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Palm Beach County's Own Brooks Koepka Joins Honda Classic Field

While some of the top golfers in the world call Palm Beach County home now, there aren't too many that are truly local products. While many, like Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman, have lived in the area for the majority of their lives, they have all moved here from somewhere else.

That's what makes European Tour star Brooks Koepka a true "hometown hero". Born and raised in Wellington and now living in Palm Beach Gardens, the 23 year old Koepka will get to compete in his hometown event for the first time in his career. A standout at Cardinal Newman and Florida State, Koepka served as a stadard-bearer at the Honda Classic for years during his junior golf days.

Not only will Koepka become the first Palm Beach County golf product ever to compete at the…

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WATERFRONT PROPERTIES and CLUB COMMUNITIES INVITED TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM JAN. 21-23, 2014 MONTE CARLO, MONACO

As Managing Partner of one of the most successful luxury real estate companies in the Southeast United States, Rob Thomson has mastered many things.  One key strategy is to identify unique marketing opportunities, and secondly, network with the best!

Thomson will be attending the 2014 Luxury Real Estate International Symposium held in Monte Carlo, Monaco this year.  LRE is one of the world’s leading international networks of real estate professionals, and Waterfront Properties and Club Communities is one of the organizations longstanding and respected members.  Thomson is a member of Board of Regents and an exclusive, and youngest, member of the Billionaires Club (for real estate professionals who have sold over $1 billion).

This symposium will welcome the…

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Local Golf Pair Wins Southern States Four-Ball Title

The local golf pair of Mike Weeks and Scott Wilson won the 11th annual Southern Golf Association's Southern States Four-Ball event this weekend at  the Jonathan's Landing Old Trail Course in Jupiter.

Weeks (Jupiter) and Wilson (Palm Beach Gardens) finished with a two day total of 10 under par, winning the Mid-Am division by one stroke. Wilson made a birdie on the 17th hole that proved to be the victorious putt. Bill Luceno of Palm Beach Gardens and Patrick McCabe of Jupiter won the Super Senior Division with a two day total of four under par.

The event was supposed to be a 54 hole event but was shortened to 36 holes after heavy raines came through the area late Thursday night, washing out Friday's round of the competition.

In the professional…

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SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR AREA…REJUVENATE YOUR MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT

South Florida offers such a diversified lifestyle.  Not only do the Jupiter/Tequesta, North Palm Beach, and Stuart areas boast some of the most stunning beach and waterfront residences on the eastern seaboard, it has fantastic things to do!

In addition, to the unlimited obvious water sports and fishing opportunities that present themselves here, the area has world class shopping and entertainment.  Unleash you’re your passion for fashion on infamous Worth Avenue, Palm Beach or stroll for antiques on “Antique Row” in West Palm Beach.  Find the latest pieces from Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and discover over 160 specialty shops at The Gardens Mall, including Saks, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Macy's, and Sears located in Palm Beach Gardens.

Palm Beach County…

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U-TIKI RESTAURANT on the JUPITER INLET to OPEN SOON

Rendering courtesty Town of Jupiter documents.

Adding to the ambiance and charm of the Town of Jupiter and other surrounding waterfront neighboring communities, like Tequesta, North Palm Beach, Juno and Stuart, there will be an additional waterside restaurant to frequent.  Located within the “funky fishing village” of Jupiter Inlet, next to Jetty’s, The Square Grouper, and across the street from Guanabanas, will be U-Tiki.
 
U-Tiki will be an open-air restaurant located at the Jupiter Inlet Marina.  It is tentatively scheduled for a “quiet opening” at the end of January.  The owners originally anticipated a New Year’s Eve opening had the weather and construction schedules cooperated. Jim Taube, an owner stated, “It is a little delayed. Like most…

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Palm Beach County Golf Association Announces 2014 Season Schedule

Just two months removed from Bryan Haase and Pete Williams winning their respective divions of the 2013 season, the Palm Beach County Golf Association has announced its 2014 season schedule.

The 2014 PBCGA Championship season will kick off March 15-16 at the Spring Four Ball event held at the Santa Lucia River Club in Port St. Lucie and will wrap up once again at the Tour Championship presented by Tiger Woods in November.

Like in years past, some of the best courses in our area will host events on the PBCGA schedule. The Palm Beach International event will be moving to the Fazio course at PGA National in 2014. Last year the event was held at Ironhorse Country Club. Other area courses that will host events include Dye Preserve, both of Jonathans…

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Rory Mcllroy to Wed Longtime Girlfriend

While Rory Mcllroy struggled to win on the golf course in 2013, the Palm Beach Gardens resident might have already claimed the biggest win of 2014 just two days into the new year.

That's because on Tuesday, the Bears Club member and former world number one, proposed to longtime girlfiend and tennis star Caroline Wozniakci. Mcllroy proposed to Wozniacki while the couple was in Syndey, Australia where the tennis star was prepparing for the Australian Open.

Mcllroy and Wozniacki first began dating in the summer of 2011, shortly after Mcllroy won his first major at the U.S. Open. During the course of their relationship, they have each achieved the number one world ranking in their respective sports. Entering 2014, Wozniacki sits 10th in the WTA…

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PRICIEST REAL ESTATE DEAL IN PALM BEACH COUNTY $112 MILLION for PROPERTY LOCATED BETWEEN PALM BEACH GARDENS AND JUPITER

Compliments of The Palm Beach Post.

The Palm Beach Post released the “priciest real estate deal of the year in Palm Beach county” was to a substantial developer this week.  The Kolter Group paid $112 million for a prime tract of land located in Palm Beach Gardens known as Briger Forest.

Briger Forest is a near 700-acre parcel of land located, across the street from Scripps Florida and Max Planck on Donald Ross Road in the Abacoa development and slated to become the biotech research hub of Palm Beach County. This is the largest piece of undeveloped land along Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County.

Kolter Group is a well-known and respected developer.  They are a “diversified real estate development and investment firm that has invested in projects with…

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Get Merry South Florida Style!

Grab your holiday spirit, Santa hats, reindeer antlers, ugliest Christmas T-shirt (a sweater just will not work) and others - make your own Christmas Paddle Board Adventure!   The 1st Annual Holiday Dress Up Sup! Paddle Board Adventure just took place last Friday. It was a guided eco paddle tour hosted by Loggerhead Marinelife Center. They partnered up with Blueline Paddleboards and led guests, with biologists and staff, through mangrove channels and seagrass beds up the Loxahatchee River and the Jupiter Inlet. For information of the next guided paddle tour, please visit Marinelife.org.

There isn’t any reason for locals, and visitors, not to paddle up through the Jupiter Inlet, beautiful Intracoastal Waterway or the tranquil Loxahatchee River and spread…

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Local Golfers Punch Ticket to Web.com Tour for 2104

Ryan Armour, Daniel Berger, and Jon Curran will all represent northern Palm Beach County next year on the Web.com Tour after earning their cards at the six day Qualifying School Final Stage. The Web.com Tour (the PGA Tour's developmental circuit) handed out cards to all 152 golfers that participated in the event with the top 45 and ties receiving full status on the tour through at least the first eight events of the 2014 season.

Armour (Jupiter), Berger (Jupiter), and Curran (Tequesta) all finished in the top 45 and will be fully exempt on tour until the second re-shuffle which takes place after the eighth event. Armour fired a six round total of 15-under par, while Berger finished at 14-under, and Curran finished at 12-under.

In addition to those…

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