All Blog Entries by Nicole Richards

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In support of World Oceans Day Waterfront Properties would like to promote the free resources and ideas of the Youth Advisory Council. Whether you live here in Jupiter, FL or around the globe, please help promote June 8th and help our wonderful oceans all year long.
The theme for 2016 is “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”. Organizations and Individuals around the world are asked to help prevent the pollution of plastics in our ocean. If we all just helped a little, it would go a long way.

Here are a few South Florida Events:

SCIENCE UP CLOSE: PREDICTING SOUTH FLORIDA FLOOD RISK FROM DAYS TO DECADES
June 08 @ 6:30 p.m. - 08 @ 9:00 p.m. Coral Gables Museum
 
STAND UP FOR SEALIFE
June 11 @ 9:00 a.m. Carlin Park

WORLD OCEANS DAY

Florida grown wine?
“There is a couple in Lake Worth making wines - Florida wine. That translates to a neon pink fruit in by fermenting the flowers of a tropical plant. It is guaranteed to give you a nice buzz without the threat of a nasty hangover.”

The newly opened Lake Worth, Florida based winery opened in early April 2016 naming it “Sons & Daughters Farm & Winery.”  Located west on Lantana Road and has a cozy tasting room which offers their guests a chance to sample the homemade wine from hibiscus flowers grown right from their very own organic farm. Other taps may also offer fruit Kombucha such as passion fruit, lemon and ginger.

The Organic wine has zero additives and no tannins, the homemade booze is easy to drink and less likely to make you

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) met in Jupiter, Florida and determined to approve a two part invasive lionfish plan to encourage to remove the species.

As many people who live in Florida know and understand the potential negative impacts the invasive species in putting on our wildlife and native habitats. The FWC is encouraging divers and anglers to help remove from the Florida waters whenever it is possible.

“Innovative programs like these are a great way to generate public involvement and interest in controlling the lionfish population,” said FWC Chairman Brian Yablonski. “Those that remove lionfish not only get rewarded for their efforts, but they also get the experience of helping manage Florida’s fisheries. In addition,

Springtime Fishing has been great this week, the bite is back!

Many anglers are going out of their inlets to the ocean and succeeding their goal of the day. Tying back up at their docks bringing home a whole slew and variety of fish to feed their families with.
The fish variety is mostly consisting of the beautiful brightly colored dolphin, cobias, black fin tuna and snappers!  

NOAA upcoming weather forecast includes chances of rain showers and increasing wind gusts throughout the weekend.

OFFSHORE-

Good reports of Dolphin are getting hooked all over South Florida’s waters this past week. From big bulls to cows and peanuts! They are out and about roaming the waters at all different depths, so there is no particular spot on where the

The immense mainstreams of boaters that navigate under the Loxahatchee River Railroad Bridge in Jupiter on a daily are widespread.

The Loxahatchee River Railroad Bridge is under a proposal, that the Jupiter Inlet District would be determining whether to strive for federal grant money to increase the clearance allowance under the 90 year old bridge, so that more boats can effortlessly pass under it.

Especially now that All Aboard Florida will soon be taking on the railroads and Brightline’s service is expected to add 32 trains per day on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks.

This idea would only improve the boater’s navigation under the bridge, thus reducing the need to lift it.

The Jupiter Inlet District has calculated and the modifications would allow 85%

The one day out of the year where dogs can chill out,  play, swim and get chased and take a bath at The Square Grouper Jupiter Inlet in Jupiter, Florida.  

For another year, on Saturday, May 7 dogs are welcomed to enjoy a great swim and enjoy a loving wash & dry and have a refreshing drink!

The Square Grouper Dog Wash is organized by Jupiter- Tequesta supporting Operation Care For Heroes Military K9 Campaign. A Kong Toy will be sent to the Dog troops overseas. All proceeds will be benefitting The United States War Dogs Association, Inc., which is a nonprofit organization supporting all military K-9s and their handlers all around the globe.  

Bring your obedient dog to swim at the beach and then enjoy a loving hand wash and towel off!

Good Dog

WPBF 25 is excited to announce its 4th Annual Health and Wellness Festival!
America’s Beloved Dr. Ox returns live at The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida along with a very special guest Suzanne Somers, who is a trusted health advocate, author for her bestselling books and entertainer!
They will be discussing key points regarding our area of South Florida and the health issues that may be affecting us will be lectured by Dr. Oz and Suzanne Somers will be revealing “a new way to age” ways to transform your life and her own scares with alternative therapies.
Questions will be answered by many experts in the area and see a healthy cooking demo, enjoy free samples and there will be fun activities set up for the whole family with cash and prizes

Imagine outside activities such as hiking, biking and riding your horses under flush tree hammocks and shallow wetlands without having to cross a road in Jupiter, Florida?! “It will be like going through old Florida,” said Benji Studt, Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management program supervisor for the outreach section.

Trails surrounded by deer, birds, and other wildlife for about 20 miles long on shell rock is planned to happen this year.  About 230 acres of parkland opened up on Indiantown Road and connects to Riverbend Park and Cypress Creek Natural Area, which is west of Florida’s Turnpike. Which is also the heart of the Everglades Natural Trail System.

For now, they are removing invasive and non-native plants while restoring our

Jupiter Farms Estate Available on 10+ Acres of Land!

Jupiter Farms is a beautiful and natural suburban style community in Palm Beach County, locally known as “The Farms”, located west of the Florida’s Turnpike on Indiantown Road in Jupiter, Florida.

Many Jupiter Farms residents are magnified by the extra space between lots and the homes are generally placed on 1 to 10 acres of land. However, some land may exceed 10+ acres and be Agricultural exempt such as this Jupiter Farms Gem that is for sale at:

11406 172nd Place N, Jupiter FL 33478

Virtually Tour this Jupiter Farms Estate!

Active on the market; is featuring this 5 bedroom, 4 ½ bath ranch style two story home with 5108 sq. feet of living space. The home includes modern upgrades such as a

Shark Wake Park 561

Who wishes for constant wave action without the reliability of a boat to pull you?
“Imagine it. Prep for it. Attack it”

Well, a new $1.5 million wake park will be operating sometime in the year of 2017 at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach, Florida. Naming it Shark Wake Park 561, the company is committed to building and operating the World’s best wake parks, powered by Great White Shark Enterprises!

Shark Wake Park 561 is bringing the community to an all new cable powered wakeboard ride and would be the first park in Palm Beach County to do so. Now, the county does have water skiing operations at Okeeheelee Park and at South County Regional Park, west of Boca Raton, Florida, however, the operations are only exclusive for ski clubs