Published On: Fri, Jan 6th, 2017

Boca Beat: 1/6

  • Political newcomer Marc Allen Brown who filed to run against incumbent Mayor Susan Haynie in the upcoming municipal elections has withdrawn from the race, according to city documents.
  • Construction on a project that is designed to help improve traffic flow at the Turn- pike’s Glades Road interchange will begin January 3.
  • The monthly meeting of the Palm Beach County Municipal Clerks Association was hosted by The City Of Boca Raton, Florida and held at the Spanish River Library. Municipal Clerks keep our cities organized and records available for review. The sheer volume of information they are responsible for is quite daunting but, they somehow keep it all straight. Mayor Haynie and Coun- cilman Robert Weinroth joined Deputy City Manager George Brown, city commutations manager, Chrissy Gibson and the entire City Clerk staff in welcoming the group to Boca Raton.
  • Boca Raton was featured on “Watters’ World,” which aired Saturday at 8PM, 11PM & Sunday at 2AM and followed up by an appearance on Monday, December 19th, on The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News, as Jesse Watters discusses how the City Of Boca Raton is responding to the Freedom From Religion Foundation display in Sanborn Square Park.
  • Get ready for a night of cool music as nationally renowned jazz pianist Copeland Davis brings his group to Delray Beach for his signature performance on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, beginning at 6 p.m.
  • The Gumbo Limbo Nature Preserve re- opend last week in Boca Raton, giving one of the city’s most populat spots a brnad new look.
  • More than 400 volunteers of all ages from throughout South Palm Beach County’s Jewish community fanned out across the area on Sunday, December 18, 2016 to make a difference for those in need at 17 hands-on projects. Whether the volunteers prepared food for the hungry, wrapped gifts, gardened, played games or did crafts with children or seniors, or much more, all were inspired and energized by joining with the full vibrant diversity of their Jewish commu- nity in helping their less fortunate neighbors.
  • Boca Raton Regional Hospital has been named a 2016/2017 Consumer Choice Award recipi- ent by National Research Corporation (NRC). The annual accolade identi- fies hospitals across the United States that healthcare consumers choose as having the highest quality and image. Boca Regional again joins such prestigious institutions as Massachusetts General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and The Johns Hopkins Hospital in this year’s listings, and is the sole provider in the Palm Beach County service area to receive the distinction.
  • Broken Sound Club (BSC) in Boca Raton, Fla., a 5-Star Platinum Club of America, has been chosen as the Overall and National Private recipient of the 2017 Environmen- tal Leaders in Golf Awards (ELGA), which are presented annually by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
  • With just over a week until the teams arrive in Palm Beach County, the excitement con- tinues to build for the playing of the Boca Raton Bowl III on December 20th 2016 at the Howard Schnellenberger Field on the FAU Boca Raton campus.
  • If you’re interested in Boca Raton history, the Boca Raton Garden Club’s commemo- rative ornaments are a must have! Long- time residents and newcomers alike are collecting them and giving them as gifts as well. The ornament series started in 1994 with the intent of honoring historic sites in Boca Raton.
  • Boca Helping Hands invites you to “Miracle Chef 2017” on January 13TH 2017 from 5-8PM at Boca Helping Hands (1500 NW 1st Ct Boca Raton FL 33432). Admission is Free with a Food Donation. Enjoy food, beverages and live music as you watch the volunteer chefs work miracles as they compete for the title of Miracle Chef 2017!

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