Page 9 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - February '23

Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens, Page 9
Historical Seeds Of The Gardens

Did You Know?

John D. MacArthur, founder of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, took great strides to uphold the “garden theme”
and the beauty of his new community. He envisioned

winding streets without sidewalks named after flowers and
trees and lush native and transplanted foliage.
The story of the 80-year old banyan tree is a testament of
MacArthur’s commitment to his new “gardens” community.
While in the midst of landscaping his new city in late 1960,
he heard about a resident in a neighboring town who was

The Singles Scene Column ©

Dating is Not a “Do-It- clients two at a time. There is always something to do in our

Yourself” Project loving office. Time management is key for our schedule and
we are very selective with our time. This protects our clients
By Kelly Leary, M.S., C.E.O./ (and you) too!
Matchmaker BONUS CLIENTS: APPROXIMATELY HALF OF OUR
Welcome to Revolution CLIENTS ARE NEW TO THE AREA IN THE LAST THREE
Dating 2.0, Circa 2023. Our YEARS! THAT IS A HUGE “NEW CLIENT DROP” SO TO
mission today is to provide SPEAK. OUR DATABASE IS CHANGING EVERY DAY.
you with new updates and OUR NEW MARKET IS HOT--MUCH HOTTER THAN REAL
plot twists we have noticed ESTATE!
in the last few years in the Set your intention to find REAL romance in 2023…and
love business. Our mission, you will! It is that simple. Everyone can win in love if you position
as always, is to go above yourself to be received by good people who want the same as
and beyond just blindly you. This is more organic than one would think. The signs are
setting clients up on dates. all around you.
Our objective is to help our I look forward to meeting you in my beautiful office soon
clients find true love and/or which is located in Palm Beach Gardens (central to all of you).
long-lasting companionship organically and OFF-LINE via our It is no wonder we chose to root our corporate headquarters in
connections. We are all about setting you up IRL (in real life) this area TEN YEARS AGO! So let’s get romance right this year being forced to cut down a banyan tree in her yard. The tree
and we so are grateful to share our talent with ALL of you. In and take the next step. was threatening the foundation of her home and damaging
the last several years (even during the pandemic), we have seen Talk to you soon! Lights, camera, action! the street in front of her residence.
record-breaking numbers of new enrollments, couples, and close Wishing you a Happy Valentines Day 2023! The love in me
friendships. You decide your “endgame” goal, while we simply honors the love in you! MacArthur had the idea of moving the tree and planting
help you obtain that goal despite challenges you may have XoXo, it at the entrance of the new city at the intersection of
experienced before this moment. We are super excited about our Kelly Northlake Boulevard and MacArthur Boulevard, formerly
growth--especially during the last few years. It is amazing what #BeTheChangeYouSeek #RDCouples #LeaveYourComfortZone Garden Boulevard. The tree weighed 75 tons, was 60 feet
brilliant people can accomplish when they come TOGETHER #MeetTHEFloridaMatchmakers #LoveOffLine #CallStartLove high and had a limb spread of 125 feet. Because of its size,
with a common goal (that means all of you and us). #KISS #TellYourFriends
Online Dating has taken a bigger nose dive since the Kelly Leary© has 32 years in the dating industry and a the city needed six months to prepare the tree for the move
pandemic. Therefore, we are witnessing next-level clientele Masters Degree in Psychology. She’s been profiled by The to its new location.
that normally would not consider a dating service (for whatever Palm Beach Post, PalmBeacher Magazine, Stuart News, On the morning of April 26, 1961, MacArthur sent two
reason) and this boom has happened fast. In this regard, I am The Sun Sentinel, Vero Beach 32963 and many more over the cranes to lift the tree onto two cargo trailers for the move
happy we had a break from all the events--to keep up with the years. Revolution Dating members are pre-screened including to its new home five miles away. However, an unforeseen
new client enrollments. We have had more time to get back to background checks. Professional photos are taken by the
our passion for matchmaking. As a result, we have come to truly staff. Revolution Dating is not online dating or blind dating. In problem arose when a feed mill truck burst and spewed
dominate the SINGLES market in the Palm Beaches, Treasure addition to providing matchmaking services that make singles 10,000 gallons of molasses onto a roadway that was
Coast, and Lauderdale areas. In my 32 years in the love business, “UN-single” through their exclusive specially bulldozed to move the tree. The fill used to cover
this boom in new clients and client types is fascinating compared club membership, Kelly and her team the spill raised the roadway just enough to make the tree hit
to the years gone by. I think everyone has changed including me. also provide feedback from your dates and snap several railway signal lines which caused crossing
It’s time to transcend any limits that have held you back from your when appropriate. Call 561-630-XOXO
romantic and social goals. It seems that everyone who is smart (9696) or 772-932-HERE (4373) for a gates to close for eight miles. Additionally, a cable parted
(and single) is talking about Revolution Dating and we LOVE LIVE chat with a matchmaker. You may while the tree was being hoisted over 18-foot Western
being the dating powerhouse of the Florida Market. Bigger is also visit us at www.revolutiondating. Union lines connecting southern Florida with the rest of
BETTER when choosing a singles network to join. LOCAL com. *All inquiries are confidential. the world. The tree dropped when one of the cables being
HEADQUARTERS are KEY too. In-person screening is crucial used to hoist the tree over the train tracks snapped under
to saving your time and heart. One step into our local office for Local Love Featured Photos by Revolution Dating
your first meeting with us--and you will know you are in the right the heavy strain of the tree. When the 1:30 p.m. train came
place at the right time with the right people. Our establishment is down the tracks it was forced to stop and workmen quickly
similar to going to a doctor’s office--but much more fun--as you got busy sawing off the limbs of the tree to clear the tracks.
will see for yourself! Thirteen minutes later the train was on its way again.
We are here to help make your dreams a reality so you Shortly after 2 p.m., the tree was dropped into the large
can focus on your career, work, or family. Dating online or
looking for love in all the wrong places is no longer YOUR St. Valentine, we hole that had been prepared. The Rev. A. P. Snyder of
problem. TOGETHER: We become part of the solution to the thank you for being St. John’s Evangelical Church said a prayer. MacArthur
dating dilemma. You have intelligently found the answer through our guiding light for traveled with the entourage the whole trip and threw the
us AND this is all much easier than you think. In 2023, it is 32 years in the love The REV & Clients celebrate a first shovel of dirt over the roots of the tree. The entire
finally time to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. One business. successful day of matches together! process cost $30,000 and 1,008 hours of manpower.
thing is for certain: The calendar will continue to turn faster
and faster as the years go by, making now the ideal time to take Approximately one year later, a second tree was moved
action. Post-pandemic, people have realized what they want, who to keep company with the first tree. It was a smaller tree
they want, and who they don’t want. Your timing is perfect! This weighing only 40 tons.
Valentines Day brings rise to change like no other year before. When people questioned the expense of moving older
Everyone is ready for authentic sustainable relationships. Enter... trees instead of planting new ones, MacArthur responded
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when booking your appointment too. This is our gift to you! by saying, “I can buy anything but age. This tree will be
Furthermore, I cannot forget to thank you for spreading our the centerpiece of our entrance, and while we could plant
epic message of love, life, laughter, and romance to your family Happy Valentines a little one there, I wouldn’t be around 80 years from
and friends. People need good news too. We are all over the bad Day from Kelly, now to see it as it should be.” MacArthur’s philosophy
news, right? Shut the television off. Put down those screens. Vow C.E.O. of the REV! continues today, as the City Council and staff apply strict
to meet new people this month. Connection is the spice of life.
“All of the good ones are not taken!” JUST LOOK IN THE guidelines for landscaping and aesthetics in all current and
MIRROR. future development. The two banyan trees remain standing
Thanks to our current dating climate, the word “matchmaker” proudly at the entrance to the City of Palm Beach Gardens
has become a household word--just like doctor, accountant, and Kelly & Miranda as a reminder to us all.
dentist. Everyone wants to hire a pro these days! Dating is not take th eir Interested in supporting the Palm Beach Gardens
a D.I.Y. project. Meet George – One matchmaking very
LIVE Matchmakers are standing by for your introductory of our newest clients seriously. They Historical Society? Whether you volunteer, become a
phone chat as your next step. We like to keep a “FULL LOVE of the month! make a dynamite Meet Adria – One of member, or make a donation, you support our ongoing
TANK (of clients)” thanks to all of you new-bees and when team. our newest clients of mission to collect, preserve and share the rich history of
we are not enrolling new clients we are matching our existing the month! the City of Palm Beach Gardens for the education and
enjoyment of current and future generations!