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TRY SOMETHING NEW…TWILLIGHT YOGA AT THE JUPITER LIGHTHOUSE…DECEMBER 16, 23, 30

The origins of yoga are debatable and classic techniques of yoga date back more than 5,000 years. One thing is for certain, yoga reduces stress!  The ancient technique is a mind body practice that combines stretching exercises, breathing, and relaxation. Yoga can reduce stress, lower blood pressure and improve heart function.  

Experience the serenity of yoga on the deck of the Jupiter Lighthouse at sunset.

The time will vary monthly based on the setting of the sun. Relax and go with it.  This is an “all levels”class, beginners are encouraged and welcome.  Classes offered by donation.  It is requested that you bring your yoga mat, towel, and flash light (to aid walking path illumination back to parking lot after class).
 
Please meet on the back porch of the…

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TWO LOCAL WORLD CLASS HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS PARTNER UP...JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER and MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Jupiter Medical Center announced a substantial partnership with Miami Children’s Hospital.  The partnership hopes to benefit the community for years to come with the pediatric partnership.  Parents and grandparents know emergency pediatric healthcare is crucial.

The two medical centers that share similar cultures, beliefs, values and dedication to provide excellent quality health care to patients have joined to benefit the community.   Together they hope to “bridge the gap from world-class adult health care, to world-class pediatric healthcare, where the entire community benefits.”

Over the next two years, the entire partnership shall take place. Initially, within the first six months of the partnership, “telehealth” will allow Miami Children’s Health…

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"SOUTH FLORIDA LISTED AS ONE OF TOP 10 HOTTEST HOME MARKETS FOR 2014”

Seattle based Zillow, an online real estate database known and respected in the industry for its housing precisions, has released its 2014 list of TOP 10 Hottest Home Markets For 2014.  Our area is right in middle of the list!

The Seattle based group report; released on December 5, 2013, has South Florida in Fifth Place!   Zillow reports, “The list is intended to give an early view into the housing markets that are likely to experience a heavy demand for homes, as well as increasing home values."

Four bold housing predictions by Zillow for 2014 include:

1.  U.S. Home values will increase by 3 percent.
2. Mortgage rates will reach 5 percent by the end of the year.
3. It will be easier for borrowers to get a mortgage in 2014.
4. Homeownership rates…

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MORE MONSTER MANIA and HALLOWEEN FUN IN THE AREA

SPOOKTACULAR SATURDAY: 1 to 4pm Saturday, October 26, 2013, Legacy Place, 11290 Legacy Avenue, Palm Beach Gardens. Covered wagon hayrides, a photo booth, monster mash dance party, hair and face painting, cookie decorating, kids’ art activities, and a pumpkin patch.  Total Wine will be hosting a wine tasting for the 21 and over guests. Pets are welcome to enter the pet costume contest and parade. Fun for the entire family.  More information  available at www.shoplegacyplace.com.

TURTLEWEEN:  5 to 8pm Saturday, October 26, 2013, 14200 U.S. Highway 1, Juno Beach. Celebrate Halloween with the turtles at Loggerhead Marine Life Centers  See live birds of prey, tour the haunted house, visit a mad scientist’s lab, plus games, crafts, activities, tricks and treats…

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CELEBRATE KOOKY to SPOOKY HALLOWEEN EVENTS

The Town of Jupiter is hosting a “Kooky Halloween Party” for resident ghosts, princesses, monsters and pop stars at the Jupiter Community Center, 200 Military Trail, Jupiter, October 25, 2013 6:00pm – 9:00pm.  Kids wear your costume and enjoy a special candy collecting opportunity.  The haunted happenings will include inflatable bounce houses, creepy candy, monster music, prizes, games and more.  Bring your own bag. This is a FREE event.

Pumpkin Patches!  It is pumpkin patch time!  Search for the perfect pumpkin and use it for decorations, delicious desserts, jack-o-lanterns, and lots more.  These are great hands on activities for the family.  You do not have to look far there are local pumpkin patches right in your local neighborhood most are open until…

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TITANTIC VIOLIN BRINGS $1.6 MILLION at AUCTION

A violin, believed to have been played on the Titanic as it sank, was auctioned for more $1.6 million this past weekend.  The sea-corroded instrument is believed to have been belonged to bandmaster Wallace Hartley.  He was one of the disasters 1,500 victims.
 
As seen in the blockbuster film, “Titantic”, the band continued playing “Nearer, My God, to Thee” as passengers panic and the ship sinks into the icy waters.  The violin, with the inscription “For WALLACE on the occasion of our ENGAGEMENT from MARIA”, was believed to be strapped to the musician’s body in a leather case.  

The violin was returned to Hartley’s fiancée, Maria Robinson, in England in 1939.  After her death, it was donated to the Salvation Army Band and later passed on, eventually settling…

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MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK of PALM BEACH… SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013

Photo courtesy of ACS Making Strides Walk 2012.

Participate this Saturday in the fight to end breast cancer and join the American Cancer Society with the local “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Walk of Palm Beach, Meyer Amphitheater, 104 Datura Street, West Palm Beach.  The event begins at 9:00am.  Register online, and get there early.

Your reason for participating in the walk may be as unique as the story that motivates you.  Perhaps you have been personally affected by breast cancer, you are a survivor, or maybe you have lost a mother or sister to the disease and are walking in her memory.  

American Cancer Society wishes to “express hope that this become breast cancer’s last century”.  Waterfront Properties and Club Communities have formed a “Team…

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WATERFRONT PROPERTIES TEAM MAKES A DIFFERENCE…BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

October is also referred to in America as National Breast Cancer awareness month.  It is an annual international campaign health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October worldwide to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

Waterfront Properties and Club Communities is making a difference in our community against cancer.  One step at a time, with a opening donation of $10,000 to Susan G. Komen, South Florida Waterfront hopes to help heighten awareness about early detection and screening, improve treatment methods or help local people have a greater chance of survival.  All of the Waterfront Properties associates and employees will be in their “pink…

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BEER GEEK WEEK at TEQUESTA BREWING CO.

Only 80 days until the Palm Beach Food and Wine Fest 2013. Local “foodies” are preparing their taste buds for the culinary delights.  If you happen to be a beer geek here is some “hoppy” news for you – Tequesta Brewing Co. (TBC) 287 U.S. Highway One, Tequesta, FL (561)745-5000, is celebrating Hop Week starting today! Once a year hops are harvested in the North West and sold throughout the year for beer manufacturing.

This means a week’s worth of freshly infused hops in TBC beer.  The difference is that these featured brews are not made with the usual processed hops, but with freshly harvested hops. When the hops are not dried, they maintain the volatile, perfumy and grassy aromas not found after they have been processed.  The brewery ordered more than 100…

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CHECK OUT WHAT’S NEW at SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER & AQUARIUM

Photo courtesy of South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.

After a yearlong construction and renovation project, the South Florida Science Museum has transformed into the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. The new science center is complete with an additional 6,500 square feet of new space and 6,500 square feet of renovated space.  The new and renewed science center include a 6,000 square foot traveling exhibit hall, 3,000 square foot Florida gallery which contains an 8,000 gallon “Aquariums of the Atlantic” and the room sized globe in “Science on a Sphere”.  

Changes abound at the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. A few of the most notable worth investigating:

•    Hurricane Simulator - Hop inside the hurricane capsule and…

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