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Every year around 5 million Americans move between states. And, in terms of economic growth, that means so states fare better than others. Palm Beachers will not be surprised to hear that (according to Bloomberg News) Florida is now the nation’s top financial magnet, reeling in $17.2 billion worth of new residents, which is about seven times the amounts netted by each of the runners-up Texas, Washington and South Carolina. The Sunshine State was the No. 1 recipient of the wealth exodus from 18 individual states—with New York, Illinois and New Jersey combining to contribute about $8 billion to Florida’s income base.

This is good news for South Florida and even better news for young families in the Palm Beaches because it means more jobs and greater…

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Starting Aug. 1, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse will be featured on every new Visit Our Lights specialty license plate sold by Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. There is a $25 annual special fee for the plates, in addition to registration fees. Proceeds benefit the Florida Lighthouse Association, a nonprofit that supports the preservation of the state’s lighthouses. Car owners can get the new plate in the 90 days before their renewal date.

The current, original version of the specialty plate, available for purchase since 2008, depicts the striped St. Augustine Lighthouse. The new version showing the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse should be available for at least the next 10 years.

The lighthouse association is a cause worthy of…

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Memorial Day is coming up this Monday, May 27th. While you certainly have the day off work, you may not know exactly why. Here is everything you need to know about Memorial Day.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2019 occurs on Monday, May 27.

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.

Memorial Day Wasn’t A Federal Holiday Until…

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If you have heard people talking about the Spring Equinox or have seen it on Google without knowing what it is, don’t worry! We’re here to help.

The Equinox marks the beginning of Spring. It is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun. This occurs twice each year: around 20 March and 23 September. In other words, it is the moment at which the center of the visible Sun is directly above the Equator.

What Does It Mean

The word equinox comes from the Latin words for “equal night”—aequus (equal) and nox (night). On the equinox, the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world. With the equinox, enjoy the increasing sunlight hours, with earlier dawns and…

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In recognition of Thanksgiving, today’s fun fact is this: Benjamin Franklin was not a fan of the bald eagle being our national bird, and he preferred it the turkey.

Some people dismiss this fact as an urban myth, but actually, it’s true. The Franklin Institute made the following available from one of Benjamin Franklin’s letters to his daughter in which he expressed his opinions on the matter:

“For my own part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length…

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