City of Boca Raton temporarily changes water disinfection process
The City of Boca Raton Utility Services is currently using a different and more potent water disinfection process and will continue to use this “somewhat stronger” method up until January 24, according to a More...
Palm Beach County seniors may be waiting months for COVID-19 vaccination
As COVD-19 cases once again spike, it may be months before Palm Beach County Seniors can get vaccinated. According to the Sun Sentinel, residents of one 55+ community waited for hours to get their first vaccination, More...
Boca Helping Hands feeds hundreds during annual “Give Back” Christmas day feast
Although the event couldn’t be held inside this year, Boca Raton’s Helping Hands with help from Town Center at Boca Raton still held their 5th annual “Give Back” Christmas day feast. With food donated More...
Boca Raton’s Seniors Helping Seniors a lifeline during COVID-19 pandemic
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the country faced what The Atlantic called a “baffling problem”. A nation-wide mask shortage. China had stopped shipping masks to the United More...
City to vote on new elementary school
Land currently being used as a temporary location for local schools while their primary buildings are under construction may be the site of a new Boca Raton elementary school with plans to open in 2022. The school More...
Boca Raton Resort & Club lays off 995 employees
In March this year Boca Raton Resort & Club furloughed 995 employees and last Monday announced that those employees along with “a small group of currently active landscaping employees” would be permanently More...
Palm Beach County and the City of Boca Raton appeal conversion therapy ruling
On December 11, Palm Beach County and the City of Boca Raton appealed a November 20th Eleventh Circuit Court ruling that local ordinances banning “conversion therapy” on minors violate the first amendment. PBC More...
Museum of Discovery and Science Reopens
After closing twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of Discovery and Science reopened for a second time on December 12. According to the Palm Beach Post, during December the museum will More...
CDC advises against travel during holiday season
Home is where the heart is but a household is somewhere you have lived for 14 days, and if you plan on traveling home or inviting others into your household this holiday season, it is important to understand the More...
FAU researchers receive grant to improve social interaction in older adults
Although social relationships are an important part of aging, cognitive challenges can lead older adults to withdraw from such activities, an event that has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. After More...
