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U.S. HOUSING MARKET STILL GROWING with HOUSING STARTS FALLING SLIGHTLY

The U.S. housing market continues to recover even with a slight dip in housing stars (i.e. new home construction). Due to a strengthening economy and gains in the job market, the housing market has been positively affected and continues to strengthen. 

However, in 2014 we saw an overall increase of 19% in housing start ups and as of January 2015 that number has fallen. “U.S. housing starts fell 2% in January from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.065 million,” the Commerce Department said Wednesday, February 18. This dip reflects a decline in new construction of single-family homes. This decrease reflects solely on new construction of single-family homes NOT apartment complexes. Nor does the dip affect the market for already…

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Local Golfers Try To Qualify For Honda Classic

The PGA Tour wraps up their West Coast Swing this week at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. That means that the Florida Swing is right around the corner, starting with the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens next week.

While the Tour is still out in California, many local golfers are spending this week trying to qualify for their local PGA Tour event. In addition to the traditional Monday Qualifier that the PGA Tour offers every week for its events, the Honda Classic features three Pre-Qualifying events, allowing local golfers who may have not otherwise been able to a shot at getting into a PGA Tour event.

The Pre Qualifiers took place throughout Palm Beach County this week at the Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth and the Links…

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STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL in LAKE WORTH

Turning plain asphalt into a colorful, magical work of art brings the street festival to Downtown Lake Worth. The annual event, which is celebrating 21 years, Street Painting Festival 2015 is approaching on the signature weekend of February 21-22, and the art will last until the next raindrop washes the paint away.

Street Painting Festival involves more than 600 artists chalking up the roads and creating an inspirational canvas and beyond imaginary view of a temporary art museum. For two days, more than 100,000 art lovers will crowd and admire the creations on the pavement exposing the talents of true beauty.

“Traced back to 16th century Italy when itinerant artists would use their chalks to transform pavement into a makeshift canvas, street painting…

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POSH PALM BEACH SALE benefits LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL GUILD

Lighthouse International Guild’s annual “Posh Palm Beach Sale” is currently in progress.  Palm Beach’s best dressed women, including Dame Judy Collins, socialites, celebrities, designers and retailers have donated items to the worthy cause.  Shoppers can expect to find designer items for men, women and children.

The 3,000 square foot “shop” is located in downtown West Palm Beach’s Lake Pavilion on South Flagler. The fundraiser benefits Lighthouse International mission of helping people overcome the challenges of vision loss.

Shop fantastic savings on designer fashions and accessories from the likes of Armani, Akris and Etro; Chanel, St. John and Stella McCartney; Manolo Blahnik, Bottega Veneta and Badgley Mischka; and Ralph Lauren, Yves St.…

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NEW YORK TOURISM SITE REDIRECTS VISITORS to SOUTH FLORIDA

You can almost continuously tip your sun hat by the ending of another flawless day in South Florida. It is the state with the sunniest winter climate on the east side of the United States as well as the highest temperatures on average during the winter months. “The climate has always been Florida's most important natural resources, which is reflected in its official nickname, the Sunshine State."

According to the Palm Beach Post and New York Daily News, the tourism office in Ithaca, New York is waving the flag urging visitors to go to Florida instead! Stating that “The home page displays Sunshine State vacation photos and provides links to the website for tourism information about the Florida Keys and Key West. The National Weather Service say anywhere…

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SOUTH FLORIDA STARGAZING EXPERIENCE…DARK SKY FESTIVAL

Photo credit Eduardo Buchin, Jupiter.

Try something different and go stargazing!  Experience the natural beauty that is the South Florida night sky.  Stargazing is the simply the act of observing stars, moons, planets and other objects in the night sky.  Humans have been observing the stars for thousands of years.  All that is needed is a clear sky away from the bright lights of the city.  Aficionados bring charts, binoculars and telescopes to see distant stars and constellations. 

There are 88 constellations that can be seen from almost anywhere in the United States, but not all at once.  As the Earth makes its orbit, the placement of stars in the sky appears to move.

This weekend, telescopes are scheduled to be set up for the public to…

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THE BLUE WILD in FORT LAUDERDALE

The 2015 Blue Wild Expo in Fort Lauderdale: February 21 to 22

The 2015 Annual Blue Wild Ocean Adventure and Marine Art Expo are set to take place on February 21-22 in the Greater Fort Lauderdale at The Broward County Convention Center.

Spanning over 80,000 square feet, the Blue Wild Ocean Expo will be introducing over 130 exhibitors and will include knowledgeable seminars, hands on workshops and one on one demonstrations covering and focusing on topics such as freediving, scuba diving, lobstering, spearfishing, board sports, underwater photography, videography and marine artist showing off their beautiful works of art! 

A new addition will be presented at this year’s event which includes an outdoor “Adventure Zone” presenting two large pools to try out the…

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JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER receives $15 MILLION GIFT

Jupiter Medical Center announced it has received its largest ever donation! The $15 million gift was from the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation and the Lawrence J. and Florence A. De George Charitable Trust.  The donation will allow the Jupiter-based nonprofit hospital to develop pediatric services in a partnership with Miami Children’s Hospital.

Doctors at Miami Children's Hospital have been using “telehealth technology” to consult on patient care at Jupiter Medical Center for over a year. It is anticipated that the pediatric unit should be open by the end of 2015. The first phase will be a 12-bed pediatric unit at Jupiter Medical Center featuring an operating suite, a playroom and a “Bear's Den” for resting.

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Golf Continues To Thrive in Florida

Golf has always been a staple and draw to the state of Florida. The year round sun and weather, plus the sprawling landscape has made it the perfect destination for golfers around the world for centuries. Routinely, Florida has been called the capital of the golf world. And if Florida really is that capital, well then the capital is thriving more now than arguably any time in the past.

A recent study shows that the game of golf has an $8.2 billion economic impact in Florida. That's more than amusement and theme parks like Disney, Epcot, Universal, and Bush Gardens (they bring in $5.4 billion annually), as well as medical equipment and supplies manufacturing ($6.5 billion). When you consider the indirect and induced activity driven by golf, that…

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5 Great Restaurants in Tequesta

Tequesta is a small village featuring many great restaurants!

Pasquale

Pasquale is a family owned and operated Italian restaurant located in the heart of Tequesta since 1975. The atmosphere is overall relaxing and casual, with nightly specials such as Chicken Sinatra, available every night. Pasquale is open 5-10 Sunday through Thursday and 5-10:30 Friday and Saturday. Customers rave about the amazing Italian dishes like Eggplant Parmesan and Chicken Parmesan. On certain nights, there’s a roaming guitar player to lighten the mood.

Baldino’s Italian Restaurant

Opened in 2002, Baldino’s Italian Restaurant in Tequesta is known for their authentic  Philly Cheesesteaks, served on Morabito Rolls straight from Philadelphia. Pizza and Stromboli are also…

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