The Town of Jupiter and the Village of Tequesta are nestled between Palm Beach Gardens and Stuart. Both areas cater to the outdoor style, as they wrap around the Loxahatchee River and Intracoastal Waterway, which provide incomparable views to residents. For this reason, water sports and boating are abundant. Jupiter and Tequesta also offer their share of championship golf courses and pristine beaches frequented often under consistently sunny skies.

 

Gardens are beautiful and butterflies seemingly bring the garden to “life” with fluttery movement from plant to plant. South Florida is a great area to have a butterfly garden. Butterfly gardens come in all shapes and sizes. It can begin in a single pot or a plot of land. It is possible to add a few plants to a couple of beds or a window box or transform an existing garden.

A garden full of butterflies requires a good mix of butterfly nectar and select plants so that butterflies will not only be attracted to your shrubbery for a drink, but they will also lay eggs. This provides a place for the entire butterfly life cycle to ensue.

The butterfly life cycle includes various stages: eggs, caterpillars, chrysalis and finally, butterflies. All the…

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When staging your Palm Beach County home for sale, your furniture placement will be adjusted to invite buyers into the property and allow them to walk freely in the room and then pass to the next.  It may not be the layout you prefer or use, but it is to facilitate the sale of your house.

 Ideally, a home stager can be your ace in the hole to sell quickly. The home stager will suggest to you what stays and goes, what to put away and what needs to be upgraded.  According to the National Association of Realtors, home stagers start with an “evaluation in which they’ll review your home from curbside to back fence offering a list of instructions and suggested enhancements, changes and upgrades for you to get done.”

The goal of staging is to showcase…

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Frenchman’s Reserve is a prestigious golfing community situated in Palm Beach Gardens. Homes are influenced by the Mediterranean Revival, as well as the Addison Mizner-designed Palm Beach mansions. Toll Brothers, Frenchman's Reserve, combines unbelievable golf with exceptionally built homes by top builders.  The gated community consists of 392 single-family homes plus 56 coach homes on 424 acres.

An Arnold Palmer Signature designed golf course is on the Frenchman’s Reserve premises. The signature course has the decisive look of an Arnold Palmer guarantee of uncompromising ideals in golf course design. Described as “large, subtle greens and fairways lined with tall Florida pines and colorful wildflowers, the course enhances the beauty of the lush…

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One of the many reasons to reside in South Florida or live seasonally is the beauty and abundance of waterways.  Nothing is more serene than gazing out your backyard and see the sunshine glistening on the water behind the house knowing it is at your beck and call.

The climate in South Florida is almost always conducive to fishing, leisure boating, swimming or watersport activity.  To keep Palm Beach County waterways safe the Florida Wildlife Commission encourages boating safety courses. 

The U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division also supports this concept.  The Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division is dedicated to “reducing loss of life, injuries, and property damage that occur on U.S. waterways by improving the knowledge, skills, and…

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The 55th Annual Delray Affair takes place this weekend, April 7 – 9, 2017, along the friendly streets of downtown Delray Beach.  Nicknamed the "Greatest Show under the Sun", the Delray Affair is one of the largest arts & craft festivals in the southern United States. It takes place along the palm tree lined streets of downtown Delray Beach and encompasses 12 tree lined blocks. Artists from all around the United States exhibit at the Delray Affair.

Long before the Delray Affair came to dominate East Atlantic Avenue with its displays of arts and crafts, the Gladiola Festival had an eight-year copious run as a feature attraction and even attracted some of the biggest movie stars of the day. It has morphed into what…

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A young adult loggerhead sea turtle, is scheduled to be released back to the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. He was named “Squash” by Loggerhead Marinellite Center, in seaside Juno Beach, marine biologists and center employees.

Squash, the turtle, was found floating and incapable of diving below the surface.  Sea turtles are air breathing reptiles, they need to surface to breathe. Sea turtles can hold their breath for several hours and depending upon the level of activity, a resting or sleeping turtle can remain underwater for 4-7 hours.

Squash was spotted last November 11, 20’16 floating and unable to dive in the Intracoastal Waterway near Jensen Beach. Florida Fish and Wildlife officers brought the turtle to…

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Lighthouse Cove Adventure Golf in Jupiter will host a grand opening tomorrow at 11 a.m. to celebrate their $1 million expansion of its mini-golf course and restaurant.


One of the most highly anticipated changes to the 36-hole mini golf course is the experience at the 13th hole. Golfers will experience underwater sea sounds and find themselves immersed in a cave, which will lead them to a tank filled with tropical fish and a coral reef. Grouper and other new fish will be added in the coming weeks. There is now also a playground and pavilion on the course.


The new additions to the restaurant include more seating for up to 82 customers, a stylish bar with 15 TVs, and the 3,500-gallon saltwater fish tank. The menu also received an upgrade and…

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You’ve been looking forward to a spring vacation from the ice and cold for months and the time has finally come to pack.  Here in Palm Beach County you’ll need a swim suit, sunglasses, sandals, and broad spectrum sunblock. Protecting your skin from the sun’s UVA/UVB rays is important while sunbathing in the “Sunshine State”.

Palm Beach County is home to exclusive areas like Jupiter Island and Palm Beach. The beaches and real estate in this area is second to none.  Palm Beach County also has charming seaside towns of Jupiter, Juno Beach, Delray and Boca Raton, which are also prized for their incredible homes and condos on the beach, Intracoastal Waterway and Loxahatchee River.  The abundance of sparkling blue waterways, beaches, as well as the real…

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What better way is there to enjoy a warm, Floridian evening than with the sounds of live music, perfect weather, shopping and views of the water? It doesn’t get much better than that! At Harbourside Place in Jupiter, the weekends are filled with energy as people walk the docks, peruse the shops, sip cocktails and music fills the air. 

This coming weekend, Harbourside Place will be featuring two nights of music beginning Friday, March 31 and continuing on to Saturday, April 1. On Friday, the band that will be playing is Wonderama. They will be playing from 6pm until 10pm. On Saturday, JL Fulks Band will be playing from 6pm until 10pm. All of the live music events are free to the public and people of all ages are welcome. 

For a list of boutiques,…

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The first ever Coastal Fest will be held this Saturday, April 1st from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. at The Plaza Down Under on the Riverwalk in Jupiter. Enjoy the sound of reggae from “Fresh Catch,” a band based out of Stuart. There will be plenty of food and beer and local vendors to explore. There will also be festivities for the kids including face painting and mermaid and pirate characters. The event is free and so is parking.

Food Vendors:
Austin's Franks, Guanabanas, Delicious Sweets Bakery, Holy Cow, Mobstah Lobstah, Tristan’s Ice Cream, Tropical Sno.

Craft Vendors:
Joyz Beadz, Go Coastal, Nautical Decor, Shop Abaco, Mystical Mermaid Hair - Shimmering Silk Accents, Sailor, Merchant and the Mermaid, Riptide D'signs, Mang LLC, Plaster Playtime,…

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