The South Florida Science Center and Museum will be featuring ‘Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition’ until April 20th, 2014. The exhibit contains artifacts from the tragic sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Upon arrival, visitors are given a ‘boarding pass’ with the name of a real passenger and what class they were in.
February 26th is National ‘Pink Shirt Day’ to raise awareness about bullying. Palm Beach County will be filled with pink shirts all day to announce that we will no longer stand for bullying in our schools and that there are ways we can prevent it.
After-school programs at the South Olive Community Center will be anti-bullying themed to provide education and coping techniques for children. Make sure you wear a pink shirt to show your support for this cause and make a stand against bullying. Continue reading
Phipps Park Baseball is offering a fitness training event for all players aged 9-15 who are registered to play this spring. The event will be on Tuesday February 11th, from 6:00-7:15 at Field #3.
Players will be trained on warm-up systems for athletes and will participate in fitness drills for strength, cardio, power, and stretching. This will be a free event for all players registered in their youth baseball program. Come and give your child a head-start for the upcoming baseball season!
Listed at $585,000 by Kiely Real Estate, this beautiful home on 300 Arlington Road is the cheapest home in West Palm Beach that has ocean access. Built in 1963, this spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is approximately 1,644 square feet. Continue reading
Looking to have a night off from the kids? Phipps Skate Park is hosting a lock in from 9 PM – 9 AM on Valentine’s day, Friday February 14th.
Kids ages 9-17 are welcome to come to the park for a night of fun and skating. The event will provide participants the opportunity to win free skate products with games, contests, and giveaways! The kids can skate until midnight and then continue having fun for the rest of the night.
The cost is $35 and parents can call Phipps Skate Park at (561) 835-7170 to register their kids for the event.
The South Olive Community Center, located on 345 Summa St, offers residents the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of well-priced fitness classes for adults and children. Community fitness classes are a great way to get in shape and meet people in your neighborhood! Continue reading
These days the current estimated median home value in the 33405 is $149,280. So, we’re doing a little better than the estimated median home value in the state of Florida, $145,140, and a little worse than Palm Beach County as a whole, with an estimated median home value of $179,480.
However, compared to the rest of Palm Beach County and the State of Florida, the Southend has seen a greater increase in estimated home values over the past year with an increase of 20.8%, compared to 14.8% county-wide and 13.4% state-wide. Things are looking up for property values in the neighborhood! Continue reading
Kiely Real Estate just listed this beautiful home on Puritan. It’s a 3/3 listed at $342,500, not bad at all. Although it was built in 1945, it was recently renovated by the current owner.
It has all the charm and solid construction of a bygone era, with the modern conveniences of today. It has lush landscaping, a security system, privacy fencing, and a beautiful patio area.
If you know of anyone who is interested in this listing you can contact the agent, Jefferson Kiely, at (561) 361-8994. Continue reading
On March 8-10th the South Olive Tennis Center will be hosting its 13th Annual Jeffrey McIntosh Memorial Super Series. The event was created to honor the life of 8 year old Jeffrey McIntosh who tragically died during his parent’s murder-suicide seventeen years ago. It is a USTA Sanctioned Junior Event for Boys/Girls 16s and 18s.
The Center also runs multiple USTA sanctioned tennis tournaments throughout they year. Their most notable event being the David Strage Memorial Super Series, which has raised over $43,000 for brain tumor patients and cancer research. The Center also offers residents the opportunity to join a tennis league or enroll in tennis classes, for both adults and children. The Palm Beach County Women’s Tennis Association also offers several teams to join that practice at the South Olive Tennis Center.
The Palm Beach Zoo is hosting a Valentine’s day safari from 11 AM – 3 PM on February 14th, Valentine’s day. The zoo will be featuring its animal couples, everything from macaws to siamangs; see if you can spot them all! There will be giveaways and games for the kids as well.
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