We wish you a Merry Christmas, a very, very Merry Christmas
I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. And to those honoring Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or celebrations specific to other faiths, I want you also to enjoy your special time. Let me talk about Christmas for just a bit. Like the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” That’s true of any year. It’s great when a year is good and More...
Victories for downtown Boca sometimes come in small packages
By: Douglas Heizer I congratulate members of the Boca Raton City Council for their recent decision to uphold the Planning and Zoning Board to allow for the creation of an upscale convenience store at831 East Palmetto More...
Don’t look now, 2012 is right around the corner
By: Douglas Heizer I know a lot of you out there are thinking about the upcoming holidays. Well, so am I. But I am a little bewildered by the rapid passing of time. 2011 is nearly over, and the long-awaited year More...
Is Josiah Reese Alvarez the seven billionth person in the world?
By: Douglas Heizer Elsewhere in today’s edition you’ll find my offering of personal best wishes to Erica and Raymond Alvarez on the birth of a son, Josiah Reese Alvarez, who entered this world at 12:04 a.m. More...
Times go on, and sometimes what we learn can hurt us
By: Douglas Heizer It’s fall again and the season is really just beginning. In a few months, The Boca Raton Tribune will celebrate its second anniversary. Hard to believe and, let me tell you, it’s hard to More...
Let’s get ready to celebrate the opening of ‘our’ stadium
By: Douglas Heizer Among the big news items in Boca Raton this past year has been the construction and imminent opening of the first on-campus football stadium at Florida Atlantic University. There’s been a lot More...
Legacy of 9/11: Terrorism can occur on the local and global level
By: Douglas Heizer The run-up to the 10th anniversary this past weekend of the 9/11 attacks gave everyone in America pause to remember that horrible day, and how things have changed – or not changed – in the More...
‘Advertising is the soul of the business’
By: Douglas Heizer The headline on my column today is a translation of a Portuguese phrase that is just as important and just as relevant in Brazil, the USA– or any other country. Without advertising, no business More...
Boca Raton Tribune a proud supporter of March of Dimes
By: Douglas Heizer It’s been a long hot summer, and not many of us have given thought to the season of galas that begins this fall. Douglas Heizer The Boca Raton Tribune is proud to be taking part again this year More...
Tribune is preparing to kick off intense sports coverage
Sports have also been a big part of the Boca Raton Tribune’s coverage. The paper is already getting ready to kick off new and expanded coverage, particularly as the college and high school football seasons begin. You More...
