Waterfront Properties | Real Estate News, Information & Blog - Blog Archive: February, 2013 | Page #2

The Maltz Theatre in Jupiter

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre, located in Jupiter, Florida, is now celebrating its 10th season as a not-for-profit professional theatre.  The theatre continues to be committed to maintain its distinguished status as the state’s largest award winning regional theatre with collaborations with local and national artists. 

The talented troop will be performing a lighthearted musical entitled “THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE”.   If you are looking for a high-spirited show, full of intrigue, this is the musical for you!  The production won six Tony Awards in 2002, including best musical.  It tells the story of a small town girl who comes to New York City in the roaring 1920’s to marry for money instead of love.   

Enjoy all the trials and tribulations that ensue…

4097 Views, 0 Comments

For the next month, the city of Jupiter, Florida will be home to hundreds of professional athletes and thousands of fans. They will all flood the community of Abacoa to see their favorite Major League Baseball teams and players train and prepare for the upcoming 2013 season.

Spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St Louis Cardinals, Roger Dean Stadium has hosted the two teams as well as their minor league counterparts since 1998 and starting Saturday will host some of the biggest stars and teams in all of baseball. Teams such as the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and New York Mets will all visit Roger Dean Stadium within the next month. With such a small and intimate environment, the stadium holds just under 7,000, you are guaranteed to get a great…

4307 Views, 0 Comments

President Barak ObamaPresident Barak Obama will be spending some time in Palm Beach County this weekend and like many others who come and visit the area will look to get a round of golf in. People from all over the world come to South Florida to play our beautiful courses and the President of the United States is no different.

The President is expected to play the Tom Fazio designed course at the Floridian Golf Club in Palm City. The par 72 course was opened in 1996 and originally designed by Jupiter Island resident and former PGA Tour pro Gary Player. It was redesigned and reconstructed by Fazio in 2011 and features a Butch Harmon School of Golf on the grounds. It is considered to the one of the country’s premier golf clubs. President Obama won’t just be playing a round of…

6320 Views, 0 Comments

The Honda Classic got a big boost in player notoriety as local residents Rory Mcllory and Tiger Woods both committed to playing in the event held at PGA National.


Ranked number one and two in the world respectively, Mcllroy and Woods join a high profile field featuring other local residents such as Lee Westwood (Old Palm Resident), Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Keegan Bradley (Loxahatchee river residents), and many other of the top names on the PGA tour.


Last year, Woods and Mcllroy battled it out on the final day as Woods shot an eight-under 62 including an eagle on 18 but came up two shots shy of the victory.


Tiger Woods released a statement on his website announcing his return to the Honda Classic. “I’m excited to be playing in The Honda…

4808 Views, 0 Comments

ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival

Coming to the Abacoa Town Center this weekend in Jupiter is the 28th annual ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival.  If you have attended this sunny, art festival in years past you know how much it has grown. Once a small, local show for homegrown artists, now a nationally acclaimed, fine art extravaganza!  

This year, ArtiGras was ranked as #54 by the Sunshine Artist Magazine out of their “Top 100 List” of fine art festivals in the nation. ArtiGras attracted over 150,000 art collectors and art lovers to their recent events and this year they anticipate high numbers as well. ArtiGras is expecting to have 300 artists, 1,200 volunteers and 85,000 patrons spread out among 2.2 miles and 3 days of non-stop fun. The 300 fine artists are broken up into 14 different…

4926 Views, 0 Comments

JDRF Walk for the Cure- Palm Beach 2013

Every year in West Palm Beach thousands of men, women and children join together to “Walk to Cure Diabetes” for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). This walk is a fun way to come together and show your support to all of the people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Every year walks around the nation take place and we have one here in West Palm Beach at the Meyer Amphitheater. JDRF is the world’s leading foundation pioneering research for the cause, treatment and cure of T1D.

T1D is an autoimmune disease in which a person looses the ability to produce insulin. Insulin is a vital hormone created by the pancreas that is crucial to digestion. This disease is more common than we think. More than 15,000 kids and 15,000 adults in the United States…

8626 Views, 0 Comments

istock_000003766110xsmall_425

What could be more fun than seeing the finest, mega yachts and super cars, when you live in south Florida? Not much! If you haven’t had the opportunity to attend one of the world-class, Miami International Boat Shows, don’t miss the one coming up next weekend. The 2013 Miami International Boat Show is rolling into town from February 14-18th, and it is sure to set the benchmark. Every year we have 3 unparalleled, super shows that come to our area: Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. 

The Miami Boat Show is the largest, annual event Florida hosts and it is the premier place to see what’s new in the world of boating. At the Miami International Boat Show the jumbo yachts, super cars and spectacular scenery will amaze you. The famous canals and inlets…

11071 Views, 0 Comments

100th Anniversary of the American Cancer Society

This weekend, on Saturday, February 9, 2013, the American Cancer Society Gala of North Palm Beach will take place in the stunning community of PGA National. This is the Centennial Anniversary for the American Cancer Society (ACS), celebrating “100 years of progress in the fight against cancer.”  

The American Cancer Society is a forerunner in the research of cancer, its treatments and a cure. They refer to themselves as the “Official Sponsor of Birthdays,” and thanks to them nearly 14 million cancer survivors are celebrating birthdays this year. The central mission of this mighty organization is to destroy the disease that has affected so many lives. ACS is the largest, nongovernmental funding source of cancer research. They have invested over $3.4…

5862 Views, 0 Comments

Housing Market in Florida Makes A Come Back!

News of the real estate market in south Florida making a come back has been making headlines. According to the recent home price index released by Standard & Poor (S&P) in January of 2012, the prices of homes in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties have risen considerably. Since October of 2011, the home prices have risen 0.8 percent and a whopping 9.9 percent from the year before. October was the 11th consecutive month that home prices have grown in these three counties on an annual basis, according to the Sun Sentinel.

The chairman of the S&P price index, David M. Blitzer, stated, “Prices are rising, as are both new and existing home sales.” He also made the comment that the “housing market is clearly recovering.” His enthusiasm and the positive…

5831 Views, 0 Comments

Miami Beach

The holiday season is over and we have arrived in February. While the majority of our nation is still shoveling snow and bundling up, the Floridians are hitting the beach. Florida has the warmest and sunniest winters in the eastern United States and February is the time to visit. February is the busiest month in south Florida, as asserted by USA Today, with tourism influxes reaching over 86 million people in past years. Some of Florida’s beaches are warmer than others which create the enticing, vacation hot-spots like Miami Beach and Palm Beach. The sunshine state is renowned for its tropical temperatures, stunning real estate and miles of beaches. According to Southfloridavacation.com the average temperature in south Florida during the month of February…

5683 Views, 0 Comments

The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from a cooperative data exchange program of the Realtor® Association of Martin County, Inc. MLS. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Waterfront Properties and Club Communities are marked with the IDX logo (Broker Reciprocity) or name and detailed information about such listings includes the name of the listing brokers. Data provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.

IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, that it may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.

Copyright 2024 Realtor® Association of Martin County, Inc. MLS. All rights reserved.

Listing information last updated on March 28th, 2024 at 10:01am EDT.

The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from a cooperative data exchange program of Palm Beach Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Waterfront Properties and Club Communities are marked with the listing broker's logo or name and detailed information about such listings includes the name of the listing brokers. Data provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.

The broker providing this data believes them to be correct, but advises interested parties to confirm them before relying on them in a purchase decision.

© 2024 Palm Beach Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service. All Rights Reserved.

Listing information last updated on March 28th, 2024 at 10:01am EDT.

The data relating to real estate on this web site comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of the MLS of the Miami Association of REALTORS®, and is updated as of March 28th, 2024 at 10:01am EDT (date/time).

All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS and should be independently verified. All properties are subject to prior sale, change, or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) nor Waterfront Properties and Club Communities shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints, and shall be held totally harmless from any damages arising from reliance upon these data. © 2024 MLS of MAR.

The information being provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing

Beaches Multiple Listing Service LogoAll listings featuring the BMLS logo are provided by BeachesMLS, Inc.This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed.Copyright © 2024 BeachesMLS, Inc.

Listing information last updated on March 28th, 2024 at 10:01am EDT.