July 2021

Looking for a night on the town with nice atmosphere and a great music scene? Here are some of the top places locals and tourists have named “the best in Palm Beach County”.  

1.  Copper Blues Rock Pub and Kitchen

One of the newest hot spots in West Palm Beach is Copper Blues of Rosemary Square. A brewery and a pub, this cool bar offers over 60 beers on tap and almost anything you can think of in the bottle, can or growler. Copper Blues unique beer offerings paired with artisan bar-bites and an amazing blues and jazz music scene make this one of the top places in Palm Beach County for live music. You can enjoy live music every Wednesday through Saturday and the bar’s website always has an updated list of who is playing.

2.  E.R Bradley’s

A young Jupiter local made his Olympic dreams come true. A dream is simply a dream if you do not go for it. Zion Wright is that Jupiter young man and he has reached his goal of competing in the Olympics. Skateboarding will be represented for the first time in the Olympics. 

Wright began skating at 4. As time went on, he became a household name around these parts. By the time he was 15, Zion had already moved to the birthplace of skateboarding, California.  Wright had to win the Dew Tours stop in Des Moines, Iowa, to make the team. So, he decided to get creative. After that, he got on the Red Bull team, and everything fell into place for him.

Zion Wright, who was a surprise qualifier for the Olympic team with his statement, final-run win at Dew

The Andrew "Red" Harris Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2021 artificial reef project has begun with the implementation of the initial of five 500-ton barge loads of huge 8' long concrete tunnels offshore of the Jupiter inlet! This year's project benefits from Forterra's donation of 2500 culverts valued at $450,000 to the Andrew "Red" Harris Foundation.  The coral replicas will range in size up to 8 feet tall, wide and deep. We are going to build beautiful Bahama-like reefs off Jupiter and Juno!

The culverts, aka tunnels, are presently being trucked and staged for loading on barges that will begin deploying a mile off the Jupiter inlet early this summer. The trails will be built at a concentration of one 8' 18-24" inside diameter duct per

Southeast Florida outdoor activity enthusiasts can enjoy a tax-free shopping week.  Florida’s tax-free “Freedom Week” event is July 1 – July 7, 2021.  Eligible outdoor recreation items and admission to eligible cultural and sporting events are exempt from Florida state sales tax.  You will save at 6 percent on qualifying purchases.

As the state reopens, residents are being encouraged in various ways to help kick Florida’s economy back into high gear. The Governor has “created Freedom Week as part of that encouragement, and also as a way to help give a leg up to its arts, live entertainment, culture, sports and hobby industries — some of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

For some items, such as sunglasses, a portion of the purchase

A Lake Worth beach convenience store sold one of four winning tickets in Sunday's statewide Fantasy 5 drawing, the Florida Lottery said.  C&K Food Mart at North G Street and 10th Avenue North sold the ticket.  The winning ticket which won the prize money was a combination of 4-5-7-12-23 and it paid $42,801.46.

In 1986, Florida voters authorized a lottery through a constitutional amendment, enacted by a two-to-one margin that would use its proceeds to enhance public education in Florida. Governor Bob Martinez and the Florida Legislature established the Florida Lottery with the mission of maximizing revenues for education to allow the people of Florida to benefit from significant additional monies while providing the best lottery games available.