February 2013

This week some of the best golfers in the world have gathered at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. While everyone will flock to the Champion course to catch a glimpse of Tiger, Rory, and others try and take down the famed Bear Trap, the Honda Classic is much more than just the Thursday-Sunday tournament.

Wednesday’s Kenny G Celebrity Pro Am brought attention to something close to the hearts of not just the local residents but people from around the country, wounded warriors and veterans. Several wounded veterans took the course as caddies on Wednesday to raise awareness for two different charities. Caddies for the Cure aids victims of Fanconi anemia, which is a rare bone marrow disorder. The other charity, fairways

The Palm Beach Mall in West Palm Beach has been a longstanding part of Palm Beach County since the day it was designed. Originally opened in 1967 the Palm Beach Mall had a phenomenal reputation. It was the largest mall on the southeastern seaboard and it was the first ever, fully enclosed, climate controlled shopping complex. For its time and for years to come, the Palm Beach Mall really was an icon for great shopping with flagship stores like Lord & Taylor, Sears and Burdines. Unfortunately, the mall’s reputation had slipped in later years due to tough competition from new and developing shopping centers.  

The famous mall was closed in 2010 with only a few of the department stores remaining open including: JC Penny, George’s Music Store and a

Will Rory Mcllroy rebound from a slow start to his 2013 season?

Rory Mcllroy has gotten off to a slow start to the 2013 season. He missed the cut in Abu Dhabi and was eliminated in the first round last weekend at the WGC Match Play Championship. With his change to Nike this past offseason, experts and fans want to know if he is struggling with his new clubs. The defending champion at the event, Mcllroy looks to quiet all his doubters, and a strong performance this week at PGA National will do exactly that.

Can Tiger continue his good play?

Throw out his first run exit at the frozen tundra of Dove Mountain last week and Tiger (Jupiter Island) has had a pretty good start to his 2013 season. He already has a tour victory at Torrey Pines and seems to

 
The Loxahatchee River District, here in Jupiter, Florida has been named “Best in Nation” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  It has been honored for excellence in wastewater recycling by the Florida Water Environment Association.  In addition to serving the community, The Loxahatchee River District strives to maintain pristine habitats with water recycling efforts. Preservation of the Loxahatchee River is the District's highest priority. Educating the public is one facet in which the Loxahatchee River District reaches out to the public.  One of the several nonprofit groups it supports is the Friends of the Loxahatchee.

Friends of the Loxahatchee River are a nonprofit community environmental program.  Friends of the Loxahatchee River

The Fed Cup World Group Play-off will be returning to Delray Beach this April for the third time in tournament history. The Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center will host the event as it returns to the state of Florida for the first time since 2007. Team U.S.A. is undefeated when the tournament is played in the state of Florida. They swept Belgium in 2005 and 2007, both played in Delray, and they defeated Australia in 1995 when the event was held in Aventura.

The winner of the best-of-five match series will advance to the 2014 World Group and have a chance to compete of the Fed Cup title next year. Team U.S.A. will host Sweden and will mark the fifth matchup between the two countries in Fed Cup competition with the U.S. leading the series 3-1.

Matches

The PGA Tour and PGA National tournament executives have announced the pairings for the first two rounds of The Honda Classic as well as tee times for Thursday’s round. Here are some of the notable tee times.


7:25 am on Tee #1- Louis Oozsthuzien (Old Palm), Jason Dufner, John Merrick


7:25 am on Tee #10- Tiger Woods (Jupiter Island), Dustin Johnson (Loxahatchee River), Martin Kaymer


12:25 pm on Tee #1- Rory Mcllroy (Palm Beach Gardens), Ernie Els (Bear’s Club), Mark Wilson

12:35 pm on Tee #1- Keegan Bradley (Tequesta), Rickie Fowler (Loxahatchee River), Lee Westwood (Old Palm)

For a complete list of tee times and pairings visit www.pgatour.com.

Just a bit south of Jupiter Island and north of Palm Beach is the prestigious gated community of Admirals Cove in Jupiter, Florida. This family focused gated community is encircled by 45-holes of championship golf and 6 miles on inland waterways.  It is easy to see why such wonderful families are drawn to The Club at Admirals Cove with so much to do in the community from boating, golfing, family activities, children’s activities, social, yacht club, tennis and near perfect year round weather!   

The Admirals Cove Cares Charitable Foundation is set to deliver more activities and more fun March 8 – 10, 2013.  A record number of 58 Palm Beach County nonprofit organizations have formally applied to benefit from the ACCCF charity.  The Admirals Cove Cares

Rain wreaked havoc on the opening day of the week long festivities associated with the Honda Classic at PGA National yesterday. The Miami Dolphins Pro-Am was cut to only nine holes after a 30 minute rainstorm intensified, causing tournament officials to call the event in order to preserve the courses conditions for this weekend’s event.
 
“We want to make sure the golf course stays in the best condition as we work toward Thursday,” tournament director Ed McEnroe told The Palm Beach Post. “We don’t want it to become too sloppy out there and potentially affect the golf course come competition time.

Rain could affect more than just yesterday’s event. More rain is expected on Tuesday afternoon, when the pros are expected to get their first of two practice

Not only does the Sunshine State top lists including “Best Beaches,” “Best Vacation Destination” and top charts for some of the finest real estate in the nation it is ranked as one of the “Best States to Retire In.”

Ranked as the 7th best state to retire to by TopRetirements.com, and with several of its cities named as the “Best Cities to Retire To” by the famed Market Watch Report, Florida has a long list of qualities that verify why its topping charts across the board. 

A popular reason it places high on these lists is that Florida has no income tax and there is property tax protection for its full-time residents. Acclaimed by MarketWatch.com, “Florida has dozens and dozens of nice towns and cities.” In the United States, south Florida has some

Living near the beach is the best therapy.  As the sun streams in the floor to ceiling panes of the oceanside condominium, and a smile graces the face of our guests, it dawns on me, the ocean view is great therapy.  

Many visitors frequent Jupiter and the Singer Island areas looking to get a piece of the restorative beach.  There is a lot of research indicating what sounds humans find stress inducing and obnoxious and what sounds are most pleasing.   It turns out the most pleasurable sounds have predictable wave patterns, soft volumes, and harmonic frequencies at regular intervals. Traffic and airplane noise cause the body to release higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, which can lead to ulcers and heart disease.  Sounds from the ocean, by