An expertly curated, luxuriously produced compendium of all things Palm Beach, Palm Beach Illustrated brings to life personalities and takes you inside the exclusive homes, parties and interests of the world’s most affluent and influential people.
Last year, a friend and fellow magazine publisher launched a new title in the Palm Beaches called Bubble. The name, in part, refers to the seasonal state of bliss we enjoy in this wonderful tropical bubble of Palm Beach. Even if El Niño has delivered an extra-large dose of precipitation to South Florida this year, it’s still better than watching snow drifts pile up. Our annual visitors have been packing the stores on Worth Avenue, the golf courses at PGA, and restaurants all over town in the name of well-deserved vacation time. For the locals, however, daily business surges ahead unabated. The March issue of Palm Beach Illustrated is historically one of our largest in both editorial and advertising content. As I write this just days before press, the phones…
Living in a place like Palm Beach, it’s easy to get a skewed view of what beauty is. Every day, we’re immersed in gorgeous nature and surrounded by dazzling objects and beautiful people—but the physical reality sometimes obscures the true meaning of beauty. The writer Kahlil Gibran once said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” That light—a rare combination of kindness, strength, and grace—is the quality we sought when searching for this year’s Palm Beach Beauties. From dozens of nominations, we narrowed the field and let our readers do the rest. The five women who received the most reader votes in our online search are presented on page 88. The beauty these women possess is more than skin deep. Each has conquered her…
3 REASONS TO LOG ON NOW 1 For more with Shawn Achor, including tips for staying positive in the present and instilling positivity in children, visit palmbeachillustrated.com/shawnachor. 2 The St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins’ spring training is well underway. At palmbeachillustrated.com/springtraining2016 we look at what’s new this year, including roster moves and baseball-centric events. 3 Brew call! North County’s latest brewery, Civil Society Brewing Co., is helping revitalize Abacoa’s Town Center. We caught up with the brewmasters to talk hops, brews, and what’s next at palmbeach illustrated.com/civilsociety. SOMETHING’S FISHY Beachside dining just got a boost in flavor with the opening of Breeze Ocean Kitchen, part of the culinary offerings at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. With flavors that exude South Florida’s coastal flair, this grouper ceviche recipe is sure to tantalize…
ALL FOR THE FORCE WHO: PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION WHAT: TENTH ANNUAL POLICEMEN’S BALL WHERE: THE MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, PALM BEACH HIGHLIGHTS: NOTABLES OF PALM BEACH SOCIETY GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THE ISLAND’S POLICE FORCE AND RAISE MORE THAN $1 MILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. PHILANTHROPISTS KATIE AND LEO VECELLIO RECEIVED THE PALM TREE AWARD. SUNDAY BEST WHO: INTERNATIONAL POLO CLUB PALM BEACH WHAT: POLO SEASON 2016 OPENING DAY WHERE: IPC, WELLINGTON HIGHLIGHTS: POLO ENTHUSIASTS PACKED THE HOUSE JANUARY 3 FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON. BETWEEN POSING FOR THE CAMERA AND SIPPING CHAMPAGNE, SPECTATORS WATCHED AN EXCITING MATCH BETWEEN COCA-COLA AND VILLA DEL LAGO. OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO WHO: THE GARDENS MALL WHAT: “THE ART OF DR. SEUSS” PREVIEW PARTY WHERE: THE GARDENS MALL, PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGHLIGHTS: THE…
Get ready for one of the best equestrian parties of the year. From March 31 to April 3, the Gay Polo League will host the seventh annual International Gay Polo Week at Wellington’s International Polo Club Palm Beach. With VIP parties, Sunday brunch, and the big polo tournament April 2, the festivities never end—but the real treat is the tailgating. Participants pull out all the stops trying to outdo one another with theatrical extravaganzas to win awards, including the coveted title of Best in Show. Turn the page for some chic-meets-camp inspiration. (561-753-3389, gaypolo.com) When it comes to tailgating during International Gay Polo Week, there’s no such thing as too big, too bold, or too fabulous. Whether you bring a 1960s-style hair salon to life or opt for a sophisticated…
That pioneering Florida youngster Charlie Pierce is at it again in The Barefoot Mailman (Middle River Press, $19.95), the fourth installment of The Adventures of Charlie Pierce, written by West Palm Beach attorney Harvey E. Oyer III. A fifth-generation Floridian, Oyer is a descendant of the real Charlie Pierce upon whom the children’s fiction series is based. “Charlie Pierce led one of the most extraordinary lives of any Floridian,” Oyer says. “When he arrived in South Florida as an 8-year-old in 1872, [the area] was a wild jungle frontier inhabited by only Seminole Indians. By the end of his life, he had witnessed and participated in the development of the South Florida we know today.” Oyer released his first Charlie Pierce story in 2008 with the goal of combining Florida…
