February 2015

 

For those who care about nutrition, taste and quality of their fruits, vegetables, meats and poultry, local farms are selling through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) memberships.  With a significant shift in nutrition awareness, genetically modified and processed foods have become less desirable.  There is a huge misconception that local organic fruits and vegetables are more expensive.  CSA memberships and community plots keep costs down.

CSA's generally focus on the production of high quality foods for a local community, often using organic or biodynamic farming methods, and a shared risk membership–marketing structure.  The essential design includes developing a consistent consumer group that is willing to fund a whole season’s budget in

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The Honda Classic is just around the corner. Held next week at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, it boasts one of the strongest non-major fields on the PGA Tour calendar.

One player who will not be there though is hometown favorite and one of the largest draws in golf, Tiger Woods.

Woods, who withdrew midway through the first round at the Farmers Insurance Open, announced shortly after the WD that he was taking a leave from the game to fix the glaring issues in the his game that has seen him struggle as of late, including his chipping and putting. For years his chipping and putting were the strongest part of his game.

While he had not ruled out at the time playing in The Honda Classic, many golf insiders said they couldn't see Tiger ready to play

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Florida boasts over 1,000 golf courses in the state meaning there are millions of tee times available literally year round. As a result, Florida residents and visitors have countless opportunites to play some of the top courses in the world whenever they want.

South Florida is no different. From the Treasure Coast down to Miami, the PGA Tour host two events annualy (The Honda Classic at PGA National and the World Golf Championship - Cadillac Championship at Doral).

In addition to being the host site of The Honda Classic, PGA National has been named one of the top 10 must-play courses in the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast by Jupiter Magazine.

PGA National offers its members and resort guests five golf courses. The Champion (where the Honda

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On your Mark, Get Set, Go!!!

The 2015 Auto Show of the Palm Beaches will be held by the Northwood University of Florida in West Palm Beach, where informative students are filled with scholar spirit and are promoting their missions through a cluster of fun activities for all ages! Prepare to rev your engines for their “Riding the Wave” theme that will acknowledge the growth and development of automobiles.

The Auto Show of the Palm Beaches invites all to revel in the fresh and innovative makes and models of motorcycles, classics and custom vehicles! “The show provides the opportunity for car enthusiasts everywhere to enjoy browsing without sales pressure, and will feature a variety of exotic, domestic and international cars, and classic models. With

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The U.S. housing market continues to recover even with a slight dip in housing stars (i.e. new home construction). Due to a strengthening economy and gains in the job market, the housing market has been positively affected and continues to strengthen. 

However, in 2014 we saw an overall increase of 19% in housing start ups and as of January 2015 that number has fallen. “U.S. housing starts fell 2% in January from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.065 million,” the Commerce Department said Wednesday, February 18. This dip reflects a decline in new construction of single-family homes. This decrease reflects solely on new construction of single-family homes NOT apartment complexes. Nor does the dip affect the market for already

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The PGA Tour wraps up their West Coast Swing this week at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. That means that the Florida Swing is right around the corner, starting with the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens next week.

While the Tour is still out in California, many local golfers are spending this week trying to qualify for their local PGA Tour event. In addition to the traditional Monday Qualifier that the PGA Tour offers every week for its events, the Honda Classic features three Pre-Qualifying events, allowing local golfers who may have not otherwise been able to a shot at getting into a PGA Tour event.

The Pre Qualifiers took place throughout Palm Beach County this week at the Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth and the Links

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Turning plain asphalt into a colorful, magical work of art brings the street festival to Downtown Lake Worth. The annual event, which is celebrating 21 years, Street Painting Festival 2015 is approaching on the signature weekend of February 21-22, and the art will last until the next raindrop washes the paint away.

Street Painting Festival involves more than 600 artists chalking up the roads and creating an inspirational canvas and beyond imaginary view of a temporary art museum. For two days, more than 100,000 art lovers will crowd and admire the creations on the pavement exposing the talents of true beauty.

“Traced back to 16th century Italy when itinerant artists would use their chalks to transform pavement into a makeshift canvas, street painting

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Lighthouse International Guild’s annual “Posh Palm Beach Sale” is currently in progress.  Palm Beach’s best dressed women, including Dame Judy Collins, socialites, celebrities, designers and retailers have donated items to the worthy cause.  Shoppers can expect to find designer items for men, women and children.

The 3,000 square foot “shop” is located in downtown West Palm Beach’s Lake Pavilion on South Flagler. The fundraiser benefits Lighthouse International mission of helping people overcome the challenges of vision loss.

Shop fantastic savings on designer fashions and accessories from the likes of Armani, Akris and Etro; Chanel, St. John and Stella McCartney; Manolo Blahnik, Bottega Veneta and Badgley Mischka; and Ralph Lauren, Yves St.

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You can almost continuously tip your sun hat by the ending of another flawless day in South Florida. It is the state with the sunniest winter climate on the east side of the United States as well as the highest temperatures on average during the winter months. “The climate has always been Florida's most important natural resources, which is reflected in its official nickname, the Sunshine State."

According to the Palm Beach Post and New York Daily News, the tourism office in Ithaca, New York is waving the flag urging visitors to go to Florida instead! Stating that “The home page displays Sunshine State vacation photos and provides links to the website for tourism information about the Florida Keys and Key West. The National Weather Service say anywhere…

 

Photo credit Eduardo Buchin, Jupiter.

 

Try something different and go stargazing!  Experience the natural beauty that is the South Florida night sky.  Stargazing is the simply the act of observing stars, moons, planets and other objects in the night sky.  Humans have been observing the stars for thousands of years.  All that is needed is a clear sky away from the bright lights of the city.  Aficionados bring charts, binoculars and telescopes to see distant stars and constellations. 

There are 88 constellations that can be seen from almost anywhere in the United States, but not all at once.  As the Earth makes its orbit, the placement of stars in the sky appears to move.

This weekend, telescopes are scheduled to be set up for the public to

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