Things To Do

With South Florida’s hot sun and spending a day out on the salty beaches, it is always nice to enjoy a cool down every once in a while. By a cool down, I am referring to a nice cold ice-cream cone to melt off the heat.  An Ice Cream shop that has been open for 30 years is one of the best ice-cream shops in the area: Palm Beach Ice Cream located in two different areas of Jupiter and Tequesta, Florida!

1.    Quality: The real, old fashioned, homemade ice-cream that is fresh daily.

2.    Service: The owners are local fishermen, who are friendly and down to earth, plus they give out free samples of their homemade ice-cream.

3.    Variety: Oh the Flavors! The variety of flavors from Ice-cream to Frozen Yogurts, Sorbets and plus “No Sugar Added” Flavors! Some…

Upcoming Fishing Tournament taking place at Bahia Mar Beach Resort & Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is hosting The 3rd Annual Bulls for Brooke on June 13, 2015.

This fishing tournament has been set up to help Brooke Thabit of Boca Raton, Florida who was paralyzed almost three years ago when she broke her neck by diving off a dock. The proceeds will help pay for the physical therapy and medical necessities.

The fishing tournament will be giving out prizes for the top three boats, the top angler, top female angler and junior angler for who can reel in the heaviest dolphin, 30 pounds or more! This is definently worthwhile fishing tournament as first prize is $10,000!

Register online at: Bulls for Brooke or at 5:00 p.m. on June 12th before

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A tropical paradise that is surrounded by water, an environment where residents’ backyards include the Ocean, canals, lakes and the scenic views of the Intracoastal Waterway, a place where the sun shimmers throughout all of the days, are you thinking South Florida?! If so, you are correct!

With so much water surrounding the state it’s no wonder how South Florida’s marine industry is booming with excitement. The boating and yachting industry tunes in about $11.5 billion every single year! Because of this, a specific day has been fully established for raising awareness for The Second Annual Marine Industry Day, taking place on June 20th in Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Marine Industry Day is an event that is free and of course, family…

A very special and very colorful art installation is making its way to the Waterfront in Downtown West Palm Beach. “The Pool” by artist Jen Lewin is a gorgeous, interactive art installation that has made its way around the nation and will now be right here in sunny, South Florida for a few months. West Palm Beach Waterfront is calling the summer activity “A Summer in Paradise.”

The Pool is comprised of glowing, concentric circles that are supposed to be stepped on. Lewin’s idea is for people to come and play on the installation, which will change colors as you step on the different circles. That way everyone can make their own art depending on how you step on them. It is an ever evolving art piece.

“A Summer in Paradise” is also offering other unique

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Coming to the Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds this weekend is the Palm Beach Summer Boat Show. The show offers over 100,000 square feet of expo space filled to the brim with boats to look at.

Feast your eyes on an elaborate array of power boats up to 40 feet, ranging from center consoles walk arounds, cruisers, pontoon boats, deck boats, bass and bay boats. There will also be a variety of personal watercrafts such as jet skis and other fun water toys. Financing and insurance are on site for ease of purchase. Trades will be accepted as well.

Some of the other features of the Palm Beach Summer Boat Show include an indoor pool where you can watch paddle board, kayaking and other fun water toy demonstrations. One lucky winner may one of the

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The Gardens Mall is partnering up with the Palm Beach County Food Bank to host The Third Annual CANstruction Sculpture Competition to eliminate deprivation and starvation in Palm Beach County.

Based on this year’s theme, “CANnes International Film Festival” the crews that are partaking and challenging in this competition are indigenous contractors, builders and architects that are collecting canned and packaged food items to form gargantuan art monuments in the Garden’s Mall courtyard. Winners of the most intriguing display will be pronounced and broadcasted on June 18th at the CANstruction cocktail party. All the canned food and other items used to create the fascinating sculptures of the competition will be kindly bestowed and donated to the Palm Beach…

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum invites the public to Tales from the Archives: The Keepers, Part 3, on Wednesday June 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The clues of recognizing a “mystery keeper” in an old photo of the Red Lighthouse in Jupiter, Florida has become so popular it now charms the wall of a building, at the corner of Center Street and Old Dixie Highway, along the railroad tracks.

Join Josh Liller, Museum Historian, as he explores all the prospects by linking some very enticing clues and possible answers to one of the longest lasting mysteries of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: Who was the third keeper in the famous photo with Amour and Wells?  “Tales from the Archives: The Keepers, Part 3 ... will briefly examine the lives of those Keepers…

Taking place every Sunday at the Riverwalk Plaza (underneath the Indiantown Bridge) in Jupiter is the “Jupiter Green & Artisan Market.”

This charming and vibrant, open air market is a staple for Jupiter locals.  The market is a weekend hot spot that has continued to grow. Open year round and always chalk full of beautiful art and produce, it’s no wonder the Green & Artisan Market is here to stay. You can peruse the variety of goods local vendors bring out the market while overlooking the scenic views of the Intracoastal Waterway. Some of the things you may find at the market include handmade jewelry, beautiful art and crafts, fresh, locally raised fruits and vegetables and some of the tastiest food bites you can find around town. From baked goods,

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4 Mile Race & 1 Mile Kid’s Run

South Florida is portraying beaming sunrays and a nice ocean breeze that sprays mists when waves crash, makes a morning run a quite enjoyable one in Juno Beach, Florida.
Along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean and A1A, Loggerhead Marinelife Center will be holding its 4th Annual ‘Run 4 the Sea’ event led on Saturday, June 20th, 2015. This 4 mile race for adults and a one mile run for the kids will be directly benefitting the mission of the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. “The mission: to promote conservation of Florida's coastal ecosystems with a special focused on threatened and endangered sea turtles.”

In participating in this wonderful local event, whether you choose to walk or run the four miles, you will automatically become a…

At The Hobe Sound Nature Center in Hobe Sound, Florida, the non-profit association is devoted to ecological attentiveness and educating others.  The center offers plenty of workshops, camps and turtle walks all including tons of educational opportunities to benefit from.

A highly successful program during the months of summer held since 1973 is the environmental camp for students’ ages 6 to 12. The programs excellent standing has drawn students from over three counties and even youngsters visiting relatives in the area. The program consists of field trips, arts and crafts, interpretive programs, hands-on experiences and other activities enable the participants to enjoy their summer while learning about Florida's wildlife and what they can do to protect

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