Square Grouper

For more than a decade, Square Grouper Tiki Bar, at 1111 Love Street on the Jupiter Inlet, has been known to be one of the most popular watering holes in South Florida. “It is the home of Alan Jackson’s, “Its 5 O’clock Somewhere” video with Jimmy Buffet, the Grand Slam/Castaways KDW, and Jupiter Billfish Fishing Tournaments.” Fundraising events happen frequently, I will always remember the sight and spectacle of soggy dogs enjoying a swim in the inlet during an animal fundraising happening. There is always something fun going on at The Square Grouper.

Jim Burg, the owner and manager of The Square Grouper, is looking to create another slice of paradise on the water off the south side of Fort Pierce Inlet, 1920 Seaway Drive in Saint Lucie County. He…

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StarbucksTo keep up with customer demands, Starbucks is adding an extra benefit to your daily coffee routine by adding charging stations to their locations. Almost all of us can relate to the daily hustle between work, errands, and meetings, shuffling the kids around and getting dinner on the table. With life speeding by we have adjusted to expect an instant answer to our problems. Anything slower than instant is just not fast enough for American life and that doesn’t leave much room for a dead smart phone. 

Starbucks has embraced the fast paced life most Americans enjoy by making its coffee shops a one-stop shop. Now you can energize your morning and your phone at the new, Starbucks charging stations. The globally famous coffee spot has already outfitted a many…

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palm beach art show
ArtPalmBeach is a worldwide contemporary art fair on South Florida’s Gold Coast by art influenced devotees and some detractors too. The Palm Beach County Convention Center is celebrating the 18th year of ArtPalmBeach combining, ceramics, sculptures, painting, photography and special creations that are one of a kind.

The show goes on for a five day period in West Palm Beach, Florida from January 21-25, 2015. This modern evolving event is the longest organized fair that is primarily dedicated to works of art from the 20th and 21st centuries, considering its in its 18th year. There will be international galleries of over 85 exhibits of unique designs to frequently view. Welcoming back this year will be over 60 returning visitors, to name a few are from…

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2oth annual FOTOfusion
A South Florida showcase for shutterbugs and camerapersons are welcome to join the expositions of multimedia and digital art. Pictures come alive while revealing the 20th Annual FOTOfusion, which is a five day festival taking place in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida. This year’s event is for amateur and professional photographers and includes Woman of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment, which is a National Geographic traveling exhibition, highlighting the influential photography of eleven award-winning female journalists.

FOTOfusion, January 20th -24th, offers a chance for individuals to learn from lectures/seminars by the top experts in the business and acquire more about the dexterity while crafting with hands on computer labs,…

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Cool breezes are in the forecast as the winter cold fronts decided to roll through South Florida and hopefully keep the fishing patterns more consistent and less scattered.

OFFSHORE- Update on the Silver Sailfish Derby that took place last week caught over a dozen sailfish in just two days and Yellowfin that was a 138 pounds! Their trick of hooking on to so many sailfish is that they chose to make longer runs up the line and look for the sails trolling with small naked ballyhoo and dredges. The teams with live bait stayed closer to home, spotting a few sailfish in 120’ – 160’ feet of water from the Jupiter Inlet to the Juno Beach Pier. The beginning of the week went well for anglers searching for sailfish however, as the week went on the warmer the…

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 Diving in South Florida


Palm Beach offers a beautiful area of diving opportunities that are just minutes from the shoreline. Underwater photography, lobstering, colorful reefs and shipwrecks where thousands of colorful fish call home, there is something for all your scuba diving interests in Palm Beach. Many professional scuba divers can take you on a private boat to these different diving sites every day.

Five must go to diving spots in Palm Beach:

1. Zion Train: is the name of a Dutch 164 foot long shipwreck that rests one mile north of the Jupiter Inlet that is positioned upright in about 90 feet of water. Inside the steel hull, divers can explore the compartments and the fascinating engine room.

2. Rolls Royce: Located in 90 feet of water, a 1985 Silver Cloud Rolls…

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Visitors from all over have trekked to Martin County to fish the abundant waters of the beautiful South Florida. The location of Martin County is so unique due to its pinpoint on the southern verge of the temperate zone and the northern limit of the subtropical region within South Florida. A huge diversity of game fish lurks around the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River.

Listed below are plenty of Bridges and Piers that you can fish off of in Martin County:

Jensen Beach
Indian Riverside Park Pier – 1701 Northeast Indian River Drive
Jensen Beach Causeway Fishing Pier - 889 Northeast Causeway Blvd
Roosevelt Bridge - US 1 north of Stuart

Stuart
Sandsprit Park Fishing Piers- 3443 Southeast St. Lucie Blvd
Bathtub Reef Beach - 1585 SE MacArthur Blvd
Shepard…

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Predictions for the housing market in Palm Beach County for 2015 resemble the trends we saw in 2014. In 2014’s market the year began with double-digit price surges and a lack of inventory but it quickly steadied and leveled out. The local housing market is kicking off the New Year with substantial price increases, scarce inventory levels and bidding battles between buyers much like last year’s trend. However, experts and analysts are expecting this boom to stabilize at some point mid-year. These experts are calling this year’s market trends “the first full year of normal following a decade of extremes.” 

Don’t be confused by these “normal” predictions. Normal is a very positive description for this market. Bill Hardin, the director of the Hollo…

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Do you enjoy bird watching and nature? “South Florida has birds that can only be found here in the United States, such as the snail kite, limpkin, short-tailed hawk and the beautiful crested caracara. Broward County is the best place to view exotics like the Egyptian goose and purple swamp hen. If you want to see the painted bunting, be sure to go on the Palm Beach County wetland trip.”

Everglades Birding Festival gives the opportunity to sightsee and travel through sunny South Florida in search of getting a nice visual of exotic birds in the everglades prairies, mushy marshes and cypress swamps. On January 15-19, join the team of expert birders that lead photo tours and workshops; be sure to register for any or all days at the beautiful South Florida hot…

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Have you ever visualized or dreamed of indulging amazing seafood from over a dozen fabulous restaurants in one solitary day? Riverwalk’s 4th Annual Stone Crab & Seafood Festival in South Florida will offer exactly that as well as on a beautiful picturesque waterfront site.

Visualize an enticing jumbo lump crab cakes and buttery scallops from the delicious Grille 401 and presume to believe that Kelly Landings’ New England tasty “lobsta” rolls will be on the menu as well as Shuck ‘n Dives fresh oysters. Of course, 300-400 pounds of mouthwatering stone crabs will be another major highlight of the day, provided by Bimini Boatyard. “Jessica Chandler, director of events for sponsor Grille 401, says, “Last year’s event was wonderful. We had a great turnout and it…

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