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.

 

Perhaps in South Florida the weather is a bit cool, say 70 degrees, obviously much too cool on a winter day to hit the beach or the waterways.  It would be a great opportunity to try something a little different.   Pull the trigger and consider a shotgun sport at one of the many sporting clubs in the area.

The National Sporting Federation defines sporting clays as “a challenging clay target game designed to simulate a variety of field shooting situations. On sporting clays course shooters are presented with a wide variety of targets that duplicate the flight path of birds, such as flushing, crossing, incoming and other angling shots.”

South Florida Shooting Club is one of the best shooting clubs in South Florida.  Only a forty-five minute drive…

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This weekend enjoy fresh seafood, live music and entertainment for the whole family. The 2016 Jupiter Seafood Festival will take over Carlin Park Saturday, February. 20, and Sunday, February. 21, with a variety of foods from local restaurants. The Jupiter Seafood Festival will have local, fresh seafood, including crawfish, mussels, crab cakes, and scallops. Vendors will be there selling everything from nautical art and apparel to jewelry and home decor accessories.

The 2016 Jupiter Seafood Festival Music Line Up is:

DAY ONE: Saturday, February 20th
11am Bryce Allyn Trio - Reggae
2pm Sierra Band Classic - Rock
5pm County Line Road - Country
8pm Hells Bells AC/DC - Tribute Band

DAY TWO: Sunday, February 21st
11am The Helmsman - Reggae
2pm Andrew…

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Photo courtesy of Town of Jupiter.

This week, February 17, 2016, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host a public meeting on the replacement of the US 1 Bridge, connecting the Town of Jupiter to the Village of Tequesta.  The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Jupiter Community Center. 

The bridge, constructed in 1958, spans over the Loxahatchee River and Intracoastal Waterway.  It has been deemed "structurally deficient and functionally obsolete".  In September of 2014, the bridge was structurally checked out and received "substandard sufficiency ratings providing justification for replacement". 

Back in 2013 a $16 million rehab of the bridge was taken into consideration.  Replacing the 50 plus year old…

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According to a report from Golf Digest, two of the top local golfers facing off in a prime time, made for tv event in June. 

Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy and Loxahatchee River resident Rickie Fowler will face off under the lights on Tuesday, June 7th at Detroit Golf Club. The match will begin at 7:00pm, and despite the sun staying out later in the summer, most of the back nine will be played under the lights. The Golf Channel will air the first two hours of covereage with CBS airing the final two hours.

Rory (ranked 3rd in the world) and Fowler (ranked 4th in the world) will be joined by celebrities in the match, but the format has not been decided yet.

The event will take place two days after the Memorial at Muirfield Village in…

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Help the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival become #1 beer fest in the entire country!
Click on the USA Today link and Vote Here ---> http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-beer-festival/field-of-beers-jupiter-fla/

A competition for some of the finest craft brewers in America will be chosen by beer experts. According to the USA Today’s 10 Best readers’ choice survey for the best beers in the nation selected ‘Field of Beers as one of the finalists!

A Jupiter, Florida local beer event is running for recognition as one of the best beer fests out there, Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is kept moderately small with only 500 tickets available. “It’s part of the quaintness, if you will, Andrewlevich said. It's held at Roger Dean Stadium in Abacoa where the…

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Valentine’s Day is February 14 each year and observed in honor of the Feast of Saint Valentine. Who is this Saint Valentine and where did the customs come from?

The roots of Valentine’s Day stem from an ancient Roman fertility festival celebrated during February 13 - 15.  The present day Valentine’s holiday is a blending of ancient Roman and Christian traditions.  Shakespeare and Chaucer romanticized love in their writings.  Handmade paper cards with proclamations of love became “tokens du jour in the Middle Ages”.

February is considered the most romantic month of the year.  According to the Greeting Card Association 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards will exchanged.  Valentine’s Day falls second only to Christmas for highest number of cards…

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Not only have food trucks taken over the streets of the culinary world but they are taking over Jupiter! Gourmet Food Trucks started rolling through Abacoa and lining the Intracoastal and the masses have followed. Every second Friday of the month at the Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter, Florida is a “Food Truck Invasion.”

The Food Truck Invasion got its start in the spring of 2013 and they are a gourmet sensation on wheels. They have been featured in top magazines, blogs and TV shows. They are a fun way to extend top quality foods into a hand-held delight on the go. Each “invasion” brings a multitude of different food trucks each selling their own creations. If you’re thinking it sounds a little funny, the idea of getting your meal from a truck, you aren’t…

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Little known interesting facts about Florida are immense.  Of course, there are the well-known tidbits, such as Florida is known as the Sunshine State. It is the flattest state in the United States and has the longest coastline that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.  Orlando attracts more visitors because of their amusement parks than any other city with amusement park attractions, as well as other facts.

Many people think Florida is the furthest south state in the United States, but it is not, Hawaii is further south.

A team of researchers at the University of Florida, Gainesville, first developed Gatorade sports drink.   The unique combination of water, electrolytes and carbohydrates were developed to replenish student…

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A rare North Atlantic right mother whale and calf appeared this week in the Sebastian Inlet and meandered into the mouth of the Indian River Lagoon.

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered species of large whales.  According to the World Wildlife Federation, there are approximately 500 whales and very little population growth even though seven decades of protection have been in place.  The whale is usually found along the Atlantic Coastline, primarily the United States and Canada.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been following the particular North Atlantic right whale for four years now.  They have named her “Clipper” for she has a missing section of her fluke. These whales migrate every year in…

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Happy 91st birthday Jupiter!
(Founded on February 9, 1925)


“Probably no other location on the East Coast of the United States enjoys the international reputation for guiding ships throughout the centuries as does the area now known as Jupiter, Florida.”

Back in the earlier days, the Hobe Indian tribe used to lodge and settle near the Loxahatchee River in Florida. The tribe was very uniquely skilled hunters who based their meals on seafood and all things meat and were incredible craftsman, making useful bare necessities.

Later in time, the area was going to be included in the new world map and the name of the town was misspelled from “Hobe” to “Jove”, later with modifications being named, “Jupiter.” Jupiter is the Latin translation of God.

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