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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Earlier this week, The Loggerhead Marinelife Center released two sea turtles back into the ocean. The double release was the first public sea turtle release since February of 2020. Hundreds of people gathered along the beach near the center to witness two sea turtles be released back into the ocean after spending months at the center for recovery and rehabilitation.

The sea turtle release event was Wednesday, July 14th at 9:30 am. The two sea turtles released were named Big Chase and Pike. Pike is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle patient that was found near the Juno Beach Pier a few months back. Big Chase is a male loggerhead sea turtle patient that was found by biologists from the Inwater Research Group at FPL’s St. Lucie site.  Big Chase and Pike…

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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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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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On Saturday mornings throughout the summer, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center hosts a Self-Guided Beach Clean Up for locals and visitors to help keep our beautiful beaches clean for the sea turtles and other marine life.

Now more than ever, the sea turtle research and rehabilitation center need your help. Beginning in March through the end of October is Sea Turtle Nesting Season, where thousands of sea turtles lay their nests on the beach in our area. Northern Palm Beach County is one of the most popular sea turtle nesting spots in the world, the main reason is the gulf stream current that bends towards Florida. During this time, the center monitors the beaches daily for new sea turtle nests.

The center sets up for the Self-Guided Beach Clean Up…

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Dine and dance the night away under the stars at Downtown Palm Beach Gardens. Enjoy live music from hit tribute bands every Friday evening in the Downtown Park from 7:00 - 10:00 pm.  Enjoy a delectable nibble to eat at your favorite Downtown Palm Beach Gardens' restaurant before, after or during the show!

Come rock the summer nights in the Downtown Park while enjoying music from local favored tribute bands. Appreciate unique discounts and deals from Downtown's eateries created specifically for the Summer Concert Series guests.

Yard House patrons will receive free dessert with purchase of entrée. Reference promo code "YardHouseRocks".  See more special promotions from Downtown's restaurants here!

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Did you know that the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach has a Sea Turtle Hospital and it is an active teaching hospital? Wondering what those darling sea turtles are doing right now? Just check out the live webcams made possible by a donation from Florida Power & Light Company and the FPL Group Foundation. Join onlookers from around the world to see what is taking place.  Check it out here.

Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Sea Turtle Hospital is officially known as the Gordon and Patricia Gray Veterinary Hospital. It is a state-of-the-art hospital devoted to the care of sea turtles. LMC provides all the same veterinary diagnostic, medical treatment, and surgical services that you would find in the best veterinary hospitals. The hospital…

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The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival will commemorate 31 years of its yearly tradition this summer with live performances of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Shakespeare by the Sea production will take place at the Seabreeze Amphitheater at Carlin Park in Jupiter from July 8 – July 11, 2021, and July 15 – 18, 2021.

The alfresco performance is presented in cultural collaboration with Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation. Gates open at 6:30 pm with performances starting at 8 pm. A $5 donation per person is suggested.

“Thanks to supporters and a PNC ArtsAlive grant, we were able to continue our 30 years of uninterrupted performances with a professionally filmed virtual show last year,” Dashiell continued. “Now we are coming…

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Jupiter’s red iconic lighthouse is open to the public for tours and special events. Head to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum this month and climb the 105 steps to the top to see the incredible views of Jupiter or visit the Lighthouse grounds or Museum to learn about Jupiter’s history.

Lighthouse Events Happening This July

Lighthouse Sunset Tours: Wednesday, July 7th, 14th , 21st, and 28th

On Wednesday nights, climb to the top of the lighthouse and witness the incredible sunset views over Jupiter. The tour also includes a sneak peak into the Lighthouse Watchroom to see how everything works. Those who attend the tour will get to witness the light turn on and illuminate the sky.

Lighthouse Anniversary Day: Saturday, July 10th

Celebrate…

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