Nestled between Jupiter and Stuart, the city of Hobe Sound offers a wide array of beautiful beaches, parks, and championship-caliber golf courses. Lovely views along the Indian River, Loxahatchee River, and St. Lucie River provide a beautiful sparkling backdrop to many residential communities. Marine life, such as dolphins and manatees, are commonplace, with the area embracing wildlife at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, spanning 11,000 acres and housing over 140 species of birds.

 

It is abundantly clear as why people move to Palm Beach County to raise a family, enjoy the fruits of their labor, or retire in paradise.   For anyone who loves year round warmth and constant sunshine Palm Beach County offers south Florida lifestyle and highly sought after real estate. Palm Beach County is home to elite areas like Palm Beach and Jupiter Island. Many of the residences on these islands stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterways. Within the county, you will discover charming seaside towns of Jupiter, Tequesta, Juno Beach, Delray and Boca Raton.

Hundreds of volunteers assisted the Palm Beach County Food Bank, local food pantries and West Palm Beach Rotary Club distributes 100,000 meals on March 12 for the “3rd…

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According to National Bridge Inventory statistics, the Town of Jupiter has 46 bridges!  Collectively the bridges average daily traffic of 1,137,448 vehicles and of that 94,108 of those vehicles are trucks.  That is an awful lot of traffic in our quaint little beach town.

One of the busiest bridges in the world is the George Washington Bridge, which links Manhattan to New Jersey by crossing over the Hudson River. The bridge has 14 lanes for motor vehicles and almost 102 million automobiles annually. The George Washington Bridge is 1,283 feet long of suspension and considered an engineering phenomenon. It is the world’s longest enclosed bridge with its lattice-steel towers rising 604 feet high above the water. The bridge now extends 4,760 feet…

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The Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals come to the Jupiter community of Abacoa for spring training and each year flocks of people migrate to Abacoa’s Main Street.  Main Street is just adjacent to Roger Dean Stadium, and a pleasant area to walk and enjoy dinner al fresco.

There is a lot more to Abacoa than just spring training baseball.  This quaint, brick lined street hosts a variety of shops, restaurants and taverns.  Top places to eat in Abaco are plentiful ranging from brewery/pub to casual French bistro. 

Civil Society Brewing Company located at 1200 Town Center Drive, is a brewery and bar, which pours craft beer to spring training fans.  One of the owners of the brewery is a retired major league pitcher for the Miami Marlins, Chris…

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With its 1,400 golf courses, Florida is truly the golf capital of the world.   Palm Beach County is home to some of the most unbelievable golf courses across the globe. It is the premiere destination for the ultimate golf trip.

The Honda Classic just wrapped up at on the Championship Course at PGA National Resort and Spa, P.G.A. National, Palm Beach Gardens.  The tournament draws the preeminent professional golfers to the area to compete for the multimillion-dollar purse.  The “Bear Trap” is a very well known demanding stretch of golf spanning three challenging holes.

The Palm Beaches features over 160 golf courses.  The State of Florida offers a specialty plate and personalized tags for an annual fee of $25.  Revenue from the proceeds of the…

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Sebastian Inlet is part of the east coast’s surfing epicenter and one of the biggest beach breaks on the Atlantic Coastline.  The inlet is located at the southern end of Sebastian Inlet State Park in Brevard County and Indian River County.  It is home to the largest concentration of surf shops and board builders.

Just north of Vero Beach, Palm Beach County,12 miles straight up U.S. Highway One, and 15 miles south of Melbourne, the Sebastian Inlet was originally cut in 1872.  It was known as Gibson’s Cut.  The settler, David Peter Gibson, attempted to open up a cut into the Atlantic Ocean.  He did not acquire title to the property where the digging took place until 1885.  At the time, the cut was only 260 feet wide and the distance was only 120…

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For the fourth consecutive year, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers! Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center was the first hospital in Palm Beach County to perform open-heart surgery, has remained a leading heart hospital in the United States. 

The Gold Seal of Approval  and the Heart Check Mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations. An accredited acute care hospital  will be awarded the Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers for a two year period.         Hospital programs applying for Primary Stroke Center Certification will be…

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The NFL Hall of Famer and former Miami Dolphins Quarterback, Dan Marino and his wife Clair, are motivated by the experiences of raising their son, Michael, who was diagnosed with Autism, and they felt they could help the autistic community.  They established the non-profit foundation, Dan Marino Foundation, to open doors for children with disabilities.

The Autism movement people hope to cause others to think of autism as a difference instead of a disease. Proponents of this movement wish to seek “acceptance, not cures.” Living with an individual diagnosed within the vast spectrum of Autism can be extremely stressful.  There is an incredible amount of information preparing families with…

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Whether you rather live on the water or on the golf course, Admiral’s Cove is one of the premiere gated communities of distinction in Jupiter. Residents have the option of a private backyard dock of outstanding golf course views.

Admiral’s Cove offers 45 holes of golf and over 6 miles on inland navigable waterways leading to the Atlantic Ocean from your private residence. And a full functioning marina, tennis center, spa and state of the art fitness center.

Within the guard gate secured community of Admiral’s Cove choose a club cottage, harbor home, villa, courtyard villa, patio home, or custom estate home. All the properties are unique and deserve an opportunity to be considered as your next home or second home.

The luxurious golfing,…

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The Society of the Four Arts, 2 4 Arts Plaza, Palm Beach is presenting an exhibition of Bill Cunningham, fashion photographer/documenter.  Readers of The New York Times are aware of the man and recognize his name.  He is described as “a man with one camera, abundant energy and enthusiasm, and a passion for documenting fashion as he finds it on the streets of New York.”  If the fashion that catches his eye is on a designer runway, a society gala or the streets of the city he will capture it.  He is still documenting the latest trends, which are featured in The Times at the age of 87 years young.

Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, was quoted as saying, “We all dress for Bill. If he doesn’t take your picture, it’s the kiss of death!”  The exhibition,…

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The South Florida Science Museum and Aquarium unveiled plans for this week for expansion and a new outdoor park, which includes a miniature golf course.  Jim Fazio and Gary Nicklaus have designed the outdoor park. Both of the miniature golf course designers are sons of local legends in the golfing industry.

To be named the “Conservation Course”, and projected to open this spring, the miniature golf course “will be used for putting clinics and tournaments, and to teach kids the elementary principles of force, motion and angles”.

Spokespersons with the with the South Florida Science Museum and Aquarium said the course was designed with “science in mind, adding that each hole “will be named and associated with a plant or animal species indigenous…

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