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In addition, the many events held weekly, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center is hosting a Student Film Contest this January. The Loggerhead Marinelife Center has partnered with the 2021 Suzanne L. Niedland Documentary Scholarship Award, for the annual Student Showcase of Films produced by the Palm Beach Film and Television Commission every year.

The documentary film contest aims to showcase the importance of water in Florida’s communities and natural areas. Students in High School and College participating must create original video content to capture their film and storytelling skills. Topics can include conservation challenges, lifestyle changes, conservation initiatives, water and ecosystems, and more. Videos must be five to 25 minutes in length and…

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Picking a favorite dessert seems like a nearly impossible task, but somehow every state in the US has managed to have a different favorite listed as their state’s dessert.  Some remain loyal to the original classics like sugar cookies, peppermint paddies, hot chocolate, and gingerbread cookies while other states prefer a non-traditional holiday dessert.

Floridians have chosen their favorite dessert to serve this holiday season. The top dessert to serve at holiday is cheesecake in the state. Cheesecake was also a favorite in several other states. Cheesecake is one of those desserts that is a classic and favorite among many.

Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients:

For the crust: Cooking spray, 9 graham crackers (finely crushed), 6 tablespoons of melted…

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Picking a favorite cookie seems like a nearly impossible task, but somehow every state in the US has managed to have a different cookie listed as their state’s top cookie. Some remain loyal to the original chocolate chip cookie and sugar cookie while other states prefer a nontraditional cookie.

Floridians have chosen their favorite cookie to serve at holidays is the Key Lime Pie cookie or the Key Lime Pie sandwich cookies filled with a tangy cream. The cookies are a soft buttery graham cookie with a key lime-flavored icing on top or cream in the middle.

Key Lime Pie Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

Graham Cookie: 1 Cup of unsalted butter (room temperature), 1 ½ cup of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs, 1…

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The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum is hosting a Lighthouse Story Time and Crafts for Kids event this Tuesday, November 17th.  The event is aimed for children ages 8 years old and younger.

The event is a virtual program, and the stories and crafts will feature information on Florida’s history, Lighthouse Keepers, people, and local animals and plants.  The program is free to watch virtually on the Jupiter Lighthouse Website, Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube Channel.

The event is set to begin at 10:30 am tomorrow morning. Craft instructions and information is already posted on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram for tomorrow’s session.

For more information, click here.

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This weekend is Halloween, the day where everyone dresses up in their favorite costumes, attends Halloween parties and go door to door to collect all the candy they can get. Halloween is not just about the candy and the costumes; the spooky holiday is actually centuries old.

Here are some interesting facts about Halloween that you might not have known.

Trick-or-Treating existed since Medieval Times: It was known as Guising in Scotland and Ireland when young people would dress up and go door to door for money in exchange for songs, poems, or other treats.

Skittles are the Top Halloween Candy in the United States and the top Halloween candy in the State of Florida according to Reader’s Digest.

Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday…

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This weekend is not only Halloween, but also the weekend that we turn our clocks back one hour to end Daylight Savings. Daylight Savings time ends this Sunday, November 1st at 2 am when the clocks fall back an hour.

This means sunrise and sunset times will be one hour earlier starting Sunday morning. This also means that there will be an extra hour of sleep starting this Sunday. Most of America expect those in Hawaii, most of Arizona, and the US Territories follow Daylight Savings Time.

Many believe that Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of Daylight Savings time, though he only suggested it and noted that the people wake up an hour earlier to enjoy more daylight and conserve candle wax. But the idea did not catch on until World War I when Germany…

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The holidays are fast approaching, and the incredible Gaylord Palms Hotel in Kissimmee is hosting their annual Christmas at Gaylord Palms and tickets are on sale now. Gaylord Palms is just a short two-and-a-half-hour drive from Palm Beach County and a perfect way to ring in the holidays.

Guests and locals can now purchase individual tickets for the holiday fun. The hotel previously announced its holiday pop-up experience, “I Love Christmas Movies” Christmas at Gaylord Palms that will run from Friday, November 13th through Sunday, January 3rd.

During the holiday event, classic beloved movies such as “The Polar Express”, “A Christmas Story”, “Elf”, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, “A Year Without Santa Claus” and many more classic holiday…

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Registered voters in the State of Florida have the opportunity to vote a few weeks early ahead of the 2020 Election. Early voting in Florida opens Monday, October 19th through Sunday, November 1st.  Hours and dates may vary based on where you live.

Early voting is when a person casts a ballot prior to Election Day at a location designated by the Supervisor of Elections. Early voting is required in any election that contains a state or federal office race. Early voting sites must be no earlier than 30 days prior to the election.

How to Vote Early:

Registered voter wishing to vote early must bring a valid photo identification and a signature identification.  Voters can vote at any early voting site within the county in which they live in.

Where…

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Important news for Florida drivers, you will soon be able to access your driver’s license on your mobile device. Earlier this week, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that Floridians will be able to access their drivers licenses digitally.

The new system will allow someone to verify your age, identity, and driving privileges through a mobile app, making digital licenses harder to counterfeit.  The system is part of an innovation project that will make Florida a national leader in offering secure and trusted mobile identification, which is the priority of Governor DeSantis.

 According to the Florida Department of Highway and Safety and Motor Vehicles director said that the department will be supplied with mobile…

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Amazon is coming to the Gardens Mall. Beginning today, September 16th, Amazon customers can buy toys, books, kitchen gadgets, electronics and more at their new 4-Star store.

The giant online store is set to open its doors in the Gardens Mall for its first general merchandise store in Florida at 11 am. The store is located on the first floor near Nordstrom’s of the popular Palm Beach Gardens mall.

The new 4,500 square foot Amazon store will carry everything that received a 4-star rating or greater on their website. Products include everything from electronics, games, books, toys, home goods, kitchen items and much more. The store will also carry and serve as a platform for Amazon’s own tech devices including smart home devices such as Alexa and the…

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