Today, Monday, March 21st is the first official day of Spring. The date marks the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. 

This year, the March equinox happens today at 5:24 pm eastern standard time and the official Spring season kicks off. The Spring season lasts until June 21st, 2023. 

In the Northern Hemisphere or also called the March Equinox, occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator going south to north. The celestial equator is an imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator. In the Southern Hemisphere, today marks their first day of the Fall season. 

Here are some facts about Spring.

  • The earliest Spring Flowers to bloom are tulips, daffodils, sunflowers, primrose, and lilies.
  • The first day of Spring doesn’t…

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The annual Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival is back this weekend. The festival is the largest of its kind and draws thousands of visitors to Lake Worth Beach each year. 

The festival lasts until the first raindrop, the street painting festival turns the streets into beautiful and unique pieces of artwork. The Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival features temporary pieces in an open-air museum of art, sounds, and food. The festival is free to attend. 

Local and National artists create classic or 3-D masterpieces for viewers to come by and see. The drawings are done by using environmentally friendly chalk on both the streets and sidewalks. The festival features more than 600 artists from all over the world displaying their works of art…

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Polo Season has officially begun in South Florida. Every year, The National Polo Center in Wellington hosts its annual Polo Season that begins in January and goes through April. The hundreds of events attract thousands of spectators, world’s premier polo players, Olympian equestrians, and polo enthusiast each year to the area. 

The National Polo Center in western Palm Beach County is the ultimate social scene. The Center is home to the world-class equestrian competitions and the National Polo Center (NPC) showcases its tournaments to develop American players.

The Center facilities include a Grandstand, Clubhouse, restaurants, swimming pool, gym, tennis courts, social club, and five fields. Every January through April thousands of Polo Players…

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Learn about the connection between mangrove and coral reef communities. Learn how fish use these habitats and the fascinating behaviors of native fish, stingrays, and other marine life during these free presentations. Explore the outdoor marine aquariums at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is located at 1801 North Ocean Boulevard, in Boca Raton.

Over 200,000 visitors take a time off from the hustle and bustle of like to enjoy a walk on the boardwalk. Count the thousands of tropical fish in the aquariums, relax in the butterfly garden, or visit the patients in the sea turtle rehabilitation facility.

The nature center is open to people of all ages. Children and teens under eighteen must participate with an adult.…

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"Salt Life" is an expression that describes a lifestyle revolving around the ocean. The “salt life” focuses on the ocean for fun activities.  You possibly have noticed bumper stickers on cars up and down the coast as well as in Jupiter. The Town of Jupiter was shaken when two local boys got lost at sea! The AustinBlu Foundation was formed in 2015, in the wake of a tragedy involving two young boaters from Jupiter, on July 24th, 2015. Austin Blu Stephanos was one of those boys and the namesake of this foundation. 

The boys virtually grew up on the water, boating, fishing, diving, or swimming nearly every day. They worked at a local tackle shop together. They wrapped up themselves in the "salt life" of the ocean. This Foundation is rooted…

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Palm Beach Gardens is a beautiful city located between Donald Ross Road and Northlake Boulevard, just seven miles north of West Palm Beach. The streets are lined with lush greenery, and the buildings are refined and polished. Palm Beach Gardens is perfect for welcoming anyone home. From golf course homes to an equestrian community, to the villas and estate homes of BallenIsles, real estate in Palm Beach Gardens is surprisingly diversified.

 Palm Beach Gardens is also home to the headquarters of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America a/k/a The PGA. Each year The PGA hosts legendary professional golfers at The Honda Classic. 

Additionally, for your shopping pleasure, The Gardens Mall offers high-end destination shopping set in exquisite…

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The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, in Delray Beach, is hosting January 2023 events. These events allow visitors to experience traditional and contemporary Japanese culture through engaging exhibits, varied educational programs and seasonal events, a world-class bonsai display. For the month of January, there is an Orchid Weekend,

The Art of Kokedama, and an inspiration of Madame Butterfly with Palm Beach Opera at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Do not miss these cultural events! 

- Wednesdays, January 11, 18, 25 

Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Sogetsu School (Class)  

Time: Beginners - 10:00am –12:00pm  

           Intermediate – 1:30pm – 3:30pm* 

Cost: $80 (Morikami Members $70) Advance…

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Waterfront Properties and Club Communities wishes you an extremely healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year! January 1 is New Year’s Day. It is a time of optimism, planning, and resoluteness. There is a feeling that this year we will make the changes we have been meaning to do. Exercise more, eat better, more rest, start saving, or a new job. New Year’s Day is about taking a moment to get ready for everything that is about to unfold.

Happy New Year from the staff and agents at Waterfront Properties!  Wishing you all the best! Cheers!

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Friends of Jupiter Beach is a grassroots, volunteer-driven not-for-profit group dedicated to keeping a special section of Jupiter beach clean and dog-friendly in northern Palm Beach County.  Friends of Jupiter Beach has been around for nineteen years and is dedicated to keeping the mission alive!

You’re invited to join in any of the "cleanup" events scheduled for 2023!

Friends of Jupiter 2023 Beach Cleanup Schedule:

Ocean Cay Park beach cleanup between 8:00 am to 10:00 am

-        January 7th

-        February 4th

-        March 4th

-        April 15th (The Great American Cleanup)

-        May 20th FJB Food & Wine Festival (no cleanup)

-        June 3rd

-        July 8th 

-        August 5th

-        September…

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The cold weather in Palm Beach County may be out of the ordinary, but it presents a great opportunity to spot manatees at Manatee Lagoon. Mantatee Lagoon is a fun and engaging family-friendly attraction. It features interactive, entertaining exhibits that will spike your curiosity about the environment of the Lake Worth Lagoon and the wonderful world of manatees.

More than thirty manatees were witnessed at the lagoon in West Palm Beach Monday morning. The manatees come down upon the Manatee Lagoon exhibit thanks to the warm water coming from the nearby Florida Power & Light power plant. The power plant remains cool by filtering in water from the waterway, the cool water is heated by the power plant. The overflow then exits the plant and draws the…

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