1.)    Downtown at the Gardens
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Downtown at the Gardens is home to some of the most exclusive boutiques, eateries and entertainment scenes in South Florida. A great date night location with plenty to do all within walking distance of each other and perfect for family outings which includes a fun carousel for the kids.


2.)    PGA National Resort & Spa

A place where luxury and comfort meets is at The PGA National Resort & Spa, with one of the best happy hours in Palm Beach Gardens or dinner at Ironwood, a wine spectator’s award signature restaurant. Suites are perfectly decorated and be dazzled by the sparkling pool and rejuvenated spa. With spa packages and salon amenities, PGA National Resort & Spa is an enjoyable place to take the weight off your…

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Manatee season is in full effect in South Florida.  This campaign is called “Operation Mermaid”.  During this period, a tremendous percentage of manatees swim to South Florida for the warmer waters. 

Manatees are large, herbivorous marine mammals also known as sea cows.  Their bodies taper to a flat, paddle like tail.  They have two forelimbs, called flippers, with three to four nails on each flipper.  Their head and face are furrowed with whiskers on the snout.

The manatee needs warmth when surrounding water temperatures drop below 68 degrees.  The Florida manatee lives in brackish, salt and fresh water coastal areas around Florida, such as Stuart, Jupiter, Delray and Boca Raton.  The plant eating mammal surfaces every three to five minutes to…

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Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival
For an intimate four-day culinary affair on Dec. 11-14 on the Island Destination.

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival is rejoicing its eighth year as one of the main occasions’ happening on Palm Beach, Florida’s yearly social calendar. This premier culinary festival brings a succulent collection of many cooking personalities of over 25 award winning chefs from across the country, mixologists and sommeliers to the gorgeous island of South Florida for a four-day food and wine extravaganza on December 11-14, 2014.

Specialty cocktail hours and hors d’oeuvre receptions followed by five course dinners including wine pairings and late night parties. There are kids’ cooking classes, seminars and impressive tasting and cooking competition all happening within this ideal…

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The property located at 16133 Jupiter Farms Road in Jupiter has a long history.  It is rumored to have been a gangster hideout in the 1920’s and was owned by legendary actor Burt Reynolds in the 1980’s.  Notorious gangster Al Capone built the original home on the property in 1923.  Reynolds owned the ranch for years and shot scenes from the immensely successful “Smokey and the Bandit” movie, as well as scenes from the television series “B.L. Stryker” there.

Al Capone is said to have built the original home on the property in 1923. Capone was Brooklyn born and he ruled the streets of Chicago.  Capone mostly hung out in Miami, but he did not particularly like it there.  A news report places Capone in Palm Beach County in 1930.  At the time, West…

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Whether you are enjoying a scenic leisurely ride along Fort Lauderdale beaches or a competitive ride through a park, you need to be informed of the cycling secrets throughout Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Branching out your biking routes is fun and an exciting opportunity to understand the city, group riding information and parks with biking trails.  Group or team riding is an awesome way for riders to meet others with the same hobby who live in the area or an offtrail park with a path to venture at your own risk!

Group riding information:
South Broward Wheelers
Trek Fort Lauderdale Group Rides
Trek Sunrise Group Rides

Fort Lauderdale Public Parks:
Brian Piccolo Park 
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Oleta River State Park

Make sure you are prepared in…

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 Things to do in Juno Beach


5 Things to do in Juno Beach, Florida!


1.) Juno Beach Pier
The Juno Beach Pier offers saltwater fishing and delightful opportunities to adore the lovely views from sun-up to sundown. The full-service Pier features a snack bar, fishing tackle and bait.

2.) Juno Beach
Considered one of the cleanest beaches in South Florida, this dog-friendly beach is a great place to relax and unwind. This free parking beach is equipped with bathrooms, lifeguards and rinsing stations as well as shaded areas. The Juno Beach Park is a great place to take a swim and grab your board for a great surf session.

3.) Kagan Park & Pelican Lake
Kagan Park is a nice recessed area by a small lake called Pelican Lake. The area has basketball hoops and workout stations with plenty of…

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Artificial reefs provide habitat for many species and supplement the function of our natural reefs that are increasingly pressured as the boating population in Northern Palm Beach County continues to expand. Our growing population causes our natural reefs to decline, millions and millions of spawned reef fish eggs float away in the current, only to perish for lack of habitat to grow and mature in.

Artificial reefs are man made underwater structures that promote marine life.  They are an excellent way to enhance marine life in open barren areas.  Palm Beach County became involved in the artificial reef program in the 1960"s.  The first artifical reef  created was the east of Palm Beach consisting of a 165' Navy Patrol Craft, a 185' private yacht,…

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Tiger Woods finished in a tie for last place in his return to competitive golf after a four month absence but found plenty of reasons to be optomistic heading into 2015.

For starters, Woods was able to tee it up for the first time since the PGA Championship in August and play four consecutive rounds. You have to go all the way back to the Open Championship in July to find the last time he played all four rounds in a golf tournament.

In addition, he had four days worth of opportunites to work on his swing changes in compeition that he had made since parting ways with Sean Foley and bringing on consultant Chris Como.

"I made some progress," Woods said. "I hadn't played in four months and I'm in absolutely no pain, which is nice. To be able to go…

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South Florida Fishing

12.5.14 Fishing Report

This past week in South Florida has been pretty blown out due to the windy weather conditions and most boats have been tied at the dock. December 5, 2014: East Winds 15-20 knots. Seas 4-6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters are choppy in exposed areas. The weather conditions this weekend look a bit more encouraging this Saturday and Sunday, just in time for the Holiday Boat Parade!

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The Dolphin bite is still strong and has been swimming around in good numbers from the depths of 200’- 400’. There are occasional sailfish, wahoo, kingfish and blackfin tuna out of Palm Beach and Jupiter Inlets. Along the edge, keep an out for frigate birds as they may be on dolphin and expect bottom fishing to be on…

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Harbourside Free Concert “Country for the Holidays” and Fireworks on Friday

Day two of the grand opening celebration of Harbourside is marked with a FREE holiday concert.  “Country for the Holidays” will feature fireworks at 6:00 p.m. followed by Palm Beach County’s very own country singer, Brooke Eden. Other musical acts on tap are Josh Thompson, Eric Paslay and Rodney Atkins. For more information, please visit Harbourside Place.

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens’ Festival of Trees on Saturday

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens‘ annual event, in which local artists and organizations decorate a forest full of Christmas trees, gets glowing Saturday from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., and continues nightly through Dec. 13. The gardens are at 2051 S. Flagler Dr. in West…

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