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Are you inundated with calls from telemarketers and solicitors on your cell phone number?   If you are like many new homeowners, a landline is a thing of the past. Studies indicate new homeowners, in Palm Beach County and South Florida, are not requesting landlines for their new residences.

It is estimated that 100 billion “robo-calls” (those calls without a human on the other end), political candidate calls and other solicitations are made annually in the U.S.   You might be surprised how they get your mobile number.

According to Privacy Star, automatic dialing devices can figure out and call all possible telephone number combinations.  These numbers can be listed, unlisted and mobile numbers.  A number of telemarketing companies ignore “do not…

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The Loxahatchee River Railroad Bridge in Jupiter will close intermittently next week.  The bridge, which is owned and operated by Florida East Coast Railway, will be closed to boating traffic during the scheduled maintenance.   Last week a malfunction with the bridge left the Town of Jupiter and the Village of Tequesta with a traffic quandary. 

According to Florida East Coast Railway representative, Senior Vice President Robert Ledoux, “an electrical problem caused the bridge to remain in the upright position shortly before noon on March 7, 2015.”  The malfunction stopped a southbound freight train, no pun intended, "in its tracks".  Resulting in three vital crossings to be blocked, dividing the town in half.  Fire rescue noted aside from being an…

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Photo courtesy Eduardo Buchin, Jupiter.

One thing many people will agree with is that this year has been an exceptionally brutal winter.  Spring break will come as a well-deserved break from the harsh, freezing temperatures up north.  Seasonal depression (Seasonal Affective Disorder) during the winter months can really get you down.

Some scientists think seasonal depression is caused by certain hormones in the brain that trigger “attitude related” changes at certain times of the year.  One theory regarding the hormone changes is that sunlight during fall and winter leads to the brain producing less serotonin.  Serotonin is a chemical produced by the brain which regulates mood.  When this isn’t functioning normally, results can be feelings of…

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At Arnold Palmer's traditional Wednesday before the Arnold Palmer Invitational press conference, the King announced that come May all 18 of Bay Hill's greens and the practice greens will all be completely re-done.

Come May 15th, Palmer will close down Bay Hill for the majority of the summer while all 18 greens and the practice putting greens get a complete overhaul.

"I have every intention on May the 15th of closing the golf course and re-doing all 18 greens and the putting green," Palmer said. 

At one point, nine holes will be open and available for members and guests, but as Palmer put it, if you want to play 18, you will have to play it twice.

"The golf course will be closed most of the summer and we will have nine holes open and it will be…

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Enjoy a taste of the islands Saturday March 21, 2015 from 1:00 – 6:00pm.  This family friendly event at the Plaza Down Under on the Riverwalk will feature something for everyone.  Listen to steel drum bands and live tropical music as local vendors sell island themed art, crafts and jewelry.

A “Junkanoo Band” will play from 2:00-3:00pm and lead a parade though the events plaza. Not familiar with Junkanoo? Junkanoo is a lively and colorful street carnival parade.  After 500 years of practice, the legends differ as to the roots of Junkanoo in the Caribbean. The most popular belief is that it stemmed from the days of slavery.  In the late 18th century many Loyalists, from England, brought their enslaved servants to the Caribbean. At Christmas time, they…

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Yesterday, the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced the Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta as the host site for the 2018 edition of the United States Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

The USGA is pleased to return to Jupiter Hills Club with the 2018 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship,” said Diana Murphy, USGA vice president and Championship Committee chairman. “The USGA is committed to supporting and advancing amateur competition, and we know the club will provide a comprehensive test for the players. The more than 2,000 entries we received for the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball have proven this will be a widely popular championship.”

Jupiter Hills Club’s Hills Course will be used for both stroke-play qualifying and the match-play portion…

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From 1998-2013, Tiger Woods was the face of EA Sports' golf division. EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf was a staple among golf fans that were looking to play as their favorite golfers on their favorite video game console.

In 2013, EA Sports ended their 16 year relationship with Woods and the game took a temporary hiatus while the company decided who the new face would be. We now have that answer.

EA Sports released the cover of their 2015 edition and Palm Beach Gardens resident and World #1 Rory Mcllroy is the new cover of the game. In addition, like Woods, the game will be named after Rory, titled EA Sports Rory Mcllroy PGA Tour Golf.

The game is expected to be released in June on the PS4 and XBOX ONE and will offer users more diverse playing…

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After announcing that he was not going to play in The Honda Classic in his backyard in Palm Beach Gardens and not qualifying for the WGC - Cadillac Championship at Doral, it was assumed that the next time Tiger Woods would tee it up would be at Bay Hill and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Today, Woods squashed that idea, announcing on his website that he will not be playing next week at the place where he has won eight times in his career.

Here is the full statement from tigerwoods.com:

"I spoke to Arnold today and told him that I will not play in his tournament this year. I'm sorry I won't be in Orlando next week, but I know it will be a really successful event. I've put in a lot of time and work on my game and I'm making strides, but like…

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Orchids, orchids, and more orchids!  Over 10,000 orchid plants from local and international vendors will be on display Friday, March 13, 2015 9:30 AM to Sunday, March 15, 2015 4:30 PM at the 13th Annual International Orchid Festival.  Learn all about the exotic air plants.  Pick up tidbits on how to grow and care for them.

Orchids are flowering plants that are often colorful and fragrant.  There are over 26,000 varieties of orchids more than twice the number of bird species on the planet and four times the number of mammal species.  Orchids date back 76-84 million years.  The first evidence of this was fossilized when an extinct stingless bee was carrying pollen from a previously unknown orchid subspecies.

Blankets of orchids take over Fairchild…

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The Golfsmith located in Downtown at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens is holding their grand opening celebration today (March 12) through Saturday, March 14th.

Each day will include exclusive daily deals as well as $15,000 in giveaways. There will also be a $25,000 hole-in-one contest held on Saturday.

On Thursday, the store will host TaylorMade Thursday. In addition to the TaylorMade RocketBallz HL Iron set being available for just $249.98, Thursday will also feature a drawing for a $500 Golfsmith shopping spree as well as doorbuster specials. In addition, customers will be able to compete in contests throughout the day to win TaylorMade equipment.

Friday, the store will Host Callaway Friday, where the Callaway Odyssey White Hot Pro Putter will be…

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