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 privilege to the Kaye Communication’s team to look beyond the borders of our great city and invite an international presence to begin 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...
Stop the Whining…..Embrace the Opportunity
By: Al Zucaro On July 10th, the City Council adjourned for the summer, not to meet again until late in August….an uneventful evening with only one significant vote taken supporting the manager’s recommendation More...
De ja vu and character too….
By: Al Zucaro Over the last few months, the city council of Boca Raton has caused me a serious case of de ja vu by reminding me of my twelve or so years in public life in a city to our north, West Palm Beach. In More...
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OR FISCAL ARMAGEDDON
An old proverb is that everything seems to change but often actually remains the same. After being away for the last few weeks and now returning to the on-going controversy raised by Boca Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility, More...
Fiscal Responsibility or Irresponsibility that is the question…..
By now everyone in town has seen the Boca Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility’s email attacking the City’s Fire and Police Pension Plans and arguing that that the City Council should immediately address the unfunded More...
Citizen's voice #12 Leadership starts at the top
By: Al Zucaro After sitting through leadership’s 3 day goal setting financial summit earlier this month, it may take a year’s worth of weekly columns to explore the many important topics of interest raised. More...
Economic Development Dedicated Fund
By: Al Zucaro BOON OR BOONDOGGLE…… Generally speaking, economic development is a good thing but the path to reasoned, managed growth is where reasonable people may agree to disagree reasonably. Last week at More...
FIREWORKS IN POLITICS – CAMPAIGN 2012
By: Al Zucaro NOW THAT THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN WITH BOTH SIDES DRAWN AND THE POLITICAL RETHORIC IN FULL FORCE, I THOUGHT SHARING TWO SENTIMENTS RECENTLY SHOWN ON MY INTERNET BROADCAST More...
COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY… ON THE RISE
As a recent 3 year resident to this great city of Boca Raton, I have a lot to experience in the intricacies of our social and political groups. Of great import is the collegial interaction between like groups More...