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Boca’s August election results in November runoffs By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Boca voters were split in the August election resulting in a narrow victory for council members receiving raises and two runoff races for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District candidates.

Voter turnout was low and the results were close in all but one question posed to voters.

That means voters will have local items on

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“IT WAS GRATIFYING TO SEE THE CITY’S RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE CALIBER AND COMMITMENT REQUIRED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER,” COUNCILMAN ROBERT WEINROTH SAID ON VOTERS APPROVING A SALARY RAISE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

Boca schools, scholarship fund split nearly $60,000 from Golden Bell Education Fund By: Dale King Contributing Writer Twenty local schools and a Boca-based scholarship fund received nearly $60,000 from the Golden Bell Education Fund at last month’s Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

Founded in 1991, the Chamber’s education foundation,

known as Golden Bell, is a non-profit corporation created by the group’s board of directors for the sole purpose of supporting the Boca Raton public school system and administrating educational programs that promote the development of business skills.

During its 25 years of giving, the organization has contributed $1.3 million to supplement school district funding,

Attendees at the Golden Bell Education Fund breakfast held last month include, from left, Chamber President and CEO Troy McLellan, School Board member Frank Barbieri, Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa, South Palm Beach County YMCA President and CEO Jason Hagensick and Boca Raton City Councilman Robert Weinroth.

(Photo by Jordi Gerking)

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Chamber President and CEO Troy McLellan said at the Sept. 8 event. He noted that for the past nine years, the city of Boca Raton has also been a contributor to the foundation.

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Boca’s August election results in November runoffs [FROM PG 1] their November ballot in addition to selecting a new president.

When it came to deciding whether council members should receive a raise, just over 50 percent of the 9,873 voters agreed to the raise to the 49.57 percent who wanted to keep the council salaries the same. Election officials said the 85vote difference did not require a recount.

As of Oct. 1, the mayor’s annual pay will increase from $9,000 to $38,000. Each council member’s annual salary will increase from $7,200 to $28,000.Their benefits of a $5,400 annual car allowance, health benefits and contributions to the state pension will remain the same.

This is the first pay increase for Boca’s deleted officials in more than 30 years.

Voters have rejected giving the elected officials raises twice before, but the third time was the charm.

The reason given behind the pay raise is to be able to attract qualified candidates to run for the part-time position.

“It was gratifying to see the city’s residents recognize the caliber and commitment required to be an effective mayor or council member,” Councilman Robert

Weinroth said. “Our city has benefitted from residents willing to study the issues facing our city, run for elected office and work collaboratively with fellow council members and community leaders to make Boca Raton a much sought after place to live, work, learn, raise a family and play. I am honored to be a member of the council and could not think of another place my family and I would rather live than in the City of Boca Raton.”

Voters were sure about wanting the ability to decide at the polls who should fill a vacant council seat. Of those who hit the polls, 69 percent voted that the city should hold a special election to fill a vacant seat rather than allow council members to make an appointment to fill the spot.

A special election can cost taxpayers more than $100,000, according to election officials.

Councilman Scott Singer said he proposed the rule change to give residents a chance to have a say in who is making decisions for them on the dais. A majority of voters agreed with him.

“I’m very pleased that Boca Raton resi-

dents overwhelmingly showed they want to elect their leaders, and not have insider elites handpick them,” Councilman Singer said. “The votes in Boca Raton and in Wellington, where a similar change also sailed through, show that the people care about democracy and staying involved. I’m happy to foster greater resident roles in our government.”

Voters were torn on who should sit on the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District board. The board consists of five people, who represent a special taxing district of Boca residents and some unincorporated residents. The board makes decisions on how to spend tax dollars to upgrade and update parks and buy land for new parks.

Of the six candidates running for two seats on the board, none of them were able to secure more than half the votes to win their race.

So, the top two candidates will compete once again in a runoff race during the Nov. 8 general election.

In the first race, incumbent Dennis Frisch will take on a one-time city council candidate Craig Ehrnst. Frisch received

41.77 percent of the votes compared to Ehrnst’s 35.26 percent, according to voting tabulations posted on the county’s election site.

For the other seat, incumbent Earl Starkoff will challenge local business owner Erin Wright again. Both received about 37 percent of the votes.

Also on the November ballot for Boca voters will be a question about what the city can do with city-owned waterfront space. The citizen-driven referendum asks residents to vote that the land could only be used for “public use.”

The proposed rule doesn’t mention the city’s plans to develop the former site of the Wildflower into a restaurant.

It has been a top priority of the city and its council members to put the former downtown nightclub back on the city’s tax rolls. The city purchased the property for $7.5 million in 2009.

Residents have been torn on developing the overgrown eyesore into a Hillstone Group restaurant or preserving the space for a park. Now, the residents will likely have the final say on the project through the proposed referendum.

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dressed the gathering on behalf of the firm.

Also speaking at the event was Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa, who presented an overview of the local education system.

He noted that the county district has “one of the highest percentages of A- and B-rated schools among the larger districts in Florida.” Boca Raton “is one of the strongest areas.”

He singled out Boca Raton Elementary School for raising its ranking from a C to an A after several years of hard work.

Cook, principal; $2,585 to purchase a hydroponic garden system for all students to have a hands-on experience. The money will also be used to purchase nonfiction books.

Boca Raton Community High, Dr. Suzanne Kim, principal; $2,500 to purchase a dji quadcopter (drone) for NJROTC aeronautical engineering team.

J.C. Mitchell Elementary, Joan Pierre-Jerome, principal; $1,600 to purchase a school-wide site license for the “Flocabulary” computer-based program.

Olympic Heights Community High, David Clark, principal; grants of $1,500, $2,525 and $1,525 to purchase LCD digital microscopes and annual subscription to Testing and Educational Reference Center.

Sandpiper Shores Elementary School, Stephanie Coletto, principal; $2,895 to purchase Fountas & Pinnell Select Collections and Genre sets for reading intervention and $3,000 to help more than 200 students with mentor texts.

The superintendent praised the Chamber and the Golden Bell Fund for helping to purchase necessary items for students. He pointed out that teachers generally spend between $1,000 and $1,200 “out of their own pockets” to buy education-related items for students.

Verde Elementary, Seth Moldovan, principal; $2,740 to purchase Fountas & Pinnell Green Systems Kit.

The breakfast concluded with the distribution of the following grants:

Waters Edge Elementary, Joshua Davidow, principal; $3,000 to create 50 classroom STEAM resource kits.

A.D. Henderson University School, Sherry Bees, principal; $509 for reading labs and $1,300 for blue blocks from Imagination Playground.

Whispering Pines Elementary, Barbara Riemer, principal; $3,000 to purchase Reading Plus program.

Addison Mizner Elementary, Kelly Mills Burke, principal; $3,000 for Reading Plus program for students in grades 2-5.

Boca Raton Charter School, Louise Nelson, principal; $2,050 for LEGO Education Elementary STEM kits.

Coral Sunset Elementary School, Danielle Garcia, principal; $3,000 to purchase literacy-based books and materials for the Red LLI kit.

Del Prado Elementary School, Rachel Capitano, principal; $300 to purchase bilingual blocks for all ESOL students.

Hammock Pointe Community Elementary, Stephanie

Sunrise Park Elementary, Alicia Steiger, principal; $2,550 to purchase classroom libraries from Blue Planet series.

Spanish River Community High, William Latson, principal; $4,000 to purchase breeding systems and stereomicroscopes with camera/microscope software packages to breed, study and test hypotheses using a zebrafish model organism.

West Boca Raton Community High, Craig Sommers, principal; $1,470 to renew subscription to Testing & Education Reference Center.

Golden Bell also donated $5,000 to the George Snow Scholarship Fund, a charitable effort that benefits students who cannot cover the cost of furthering their education.

A.D. Henderson University Middle School, Sherry Bees, principal; $300 for supplemental intervention reading program.

Boca Raton Community Middle, Peter Slack, principal; $700 for library of fiction and non-fiction books, and $1,800 for five raised gardening beds for student to get hands-on experience.

Eagles Landing Middle, Cindi Chiapetta, $1, 500 for 10 STEAM student sets.

Loggers Run Middle, Francis Giblin, principal; $2,750 for final pieces of equipment needed to create a fully operational forensic/biotech lab.

Fifth graders from Coral Sunset Elementary School, Valentina Vera and Edlaine Exavier, address crowd at the Golden Bell Fund breakfast. (Photo by Jordi Gerking)

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Boca’s MobileHelp celebrates 10 years, gives back to Volen Center By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Boca Raton’s MobileHelp is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new initiative that gives back.

A local leader in mobile Personal Response Systems, known as mPERS, MobileHelp has partnered with Boca’s Volen Center to provide at-risk seniors with access to emergency help if they are home or out and about.

“Our new relationship is part of an old relationship we have had with the Volen Center for a long time,” said Rob Flippo, CEO and co-founder of MobileHelp.

When MobileHelp was getting started, Flippo said the Volen Center opened its doors and allowed the company to speak with its seniors about what they would want to see in a product that would provide them with immediate emergency help with the touch of a button.

“Back in 2008, when we were busy really trying to figure out how our product was going to work, the Volen Center was nice enough to let us hang out in their Boca center and chat with some of their customers. Considering we were nobody in 2008, we hadn’t even completed the product, it was really nice of them to let us come in as a fledgling start up and let us work with them.”

2006, products have options including automatic fall detection, medication reminders, activity tracking and a telehealth solution, in addition to its core medical alert system.

The company says it responds to more than 2,400 alarms daily and is located in more than 200,000 homes. MobileHelp officials estimate they answer a call for help every five and a half minutes.

“We get reports every week on how many people we helped,”Flippo said. “We are saving thousands of lives every week.

We are helping keep somebody’s mother, grandmother, grandfather, father out of the hospital or worse every single day.”

Now, that same emergency help is going to be offered to a group of seniors who need it the most through a partnership with the Volen Center.

The initiative will provide both medical alert equipment and service free of charge to older adults who could benefit from access to emergency help, but who are not able to afford a subscription service.

Boca’s MobileHelp was recognized by the city council for its 10 year anniversary. Submitted photo.

“Ten years ago, we started a company that was based on the idea that access to emergency help should not be limited to the four walls of a person’s home,” Flippo said. “The locally operated Volen Center has grown under much the same ideals: that by supporting the lives of our community members as they reach their golden years, we strengthen the community as a whole.”

To start, MobileHelp presented the Volen Center with 10 of its SOLO systems at its recent anniversary celebration.

“Connecting our older citizens with the assistance they need to live the lives of their choosing is our mission,” said Robin Goldberg, Director of Special Events and Donor Relations for the Volen Center.

“We look forward to the work we can do with MobileHelp to provide our members with a new solution to support their lives.”

Flippo said the 10 year milestone was an opportunity for MobileHelp to give back to a group that helped his company.

“We thought it was important to reach out and do something for them,” he said.

“They helped us and now we are going to help them.”

Since then, the company grew from two employees originally located in the local library to

The partnership fits in with the company’s recently updated vision of “be someone’s hero every day.”

more than 160 in its current location at the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, plus its monitoring center staff.

MobileHelp’s products help connect people with emergency personnel with the touch of a button. Since its start in

The Volen Center will then be able to distribute the devices to its members and MobileHelp will work with the recipients to designate the right level of emergency service monitoring.

MobileHelp CEO and co-founder Rob Flippo donates systems to Boca’s Volen Center. Submitted photo.

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things you need to know in Boca Raton this October Sea Star school, and Florida Atlantic University’s Peace, Justice, & Human Rights Initiative. The goal is to raise awareness about the life of Mahatma Gandhi and his relevance today. The event is free and open to the public.

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1 Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie is the President of the Florida League of Cities. She will serve one term and work on a new initiative, “Safe Cities, Safe Florida.”

2 Sliderz is now open at the Town Center Mall. The Sliderz menu features a variety of options including beef, fish, pork, turkey, chicken and vegetarian sliders topped with homemade sauces and slider “fixins.” Ingredients used include grass-fed meats, line-caught fish, free-range chicken all free of antibiotics and hormones.

3 If you’re staying at the Boca Resort and want to charter a jet or a yacht, now you can.The resort has partnered with Exclusive Charter Service, a private jet and yacht charter. Though the newly formed partnership, guests and members of the Boca Resort will have exclusive access to Exclusive’s discounts, in the name of a $1,000 credit. Guests wishing to book a flight with Exclusive Charters can use the credit toward catering, ground transportation or a reduction of an

8 The Boca High PTSA is hosting its aircraft charter fee may do so at the time of booking by contacting Alexa Reisner at Alexa@Ecsjets.com and referencing Boca Resort. Learn more about Exclusive at www.Ecsjets.com.

4 Boca’s planning board has signed off on plans to build a new three-story student center and additional parking and walkways at the center of Boca’s Lynn University. The expected completion date is in 2018 and will be completed thanks to a $15 million gift from Lynn Board of Trustees chairwoman Christine E. Lynn.

5 Walk to support Making Strides Against Breast Cancer will take place at Mizner Park on Oct. 22. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. and the walk starts at

BOCA BRIEFS Genesis Community Health opens new Boca dental office

6 The Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach 43rd Annual “Women of Distinction” Awards Breakfast will take place at Boca West Country Club on Oct. 5. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The Honorary Chairperson is Terry Fedele and the Lifetime Achievement Recipient is Elaine Wold. The cost is $60 per person.

7 Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, will speak at FAU’s University Theatre at 5 p.m. on Oct. 2 at FAU in honor of his grandfather’s birthday. The event is organized by Auroras Voice in partnership with Gandhi Square Florida,

5th Annual College and Career Fair on Monday, Oct. 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. There will be over 80 universities, technical schools & colleges, and educational vendors participating.

This event is open to all Boca High students, families, area schools, and the community free of charge.

9 St. Gregory’s will host its Annual Pet Blessing at 11 a.m. on Oct. 1 on the front lawn of the Boca church.The event will feature a short service, music and a special blessing for your pet from our clergy. All pets are welcome.

10 A Brass Tap is coming to the former location of PA BBQ at the corner of Glades Road and Dixie Highway.

cember 2015, Genesis opened its Boca Raton medical center at 30 SE 6th Street. The federally qualified health center welcomed more than 5,400 patients during 2015.

Esman Foundation awards Gift of Life Marrow Registry $30,000 grant Boca’s Saul and Theresa Esman Foundation awarded The Gift of Life Marrow Registry a $30,000 grant to help pay for the annual the Campus Ambassador Program Symposium.

The program offers an on-campus internship to college students, which is kicked off during a three-day long symposium held in Boca Raton every August.

Genesis Community Health, Inc., a non-profit health center dedicated to serving patients of all economic levels has opened its second Boca Raton location.

The new location will provide dental services for the city’s medically underserved. Established in partnership with Boca Helping Hands, Genesis’ dental office will be located at 181 Crawford Blvd. in Boca Raton on the bottom floor.

Patients will be seen by Dr. Suzanne Rizzardi and Dr. Phillip C. Crawford, who will perform dental cleanings, basic extractions, oral screenings, fluoride varnish applications, dental sealants and oral hygiene education, said CEO DeAnna Warren.

The dental office is a third expansion for Genesis. In May 2015, the clinic moved its main clinic to larger offices adjacent to the Emergency Room at Bethesda Hospital East, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd. in Boynton Beach and in De-

Students arrive from across the United States to receive training in how to recruit volunteers, run donor recruitment drives and promote the drives through social media.

After completing their training, the students headed out to their colleges and universities to start the fall semester.

Their first challenge was to host a donor drive for World Marrow Donor Day on Sept. 17.

FAU’s College of Business receives $5 million gift Phil and Susan Smith have donated $5 million to FAU’s College of Business to create the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise.

The main tower at the College will be named Phil Smith Hall in honor of the FAU alumnus. The Center will support distinguished visiting faculty along with a lecture series and other educational programs focused on the principles of free enterprise and how those principles affect growth and prosperity. Faculty will conduct research and develop programs based on the business philosophy

and principles that have guided Smith over his career.

“I feel strongly that education is the great equalizer, and my experiences at FAU helped build the foundation I needed to become an entrepreneur,” Smith said. “Education encompasses the formal fundamentals taught in the classroom, the social interaction learned from classmates and professors, while learning the ability to reason and analyze. Having been exposed to all of these areas during my time at FAU helped me refine the same skills during my long business career.”

Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance in 1969 from FAU’s College of Business. He is president and CEO of Phil Smith Management, Inc., operating 11automobile dealership locations representing 25 franchises in Florida and North Carolina; as well as the Coral Ridge Country Club. He has more than 30 years of experience managing auto dealerships and built his organization from the ground up, starting from his first equity venture in a Toyota dealership in Homestead in 1980.

A member of the FAU Foundation Board, Smith was named a distinguished alumnus of the College of Business in 2015.

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Whole Foods Market donates half-ton of food to Boca Helping Hands By: Dale King Contributing Writer

Whole Foods Market’s Boca Raton store at 1400 Glades Road has donated more than 500,000 pounds of food to Boca Helping Hands in the past five years.

Helping Hands provides food, medical and financial assistance as well as education, job training and guidance to help people find self-sufficiency. The agency has presented Whole Foods with a plaque honoring the local store’s achievement.

“Whole Foods Market was on the frontline of food recovery, and has been our most consistent partner for the past eight years,” said James Gavrilos, executive director of Boca Helping Hands. “The fuel needed to run our train consists of three parts: money, food and volunteers.

Whole Foods Market has provided us

with all three.”

Boca Helping Hands picks up donations from Whole Foods Market three times a week. More than half of what the store donates is produce (22 percent), dairy and cheese (26 percent) and prepared foods (13 percent).

and bread,” said Gavrilos. “The critical change that Whole Foods Market made was giving fresh produce and nutritionally rich products that we could put in the hands of the most nutritiously vulnerable groups.”

Through food recovery, Whole Foods Market has provided 384,615 meals to local families through the partnership with Boca Helping Hands.

“Until a few years ago, you went to a food pantry and received cans of food

Junior League of Boca Raton announces fashion designer, nominees of 29th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon Staff report Women volunteers from dozens of nonprofits gathered at Saks Fifth Avenue at Boca’s Town Center Mall to find out who would be the fashion designer and nominees of the upcoming 29th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon.

The luncheon will take place on Friday, Nov.18, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital is the event’s Award Sponsor and Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton is the Fashion Show Sponsor.

The event celebrates local women in the community and recognizes nominees Heather Shaw, Renata De Negri, Susan Whelchel, Sarah Doyle, Kathy Adkins, Kirsten Stanley, Mark Larkin, Mindy Shikiar. Submitted photo.

from nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County for their dedication and expertise as volunteers.

Saks will produce a runway show featuring current trends and will close the presentation with a collection of looks by headliner Ramy Brook, a contemporary womenswear designer.

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This year’s nominees are: Robin Rubin (Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center); Rosemary Krieger (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.); Pamela Polani (Alzheimer’s Assocation); Lauraleigh Gould (American Association of Caregiving Youth); Maureen Mann (American Cancer Society); Laura McCutcheon (Best Foot Forward); Joan Englert (BiG Children’s Foundation); Susan Fedele (Boca Ballet Theatre); Rosie Martin (Boca Chamber of Commerce); Tandy Robinson (Boca Helping Hands); Arlene Herson (Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum); Julie Clairmont Shide (Boca Raton Museum of Art); Charlotte Robinson (Boca Raton Woman’s Club); Susan Mullin (Boys & Girls Club- Palm Beach County); Dr. Marion Webster (Caridad); Robin Siegal (Congregation B’nai Israel); Bonnie Scharf (Crohn’s & Colitis

Foundation of America); Robynne Ryals (CROS Ministries); Eileen Carlin (Debbie-Rand Memorial Services League); Genevieve Menaged (Donna Klein Jewish Academy); Michelle Rubin (Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida); Donna Goray (Farmworker Children’s Center, Inc.); Mary Perper (Florence Fuller Child Development Center); Wendy Sadusky (George Snow Scholarship Fund); Elise Repath (JAFCO); Susan Whelchel (Junior League of Boca Raton); Courtney Hickey (Junior League of the Palm Beaches); Elizabeth Parker (KidSafe Foundation); Anne Bright (Lupus Foundation of America, Florida Chapter); Kirsten Stephenson (National Society of Arts & Letters); Melissa Bonaros (Place of Hope at The Rinker Place); Judi Donoff (Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services); Saskia Meckman (Sunflower Creative Arts); Gayle Coleman Rader, Esq. (The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society); Tabitha LeTourneau Meyerer (Unicorn Children’s Foundation); Kim Jones (United Way of Palm Beach County); Dr. Krista Rosenberg (Women of Tomorrow); Rosemarie Brady (Women’s Circle Inc); Patricia Roseboom (Women’s Executive Club of South Palm Beach); and Traci Catto (YMCA of South Palm Beach County).

2016 WVOY Nominees with Sarah Doyle and Kathy Adkins Submitted photo.

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TooJay’s sports new decor at three Boca locations TooJay’s has a new CEO and is sporting a fresh look, but its traditions of providing a meal like one straight from a New York City deli remains steady.

pride in saying they love TooJay’s.”

He said people have been receptive to the change and he is excited the restaurant is keeping its deli roots, but adding a fresh look that keeps up with the times.

Diners are still greeted with freshly made baked goods, like black and white cookies, but the overall restaurant has a more contemporary feel with new tile, lighting and booths to create a more open atmosphere.

The menu is also sporting some new, lighter fare options. Sliced-to-order meats and homemade dishes like brisket aren’t going anywhere. But new wraps and hand-tossed salads have joined traditional favorites on the menu. A new “small plates” menu features fresh Spring Tomato Cucumber Salad, BLT Deviled

“It was just time,” TooJay’s CEO Chris Artinian said of the new look. “Decor gets a little dated, but the same quality standard of our food still exists.”

He said the 35-year-old brand is evolving and the change has been well received by regulars and those who just happened to grab a bite to eat not realizing there have been upgrades.

In Boca, TooJay’s has had a presence for 27 years. All three Boca locations have been made over. The remodel of the Glades Plaza restaurant at 2240 NW19 St. was completed in March. The newly remodeled Boca Raton Polo Shoppes location at 5030 Champion Blvd. reopened on July 28 and the Boca Raton Regency Court Plaza restaurant at 3013 Yamato Road is was completed on August 19.

“We didnt want to have our guests feeling like they had to make a choice between the new and the old so we made all of them new,” Artinian said.

Artinian came on board in April, but has been eating at TooJay’s as a customer for years.

“I was born and raised in New York, so I am very familiar with a great deli sand-

TooJay’s President and CEO Chris Artinian (center), with Boca Raton City Councilman Scott Singer on his right and TooJay’s Director of Operations Brett Carper on his left, is joined by TooJay’s team members as he prepares to cut the ribbon celebrating the newly remodeled West Boca Raton restaurant. Submitted photo.

Eggs and Roasted Brussels Sprouts Medley, among other selections. Leave room for dessert because the mini black and white cookies will be taunting you on your way out.

“Being in hospitality you want to serve people in the best way you know how,” he said. “We are evolving.”

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wich,” he said.

Anytime he was in Florida, he said TooJay’s was his stop for a taste of home.

Even thought he is new his role with TooJay’s he has spent his life working in the restaurant and hospitality business.

He worked for Morton’s Steakhouse for 17 years starting as a cook and working his up the line, literally, to become CEO. He said he helped sell the company in 2012 to a private company.

From there he helped with the turn around of Smokey Bones before landing in his current position.

“I traveled to all the restaurants,” he said.

“There’s a lot of people who have been working here a long time and they take pride in what they do and the guests take

(L to R): TooJay’s Director of Operations Brett Carper; TooJay’s President/CEO Chris Artinian; Boca Raton City Councilman Scott Singer. Submitted photo.

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Boca Raton Children’s Museum board president, author Abilio Gonzalez

to the Boca Raton Children’s Museum.

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What’s it like being the Board Chairman for the Boca Raton Children’s Museum?

The Children museum is an unknown treasure in downtown Boca Raton. My daughter and her children have enjoyed the Children Museum extensively through our 20 plus years history with the City. Therefore, I wanted to give back and together with my wife and a great group of volunteers, we have started the turnaround process.

1 How long have you live in Boca Raton and what attracted you to Boca?

We have lived in Boca on three occasions.

After 19 multi-country moves, Boca Raton is the only city that we have returned to in our lifetime. My family loves the city and we have built a support system here that even our best friends have moved here as well. I’m donating half of the proceeds from my book “Breaking the Infernal Polarization of Power: Rebuilding a Republic in Venezuela” to the Historical Society of Boca Raton and the other half

We need to raise funds to continue improvements to make the museum selfsustaining and able to serve the children of Boca Raton and surrounding areas.

I’m so proud of the various programs that are delighting local families, including our work with special needs children that can learn the skills necessary for their development. It’s a magical place inside one of Boca’s oldest homes that the community needs to support.

3 Why should Americans pay attention to the collapse of Venezuela?

The collapse of the institutions there have created the biggest Humanitarian crisis in our hemisphere. Today there are 30 million people in Venezuela. The vast majority of them are eating less than twice per day.

They do not have access to medicines of any type. They spend the whole day waiting in lines at supermarkets to obtain the basic necessities. This economic collapse will affect America’s economy and increases in drugs and refugees should make America very interested in a turnaround.

4 What caused the collapse of Venezuela?

The people were frustrated with a nonresponsive and corrupt political system.

They showed their dissatisfaction choosing the unthinkable… Hugo Chavez. He created class warfare and the militant groups called Bolivarian Circles, which became violent and have terrorized the population for the last 16 years.

Private industry was taken over by the government, which lead to the country stopped producing the most basic goods becoming totally dependent on imports.

They put all their chips into oil, which initially made them rich, until the oil

market collapsed and so did the country.

My book proposes an unorthodox solution to the Humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. I have used Game Theory to come up with a set of solutions to turn the country around in the fastest possible way.

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What will people learn from it? Why is your book controversial?

I wrote the book because I love my family and the country of my birth. I am also uniquely qualified to use Game Theory to solve a problem that neither political or economic can address. I hope people will learn the plight of the Venezuelan People This book is controversial because it proposes the creation of a new country through the secession of 14 States of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to form a Sixth Republic that will be able to predictably and efficiently trade with our traditional International Partners that have been demonized by the current regimen. This will eliminate the regimen that denies humanitarian aid leading to the deaths of many Venezuelans in particular children and the elderly.

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DYING TO PARTY? Rise and join the class of 1985 for Prom Night!

Thursday, Oct. 20, 9 p.m.-1 a,m. Zombie DJ spinning 80’s tunes; crowning of Prom king and queen; lounge area; cash bar. This Prom is guaranteed to be the “deadest” party on the Ave! Come dressed in full-on zombie attire, makeup and all. We ID, so be sure to bring it!

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Cultural Conversation: Arts Garage By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Edgier, darker and often indescribable is how Arts Garage Director of Operations Keith Garsson describes his upcoming first season in his new role.

In his first season overseeing both theater productions and music performances, he said he is excited to return to his music roots.

“There is a misconception that I am a theater guy,” he said. “I started out as a jazz pianist. It’s exciting being in charge of the live music.”

Both areas promise to bring unexpected performances to the downtown Delray venue, he said.

The theatre shows are not the typical Broadway shows or musicals you may expect to see in a season program. He said they are shows that will leave the audience saying, “I saw this and I have never seen anything like it before.”

He said, “The Mystery of Love & Sex” and “Blues in the Night” will have a broader appeal while “Cuddles” and “Breadcrumbs,” which take place in the Black Box theatre, are more offbeat.

One is about vampires and the other follows an aging woman, who is slowly losing her mind. “But to describe it that way, sells the play short,” Garsson added explaining it is going to be a show that you just can’t describe unless you see it.

As for the live music, Garsson said the season combines classic jazz, progressive rock and up-and-coming local talent.

To help with the jazz bookings, New York-based jazz promoter Todd Barkan

He said there is no need to compete with other South Florida performing arts venues that bring the classics.

“We are the off-Broadway to their off-Broadway,” he said. “There’s no point in trying to duplicate or repeat.”

helped secure some acts for the Arts Garage including, 14 time Grammy winner Paquito D’Rivera, premiere jazz pianist Bill Charlap, and one of the pioneers of jazz fusion, Jeff Lorber.

“I am very optimistic about the Arts Garage,” he said. “Under their new management team, they have expressed a tremendous desire to bring in the very best and most interesting shows.”

Barkan has helped book acts at the Arts Garage before and said he is excited to help out again.

“There will be all kinds of jazz,” Barkan said.

“It’s gonna be a very constant program of the best jazz and contemporary music in the world. One of the most important things we need is having world class jazz outside of New York and in places like Delray Beach.”

The Mystery of Love and Sex is heading to the Arts Garage from Oct. 7-Oct. 30. Photo courtesy of Lloyds Studios.

Garrson said a goal this year is to widen the audience to include Baby Boomers, who may not feel theatre is for them.

ning this season. The venue is planning to add a comedy night on Thursday and Sunday nights. The Arts Garage is also starting a collaboration with WARC in a program called Jam House.

Outside of just programming, the Arts

Jam House will provide teens 12 and old-

Cuddles is heading to the Arts Garage from Nov. 18-Dec. 11. Photo courtesy of Lloyds Studios.

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Bless in the Night is heading to the Arts Garage from Jan. 27-Feb.19. Photo courtesy of Lloyds Studios.

Garage has other goals, too. Garsson said the nonprofit spent all summer working on repairing its relationship with the city and the Community Redevelopment Agency. The nonprofit and the arts venue are working on a new lease agreement with the city and fulfilling the CRA’s financial requirements.

There will also be new programs begin-

er, identified by WARC, the chance to receive free piano and voice lessons at the Arts Garage.

Garsson said he is excited about the partnership with WARC and is looking to collaborate with other organizations citywide.

“No arts venue has every survived without spending hours and hours developing key relationships,” he said. “This is not a desk job. It’s a field job.”

Ultimately, he said the Arts Garage will offer something for everyone from theatre lovers, those looking for a concert or a laugh, complete with an upgraded sound system.

“At the end of the day it is a community center that happens to be an arts venue,” he said. “Our space is available to anyone who wants to support the arts.”

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Breadcrumbs is heading to the Arts Garage from March 17-April 9. Photo courtesy of Lloyds Studios.

For tickets and more information visit, www.artsgarage.org or call 561-4506357.

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Don’t Miss Events in Palm Beach County 1 Impact 100 Palm Beach County is holding its Fall “Wine and Lite Bites” membership event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Neiman Marcus, Town Center at Boca Raton. The event is open to all women in the community. Reservations required at 561-336-4623 or at rsvp@impact100pbc.com.

2 Free Friday Concerts are back at the Old School Square Pavilion. Catch Orange Sunshine playing 60’s hits on Oct. 14, Chemradery playing Pop rock /Blue-eyed soul on Oct. 21 and Blues group Joel Dasilva & The Midnight Howl on Oct. 28. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.

3 The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium will debut Our Body: The Universe Within debuts on Saturday, Oct. 22. The exhibit gives a glimpse of the body’s inner workings through 200 real-life human specimens.

4 AVDA, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, is hosting its 17th Annual Race for Hope. The event takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Anchor Park in Delray. The race, which includes a USATF certified 5K and 10K, will be held in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Visit www.runsignup. com and enter AVDA’s Race for Hope to register. Registration prices range from $10$30 per person and increase to $10-$35 on Race Day. Race for Hope T-Shirts will be given to the first 500 registrants only.

5 The Fourth Annual Hope Bash Boca will take place on Oct. 28 where guests will be transported from Boca to Broadway. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Boca West Country Club. Tickets cost $250 per person and can be purchased at placeofhoperinker.org under events. The event will feature a silent auction, dancing and a live auction to benefit the Place of Hope Boca Raton campus.

6 Boca’s Mayors Ball will be held on Oct. 8 at Broken Sound Country Club. The event will support the Rotary Club’s grant program to help fund heath and wellness programs and Boca nonprofits. This year’s festivities will honor Christine E. Lynn (Individual), Boca Raton Resort & Club (For Profit) and Boca Helping Hands (Non-profit) as the 2016 recipients of the George E. Long Awards sponsored by Tiffany & Co.

7 Sugar Sand Park Community Center will hold its 12th Annual Shriek Week over two weekends, Oct. 21 and 22 and Oct. 27-29. The event features a haunted house,

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8 Boca’s Children’s Science Explorium has a new exhibit “Zoo in You” beginning

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street fair, and iconic lantern floating ceremony in a fall festival in the spirit of Obon – Japan’s summer homage to ancestors who return for a brief visit to the living.

10 Zombie Prom is headed to the Fieldhouse at Old School Square from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Oct. 20. The “deadest” party on the Ave includes a Zombie DJ spinning classic 80’s tunes all night, lounge area, crowning of Zombie Prom King and Queen, couples photos and cash bar. Zombie attire encouraged, with dead threads that turn heads and full makeup. Tickets are limited; buy in advance at OldSchoolSquare.org or take your chances at the door.

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What’s happening this October in Palm Beach County…

Old School Square

in Boynton Beach.

See the current exhibits, “Fifteen Minutes,” a show about celebrity and “Who is Joan Quinn? A Life in Portraits,” an exhibit that brings together world-renowned, contemporary, American artists who over five decades have created portraits of celebrated art patron and collector, Joan Quinn. Suggested $5 donation.

Evil Dead – The Musical

Silent Disco Oct. 6 The Fieldhouse at Old School Square First Thursday each month, 9 p.m.; tickets $15 This date night or friends’ night offers a high energy performance in a silent atmosphere! At this DJ dance party, the music is experienced through high quality, wireless headphones.

Cornell Art Museum’s Art Walk Gallery opens new show Friday, October 7th, 6-9 p.m.

Art Walk is an open house for the galleries in downtown Delray Beach. The Cornell Art Museum Art Walk Gallery will feature Delray Beach artist, BARB FERNANDEZ, who strives to delight the viewer with abstract assemblage utilizing unusual materials and found objects. As a self-taught multimedia artist and painter, her primitive methods and use of cast off treasures create a unique vision of imagination. Fernandez has her studio

Oct. 7, 8

Canvas & Cocktails

Crest Theatre at Old School Square

Thursday, Oct. 27th, 7-9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.; tickets $52/$42

Canvas & Cocktails is a fun, new art experience offered on the last Thursday of each month. Create an art piece in a relaxed atmosphere -- all while enjoying a nice glass of wine or a signature cocktail.

No experience necessary! Each month offers something different with one of our Canvas & Cocktails instructors. It’s a perfect girls’ night out, group night or date night. Pre-registration is required; $35 per person, includes all materials and drink ticket. Register at OldSchoolSquare.org or call 561-243-7922, ext. 478.

This hilarious, record-breaking Canadian musical tells the outrageous story of five college friends spending the weekend in an abandoned cabin in the woods after accidentally unleashing an evil force that turns them all into demons.

Crest Theatre and Milagro Center present THE Halloween Party Saturday, Oct. 22nd at 8 p.m.

Libby Dodson’s Live at Lynn Theatre Series

17th Annual

Capitol Steps Milagro Center and Old School Square invite you to GET YOUR SCARE ON! The Halloween Party is THE place to be for ghoulish fun — and all for a great cause… our kids! Known as one of the best Halloween parties in Delray, this event includes a costume contest, live music by the Joe Cotton Band, raffle prizes, Chinese auction, sweets and spirits.

You’re in for a howling good time… make no bones about it! Tickets $35; available at OldSchoolSquare.org or by calling the Box Office at 561-243-7922, ext. 1.

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The Adventures of Bella & Harry – Let’s Visit London! The Musical!

5K Walk/Run, 10K Run, KID’S DASH! USATF Certified Course, Timing by AccuChip Timing, USA

Saturday • October 8, 2016

Oct. 26

Anchor Park (A1A), Delray Beach

Crest Theatre at Old School Square

Registration 6:30 am • Race Starts 7:30 am

Wednesday, 7 p.m.; tickets $25 (adult); $15 (student)

All Race for Hope Finishers will Receive a Finisher’s Medal Register NOW online at www.runsignup.com and enter in AVDA’s Race for Hope.

Please call 561-265-3797 ext. 109 or visit www.avdaonline.org for more information.

All proceeds will support AVDA’s programs and services to survivors of domestic abuse and their children Vegso

Family Foundation

The Ahrendts Family

ite globetrotting Chihuahua duo come to life in an informative, interactive musical as they explore the sights and sounds of London. This is a great opportunity to peak the interests of children from 3-12 years old who to want to learn more about other customs, cultures and landmarks. What’s more fun than singing and dancing your way through London with two of the best tour guides around… Bella and Harry!

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Come along with Bella & Harry, as they “em-bark” on an educational and funfilled journey to London. Based on the educational series The Adventures of Bella & Harry, these two jet-set pets help to foster an education and an appreciation of the world in which we live. Children will now get the chance to see their favor-

Oct. 1–2 * Saturday: 7:30 p.m. * Sunday: 4 p.m.

Another election, another song. Capitol Steps was born when some Senate staffers were planning a Christmas party. They wanted to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin. So, they dug into the headlines to create their special brand of parody, satire and song. This election year, imagine the fun they’ll have!

Sponsor: Sue Ellen Winkleblack Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $70 for box, $55 for orchestra and $50 for mezzanine

Lynn University: Jan McArt’s New Play Readings Series A King! A Plot! A Gun! A Shot! And All That Followed (Quite a Lot) Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.

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A new play by Tony Finstrom. Directed

by Wayne Rudisill. Starring Jan McArt TIME: March 1792. PLACE: The Royal Palace of Stockholm, Sweden. Chaos reigns following a masquerade ball in which an assassin’s bullet may have mortally wounded King Gustav III. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $10

Jewish, he’s black. So her parents have to scramble to keep up as Charlotte and Jonny’s sexual desires complicate everyone’s relationships in surprising, compulsive ways.

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia

ZEBRA Oct 21 and Oct 23rd, 8pm and 7pm. Tickets $45-$75

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny are two classic Margaret Wise Brown children’s books, and the internationally hailed Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia uses endearing animal puppets, stunning scenic effects and evocative music to re-create these timeless tales for ages 2 to 7. While Goodnight Moon celebrates familiar nighttime rituals, The Runaway Bunny follows an adventurous little hare and his adoring mother.

Experience Randy Jackson, Guy Gelso and Felix Hanemann live and hear all the hits including “Tell Me What You Want,” “Who’s Behind the Door?” plus their

Arts Garage Alfred Pee Wee Ellis - Sat. Oct 1, Tickets start at $30.

At the age of 75, Pee Wee Ellis, the saxophonist, composer and arranger, is still

Tickets $12 • General Admission

Wick Theatre They’re Playing Our Song

The Mystery of Love and Sex By: Bathsheba Doran Directed by: Genie Croft Oct. 7 - Oct. 30 Opening Night: Fri Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. , Wed, Thu, Fri performance starts at 7:30, Sat at 8:00 p.m,. Sun at 2 p.m.

Mainstage A multi-generational comedy about shifting sexual mores.

The New York Times called it a ... a perfectly wonderful new play…a tender and funny exploration of the lives of two couples from two generations….so packed with humanity that it seems infinitely larger, like a chart depicting the sexual and emotional anatomy of us all.

Now in college, Charlotte’s relationship with her childhood best friend Jonny is raising red flags with her parents. She’s

(Family Fare)

Helen K. Persson Hall unique take on classics by Led Zeppelin and more.

touring the world with his music, carrying a special story that spans six decades.

It started in the 50s when he took his sax to New York City to find his heroes, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and the great Sonny Rollins, who became his teacher and mentor. A promising career leading jazz bands in Florida took an unexpected turn in 1965 when he joined James Brown’s band. Within six months he became the bandleader/musical director and co-wrote many of Brown’s most notable recordings, including his hit ”Cold Sweat,” widely acknowledged as the first true funk record.

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny

Sponsored by The Stiller Family Foundation Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. (Thursday) “The President’s Own”

Starring Broadway’s Andrea McArdle

United States Marine Band

October 13 - November 6

Established by Congress in 1798, the United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Steeped in talent and tradition, “The President’s Own,” a name bestowed by Thomas Jefferson, performs at nearly 500 events a year. Former director John Philip Sousa launched the group’s concert tour tradition in 1891, and today’s performance includes favorite Sousa marches such as Semper Fidelis, classic band repertoire and stirring instrumental solos.

Times: Wed/Sun matinees 2pm; Thurs, Fri and Sat 7:30pm Tickets: $75 & $80 A musical comedy by master of the genre Neil Simon, music by Marvin Hamlisch, and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. The hit musical about an established composer and his relationship with an aspiring young female lyricist. Professionally, their relationship works beautifully-but ultimately leads to conflict on the home front.

Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending.

Visit www.thewick.org or call 561-9952333

Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall Tickets: FREE Note: Guests must present a valid driver’s license or ID card in person at the Box Office window. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once the capacity has been reached, any vacant seats will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis be-

Kravis Center

Fine Art Exhibits

Oct. 1 (Saturday)

AUTUMN RISING At Milagro Center

Kravis Center’s 25th Anniversary Community Salute Celebrating a Quarter-Century On Stage Kravis Center is pleased to welcome several local groups and students who are performing for free throughout the campus during our 2016-2017 Public Ticket Sale day. For more information, visit www.kravis.org/communitysalute.

Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. (Saturday)

ginning at 7:45 pm as tickets become null and void if reserved guests are not seated by that time.

The appearance by the United States Marine Band on October 13 is sponsored by the Kravis Center as a Public Service. The United States Marine Band does not necessarily endorse the views or opinions of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Oct. 26–30 + Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30 pm + Saturday at 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm + Sunday at 1:30 pm The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only Come guffaw at all things girlie – from teenage diaries and monthly drama to slumber parties and pantyhose – at a show that celebrates the silly side of being female. Former teacher Barbara Gehring and actor/writer Linda Klein serve up a mix of sketch comedy, audience participation and riotous songs and videos that are suitable for age 12 and older. Men are welcome, but best friends, bachelorette parties and women’s groups laugh the loudest.

Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse Tickets start at $35 Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. (Saturday) Where the Wild Things Are Book by Maurice Sendak Directed by Kim Selody Originally adapted by TAG Theatre of Glasgow (Family Fare) This internationally acclaimed production from Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre is an intimate guided play, adapted from the classic children’s book,

Thru October 21st 695 Auburn Ave, Delray Beach

ABSTRACT ART At Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce 140 N.E. 1st Street, Delray Beach, FL 33444

VISUAL ARTS OF DELRAY At The Gallery at Arts Garage

October 3rd to November 26th 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444

Our “Artist in the Park” open Oct 29th and 30th at Old School Square.

Visit www.delrayartleague.com for a complete show schedule Delray Art League is a 5013C organization.

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for ages 3 to 7 and adults. The audience helps transform the bedroom of Where the Wild Things Are main character, Max, into a creature-filled forest and then, with leadership from the performers, helps to bring the mischievous boy safely home.

Helen K. Persson Hall Tickets $12 • General Admission Sponsored by The Stiller Family Foundation

ton Resort & Club.

October 29 & 30

Ticket Price: Tickets are $95 per adult and $65 for children 13 and under.

Show Hours: Saturday - Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tickets and Information; (561) 9950709 www.bocaballet.org

Location: Delray Marketplace – on West Atlantic Avenue, Just East of the Turnpike, in West Delray Beach

Mizner Park Amphitheater

Admission is free and open to the public.

Lindsey Stirling in concert

Boca Ballet Boca Ballet Theatre’s 25th Annual “A Princely Affair” Luncheon and Performance

Each year “A Princely Affair” attracts more than 400 guests to the Great Hall at the Boca Raton Resort & Club for an afternoon of mimosas, dining, dance, fabulous raffle prizes and silent auction items.

The gala will feature performances by renowned guest artists, as well as dancers from Boca Ballet Theatre’s Countess de Hoernle’s Center for Dance.

Dates and Times: Sunday, Oct. 23 at noon Location: The Great Hall at the Boca Ra-

Friday, Oct. 28th, 2016 at 8:00pm, doors open at 7:00pm On the heels of the Aug. 19 release of her third studio album, entitled “Brave Enough,” the acclaimed violinist, New York Times Best Selling author and YouTube visionary will play in Downtown Boca’s Mizner Park Amphitheater.

Delray Marketplace 3rd Annual Art & Craft Festival

Diverse and eclectic exhibits appealing to all tastes and budgets will be featured during this annual fall art and craft festival. All artists and crafters will be present for the duration of the show and welcome the opportunity to discuss their work and meet potential investors and art enthusiasts. This popular destination in West Delray, just east of the Turnpike on West Atlantic Avenue, will once again host this two-day outdoor juried street fair showcasing a full spectrum of art and craft media.

Annual Garden Tour

The cost for the day is $10 for non-members and free for FNPS members and children under 13.

Tickets can be purchased with cash or check at any of the gardens on the day of the tour.

The six gardens on this year’s Native Plant Garden Tour include: Wilson Garden 2325 Greenbrier Drive, Delray Beach Casamento Garden

Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society hosts Annual Garden Tour

17839 Crooked Oak Avenue, Boca Raton

Sunday, October 2, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

20300 Hacienda Court, Boca Raton

Participants can visit six gardens Native Plants in Delray Beach and Boca Raton, all landscaped with Florida Native Plants.

(Rain or shine!) All attendees can enter the FNPS Photo Contest. The winning photo will be featured as the Photo of the Month at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre.

Furman Garden

Martin Garden

1100 SW 17th Street, Boca Raton Tramell Garden 271 NW 8th Street, Boca Raton Balosie Garden 520 NE 34th Street, Boca Raton Octoberfest at Deck 84

Celebrate the annual German Festival, Octoberfest with Deck 84 and Samuel Adams on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 6:309 p.m. for Sam Adams brews, Chef Jon’s beer-inspired bites, a stein hoisting competition, and giveaways. $20 per person in advance or $25 at the doors. Price includes passed hors d’oeuvres and (3) Sam Adams beers. Space is limited. For more information, 561-826-1791.

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REDISCOVER SOMETHING NEW As the center for arts and entertainment in downtown Delray Beach, Old School Square offers something for everyone during the 2016-17 Season.

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On South Florida fall family fun By: Heather McMechan Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers

I love pumpkin patches, pumpkin waffles, pumpkin cake and pumpkin coffee. Basically, pumpkin everything this time of year. It’s not easy to get into the spirit of fall in South Florida. With the weather feeling more like a sticky 89 degrees than a crisp 45 degrees, the one thing South Floridians can look forward to is pumpkin season.

One of my favorite pumpkin patches in Delray is the Cason Methodist Church pumpkin patch. Located on 342 North Swinton Ave., they have every size pumpkin you could possibly want along

with some unusual gourds that would make for a great center piece or a kid’s sensory science project. It maybe in a church parking lot, but it’s still a great place to take some fun family photos. From the scarecrow wooden face cut-out to the canopy princess pumpkin carriage, your little ones will enjoy posing in their favorite costume making pump-

kin patch memories they will never forget.

If you head to West Boynton Beach, you’ll eventually find Bedner’s Farm which is located on 10066 Lee Road. Every year they host their fall festival weekends where you can pick pumpkins from their traditional pumpkin patch. Hay rides, corn mazes and the petting zoo are just a few attractions that are available. Don’t worry! Your family won’t starve either. With food trucks galore along with their indoor farmer’s market, there is something for everyone.

Now that Trader Joe’s has been opened for a couple of years, South Floridians are starting to understand why others are so obsessed with some of their seasonal products. In Delray Beach and in Boca Raton, the Trader Joe’s will feature this season’s pumpkin gourmet products that everyone seems to fight over. Pumpkin Ravioli and pumpkin butter are just a few

of the 100 seasonal products you will find on their shelves coming soon.

Another fun way to experience fall is to roast your pumpkin seeds. After your kids complain about digging out the pumpkin insides, you can have them separate the seeds from the pulp. Wash them off thoroughly in a strainer and pat dry on a paper towel. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Toss the seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Stir them occasionally. Enjoy!

Pollock steps down, Hagensick steps up as president, CEO of Boca YMCA By: Dale King Contributing Writer

tial background in the YMCA trade. Beginning as a summer counselor at Camp Fitch in Springfield, Penn., he held positions as youth director in Youngstown, Ohio, CEO of the Community YMCA in Red Bank, N.J., chief operating officer and senior vice president of the Capital District YMCA in Albany, N.Y. and director of the UMCA Conference Center Peniel-by-Galilee in Tiverias, Israel.

As a child, Richard Pollock was a “camp kid” at the YMCA. He worked his way up the organization’s leadership ladder and, 10 years ago, stepped into the post of president and CEO of the YMCA of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton.

He officially retired from that post in July, but his friends and colleagues at the facility in West Boca honored him with a retirement party last month at the Delray Beach Club. Pollock was joined by one of his predecessors, Neal Allen, and also by the new president and CEO of the Boca-based club, Jason Hagensick.

About 100 people attended the goodbye event. They honored Pollock’s more than 40 years with the Y business by presenting him with a plaque engraved with the saying, “Leave the campsite better than you found it,” a bit of advice the retired Y executive often offered to his friends and charges.

At the event, Pollock was also joined by the current chairman of the board of trustees, Tim Devlin, and four trustee chairs.

Earlier this year, Devlin welcomed Hagensick to the YMCA family. “Jason brings a wealth of experience as a prior CEO of the Long Beach Y in California and has held numerous leadership roles with the YMCA for more than two decades.”

He received the business leader of the year award in 2014 from the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

A gaggle of YMCA CEO’s attended a goodbye party for Richard Pollock, center, the retiring head of the YMCA of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton. Also present were Neal Allen, left, Pollack’s predecessor and Jason Hagensick, the Y’s new CEO. (Submitted photo)

“I am proud to say Jason will be taking the helm of an exceptionally stable and well-managed organization, and we believe his prior experience will help us continue to grow the number of families and community members we serve in Palm Beach County,” added Devlin, who is also the chief volunteer officer.

“Looking ahead,” he said, “we plan to increase our strategic partnerships and collaborations throughout the county and with Jason’s knowledge and expertise in this area, we are confident we will be able to expand the reach of our YMCA.” Pollock developed an extensive experien-

Pollock called the local Y “a powerful association of men, women and children of all ages and from all walks of life dedicated to strengthening the foundations of the community.”

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Dash around the world: on a river boat By: Joel Dash Special to the Boca/Delray newspapers

on land or county castles from an on-board pool or ondeck restaurant.

The riverboat explosion is the fastest growing part of the travel industry.

My first experience of river boating was an overnight rafting trip down the Colorado River. From then on it has been a parade of rivers around the world. My next destination was a little more exotic, the Yangtze River in China, where I got a chance to cruise through the three gorges. Next on the agenda was the Nile River in Egypt, where I crushed from Aswan to Luxor with a fantastic Egyptologist, who was the best tour guide that I have had in the 109 countries that I have visited. The Rhine River connects by canal to the Danube River, which enables you to cruise from Lyon to Provence. Seine River trips take you to Normandy. Rhone River trips take you from Lyon to Provence.

The newest destination cruise is the Bordeaux region of France with the focus on wine as well as the area’s famous chateaux. You can also cruise on the canals on the more intimate barges. The Douro River from Portugal to Spain also features wine country. There is also a river boat on the Po River in Italy, and the Elbe River in Germany. You can cruise on the Volga River in Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

In Asia, you have a choice of the Mekong River from Vietnam to Cambodia or the Mandalay River in Myan-

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In the United States, there are trips on the Mississippi and Columbia rivers and the Intracoastal. I had the opportunity to smile on the inaugural cruise of the Pilgrim Belle from Ft. Myers through Lake Okeechobee to Stuart. The boat is now sailing in Alaska with Uncruise as the Legacy.

River boating is all inclusive, from all of your sightseeing to all your meals and beverages, wine and beer or with liquor, depending on the cruise line. They also include free WI-FI either in your cabin or ship-wide. Fleets are full of new amenities, more lavish accommodations, new theme sailings and even new routes. Now, you can bike

A decade ago, if you were taking a European cruise, the question was an easy one for most Americans: Baltic or Mediterranean? In the last few years, many have discovered that they don’t have to settle for circumventing Europe, they can also cruise right through it. As a result, the number of ships sailing from Europe’s rivers has grown.

There are fair major river boat companies worldwide: AMA Waterways, Avalon Cruises, Uniworld Cruises and Viking Cruises. In addition to those lines, Tauck Tours also has luxury river boats and Crystal Cruises just launched its first luxury river boat with four more to come.

Remember that river boats must pass through locks, so they all are comparable in size. Check out the size of the cabins, balconies, restaurants, on-board facilities, pools, exercise, bikes, etc. Theme cruises include Wine, Jewish Heritage, Christmas, Chocolate Connoisseurs, Art Appreciation, Tulip Time and others.

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From tower to table with fresh produce at 50 Ocean By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor

be plated in the tower. Mineral nutrient solution is placed in a pump that travels through the tower and hits all the roots.

If you notice that mojito looks greener or that your salad tastes fresher when din-

Because of the design of the tower, plants grow faster than they would in soil, and must be harvested on a regular basis.

ing at 50 Ocean that is because it is.

The oceanfront restaurant has debuted using aeroponic garden towers where herbs, spices and produce are clipped from the tower and sprinkled right onto your entree or cocktail.

“We are growing our own stuff,” Chef Joseph Bonavita Jr. said. “The quality and freshness is unbelievable. We are clipping things as we use it, mint sage, basil. It’s like you’re on a farm.”

Except that farm is located inside the restaurant. Three towers are filled with slots of cilantro buds, sprouting spinach leaves and cucumbers.

Waiters and sous chefs can be seen harvesting fresh herbs off the tower Bonavita said. Occasionally, he catches a guest snagging a taste, too.

The tiniest cut of cilantro packed a punch

of a flavor. A bite of mint was refreshing and the mixed greens screamed freshness that can’t be achieved from a prepared bag of greens from the grocery store.

“The customers see us using scissors during service,” he said. “It’s really a wow factor.”

General Manager Mark DeAtley saw the towers at a food show in Chicago and knew he wanted to incorporate them into the restaurant. 50 Ocean, Delray Sands and the Marriott all have the towers.

Tim Blank is the inventor of the Tower Garden system used at 50 Ocean. He created a method of growing plants that could be assembled in 30 minutes without installing the expensive electronic equipment that is used in commercial operations.

“It takes about three weeks to harvest,” Bonavita said of the produce on the towers. “It’s incredible we are able to use

fresh produce.”

He said he is incorporating the herbs and vegetables into his lemon, basil emulsion, octopus appetizer, ceviche and salads.

The bar is using the herbs and spices for seasonal cocktails.

He said he would like to add watermelons, pumpkins and even olives to make olive oil to the towers.

The towers can be used at home, too, he said. The company offers at-home units.

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Leveling the ground for patients with balance difficulties By: Dr. John Conde DC, DACNB Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Balance is a very loose term describing an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. It can also be de-

scribed as the ability to move or remain in a position without losing control or falling. Either way, disequilibrium or difficulty with balance and stability affects at least 6.2 million Americans at any one time.

Balance is the result of several body systems working in unison; the proprioceptive system provides feedback to the brain of where the body is in spaces and it does this from muscle and joint sensors, the visual system (eyes), and the vestibular system (inner ear) which is

made up of a maze-like structure in the inner ear with microscopic cells that resemble little hairs. Hence, dysfunction in any of these systems can lead to disequilibrium. For example, in the aging population eye-sight may fade, we lose lean muscle mass, arthritis can start infiltrating our joints, and the microscopic hair cells in the inner ear die off and do not regenerate. Susceptibility to falling increases dramatically. Another example is in a patient that may have suffered a stroke. If the damage was in areas key to maintaining balance such as the brainstem and cerebellum (small

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The “gold-standard” for assessment and treatment of dynamic posture and balance is a protocol termed computerized dynamic posturography. Posturography in general is a non-invasive specialized clinical assessment technique used to quantify how well a person is able to exhibit stability and control posture and balance. There are two major categories of posturography testing; static in which the patient is examined on a flat surface, and dynamic in which the patient is examined with an experimentally induced external perturbation surface like a foam cushion. Dynamic testing is much more representative of real-world environments and therefore is the testing protocol of choice. The patient will stand on a highly advanced foam pad with specialized sensors at the base which will quantifiable the smallest amount of movement. The CAPS system (Comprehensive Assessment of Postural Systems) is the most accurate and well researched device on the market as it meets and exceeds all ISGPR standards for precision and reliability.

The main reason why Computerized Dynamic Posturography using the CAPS system is so effective is that it gives us the specificity of imbalance so a precise treatment plan can be made targeting the deficient regions of the brain involved. It also gives us objective data so we can re-measure quickly to assess the efficacy of the treatment. For example, a patient may present with a certain sway pattern in a certain plane and at a certain degree which improves post-treatment. This is all quantifiable and contributes to the push for evidence-based medicine. In essence, we know the patient is improving from the data generated. Lastly, the CAPS system is equipped with rehabilitation modules that are the most in-depth and robust in the field. The modules are diverse and highly interactive and can help with a variety of balance difficulties.

Dr. John Conde is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist, one of only one thousand in the country. He holds diplomate status through the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. He provides specialized care for difficult cases of back neck pain, numbness-tingling, vertigo-dizziness balance disorders, fibromyalgia, migraines, AD/ HD, autism, and dyslexia. His office is located at the Atlantic Grove in Delray Beach, FL and can be reached at 561-330-6096, drconde@thecondecenter.com, and at www.thecondecenter.com

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What can I do to sleep better: Part two By: Raul J. Rodriguez MD, DABPN, DABAM Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers So what happens when you try to do all the right things regarding your sleep, such as following the guidelines for proper sleep hygiene, and you still cannot sleep?

At that point you may be suffering from one of many common sleep disorders and you may require treatment. Some of the more frequently seen problems include primary insomnia, sleep apnea, substance induced sleep disorders, and sleep difficulties as symptoms of a mental health disorder. Some basic knowledge of these conditions can help individuals identify certain suspicious symptoms, which can then facilitate seeking help for proper diagnosis and treatment.

Primary insomnia is a common disorder where individuals experience difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or have sleep that is not restful. This may happen over a broad range of ages and often for no obvious reason. Proper sleep hygiene is always the first thing to try, but medications may be necessary when this does not work. If there is an identifiable reason for the sleep problems, then it is not primary insomnia and the reason for the problem must be addressed.

Stress is one of the most common external reasons for insomnia. When the brain releases adrenaline in response to challenging events, areas such as the Reticular Activating System can remain overactive and keep a person up. Beyond just stress, actual anxiety and depressive disorders create problems sleeping as one of their main symptoms. In these cases

the anxiety or depressive disorder must be treated effectively to give the sleep a fair chance at improving. If you just treat the insomnia then the underlying cause would persist and improvement will be limited. The lack of rest in these situations usually results in fatigue, which many people try to fix with caffeine in some form. This then violates one of the

rules of good sleep hygiene and starts to feed into a vicious cycle of caffeine disrupting sleep, which worsens the fatigue, which then begs for more caffeine. Any stimulant, especially street drugs, would also feed into this problematic cycle.

A major medical condition that involves a different vicious of poor sleep and fatigue is sleep apnea. This is a relatively common condition where difficulty breathing when laying flat leads to sleep that is of very poor quality and not restful. Obstructive sleep apnea, the more common variant, is caused by a significant physical obstruction of the air passage by excess throat tissue that makes breathing very difficult and creates a partial arousal when the person has to gasp for air. The person may actually stop breathing for several seconds with a buildup of carbon dioxide

West Boca Medical Center to expand operating rooms, surgical services Staff report West Boca Medical Center is planning a $9.9 million project to modernize and expand its operating room capabilities.

for more surgeries to be performed and provide more flexibility for surgeons to schedule cases.

The upgrades are expected to begin early next year and take 18 months to complete. The project includes a new operating room and the renovation and expansion of three of the five existing operating rooms. The beds in the post-anesthesia care unit will more than double from six to 14, and the unit will be remodeled.

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in the blood stream triggering a gasp reflex. This typically happens many times during the night with a consequence of non-restful sleep. Many of those affected snore loudly and some are even seen visibly gasping for air as if they had been holding their breath on purpose. Those affected are usually very tired throughout the day and can have difficulty staying awake. If left untreated, obstructive sleep apnea can lead to a number of serious health problems including weight gain, hypertension, strokes, heart disease, diabetes, and sleep deprived driving accidents. Diagnosis of sleep apnea or other sleep disorders can be made with a sleep study that can be ordered by your physician. Effective treatments are available that can greatly improve quality of life, energy levels, and overall health.

Treatment of insomnia, when the cause is unrelated to sleep apnea, may require over the counter supplements or prescribed medication.

A physician evaluation is your best option when sleep hygiene and over the counter

products were not sufficient to get a good result. Quality sleep, that is restful and of sufficient duration, will make a major positive impact on how you feel, as well as on your health. A good night’s rest is as important as exercise, good nutrition and proper hydration in maintaining a healthy mind and body.

Dr. Rodriguez is the founder, CEO and Medical Director of the Delray Center For Healing, which offers a comprehensive mental health treatment programs that consists advanced medical treatment, DBT therapy and skills training, and holistic treatments.

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Are You Cheating? Five ways to cover up your dirty little secrets el. If you go full on you’ll experience significant soreness which leads to needing days off and you know where that puts you…back to the dark side! Decrease the amount of resistance and reduce cardio time. Muscle has memory so your strength and endurance will rapidly improve.

By: Christine King Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Do you tell your partner you’re “working late,” but you’re really at a bar drinking and eating greasy sliders & fries?

your once a week treat becomes a train wreck of trysts all over town.

Is an afternoon rendezvous for you sneaking out to the local ice cream store?

Is your idea of a quickie running through the fast food drive thru?

You’re not alone! Everyone cheats at some point. It becomes a real problem however, when you begin sneaking around and

Whether or not you’ve been busted there’s still a way out. Confess, Repent and Regroup, even if it’s with you! My staff and I tell people every day “It doesn’t matter that you got off track, what matters is that you get back on track.”

This holds true for both your dietary habits and exercise. Begin the same way you started…slowly Don’t think you can pick up where you left off prior to turning to the dark side. Here are some helpful remedies: 1. Begin planning weekly meals. You can very easily convert the greasy sliders into a healthier version with ground turkey, lean steak and even fish. Preparation is the only way to truly succeed in

breaking ties with your other lover. No one has a desire to return to lettuce and chicken. Be adventurous and experiment with new recipes.

2. Spice things up! Seasoning goes a long way in making food taste delicious.

Cooking baked fries or any dish for that matter with lots of herbs and spices helps to curb the urge to cheat.

3. Cut back on the amount of dairy but allow yourself a special treat of low fat/ low sugar frozen yogurt once a week.

You’ll find that you really don’t even miss it once you’re back on track.

4. Resume your activities at a lower lev-

5. Mix things up! Give some thought to what led you to cheat. Were you bored with the same routine? Was it not enjoyable? No satisfaction or sense of satiety?

Then it’s time for a new flavor! Experiment with a variety of fitness classes.

Seek guidance from a Professional Personal Trainer. Just don’t fall back into the humdrum that got you here in the first place.

Digging out of this is easier than you think. Think about how you looked and felt while you were living healthy. More energy, a clear mind and no guilt. You can do this.

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Botox for headaches By: Samuel Farhan Siddiqui, MD, MPH Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Headache is a common ailment. Most of us have taken an over the counter Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen once in a while to treat our headaches. We generally do not seek medical help for such minor headaches. However, up to four percent of Americans suffer from headaches that are daily or nearly daily. Most of these headaches are tension and migraine type headaches. They may also start after a concussion from a car accident and may persist. Yet another common cause of frequent headaches can be the very medicines that are taken to treat them. This would the example of a common phrase that,“too much of a good thing can be bad.”

In general, for a patient with no other organic cause of headaches, if headaches have grown markedly worse or more frequent, the problem is almost always medication overuse. Headaches that occur eight or more days a month along with frequent use of abortive medicines are likely to be rebound headaches. Overuse is defined as taking abortive medications for 10-15 days or more a month depending upon the medicine.

All too often patients fall into a trap of

treating their headaches everyday, thinking that they are having migraines when they are really rebounding from medication overuse. Part of this problem is due to the limited understanding of the medical community about the treatment of headaches. All too often physicians fail to educate the patient that “abortive” medications to “stop an ongoing headache” are different from the “preventative” medications aimed at reducing the frequency or severity of the headaches.

Fortunately, Botulinum toxin A (Botox®) was approved in 2010 by the FDA to treat chronic migraines occurring more than 15 days in a month. It seems to lessen the severity and frequency of the headaches but it is not a panacea. It is injected by a trained professional in 31 sites, with an extremely thin needle, in the muscles around the head and neck. Numbing cream can be applied for those who are sensitive. Most people describe the discomfort from the needle as 1-2 on a scale of 1 to 10. The exact mechanism of action is not clearly understood but may involve action of Botox on nerves and muscles. Most of the injections are done in the vicinity of trigeminal nerve (fifth cranial nerve) branches. Botox has been

in clinical usage since 1988 and in almost 30 years of clinical experience it has been a remarkably safe medicine. It is now covered pretty much by all insurance plans if the criteria of chronic migraines is met which includes the failure of two or three preventative medicines.

The correct approach to treating chronic migraines is to identify if there is any rebound going on and to stop the offending agent. This is often easier said than done and requires courage both on the part of the patient and the doctor.

Preventative medicines and close follow up is needed. This used to require

hospitalization but now can be done safely in the outpatient. The best approach is often a combination of medication management, massage therapy, nutritional supplements, Botox, biofeedback and psychotherapy. With the correct approach most patients can be completely or nearly headache free. In the present era of medicine most people should not have to live in a life of continued misery from their migraines.

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IMT challenges the patient to synchronize a range of motor movements and Dr. John Conde, whole-body exercises to a precise comBoard Certified Chiropractic Neurologist puter-generated beat. The use of game-like features engage the patient with auditory and visual guidance providing real-time feedback that encourages them to improve.

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Boca’s economic development report By: Jessica Del Vecchio, Boca’s Economic Development Manager Welcome to the City of Boca Raton’s Economic Development column. We’re excited to partner with the Boca Newspaper and share Boca’s business news and events with their readership. Here’s a look at what we’ve been up to lately:

Park Place updates

Let’s start with the recently released tenant list for Park Place, the newly constructed shopping center on Military

Trail, just north of Yamato Road, slated to open mid November.

The anchor store will be a 20,000-squarefoot Fresh Market and the surrounding tenants with signed leases are: Burton’s Grill, Chipotle, Eileen Fisher, Fresh Kitchen, Habit Burger, PheNOMeNOM Ice Cream, Rappy’s Deli, Raw Juce, Sprint, The Cheese Course and Venetian Nail Spa. We spoke with Ross Feurring from Schemer & Feurring Properties, Inc. regarding their new project and he said, “We are extremely excited about bringing a new destination for both shopping and dining to the great city of Boca Raton.”

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Not only is MobileHelp one of the fastest growing companies in the county; they recently celebrated their 10th anniversary.

In addition to our existing thriving corporate community, Boca Raton continues to attract new companies. The Real Deal - South Florida wrote an article regarding Class A leasing activity in Palm Beach County. Of the 600,000 square feet of commercial leases signed over the second quarter, 65% of them were in Boca Raton.

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Park at Broken Sound

The Park at Broken Sound will be home to the recently relocated corporate headquarters of Orangetheory Fitness. The company purchased its new 77,000 square-foot building for $13.9 million. In addition to the corporate relocation, the fitness company is opening a new studio in East Boca. Their first Boca studio, located in Glades Plaza, opened in March of 2012 and was the company’s 11th location. The new location, which is expected to open on Palmetto Park Road by yearend, will be their 472nd location. That’s impressive growth for any company, but we’re especially proud of them because they launched in South Florida just six short years ago.

We asked their President, David Carney to provide some insight regarding their growth and here’s what he had to say. “Our first studio opened in March, 2010. The growth has been strong, doubling our openings each year: 25 were open at year-end 2012; 60 at year-end 2013, 160 by year-end 2014; 330 by the end of 2015. We project to hit the 600+ mark by the end of this year. In addition, we have awarded franchises to over 20 countries. Our International growth will ultimately eclipse our domestic growth.”

Carney then went on to say, “We are excited to be a part of the Boca Raton business community. While we are still in the process of moving in to the new building, our employees are learning more about the area every day. This building will offer us the ability to continue the expansion of our employee base, which has grown over 300% in the past 2 years. The team loves the Broken Sound area, with, to name a few - the number and variety of restaurants, the immediate access to the Tri Rail station and the nearby recreational amenities. We are a very young, active group and will be taking advantage of all that Boca has to offer for our quarterly team building events. We look forward to an exciting future in Boca!”

Have corporate news to share or looking to relocate/expand your company to Boca Raton? Contact the City’s economic development office at economicdevelopment@ myboca.us or 561-393-7761.

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Drew Shprintz Co-Creator of Myschyf, the first hemp liquor in the U.S. than a gram of sugar in an ounce. It has a ton of flavor, is great on its own, or mixed into a drink. People have been very curious about the first Hemp Liquor and responding extremely favorably towards it.

2 Why did it take over 3 years to bring this to market?

Launched in South Florida, it has proven hugely popular in Delray and Boca available at Rocco’s Tacos, Tryst, Taverna Opa, Honey, Dada, Salt, Caffe Martier, 3rd and 3rd, Abe & Louies, Cabo Flats, Dubliner and Kapow.

1 What is Myschyf? Are people curious about the first Hemp Liqueur?

Myschyf is the first Hemp Liqueur in the United States. It is 70 proof and has less

Bringing any alcohol to market takes a lot of time, as there are a large number of licenses that you need to get as well as your product has to go through a number of approvals. With Myschyf, we are utilizing some ingredients that have never been used before so those ingredients had to get approved as well as the final formula.

We also ran into a lot of random holdups including the government shutdown from several years ago.

3 How fast has this grown in South Florida, especially from Boca to Del-

ray?

Our growth has been fantastic throughout South Florida, and the product is now getting recognized in more and more locations. In Boca and Delray specifically we have had some great growth, Myschyf is available pretty much everywhere on Atlantic Avenue and we just added several liquor stores in Delray with displays. In Boca, we just finished a staff training at Abe and Louie’s and are currently working on a menu for Prime Cigar Bar & Lounge.

We have dozens of recipes on Myschyf. com. Myschyf is super versatile and delicious on its own or when mixed with your favorite mixer. Some of the standout simple mixers are ginger ale, soda water (no lime needed), and pineapple juice. Two of my favorites would be the Myschyf Mule & the Myschyf Mojito.

Myschyf also makes for a fantastic shot on its own or mixed. Try equal parts Myschyf & Jameson with a splash of ginger ale, or for something a little sweeter try Myschyf, Peach Schnapps and a splash of sour. It’s delicious and mischievous!

4 What’s next for Myschyf?

Myschyf is going to continue to grow the number of accounts we have in South Florida, increase brand awareness and expand throughout the state.

5 Give us your best two recipes for Myschyf.

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Sure—we could have placed an ad in this space. But we’re not going to… instead, we’ll pass along this super nifty, “hmmm, what should we do this weekend”, boredom-killing, “are these guys serious?” public service announcement. We are serious. Here’s our share…

NOTE: Country flags represent the type of beer we drank, and does not necessarily indicate the primary cuisine served. Also, we used only our feet and the wheels of the Downtowner & Delray Trolley to engage in our endeavor. Under no circumstances do we advocate pursuing this task and attempting to drive. Don’t do it.

FINISH PINEAPPLE GROVE

A long time ago (in this galaxy, just to be clear), members of the Woo Crew noticed that the vast assortment of multicultural eateries in town offered us the opportunity to drink around the world— figuratively—by stopping in at each “country” for a cold one. We mapped our progress, and are happy to share our route with you.

However, let us impart a bit of wisdom gleaned from our experience— if you’re serious about hitting them all, be sure to pair some food with your beverages, or the night will be over quicker than you think.

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Boca West’s new general manager, familiar face Staff report

experience in the hospitality arena, running food and beverage operations for five star hotels and iconic restaurants prior to joining our team and has broadened that experience tremendously in the last 11 years.”

Boca West has a new general manager for the first time in more than 30 years.

The club announced Matthew Linderman has been promoted from his role as assistant general manager to general manager as of Oct. 1.

He will replace Jay DiPietro, who will remain as President and COO for the next year and then as a consultant through 2022. DiPietro has served as General Manager at Boca West since 1985.

Linderman joined Boca West Country Club in 2005 after serving as the Director of Food and Beverage for the Four Seasons Hotels/Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach. He joined Boca West as the Assistant Food and Beverage Director and worked up the ranks as Food and Beverage Director, Club Manager and then Assistant General Manager starting on Jan 1, 2015.

“Matthew shares my philosophy of private country club management, deliver-

ing high quality service and a superior product to our members,” DiPietro said in a news release. “I have been grooming Matthew since he joined us more than 11 years ago and my recommendation of him as my predecessor was unanimously approved by the Boca West Country Club Board of Governors. He has vast

Earlier in his career, Linderman served as the Director of Food and Beverage for the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC and the Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach. In addition, he assisted with the opening task force for several Four Seasons properties throughout the country.

Other previous employers include National Hotel in Miami Beach, Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort, Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel Miami, the Rainbow Room in New York, and Middle Bay Country Club on Long Island.

A native of Long Island, New York, Linderman resides in Boynton Beach with his wife and two daughters. He is a graduate of Florida International University with a degree in hospitality and a concentration in wine and spirits/formal dining.

He has been or currently is a member of the Club Managers Association of America, internationally and locally, the FIU Alumni Association, the American Sommelier Association, the Chaine des Rotisseurs, Miami Beach and Palm Beach, and the American Institute of Wine and Food, Florida and Washington, D.C. “Mr. DiPietro is a legend in the country club industry and in our community and I’m honored and humbled to work along side him as we further elevate Boca West Country Club,” Linderman said.“We share the vision and values embedded into the service and management of the Club. I am thankful to him, the Boca West Board of Governors and members for their confidence in me.”

Linderman will begin his new position just prior to the opening of Boca West’s $50 million new Golf and Activities Center, slated for a December completion.

The new center will include a restaurant gallery, porte-cochere, golf shop, activities ballroom, and locker rooms.

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Gym Guyz brings the gym, workout to you By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor

fitness history, lifestyle, stress levels and other factors and propose a plan regimented for you.

From there, the concierge service will come to you at a place and time of your choice.

Is physically going to the gym holding you back from burning a few extra calories? Then let Gym Guyz come to you.

Pirozak bought the franchise less than a year ago. He said he had been living in Boston, but bought a second home in Boca and he had been spending more and more time in Florida. That was when he said he knew he was ready for a change.

The New York-franchise that brings the gym to your home, office or wherever you want to have a work out, has made its way to South Florida.

So if you are too tired to schlep to the gym or aren’t sure what workout is right for you, call Rick Pirozak who owns the franchise for Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Gulfstream, Ocean Ridge and Parkland.

The idea started was started by Josh York, who became a personal trainer to help put himself through college. Later, he quit his marketing job and started Gym Guyz in 2008.

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He left the world of being a software engineer and entered the fitness realm. He said he was always into working out and had become a certified personal trainer.

Rick Pirozak will bring the workout to your home or office. Submitted photo.

Their vans are equipped with everything you need to complete a workout, no gym necessary.

Pirozak said the first visit from the van involves an hour-long free assessment.

He will go over all your medical history,

“It was a passion and a hobby,” he said.

“Now, it’s a business.”

For more information, visit gymguyz. com or call 561-708-5100.

Robb & Stucky returns to Boca Raton sional interior design services. The retailer carries a variety of top names in the home furnishings industry, including Bernhardt, Century, Christopher Guy, Gloster, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Lloyd Flanders, Stanley, Vanguard and W. Schillig. The founding company was established in 1915 by Virgil Robb and W.R. Lee. Harry Stucky joined the business in 1917 and the name formally became Robb & Stucky in 1925.

Boca groundbreaking, from left to right: Mark Stuart, Creative Director, Robb & Stucky; Eric Chien, Vice president & CFO, Robb & Stucky; Steve Fisher, Owner, Fisher Contracting Corp; Robert Weinroth, Council Member, City of Boca Raton; Mayor Susan Haynie, City of Boca Raton; Steve Lush, President, Robb & Stucky; Scott Singer, Council Member/ C.R.A. Chairman, City of Boca Raton; Troy McLellan, President & CEO, Boca Chamber of Commerce; Greg Young, Project Manager, Fisher Contracting Corp; Matthew Kragh, Architect, MHK Architecture and Planning; Charles Brecker, Attorney at Law, Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Submitted photo.

Stuff report Home furnishing company Robb & Stucky is returning to the city of Boca Raton.

Last month, the company broke ground on its new Boca location, 353 North Federal Highway. It is slated to be completed

by April 2017.

The 30,000-square-foot showroom will be two stories. The project was developed and designed by Matthew Kragh, AIA of MHK Architecture and Planning.

The building’s design is derived from coastal and timeless styles that reflect the contextual culture of the community. It timeless appearance not only reflects the community’s past, but sets the standard for Boca’s future, according to a news release.

“We’re so thrilled to have the new Robb & Stucky back,” Mayor Susan Haynie

Boca groundbreaking, from left to right Robert Weinroth, Council Member, City of Boca Raton; Mayor Susan Haynie, City of Boca Raton; Steve Lush, President, Robb & Stucky; Scott Singer, Council Member/ C.R.A. Chairman, City of Boca Raton; Matthew Kragh, Architect, MHK Architecture and Planning. Submitted photo.

said. It’s an exciting time in our community right now. We’re adding several thousand units in the downtown and in the Northwest, so lots of interior furnishings required for our new residences. We value beauty, we value design, we value a wonderful quality of life and I know that those are the things Robb & Stucky espouses in their new role here.”

President of Robb & Stucky Steve Lush said, “In our industry there are very few great brand names and Robb & Stucky is truly one of those great brands. For over 100 years Robb & Stucky has stood for quality, impeccable styling, customer service and a deep commitment to serving our local community. Our customers over the last five years tell us they love the new Robb & Stucky. They love the experience.

We’re very excited to be back in Boca and to reunite the great Robb & Stucky brand with the great city of Boca Raton.”

Robb and Stucky previously had a location in Mizner Park.

Robb & Stucky is a luxury home furnishings retailer that also offers profes-

In 2011, a new Robb & Stucky was formed when the family of Samuel Kuo, founder and CEO of Samson Holding Ltd. purchased the brand and intellectual properties. With new executive leadership, the revitalized brand opened its first showroom in 2012 in Fort Myers. Today, Robb & Stucky has store locations in Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Coral Gables and coming soon to Boca Raton. For more information, call (239) 415-2800 or visit www.

RobbStucky.com.

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Chamber Chat

Boca Raton Chamber

Delray Beach Chamber

South Healthcare Advocacy Network

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The Boca Chamber’s Medical Initiative

The Delray Beach Chamber is hosting its annual Chamber Celebration on Oct. 14.

Leadership Delray

South Healthcare Advocacy Network

The event takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Delray Beach Marriott, 10 N. Ocean Blvd.

The luminary costs $135 per ticket. To become a supporting sponsor, it costs $500, which includes two tickets to the event and two tickets to any Field House or Pavilion event taking place during the 2016-2017 Old School Square season.

A group ticket purchase includes eight tickets, including of logo and company imagery on screens during the event for $1,250 and for the same amount of tickets, but early entry and immediate bar access a reserved private lounge area for eight costs $2,500.

For more information on the event, con-

Leadership Delray kicks off on Oct. 13. The program teaches what it takes to be a leader and goes through all aspects of the Delray community. The agenda for the day includes leadership discussion and team building and a reception with local leaders and past program participants.

Grand openings Miller Physical Therapy: Oct. 7 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. at 247 SE 6th Avenue, Unit #2 Delray Beach Children’s Garden: Oct. 19 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m at 137 SW 2nd Ave. Color Me Mine: Oct 26 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Delray MarketPlace 9173 W. Atlantic Ave. Suite 118

(S.H.A.N)

(S.H.A.N) will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at St. Andrews Estates South, 6045 S Verde Trail.

All attendees must represent the Healthcare Community and/or work directly with members in the Healthcare Com-

The West Boca Chamber is hosting its Monthly Chamber Break-

be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on Oct. 21 at the AmTrust Bank at Mission

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coming Chair of the Board of Directors Ethel Isaacs Williams, Director of Corporate Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion of NextEra Energy.

Tickets cost $250 per person. For more information, contact Chasity Navarro at

munity. Each meeting will have an educa-

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If you are interested in hosting a meeting and/or presenting, please contact Sarah

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The Boca Chamber will host its Annual Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Boca Raton Resort.

Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The chamber will thank Chairman Jerry Fedele, President & CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospi-

West Boca Chamber

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p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel, 1950 Glades

The event is free to attend for Chamber members and costs $50 per person for non-members.

If you want to be an exhibitor, contact Chasity Navarro at cnavarro@bocachamber.com.

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Biz briefs Lucille’s headed to Delray Marketplace

wish them continued success.”

Americana, providing an appealing casual environment for guests to enjoy the family friendly menu offerings. With plenty of indoor seating, the location will also include a large, covered patio equipped with an abundance of misting-fans to keep the experience enjoyable. Lucille’s will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, including most holidays. There will be featured daily special such as, Kids Eat Free, Early Bird Special All Day on Sundays and a Lunch Menu that starts at only $7.99.

Steven Melzer, CEO of Epoca International, said, “In the five years we have been located in Florida, we have found the business climate here very conducive to our continued growth. It is wonderful to be able to work with a city and state that makes business’s feel very welcome. We plan to continue our strong expansion with the help of many new team members from the local community.”

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Since its founding in 1975, Cross Country Healthcare has grown to more than 1,600 corporate employees today, which includes all brands as well as 70 branch office locations.

SBA Workshops Offered by the Florida Women’s Business Center Delray Beach – October 18, 2016 Overview – Small Business Administration (SBA) Program (Including loan programs, grants, etc.)

Time: 9:30 – 11:30AM

Boca-based Epoca International receives incentive from city

Location: Delray Beach Ted Center, 401 West Atlantic Avenue, Suite 09, Delray Beach

Lucille’s Bad to the Bone BBQ is opening its third location early October in the Delray Marketplace.

Boca Raton’s Epoca International, Inc., has committed to retaining an existing 23 jobs and creating 17 new jobs in Boca Raton.

Registration Required: FREE – Seating is Limited

Lucille’s Bad to the Bone BBQ opened the doors of its first location in The Regency Court Shopping Plaza in Boca Raton in 1996, followed by a second location in Boynton Beach in 2001.

The City Council approved an economic incentive package for the company, which designs and distributes coffee ware, tea ware, beverage servers and cookware.

These consumer products are sold in over 20,000 locations across the globe.

The concept features both signature Baby Back Ribs and St. Louis Ribs, as well as, slow cooked pulled pork, chopped beef brisket, rotisserie chicken, with a variety of sandwiches, salads, burgers and more.

The décor will invoke images of Classic

Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie said, “With everyday consumer goods available in 20,000 locations throughout 18 countries, it’s no wonder Epoca International is expanding. We’re pleased that they will remain headquartered in Boca Raton and

Register at: www.FLWBC.org – Events Tab Cross Country Healthcare has expanded and its new corporate headquarters is located in Boca at 5201 Congress Ave. With 36,919 square feet, the new office will house 160 corporate employees and is an expansion of the current location at 6551 Park of Commerce Blvd. When built out and completely renovated, the Park of Commerce location will have 70,000 square feet and house approximately 450 employees.

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There’s no blocking blockchain By: Jeremy Office Ph.D., CFP, CIMA, MBA Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers

The intersection of technology and finance often lead to developing frontiers that could revolutionize the ways we bank and transact with one another. This growing economic industry is known as Financial technology, or Fintech. One of

the most disruptive technologies coming out of the current Fintech revolution is Blockchain. Blockchain is a complex and decentralized shared database that enables a digital distributed ledger to conduct transactions between a network of computers or parties, thus eliminating the need for a centralized middleman or clearinghouse. What makes blockchain particularly unique is that verification is handled solely through cryptographic algorithms and consensus among multiple computers, presumably rendering the system immune to tampering, fraud or political control. For every transaction you make, there is a very small risk of a third party recording your sensitive information. Because the blockchain is public and resides on a network, anyone can view the history of prior transactions at any time – so there is no central database to hack. And if perhaps a hacker wanted to fraudulently steal money from a blockchain, they would have to rewrite the fund’s entire history on the blockchain in minutes, a nearly impossible task.

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You can think of a block as a ledger’s record book containing the details of a particular transaction such as the parties involved, the price, and terms. When a block is created, participants in the network who all possess copies of the existing blockchain run algorithms to verify the transaction. The new transaction will be added to the chain of prior transactions only if a majority of the computers in the network agree that the identifying information matches the blockchain’s history, ultimately validating the transaction. Each transaction requested, verified and executed is stored in a block and linked to the preceding block every ten minutes. Aside from the robust security of blockchain, employing the shared database across several organizations can substantially reduce the need for costly, time-consuming manual reconciliation of information. Because the technology allows the sharing and replication of information in a secure and encrypted network between a multitude of different nodes, this offers the potential for organizations to develop mutual capabilities that eliminate the need for duplication of the same effort.

The disruptive potential of blockchain reaches many industries. Homeowners buying or refinancing properties are subject to transaction costs including title insurance premiums. The title search process can be laborious as abstractors and curators must process and clear paper based property records (30% of which are defective at the time of transaction) before a policy can be issued to the lender, facilitating costly insurance premiums. Recording property records in blockchain would allow title insurers to exploit significant cost savings in title searches by streamlining the manual process of title searches instead of relying on a network of parties to underwrite every policy. Property records validated by a blockchain would minimize paper-based

Source: Goldman Sachs Investment Research

errors and title fraud risk; additionally, a shared database of real estate transactions could improve transparency and efficiency among property title searches – leading to $2 - $4 billion in annual cost savings.

The US equities market, the largest and most active equity market in the world, involves a lengthy post-trade settlement and clearing process that remains complex and expensive. Blockchain holds the potential to streamline the post-trade part of the trade cycle; namely by eliminating the duplicative confirmation steps, shortening the settlement cycle and reducing trading risk which in turn would lower the market’s cost and capital needs.

Since trade records in blockchain require verification across all nodes in the network, blockchain could terminate some of the most frequent post-trade issues and errors, such as incorrect settlement instructions/details and drastically reduce the need for manual reconciliation.

The ways in which we store information, transact with each other, and bank, could be transformed through the distributed database of blockchain – facilitating more efficient, transparent and secure ways to network our highly globalized and interconnected society. We could be on the verge on of our next revolutionary form of technology.

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Former fashion model uses expertise to cool down menopause with Hot Women Clothing By: David DiPino Contributing Writer Delray Beach resident and small business entrepreneur P.D. Roché has a way to cool down the hot women across South Florida and beyond, locally produced clothing line without synthetics and made with 100 percent breathable cotton.

Hot Women Clothing is P.D. Roché’s business of tunics, cover-ups, spaghetti strap slip dresses, Kimono robes, V-necks, Caribbean and island themed nighties and women’s t-shirts and racers made with natural cotton and some with sewn lace designs.

Roché is a former fashion model and most recently a cosmetic make-up executive. Her Hot Women clothing line is at six stores, including a store in Delray Beach and one in the heart of Burlington, North Carolina. According to Roché, Hot Women Clothing employs three people in Delray Beach and three in Miami.

“My husband and I moved from San Francisco to Delray Beach to enjoy the more laid back lifestyle and heavenly tropical breezes. Then, bam! Menopause kicked in, smack dab in the middle of one of the steamiest August’s ever recorded. The hot flashes felt like my body was melting and regular clothing felt like I was being preserved in Saran Wrap. I resorted to living in an oversized T-Shirt while looking high and low for stylish and affordable cotton styles but found it difficult,” Roché said.

She added, age range for Hot Women Clothing is 50-80, or any women that wants soft, comfortable, easy clothing styles.

“Most everything on the market is synthetic, made poorly and does not allow the skin to breathe,” Roché said. “I used my fashion background to have a few styles made up, and when friends expressing the same needs asked me to make styles for them as well I realized there was a gap in the fashion industry.”

Hot Women Clothing is debuting their new Fall line at www.hotwomenclothing.com complete with new styles of a “Jewel” Black and White Basketweave Braided Jewel Neckline Halter Gown/CoverUp in medium-weight 100 percent knit cotton and a “Josie” Black and White Basketweave Braided V-Neck, three-quuarter Sleeve Gown/Cover-up in medium-weight 100 percent knit cotton.

An item of clothing from the Hot Women Clothing line. Photo by: David DiPino.

Roché said a coupon offer starts on the website in November for holiday gift buying. The websites front page is the e-commerce and shopping page and Roche said buying Hot Women Clothing on the web is as easy as just clicking on the garment. Hot Women Clothing, ships immediately from purchase on the website.

fashion line that would be made only in the U.S., and of only 100% cotton. Hot Women Clothing was born and now in 6 stores and Spa’s. “Look Hot- Feel Cool” Don’t suffer in Synthetic,” Roché said.

“My Creative Director hubby did some research and found there are 53 million women experiencing menopause here in the U.S. alone; so we decided to start a small

For more information contact P.D. Roche’ by emailing stylewithpd@gmail.com or calling 561-270-2756.

Hot Women Clothing is also available at South Ocean Beach Shop, 28 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach.

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What to do after an automobile accident By: Shane Farnsworth Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Nobody wants to be in an accident. Unfortunately, with all the traffic, construction, and distracted drivers in South Florida automobile accidents are regular occurrences. With that being the case, it is important to know and understand what actions you should take if you are involved in an automobile accident.

The first thing you should do, if you are able, is to check and see if anyone is injured. If so, call 911. Notify the dispatcher an accident has occurred and there are injured parties. The dispatcher can dispatch paramedics and also alert the police. If nobody is injured, you still need to call 911 and ask for the police to be sent. Once 911 has been notified remain at the accident scene. If the vehicles are drivable and blocking traffic, they should be moved to a safe location as nearby as possible. Do not leave until the police arrive and complete their investigation.

Once the vehicles are in a safe location, immediately speak with any witnesses. It is imperative that you get their contact information before they leave. Witnesses can be crucial to the determination of who is at fault later on.

Prior to the police arriving you should begin to gather your information. You will need to provide your driver’s license, vehicle registration and auto insurance card. Once you have those documents take pictures of the damage to your vehicle and any other vehicles involved.

You should also photograph the accident scene if it is safe to do so. This will help you in your insurance claim and if you need to pursue legal action related to the

accident.

You should not discuss the accident with anyone at the scene.

Do not admit fault. The facts of the accident should only be discussed with the police. You do not want to make unwise statements in a time of stress that can later be used against you.

Once the police complete their investigation you should receive a copy of the drivers’ exchange of information. This will contain the names and addresses of the parties. It will also contain everyone’s insurance information.

Next you should contact your insurance company and open a claim. You will then probably be contacted by an adjuster.

Your adjuster will assist you in explaining the claims process and doing other things

like getting your vehicle repaired or obtaining a rental car.

If you are injured in the accident seek medical attention. You should see a doctor as soon as possible. This will help to document your injuries. A thorough and complete medical history will be necessary to prove your injuries and their relation to the accident.

If you are injured, you should also consult an attorney experienced in personal injury cases. The sooner you seek legal counsel the better. Your attorney will act as your representative and deal directly with the insurance companies on your behalf. An experienced attorney will be able to assist you in the preparation of your case and in maximizing its value.

Shane Farnsworth is an attorney at Shane M. Farnsworth, P.A. in Delray Beach. He represents clients in the areas of personal injury, insurance disputes and civil litigation. His office can be reached at 561-2728337 or online at shanemfarnsworth.com

Paying for College 101: Five ways to reduce cost By: John M. Campanola, New York Life Insurance Company agent Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers According to a recent Gallup survey, 73 percent of parents with children under

the age of 18 worry about paying for college more than any other financial issue.

And with good reason: Over the last 30 years, inflation-adjusted wages have essentially remained flat, while the cost of attending a public, four-year university has more than tripled.

So how can the average, middle-class family afford to send their children to college? It isn’t easy; however, there are a number of ways to reduce the high cost of college and minimize the financial impact it has on your lifestyle and future: 1.Stay in-state—According to the CollegeBoard’s Trends in College Pricing 2014, the average annual cost of tuition, fees, room, and board for a four-year, instate, public university is $18,943. For an out-of-state student, that figure jumps to $32,762. You can cut your costs almost in half by selecting an in-state option.

2. Max out financial aid—Be sure to investigate all your options, starting with free sources of funding such as scholarships, endowments, and grants. Once those are exhausted, your next step may be to consider low-cost student loans.

3. Attend a junior college—If money is an issue, have your child attend a local junior college for a year or two, then transfer to a four-year university to finish up his or her degree. Most state universities accept junior college credit hours, and acceptance is sometimes easier than it is for students applying in high school.

4. Share the load—While you may be-

lieve it is your responsibility to pick up the entire tab, there is no shame in asking grandparents and other relatives to help with the cost. Also, many financial experts recommend making sure your children have some skin in the game and contribute a portion as well.

5. Think outside the box—If you work with a financial professional, you may discover lots of creative ways to help pay for college. For example: Did you know that you can borrow against the cash value of a whole life insurance policy—and that this money does not count against you when filing for financial aid? Given the fact that high-school graduates earn about 62 percent of what college graduates earn, there is little doubt that a college degree can make a big difference in your child’s future. And, with the right preparation and guidance, you shouldn’t have to jeopardize your future to do it.

This educational third-party article is provided as a courtesy by John M. Campanola, Agent, New York Life Insurance Company. To learn more about the information or topics discussed, please contact John M. Campanola at 561-212-2903.

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Delray Beach Direct Oceanfront $5,500,000

Built in 1999, this 5 BR, 4 BA (two half baths) oceanfront residence boasts 6,980 sq. ft. of living area with panoramic views from the living and dining rooms, kitchen and master bedroom suite.

A masterpiece of classic design with dramatic ceiling heights, a sweeping spiral mahogany staircase, huge game room, theatre, gourmet kitchen, Vantage lighting system and 3 balconies on the second floor. This magnificent home is exquisitely designed and elegantly appointed throughout with every possible luxury to insure the ideal Florida lifestyle. The main living areas flow seamlessly into the covered loggia, pool/spa and the ocean, leaving no barrier between indoor and outdoor living.

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Portofino ~ $1,850,000

This classic Mediterranean design offers a wonderful ocean view and great outdoor space with a large covered veranda in a much sought after Ocean Ridge gated community. Spacious 3 BR, 2 ½ BA condominium on the 2nd floor with 2,912 sq. ft. under air, an elevator that opens into the residence, plus a 2 car garage with oversized storage facility. Private walkway bridge to the beach!

Sue Tauriello, 561-441-4200

Village Grande ~ $1,249,000

Luxurious 3 BR, 3 BA (two half baths) four story townhome with a 2 car garage, private elevator and roof top terrace. This triple mint residence with 2,982 sq. ft. under air offers high ceilings, marble floors, upgraded lighting, plus high impact glass windows and French doors. Gourmet kitchen with top of the line stainless steel appliances. Covered balcony off the living room and private ground floor courtyard. ½ block to Atlantic Avenue.

Sue Tauriello, 561-441-4200

Tropic Isle Waterfront ~ $1,195,000

Consider this a must see! Ideal southern exposure with 90' frontage. 3 BR, plus office, 2 BA waterfront pool home with outdoor entertainment area, heated saltwater pool with two waterfalls, dock and 10,000 lb. boat lift. Split bedrooms with marble floors throughout, updated kitchen with breakfast bar.

Generator included.

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Lake Ida Waterfront ~ $949,000

Light & airy 4 BR, 3 ½ BA pool home offering 100' on the water with dock. An open floor plan boasting 2,649 sq. ft. under air with soaring 12' ceilings and abundant natural light.

Split bedrooms, fireplace and kitchen with breakfast bar.

Desirable southern exposure and just seconds to Lake Ida. Improvements will bring you instant equity.

Sue Tauriello, 561-441-4200

Highland Beach Club ~ $549,000

Completely renovated 2 BR, 2 BA on the 9th floor offering outstanding Ocean and Intracoastal views. Interior features include Saturnia marble floors, 2 master suites, upgraded bathrooms, washer & dryer, plus an open kitchen with granite.

This gated community features a pool and spa on the Intracoastal, clubhouse, library and exercise room.

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Tropic Cay ~ Delray Beach

3 BR, 2 ½ BA, 2 car garage two story townhomes in Tropic Isle.

1,800 sq. ft. under air. 10' ceilings on the first floor, 9' ceilings on the second floor. Top of the line finishes, hardwood floors, solid core doors, granite countertops, plus brick paver walkways and driveways. Only 2 Phase 2 units are currently available.

Starting at $419,000.

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What’s up in the real estate market Ocean Properties Expands Portfolio Delray Beach based Ocean Properties Limited is expanding with a $24 million renovation of a former Hilton on Longboat Key. Zota Beach Resort, the newest new luxury beach resort on Longboat Key, will open for business Dec. 1.

Operating under the new name at the site of the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, Zota Beach Resort is now taking reservations.

Zota room rates will range from a minimum of $269 a night to a max of $539, according to the company website at zotabeachresort.com.

In June 2014, the Hilton flag was removed from the property before construction began on the new resort, which will feature a new 84-room hotel tower in addition to a renovated 103-room hotel on-site.

The project also includes a new lobby, pool and pool area, restaurant and wine bar and 2,758 feet of meeting space.

Ocean Properties owns and operates the Delray Sands Resort in Highland Beach, Delray Beach Marriott and Delray Beach Residence Inn among about 100 hotels in Florida and across North America. The portfolio totals over 17,000 rooms.

Town Homes May Be Coming to Park at Broken Sound The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of a 90-unit rental townhome development in a business park.

The planning and zoning board recommended that the city council approve the proposed APOC Townhouses development in the Park at Broken Sound, formerly known as the Arvida Park of Commerce, where three apartment developments are now under construction.

The townhome developer, Delray Beachbased NCC Development, plans to build a

dozen three-story residential buildings and a three-story clubhouse. The 90 planned townhomes include 69 with two bedrooms and 21 with three bedrooms. Monthly rents for the townhomes would range from $1,700 to $2,800.

“It’s a product that’s not in the park right now,” the townhome project architect, Juan Caycedo of RLC Architects in Boca Raton, told the planning and zoning board. “Your choice today is apartments, apartments and more apartments.”

Six of the 12 planned residential buildings would have covered parking structures, and the rest would have driveways and single-car garages. The 12 residential buildings would feature six different building designs.

The townhome project’s “dynamic design was inspired by the predominately contemporary architecture within the [former] Arvida Park of Commerce as well as the ‘millennial’ work force the project is intended to serve,” according to a city staff report prepared for the planning and zoning board.

The townhome project’s location in the Park at Broken Sound is a 4.96-acre site at 950 Broken Sound Parkway Northwest.

The existing zoning for the property is light industrial research park and the designated land use is “planned mobility,” a land-use classification the city created in 2012 to allow residential and retail development in the 700-acre Park at Broken Sound.

If approved by the city council, the townhome project will be the fourth residential development located within the Park at Broken Sound. The first apartments will open there before the end of 2016.

A trio of current developments — Allure, Altis and 850 Boca — ultimately will put a total of 1,050 rental apartments in the Park at Broken Sound. Developers Jamie Danburg, Sergio Rok and Jimmy Tate are building the 282-unit Allure project, Boca Raton-based Altman Companies is devel-

oping the 398-unit Altis project, and CC Residential, a partnership of Armando Codina and Jim Carr, is behind the 370-unit 850 Boca development.

The planning and zoning board recommended approval of the townhome development with several modifications, including changes related to sidewalks, planted buffer zones for sidewalks and pedestrian walkways near parking structures.

On May 10, the Boca Raton Community Appearance Board recommended approval of the townhome project contingent on the developer’s response to recommended modifications. These include enhanced hedge landscaping along Northwest Broken Sound Boulevard, larger trees on internal roads that match the scale of the 12 proposed residential buildings, and a tree layout that won’t conflict with utilities.

Crocker sells waterfront home in Delray Pearlmark Real Estate Partners executive Douglas Crocker II sold his waterfront Delray Beach estate for $6 million, slightly less than the property’s list price.

Crocker, chairman and chief investment officer of Chicago-based Pearlmark and Transwestern Multifamily Partners, and his wife Cynthia Crocker sold the five-bedroom, 9,536-square-foot mansion to Pamela J. Kennedy, records show.

Crocker, who is now semi-retired after a 40-year career of buying and selling properties in Boston, New York, and Chicago, paid close to $4.9 million for the home at 963 Evergreen Drive, and the Crockers put it on the market in March for $6.35 million.

The Delray Beach estate features 272 feet of water frontage, an elevator, pool, smart home features, a mahogany double-door entry, a master suite and guest quarters.

Property records show the three-story mansion was completed in 2003.

Jilly Cammisa of Premier Estate Properties was the listing agent, according to Redfin.

Thomas family selling Boca property According to the Real Deal South Florida, the Thomas family, well known in local agricultural circles, is marketing its land in West Boca which recently received approvals from Palm Beach County commissioners.

The family is now looking to sell its 37.4 acres in Boca Raton for upwards of $50 million.

The listing was announced recently by Delray Beach based broker Jim Knight of the Knight Group, who’s marketing the acreage at 9905 Clint Moore Road as a redevelopment opportunity.

Owned by the Thomas family, the land was formerly used as a packing plant for the Thomas Produce agricultural empire.

The family began seeking looser development restrictions on its property in 2015 and landed commission approvals recently, Knight said.

The company recently combined its operations with J&J Family of Farms, a Loxahatchee-based agricultural company.

According to marketing materials, the development — dubbed Verde Commons — has approvals for 88,240 square feet of retail, 35,000 square feet of restaurant space, 25,000 square feet of medical offices, 2,900-square-foot “financial institution” and an 1,890-square-foot eatery with a drive-through. A separate assisted living facility with 150 beds was also approved for the site.

Of that retail space, 40,000 square feet is set aside for a grocery store anchor, with another 12,900 square feet earmarked for a pharmacy with a drive-through.

The $50 million-plus asking price is based off comparable sales in Boca, Knight said. Shopping center giant Edens paid $40.5 million for a retail center on Glades Road, which breaks down to a little over $2 million per acre.

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$115,000 - Bright, beautiful & spacious corner unit in the gated St. Andrews community.

Features separate dining area, washer/dryer & private balcony. Just steps from central lake.

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327 Royal Palm update bathrooms and units averaging 3,200 square feet. Select

Staff report $19.7 million from Banesco USA. “We’re grateful for our relationship with Banesco USA

Boca-based real estate developer Group P6 closed on a construction loan for its ultra-luxury condo project in downtown Boca, 327 Royal Palm. The bank loan was for

custom residences approach 7,000 square feet. Each residence will have spacious balconies.

Kitchens will offer Italian cabinetry and high-end

and the support they’ve provided with this critical fund-

Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances. Master suites will include

ing,” said Ignacio Diaz, co-operating manager with Group

spa-style bathrooms with floating European vanities,

P6. “This represents an important project milestone and

soaking tubs and designer faucets and fixtures.

is a very exciting time for our team and our buyers.”

Sales for 327 Royal Palm are handled exclusively by Pre-

The project is scheduled to be completed by Dec. 2017.

The project is being built by Dick Building Company.

Floor plans will vary, with up to three bedrooms and 3.5

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Harbour’s Edge unveils new Lifelong Learning Center Staff report New technology is now at the fingertips of Harbour’s Edge residents at the new Lifelong Learning Center.

The area includes a media room, along with video, conference and business centers, computer technology and more.

The vision of the Lifelong Learning Center is to transition from its original 29-year-old library into a new, more engaging space with an expanded theater for more sophisticated performances and bigger events, according to Harbour Edge officials.

The expansion is part of a $20 million renovation project geared toward enhancing community amenities.

The final phase of the community’s renovation project is expected to be completed later this year. It includes a transformation of the fitness and wellness areas, and a complete upgrade of the interior design throughout the main common areas.

Former library chair resident Eleanor Butts, 102, cutting the ribbon with the current library chair, Charlene Miletta. Submitted photo.

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Deluxe Properties is hosting a charity event at Old School Square on

Thursday, October 6th, 2016 from 7pm - 9pm.

CANVAS & Cocktails Party $50 per ticket (each ticket includes all supplies, the instructor and one complimentary drink ticket) A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Children's Arts Scholarship Fund.

Come join the fun, bring out your creative inner-child and support the children's art program.

We can accommodate up to 32 guests so please contact us asap to buy your tickets.

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Ask an expert: About your condo, HOA rules By: Steven R. Braten Esq. Special to the Boca newspaper Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross, respond to questions about Florida community association law. The firm represents community associations throughout Florida and focuses on condominium and homeowner association law, real estate law, civil litigation, estate planning and commercial transactions.

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nuisance provision is similar to Florida’s common law definition of “nuisance” and your board has not adopted any rules and regulations on what is considered to be a proper use of the Condominium Property. I agree with you that a community association should adopt rules and regulations concerning prohibited uses. This way, unit owners, renters, and guests are all on notice of what behavior is considered to be a nuisance. These rules must be reasonable and not arbitrary, or have no relation to the intended purpose – prohibiting nuisance behavior. It is impossible for association boards and their legal counsel to conceive of every type of obnoxious or annoying behavior. Accordingly, in the absence of specific rules, it is appropriate to rely upon a general nuisance provision in the Declaration.

Courts will consider nuisance scenarios on a case by case basis. In the condominium context, Florida “courts have recognized that condominium living is unique and involves a greater degree of restrictions upon the rights of the individual unit owners when compared to other property owners.” Woodside Village Condo Assn., Inc. v. Jahren. Also, the Courts have long recognized “that the law of private nuisance is bottomed on the fundamental rule that every person should so use his own property as not to injure that of another and that “anything which annoys or disturbs one in the free use, possession, or enjoyment of his property, or which renders its ordinary use or occupation uncomfortable, is a ‘nuisance’ and may be restrained.” Baum v. Coronado Condo Assn., Inc. Ultimately, nuisance cases will rise or fall on the testimony and documentary evidence presented to the Court.

Steven R. Braten Esq., is Managing Partner, Palm Beach of the law firm Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross. Visit www.

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Then Jack Happened

Dear Jack,

I am a twenty-four year old woman that is working at basically my first ‘real’ job.

Things are going really well. I moved to a new city and I like it and I enjoy my co-workers, but I’m having an issue with one of them. Not with them personally, she is delightful and we get along and she has a different perspective on things that I appreciate, it’s just that she makes me feel like I don’t know what I am doing with my life. Not actively mind you, but just the fact that she exists. She is 27,

married, and has a two-year-old, seems so happy, and now I look at myself and I wonder what I am doing. Is this normal? How should I deal with feelings of inadequacies? I have gone on some dates with guys, but I get the feeling I am falling behind.

You need to circle back to the part of your question that you wrote: “Things are going really well” and start believing it. It is normal that you might compare yourself to peers, but don’t let that cloud what positive things you are doing in your own life.

The underlying issue appears to be that you are looking for a significant other.

Your co-worker sets an example of someone well along that path. Good for her.

My grandmothery best: you have plenty of time my dear. You are still twenty-four. Biology isn’t a question. Emotionally you might feel you are ready and desire a serious relationship, so the issue

becomes: how to get into one? My advice: keep doing what you’re doing. You are acclimating well to a new city. You have a new job. You are already going on dates.

You haven’t complained about the quality of said dates, a good sign, so be patient.

Healthy positive relationships generally result when healthy positive people meet so just keep doing what you are doing and things should fall into place in time.

If I am misreading your desire to find someone special and yours is a more existential issue, the ‘why am I here?’ kind of talk, my response becomes to get out of your own brain. Lots of different people take lots of different paths to happiness.

What might work for one person might not necessarily work for another. In this vein, you shouldn’t compare yourself to others, particularly superficially. Everybody wants to be satisfied with their lives so many will present themselves in good light to reinforce their opinions that they

Organize your move Transfer your children’s school records ahead of time,

Don’t panic. We’ve got this!

It is absolutely true that the more efficiently you prepare, the happier and easier moving day will be, as will be the days that follow of unpacking and managing your new surroundings.

Rules that have stood the test of time include; Purge before you pack, Contact the utilities two weeks ahead of time, Get the mover’s estimate in person and in writing, know the dimensions of the doors so you are sure to get your furniture through, Label- label- label your boxes, Tag your pet,

Carry cash for tipping, Designate an area for keys, phones, phone chargers and pertinent papers.

Not everyone has to move in one day. If you are one of those lucky folks, I still encourage you to purge before you pack.

The process of unpacking and getting organized will be easier, faster and more fun.

Though there are so many details, lists, errands, chores, phone calls, and organizational challenges, still, there’s one more thing I suggest. I’ve never heard it talked about nor read the idea in any articles or books about moving. Yet, it feels important to me. It is the idea to take a few moments to acknowledge those who have made your life a bit sweeter while you lived in the neighborhood you are

leaving. Let them know that you appreciate them. They may be a teacher, mail person, waiter at that cafe you love, the neighbor who babysat when you needed help in a pinch, the volunteer coach, that fun Zumba instructor, even a cashier who always smiled and knew your name. Thank the people who have been kind in some way to you or someone in your family. As you do, you may see a warm smile come right back to you, because you have made a positive difference in their lives, too. That moment will feel really good and it will become an enjoyable memory for you.

Now, back to basics: Timelines and checklists can help you prepare for the big day. They are too

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Don’t compare yourself to anyone else Delray/Boca, you are perfect just how you are.

Except when you aren’t, send me questions at thenjackhappened@gmail.com. lengthy for me to share in this article. So, see links below to some helpful hacks.

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By: Cheryl Adelman Moving?

are making smart life choices. In other words, if Tom tells me buying a condo is the best thing he ever did, which might be true, and that I should as well, I must consider the source before doing the same. Most people are selling what they bought. That’s not saying your co-worker is wrong, or secretly miserable, or anything else untoward, what I mean is you need to collect as much available information about what gives you personal happiness, set goals for yourself that align with your hopes and interests and set out a path to achieve those goals. Following in other people’s footsteps means you will usually end up going somewhere someone else has, and your happiness is unique to you.

mistakes people made that can serve as alerts so you don’t make the same mistakes, and ideas you may chose to use, like keeping the clothes in your dresser drawers instead of packing them. http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/organizing/moving/moving-checklist h t t p : / / w w w. h o u z z . c o m / i d e a books/2928260/list/10-best-ways-to-getorganized-for-a-big-move http://organizedhome.com/get-organized/moving-on-tips-organizedmove?page=2 Cheryl Adelman, owner of Organize In A Day™ is experienced at both preparing for the move and assisting with the unpacking and organizing afterwards. Contact her at organizeinaday.com, and organizeinaday@gmail.com

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‘Boca’s Ballroom’ hoofers dance their way to $325,000 tally

Judges at the 2016 Boca Ballroom Battle included, from left, Susan Whelchel and Pat Thomas, who are shown with co-emcee Paige Kornblue. (Photo by Dale King)

By: Dale King Contributing Writer BOCA RATON, FL – On a sultry summer evening not long before the 2016 Olympics in Rio, eight Boca Raton community leaders set an impressive record of their own.

won the Mirror Ball Trophy among female dancers for raising more than $89,000. Peter Gary outdid the other male dancers by bringing in $117,422.50.

Doug Paton, center, and dance partner Ashley Green, listen to judges’ comments after completing their dance to “Play that Funky Music, White Boy” by Wild Cherry, at the 2016 Boca Ballroom Battle. To the rear is co-emcee Paige Kornblue. (Photo by Dale King)

their routines and to raise money to support the George Snow Scholarship Fund. This year’s dancers are very special

The participants in the ninth annual “Boca’s Ballroom Battle” held Aug. 20 tangoed, two-stepped, cha-cha’d and mamboed at the Boca Raton Resort & Club to raise $325,000 that benefits the George Snow Scholarship Fund.

The theme for the night was “Gals vs Guys,” so the dance floor was set up like a boxing ring. The showcase began with the opening number, “Shut Up and Dance” featuring co-chairs, Wendy Sadusky and Brian Altschuler, community dancers and Fred Astaire dancers. Former WPTV NewsChannel 5 reporter, Paige Kornblue, and WPTV NewsChannel 5 meteorologist, Glenn Glazer, emceed the event.

“It was a night to remember,” said Tim Snow, president of the fund named after his father who inspired the charitable effort that benefits students who cannot cover the cost of furthering their education.

The $325,000 was the most ever raised in a single night by the nearly decade-old event that is part of the Boca Chamber of Commerce Festival Days. Coincidentally, the 2016 total breaks the previous record set in 2015.

Standing near Snow at the end of an evening of dancing and cheering were the two top money-makers. Stacey Packer

Astaire Dance Studio of Boca Raton.

After receiving a series of dance lessons to perfect a routine, they competed for the fundraising Mirror Ball Trophies at a cocktail reception and dance showcase patterned after the TV show, “Dancing with the Stars.”

Listening to comments from judges following their dance to “Sharp-Dressed Man” by ZZ Top are Dan Davidowitz and Ashley Green. (Photo by Dale King)

More than 770 people attended the August event that’s become one of the Boca Festival’s most popular and beneficial.

“We could not be more proud of this year’s community dancers,” said Tim Snow. “They worked so hard to learn

Alex Eremia and dance partner Pam Casanave are shown at the 2016 Boca Ballroom Battle after completing their dance to “Soul Man” by the Blues Brothers. (Photo by Dale King)

people who have completely stepped out of their comfort zone to raise money for the scholarship fund and the young people we serve. We are forever grateful to them for all they did to support us.”

Community leaders were paired with professional dancers from the Fred

After the dancing was over, two Snow scholars, Tashana Shields and Guethshina Altena, told the audience their stories.

Both students overcame huge obstacles – such as homelessness and surviving the earthquake in Haiti – and they are both now completing their college education.

Other dancers in this year’s competition were Donna Biase, Dan Davidowitz, Alex Eremia, Bonnie Halperin, Doug Paton and Samantha Vassallo.

Dance winners and top money raisers at the 2016 Boca Ballroom Battle are Stacey Packer and Peter Gary, shown with their mirror ball trophies. (Photo by Dale King)

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From the editor’s notebook: Our slice of paradise By: Jeff Perlman Editor in Chief 7 You remember when Jimmy Connors played at Boca West.

10 reasons to know you’ve lived in Boca for longer than 10 minutes or years…

1 You remember the old Boca Mall on US 1.

8 You went to see a 14 year-old Jennifer Capriati play tennis at the Polo Club.

2 You loved Dirty Moe’s.

5 You loved a sub from Grace’s.

9 Tom’s for ribs.

3 You actually saw Wilt Chamberlain at Wilt’s on Glades.

6 You went to The Dive Bar in the Boca Mall to hear bands.

10 The Monday-Thursday Papers showed up on your driveway every Monday and every Thursday.

4 You went to Pete Rose’s Ballpark Café to see Pete do

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Society Scene

Boca Raton’s Alex Rotsaert took advantage of his US Open wild card at least for one round as he captured his first-round match of the US Open Junior Tournament taking place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Rotsaert, 16, defeated Spain’s Eduard Guell Bartrina, 6-4, 6-3 on Monday. In the second round on Tuesday, he fell to No. 14-seeded Marvin Moeller of Germany, 6-2, 6-3.

Photo Credit: USTA

The Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) of Greater Palm Beach County recently held their 6th Annual Fashion Show hosted by Lord and Taylor in Boca Raton. Lydia Crystal (WCR Parliamentarian), Cathy Lewis (WCR President-Elect), Janelle Dowley (WCR Secretary), Michael Owen (WCR Finance Chair) Kim McEvers (WCR Audit Chair), Jessica Rosato (WCR President) Submitted photo.

IBM and the Golden Bell Education Foundation have joined forces in strengthening education in Boca Raton. IBM has contributed a $1,000 Community Grant to Golden Bell and made it official with a check presentation. Submitted photo.

Donna Biase and Jacob Reide Jennings dancing to “More than a Woman” by BeeGees at the Boca Ballroom Battle. Submitted photo.

Sen. Maria Sachs, Mayor Susan Haynie and Councilman Robert Weinroth attend a session on Zika virus at the Boca Raton Resort with Gov. Rick Scott. Submitted photo.

Brazilian Beat moved to Mizner Park this year and featured signing, dancing and cultural activities. Submitted photo.

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Documentary ‘Special Blood’ co-written, directed, produced by South Florida native Sharing her family’s experience with the disease and several other families across the country, the documentary chronicles what a day in the life of someone with HAE can be like and what is known about the disease.

By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Imagine slamming your finger in a door. It throbs, blows up and hurts, but eventually the pain and swelling subsides. What if it didn’t for hours or even days? And what if you and your doctors weren’t sure why parts of your body would just begin to swell?

That is the reality for patients with Hereditary Angiodema, or HAE, a rare genetic disease.

Filmmaker Natalie Metzger is taking people through what it is like to live with HAE in her new film “Special Blood.”

She co-wrote, directed and produced

the film, which she hopes to use to bring awareness to the disease that she and her father have.

Thursday October 6, 2016 at 5pm Exhibit runs October 6th until December 12th

According to the HAE Association, the disease affects anywhere from 1 in 10,000 people to 1 in 50,000. Symptoms include swelling of various body parts. HAE patients have a defect in the gene that controls a blood protein. That protein is what helps regulate the body’s blood-based systems to help fight disease, inflammatory responses and coagulation.

Born and raised in Boca Raton, her film was recently screened at Boca’s Cinemark Palace 20. The city of Delray Beach is featured in the film as the movie shows Metzger’s family’s story.

She said she knew she wanted to spread the word about HAE for years. She first had the idea to make a movie in 2008, but she was in graduate school and didn’t have the time to dedicate to the project.

But, she reached out to the HAE Association and when the timing was right she spent a year filming several families affected by HAE in 2014 and a year in post-production.

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onto their child. There is a 50 percent

Now, the hour-long film is making its way across theaters.

“As a filmmaker, this is the one way I can contribute to give this community a voice, to help tell these stories and to give a face to the disease that is something you would find in a textbook and not something you think a person would have,” she said.

She said filming a documentary was a new experience for her because she is typically shoots music videos, fiction stories and commercials.

“This was my first documentary,” she said. “It was a passion project. It was a new experience and an invigorating one.”

One of the biggest challenges, she said, was working with people not used to being filmed. But for not being actors, she said the families quickly became accustomed to the cameras, crew and opened up about their struggles with HAE. The film follows Noah, 9, of New Jersey, Kelsie, 16, of Illinois, Lora Moore, who lost a daughter, Lyndon to HAE, and her and her daughter Hillary are HAE patients and Ava, 3, of Los Angeles. Others affected

by HAE, including Metzger’s family, and medical professionals are also featured.

“Once we started filming I was kind of surprise with how comfortable they got so quickly,” she said. “How emotional and intimate things got was lovely and unexpected.”

Parents share how they struggle with knowing they passed a disease they have

chance a parent will pass on the disease, according to medical experts.

There are stories of parents who lost a child to HAE due to a swelling attack that caused their child’s throat to close. There are stories of close calls of just making it to the hospital on time. There are stories of people being told by medical professionals it is just a stomach flu causing non-stopping vomiting or an allergy attack causing a limb to swell because the disease isn’t commonly seen by doctors.

There are several medications for treatment and for preventative measures for HAE patients with more products in the pipeline, Metzger said.

One mother in the film commented that now is the best time to have HAE because of the advancements of modern medicine.

Metzger said she has seen a lot of the medical community fill the seats of screenings of Special Blood. She said doctors are asking more questions and finding out the answers to how to treat a patient who may be exhibiting the signs of HAE. “Hopefully it makes a difference to get patients diagnosed and get proper treatment,” she said.

One thing she said she learned, which is evident throughout the film, is that HAE patients aren’t alone. The stories showcased are often similar. They are sad, filled with frustration, yet hopeful for future medical advancements.

“One of the most powerful things I learned is how common the stories are,” Metzger said.“Even with different backgrounds, ages races the storylines were often the same. I would hear the same stories repeated in different ways and it showed me how close knit the fabric of the community is. You really aren’t alone.

People have shared the same experiences.”

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Op:Ed on myths, facts brought up during August election By: Craig F. Ehrnst Special to the Boca Newspaper “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own

expressed little interest in using tax dollars to buy noncontiguous, or small pieces of property.”

2. Boca Teeca Golf Course – The District passed on the

facts.”

opportunity to purchase the course from foreclosure

- Daniel Patrick Moynihan

stating, “the price of the property was ‘developmental

During the August election primary, my opponent and others tried to disseminate non-factual information to cause community concerns that were neither factual nor accurate. Here’s some myths and facts:

price’ rather tan ‘recreation price’.”

3. Mizner Trail – “the District’s first priority should be to make sure that the properties it owns are optimally utilized and maintained…”

Dog-friendly Parks and Beaches – “There is a battle being waged against our city’s Dog friendly Parks and Beaches.” Implying if you like them, you should vote for the incumbent. Mayor Susan Haynie clarified on August 16th stating on Facebook: Boca Raton’s dog beach, Bark Beach, and dog park, Mizner Bark, are both owned and operated by the City and are not under threat of closure. Misinformation was put out on social media indicating that action must be taken to save these wonderful gems. #NotTrue #NoWay #DogsRule #HereToStay

Annexation – is not a District issue, it’s a City and residential issue. Besides being removed from the August ballot (so it is definitely a “non-issue”), the financial impact to the District’s revenue was estimated to be $300,000. However, if only a few residents took advantage of buying a $55 annual beach pass, what is the additional cost to the District?

Probably not much. The

underlying issue, was to “stir-the-pot” with Palm Beach County Firefighters, as a takeover of new jobs by the City firefighters who endorsed the challengers. Shortly before the election, the Palm Beach firefighters conducted en-

If the District incumbent is a supporter of Green Space

dorsement interviews, but did not endorse anyone after

Acquisition, why did they turn down so many opportu-

clarifying the issues.

nities? As of April 4, 2016 District Minutes reflect no interest in acquiring additional beach or park property: 1. Acquisition of Beach Front Property – “The Board

Independent District – the District is an independent taxing authority that sole purpose was implemented to repay the City for maintenance and debt. The District

“sunsets” when the City becomes the same size or larger.

Annually, the District funds roughly $15 million to the City.

The District has expressed an interest in hiring

additional staff to replace City employees and shortening the master inter-local agreement from 30 years to 10 years or less. Hiring additional staff to replace City staff and shortening the contract is an ongoing issue that is not resolved.

So, readers should be forewarned that District incumbents are seeking to stay in their roles for 12 or 16 years.

Why? More facts to come… everyone should be concerned.

Craig F. Ehrnst Candidate for Seat 1, Greater Boca Raton Beach and Parks District

Op:Ed On how to change relationship between City of Boca, Beach & Park By: Erin Wright Special to the Boca Newspaper The current Beach & Park Commission members continue to downplay the poor communication between the Commission and both the city staff and council.

Poor communication leads to poor relationships. This issue must be acknowledged and addressed. It will not just go away.T his is not to say that the city cannot be partially blamed for the problems.

When two parties are involved, both need to be team players. However, focusing on the Commission, the reasons for the current state of affairs is complex, but we have to start somewhere!

One of the main issues is the attitude of

the Commission toward the city, includ-

commissioner, would never take a hos-

ing their threatening of public jobs. How

tile, negative position. I would try and

can two parties have a relationship based

cooperate with those that have differing

on trust and mutual respect when one

opinions than myself.

threatens another? This is exactly what has happened. The two entities could not come to terms on certain topics, and the Commission proceeded to threaten the city’s public jobs. They thought that privatizing the operation and maintenance of the parks and beaches would be beneficial but this action has, of course, tainted the trust between the two. This is why I have the support of the Boca Firefighters-- they believe in defending other city workers, and anyone who

Open communication is vital to the success of a city and its operations, and this is why the Beach & Park Commission is in desperate need of a change. Accountability and respect must be prevalent if the Commission and the city hope to collaborate effectively; threats and distrust will only lead to failure. Voters now have a chance to change the culture of the Commission. I’m Erin Wright and I hope to be that change.

would threaten their jobs is not someone

Erin Wright is a candidate for Greater

they want in a position of power. I, as a

Boca Raton Beach & Park District, Seat 3.

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Kansas State Wildcats handed the Owls their worst loss in FAU Football program history, 63-7 in Manhattan, Kans. Howell Jr. scored his fourth rushing touchdown in three games for FAU with a one-yard touchdown run to prevent Kansas State from a defensive shutout.

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“I think it was huge. Our scouting report did show at times he had a low trajectory on his field goals. We thought if we didn’t catch it we’d be able to catch it in the back of the end

Trey Hendrickson, defensive end, FAU Owls, is all smiles after blocking two field goals in consecutive weeks. Photo by: David DiPino.

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“It was one of those moments we were practicing day in and day out. Going through my reads and just hitting it hard and it was wide open and I’m just blessed the line made that hole for me and I was able to complete the mission by running fast and getting into the end zone,” Howell Jr. said.

Whether it was Lucky or a better FAU football team, the Owls are hungry to get off to a soaring start following consecutive three win, nine loss seasons which mirrored the program in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Even the Owls defense looked much improved in the second half when defensive line leader Trey Hendrickson blocked a 50yard field goal attempt by the Salukis Austin Johnson.

The win was FAU’s first season opening win since 2012, when the Owls defeated Wagner 7-3. Starting out the season (1-0) was short lived for the Owls. In week two, FAU traveled to the newly named Hard Rock Stadium to play the No. 25 ranked University of Miami Hurricanes in week two action. While FAU was able to hold the Miami Hurricanes scoreless until deep in the second quarter, Miami was too overpowering for FAU in the end and the Owls lost the game 38-10. The Owls defense looked impressive in the loss, namely in shutting down Miami’s passing attack. Where the Owls did falter against Miami were in their offensive passing game, allowing Miami five rushing touchdowns, including four rushing touchdown by Hurricanes running back Mark Walton. Howell Jr. did score again for the Owls, on a 38-yard touchdown for the Owls, the longest of his FAU career and kicker Greg Joseph connected on a field goal for all of the scoring against Miami. Owls defensive end Trey Hendrickson blocked a field goal for the second straight game during the contest.

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“If you block for Buddy to get you six yards he gets you 10 and if you block for him to get 10 yards he runs for 15,” FAU Head Coach Charlie Partridge said. Howell Jr. finished with 129 yards rushing.

“Back in Boca watching my boys work!!! Let’s get this Victory #GoOwls,” Whitehead tweeted from his @ninjafast22 Twitter handle.

zone and build a return off of it. Our players executed the game plan by knowing that and getting their hands up at the right time,” Coach Partridge said.

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In the FAU Football season home-opener with Dallas Cowboys return man Lucky Whitehead on the field to support his FAU alma mater, the Owls took leads on three separate occurrences. The leads happened thanks to the explosive speed of running back Buddy Howell Jr. and quarterback Jason Driskel’s clever running and passing attack, which led to a 38-30 FAU win over the Southern Illinois Salukis at FAU Stadium’s Schnellenberger Field. Howell Jr. had first half touchdown runs of 48, 37 respectively and on his first three carries had 87 yards rushing.

quarter and another to former Jupiter High School quarterback and Wake Forest transfer Tyler Cameron for a four-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. The latter gave FAU an 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Maybe it was Lucky Whitehead’s Owls hand sign he flashed thumb to index finger with middle, ring and pinky finger up to the team and fans while wearing the brightest orange, John Lennon like glasses which seemed to reflect the new shine of a young season for the FAU Owls.

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Council Corner Councilman Robert Weinroth on voting The primary elections are now behind us and the attention of the nation is now on the offices that will be up for election in November.

While most attention will be on who will get the keys to the White House (I wonder if there are keys to the front door of the White House?), down ballot there will be many candidates and issues demanding the attention of voters.

With a ballot that promises to be 2-3 pages, voters should give due consideration to voting by mail via Absentee Ballots (no – you do not need to be “absent” to avail yourself of this method of voting) or going to the polls during the two weeks prior to Election Day on November 8th.

Early Voting is available in 15 locations within Palm Beach County (including the Downtown Library in Boca Raton).

Registered voters can go to any PBC Early Voting location. The precinct workers

will print your ballot so you will not miss out on voting “down ballot” for the people vying for office from your district.

effectively disenfranchising everyone not registered in the party of the candidates whose names appear on the ballot.

The inclement weather on the day of the primary caught many people by surprise resulting in unusually low turnout on the Election Day. In Broward County, more voters opted to Vote by Mail and vote early than the number who cast a ballot on August 30th. This trend is likely to continue.

The date of an election is also subject to manipulation for candidates who believe the August primary ballot will inure to their benefit rather than being part of a much larger ballot in the general election (with a much higher turn-out, skewed, perhaps, by national issues).

Focusing, for a moment, on the August primary, it is readily apparent that manipulation of primary elections needs to be addressed by the Florida legislature.

Despite the purported aim of allowing all voters the opportunity to participate in elections where the candidates are from one party (creating a universal primary open to all voters), there have been innumerable cases of writein candidates closing the primary,

In Palm Beach County manipulation has occurred in the last two elections for Property Appraiser where the incumbent recruited and filed paperwork on behalf of a friend to enter the race as a write-in to require a primary.

Likewise two of the candidates for Port of Palm Beach Commission recruited family members to require an August primary.

This gaming of the system needs to be stopped.

While the opportunity to become a writein candidate opens the election process to virtually every registered voter, no writein has ever won elected office in Florida.

It’s time for the legislature to remove the write-in from determining the date of an election (August or November) or if a primary will be open to all or just the voters of the candidates’ party.

Key takeaways from the Wildflower visioning session By: Councilman Scott Singer Special to the Boca Newspaper sites and brought greater understanding by all participants of each other’s points of view on whether they wanted the emphasis to be on restaurant space, other active uses, recreation, green space, or some combination of uses.

I’m pleased to share that the Waterfront Visioning Session, which I announced in last month’s Boca Newspaper, was a successful example of how communitydriven conversations can lead to greater visions for Boca Raton. On Sept. 19, more than 130 residents came together at the session to discuss what they’d like to see, feel, and experience at both the Wildflower and Silver Palm Park.

This interactive discussion involved participants answering a series of questions of what they liked, disliked, and envisioned of these two downtown waterfront parcels, which together total more than six acres. The participants then viewed a series of slides curated by a group of architects, who helped me plan this discussion, and voted on the images they liked the best. This exchange of opinions generated a host of ideas for the

What stood out most was the creativity and variety of ideas. In just three minutes, 96 participants at 12 tables brainstormed nearly 100 ideas on different activities for these sites, including recreation, entertainment, dining, retail, fitness, and many more possibilities. While is it not possible to include any more than a fraction of these concepts on these parcels, the feedback suggests that many of these ideas can and should by implemented in the city’s other waterfront areas and parks.

Of the slide images, the two most popular slides – by a wide margin – depicted broad waterfront walkways. Whether or not the current proposed Hillstone restaurant site plan goes forward, the view of this cross-section of residents and business representatives suggests that a more prominent promenade along the water linking both parcels would be a welcome improvement to the existing plan, a conclusion I have shared with Hillstone’s representatives. Other more popular images focused on the waterfront: a boat taxi, paddle boarding, the boat launch, while other favored photos featured distinctive landscaping,

public art, and recreation.

I organized this session because in the many years of discussion about the Wildflower, potential improvements for Silver Palm Park have been overlooked. Home to the city’s lone boat ramp, the four acres of Silver Palm are underutilized during weekdays and evenings, and used largely on weekends nearly solely for boat trailer parking.

Few other cities would dedicate so much prime public, downtown land to parking for trailers, and we have an opportunity to better utilize this site and provide greater boating opportunities. Together, the land on both sides of Palmetto Park Road – and additional space under the bridge – could ideally be combined into a more comprehensive site that would be a signature city attraction and provide a link between the downtown and Boca’s beaches.

Special thanks goes out to local architect Ken Hirsch, who brought his expertise in holding hundreds of visioning workshops over decades, in facilitating the questionand-answer portion of this session. Many thanks also to the team of volunteers: Jose Barrera, Margaret Fitzsimons, Jonathan Kolbe, Andrea O’Rourke, and Derek Vander Ploeg, and interns Briana Nirenberg and Stephanie Woloshin, who dedicated a great deal of time and talent to the planning and success of this workshop.

This exercise suggests a great deal of

potential for improving both sites (no matter the outcome of a November referendum and whether or not a brickand-mortar restaurant lease is approved) and greater potential for positive community input and consensus. Like the opportunity for these two locations, when different groups come together to exchange ideas, the whole can be greater than the sum of the parts.

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