and a half hours driving the interstate. If you live in Jupiter, it is over 6 hours to get to Tallahassee, if you wanted to watch the…

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According to the National Association of Realtors, December can be one of the best times of year to buy a house. Here are a few reasons why:

Less Competition and Better Prices

The holiday spirit is in your favor: many realtors have found that home buyers often do well in the negotiation process during the winter months. And, instead of having to compete with a lot of buyers who are keen on moving in before the school year begins in the summer months, the dip in demand actually pushes prices down and can create a mini buyers’ market.

More Time to House Hunt

The time off around the holidays gives buyers more time to explore and search for specific wants. Instead of using up weekends and skipping out on things, house hunting can be done…

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Enjoy breakfast with Santa this Saturday at BRIO Tuscan Grille at City Place in West Palm Beach. A plated breakfast will be served from 9 - 11 a.m. and there will be fun holiday festivities going on. Santa will be stopping by each table to collect wish lists and spread holiday cheer. 

Breakfast options include French Toast served with maple syrup and fresh fruit or scrambled eggs served with bacon and fresh fruit. All meals include choice of coffee, tea, soft drink, milk or juice, muffins and yogurt parfait.

Reservations are required so make sure you get a seat at this event soon. Call 561-820-0074. Costs are $12.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. 

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Wellington, a village in Palm Beach County located west of West Palm Beach is known to many for its beautiful parks, inviting neighborhoods, great schools, and all things equestrian.

Wellington is known as the Equestrian Capital of the World and the most popular destination for the equestrian life-style. Wellington is home to the Palm Beach International Polo Club and the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

Polo is a game played on horseback between two teams, who use mallets to drive a wooden ball down the field to score between two goal-posts against the opposing team. Polo is the oldest of equestrian sports.

The Palm Beach International Polo Season officially starts December 31st and runs until late April. The club was created by the…

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The live music venue, Tin Roof, is coming to Delray Beach. Tin Roof is a Nashville-based bar and restaurant chain centered around live music. It will be opening on Atlantic Avenue and have 3,500 square feet of indoor space and 3,000 square feet of outdoor space, with the largest patio on the Avenue. 

Bob Franklin, Tin Roof's chief executive, says he was attracted to Delray's lively downtown and is very excited for the venue to open. Though it is based out of Nashville, don't expect the Delray location to play exclusively country music. Each location is tailored to the area's local music scene. The Delray Tin Roof will also be booking indie rock bands and pop bands, Franklin said, and like all of there locations, will incorporate a wide range…

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Mounts Botanical Gardens in West Palm Beach has a new exhibit called Washed Ashore: Arts to Save the Seas. 

The exhibit features 10 sea creature sculptures made entirely from debris collected from the beach. The purpose is to graphically illustrate the tragic plastic pollution problem in our oceans and waterways. The hope is to encourage conservation and inspire better habits.

Located throughout 14 acres of beautiful gardens, the sculptures influence environmental conservation and sustainability.

The exhibition is free for members of the Mounts Botanical Gardens. For non-member adults it is $15, for veterans and seniors it is $10. For children 4-12 it is $5 and children 3 and under is free.

Starts at 10 a.m. daily. 531 N. Military…

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Gather the entire family for a night of fun and holiday cheer to participate in the 3rd Annual Jupiter Jingle Jog. The 1.5-mile run and/or walk is along the Riverwalk and around Harbourside Place in Jupiter.

The event takes place Saturday, December 16th at 5:30 pm. During your walk or run, holiday attire is highly encouraged to bring the holiday spirit.

Registration is required for the event and for the first 200 people that register, Santa hats and jingle bells will be given to keep and use during the run.

Proceeds from the night of fun will benefit Furry Friends, a pet adoption, ranch, and clinic in Jupiter. In addition, the Jingle Jog also helps Little Smiles, a charity that helps kids be kids during difficult times. Donation boxes will be available…

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Sometimes it's a little hard to get into the Christmas spirit in Florida when you're walking around in flip flops. Well, get ready for Christmas nostalgia because Delray Beach has a Christmas Miracle! 

"Miracle" pop-up bar is going to put you in the holiday spirit real quick. The pop-up Christmas bar has over 50 locations across the country but only one in Florida and it's right here in Palm Beach County. Miracle has taken over the Death or Glory drinking den in Delray for the winter holiday. 

The bar has been transformed into your Christmas livingroom from childhood- with a few extras of course. It's a party place decorated for the season with Christmas trees, tinsel, shiny garlands, plastic Santas and reindeer, lots of lights, and of course-…

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Winterfest Wellington is back tomorrow, this year featuring Vanilla Ice! The event takes place at the Wellington Amphitheater from 6- 10 p.m. This is the eighth year the town has put the festival on, but Wellington Chamber of Commerce director, Michela Green, says this is going to be their best year yet!

Winterfest kicks off when officials cut the lights and illuminate a big Christmas tree with hundreds of bulbs. There will be 20 music and dance performances leading up to featured artist Vanilla Ice. Vendors include exhibitors, retailers, food vendors, beer and margarita vendors, pet adoptions, interactive photo booths, and much more. 

One of the coolest parts of Winterfest is Blizzard Beach which is filled with snow! At Blizzard Beach, you can…

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