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What’s Next for Save Boca

Save Boca volunteers could hardly keep up with city residents who came just to sign their petitions and leave with a yard sign. Or stopped to sign on their way in and out of the Downtown Library where they’re outside under the porte cochere Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. Sundays. “I just hope it works,” one signer said on Sunday.

What started as Jon Pearlman’s reaction to finding out the city may relocate two parks and some rec facilities to make way for a new downtown government center with a hotel, housing and retail has turned into what he describes as a “grassroots movement.”

An east Boca resident for 12 years, he thought only a new city hall was in the works. Then he went to the charette the Terra & Frisbie Group had so residents could see a model and renderings of the first iteration of their site plan. City council chose them on Feb. 11 as a joint venture partner for the project they’ve since revised based on resident feedback.

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48. French farewell

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Center for Child Counseling Unveils Mobile Unit: A New Way to Deliver Hope to Kids

Boca Raton, FL – July 21, 2025 –Center for Child Counseling (CFCC) is expanding access to mental health care for children in Palm Beach County by driving its services directly to the kids who need it most. The official launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new mobile unit took place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Opportunity Early Childhood Education and Family Center in West Palm Beach.

Sam Meshberg and Abby Baker officially cut the ribbon of Center for Child Counseling’s new mobile unit. The Center’s executive leadership team, staff members, board members, and friends stand with them

Much more than a bus, the new 25-ft mobile unit is a moving, healing space that delivers trauma-informed care, prevention tools, and hope to hurting children. It will eliminate barriers to accessing care and transform how services are delivered throughout the county: ensuring that no child’s future is determined by their zip code.

“We don’t have to wait for a child to fall apart emotionally before we do something,” is a steadfast motto of the Center for Child Counseling and a statement CEO Renée Layman emphasized during the ceremony.

The agency is leveraging innovation, technology, and data-driven solutions in response to the escalating youth mental health crisis–“building the capacity of the people who live and work with kids to promote their mental health and well-being. That’s the vision behind this,” added Layman.

The Center for Child Counseling leadership team, board members, staff

members, donors, and partners were present to officially cut the ribbon of the mobile unit.

Ali Eger, executive director of Opportunity Early Childhood Center, shared the story of a three-year-old girl who experienced trauma. In her struggles, she would screech and rip everything to shreds in the classroom. With the help of the Center’s on-site therapist and play therapy, the child’s life was transformed. Today, she is in a high school honors program, has friends, and participates in theater.

“We are so thrilled about this mobile unit and how it’s going to expand the services for our children and the whole community,” stated Eger.

Center for Child Counseling has been building the foundation for playful, healthful, and hopeful living for children and families in Palm Beach County since 1999. Its services focus on preventing and healing the effects of adverse experiences and toxic stress on children, promoting resiliency and healthy family, school, and community relationships.

The current state of the world has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health, well-being, and even sense of hope for the future. Coming out of the pandemic, our community (and world) experienced a heightened youth mental health crisis. Families and communities continue to struggle with threats to their sense of safety: overwhelming grief and loss from the pandemic, economic insecurity, racism and discrimination, political unrest, war, school shootings, and policies that are a direct threat to their sense of safety.

The data is alarming: One in four children in Florida is experiencing a mental health or behavioral concern. And it is estimated that 70-80% of children in need of mental health services do not receive them.

Beginning in 2019, CFCC partnered with WebAuthor to map out a Data Dashboard to directly address the youth mental health crisis. Populated with data from more than 10,000 children the Center serves, the Data Dashboard shows exactly where they are located within the county with the various issues they are facing.

CFCC looks at data in real time and uses the information to pinpoint emerging trends in specific areas. The data also eliminates any guess work on the community needs. Presently, the dashboard highlights concerns such as behavioral issues, family conflict, and anxiety as the most common.This innovation in data is helping target the most vulnerable children, families, and communities to embed support–without first having to diagnose a child with a mental health disorder.

The geomapping of data is driving the agency’s vision to better serve kids and families in Palm Beach County with the acquisition and launch of the new mobile unit. The initiative will provide an integrated approach that spans prevention, early intervention, and intensive mental health services.

The purchase of the mobile unit was made possible by an anonymous donor and friend of Center for Child

Counseling. Its operating costs are being supported by Boca West Children’s Foundation, Impact 100 Palm Beach County, Men Giving Back, and a local private foundation.

For more information on Center for Child Counseling or to refer someone for services, visit centerforchildcounseling.org.

CFCC’s office locations include: Child and Family First Center, 5205 Greenwood Avenue, West Palm Beach; Admin and Child First Office, 8895 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens; Child First Office South, 2328 10th Avenue North, Lake Worth; and U.B. Kinsey Educational and Community Center, 720 8th Street, West Palm Beach. CFCC’s services and therapists are also integrated within 35 locations throughout Palm Beach County–schools, childcare centers, and pediatric offices. The new mobile unit now helps ensure that no child’s future is determined by their zip code. www.centerforchildcounseling.org Twitter: @ ChildCounselPBC Facebook: @CenterforChildCounseling Instagram: @ childcounselpbc

Darla Mullenix, LMHC, playing a game with children inside the new mobile unit

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A newspaper is the last stronghold of free communication and the democratization of information. I know many will say that editorials often serve their own agendas or bow to advertiser interests — and that may be true. But people notice. The public knows when the content isn’t truly for them.

In today’s digital world, news is increasingly tailored to talk only to the people it wants to reach. That has its good side: you stay informed about topics you care about most. But there’s a downside too — you lose the opportunity to expand your mind, discover new ideas, and grow through different perspectives.

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Large groups can afford to pay for ads to promote their ideas. But what about the smaller ones? Do they go unnoticed? And what if the truth lies with those who are silenced by economic power or the professional news machine?

A true newspaper must be sensitive to this. It must provide access to everyone. We cannot favor any group — not the wealthy, not the influential. Today, there’s no longer room for glorifying individuals or letting those who fund content dictate the news agenda. And if you think news is never paid for, then perhaps you don’t know how public relations agencies work. They are highly professional and well-compensated — and their job is to get their clients featured “for free.” That work deserves respect, but it must also be understood.

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Four Steps to Defeat Your Giants

“You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty . . . This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands . . . and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.”

1 Samuel 17:45-46 (NIV)

If you want to be a person of great faith, with a great dream and a great life’s work, do the very things that David did to defeat the giants of delay, discouragement, disapproval, and doubt.

Remember how God has helped you in the past.

David said in 1 Samuel 17:37, “The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” (NLT).

When you remember the ways that God has helped you in the past, it gives you confidence for the future.

Use the tools that God has given you now.

David used the tools that God provided that utilized his strengths: “Then Saul gave David his own armor . . . ‘I can’t go in these,’ he protested to Saul. ‘I’m not used to them.’ So David took them off again. He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag” (1 Samuel 17:38-40 NLT).

Don’t wait for something you don’t have—money, education, or connections. Use the tools God has already given you to face your giants with confidence.

Ignore the dream busters.

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The reality is, even if a newspaper doesn’t get paid directly, much of what becomes “news” has been carefully shaped and pitched by people who are paid to do just that. When we do receive payment, we clearly mark it as sponsored content.

But real news? It’s everywhere. It’s in the streets, at your fingertips, flowing non-stop through social media. It’s up to the newspaper to sift through it and bring what matters to its readers — responsibly and fairly.

We’ve never had so much access to information. And yet, we’ve never had so little reliable news.

Communities are being left behind. Niche publications like magazines do a great job speaking to specific audiences. But the role of a newspaper is different — it is to democratize access to information.

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people to contribute, write, and share stories with us. We want to hear your voice, highlight your corner of the world, and tell the stories that matter to you. We’re significantly expanding our content — more contributors, more local news, more diversity of thought. If you’ve got something to say, this newspaper is ready to listen.

And it’s no coincidence that our website is the most visited among all media outlets in South Palm Beach County — with more than double the traffic of the second-place outlet, according to verified data by SEMrush. That shows we’re on the right path: staying close to the people, amplifying the stories that matter most.

This is the kind of journalism I believe in. And it’s the commitment I renew with you every week — because, at the end of the day, we are the people.

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A New Address for Dress for Success Palm Beaches

Boca Raton, FL – July 21, 2025 — Outgrowing the Palm Springs location where it has been based the past six years, Dress for Success Palm Beaches (DFSPB) is moving to a storefront in a bustling Greenacres shopping plaza. River Bridge Centre, at the highly accessible crossroads of Forest Hill Boulevard and Jog Road, will become the nonprofit’s new headquarters beginning this July. Yielding 50% more space, the new location at 6836 Forest Hill Boulevard is 6,032 square feet and was completely renovated to accommodate the range of fully free services and programs that the organization provides in its mission to empower women to achieve economic independence.

While its “boutique,” which offers head to-toe wardrobe needs for women who are headed to job interviews or have obtained employment, is central to the space and is filled with rows and rows of donated clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry, belts, scarves, undergarments and even makeup, an expansive training room has been incorporated and is considered the jewel in DFSPB’s crown. It occupies nearly as much real estate as the “boutique” and answers what has become a growing need for the job readiness sessions, and career coaching and advancement seminars that help DFSPB live up to its promise of being “More Than the Dress.” The new location also enables the organization to separately accept, sort through, and inventory merchandise that is donated weekly by appointment. It’s processing that now can be done simultaneous to other activities that are occurring without disruption thanks to back door drop-off access at the plaza. Additionally, offices for the four-full time and one part-time staff have been created, along with a well-equipped breakroom/kitchen for on-site volunteers and various meeting needs.

“We’ve been planning for this move for almost two years, and the time is finally here for us to take this leap,” said Joe Ann Fletcher, DFSPB’s CEO. “Aside from the fact that we were bursting at the seams in our previous location and larger quarters were a priority, there are so many other benefits to this relocation.”

She continued, “The bus stop for several of the north-south/east-west bus routes is literally right in front of our main entrance. There’s tons of available park-

ing and it’s well-lit at night which means we can explore the possibility of offering more evening services and events. River Bridge is loaded with other commerce and enjoys robust foot traffic, which means greater exposure for our Dress for Success brand. And, we’ll now more comfortably host programs scheduled in our training room because it’s double the size, whereas before we had to cram attendees into the space with some spilling out into our lobby.”

Fletcher credits the generosity of many funders and donors who stepped up to make this new base of operations covering Palm Beach, Broward and Martin counties a reality. She said the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation helped get the ball rolling with a $125,000 grant. They’ve been joined by Karen Masciarella and the W Bradford Ingalls Foundation, The Quinn Family Foundation, plus individual donors including Ellen Gorringe, JoAnne Greiser, Tommy & Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, and Susan Levine, among others. What’s more, according to Fletcher, DFSPB’s annual Style for Hope Fundraising Luncheon held this past March netted over $350,000, and a portion of that has been allocated, as well.

The move to Greenacres, facilitated pro bono by Good Greek Moving & Storage, is planned for early July, with business-as-usual planned to resume on Monday, July 21. A Grand Opening celebration is in the works for this fall, and Fletcher is hoping to cash in on a promise made by the Worldwide Dress for Success CEO Michele Meyer-Shipp, when she appeared at the March luncheon, to return and headline the festivities along with local officials and corporate leaders.

Ongoing throughout the move is the three-year-old DFSPB satellite location in Belle Glade at 1089 S. Main Street. This “boutique” is exclusively available for one-on-one appointments with women who require the coaching and clothing. It is not equipped to accept any clothing donations. For an appointment contact 561-983-8179 or the main number, 561249-3898.

For more information visit Dress for Success. Follow us on Facebook.

Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to 140+ chapters in 25 countries. To date, Dress for Success has helped more than 1.3 million women work toward self-sufficiency. The local affiliate Dress for Success Palm Beaches opened its doors in April, 2010, to serve a community where the poverty rate for women is 20.9%, and in that time has assisted more than 8,000 women through job readiness courses and its defining wardrobing program

Dress for Success Palm Beaches at River Bridge Centre in Greenacres

City of Boca Raton Implements School Zone Safety Cameras

Boca Raton, FL – July 22, 2025 – The City of Boca Raton will be implementing a new School Zone Safety Program for the upcoming 2025 – 2026 school year and beyond, utilizing state-of-the-art RedSpeed camera technology. This initiative, authorized under House Bill 657, aims to enhance safety for children and staff in school zones by deterring speeding violations during critical times.

Addison Mizner Bike Rider

Under the program, safety cameras will automatically issue citations to motorists exceeding the school zone speed limit by 10 mph or more during school arrival and dismissal times, indicated by flashing school zone lights. Each citation carries a civil fine of $100, with no processing fee, and does not result in points on the driver’s license or insurance increases.

The decision to implement this program follows extensive traffic studies revealing significant instances of speeding violations within school zones on a daily basis. Similar programs across the country have demonstrated a notable reduction in speeding and increased compliance with posted speed limits, ultimately improving safety where children are present.

“Safety is always our top priority,” said Police Chief Michele Miuccio. “By slowing drivers down in school zones, we’re taking a proactive step to protect students, pedestrians and the rest of our community.”

Mayor Scott Singer echoed that sentiment, stating, “This program reinforces our ongoing commitment to public safety in Boca Raton. As a parent, I understand how important it is to know our students are protected. These cameras are an effective, responsible solution to curb dangerous driving behavior in the areas where our children walk and bike to school.”

The program will roll out in two phases:

Phase 1 Implementation Details (Start of 2025 – 2026 School Year):

Addison Mizner Elementary School

Address: SW 12th Ave

School Session Times: 8:00am –2:05pm

Boca Raton Community High School

Address: NW 15th Ave & Glades Rd

School Session Times: 8:30am –3:20pm

J.C. Mitchell Elementary School

Address: NW 5th Ave

School Session Times: 8:00am –2:05pm

Phase 2 Expansion (To be Added During 2025 – 2026 School Year):

Blue Lake Elementary School

Address: Military Trail and Potomac Rd

School Session Times: 8:00am –2:05pm

Calusa Elementary School

Address: Clint Moore Rd

School Session Times: 8:00am –2:05pm

Omni Middle School

Address: Jog Rd and Yamato Rd

School Session Times: 9:30am –4:05pm

Spanish River Community High School

Address: Jog Rd and Yamato Rd

School Session Times: 8:30am –3:20pm

The safety camera system captures photographic evidence of each violation, including date, time, location, vehicle speed, and license plate information. All data is securely encrypted and transmitted to a centralized server for processing, ensuring integrity and compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines.

For more information on the Boca Raton School Zone Safety, visit Boca Raton Police Department’s website.

House Bill 657, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 31, 2023, authorizes the use of automated camera technology to enforce speeding violations in school zones throughout the school day, prioritizing the safety of children and reducing risks associated with speeding.

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Boca District Stays Tentative Tax Rate

By Marci Shatzman

If part of your property tax fund the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District, you need to know this.

Commissioners agreed to tentatively keep the current 1.08% millage rate the same after a vote at their regular July 21 meeting. There will be two public hearings on the millage rate. What happens next? “There will be an update at the next District meeting regarding the date for the First Public Hearing on the budget and taxes for Fiscal Year 2025-2026,” accord-

or remotely: https://www.mybocaparks. org/events/board-meeting-143

Commissioners estimated they could get everything done with almost $49 million in their budget funded by ad valorem taxes. Among its projects and contributions, the district works with the city to make improvements and additions in several parks, including Sugar Sand and Patch Reef, and recreational facilities like the Swim & Racquet Center.

The district also owns the former golf course at Boca Teeca now called North Park, and just satisfied the bond that will cover the west side so it could start implementing plans: https://northparkplan. com/ “The city has 60 days to transfer the deed to the district,” executive director Briann Harms told commissioners.

“I want to put money aside for future development,” Commissioner Robert Rollins said during the discussion over setting the tentative millage rate. The only commissioner present voting no was Craig Ernst. who proposed a lower millage rate. “It’s significant for large property owners,”

What’s Next for Save Boca

By Marci Shatzman

“People didn’t realize why this was happening,” Pearlman said. “I was shocked,” at the scope of the plan, and called subsequent details and descriptions “misleading.” His first step was to “review all the materials and the financing that was readily available from Oct. 24.” Then he hired a lawyer to draft the petition that calls for a city charter amendment: “We, the undersigned, qualified voters of the City of Boca Raton, pursuant to and subject to the limitations contained in the Charter and at law, hereby exercise our power to propose, by petition, the attached Charter amendment to the Council and to have the amendment adopted or rejected at a City election.”

“If we don’t act now. these precious

31 acres of public land will be forever lost. Giving away public land should be decided by the public, through a vote. But we can stop it,” Save Boca’s website says and includes a link to the petition. There’s also a call for a special election with a deadline.

More than 30 people lined up, some in Save Boca T-shirts, to speak against possible plans for the downtown government center at the July 15 council meeting. “A lot of people think it’s a done deal,” but it’s not, Pearlman said. He also adding provisions of a contract that gives the city an out as non-binding agreement with Terra & Frisbie.

Now that Save Boca has what Pearlman calls “momentum, I’m very confident and hopeful that based on the initial response, we’re going to get the amount of signatures that we need,” he said. In that case, what can and will the city do?

“The City will follow the standard process for petitions, which includes verifying signatures and confirming that all requirements for a petition have been set,” Mayor Scott Singer said in a statement. “Unfortunately, these petitions are confusing to many residents because they have far-reaching consequences that extend beyond just the downtown campus. The language could imperil all of our longstanding relationships with core nonprofits, facilities, and cultural centers, including the Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton Historical Society, Fuller Center, Tri-County Animal Rescue, and many more groups. There are better ways for residents to take action, such as providing feedback on the evolving plans for the campus, rather than sign this petition that may prevent nonprofits in the future from providing many benefits to our city.”

Smart Upgrades for a Cleaner, Healthier Home Empowering Travelers to Prepare Against Carbon Monoxide This Summer

(StatePoint) Cleaner spaces are healthier spaces, especially for those who are allergy-conscious, or who have pets or small children. Consider these smart upgrades and devices to simplify deep cleaning, and feel happier and more comfortable in your home:

Touchless faucets: To improve hygiene and eliminate cleaning tasks, consider smart, touchless faucets for your kitchen and bathroom sinks. Today’s choices include not only ultra-modern designs, but classic looks as well to suit every preference. With this upgrade, you can anticipate seamless food preparation and cleaner, healthier surfaces in high-traffic areas, mitigating the spread of germs. The latest models are also resistant to mineral buildup, reducing the need for long-term maintenance, and feature swivel spouts that rotate, helping you maintain soap and food residue-free sinks.

Cleaner floors, less effort: It’s time to ditch your standard vacuum and mop. The new FLOOR ONE S9 Artist Steam from Tineco is simplifying cleaning into a single, efficient routine with less manual effort, setting a new gold standard in smart floor care. Combining vacuuming, mopping and 284 degree F steam cleaning, this one machine eliminates sticky, stubborn messes on hard and sealed floors, while sanitizing surfaces for a more hygienic home. In fact, internal testing shows its steam function loosens and removes 99.9% of common bacteria, without the need for a cleaning solution, making it a choice those with young children or pets can feel good about.

water tank lowers the center of gravity, lightening the machine for effortless maneuverability. Easy to use, its smart features adjust suction power and water flow automatically to simplify cleaning decisions and extend battery life, delivering up to 75 minutes of runtime so you can clean the whole house on a single charge. And when you’re done, the FlashDry system self-cleans and dries the unit in minutes, eliminating the manual maintenance typically required of machines with similar features.

Tineco has sold over 19 million smart cleaning appliances globally, making it a trusted leader in smart floor care. To learn more, visit amazon.com. Natural air purification: Indoor gardening is not only a major aesthetic upgrade, some houseplants actually measurably improve indoor air quality and help manage mold growth. For cleaner, healthier air, pair a high-quality air purifier with some carefully placed greenery in your various living spaces. For example, a good choice for bedrooms are snake plants, which remove toxins like formaldehyde and xylene from the air while releasing oxygen and moisture for better breathing at night. Whereas spider plants are great for kitchens and bathrooms, as they can help fight mold in these humid rooms. If you have pets or suffer from allergies, add an Areca palm to the living room to help trap allergens.

(StatePoint) Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a dangerous, sometimes deadly threat, often impacting people in places where they sleep, such as at home or in hotels, motels and vacation rentals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning not linked to fires, more than 100,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 14,000 are hospitalized.

When it comes to carbon monoxide and fire safety, state and local regulations can vary widely, making it especially crucial to protect yourself when you’re away from home. Kidde, North America’s number one fire safety brand (based on total household installations as of December 2023), is sharing some important insights and tips for safer summer travels.

Regulation Gaps

It’s important to take routine measures to help protect your home from fire and CO while you are away, such as by monitoring your home safety devices via an app. You should also consider addressing the same safety risks at your destination.

risk of CO and fire-related incidents at home and during travel. Destination Safety, the brand’s education-first initiative designed to empower travelers to take control of their safety, includes this Travel Safety Checklist:

1) Pack a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm for use at your destination and test it upon arrival.

2) Test existing smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties.

3) Ask important safety-related questions, such as the location of your room in relation to emergency exits and the number and placement of detectors in and around the space.

In addition to providing educational resources and advocating for stronger safety regulations for homes and hospitality, Kidde will be donating to local communities where CO regulations are not yet in place. These efforts aim to raise awareness, increase access to lifesaving carbon monoxide products, and help safeguard these vulnerable communities.

Designed to maximize reach, the 180-degree lay-flat design with triple-sided edge cleaning allows for easy access of corners, and gets under heavy, hard-to-move furniture with ease. Plus, it incorporates innovative technology inspired by car gear systems for maximum flexibility. A cleverly placed clean

Don’t have a green thumb? Apps like Planta or GardenTags make plant care intuitive for beginners. Simpler still, easyplant offers self-watering plants that arrive in pots featuring builtin reservoirs you need fill only once a month, along with lifetime access to plant experts over chat.

Cleanliness does not always equate to more elbow grease. Implementing smart upgrades can help you maintain a healthy, hygienic home with less effort.

Only 14 states nationwide currently require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in hotels and motels, and there is no federal law requiring hotels to install carbon monoxide detectors in every guest room, reports “Electrical Contractor Magazine.” This could leave you vulnerable to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning when traveling. While regulations are stricter for smoke alarms, inconsistent enforcement means they aren’t always reliable. That’s why it’s essential to add both fire and CO safety to your travel prep routine.

Destination Safety

As the industry leader in fire and CO safety, Kidde is committed to educating the public and helping reduce the

Addressing gaps in CO safety regulations across the travel and hospitality industries will require collaboration and advocacy from organizations nationwide. Through education, innovative product solutions, and continued support for stronger CO alarm regulations in hotels, motels and vacation rentals, Kidde remains dedicated to driving meaningful change. To learn more about Kidde’s fire and CO safety resources, visit Kidde.com/safety-hub and follow @KiddeFireSafety on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn.

Whether you’re traveling with family on vacation or with colleagues on a business trip, the absence of comprehensive industry regulation could present a safety gap at your destination for you and those you’re traveling with. Fortunately, you can be proactive about CO and fire safety this summer travel season.

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Who Could Resist Roaring ‘20s Music

By Marci Shatzman

It was hard to sit still at Festival of the Arts BOCA’s first of three ‘Summer Sips & Sounds,’ at the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum.

Jeff Kaye, Boca’s ultimate ‘trumpet man,’ and his wife, festival guru and singer Joanna Marie Kaye as a flapper, teamed up for the trio’s musical tribute to the Roaring ‘20s. Tunes by the likes of Fats Waller and the Gershwins. When’s the last time you heard a horn with a mute? There was even a sing-a-long with handed out lyrics to a song written especially for Boca. “Picture a tropical aisle studded with flowers that smile. You’re in Boca.”

This was also a salute to Boca’s Centennial, and the launch of “1925,” the museum’s new exhibit with gorgeous flapper dresses, old-timey typewriters and other vintage items. Sue Gillis, the museum’s well-known curator, told the audience what passed for popular in that era.

For atmosphere, a video screen behind the musicians showed Addison Mizner’s ads imploring visits to Bo -

ca for the winter, and photos of Boca’s few buildings and pioneers. A reception before the music included the promised sips, wine and enough food for a light dinner.

Executive director Joanna Marie reminded the audience the 2026 Festival of the Arts BOCA is Feb. 27 to March 8. She announced a concert on Oct. 25 in Mizner Park Amphitheater. Here’s info and tickets for the next Summer Sips:

Summer Sips & Sounds: Boca in the 40s, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 21, the Big Band sounds of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey and songs from “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” to “‘Sentimental Journey” meant to relive the time when Boca was an WWII Army Air Field.

Summer Sips & Sounds: The Fabulous 50s, 6-8 p.m., Sept. 18, celebrates the golden age of jazz with hits inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and other popular artists of the time.

Tickets $40+ each: https://www. eventbrite.com/cc/summer-sipssounds-2025-4377423

OBITUARY

George A. Bavelis

George A. Bavelis (affectionately known as “GAB”), age 88, of Columbus, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Florida, passed away surrounded by his loving family on July 16, 2025.

George was born on January 26, 1937, in Thessaloniki, Greece. A natural-born entrepreneur at a young age, he would push a cart around his village sell-

ing watermelons door to door. He was gifted, driven, and destined to accomplish great things. After earning a scholarship, George left his family in Greece to pursue his dream of becoming a mechanical engineer. In 1959, he graduated from the University of Arkansas.

In Hot Springs, he met the love of his life, Georgia “Gia” Drakoulias Pappas, and quickly won her heart. They married in 1965 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Together, they built a rich and loving life grounded in faith and family.

Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Columbus, where he worked as an engineer at Western Electric. Through tireless dedication, he followed his entrepreneurial calling into real estate development. He became a pioneering force in student housing near The Ohio State University through the founding of Pella Company and Central State Realty. Over the years, George expanded his footprint into Florida with ventures in real estate, banking, and property management.

George attained one of his childhood dreams by becoming a banker. He helped establish Heartland Bancorp and served on the boards of several banks, including

Buckeye State Bank, Locality Bank, and Sterling Bancorp. He was widely admired for his intellect, vision, work ethic, and integrity.

George’s dedication to life continued through his philanthropic endeavors with Leadership 100, an endowed academic chair at The Ohio State University, his perpetual scholarship program to Ionian Village summer camp, and numerous personal contributions to end hunger and homelessness in central Ohio.

George will be remembered as an honorable man, student (of literally everything but golf), and for his devotion to Hellenism. He loved to travel the world with his beloved Gia of 60 years and cherished Big Greek family vacations with his children and grandchildren—often needing to charter full-size buses to accommodate all 18 of them! He found joy in life’s simple pleasures: tomatoes fresh from his garden, walks along the beach in Boca Raton, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Above all, George’s greatest legacy is his family. He is survived by his loving wife Gia, and their devoted daughters Tina (Tasos) Manokas, Niki (Dan) Cal-

lanan, and Stella (Matt) Studer. He was a proud grandfather to Sarah, Andrew, Sophia, Madeline, Danny, Kristina, Alexia (Jack), George, Taso, and Gia-Noel. He is also survived by his two sisters, nieces, nephews, and many extended family members whose lives he touched deeply. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and two sisters.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, July 26, at 9:30 AM at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, with the funeral service to follow at 10:30 AM. A celebration of life will take place at the Bavelis family home at 12:30 PM. All are welcome to attend to honor and celebrate the life of this remarkable man.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in George’s memory to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio, and Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton, Florida.

As George would say, “time is up”. May his memory be eternal. The Great GAB.

To share memories or condolences, please visit www.schoedinger.com. Arrangements entrusted to SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST.

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