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Worth Avenue Named “Iconic Street”

Palm Beach’s oldest, and most famous shopping and dining area has been named to the national top 20 Iconic Streets list according to 10best.com.

A division of USA Today, the site is hosting “a contest to name the American street that best combines history and a strong sense of place while reflecting its unique location in the country”.

Worth Avenue on Palm Beach was designed and built in the early 1920s by architect Addison Mizner. He built Worth Avenue shortly after designing several buildings on the street’s western end, including the Everglades Club. The Mediterranean-style buildings with small enclaves of restaurants and shops became known around the world as “the Palm Beach look”.

Some of the other streets to make the list include Calle Ocho and Ocean…

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TEQUESTA GREEN MARKET IS COMING !

Fresh produce and one of a kind items will be abundant soon.  Vendors and artisans have been busy crafting unique items and gardeners have been tending to their produce in anticipation of the opening of the Village of Tequesta’s Green Market on October 6, 2013.  The third annual Green Market will be located again at Constitution Park, 399 Seabrook Road, Tequesta.
 
Visitors from Stuart to North Palm Beach flock to the Tequesta Green Market to purchase fresh produce and check out the crafts.  Perhaps pick up a few early holiday gift ideas or just enjoy the tranquil beauty and sounds of children’s laughter on the playground at Constitution Park.  Approximately 50 vendors have traveled from Boca Raton to Vero Beach to be at this celebrated event.

Admission is…

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12th ANNIVERSARY of 9/11

Wednesday, September 12, 2013, marks the 12th anniversary of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center with events planned around the United States to commemorate the tragedy.

The official New York City tribute will take place at the National September 11 Memorial Plaza at the World Trade Center site.  The tribute will repeat this year with the ritual reading of the names of the 2,983 victims who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near Shanksville, PA.

Numerous local cities like Jupiter, Tequesta, and Palm Beach Gardens are holding memorial ceremonies including moments of silence to honor those who lost their lives including police officers and first responders to save victims of the attacks. Please click on the highlighted city…

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UNIQUE PADDLE BOARD PROGRAM for SPECIAL NEEDS ATHELTES

Photo courtesy of Lori Griffith/special to the Courier Weekly.

A swim coach for people with special needs named Megan Varner, was searching for a paddleboard company to sponsor her team.  She currently has a program for swimmers with Down’s Syndrome, Autism, and other disabilities. Her students have competed at the State level, National level, and in the World Special Olympics!

Varner met with Blueline Paddle Surf located in Jupiter’s “Funky Fishing Village”.   Alex Cotleur and Kim Depasquale, of Blueline, had done “a little bit of work with Surfers for Autism and it was such an incredible experience that we wanted to emulate that in the paddle community.”  It was a match made in heaven. Together they devised a paddle board program.

Depasquale and Cotleur…

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USA TODAY includes JUPITER BEACHES on list… TEN LEAST KNOWN FLORIDA BEACHES

The secret is out on area beaches.  USA Today released a list of the “Ten Least Known Florida Beaches” and Blowing Rocks Preserve, in Hobe Sound, was on the national publications list.  The list identifies these well-kept secret sanctuaries.  Very few people have the luxury of having the beauty of unspoiled nature so close.  

Living near a coastal preserve is perfect for nature lovers. Blowing Rocks Preserve is an environmental preserve on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound. The Nature Conservancy owns Blowing Rocks.  It contains the largest Anastasia limestone outcropping on the U.S. Atlantic coast.  During extreme high tides and after winter storms, seas break against the rocks and force plumes of saltwater up through erosion holes up to 50 feet skyward. Thusly…

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Tiger Woods Wins Player of the Month Honors for August

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Tiger Woods won Player of the Month honors on the PGA Tour for the month of August headlined by a win and a second place finish.

The Jupiter Island resident continued his impressive run in the month of August, recording his fifth win of the season at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational and finishing runner up at The Barclays, the first event in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. It is the 10th time in his career that Woods has at least five wins in a PGA Tour season.

Woods beat out Jason Dufner who won the PGA Championship for his first major, Adam Scott who Woods finished second to at The Barclays, and Patrick Reed who won his first ever PGA Tour event at the Wyndham Championship. Tiger earned a total of 1,528 in…

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Jack Nicklaus Designs Golf Course for Veterans

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Jack Nicklaus has designed close to 300 golf courses all over the world including the Bears Club in Jupiter, but none are more important to him right now than a nine-hole facility in Washington State. That’s because this facility has been specifically designed for, and open only to military veterans.

The American Lake Veterans Golf Course is a nine-hole facility in Lakewood, Washington that Nicklaus built. The Lost Tree resident is now working on a nine-hole expansion and turning the facility into a full 18-hole golf course.

Nicklaus is giving more than half a million dollars’ worth of expertise in designing the expansion for the course that is routinely used by wounded veterans for physical and mental rehabilitation.

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Abacoa Green Market Returns Saturday

Starting this upcoming Saturday, the Abacoa Green Market will get started for its second season. Featuring new venders, children’s activities, and musical acts, the market will run on Saturdays from 9am to 2pm at the Abacoa Town Center.

Started last year by Abacoa resident Reggie Scurry, the market will feature vendors selling everything from nutritional supplements and locally grown produce, to wholesale seafood, baked goods, jewelry, and clothing.

This Saturday’s market will feature a live musical performance by singer/songwriter and Wellington native Emily Brooke. For more information on the Abacoa Green Market or to sign up to become a vendor, contact Scurry at  (561) 307-4944 or reggie.chasethesun@gmail.com.

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Local Golfer to Represent Florida in State Team Championship

Tara Connelly (right) and Meghan Stasi won the 2013 Women’s International Four-Ball Championship. Photo courtesy of the FSGA.

Palm Beach Gardens resident Tara Connelly will be part of the team representing Florida at next month’s US Women’s State Team Championship. The 2013 US Women’s State Team Championship will be held September 17-19 at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio.

Connelly will be joined in Ohio by Meghan Stasi of Oakland Park and Ericka Schneider of Bradenton. This will not be the first time Connelly and Stasi are paired together. The two teamed up to win the 2013 Women’s International Four-Ball Championship. In addition to the four-ball championship, Tara was also a semi-finalist at the 2011 US Women’s Mid-Amatuer, a quarterfinalist at the…

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Local “THE VOICE” winner CASSADEE POPE performing tonight at CityPlace

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Cassadee Pope, winner of NBC’s “The Voice” Season 3, will perform at CityPlace, 700 South Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, tonight - Friday, August 30, 2013 at 7:30pm.  This is a free performance as part of the Summer Country Music Concert Series.  Following the performance, Pope will meet and greet the public at Tequila Cowboy Bar and Grill.  

Cassadee Pope is a South Florida girl.  She began as a singer in middle school at the St. Ann School Jazz Band in West Palm Beach.   Pope attended high school in Wellington and pursued her passion of music. She embarked on her acoustic tour across the east and west coast, released her debut self-titled EP, and auditioned for season 3 of the popular TV show “The Voice”.

All four…

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