July 2021

A Jupiter resident is a bit richer now.  The lucky lottery winner woke up nearly $72,000 wealthier on Sunday morning.  According to Florida Lottery Communications, the winning ticket was sold at the Publix off Military Trail and Donald Ross Road in Jupiter.  The Florida Lottery is more than just a chance at luck...it has contributed a lot to Florida's education system.  Including:

• The Florida Lottery's sole mission is to maximize revenues for the enhancement of public education in Florida.
• The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $1 Billion to education for each of the past 19 years.
• More than 880,000 students have attended college on a Bright Futures Scholarship.

According to the Florida Lottery, one of two winning tickets in

McDonald’s has been offering the Palm Beaches 66 years of unparalleled delight from its happy patrons.  McDonald’s “Golden Arches” are commemorating the new program on National French Fry Day, July 13, 2021, by giving away its “World Famous Fries” for FREE at participating locations to their loyal customers. No purchase necessary.

Download the McDonald’s free app.  Select “MyMcDonald’s Rewards.  Simply add the deal for medium fries to your cart. The offer is only available via Mobile Order & Pay on the app. 

Sixty-six loyal customers will have the opportunity to be a winner of one million MyMcDonald’s rewards points added to their account. The prize will be awarded as 250,000 points in four deposits over 24 months. To enter all you must do is

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.  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 County

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

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

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!

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

The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach is work in partnership with the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County to host “The Power and Pleasure of Artistic Place: Where Women Made History,” a special free exhibition on display at the Cultural Council’s Lake Worth Beach gallery to August 27, 2021.  “Where Women Made History,” is a nationwide campaign to identify, honor, and enhance places across the country where women have changed their communities and the world. This exhibition captures the spirit of the National Trust’s larger initiative.”

The showcase features 15 images of women artists at home, working in their studios, or on their travels, including images of artist Ann Weaver Norton. All the homes, studios, and landscapes presented

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

One of Palm Beach Island’s most exclusive estates is open for the public to tour and to learn about the history of Palm Beach and the fabulous Gilded Age.  The Flagler Museum, formerly known as Whitehall, was home to Henry M. Flagler and his wife Mary. Flagler was an American Industrialist, one of the founders of Standard Oil, and one of Palm Beach Island’s founders.

The famous Palm Beach landmark features more than 100,000 square feet filled with some of the most important history of Palm Beach and the Gilded Age.  The estate was commissioned by Flagler to be a winter home for himself and his wife Mary as a wedding gift in 1902. The estate served as the couple’s winter retreat until his death in 1913.

The grand estate was commissioned to John