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Florida shoppers rev up your wallets for a tax-free shopping spree.  For a designated tax holiday in July, eligible outdoor recreation items and entry to eligible venues & events are exempt from  usual Florida state sales tax. You’ll save at least 6 percent on qualifying purchases. Florida Tax Freedom event in 2024 is in July …

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If you haven’t been to Manatee Lagoon in a while, here’s the perfect time to visit. Exhibits include three life-sized manatee statues, a seagrass exhibit and a Florida mangroves exhibit. The facility was built in 2016 as part of FPL’s environmental mission to teach the public about manatees. It includes interactive educational exhibits, solar trees …

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Sports enthusiasts and families are drawn to Weston Regional Park for its array of features.  The park amenities include shaded playground roller hockey rinks beach tennis pickle ball sand volleyball picnic shelters lighted walking path bike DIY repair station EV vehicle station basketball team athletic  fields The park offers free occasional events including outdoor films, …

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While the Society of the Four Arts hosts a seasonal menu of performance and creative programs, fall through spring, it is also packed with free, fun and cheap things for adults and children to do at the Palm Beach cultural center year-round. Currently it is holding ongoing book discussions and lectures, plus garden and gallery …

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AllGolf in Pembroke Pines features putt-put golf, with two 18-hole play areas. And, if you go at the right time, you can play mini-golf for less.  Deals include: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Kids 11 and younger play free with an adult paying regular price of $13 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Play …

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Gardening for wildlife is great for homeowners and ideal for birds and pollinators. A free Gardening for Wildlife workshop is offered in Sunrise. The workshop in 2024 is 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11 at Flamingo Park, with reservations required at  sustainability@sunrisefl.gov or 954-888-6043 Sunrise Good and Green is presenting the workshop, which focuses on providing …

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The South Florida Amateur Astronomy Association offers telescopes at Fox Observatory in Sunrise for peering into the night sky. Fox Observatory is in Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise 33326.  The facility is usually open Saturdays from about dusk until about 11 p.m, weather permitting, and representatives of South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association …

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Delightful outdoor spaces are part of the appeal of South Florida.  For walking, biking & rollerblading, lots of folks love Hollywood Beach Broadwalk. The Broadwalk features Hollywood Bandshell offering free live entertainment. Hollywood Beach Broadwalk The promenade runs along the Atlantic Ocean with the rolling surf and breezy palms on one side and businesses, restaurants …

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If you enjoy Jai-Alai, you’re in for a treat. The Spring Season is under way at the Magic City Fronton, and runs through May 17. What: Spring 2024 Season of Battle Court Opener When: Every Friday through May 17, 2024; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Where: Magic City Fronton, 450 NW 37th Ave., Miami Cost: …

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The Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach was founded more than 40 years ago, but the challenges it faces today have not only been compounded by the effects of recent climate change but also by the increase of red tide and toxic blue-green algae on sea creatures and ocean ecology. Situated on one of the …

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