For the past  7 years, the West Palm Beach SantaCon has drawn hundreds of Santa’s to visit downtown Clematis Street for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 

Each year, men and women dress up as Santa Claus and explore the streets downtown as a fundraiser for the JDRF, the leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research.

Santa’s pay $10 to participate in a bar crawl and get a wristband for drink discounts. Bar hop at the chosen bars to have your money go to the organization. The JDRF event is set up by volunteers, so all the night’s proceeds go to the organization.

Last year, Clematis Street was covered in 500 Santa’s. Come have a great time with family and friends at this one-of-a-kind social event.

The bar crawl is…

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If you’re looking for something fun and different to do this New Year's Eve, check out these dance parties around town ranging from 1920s swing music to today’s hits.


The Great Gatsby New Year's Eve

What: A fancy evening for fun playing 1920s swing music and serving curated themed cocktails.

Where: Boca Raton Marriott

When: Dec. 31st 7 p.m.- Jan. 1st 1 a.m.

Click here for more info & tickets

New Year's Eve Ball

What: A 1960s New York inspired ball.

Where: Kitchen 305 at the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort

When: Dec. 31st 7 p.m- Jan. 1st 4 a.m.

Click here for more info & tickets

New Year's Eve 80s Beach Party

What: 80s themed firework viewing party on the beach.

Where: 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

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Need another reason to sell your home? Home sales gains are the highest in a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors.

For the third month in a row, home sales are on the rise in all major regional areas on the east coast of the country, like Palm Beach County.

Home sales increased 5.6% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.81 million. Sales now are 3.8% higher than a year ago and in the strongest place since December 2006.

Lawrence Yun, a chief economist at the NAR, says “Faster economic growth in recent quarters, the booming stock market, and continuous job gains are fueling substantial demand for buying a home as the 2017 comes to an end.” He also says the odds of closing on a home are much better at the…

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The popular French baker, Loic Autret, and his wife Pauline, just opened “Loic” in downtown West Palm Beach.

The bakery/bar/café is super stylish with 22-foot ceilings, smoked mirrors, floor-ceiling windows, and marble-topped high tops. Their whole menu- sandwiches, salads, artisanal breads, cheese platters, croissants, and tarts- is homemade from scratch.

Loic is a chef known for his pastries and his story. After serving in the French military as a paratrooper and minesweeping in Iraq and Cambodia, he decided to take up baking after getting injured. He learned the trade from working at different high-end restaurants around Palm Beach and Miami. He is now very popular around town, selling his confections at the West Palm Greenmarket.

At his…

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Celebrate Christmas with PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. Enjoy the morning around the tree, opening presents, and sipping hot drinks, then head over to the resort for a grand buffet with homemade dishes, traditional desserts, and seasonal flair. The food will be prepared by the executive chef and the menu follows: 

Fresh Beginnings

Winter Squash Soup - Gruyere croutons

Baby Kale & Pomegranate - mandarin orange, toasted pecans, poppy seed dressing

Crisp Romaine - black truffle pecorino, creamy roasted garlic dressing, focaccia crouton

Curried Ancient Grains - golden raisins, toasted almonds, honey citrus dressing

Cranberry, Apple & Pecan Wild Rice Salad - apple cider vinaigrette

Charcuterie & Artisan…

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The locally-founded favorite, Park Avenue Grille, has opened a new location at the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens. 

PA Grille opened in North Palm Beach in 1988 and have since opened 9 more locations as far north as Saint Lucie West and Stuart and as far south as Boynton. The restaurant has their fresh, never-frozen meat delivered right to them from Premium Standard Farms, known for their finest pork. PA is famous for their baby-back ribs, smoked with hickory in custom smokers and slow-cooked for hours. Patrons also love their hand-carved BBQ beef brisket sandwich and pulled pork platter.

While most of their locations have an old-school southern vibe, the new restaurant at the Gardens has more upscale decor and a nice outdoor patio. PA…

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Certain styles can make your home look older even if it's a new house. Some quick and easy updating before putting you home on the market will make a big difference to buyers. Here are the styles that make your listing look dated according to the National Association of Realtors:

1. Bright and bold paint colors on walls. Turquoise might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but if you want to add color to the home it's better to do with pieces like pillows and vases. Neutral and warm colors are safe and always in style. 

2. Animal prints. At some time, someone somewhere came up with the idea that leopard and tiger prints on chairs and couches made them look more expensive. It's actually a big turn-off to home buyers if you're selling…

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Spend time with the family and enjoy the spirit of Christmas at the free events Palm Beach County is hosting this Friday and Saturday.

1. Airing of The Polar Express

Bring your chairs and blankets to Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton and watch the holiday favorite "The Polar Express" under the evening sky. Tomorrow night doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 5:30 p.m. Food and drinks are available for purchase at the venue. 

2. Beach Bonfire

If you already watched The Polar Express, head to the beach tomorrow night from 6 - 9 p.m. and enjoy the warmth of a bonfire. Now that the weather has cooled, Lake Worth Beach is holding bonfires twice a month across from the Lake Worth Casino Building and Beach Complex. The large…

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Every once in a while, locals are lucky enough to see a spectacular sight; Humpback whales breaching the waters of the Atlantic. The mammals, which can grow to be 50 feet long and weigh 40 tons, migrate yearly, traveling from northern Canada and Greenland down to the south Atlantic around the Caribbean for the winter months. That makes now a great time to spot the whales off the coast.

Since they're such large creatures, you'll have a better chance seeing one if you head to deep water. Earlier this week, passengers aboard the Mattanza Charters, based in Pirates Cove Resort and Marina in Port Salerno, went out to the 8-mile reef off Stuart and saw a Humpback having fun in the open ocean. See the video for yourself here. 

If you'd like to…

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The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach is hosting Nights at the Museum; a few months of evening activities including science crafts, activities, entertainment, planetarium shows, and much more.

Starting December 29th, the Nights at the Museum theme will be "Fantastic Flight," where you can discover the science behind space flight. This includes flight demos, out-of-this-world views with virtual reality simulators, family challenges, prizes, and a chance to view the starry night sky in Palm Beach County's only public observatory. Guests are also welcome to see the blockbuster exhibit "Astronaut" at no additional cost.

Hours are 6-9 p.m. Admission is $6 for members, $13.95 for adults, $11.95 Seniors, $9.95 for…

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