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LPGA pro Belen Mozo turned one Knoxville, Tennessee student’s prom into a night he will never forget. The Jupiter resident accompanied Alex Notte to his senior prom at Beardon High School in the Knoxville area last Saturday night.

Notte has a neuro developmental disability and invited Mozo to his prom through a youtube video that was posted to Mozo’s facebook page with the help of his sister.

Mozo, a member at the Medalist Club in Hobe Sound, attended a charity golf event benefiting the Special Olympics as Alex’s club in Knoxville before attending the prom in a 1959 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud.

Alex became a big fan of Mozo two years ago while attending an LPGA event in New York. After watching her play, and overcoming…

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The Juno Beach Town Council are in the initial planning stages to erect a 9/11 memorial.  An estimated $50,000 will be required to accomplish the task.  Well-known West Palm Beach sculpture/artist Mark Fuller has been selected by the Juno Beach Town Council to create the memorial sculpture.
 
Fuller is an industrial designer and has many pieces of his art on display.    The “Butterfly”, at PGA Commons on PGA Boulevard, is a very prominent and beautiful piece.   He has created 16 pieces of art for the city of Palm Beach Gardens through an ordinance passed in 1989 that requires developers of non-residential projects with construction costs of at least $1million to contribute 1 percent of the project cost to install city…

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Going into this week, Tiger Woods has had limited success at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course. Since his lone win on the course in 2001, the Jupiter Island resident had posted only one top 10 win and had not posted four consecutive rounds under par at the Pete Dye designed course since 2003. That was then, this is now.

Woods has already had one of his more successful seasons in the past few years. Playing like the Woods of old, Tiger had already accumulated three victories on tour in 2013 as well as a fourth place finish at the Masters. Despite his early season success, Woods had never been able to get comfortable on the Stadium Course in his career. That, coupled with his three week layoff after the…

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Jupiter Inlet Colony is a quaint community located at the southern most tip of Jupiter Island. It was recently named the safest community in the state of Florida by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. In addition to being the safest place to live in the state, Jupiter Inlet Colony also offers its residents some of the best golf in the country.

dock1_4288_01One of the courses conveniently located near Jupiter Inlet Colony is the Hobe Sound Golf Club. The par 72 Joe Lee designed course was designed around preserved wetlands and massive oak hammocks. Opened in 1988 the course plays at 6,664 yards from the tips and was re-designed in 2003 by John Sanford. The extensive practice area features a spacious driving range, target greens, bunker play, and chipping and…

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Good news for Jupiter area residents and visitors of the "golf capital of the world", a beautiful Courtyard Marriot hotel is now under construction in the Abacoa community!  Construction for the 128-room hotel began on April 24.  It is scheduled to open in February, 2014 and slated to include 2,500 square feet of event space, a bistro style restaurant, a Starbucks coffee shop, full service-bar, state of the art fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, business center, and guest laundry. There will be street level commercial space for lease and parking will be handled by an existing parking garage adjacent to the hotel.

The hotel will be located at Main Street and University, across from Roger Dean Stadium for an…

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The Sunset Celebration at Sailfish Marina

"In the midst of this beautiful tropical island setting you will find the premiere arts and crafts show of the Palm Beaches. Be prepared for a fun filled evening as you browse through the arts and crafts."

If you haven't had the opportunity to enjoy a night like this, then you are missing out! This is what every Thursday night at the Sailfish Marina is like. Picture this, the atmosphere is filled with flowing music, the scenery is a beautiful boardwalk, lined with people and art and a breath taking backdrop of the turquoise waters. This is the Sunset Celebration on Singer Island! 

Every Thursday evening from 6-9pm, you will enjoy the a wide variety of stunning works from artists around the nation. Creations like blown glass, pottery, wooden…

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The eighth annual Golf for Wildlife golf tournament will be held at The Fox Club in Palm City on Friday, May 24. The event, hosted by the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center is among the most exclusive tournaments in the area.

The tournament will be hosted by long time supporter Glen Hess and the Vicki Hess Foundation and will benefit the wildlife center's misson to rehabilitate and return sick and injured wild animals to their natural environment.

golf2-1_282_06The Treausre Coast Wildlife Center treats thousands of sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals each year and serves Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, and Palm Beach Counties. Funds raised by the tournament will be used to support critical operational needs such as food and medical services for the…

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Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse “Ponce Paella Party”!   This year communities all over Florida, from Stuart to North Palm Beach are recognizing the significance of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon arrival from Spain to Florida’s east coast, as well as Florida’s rich heritage and cultural diversity.

This paella party is destined to be a culinary delight for the palate.  Paella is a Valencian (east coast of Spain) rice dish. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain’s national dish, but most Spaniards consider it a regional dish. It is a delicious rice dish, cooked over an open fire, in a traditional paella pan, olive oil, onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, chicken,…

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When Stacy Lewis returns to New Jersey later this month for the LPGA ShopRite Classic, she will be returning as more than just the defending champion. She will be coming back as a hero.

The number 2 women's golfer in the world and Palm Beach Gardens resident donated $20,000 in November as a result of the destruction from Superstorm Sandy. Lewis remembers seeing all the destruction on TV from Japan where she was competing in a tournament.

"I was just watching on TV and thinking, `Gosh, I remember walking on the boardwalk.' Just seeing the pictures, I couldn't imagine being that that situation," Lewis told the Associated Press. "The volunteer in me wanted to come and see what I could do, but obviously I couldn't…

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The Palm Beach Gardens golf course will be closing on June 1 in order for renovations of the course to be completed.

golf2-1_282_05The par 72 course, located west of the Beeline Highway near Ibis, is scheduled to undergo $2.5 million in renovations. New drainage, irrigation, and planting of new grass is planned on the 6,500 yard course.

Located in the heart of the Loxahatchee Nature Preserve, Palm Beach Gardens golf course winds through nature preserves and wetland areas. It is one of the only golf courses in Florida that combines Florida wildlife with a challenging day of golf.

The Roy Case designed course will reopen in mid-November. For more information on renovations and to book a tee time before the June 1 closing, contact Palm Beach Gardens golf course at…

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