(NORTH PALM BEACH NEWS)_"How do you like our progress? This drone shot of the future clubhouse is looking down onto the floor or the restaurant, the covered patio, the kitchen and the multi-purpose banquet room. Don't worry, we'll add the tile and walls later, but the photo gives an idea of the upstairs layout, and how the restaurant will overlook the beautiful new green grass of golf course." --Ed Cunningham, NPB Communications Manager.
(PRESS RELEASE)_(Lake Worth, FL – February 20, 2019) The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County today announced that the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS returns next month with its penultimate fascinating conversation this season at The Colony Hotel Coral Ballroom, located at 155 Hammon Avenue in Palm Beach. March 11 ART ATTACK A Conversation with art collector Christine Aylward Born and raised in China during the Cultural Revolution, Christine Aylward came to the US in 1986. Since moving to Palm Beach 20 years ago, she and her husband have taken an interesting path in learning and collecting art, focusing on Asian Contemporary. She is a former trustee of Norton Museum of Art, a current board member of SITE Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico and a Collectors Committee member of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Interviewed by Daphne Nikolopoulos, Author & Editor-in-Chief of Palm Beach Illustrated This season’s final CULTURE & COCKTAILS will be: April 8 PLATTER CHATTER A Conversation with legendary broadcaster Dick Robinson The owner of Legends Radio in North Palm Beach, Dick Robinson launched his broadcasting career in 1958 in Massachusetts and the first song he ever played on-air was Who’s Sorry Now by Connie Francis. In the six decades since, Robinson has carved a stellar career that blended working for and owning radio stations, founding the Connecticut School of Broadcasting (the nation’s oldest and largest group of broadcast media schools), founding the nonprofit Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook, and launching the syndicated radio/TV show Dick Robinson’s American Standards by the Sea. This conversation is sure to attract some surprise musical guests. Interviewed by Rich & Jill Switzer, celebrated cabaret performers and co-hosts of The Morning Lounge on Legends 100.3 FM CULTURE & COCKTAILS is generously sponsored by The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder, also The Gardens Mall, Clo & Charles S. Cohen, First Republic Bank, the law firm of Haile, Shaw & Pfaffenberger, P.A., and Woolems Luxury Home Builders. Additional support for the series is provided by the Palm Beach Daily News, Legends Radio, and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm. Please Note: Admission to each CULTURE & COCKTAILS event is $75 per person in advance and $85 at the door, and FREE for members of the Cultural Council ($250 level and above). All proceeds go to support the nonprofit Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. For membership information, please contact Debbie Calabria at 561.472.3330. Each event will run from 5 to 7 pm, with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 pm, and the “Conversation” from 5:45 to 7 pm, including audience Q&A. The Colony will serve complimentary beverages and an array of specially prepared hors d'oeuvres before each CULTURE & COCKTAILS conversation. People interested in attending CULTURE & COCKTAILS can RSVP before each event by calling the Cultural Council at (561) 472-33 (PRESS RELEASE)_West Palm Beach, Fla. – The YMCA of the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce that Allen Gast has joined as their newest board member. Allen joins a team of well-respected and highly involved community leaders committed to giving back and providing support to its neighbors. Gast is the Founder and President of Gast Construction Group, Inc., an award-winning construction management firm specializing in commercial and residential construction in South Florida. Gast recalls, “The YMCA was such an impactful place to me growing up. I am honored to have the opportunity to be part of an institution that provides so many great services to our community.” Striving to be a positive and active member of the local community, Gast looks forward to bringing his vision, relentless work ethic, and never-give-up attitude to the board of YMCA of the Palm Beaches. As a new YMCA board member, he will use his talents to help the Y promote youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Gast is aligned with The Y’s cause of helping others develop mentally and physically so they can contribute, belong and thrive to help strengthen our community. Gast also serves as the Chairman of the ACE Mentor Program of Palm Beach and Martin Counties and is a member of the Construction Oversight and Review Committee for the School District of Palm Beach County. Gast is a graduate of the University of Florida and M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, fishing, and watching Gator sports. He, his wife and their two sons reside in West Palm Beach. YMCA of the Palm Beaches is located at 2085 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33406. For more information, visit ymcapalmbeaches.org or call (561) 968-9622. Is there a sight more beautiful than a full moon shining down over the Atlantic? Beachgoers were treated to a celestial show Monday at Juno Beach. (NBPL Photo)
(PRESS RELEASE)_DELRAY BEACH, FL, February 18, 2019 – The Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com (https://yellowtennisball.com/) announced that it has sold out of Reserved Seats, Box Seats, Veranda Canopy and “Best Seats in the House” for “Super Tuesday’s” evening session. To accommodate the remaining demand, the tournament has opened up 500 additional seats in the grandstand. The grandstand seats are $38* plus tax and fees.
Tuesday evening’s matches include Delray Beach defending champion Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans at 6 p.m. and the season debut for #4 ATP tour ranked Juan Martin del Potro playing Yoshihito Nishioka at 8 p.m. While Tiafoe is the reigning champion in Delray Beach, del Potro held the title in 2011 and made the semifinals twice (2016, 2017). This will be the 3rd year in a row the Argentinian is opening his season in Delray Beach. A complete schedule of all Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com match times and ticket opportunities is available at YellowTennisBall.com. Tickets can be secured online or by calling 561-330-6000. (PRESS RELEASE)_DELRAY BEACH – Who says the best things in life aren’t free? The public can enjoy complimentary tickets to see the the world's best tennis players, like Juan Martin del Potro and Frances Tiafoe, compete at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com on February 15-24 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. 100 passes per session will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Complimentary tickets are limited to two (2) tickets per person/per day, for day and night sessions. Tickets will be distributed in the lobby of the Pompey Park Community Center at 1101 NW 2nd Street, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Ticket distribution schedules include: Saturday, February 16 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Sunday, February 17 Complimentary tickets available for day sessions Monday, February 18 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Tuesday, February 19 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Wednesday, February 20 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Thursday, February 21 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Friday, February 22 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Saturday, February 23 Complimentary tickets available for day and night sessions Sunday, February 24 Complimentary tickets available for final sessions The Delray Beach Open at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 West Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 330-6000 or visit yellowtennisball.com. With weather this good, it's a great time to join friends Gary and Mary Petty (left and center), as well as our neighbor, Dave Ihrig (right) on the Pettys' boat, "Cut Loose," for a pleasure trip into the Atlantic. You can read more about Gary and Mary HERE.
(PRESS RELEASE)_Hallandale, Fla. – Celebrate National Margarita Day on Friday, February 22 with a quick trip to tequila paradise at the “ole!” worthy hotspot Cantina Laredo. Agave lovers will have their hands full with the specially priced $5 Casa Rita ($8.25 reg.), a delicious, hangover-free combination of top-shelf tequila, Cointreau liqueur, freshly squeezed lime juice, simple syrup, and garnished with a lime wedge. Feeling extra adventurous? Try the Tajín Watermelon Rita ($12.25), a spicy firecracker, loaded with premium cucumber chili tequila, blood orange liqueur, muddled watermelon, lime juice, lemon juice, agave nectar, tajín, and garnished with two watermelon cubes. So good, you may want to kiss the bartender. Don't worry, we won't tell. Casa Rita 1 serving 2 oz. premium tequila ¾ oz. Cointreau 1½ oz. fresh lime juice 1½ oz. simple syrup Combine all ingredients and ice in a shaker. Shake briskly. Strain into a salt-rimmed glass with ice and garnish with a lime wedge. Simple Syrup 1 part sugar 1 part hot water Mix until sugar is completely dissolved. Cantina Laredo Modern Mexican is located in the Village of Gulfstream at 501 Silks Run, Hallandale. For more information, or to make a reservation, call (954) 457-7662 or visit cantinalaredo.com. (PRESS RELEASE)_(NORTH PALM BEACH, FL) The 24th Annual Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade (PBHBP) and 19th Annual Toy Drive kicked off the 2018 holiday season in early December. The events resulted in the collection of over 11,000 donated toys, a record of nearly 70 decorated parade boats, more than $10,000 in prizes awarded to parade participants, and tens of thousands of spectators. The 11,273 donated toys made the event the largest toy collecting event for Toys for Tots in the entire country, and a top collector for Little Smiles.
The events, hosted by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, Inc. (MIAPBC), took place on Saturday, December 1 in North Palm Beach to benefit Toys for Tots and Little Smiles. In addition to the tens of thousands in attendance to view the parade in-person, over 14,000 people were able to view the parade from the comfort of their own homes with the new WPBF Facebook Live stream of the event and on the WPBF app. Boat owners and their crews came out to support the toy drive and have fun by competing against each other for more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. Entrants spent hours planning and setting up displays that contained thousands of lights, inflatables, props and more. Boats of all sizes were welcomed to enter with no entry fee required. Judges also selected winners in a variety of categories, including under 25’, 25’-35’, over 35’ and corporate vessels. In the under 25’ category, Ms. Be Haven, Suits Us Too and Too Much Fun finished first through third respectively. Blue Rose finished first place in the 25’-35’ group with Eagles Nest finishing second and Aaron Liscomb coming in third. The over 35’ group was more competitive than ever before with two vessels – Freedom and Cornelius tying for first place and Honu finishing third. In the corporate boat group, Dee Queen II finished first, Country Club finished second and the Food Yacht came in third. Dozens of fun and valuable prizes donated by sponsors were awarded during the parade, and all boats that placed in a category received a custom-engraved crystal award to prove their ability to spread holiday cheer. Pardi Princess won $1,500 for Best of Parade while The Goode Life took home $500 for being the fan favorite. Other prizes included fishing excursions, restaurant gift cards, spa services, towing memberships and more. (BRIGHTLINE NEWS)_With the upcoming President’s Day weekend jam-packed of events in Miami, I wanted to make sure that Brightline was on you radar as a perfect means of transportation to get to any and everything. In just one weekend, Miami will host the International Boat Show, Miami Yacht Show, Coconut Grove Arts Festival and iii Points Music Festival. Visitors and locals of South Florida can avoid the area’s unpredictable traffic and jump on Brightline to arrive right on time. Below please find some promotions and offers for riders this weekend. The promo code GOSMART gives riders 25% off all Smart tickets. For those traveling with friends and family this month, get up to four on board for free. Riders who buy two SMART tickets, get up to two free, riders who buy three, can get up to three free and riders who buy four, can get up to four free, using the promo code BLFAMILY. And with the children out of school Monday, families can use Brightline and receive a 50% discount on SMART tickets for kids under 13. Those riders taking Brightline this weekend are also in for a special treat, as the train will be debuting a new cocktail this weekend. On The Rocks, a premium cocktail brand that provides complex flavors of crafted tailored cocktails in a single, ready to drink bottle will be offered on board and in the station. Cocktail offerings include Bourbon Old Fashioned’s, Jalapeño Pineapple Margarita, Classic Margaritas, Cosmopolitans, Mai Tai’s and Aviation’s (gin and vegetable juice) This weekend only they will be two for $12. |
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