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From rockin’ with Vanilla Ice to a 700-ton holiday tree of sand, our local celebrations are truly unique.

It’s been three long years since dinosaurs invaded the South Florida Science Center. Now, the life-size animatronic Triceratops, Raptors, Tyrannosaurus Rex and others are back and bigger than ever.

Berens oversees 20 endangered cheetahs, cougars and jaguars – eight species in all – at Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Wellington.

South Florida’s not quite Jurassic Park, but it’s getting close. Packs of green iguanas are swarming seawalls, roaming yards and parks, and leaving a path of destruction and filth in their wake.

In 2009, Aaron Wormus began posting photos of West Palm’s downtown happenings on Twitter. He now has 13,600 followers.