The beautiful and mesmerizing gardens at the Mounts Botanical Gardens in West Palm Beach can be duplicated in your own backyard. Mounts and its staff of botanical and gardening professionals are offering a series of classes exploring the basics of horticulture and garden design. The classes being offered are called the Design and Creating the Home Landscape” series. The classes are set for three Saturdays, October 3rd, 10th and 17th from 9 am to 1 pm in the auditorium. 

The leader of the classes will be horticulture expert, Laura McLeod. McLeod is a certified landscape designer and a skilled individual in the field of viticulture. She will teach the basics of design and each step of the growing process. Attendees will have the luxury of going out into…

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Alumni Association of Palm Beach Atlantic University will be hosting its 28th Annual Golf Tournament and Auction on October 3, 2015 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) is a private and independent University that offers undergraduate and professional degrees in Orlando, Wellington and West Palm Beach, Florida as well as online classes.

The golfing event is open to all, and is focused on raising currency for the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. The golf tournament will start at 7 a.m. with a breakfast followed by the start of the tournament at 8:15 a.m.on both the Champion and Squire courses. Excitement will start the tournament by a Helicopter Ball Drop and a shotgun start at…

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Infant Swimming Resource, ISR is an outstanding and safe provider with its Self-Rescue® program.

In South Florida, water surrounds the vast and tropical area, so safety precautions are very important and learning how to swim and float is a big key survival skill. ISR goes beyond the typical and traditional swim training; the network of certified instructors teach lessons for children from ages of 6 months to 6 years of age to reduce their risk of future harm by demonstrating on how to survive in the water and how to save themselves if they were to end up in the water alone.

Children safety is the number one priority and each lesson is tailored based on the child’s specific needs. Every child is different and continual assessments and monitoring…

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The Red Reef Park offers 67 acres of pristine, oceanfront preserve right in the heart of Boca Raton, Florida. The park offers residents and guests a breath of fresh air! There are no high-rises along the Red Reef beaches, so you really feel like you’re back to basics.

Things To Do In Red Reef Park

  • Snorkeling: You won’t need a boat to get out to the reefs! Beautiful, tropical reefs are abundant here in Red Reef Park and you can swim to them from the beach! These rock and reef outcroppings are teaming with vibrant reef fish, sea fans, corals, turtles, eels and even dolphins.
  • Swimming: Lifeguards are on duty year round at Red Reef from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm so you know you swim safely.
  • Fishing: One of the most popular pastimes at the park is…

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Superbly located in the heart of Palm Beach County midway between Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, is the magnificent Wycliffe Golf and Country Club. Bordering the city of Wellington, this 600 acre resort style private community offers its resident members an exhilarating social and recreational lifestyle second to none.

From it's top of the line instruction by new head club pro Paul Rifenberg to it's top of the line ammenities, Wycliffe is one of the premier golf and country clubs in Palm Beach County. 

Wycliffe features an 80,000 square foot grand clubhouse where members gather daily to enjoy wonderful dining, first-rate entertainment and a full calendar of social activities all while overlooking the spectaculary manicured grounds of the…

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Many people think of going on vacation and start singing the famous Jimmy Buffet song: “Wasting away again in Margaritaville.” Well, opening very soon is the newest Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort that resides in Hollywood, Florida that was completely inspired by the singer’s lifestyle and song lyrics!

A must see tropical lifestyle enthused oceanfront property will be taking reservations starting on October 1, 2015. This island resort will be scraping in an ample supply of tourism dollars at the start of season in South Florida! Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort is a destination for entertainment, relaxation, and a cool funky beach town vibe with plenty of unique character. The beachfront destination has an extensive amount of hospitality,…

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Pull up a chair and get cozy for a night of spectacular proportions this Sunday! Across North America the night sky will show a “comic ballet” where you will be able to see a lunar eclipse. The moon will travel across the sky that will create a lunar eclipse unseen since 1982 and not to be seen again until 2033. 

A lunar eclipse like this one has only occurred five times since 1900. It has been named a “super moon.” It has been given the name super because of it is a moon in perigee- or the closest it will come to Earth in its orbit around the planet. The perigee is a monthly occurrence, however, Sunday’s perigee will mark the closest perigee of the year. According to Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky and Telescope Magazine, the moon will only be…

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From magnificent close-up shots of manatees swimming through the inlet to stunning wedding portraits with Florida’s natural beauty in the background, Jack Bates’ breathtaking photography invokes a sense of tranquility and allure.

Jack Bates grew up in Jupiter, Florida and appreciates everything our amazing town has to offer. A Christmas present from his parents and the beautiful scenery all around him inspired Bates to learn more about the art of photography. “Since that first camera back in 2006, I have never stopped learning and researching,” Bates says. Bates began his photography career just 3 year ago, after graduating from the University of North Florida. Based in Jupiter, FL, he has combined his love for nature, art and people to produce an…

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The Friends of Jupiter Beach organization “is a grassroots, volunteer-driven not-for-profit group dedicated to keeping a special section of Jupiter Beach clean & dog-friendly in northern Palm Beach County.” since 2006, the Friends of Jupiter Beach and all of their volunteers have cleaned up over 49,000 lbs. of trash off of our beaches! If you aren’t a part of this organization, join their team and make a difference!

The Friends of Jupiter Beach began in 1994 when the beloved dog beach in Jupiter was under threat of being closed. A small group of passionate, Jupiter locals banned together to change this eminent fate. The group started scheduling beach cleanups and started placing dog waste bags at the beach crossovers. Since then, the group has grown…

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There is something about the sea that is magical to many, people are drawn to the sea, and they want to live by it, swim in it, and write poems about it.

When one is considering the next chapter or trajectory of where to pursue a higher education, the setting that surrounds that expanse plays a huge factor in consideration. College is about classes and degrees but also about the location where one would be spending the most important rising years of someone life. The location is vivacious, don’t you agree?!  

A compiled list of the 50 best sea-side locations for a higher education was formed on this methodology and determined the rankings:  
• Proximity to the beach (50%).
• Specific marine educational centers, degrees, or research facilities (30%).
•…

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