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Peanut Island, the 80-acre tropical island located at the west end of the Lake Worth Inlet, is a popular weekend and holiday destination for locals and visitors to enjoy South Florida. Here is everything you need to know about the get-there-by-only-boat park:

Park Your Boat

Whether it's at one of the free slips available on the island, or anchoring offshore, there are plenty of places to pull your boat up and enjoy a day at Peanut Island.

No Boat? No Problem

If you don't have a boat of your own to take over to Peanut Island, there are a few water taxi options for you. The Peanut Island Water leaves from Riviera Beach Municipal Marina every 30 minutes. There is also the Peanut Island Shuttle, which departs from the Sialfish Marina on Singer

MacArthur park is a top destination in the Singer Island area, and for good reason. In addition to it's sprawling beach and gorgeous nature walk area, the park routinely hosts events and classes for residents and visitors. It is now getting some recognition from The Palm Beach Post, being listed as a place to check out in the Things To Do Section for spring break.

This is what the paper had to say about Palm Beach County's only state park:

"The only state park in Palm Beach County, MacArthur truly is a local treasure. A 1,600-foot boardwalk carries you from an exhibit-filled nature center to a beach of untamed, abiding beauty. And if your party isn’t up to the walk, trams will ferry you between the parking lot and beach. Reef and rock outcroppings in shallow water near the park are a popular destination for snorkelers and scuba divers hoping to see squid, schools of snook, and colorful tropical fish."

They go on to add:

"No need to leave MacArthur to extend your outing. The park offers nature talks and walks, fish-tank interpretations, performances by bluegrass bands and complimentary kayak lessons. "

MacArthur park is situated on 483 acres, with two miles of unguarded beach. For more information, or a full list of events, visit them at www.macarthurbeach.org.

The developer for VistaBlue, the new 19-story condo building on Singer Island, has topped off the building and expects construction to be completed by January of 2018.

VistaBlue will have 58 units, starting at $1.4 million. In addition to the announced completion date for the building, Third Palm Capital also announced that they plan on opening four fully furnished units as models for prospective buyers to tour while construction finishes up.

VistaBlue’s common-area amenities will include an elevated pool terrace overlooking the beach, a fitness center with saunas, social lounge, two bars and two gas-fire pits. The condo units feature wrap-around terraces, floor-to-ceiling windows, and kitchens with Poggenpohl cabinets and Miele appliances.

Check out this awesome video of a Manta Ray swimming off the coast of Singer Island!

Photographer Michael O'Neill captured the video of the manta ray enjoying a swin in the warm South Florida waters. Below is the video captured by O'Neill which had over 3,000 views at the time of this post.

Flight of the Manta, filmed 2/20/17. Enjoy. #SingerIsland, #Florida ©Michael Patrick O’Neill / www.mpostock.com #aerialphotography #drone #dji #phantom #palmbeach #manta #mantaray @the_dronehub @dronenerds @dronemultimedia @epicdronepics @discoverocean @djiglobal

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As the calendar gets ready to turn to March, baseball is back in South Florida. With the addition of two new teams in 2017, it's safe to say that baseball in South Florida is not just back, but better than ever!

On Tuesday, Feb 28th, Major League Baseball makes its return to West Palm Beach for the first time since the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos played their final game in the West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in March of 1997. The Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals will open the brand new Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the sprawling Spring Training facility and 160-acre city park located between Millitary Trail and Haverhill Road in West Palm Beach.

Those two teams bring even more action to Palm Beach County, joining the Miami Marlins

Singer Island is already going to look a little different with the additionalsw of VistaBlue and 5000 North Ocean. A new third development could soon be in the works as well.

The Riviera Beach City Planning and Zoning Board is reviewing a proposal for a new condo tower that would be named Singer Island Gateway. The 259,800-square-foot, eight-story project would be located at 2525 and 2429 Lake Drive on the Intracoastal side of the island, just south of the Blue Herron Bridge. The development would consist of 135 one and two bedroom units, a pool and amenity deck and a 16 slip marina that would be available for public lease.

The application estimates contruction costs will run around $55 million. The next step for the proposal will be the Community Redevelopment Agency and city council.

Florida Hall of Fame Artist James Hutchinson will have his artwork grace the nature center of MacArthur Park for the next month. His work will be joined by the work of the Society of Animal artists.

The exhibit will take place until February 3rd, with viewing taking place daily from 9am to 5pm. All the paintings and sculptures will be available for purchase, with the proceeds benefiting MacArthur Park's natural science and education programs.

Hutchinson, who spent six years living amongst the Seminole Tribe in the 1960, will showcase work that encompasses the beauty of Florida, from nature to people.

What better way to kick off the new year then some live music under the moon and stars! On Saturday, January 7th MacArthur Park will be continuing their Music Under the Moonlight Concert Series with the stylings of the Staber & Chasnoff Duo.

The folk and bluegrass duo of Dick Staber and Judith Chasnoff have been performing since the mid 90s and will bring their unique sound to MacArthur Park for some music under the moonlight.

The Music Under the Moonlight Concert Series runs until April. Admission is $5 per person, with chinder under 10 given free admission. For more information, call the Nature Center at 561-624-6952.

If you are looking to get out and eat this Christmas, look no furhter than 3800 Ocean.

The restaurant, located inside the Marriott Singer Island will be offering a special Christmas Day menu all throughout the day. They will start the day off with a breakfast buffett before having a "Grand Christmas Buffett" featuring various hot and cold stations at lunch. To finish the day off, there will be a Christmas night prix fixe dinner that includes three courses.

The breakfast buffett, served from 8am to 10:30am, will be $28 per adult and $14 per child under 12. The "Grand Christmas Buffett" will be served from noon to 3pm and will cost $65 per adult and $18 per child. The three-course dinner wil cost $65 per adult and an a la carte children's menu will be

Palm Beach County has approved a $1.4 million beach restoration project on Singer Island.

The plan calls for spending that money to restore 1.4 miles of Singer Island dune using up to 50,000 cubit yards of sand. The area sretches from Ocean Reef Park north to MacArthur Beach Park. 80% of the funding will come from the state and county with the city of Riviera Beach kicking in the other 20%.

The director of thhe county's Environmental Resources Management admitted that due to a lack of public beach access in the 1.4 mile stretch, the state cut a portion of the funding it normally would have given. Usually, the state will provide 50% of the funding, but in this case they provided 40% of the funding.

While the county didn't give a specific start