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Five Golfers Advance From Local U.S. Open Qualifier

On Friday, some of the top local golfers converged upon the East Course at Admirals Cove to try and begin the qualifying process for next month's U.S. Open.

Open to amateurs and professionals with a 1.4 handicap or lower, 84 golfers from around the state and around the world entered the qualifying event. Out of those 84 golfers, five golfers advanced out of the local qualifier and will move on to sectional qualifying the first week of June.

Tequesta resident Gabriel Costa won the event with a 4-under 68. Richard Terga of Palm Beach Gardens, Ryan Yip of Canada, Zachary Oakley of Palm City and Christian Westhorpe all qualified for the sectional qualifying event as well. Terga, Yip, and Oakley qualified with rounds of 69, while Westhorpe received the…

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HOW COOL! GREEN MARKET MOVING INDOORS

Join the city of Palm Beach Gardens as they take the weekly green market from outdoors to the cool air-conditioned indoors.  Previously held outside of City Hall, the green market will relocate indoors at STORE Self Storage & Wine Storage on Military Trail in the Gardens for the summer season.

The Palm Beach Gardens green market is a farmer’s market full of wonderful produce, flowers, plants, breads, seafood, bakery items, cheeses, sauces, and much more! Locally grown produce is offered to the community.  It is a tremendous opportunity to mingle with neighbors and friends while promoting a sense of community.  Over 100 vendors will be present at the green market offering artwork, entertainment, jewelry, and prepared food and drink items. 

The…

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U.S. Open to Have One Very Unique Feature This Year



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The U.S. Open has a history of being one of the toughest majors on the PGA Tour. From its tight fairway set-up, to its un-relenting rough, the U.S. Open generally rewards fairway accuracy more than any other event. As a result, scores have been traditionally high. Two of the last three U.S. Open winners have had a winning score of even par or higher, including last year when Webb Simpson won with a final score of +1. Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy holds the record for lowest winning score at a U.S. Open when he shot a four day total of 16-under to win at Congressional in 2011. The only other golfer ever to win a U.S. Open by going double digits under par is Tiger Woods. The Jupiter Island resident won at…

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SUNFEST…MAY 1 – 5, 2013…LARGEST WATERFRONT MUSIC and ART FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH

It’s only a matter of days until the largest waterfront music and art festival, SunFest 2013, opens its gates on May 1st. and continue through Sunday, May 5th.   SunFest takes place along the West Palm Beach Intracoastal Waterway on Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard to Lakeview Avenue.  SunFest is a premiere event showcasing top musical talents.  This year’s lineup includes Train, Smashing Pumpkins, The Black Crows, The Offspring, Boz Scaggs, Phillip Phillips, Slightly Stoopid, Cheap Trick, Bear Naked Ladies, and many more.  Over 165 artists are drawn to the art and craft show from around the nation. There are plenty of activities for families and a Captain Morgan’s Floating bar for the over 21 set.  Expect spectacular fireworks and excellent gourmet…

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JUPITER’S $150 MILLION HARBOURSIDE WILL BE LIKE “MIZNER PARK” ON THE WATERFRONT

One cannot help but notice the bustling activity at the base on the Indiantown Road Bridge and U.S. Highway 1 in Jupiter. There are sky scraping cranes and lively trucks.  The eleven-acre parcel is slated to open a $150 million marina/restaurant/retail/hotel complex on the Intracoastal Waterway and is expected to open the summer of 2014.  A sea of spectacular opportunities awaits Jupiter residents and visitors alike in this waterfront entertainment plaza.
 
The Harbourside project will provide public benefit through municipal docks, water taxi, beautiful outdoor amphitheater and a perfect connection to the Riverwalk project.  Upon completion, this will provide public access to approximately 2.5 miles of Intracoastal Waterway and the Jupiter Inlet.  “The…

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Admirals Cove to Host US Open Golf Qualifier

In the month of May, the USGA will hold its annual US Open golf qualifiers all over the country. This year, Admirals Cove has been chosen to host the Palm Beach County area qualifying event on its East Course.

The qualifying tournament will be an 18-hole event and will take place on May 3rd and will feature some of the top amateur and local pro and semi-pro golfers that have not already qualified for the tournament. In order to be eligible to compete in a USGA US Open qualifier a golfer must either be a professional or have a handicap of 1.4 or lower.

Those players that are successful at the local qualifiers will advance to a sectional qualifying event. The sectional qualifiers will be a 36-hole event that will be held at 11 sites that are to be…

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Williams Sisters Give United States Win in Fed Cup Qualifier

Going into this past weekend, Team USA was undefeated when a Fed Cup Qualifier was held in the state of Florida, including 2-0 in Delray Beach. After this weekend, the perfect record stayed intact.  

The United States defeated Sweden 3-2 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center to earn a spot in the 2014 Fed Cup World Group. Palm Beach Gardens residents Venus and Serena William lead the way with two of the three wins for the U.S. side.

Serena, the world’s number one player, defeated Sofia Arvidsson 6-2 and 6-1 on Sunday, giving the American side a 2-1 lead. That win set up the opportunity for Venus to clinch the victory for Team USA. Venus defeated Johanna Larsson 6-3 and 7-5 to take a 3-1 lead and ultimately advance Team USA to the Fed Cup World Group.

The US…

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New Peanut Island Lifeguard Center to Open This Month!

The famous Peanut Island is getting a new addition to its shores! For all of the fun-goers that come to Peanut Island, you can breathe a little easier when it comes to swimming around the island. A brand new lifeguard station will be opening on the island later this month. 

Peanut Island’s five, fulltime lifeguards that serve and protect and now they will have new $100,000, hurricane proof headquarters. The new, 12-foot by 12-foot, cinder block building is going to be a hefty step up from the trailer they were calling home for the past decade. The new building will provide the lifeguards with more than 80 square feet of additional space. There will be enough room for a swimmer or person with heat exhaustion to come inside for treatment.

The new…

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FOUR OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST SECURITY FIRMS HERE…SHOULD YOU?

Did you know that four of the world’s largest security firms now have their international or U.S. headquarters in Palm Beach County!  Security is what they do and they have chosen Palm Beach County to home for their headquarters.

Garda Cash Logistics is a subsidiary of Garda World Security, one of the leading cash logistics and security solutions firms in the world. “At one time companies, like Garda, were used strictly to move cash back and forth between bank and customer.  Nowadays, banks, financial institutions and smart retailers need and expect their cash to move at the same speed as debit, credit card and payment data.”  Garda Cash Logistics relocated from California to South Florida.

Geo Group is the world’s leading provider of correctional,…

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REACTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO THE DEVASTATING EXPLOSIONS, SENSELESS SUFFERING and LOSS OF LIFE IN BOSTON

Three people died and more than 150 were injured after two explosions ripped toward the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  Reactions poured in from around the world today on the twin bombing in Boston:

PAKISTANI TALIBAN: denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.  The group’s representative, Ahsanullah Ahsan, denied involvement in a telephone call with the Associated Press from an undisclosed location.

FRENCH PRESIDENT – FRANCOIS HOLLANDE: sent his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed “Frances’s total solidarity” with the American people and authorities.

MAYOR OF LONDON – BORIS JOHNSON:  “The bombings in Boston are shocking, cowardly and horrific, and the thoughts of all Londoners this morning will be the victims. …

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