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.

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Living in the tropics is heaven on earth.  It is unlikely that the boundless beauty of clear ocean waters and sugar sand beaches will ever lose a little luster, if so you can always mix things up a bit.  CityPlace, 700 Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, is a shopping, dining and entertainment venue located within a few minutes of some of the most sought after waterfront and golf course communities in South Florida.

CityPlace is presenting an “All Things Art” event series.  This event series offers a number of free activities the second Sunday each month.  Families and friends are welcome to attend the event from 1-4pm, which is part of the CityPlace Family Fun Fest.

The program includes a number of artsy activities, such as painting giant canvases, molding…

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43 golfers from around the state and country got one step closer to earning their PGA Tour cards when they advanced out of the PGA Tour’s qualifying school pre-qualifier at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach.

Rourke Van der Spuy of Columbus Georgia won the 54-hole event shooting a three round total of seven under par. He won by two shots over both Tyler McCumber of Ponte Vedra Beach and Evan Beirne of Jupiter. Both McCumber and Beirne shot in the 60s in their final round to finish the event at five under.

Other local golfers to advance included Ben Silverman and Jeff Ivall of Palm Beach Gardens, Scott Turner of Stuart, Josh Hart of Jupiter, and Tyler Kitson of West Palm Beach.

The 43 golfers that advanced will all…

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Artist rendering courtesty of Harbourside Place.

As construction nears ending stages of completion, eagerness builds for the much anticipated Harbourside Place. Harbourside is an impressive waterfront location with a relaxed atmosphere featuring an entertainment plaza and outdoor amphitheater.  This full-scale development features retail space, restaurant’s and eateries with indoor and al fresco dining, office sites, hotel accommodations, parking garages, and marina slips. Click on this link for a video virtual tour of Harbourside Place  located in stunning Jupiter, Florida.

Residents and visitors are drawn to the Town of Jupiter for its abundant natural beauty – miles of sandy white beaches, wild and scenic Loxahatchee River, and rich cultural life.  This…

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Fresh produce and one of a kind items will be abundant soon.  Vendors and artisans have been busy crafting unique items and gardeners have been tending to their produce in anticipation of the opening of the Village of Tequesta’s Green Market on October 6, 2013.  The third annual Green Market will be located again at Constitution Park, 399 Seabrook Road, Tequesta.
 
Visitors from Stuart to North Palm Beach flock to the Tequesta Green Market to purchase fresh produce and check out the crafts.  Perhaps pick up a few early holiday gift ideas or just enjoy the tranquil beauty and sounds of children’s laughter on the playground at Constitution Park.  Approximately 50 vendors have traveled from Boca Raton to Vero Beach to be at this celebrated event.

Admission is…

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Wednesday, September 12, 2013, marks the 12th anniversary of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center with events planned around the United States to commemorate the tragedy.

The official New York City tribute will take place at the National September 11 Memorial Plaza at the World Trade Center site.  The tribute will repeat this year with the ritual reading of the names of the 2,983 victims who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near Shanksville, PA.

Numerous local cities like Jupiter, Tequesta, and Palm Beach Gardens are holding memorial ceremonies including moments of silence to honor those who lost their lives including police officers and first responders to save victims of the attacks. Please click on the highlighted city…

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Photo courtesy of Lori Griffith/special to the Courier Weekly.

A swim coach for people with special needs named Megan Varner, was searching for a paddleboard company to sponsor her team.  She currently has a program for swimmers with Down’s Syndrome, Autism, and other disabilities. Her students have competed at the State level, National level, and in the World Special Olympics!

Varner met with Blueline Paddle Surf located in Jupiter’s “Funky Fishing Village”.   Alex Cotleur and Kim Depasquale, of Blueline, had done “a little bit of work with Surfers for Autism and it was such an incredible experience that we wanted to emulate that in the paddle community.”  It was a match made in heaven. Together they devised a paddle board program.

Depasquale and Cotleur…

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The secret is out on area beaches.  USA Today released a list of the “Ten Least Known Florida Beaches” and Blowing Rocks Preserve, in Hobe Sound, was on the national publications list.  The list identifies these well-kept secret sanctuaries.  Very few people have the luxury of having the beauty of unspoiled nature so close.  

Living near a coastal preserve is perfect for nature lovers. Blowing Rocks Preserve is an environmental preserve on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound. The Nature Conservancy owns Blowing Rocks.  It contains the largest Anastasia limestone outcropping on the U.S. Atlantic coast.  During extreme high tides and after winter storms, seas break against the rocks and force plumes of saltwater up through erosion holes up to 50 feet skyward. Thusly…

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Jack Nicklaus has designed close to 300 golf courses all over the world including the Bears Club in Jupiter, but none are more important to him right now than a nine-hole facility in Washington State. That’s because this facility has been specifically designed for, and open only to military veterans.

The American Lake Veterans Golf Course is a nine-hole facility in Lakewood, Washington that Nicklaus built. The Lost Tree resident is now working on a nine-hole expansion and turning the facility into a full 18-hole golf course.

Nicklaus is giving more than half a million dollars’ worth of expertise in designing the expansion for the course that is routinely used by wounded veterans for physical and mental rehabilitation.

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Starting this upcoming Saturday, the Abacoa Green Market will get started for its second season. Featuring new venders, children’s activities, and musical acts, the market will run on Saturdays from 9am to 2pm at the Abacoa Town Center.

Started last year by Abacoa resident Reggie Scurry, the market will feature vendors selling everything from nutritional supplements and locally grown produce, to wholesale seafood, baked goods, jewelry, and clothing.

This Saturday’s market will feature a live musical performance by singer/songwriter and Wellington native Emily Brooke. For more information on the Abacoa Green Market or to sign up to become a vendor, contact Scurry at  (561) 307-4944 or reggie.chasethesun@gmail.com.

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Cassadee Pope, winner of NBC’s “The Voice” Season 3, will perform at CityPlace, 700 South Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, tonight - Friday, August 30, 2013 at 7:30pm.  This is a free performance as part of the Summer Country Music Concert Series.  Following the performance, Pope will meet and greet the public at Tequila Cowboy Bar and Grill.  

Cassadee Pope is a South Florida girl.  She began as a singer in middle school at the St. Ann School Jazz Band in West Palm Beach.   Pope attended high school in Wellington and pursued her passion of music. She embarked on her acoustic tour across the east and west coast, released her debut self-titled EP, and auditioned for season 3 of the popular TV show “The Voice”.

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