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BEER GEEK WEEK at TEQUESTA BREWING CO.

Only 80 days until the Palm Beach Food and Wine Fest 2013. Local “foodies” are preparing their taste buds for the culinary delights.  If you happen to be a beer geek here is some “hoppy” news for you – Tequesta Brewing Co. (TBC) 287 U.S. Highway One, Tequesta, FL (561)745-5000, is celebrating Hop Week starting today! Once a year hops are harvested in the North West and sold throughout the year for beer manufacturing.

This means a week’s worth of freshly infused hops in TBC beer.  The difference is that these featured brews are not made with the usual processed hops, but with freshly harvested hops. When the hops are not dried, they maintain the volatile, perfumy and grassy aromas not found after they have been processed.  The brewery ordered more than 100…

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MORE THAN A YACHT CLUB at ADMIRALS COVE

It is understood, Admirals Cove is one of the preeminent Platinum award winning waterfront golfing and yachting country clubs hidden in South East United States.  The Club at Admirals Cove also has a full service 72 slip marina, 12 Har-tru tennis court facilities, state of art fitness center, full treatment spa, hair/nail salon, physical therapists, and on-site private banking.

Golfing, as well as boating, is a stronghold activity at The Club at Admirals Cove, but members and their guests enjoy dining priveledges as well.  On occasion, an evening is scheduled for a behind the scenes look with Chef Tod, Master Chef of The Club, called “A Night in the Kitchen”.  You will tour the main kitchen facility and sample a lavish assortment of hors d’oeuvres,…

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ONCE LISTED AT $125 MILLION … VERSACE MANSION SELLS AT AUCTION!

The 10-bedroom Miami mansion, known as “Casa Casuarina”, was originally listed in June 2012 and then later reduced to $75 million.  Many expected the house to become the most expensive ever sold in Miami.   Bidding on the property has required very deep pockets.  It has required an opening offer of $25 million dollars.  A total of $3 million must be put in escrow and prospective buyers must show proof of a minimum of $40 million in funds.  

After more than a year on the real estate market, the estate once owned by legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace has sold.   Considered by most, at $41.5 million, the sale is a bit disappointing – 67% off the original asking in June 2012.  The estate was on FORBES’ magazine of "America’s Most Expensive Homes For…

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INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP 2013

This Saturday volunteers are needed on all Jupiter, Juno, Singer Island, and Stuart area beaches for International Coastal Cleanup 2013. The Ocean Conservancy sponsors the one-day event.  It is a part of a worldwide effort to clean up local beaches, rivers, lakes and canals.  Ocean Conservancy, the world’s largest organization focusing exclusively on the health of the marine environment, has sponsored this event for the past 27 years.

In 2012, more than 500,000 volunteers picked up 10 million pounds of trash during the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup.  For nearly three decades, this has been the largest volunteer effort to keep our ocean and waterways clean.  The cleanup volunteers together cover a distance of nearly 18,000 miles, 100 countries, and…

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CHECK OUT WHAT’S NEW at SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER & AQUARIUM

Photo courtesy of South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.

After a yearlong construction and renovation project, the South Florida Science Museum has transformed into the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. The new science center is complete with an additional 6,500 square feet of new space and 6,500 square feet of renovated space.  The new and renewed science center include a 6,000 square foot traveling exhibit hall, 3,000 square foot Florida gallery which contains an 8,000 gallon “Aquariums of the Atlantic” and the room sized globe in “Science on a Sphere”.  

Changes abound at the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. A few of the most notable worth investigating:

•    Hurricane Simulator - Hop inside the hurricane capsule and…

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CITYPLACE presents “ALL THINGS ART” EVENT

Living in the tropics is heaven on earth.  It is unlikely that the boundless beauty of clear ocean waters and sugar sand beaches will ever lose a little luster, if so you can always mix things up a bit.  CityPlace, 700 Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, is a shopping, dining and entertainment venue located within a few minutes of some of the most sought after waterfront and golf course communities in South Florida.

CityPlace is presenting an “All Things Art” event series.  This event series offers a number of free activities the second Sunday each month.  Families and friends are welcome to attend the event from 1-4pm, which is part of the CityPlace Family Fun Fest.

The program includes a number of artsy activities, such as painting giant canvases, molding…

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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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POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK GREAT FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND

This year’s Labor Day weekend is predicted to see more Americans hit the road than in the past five years.  IHS Global Insight and AAA Travel cite the country’s improved employment situation and recovering home values for the upswing in the economy and the spike in travel plans.  Their reports predict that 34.1 million people will travel 50 miles or more within the country this Labor Day weekend. Beaches and barbeques are the conjecture for most.

“AAA is forecasting a lift in Labor Day travel this year due to the increasingly positive economic outlook and optimism in the housing market,” said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet.  He is also quoted as saying, “For many Americans, their home is their biggest asset, as home prices improve in many parts…

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