Red snapper anglers from Southeast Florida must be elated south of Jupiter up the coastline to Jacksonville. Each year, NOAA Fisheries announces the season-opening dates for red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic Ocean and the recreational season length.

Federal fishery managers announced last week that they would get a two-day recreational fishing season in 2022. Red snapper anglers in the Atlantic Ocean will have a chance to bring home one snapper per person with no size limit.

The recreational sector will open for harvest on the following 2 days, July 8 and 9, 2022. The recreational season opens at 12:01 a.m., on July 8, 2022, and closes at 12:01 a.m., on July 10, 2022.

The commercial sector will open for harvest at 12:01…

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Golfing is a big activity in Palm Beach County and South Florida. Whether you enjoy a full eighteen holes of golf or a quick round of mini-golf there is no debate that golf is big! Palm Beach County is home to more than 160 private and public golf courses and has earned the title of Florida’s Golf Capital. In addition to the golf courses, there is plenty of miniature golf courses for everyone to participate in and enjoy.

Golf courses around the area are an ideal way to enjoy a few hours of fun with friends or family. Miniature golf can be traced back to the 19th century in Scotland when women began to play golf. Here in the States, miniature golf was first patented by Garnet Carter in 1931. Carter owned a hotel called the Fairyland Inn near…

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The weather is warming up in sunny, Palm Beach County. Still much different from the rest of the nation we are still enjoying a nice mild temperature, which to Floridians is considered pleasant weather. With the summer break around the corner for kids here are some fun activities to try: 

1.  Loggerhead Marinelife Center 

The Loggerhead Marinelife Center is one of the area’s most prized possessions as it is home to many special marine species. Here, the educated staff and dedicated volunteers rehabilitate sea turtles and other precious species found in South Florida’s waters. Admission is always free, and they have new events almost weekly. This is the perfect place to bring the kids or grandkids for a fun day up close and personal with sea…

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District Yoga offers an opportunity to clear your mind and melt away all stress and tension. Awaken your senses while raising your vibration with a community yoga class. The neighborhood yoga class will take place at Grandview Public Market, 1401 Clare Avenue, West Palm Beach.  Join other Zen enthusiasts this Saturday for Community Yoga in the District Railway! 

Participate in the yoga practice every Saturday morning for an open flow Vinyasa class. The next class is Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. The class is led by an experienced registered yoga teacher, Natalie Addison. This is an alignment-based practice with modifications to meet students' needs.

Everyone is welcome! Bring your own mat, water bottle, and an open heart.

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU, in Boca Raton, is offering you a dose of vitamin Chi. Learn Qigong for health and longevity on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. Qigong (pronounced chee gong, chee gung) is an early form of exercise in China. It consists of a combination of mindful movements, still postures, meditation, and breathing techniques. Qigong is a holistic practice that connects mind, body, and spirit.

Well-known today as preventive medicine, Qigong is believed to treat a variety of health conditions and help promote better health by allowing your energy or chi to flow through the body. Participants will learn the yin and yang theory based on ancient Chinese healing systems and explore proper breathing techniques, visual…

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Palm Beach County Commissions recently unanimously approved a deal to renovate the Spring Training home of the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter. The Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is set to undergo a $75.1 million dollar renovation that will keep the two MLB teams Spring Training in Jupiter through 2049. 

Commissioners voted 6-0 yesterday at a meeting in favor of renovating the local stadium. The renovation will include an upgraded stadium, new bullpens, pitching mounds, concession stands, locker room adjustments, renovated the teams’ clubhouses, and much more. 

Not only is the stadium home to two MLB teams during their Spring Training but also to two Minor League teams, The Jupiter Hammerheads, and the Palm Beach Cardinals.…

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Visit Riverbend Park in Jupiter and surround yourself with the beauty of old Florida. Take a step back in time and enjoy walking, bicycling, riding, or canoeing through beautiful and historic Riverbend Park. Residents can take classes in archery, kayaking, and more.

See Florida as the pioneers and settlers did. From the ancient Native American middens, through the Seminole War Battles, to present-day restoration. Riverbend Park offers ten miles of hiking/biking trails, seven miles of equestrian trails and five miles of canoeing/kayaking trails allowing for hours of enjoyment.

ARCHERY 101:

Saturday, May 21, 9:30 a.m.

Ages 8+, $10/participant (Reservations required)

Join USA Archery and N.F.A.A. certified staff to learn about archery!…

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Palm Beach County reefs are part of the largest coral reef ecosystem in the continental United States! Just beyond South Florida’s white-sand beaches, are natural and artificial reefs that provide a multitude of diving, snorkeling, boating, and fishing opportunities for residents and visitors alike.

Running parallel to Palm Beach County’s coast lies forty-seven miles of natural coral reef formations. These formations were created thousands of years ago and are part of Florida’s Coral Reef that stretches 360 miles from the St. Lucie Inlet to the Dry Tortugas. For the past 40 years, Palm Beach County has created reef areas using various materials to give people additional areas for fishing, diving, and snorkeling and to protect natural reefs from…

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Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium located in Abacoa (Jupiter) is hosting a huge Yard Sale event. It was previously slated for an earlier date however, the weather had other plans. The new date for the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Yard Sale is May 21, 2022 

The annual Yard Sale event will be held in the stadium concourse. It will be FREE to shoppers who attend! No tickets are needed. The sale will be open to shoppers from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The vendors will prepare set up beginning at 6:00 a.m.

Participating vendors will be given the opportunity to claim four tickets to a Florida State League game this year. Blackout dates may apply. The price to be a seller is $30 for a 10 x 10 booth without electricity and $35 for a 10 x 10 booth with…

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It is time to slow down and enjoy springtime before the balmy summer weather is upon us. Find a quiet place to decompress. Quiet Waters Park is a 430-acre park in Broward County located at 401 South Powerline Road in Deerfield Beach. Quiet Waters Park is known locally for its annual Renaissance Festival and Ski Rixen cable water-skiing system. Ski Rixen is one of seventy-nine cable water-ski attractions in the world, and the only wakeboard and water ski resort in Southeast Florida. It is a wonderful place to take visiting family and friends to enjoy an outside water adventure and really appreciate the pleasant weather.

Deerfield Beach is a city just south of the Palm Beach County line near Boca Raton. The city was named for the numerous deer that…

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