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West Palm Beach Ranks Among Top 5 in Masters TV Ratings

21 year old Jordan Spieth won the Masters this past weekend to earn his first major championship. In the process, he left golf staples such at Tiger Woods, Rory Mcllroy, and Phil Mickelson in his dust on Sunday, winning by four shots. It was a changing of the guard you could say.

One thing that stayed constant though, were the high viewership numbers for the West Palm Beach market. West Palm Beach, traditionally a strong marking for golf television viewership, ranked fifth nationally.

Overall, CBS saw some of its best viewership numbers for the Masters in several years. Saturday's viewership was up 48% over last year, while Sunday saw a 23% increase over 2014, when Bubba Watson cruised to an easy win on the back nine over Spieth.

This year's…

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The Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, FL

The Kravis Center, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, is one the most highly acclaimed performing arts establishments in the entire Southeast. It is composed of four venues, including the Alexander W.  Dryfoos, which has 2195 seats, the Jr. Concert Hall, and Rinker Playhouse, and the Helen K. Persson Hall and outdoor Michael and Andrew Gosman Amphitheater, which can seat up to 1400 patrons. The Kravis Center has been open for 22 years, with their number of performances a year climbing to 800, as well as a total attendance level of over 500,000 patrons. There are a number of regionally based arts organizations that utilize the Kravis Center as their home base, including the Miami City Ballet, Palm Beach Opera, and Palm Beach Pops. There will be over…

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NEW MOVIE THEATER OPENING in JUPITER

The Shoppes of Jupiter, across from the fabulous Harbourside Place, has finally set an inaugural date for the brand new Cinépolis Cinémas in the summer, which was previously known as Paragon Jupiter Cinéma, located on US 1 in Jupiter, Florida.

The new Cinépolis Cinémas is planning on being fully functional and opened by June 2015. The brand new movie theater will consist of about 1,460 available seats and will be having two distinctive concepts for customers to choose from. One concept is going to be offering eight chic but still traditional customary auditoriums with non –reclining leather seats that will be wider than the old-fashioned movie seats. The other notion will feature six “luxury” auditoriums which are planned to have 360 seats that…

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TREATS TO ENJOY EVEN AFTER TAX DAY IS OVER!!

The dreaded day has come and gone once again, Tax Day 2015 is over. Most of us don’t look forward to doing our taxes but this year there are some perks of doing your taxes. 

Several national chains are offering freebies and incentives to their customers even numerous days after April 15. Some of the places offering the sweet deals still going on include: 

• Bonefish Grill: $10 off an entrée with coupon.
• Chili’s: Free appetizer or dessert with coupon.
• Office Depot/Office Max: Free 2 pounds of document shredding with a coupon, expires April 25.
• Pizza Hut: File a P-2 form to win tons of great prizes, expires April 18.
• Staples: Free 5 pounds of document shredding with a coupon, expires May 2.
• Hydro Massage: Free massage Monday through Friday,…

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Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter FL

Abacoa Town Center is an outdoor family oriented shopping complex located in the heart of Abacoa in Jupiter, FL. Town Center is the go-to place, not only for people who live in Abacoa but also those in the surrounding areas. There is so much to do, including a wide variety of dining, shopping, and entertainment options. There are also many events throughout the year, including concerts, Spring Training, Relay for Life, Food Trucks, Italian fest, Artigras, and many more. Many times, there is something happening each and every day of the week. Between all the restaurants, for instance, there is always a Kids Eat Free Night between Monday and Friday, depending on the restaurant. Spring Training begins March 2nd with the Miami Marlins and St. Louis…

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VERITAGE MIAMI

VeritageMiami, previously known as the Miami Wine & Food Festival, is conveying 3,000 wine makers, breweries, and top chefs, along with spirit, wine and beer devotees across sunny South Florida. The event also will be including an extraordinary group of auction lots, all to signify the South Florida community. 

VeritageMiami is an exciting and very supporting festival that aids United Way of Miami-Dade, attentive on enlightening the education, financial steadiness and overall well-being of our fellow neighbors. “For 90 years, United Way of Miami-Dade has been an innovative force in the community with a long and successful track record of responding to emerging needs and transforming people’s lives. Today our work is focused on education, financial…

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Tiger Woods Suffers Wrist Injury During Final Round of the Masters

Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf this past week at the Masters. It was the first time since he competed in a PGA Tour event since his first round withdraw at the Farmers Insurance Open in early February.

Despite many experts predicting that he wouldn't even make the cut, Woods not only made the cut, he was in the third to last pairing of the day in the final round on Sunday.

Woods ended up finishing in a tie for 17th at 5-under after rounds of 73-69-69-73. While the Jupiter Island resident was able to complete all four rounds and for the most part look like the Tiger of old, it came at a cost.

His tee shot on the par 4 9th hole on Sunday came to rest in some pine straw just right of the fairway. When Woods hit his second shot, his…

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"LADIES, LETS GO FISHING!" in SOUTH FLORIDA

Dozens of women enjoy flooding the waters off the southeast coast of South Florida; some even for the first time have gained a new hobby for fishing. Are you ready to learn how to fish from the professionals on the water? The weather is beautiful and the fishing this time of year is nonstop!

Women, men and teenagers are all welcome to get involved in the South Florida “Ladies, Let's go Fishing!” event at the University at the I.T. Parker Community Center in Dania Beach, Florida this weekend. The program trekks around the Sunshine State to introduce more women to the sport and has an opportunity to acquire all the ins and outs of fishing! Be sure to check out the events list, Ladies may be fishing in your area!

The weekend offers classroom demonstrations…

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SPRINGTIME FISHING REPORT in SOUTH FLORIDA!

4.10.15 Fishing Report

Looks like an enjoyable weather forecast coming up for the weekend! The winds are Southeast and the South Florida waters are getting prepped up for the springtime fish bite!

OFFSHORE- The action has definitely perked up for the springtime! The dolphin bite has been great on all the South Florida Inlets and in theory should continue to do well through the weekend. The big dolphins are out 15-20 miles offshore and even biting closer in under the frigate birds. Reports have claimed over 40 pound dolphins are being brought up to the boat. (Trolling the usual dolphin spread with ballyhoo, strips, squid, etc.) Spring has called in some huge fish to South Florida! The Action has also picked up in the sailfish department. There are quite a…

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THE 19TH ANNUAL PLYWOOD REGATTA in DANIA BEACH

The Marine Industries Association of South Florida founded the Plywood Regatta in 1996 and has assembled some major enthusiasm of recreational boating to endure on “Building Boating’s Future… Today!” 

A max of 40 teams of undergraduates can participate in the Plywood Regatta in Dania Beach, Florida. Students from middle school, high school and marine technical school will attempt to build a sea vessel on Saturday, April 11, 2015 only using modest hand tools and supplies that are provided such as plywood, seal and zip ties!

The participating students will then help each other decorate their sea worthy vessels.
Once the teams have successfully completed their creative masterpieces, they will put the boats in the water and paddle through the competition in…

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