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COOLER & DRIER WEATHER…PERFECT FOR GARDENING

People across South Florida woke up to cooler temperatures today, low to mid 60’s!  The National Weather Service is predicting cooler evening temperatures to last through the middle of the week through Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.   These temperatures would be a perfect opportunity for you to get a garden project started.

Try to grow an herb garden this time of year. You will not believe the exquisite flavor that one fresh heirloom herb can bring to your kitchen and meals. If you have grown herbs before, or are growing some now, try a new one.  They are easy.  Start from seeds, seedling, or plant.  Put in the ground, flowerbox, or beautiful pots.
 
Be sure to plant enough to share. Herbs are amongst the easiest plants to grow.  Plant a couple of…

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Five Golfers Advance From Local U.S. Open Qualifier

On Friday, some of the top local golfers converged upon the East Course at Admirals Cove to try and begin the qualifying process for next month's U.S. Open.

Open to amateurs and professionals with a 1.4 handicap or lower, 84 golfers from around the state and around the world entered the qualifying event. Out of those 84 golfers, five golfers advanced out of the local qualifier and will move on to sectional qualifying the first week of June.

Tequesta resident Gabriel Costa won the event with a 4-under 68. Richard Terga of Palm Beach Gardens, Ryan Yip of Canada, Zachary Oakley of Palm City and Christian Westhorpe all qualified for the sectional qualifying event as well. Terga, Yip, and Oakley qualified with rounds of 69, while Westhorpe received the…

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THEY’RE BACK! IT’S SEA TURTLE SEASON

Our area is unlike any other and they are just like us. They cannot get enough of our natural, undisturbed beaches and neither can we!  Its sea turtle season and one of the most exciting times of the year for sea turtle lovers.  Every year thousands of sea turtle dig nests on John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach, making it one of the highest density nesting beaches in Florida.

The season actually started in late March when the Leatherback sea turtles make their first appearance of the year. Then in April, our most abundant nesters, the Loggerhead sea turtles (Waterfront Properties favorite and insignia) appear. Finally yet importantly, the Green turtles make their appearance in late May until early June. The Florida Park Service manages…

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HOW COOL! GREEN MARKET MOVING INDOORS

Join the city of Palm Beach Gardens as they take the weekly green market from outdoors to the cool air-conditioned indoors.  Previously held outside of City Hall, the green market will relocate indoors at STORE Self Storage & Wine Storage on Military Trail in the Gardens for the summer season.

The Palm Beach Gardens green market is a farmer’s market full of wonderful produce, flowers, plants, breads, seafood, bakery items, cheeses, sauces, and much more! Locally grown produce is offered to the community.  It is a tremendous opportunity to mingle with neighbors and friends while promoting a sense of community.  Over 100 vendors will be present at the green market offering artwork, entertainment, jewelry, and prepared food and drink items. 

The…

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Golf Channel to Feature Admirals Cove on May 3rd

With the calendar turning from April to May, it is time for golfers from around the country to try and qualify for the U.S. Open in June. Admirals Cove will host the first in what will be a series of month long qualifiers at different locations around the country on Friday, May 3rd, and the Golf Channel will be live from Admirals Cove throughout the morning.

Tim Rosaforte from the Golf Channel will be covering the U.S. Open qualifier on Friday. Rosaforte will be reporting live from the East Course at Admirals Cove during Golf Channel's Morning Drive program from 7-9am.

The par 72 East Course was designed by Robert von Hagge and will play at a distance of over 6,800 yards long on Friday. For more information on everything going on at Admirals Cove,…

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Winner's Circle Charities to Host 12th Annual Fishing Tournament

For the 12th consecutive year, hall of fame third baseman Mike Schmidt will be holding his annual fishing tournament at Old Bahama Bay to benefit cystic fibrosis.

Since the inception of the event, the Winners Circle Charities have raised more than $1.5 million toward cystic fibrosis research. For the second straight year, Steve Moynihan and HMY Yachts has partnered with Schmidt for the fishing tournament.

Waterfront Properties managing partner and Admirals Cove resident Rob Thomson is one of the committee members again this year and will be participating in the weekend fishing tournament.  Some of the other people participating on the committee this year are Debbie Weinstein, the mother of Brett Weinstein, who the charity was originally started for.…

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE…BE A HERO…NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH

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April is National Donate Life Month.  April 30th is the last day of the month long campaign to raise awareness.  Please consider registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor.

Did you know more than 117,000 men, women, and children are on the waiting list for organ transplant? Someone is added almost every ten minutes.  Each day 79 people receive organ transplants. However, 18 people die each day waiting for transplants that cannot take place because of the shortage of donated organs.  Millions of Americans choose to be tissue and organ donors.  

Why donate? Because you may save up to 8 lives through organ donation and enhance others through tissue donation.  According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,…

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U.S. Open to Have One Very Unique Feature This Year



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The U.S. Open has a history of being one of the toughest majors on the PGA Tour. From its tight fairway set-up, to its un-relenting rough, the U.S. Open generally rewards fairway accuracy more than any other event. As a result, scores have been traditionally high. Two of the last three U.S. Open winners have had a winning score of even par or higher, including last year when Webb Simpson won with a final score of +1. Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy holds the record for lowest winning score at a U.S. Open when he shot a four day total of 16-under to win at Congressional in 2011. The only other golfer ever to win a U.S. Open by going double digits under par is Tiger Woods. The Jupiter Island resident won at…

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SUNFEST…MAY 1 – 5, 2013…LARGEST WATERFRONT MUSIC and ART FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH

It’s only a matter of days until the largest waterfront music and art festival, SunFest 2013, opens its gates on May 1st. and continue through Sunday, May 5th.   SunFest takes place along the West Palm Beach Intracoastal Waterway on Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard to Lakeview Avenue.  SunFest is a premiere event showcasing top musical talents.  This year’s lineup includes Train, Smashing Pumpkins, The Black Crows, The Offspring, Boz Scaggs, Phillip Phillips, Slightly Stoopid, Cheap Trick, Bear Naked Ladies, and many more.  Over 165 artists are drawn to the art and craft show from around the nation. There are plenty of activities for families and a Captain Morgan’s Floating bar for the over 21 set.  Expect spectacular fireworks and excellent gourmet…

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ITS NOT AS EASY AS YOU THINK...

Getting a house to sell takes much more than just listing it in the paper or on the internet and letting it get gobbled up, it simply doesn’t work like that. Today’s successful agents are tenacious, proficient and skilful and they aren’t a dime a dozen. Agents and brokers of today are a new breed. With the market being more challenging than ever, the task of selling a home or finding your buyer their dream home isn’t just a snap of your fingers. It takes effort, hard work and dedication! 

Several years ago when the market was bustling, homes were selling like hotcakes and the market was flooded with buyers and sellers. Consider the nation’s economic standing; the economy is struggling, banks aren’t lending nearly as much and buyers don’t have the…

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