Abacoa

Abacoa’s College Party Scene

Posted on December 15, 2008. Filed under: Abacoa | Tags: , , , , , , |

Has anyone over the age of 25 been to the Abacoa Town Center recently? What started out as a family friendly shopping and dining plaza seems to have turned into Jupiter’s version of Mardi Gras. The college crowd bar scene is hopping, but at what expense? Is the success of the bars driving away potential [...]

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Will Scripps Save Abacoa?

Posted on December 15, 2008. Filed under: Abacoa | Tags: , , , |

Will Scripps Save Abacoa?   Scripps Florida is a state-of-the-art biomedical research institute located in Jupiter, Florida. Scripps Florida is temporarily located in two buildings, with a total of 74,000 square feet of lab space, located on the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University. There are currently over 160 people housed in temporary facilities, 80% [...]

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Abacoa, What happened?

Posted on December 15, 2008. Filed under: Abacoa | Tags: , , |

Abacoa, What happened to Downtown?   Abacoa was originally born from a desire to return the sense of community that was felt prior to the creation of the single-use residential towns and the suburban explosion that followed.  Although Abacoa is still a sought after community to live in, what really happened downtown? Abacoa Town Center [...]

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Scripps Saving Abacoa?

Posted on December 10, 2008. Filed under: Abacoa | Tags: , , , |

Does anyone remember a few years ago when the powers that be were fighting over Scripps Research Institute? The Town of Jupiter (specifically the Abacoa neighborhoods) were bidding to entice the biotech firm to set up shop next door to their Florida Atlantic University Campus. Scripps was supposed to create well-paying jobs and boost the [...]

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