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Have a Haunted Weekend at Boone Hall
by NV Realty Group on Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 12:00pm - 1488 VIEWS
Boone Hall is a historic plantation in the Charleston area that still actively harvests local produce. Once a year, though, the plantation morphs into a haunted house for locals who want to get into the Halloween spirit. That's right, Boone Hall's "Fright Nights" is back, and this year the annual ev
Read MoreNew Campus Sport Hits Charleston
by NV Realty Group on Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 9:00am - 1136 VIEWS
College of Charleston students are enthusiastically embracing a new hybrid sport that's spawning leagues all over the country: bubble soccer. The silly sport involves wearing large translucent inflatable balls. Players bounce off of one another and struggle to stay upright as they kick the ball up a
Read MoreSwede Fest Palm Beach Encourages Amateur Movie Spoofs
by NV Realty Group on Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 8:44am - 1050 VIEWS
There is absolutely no shortage of activities in Palm Beach. For movie lovers, there's the upcoming Swede Fest Palm Beach which features three-minute amateur spoofs of classic Hollywood movies. This year, its fourth, the Palm Beach Film Society will be holding the screening event on October 10th. Mo
Read MorePalm Beach Ranks As #2 Best Destination for Shopaholics
by NV Realty Group on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 8:01pm - 1011 VIEWS
A couple weeks ago, we mentioned that Palm Beach was a finalist in USA Today's best shopping destinations poll. Now the results are in, and Palm Beach ranked #2(!) ahead of New York and Chicago but just behind Santa Fe, NM. Voters wrote in about Palm Beach's luxurious Worth Avenue, brightly colored
Read MoreArt and Science Collide for Local Cellist
by NV Realty Group on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 5:00pm - 1170 VIEWS
Jacobo Mintzer, a local Charleston doctor, attended a spring solo concert by Norbert Lewandowski, principal cellist in the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and came away with an idea to bring art and science together in a new and creative way. This led to a project that would map Lewandowski's brain a
Read MoreConvention Hotel Expected to Be an Economic Boon
by NV Realty Group on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 3:09pm - 1196 VIEWS
In what seems to be even more good news for the local business community, crews are reportedly ahead of schedule in completing construction on Palm Beach County's first convention center hotel. If the weather cooperates and current trends continue, then it could be open by the beginning of next year
Read MoreAsk an Oyster Shucker
by NV Realty Group on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 12:00pm - 1339 VIEWS
Oysters are a quintessential Charleston delicacy, but there's still a lot of misinformation circulating about this food. Nate Alton, Pearlz Oyster Bar shucker, has picked up some tips about oysters over his nine years on the job, and now he's sharing them with customers looking to make the most of t
Read MoreThe Future of Charleston Dining
by NV Realty Group on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 9:00am - 1142 VIEWS
Eater Charleston recently asked local chefs and restaurant owners what they think the future of dining will look like, and some of the answers they received are surprising. Amalia Scatena believes that restaurants are moving to a less-is-more approach in which food is showcased in its purest form, f
Read MoreNew Music Festival Launches in March
by NV Realty Group on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 7:43am - 1155 VIEWS
Summer may be over, but there are plenty of fun things planned in the upcoming year. One of them is the new three-day Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival which is scheduled for early March. Located in the beautiful wooded area of Okeechobee, just over an hour away from Palm Beach, the camping event
Read MoreNew Bakery Brings European Pastries to South Florida
by NV Realty Group on Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 at 7:45pm - 1472 VIEWS
For those who love baked goods (and who doesn't?), it may be worth making the short trip to Boynton Beach to check out the new Bond and Smolders Bakery and Cafe. It specializes in European-style pastries like croissants, breads, donuts, and Danish treats like appelbollen with apples. The couple who
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