The “Sunshine State” consistently endures a leading choice in many of the “best states to retire in” lists.  Southeast Florida offers boundless opportunities from upscale beachfront living to casual waterfront options. Choose from Atlantic Ocean deep sea fishing charters or lazy days paddling on a kayak through Jonathon Dickinson State Park. Imagine endless days of tennis, golf or sunbathing at the local beach.  

Market Watch of the Wall Street Journal named Florida as the seventh best state for retirement.  The reasons it remains high on the list:  no income tax!  Additionally, the property tax protection for full time residents against increases.  

Yahoo Finance concurs, citing MoneyRates.com “Best States to Retire in Now”.  Southeast Florida…

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What’s better than ice cream? Free ice cream, of course. Thanks to President Reagan, we celebrate National Ice Cream Day every third Sunday in July, meaning July 18, 2021.  Reagan wanted to celebrate a treat loved by over 90 percent of the US population. In 1984, he declared a day for ice cream, and his proclamation exalted the dairy business in the United States. 

So, with July being National Ice Cream Month and followed by National Ice Cream Day on the third Sunday of July. Sunny California ranks number one in ice cream production, with Indiana coming in second. However, you will find deals and freebies in every state in America on July 18, 2021, just hit up your local ice cream parlor for details.

National Ice Cream Month is the perfect time…

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The Palm Beach County public school system was awarded an “A” once again from the Florida Department of Education. The grade comes from considerations including students’ high-test scores on state exams as well as the county’s high rate of graduation 

Palm Beach County students surpassed every other county on their mandatory state exams. Most schools in the area averaged a commencement rate of 90%.  Various charter schools reaching 100% completion rate.  Undoubtably extremely impressive!

State records show that this year, 42 percent of public and charter schools in Florida earned an “A"! The increase is 6% higher than previous years. Of the seven largest school districts in the state, Palm Beach and Miami–Dade counties were the only two given an…

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The Cottages of Lake Worth permits locals and visitors to get a behind-the-scenes feel of historic Key West-style cottages, while also experiencing the hidden beauty of Lake Worth. The municipality has a cottage heritage that is distinctive to South Florida. There are about 1,000 cottages in Lake Worth – many on 25-foot-wide lots, under 1,000 square feet and built prior to 1939.

On an Inside the Cottages Home Tour, guests can check out more than 10 of these whimsical cottages, as well as get the opportunity to chat with the welcoming homeowners who embody living large in small spaces.

The Cottages of Lake Worth Beach has a hard-coffee cover coffee table book that celebrates the historic cottages that pepper Lake Worth.  The cottages walking tour…

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There is nothing like a cool, delicious, and refreshing summer drink on a hot, sunny afternoon or early evening barbeque. The perfect Palm Beach County refreshing summer beverage can cool you down quickly. Summer came on fast and furious in Southeast Florida. It changed so quickly, and we kept reminding ourselves to enjoy without complaining since it will likely to be our hottest weather all summer season and it will be gorgeous weather and temperature very soon.

A great way to stay cool on a warm day is to create a wonderful kind of beverage to refresh your soul, notwithstanding ice water.  Anything “citrus-y” with a twist is the perfect beverage to cool off.

This refreshing and easy to make Strawberry Peach White Wine is not only is it easy,…

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Let us talk turtles! Although verbal communication is less evident among sea turtles compared to freshwater turtles and tortoises. Sea turtles have existed for more than 120 million years.  In 1999, researchers definitively recorded sounds from sea turtles.  This was the first time we learned that turtles talk (okay, communicate).  Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach wants to introduce humans to the way sea turtles communicate.

Learn the basics of sea turtles and the way they speak! Sea turtles start making their first sound before they hatch. The sounds can be described as chirps, click, grunts and “complex hybrid tones.” Scientists assumed that the sounds that they made while they were still in their shell triggered the others in the group…

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A Jupiter resident is a bit richer now.  The lucky lottery winner woke up nearly $72,000 wealthier on Sunday morning.  According to Florida Lottery Communications, the winning ticket was sold at the Publix off Military Trail and Donald Ross Road in Jupiter.  The Florida Lottery is more than just a chance at luck...it has contributed a lot to Florida's education system.  Including:

  • The Florida Lottery's sole mission is to maximize revenues for the enhancement of public education in Florida.
  • The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $1 Billion to education for each of the past 19 years.
  • More than 880,000 students have attended college on a Bright Futures Scholarship.

According to the Florida Lottery, one of two winning tickets in…

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McDonald’s has been offering the Palm Beaches 66 years of unparalleled delight from its happy patrons.  McDonald’s “Golden Arches” are commemorating the new program on National French Fry Day, July 13, 2021, by giving away its “World Famous Fries” for FREE at participating locations to their loyal customers. No purchase necessary.

Download the McDonald’s free app.  Select “MyMcDonald’s Rewards.  Simply add the deal for medium fries to your cart. The offer is only available via Mobile Order & Pay on the app. 

Sixty-six loyal customers will have the opportunity to be a winner of one million MyMcDonald’s rewards points added to their account. The prize will be awarded as 250,000 points in four deposits over 24 months. To enter all you must do is…

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The Palm Beach Water Taxi is a great way to “sea" the Palm Beaches from the water. The Singer Island sightseeing cruise is a narrated private charter.  The Palm Beach Water Taxi can be used as a shuttle as well. Take the taxi to great destinations located on the water around Palm Beach.

The shade covered boat can accommodate up to 20 passengers and Corinthian Catamarans can accommodate up to 49 passengers on their catamarans to visit historic and beautiful Palm Beach. The boats make repeated tours from Sailfish Marina to all areas of the Palm Beaches.

Sailfish Marina offers a Peanut Island Shuttle service. You can enjoy swimming, snorkeling, sandbar, and overnight camping. To camp overnight requires a reservation.  Please visit the Palm Beach…

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Your summer starts here at the Norton Museum of Art and the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens.  Enjoy the Palm Beach County outdoors with a touch of culture with a Sculpture Garden Tour or a visit to the museum. The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Inc. is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) operating foundation established in 1977 by the prominent sculptor Ann Weaver Norton.

Explore the sculptures in the garden with Museum docents on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Works by major artists including Keith Haring, Fernand Leger and others are on view.  Enjoy a very special long-term loan, a monumental work by Charles Ray entitled Huck and Jim.

The 30-minute tours beat the heat and provide morning guests with introductions to varied modern and contemporary…

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