The city of Palm Beach Gardens is suitably named, as it is comprised of 30 percent flourishing greenery. Located seven miles north of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens is known for its excellent shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities at the Gardens Mall, Downtown at the Gardens, and Legacy Place. Boating and fishing are plentiful, as are beautiful luxurious waterfront homes, some even sitting directly on the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, if not the Intracoastal Waterway.

These days, a Tour Pro hitting a hole in one isn't much to write home about. When the hole in one is made with $1 million on the line though, it might be worth a mention.

Loxahatchee River resident Rickie Fowler joined several other PGA Tour pros on Monday at Old Palm Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens for the Els For Autism Foundation charity outing. The day featured a hole in one contest on Old Palm's famous par 3 19th hole. Anyone who made an ace on that hole would win $1 million for Ernie Els' charity. Fowler stepped up to the 111 yard hole and jarred one, causing the entire course to erupt. A video of the shot is below:


"Saw a bunch of good shots before me," Fowler told the Golf Channel after. "Having fun, nothing to lose. It's a small…

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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (J.D.R.F.) is the leading worldwide organization funding promising, life-changing Type 1 Diabetes research. It is the goal of J.D.R.F. “to progressively remove the impact of the disease from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D.”  Approximately, 40,000 people are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes each year in the United States.

The J.D.R.F. One Walk is the organizations leading fundraising event.  It is the largest Type 1 Diabetes event in the world.  Every year, J.D.R.F. One Walk brings together more than 900,000 people annually to change the future for people living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) by raising money for research.  This research has led to breakthroughs such as artificial pancreas…

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The Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals come to the Jupiter community of Abacoa for spring training and each year flocks of people migrate to Abacoa’s Main Street.  Main Street is just adjacent to Roger Dean Stadium, and a pleasant area to walk and enjoy dinner al fresco.

There is a lot more to Abacoa than just spring training baseball.  This quaint, brick lined street hosts a variety of shops, restaurants and taverns.  Top places to eat in Abaco are plentiful ranging from brewery/pub to casual French bistro. 

Civil Society Brewing Company located at 1200 Town Center Drive, is a brewery and bar, which pours craft beer to spring training fans.  One of the owners of the brewery is a retired major league pitcher for the Miami Marlins, Chris…

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With its 1,400 golf courses, Florida is truly the golf capital of the world.   Palm Beach County is home to some of the most unbelievable golf courses across the globe. It is the premiere destination for the ultimate golf trip.

The Honda Classic just wrapped up at on the Championship Course at PGA National Resort and Spa, P.G.A. National, Palm Beach Gardens.  The tournament draws the preeminent professional golfers to the area to compete for the multimillion-dollar purse.  The “Bear Trap” is a very well known demanding stretch of golf spanning three challenging holes.

The Palm Beaches features over 160 golf courses.  The State of Florida offers a specialty plate and personalized tags for an annual fee of $25.  Revenue from the proceeds of the…

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Sebastian Inlet is part of the east coast’s surfing epicenter and one of the biggest beach breaks on the Atlantic Coastline.  The inlet is located at the southern end of Sebastian Inlet State Park in Brevard County and Indian River County.  It is home to the largest concentration of surf shops and board builders.

Just north of Vero Beach, Palm Beach County,12 miles straight up U.S. Highway One, and 15 miles south of Melbourne, the Sebastian Inlet was originally cut in 1872.  It was known as Gibson’s Cut.  The settler, David Peter Gibson, attempted to open up a cut into the Atlantic Ocean.  He did not acquire title to the property where the digging took place until 1885.  At the time, the cut was only 260 feet wide and the distance was only 120…

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For the fourth consecutive year, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers! Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center was the first hospital in Palm Beach County to perform open-heart surgery, has remained a leading heart hospital in the United States. 

The Gold Seal of Approval  and the Heart Check Mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations. An accredited acute care hospital  will be awarded the Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers for a two year period.         Hospital programs applying for Primary Stroke Center Certification will be…

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The NFL Hall of Famer and former Miami Dolphins Quarterback, Dan Marino and his wife Clair, are motivated by the experiences of raising their son, Michael, who was diagnosed with Autism, and they felt they could help the autistic community.  They established the non-profit foundation, Dan Marino Foundation, to open doors for children with disabilities.

The Autism movement people hope to cause others to think of autism as a difference instead of a disease. Proponents of this movement wish to seek “acceptance, not cures.” Living with an individual diagnosed within the vast spectrum of Autism can be extremely stressful.  There is an incredible amount of information preparing families with…

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Whether you rather live on the water or on the golf course, Admiral’s Cove is one of the premiere gated communities of distinction in Jupiter. Residents have the option of a private backyard dock of outstanding golf course views.

Admiral’s Cove offers 45 holes of golf and over 6 miles on inland navigable waterways leading to the Atlantic Ocean from your private residence. And a full functioning marina, tennis center, spa and state of the art fitness center.

Within the guard gate secured community of Admiral’s Cove choose a club cottage, harbor home, villa, courtyard villa, patio home, or custom estate home. All the properties are unique and deserve an opportunity to be considered as your next home or second home.

The luxurious golfing,…

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The Society of the Four Arts, 2 4 Arts Plaza, Palm Beach is presenting an exhibition of Bill Cunningham, fashion photographer/documenter.  Readers of The New York Times are aware of the man and recognize his name.  He is described as “a man with one camera, abundant energy and enthusiasm, and a passion for documenting fashion as he finds it on the streets of New York.”  If the fashion that catches his eye is on a designer runway, a society gala or the streets of the city he will capture it.  He is still documenting the latest trends, which are featured in The Times at the age of 87 years young.

Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, was quoted as saying, “We all dress for Bill. If he doesn’t take your picture, it’s the kiss of death!”  The exhibition,…

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The South Florida Science Museum and Aquarium unveiled plans for this week for expansion and a new outdoor park, which includes a miniature golf course.  Jim Fazio and Gary Nicklaus have designed the outdoor park. Both of the miniature golf course designers are sons of local legends in the golfing industry.

To be named the “Conservation Course”, and projected to open this spring, the miniature golf course “will be used for putting clinics and tournaments, and to teach kids the elementary principles of force, motion and angles”.

Spokespersons with the with the South Florida Science Museum and Aquarium said the course was designed with “science in mind, adding that each hole “will be named and associated with a plant or animal species indigenous…

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