Popularity Contest or Substantive Debate….
A few weeks ago, two things occurred that brought the District 89 State Representative race between incumbent Bill Hager and challenger former Speaker of the Florida House, Tom Gustafson, into the proverbial spotlight. The first was receiving an invitation for a fund raiser that had many local political names endorsing Bill Hager to represents the interests More...
Citizens Voice
Awake all you ghosts and goblins…Trick or Treat After 4½ hours at city chambers for the Planning and Zoning marathon this week, everyone left the room glazed, hungry and ready to go. Listening attentively and More...
From City Council To County Courtroom
By: Al Zucaro So what happens when a city council, with taxpayer money, joins with a determined developer in a legal challenge against the city’s own citizens? A modern day version of the biblical story of DAVID More...
Welcome Back! Same old, same old?
By: Al Zucaro This past week the City Council/ CRA members came back together after summer break with a tone and tenure suggesting little change in attitude and even less change in approach. After observing comments More...
So What’s Cool with Hot Brazil….
By Al Zucaro Does Boca Raton now really get the value in the international market? Well…. maybe…. This is not merely a rhetorical question. It seems that the city council and administration have allowed editorial More...
CULTURE AS A PRECURSOR TO COMMERCE
Over the past few weeks, summer doldrums may have been setting in. With the city council on break and many residents traveling, is there any news that titillates the senses and raises our temperature. YOU BET More...