Cruisin' Food Fests
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This Saturday, October 14th, bring your friends and family to the Cruisin' Food Fest happening at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park on the north side of Singer Island. From noon - 4 p.m. check out a lineup of cool, vintage cars, live music, giveaways, and food from the best trucks. This is something the park puts on every second Saturday of each month! The event is free with park admission ($5 per vehicle). Check out a lineup of cars from antique Excaliburs to today's hottest Mustangs. There are three live bands scheduled throughout the day and seven food trucks on site. The park will be offering free tram rides to the beach and to the nature center where you can see captive sea turtles that are being rehabilitated until ready for release. There's…
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Right in between the coastline of Palm Beach and Singer Island there lies a tiny haven called Peanut Island. It is an 80-acre, man-made island that has now become one of the most popular attractions in the area. The island was created in the early 1900s with sand and material left over from dredging the surrounding Inlet, as part of a series of dredging projects to create better accessibility for trade and transportation in Florida. The island was planned to be used for shipping peanut oil (hence the name), but that operation failed by 1946. In 1961 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a bomb shelter was constructed on the center of the island for President John F. Kennedy in case of a nuclear attack. While Kennedy spent many of the winter…
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Have you tried the most popular restaurant on Singer Island? Two Drunken Goats is a casual and inviting beachfront bar with a Mexican flair. Right across from the ocean, the restaurant has a beach cafe feel and a laid-back vibe. They serve up Tex-Mex-style cuisine, seafood, burgers, and so much more. Live music, homemade sangria, signature cocktails, and gourmet fare make them a favorite for locals and tourists alike.Â
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This cantina has a long and diverse menu with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. Visitors recommend the seafood quesadilla, blackened grouper sandwich, the Mahi Latino: a fresh fillet topped witha creamy pepper sauce served over Spanish rice and pinto beans, the Calamari Mexicali: tender fried squid with…
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Do you care about clean water, safe beaches, and healthy marine life? Come join hundreds of others making a difference this weekend on Singer Island. International Coastal Clean Up Day takes place during the month of September and is the world's largest one-day volunteer effort. Twelve million volunteers in 100 countries clean up beaches, lakes, rivers, and canals in an effort to save our waterways. (Normally the event takes place internationally on the 16th but because of Hurricane Irma, Palm Beach County adjusted their clean up dates). Last year, volunteers worldwide picked up more than 2 million plastic bottles and bags off the beach and over 18 million pounds of trash. Sadly, plastic is found in 62 percent of sea birds and 100 percent of sea…
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  This Labor Day, habitants and beach goers on Singer Island got to witness a rare weather event. A waterspout formed at 10 a.m. and lasted about 10 minutes followed by another one that dissipated in even less time. A waterspout is a spiraling column of air and mist over the ocean. They are 18,000-20,000 feet high and classified as either tornadic or fair weather. Tornadic waterspouts are similar to land tornadoes and associated with bad storms, high wind, and hail. Fair weather waterspouts, like the one spotted on Singer Island, are not associated with storms, form with little wind, and are much more common. Interestingly, while tornadic spouts drop from the sky, fair weather spouts develop on the surface of the water and form upward. By the…