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Future of Garlic Fest, special events up for discussion

ACCORDING TO A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, LESS THAN A DOZEN EMAILS ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS ARE COMPLAINTS.

By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor The fate of Delray Beach’s Garlic Fest is scheduled to be decided by commissioners on July 5.

A special events task force denied the 18th annual event its permits to take place in February 2017 because there is a tennis tournament that takes place that month.

Commissioners have asked to limit downtown events to one major event per month.

The new policies for how the city handles special events have been in the works and the new procedures were set to go into effect for events occurring after Oct.

1. Commissioners haven’t adopted a final version of the policies. The Delray Newspaper covered the topic of special events in its April edition.

Event producer Nancy Stewart filed the appeal to commissioners asking to allow her to have Garlic Fest on her requested dates at Old School Square. She proposed several changes to the event including not closing any roads, eliminating carnival rides and allowing residents to enter the festival for free on one of the days.

Her appeal was heard last month, but with Mayor Cary Glickstein absent from the

People enjoying Garlic Fest. Courtesy of VMA Studios.

meeting commissioners couldn’t agree on a decision.

Commissioner Shelly Petrolia said she agreed with the committee’s decision to

deny the event because it was a directive commissioners have been pushing for.

“We are at a cross roads and we can finally make a difference,” she said. “We need to adhere to the rules we put in place.”

Commissioners Jordana Jarjura and Mitch Katz were willing to compromise to find a way to allow the event to take place, but after several rounds of proposals a majority of commissioners couldn’t agree. Jarjura proposed permitting [CONT. PG 2]

Delray Beach searches for new city attorney By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor The hunt for a new city attorney hasn’t yielded the results some commissioners expected. And it has created an internal debate between commissioners over who to hire for the job, an in-house lawyer or an outside firm.

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At a recent city commission meeting, some Delray commissioners expressed their disappointment with the list of attorneys who applied for the job.

“I think that we have a salary issue and we have a

stability issue,” said Commissioner Shelly Petrolia.

She said if it were her, she wouldn’t risk leaving a job to go to a place where there has been [CONT. PG 2] a lot of department head turnover.

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Future of Garlic Fest, special events up for discussion the event to take place if Stewart agreed it would the only appeal she would make, but she revoked her motion after it was unclear if Stewart would agree.

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It didn’t matter because a majority of commissioners didn’t agree. Dozens of Garlic Fest lovers and volunteers, who raise money from the event, told commissioners how important the event is to them. The event has raised nearly $600,000 for local nonprofits over its existence. Local students told commissioners how the event helps offset costs for things like band uniforms.

“The real question isn’t whether we want to kill the Garlic Fest,” Commissioner Al Jacquet said. “The truth is we have been dealing with this issue for years. How many times do we close the street? What are the traffic and congestion issues? And restaurants are telling us they don’t make money at those times. The city is trying to come up with a solution. We aren’t trying to kill anything. We are trying to preserve and protect the downtown. We are trying to strike a balance.”

Tasting garlic goodies at Garlic Fest. Courtesy of VMA Studios.

The new rules also show that hosting a special event, festival or marathon race in Delray could be getting pricier. Under the proposal, the amount event producers will have to pay the city to host an event could more than triple.

The prices proposed for events are based on a “full-cost recovery” model that commissioners requested the city implement to make sure the city receives back what it costs the city to hold the event.

In a chart listing the estimates of what the city would charge for certain events, the costs significantly increase from 2015 to 2016 and into 2017.

The Jingle Bell Jog is slated to go from

$4,661 in 2015 to $7,971 in 2016; the Howard Alan art show in October would increase from $6,021 in 2015 to $18,180 in 2016 and the November show from $6,072 to $17,362; Wine and Seafood festival would go from $15,557 to $41,833; Garlic Fest from $27,458 this year to $60,705 in 2017. A half marathon scheduled for March 2017 would cost $95,581.

raise the same amount of money they have in years past. Old School Square also makes money off of renting its space.

“We realize these costs would make a dramatic increase and have advised the Commission,” City Manager Don Cooper said in an email to Stewart. “I would point the increase is due to the city not recovering its costs in the past.”

One email comes from Del Prado Elementary inviting the mayor to the unveiling of a life-size painted panther, which was paid for by funds from the Garlic Fest. The teacher explains without the money the art project would not have happened.

An email from Chief Financial Officer Jack Warner to Stewart states the city is also considering reaching back to charge for the actual costs of events that have been recently held.

Some of the events, like the marathons, are fundraisers for charities. Wine and Seafood and Delray Affair are some of the biggest fundraisers for the city’s Chamber of Commerce. With the increase of prices, it is likely the organizations will not be able to

Commissioners say their inboxes are flooded with complaints about events.

But a public records request for emails pertaining to special events held over the past year indicate less than a dozen emails are complaints.

Several of the most recent emails found in our request are from Petrolia, who tells the city manager to “shut down the festivals planned to run all over Old School Square” and not dedicate city staff or resources to any relocation of events.

She said, “Festivals have drawn the biggest overall negative feedback since my election (only recently surpassed by sober homes.)”

Delray Beach searches for new city attorney Commissioner Jordana Jarjura said no one wants to work for a divided commission because they are always going to be making one side of the dais happy and upsetting the other half.

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She also said there could be concern over why tenured attorney Noel Pfeffer decided to leave the city. She said potential applicants could be thinking he couldn’t make it work, why would I apply.

“I don’t want to set someone up to fail,” she said.

To come up with a possible solution to those issues, Commissioner Mitch Katz had proposed the city looking into a hybrid-approach for the legal department.

The city would hire an outside lawyer from a private firm to oversee the in-house staff.

Traditionally, the city has always had an in-house city attorney.

Still, more than 50 people applied for the job. Despite concerns over the applicants, the process and some issues with the head hunter, commissioners interviewed applicants and whittled it down to two attorneys, Pam Booker and Lynn Whitfield.

Both candidates have had issues in previous places of employment.

According to a TCPalm article, Booker was fired on Feb. 16 from the City of Port St. Lucie after 20 years. The article states

among the reasons of her firing were: “bad legal advice, poorly executed court strategy and a lack of communications.”

Whitfield accused a Hallandale city commissioner of discrimination based on gender and race when he called for her to be fired from her job, according to a 2015 Sun Sentinel article.

During a special meeting to possibly select the new attorney, commissioners switched gears to consider hiring an outside firm.

A majority of commissioners had agreed to move ahead with hiring an in-house attorney, but during a commission meeting Petrolia challenged an outside firm that the city has hired for several legal issues to submit a quote to the city.

Attorney Jamie Cole of that firm listened and submitted an unsolicited quote for services to the city, which caused controversy during the meeting commissioners were slated to select a new attorney.

Jarjura said Petrolia “hijacked” and made a “mockery” the entire process. She said if the commission wanted to pursue an outside firm it would have opened the process up for a bid and not accept an unsolicited bid from a firm who represented the city in matters dealing with not sending contracts out to bid.

Petrolia said she had no idea the city would receive an unsolicited quote and

wants to go forward with receiving bids.

“There is more than one firm out there that does jobs for cities,” she said.

Glickstein said he didn’t care for the way the entire situation evolved. He said the process has been made unfair for the finalists and didn’t want to pursue with selecting an attorney that not everyone was on board with.

“I feel we are making a very important decision from a compromised position,” he said.

Commissioner Al Jacquet was absent and Commissioner Katz video conferenced into the meeting.

Ultimately, commissioners agreed to put out a request for bids to see what types of firms and offers the city receives.

Commissioners asked Pfeffer to help with the process and to stay on board hourly as a transition is made.

Pfeffer will be out of the office most of the month, so it is unclear how long it will take before his replacement is hired.

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things you need to know in Delray Beach this July 1 The second annual GreenMarket is

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will feature about 30 vendors and live music. For more information contact Lori Nolan, Manager of the GreenMarket at (561) 276.7511 or email nolan@ mydelraybeach.com.

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Impact 100 for Men to make its debut By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor If the women can do it, why can’t the men?

That is the thought a few local men had about the Impact 100 group. Now, they are gearing up to start their own group to give back called Impact 100 for Men of Palm Beach County.

“We looked at the what the women are doing and said ‘Wow!’’ said Chuck Halberg, who is one of three founders of the men’s group.

The concept behind Impact 100 is to bring a group of women together to support local nonprofits with $100,000 grants. We highlighted the group in our June edition of the Boca Newspaper.

for its expansion at Atlantic High School to tutor disad-

The women bring a $1,000 check to one annual meeting and vote for the nonprofits they feel should receive a grant. This year, they awarded five $100,000 grants and two finalists received $16,000 grants a piece.

haven’t been able to find an existing Impact 100 group

Delray Students First was one of the $100,000 recipients

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vantaged students for college admission exams.

Halberg, Stephen Greene and Ted Hoskinson want to mimic the concept with a group of men. They said they of men.

They plan on introducing the idea with appetizers and a cash bar on July 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Smoke BBQ, 8 E. Greene said his goal is to be able to raise $100,000 and award the group’s first grant by the end of the year.

The three men have been involved in several local charitable groups. They started the “Snickers Awards” at Pine Grove Elementary where they awarded deserving teachers with gift cards.

They are also behind the Delray Beach Initiative, which hosts fundraising events around town.

Over lunch, Halberg and Greene agreed that their involvement with the initiative will remain while they launch Impact 100.

They said the small events make a difference, but awarding $100,000 really makes a difference.

“It’s all about just giving back and making a bigger impact,” Halberg said. “We have done the events and raised small amounts. Now, it is time to make a big difference.”

The group is working to build its board and decide what types of organizations it will target for grants.

They said luckily they have some help from Impact 100 co-founder Tandy Robinson. The men agree they don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can take help from the women and hopefully recruit some of their husbands to

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Real Men Bake and Rock at the Sock Hop raises money for Women’s Club Thanks to men showing off their baking skills, the Women’s Club of Delray Beach has $10,000 more.

This year’s offerings prepared by volunteer bakers, ranged from Cheeseburger Quiche offered by City Commissioner Mitch Katz, to Smoke Kingfish Pate from former Mayor Tom Carney. Other treats included Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Cookies from Chamber of Commerce Vice President Todd L’Herrou and hand-dipped Thin Mint Chocolate Cookies from Delray Beach Public Library Director Alan Kornblau.

This year’s winners of the “People’s Choice” competition were Delray Beach Police Officer Steve Swanson and friend Bruce Warzoha, who finished first; the team of Delray Beach Community Improvement Director Michael Coleman and the city’s Downtown Manager Jamael Stewart in second place; and Loic Autret of the French Bakery in third place.

There were about 25 volunteer bakers and 200 guests at the event.

Polo Club donates to AVDA The Polo Club of Boca Raton selected Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse as one of the beneficiaries of the Polo

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The gift helps cover some of the loan the nonprofit took out to rebuild its 1953-shelter with a new building. Now, the remaining amount of the loan totals $76,000, according to AVDA officials.

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Delray tennis tournament operator countersues city By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Match Point Inc. has filed a countersuit against the city of Delray Beach, which sued the tennis tournament operator earlier this year.

The city alleges the contract it entered into with the company, which is responsible for hosting an annual professional event sanctioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals, didn’t follow the city’s purchasing rules making the contract voidable.

Match Point’s countersuit alleges the

city didn’t need to competitively bid the 2005 contract because Match Point was the only provider of an ATP-sanctioned professional tennis event that was capable of being held in the city in 2005.

includes meeting minutes and contracts for when the contract was renewed in 2005 and amended over the years.

Now, Match Point is suing the city for damages in excess of $15,000, attorneys fees and any other relief. It requests a final judgment against the city.

The current agreement is contracted to last until 2030. The countersuit states the city wanted an ATP tournament to remain in the city so it imposed a penalty up to $4 million if Match Point moved the event from the city.

The countersuit goes over the history of having an ATP tournament in Delray and

It states an ATP tournament is the equivalent of the NFL or NBA of tennis

and there are only 62 ATP tournaments in the world with 14 in North America and the city of Delray recruited the event.

Match Point states the event has conferred tens of millions of dollars upon the city because of the event and its worldwide marketing.

DDA hosts ‘Dine out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week’ By: Delray Downtown Development Authority Delray’s Downtown Development Authority is hosting the first annual Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week 2016 Aug. 1 through Aug. 7.

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Delray police chief outlines future of department By: Jeff Perlman Editor in Chief

“ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS, THE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY HAS FEWER OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN SUPPORT STAFF TODAY THAN IT DID IN 2008.”

Delray Beach Police Chief Jeff Goldman has a vision.

Over the next 3-5 years he hopes to grow the department from 156 to 170 sworn officers, fill several key civilian staff positions and position the department to meet the needs of an increasingly complex city.

While labor negotiations fall outside the purview of the chief, Goldman is nonetheless being tasked with maintaining an essential city service. While he is proud of his department’s performance, which he has called excellent (an assessment commissioners agreed with during a recent review of the city manager) Goldman would like to instill a culture of continuous improvement ensuring the department can handle whatever issues arise.

From heroin addiction and a troubling number of shootings related to a Hatfield and McCoy like feud to the challenges of protecting a very active city and a busy beach, Chief Goldman is pitching leaders on the need to staff up.

Among the constituencies he has to convince—City Manager Don Cooper, City Commissioners and ultimately taxpayers. Goldman, an especially visible chief, has been making the rounds of homeowner associations and chamber of commerce meetings to make the case.

As a result, he plans to add a few key civilian positions dealing with special projects, special populations (mental health, drug abuse) and a position that will be dedicated to new body cameras that officers will wear.

According to departmental records, the department actually has fewer officers and civilian support staff today than it did in 2008. Partly a result of belt tightening during the economic crisis, the count of sworn officers went from 160 officers in ’08 to 156 today. The civilian staff numbered 73 in 2008 and is now at 67.

While Part 1 crimes--murder and non-negligent homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft, and arson— have decreased from 6,767 in 1995 to 2,874 in 2015, 911 calls are up dramatically to 55,964 in 2015 from 8,187 in 2011. Dispatched calls have nearly doubled from just over 72,000 in 2011 to over 141,500 in 2015, driven in part by a serious and growing heroin and opiate addiction problem plaguing Delray and many other cities across the country.

With well over 200 rehabilitation facilities—some say the number is double—protecting and serving Delray is a complex task. Goldman says 46 percent of incident reports in 2015 were related to addiction related issues.

Many of his officers report responding to 10 calls relating to addiction per 12 hour shift.

While Delray’s population is reported at about 64,000 people, Goldman says on any given day over 100,000 people are in the city’s 16 square mile limits. City Manager Cooper estimates the number at closer to 140,000 people.

The responsibility to protect the city is left to what has become a very young force. Goldman says 38 percent of his officers have less than five years experience, 29 percent have less than three years of experience.

Union officials have expressed concerns that the city could lose some of its younger officers to larger neighboring agencies which offer better wages and pensions. The most recent contract that was ratified cut the pension multiplier—the formula used to determine future pension wages—for the department’s newer officers. In 2001, the department suffered from debilitating attrition issues until the City Commission increased wages and

The total cost of the wish list, which may be parceled out of over several years, is estimated at about $1.2 million in what is already a $31 million budget. Newly hired Fire Rescue Chief Neil DeJesus is also seeking upgrades totaling $800,000 to meet current and future needs.

raised the multiplier to better compete with the Palm Beach Sheriff ’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, Boca and West Palm Beach.

The move worked and stopped the attrition while also allowing the department to rebuild. But such increases also come with a price-- especially if the pension fund does not perform well.

Goldman says his goal is to take a long term view and stay ahead of the curve by planning pro-actively. He also said his department works closely with community groups such as the Drug Task Force and is always on the hunt for grants to offset budgetary strains. For example, the Task Force recently obtained a major grant for Narcan, a drug which reverses heroin overdoses.

“We have a strong partnership,” says Suzanne Spencer, who leads the Task Force. “We work very closely with the chief and the department.”

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DDA chairman Mark Denkler 1. First, tell us a bit about yourself, your job and how long you have been a part of the DDA. I am a third generation owner of Vince Canning Shoes which opened in 1952 and remains in the same location on East Atlantic Avenue today. In February of 2015 we purchased Tootsies Shoes also on East Atlantic Ave. I have been visiting family in Delray Beach since 1970 and became a full time resident 22 years ago. We have raised our two children here, my daughter will be a sophomore at FSU and my son works for a financial services firm on Atlantic Ave. I have been involved with the DDA for 22 years, as a board member since December 2014, and Chairman since August 2015 and indirectly through the Atlantic Avenue Association and the Delray Beach Joint Venture.

2. What is the best part about working and serving downtown Delray?

The best part about working Downtown is it is the center of the town. While the beach is its own attraction, Downtown is the heart and soul of Delray where its residents come for shopping, dining and

entertainment. As a DDA Board Member I serve the Downtown through our main functions including Economic Vitality, Placemaking(enhancing the physical space) and Marketing.

3. What is the No. 1 issue downtown right now? Tell us about it and what is being done to help.

All issues are opportunities! We have become “the” place to be, live and play.

Downtown has seen tremendous growth: property values doubling in five years; retail and restaurant businesses sales volume increasing by 35.4 percent from 2008-2013; the influx of apparel/fashion retail stores; high end dining destination, etc. But with growth does come challenges. The DDA is aware of how important maintaining the balance of our 93 percent small businesses being successful is with the continued need for economic development, and a clean, safe and fun area for our community. With this comes planning and the DDA will be conducting a retail and business development study to help guide realtors, property owners, and businesses in their efforts throughout Downtown. In ad-

Mark Denkler is the chair of the Delray DDA board. Submitted photo.

dition the DDA has been working with all City partners to develop ways to assist our small businesses through the GEAR(Grow, Expand, Attract, Retain) program.

4. If you had to plan 24 hours downtown for someone who has never been, what would you recommend?

I would recommend staying at one of our seven Downtown hotels. Wake up, and grab a coffee for an early morning visit to the beach. Walk to the Green Owl for breakfast and then shop and stroll Downtown and visit the Old School Square museum. Then grab lunch overlooking the water and then an afternoon on the beach. And for the evening, dinner at one of our great restaurants, strolling the avenue and enjoying live entertainment before heading back to the hotel.

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5. One of the reasons the DDA began was to deal with traffic. How do you think the DDA is handling the topic now?

One of the DDA’s original purposes was to assist with the redevelopment of the parking and traffic planning. Over the years we have helped to facilitate land for parking and additional street signs. The City and the Parking Management Board continue to turn to the DDA to solve traffic and parking issues through the Downtown. The DDA also provides their unique insight to the City during the approval of Downtown projects regarding parking strategies. We are currently working with the City on the Downtown

Employee Parking Pilot Program. The main goal is to help balance the flow of parking within the Downtown allowing for more customer parking by providing a convenient, safe, consistent parking area for Downtown employees.

What are some of the numbers downtown… how many restaurants, shops, hotels and number of visitors. Give us some statistics.

DDA Stakeholders: Stakeholders consist of over 800 property owners, over 605 businesses in operation with more than 6,000 employees, and over 2,000 residents that live within the district in both condo properties and single family homes.

District: 340 Acres, 852 Properties, 605 Businesses, 335 Residential properties, 99 City/CRA Properties, 11 Religious properties Businesses: 153 - Professional Businesses (Insurance, legal, financial, marketing, business, contractual services) 121 Restaurants, Cafes & Bars (includes Juice Bars, Candy/Ice Cream/Coffee shops, bakeries too) 113 - Retail & Specialty Stores/Boutiques 76 - Salon & Spas 52 - Health & Wellness (medical, therapy, acupuncture, fitness/yoga/gyms, etc.) 58 - Art & Culture (Art Galleries, Museums, Nature Centers, Theatres/Performing Arts) 25 - Fun For Everyone - (i.e. Putt’n Around Delray, Vino Van Gogh, Delray Yacht Cruises, Delray Beach Water Sports, Richwagen’s Bike & Sport Rental, PEDEGO, etc.) 7 – Hotels,

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Don’t Miss Events 1 Nineteen chefs will battle it out in one of the most heated competitions of the year on July 16. Coming from all over South Florida, everyone will bring their culinary best to satiate the taste pallets of their judge’s. With plenty of burgers, vegan options, craft beers and wines, and even gourmet food item sampling, the 5th Annual Boca Burger Battle looks to give you a splash of everything they have to offer. Tickets are $50 per person for general admission and VIP are $75 if you get them pre-sale. The event takes place at Sanborn Square Park.

2 Palm Beach Summer Beer Fest is back on July 23. With craft beers and food trucks to curve the appetite, there is plenty of food and drink to go around. General admission tickets run for $55 and VIP, which will get you a buffet, special entrance line, and unique craft beers, will cost $100. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Visit palmbeachsummerbeerfest.com for more information.

3 The Palm Beach Zoo presents one of their loudest events of the summerRoar and Pour on July 2. The night is filled with British Summer Grill favorites, drinks from Twisted Trunk Brewing, and music provided by Roll The Stones, a Rolling Stone’s tribute band. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the tiki bar and grill start up at 5:00 pm. Visit palmbeachzoo.org for more information.

4 A golf tournament fundraiser will be held July 16 at the Delray Golf Club to support and help raise funds for Delray Beach Children’s Garden. The event includes an 18-Hole 4-person scramble, a raffle and lunch, contests and prizes.

Registration can be found at delraybeachchildrensgarden.org and the deadline is July 1.

5 FAU will be premiering “Once Upon a Mattress,” a musical comedy presented at the Boca Campus, from July 9 to July 31. Theatre tickets can be bought online through fauevents.com and tickets range from $12 for students to $20 for single tickets for general admission.

6 Mizner Park will be hosting a free show on July 22 in appreciation of the late David Bowie “David Bowie Tribute: Stardust memories.” Starting at 7:30 pm, food,

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drink, and chairs and blankets will be available to guests. Visit http://myboca.us/ pages/mizneramphi/ for more information and other summer events.

7 Boca Ballet Theatre will be performing Giselle at the Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River High School on July 29, 30 and 31. Considered one of the greatest romantic ballets, the play deals with nature, spirits, death, and love.

Tickets can be bought at the door or reserved by calling 561-995-0709 and range from $35-$45.

8 Family Fun Day is headed to the Delray Marketplace on July 13. From 3 to 6 p.m., there will be rock climbing, train rides, carnival games, face painting, craft stations and other family friendly activities. Kids can also meet their favorite superheroes and princesses.

9 The Wick Theatre presents “Forever Plaid” through July 24 with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. The show will take you back to an era of do-wop, big hairdos and boy bands in a jukebox musical comedy. Tickets are $55 per person. Visit the wick.org for more information.

10 The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park is putting on “Curtain Call Playhouse’s Rapunzel” on July 9. Shows take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. It is based on the classic fairy tale with extra twists and turns.

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Cultural Conversation: Boca Raton Museum of Art By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Florida’s

longest-running

juried

art

exhibit the museum has on display in

competition is heading to the Boca

July. For the first few days of the month,

Raton Museum of Art this month and

visitors can catch the end of two exhibits

will feature works depicting flora, fauna,

before they close.

politics and psychosis.

Through July 3, Arnold Newman:

The 65th All Florida Invitational opens

Masterclass and Front Line Back Nine

July 16 at the museum and this year it will

by Charles McGill be featured at the

be curated by artists.

museum.

The exhibit showcases five distinguished

Newman’s

Florida-based artists and 25 early-career

photographs from the 20th century.

Florida artists. It will run through Sept.

There are about 200 photos on display

25.

of celebrities including Andy Warhol,

This year, the exhibit invited the five established artists, Edouard Duval– Carriй of Miami, Elisabeth Condon of

exhibit

displays

portrait

Truman Capote, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso and other influential figures.

Museum spokeswoman Kelsey Jonhson

Elisabeth Condon, Elephant Path, 2014, Acrylic, Ink and Glitter on Canvas, 79 x 98 inches, Courtesy of Emerson-Dorsch.

Tampa and Brooklyn, Christopher Harris

as the Art Guild of Boca Raton. The

of Orlando, Carol Prusa of Boca Raton

organization has grown to encompass

and Sergio Vega of Gainesville. In turn,

an Art School, Guild, Store, and

they were each asked to select five artists

Museum with distinguished permanent

who they believe show great promise.

collections

contemporary

art,

photography, non-western art, glass, and

“The invitational format has strengthened

sculpture, as well as a diverse selection of

this much-beloved exhibition,” said

special exhibitions. The Museum is open

Marisa Pascucci, the Museum’s Curator of

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from

Collections, who worked on the project.

10 AM until 5 PM; on Thursdays from 10

“The All Florida Invitational is now

AM until 8 PM; and on weekends from

much more inclusive of all of Florida –

12 PM until 5 PM. Admission is free

both geographically and artistically. And

on the first Sunday of every month, and

interestingly, more than half of the artists

otherwise $12 for adults, $10 for seniors,

in the exhibition are female.”

The All Florida Invitational isn’t the only

of

and free for students with IDs and Christopher Harris, Halimuhfack, 2016, Single Channel Video, Dimensions Variable, Courtesy of the artist.

said he took photos of people in their environment and photographed actors, politicians and famous people from 1930s through the 1980s.

bocamuseum.org.

Support for this exhibition is generously provided by Jennifer & Marc Bell, Beatrice Cummings Mayer, and Christine & Peter

McGill’s art features deconstructed golf

Raimondi. Additional support is provided

bags as collages. Standing in the middle

in part by the City of Boca Raton; the Board

of the room with his collection is a life-

of County Commissioners, the Tourist

size statue of McGill clad in golf gear.

Development Council and the Cultural

McGill is a golfer and uses his art to create

Council of Palm Beach County; the State

a message of sport, race and equality.

of Florida, Department of State, Division

About Boca Raton Museum of Art

This sculpture greets you outside the museum. Courtesy of the city of Boca Raton.

children under 12. Learn more at www.

of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Additional support is

Founded by artists, the Boca Raton

generously provided by our Members and

Museum of Art was established in 1950

Donors.

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What’s happening…

City of Boca’s Summer in the City Minions Movie Friday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. movie at 8 p.m.

From the Despicable Me series, come watch the latest movie Minions on July 8 at Mizner Park.

Before the movie at 8 p.m., join us at 6:30pm for interactive, family fun with Mad Science experiments designed to amaze and entertain young audiences.

Blankets and chairs permitted, for your convenience chairs will be available to rent for $5.

Shawn Mendes Friday, July 15th at 7:30pm, doors open at 6:30pm People’s Choice Award Winner for Favorite Breakout Artist kicks off his tour of North America in Downtown Boca Raton. With his #1 debut album, #1 single “Stitches”, & now second Pop Radio hit “I Know What You Did Last Summer” extending his momentum at into the new year, Island Records recording artist Shawn Mendes has announced his Shawn Mendes World Tour, opening across Europe with 11 dates in April-May, and then arriving in North America with 26 dates starting on July 15th at The Mizner Park Amphitheater presented by The Messina Touring Group and AEG Live.

Tickets available online.

Flights of the Conchords Saturday, July 16th at 8:00pm, doors open at 6:30pm Grammy Award-winning folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (aka Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie)

will return to the U.S. this summer. The “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour”, is their first since co-headlining 2014’s “Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour”. Jemaine and Bret have new material in the works, which they’ll showcase exclusively at these shows. The amphitheatre and concert hall tour will make it’s stop in Downtown Boca on July 16th with special guest comedian Arj Barker.

David Bowie Tribute: Stardust Memories Friday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Mizner Park will be hosting a free show on July 22 in appreciation of the late David Bowie “David Bowie Tribute: Stardust memories.” Starting at 7:30 pm, food, drink, and chairs and blankets will be available to guests. Visit http:// myboca.us/pages/mizneramphi/ for more information and other summer events.

561-243-7922, OldSchoolSquare.org Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am – 4:30 pm; Sunday, 1-4:30 pm; closed Monday and major holidays. Admission is a suggested $5 donation A pop-up exhibition of extraordinary 6x6 works in a variety of media that have been created and donated by local and national artists.

July 2, 2016 – Silent Disco The Fieldhouse at Old School Square

Ruffhouse - Bob Marley tribute Friday, July 29th at 7:30pm We hope you like Jammin, too, to the sounds of reggae legend Bob Marley.

The tribute concert kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

Blankets and chairs permitted, for your convenience chairs will be available to rent for $5. Food and beverages available for purchase. Please leave at home outside food and beverages and pets.

Old School Square July 1, 2016 – First Friday Art Walk: 6x6 Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444 561-243-7922, OldSchoolSquare.org Friday, 6-9 p.m. Admission is a suggested $5 donation Art Walk is an open house for the art galleries in downtown Delray Beach.

Start your evening at the Cornell Art Museum, where you will see a unique display of extraordinary 6x6 works in a variety of media that have been created and donated by local and national artists.

See the Museum’s current exhibit, “Lit” where 16 internationally recognized artists have used light to bring their creative vision to life.

Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444

51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444 561-243-7922, OldSchoolSquare.org Saturday, 9 p.m.; tickets $15 A high energy performance in a silent atmosphere! At this DJ dance party, the music is experienced through high quality, wireless headphones.

July 15, 2016 – Sci-Fi Summer: War of the Worlds Crest Theatre at Old School Square 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444 561-243-7922, OldSchoolSquare.org Friday, 7:30 pm; tickets $15/$25 Seventy-eight years ago, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre on the Air presented their version of H.G. Wells’ classic story. It became the most infamous radio broadcast of all time. WRLN Radio Theater brings the original script back to life, reimagined in Palm Beach County!

July 21, 2016 – Bachaco The Fieldhouse at Old School Square 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444 561-243-7922, OldSchoolSquare.org Thursday, 9 p.m.; tickets $10

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The Fieldhouse presents the reggae rock and Latin roots sounds of Bachaco.

It’s music inspired by classic Bob Marley, Latin beats and California reggae.

July 28, 2016 – Canvas & Cocktails Creative Arts School at Old School Square

Soul Singer Lauren Mitchell follows her musical heart. While her first solo singing performance started in church as a child, she has since crafted a singular, unmistakable voice in the world of blues, citing both Etta James and Janis Joplin as profoundly influencing her sound.

Fri. 7/8 8pm Cupcake Burlesque Tickets: $30/$40/$45 A Little Sweet, A Lot of Sass... The Naughtiest Burlesque in South Florida!

51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach 33444 561-243-7922, OldSchoolSquare.org Last Thursday each month, 7-9 p.m., registration required The Creative Arts School has a fun, new art experience, where you can create an art piece in a relaxed atmosphere… all while enjoying a nice glass of wine, a craft beer or a signature cocktail. Each month will offer something different with one of our creative Canvas & Cocktails instructors. It’s a perfect girls’ night out, club night or a date night!

Join us for an evening of swinging jazz, exciting burlesque, juggling and comedy as Arts Garage is transported back to the days of vaudeville. The event features South Florida’s premiere troupe, Cupcake Burlesque, and stars the lovely Miss Jenna Beth, Francean Fanny and Cherry Mae. The show will be hosted by the irreverent Patrick Smash with a special Sideshow performance by the mesmerizing Ian Michael, and live music by Tchaa. Performing a classic burlesque style with a modern twist, each dancer offers a unique specialty and flair of their own, making for a very sexy spectacle!

Sat. 7/9 8pm Spam All Stars Tickets: advance ticket price: $30/$40/$45 The Miami based band blends improvisational electronic elements and turntables with Latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga (an improvised jam session consisting of variations on Cuban music themes).

Fri. July 29, 8pm Khris Royal & Dark Matter - Jazz/Funk/electronic fusion Tickets $30/40/45 The young New Orleans native began playing the saxophone at the age of 7, and was granted a full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music by the time he was 16. His unique style is comprised of jazz, hip hop, soul, electronic, funk, R&B, blues and reggae.

Royal has played with hip-hop giants and jazz and funk legends alike, including Bobby Brown Alvin Batiste, and Jason Marsalis. He has also recorded with charttopping artists like Mary J. Blige, Ashanti, Nelly and The Game, and Erykah Badu, in addition to working with prominent New Orleans artists.

Perfect Vodka Amphitheater Snoop and Wiz The dynamic duo are bringing their energetic set right through the heart of Palm Beach County. With funky beats, fresh vibes, and new tracks coming from Snoop Dogg’s new album coming out July 1st, the pair look to have you leave the show with your head in the clouds. Tickets can be found on Livenation.com and are going quick, with lawn tickets as low as $22 and seats going as high as $118. Show starts at 7 p.m. on July 20.

$76. The show is at 7 p.m. on July 29 and July 30.

BB&T Center Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas The current leaders of the iTunes charts, Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas will be taking the BB&T center by storm with their “FUTURE NOW: THE TOUR.” The show starts at 7 p.m. on July 1. Visit Ticketmaster for ticket information.

Pitbull

Gwen Stefani Mr. 305 is heading to the 954 on July 31.

Visit Ticketmaster for ticket information.

Arts Garage

Fri. 7/22 8pm Chloe Dolandis

Morikami

Fri. 7/1 8pm LeNard Rutledge

Tickets: advance ticket price: $30/$40/$45

Tickets: advance ticket price: $30/$40/$45

Pop, jazz and soul singer Chloe Dolandis moves audiences with her powerful vocals and commanding stage presence.

The dynamic entertainer has a young voice with an old soul, and has earned a series of awards thanks to her vocal prowess.

Sushi & Stroll Summer Walk Series

LeNard Rutledge sings American Songbook.

The

Great

Voted the Best Jazz Artist of the Year by the Miami New Times,LeNard Rutledge’s robust vocals have made him one of the most sought-after talents in contemporary jazz. His music has been described as “captivating, soul-stirring, earthy, and funky”, and he has often been compared to the great Lou Rawls. LeNard has shared the stage with a number of highly respectable jazz artists including Nnenna Freelon, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny Drew Jr.,Harry Allen and Wycliffe Gordon.

Sat, 7/2 Lauren Mitchell Band Tickets: advance ticket price: $30/$40/$45

Sat. 7/23 8pm Hendrick Meurkens Quartet Tickets: advance ticket price: $30/$40/$45 Hendrik is a widely acclaimed, awardwinning harmonica/vibraphone player from Germany, now based in New York.

He is renowned as a Brazilian jazz artist, although this special show will double as a CD Release party for his new jazz CD, “Harmonicus Rex”, which has earned great reviews and radio airplay.

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Gwen Stefani looks to bring you back all the way to the early 2000s with her new tour. Her first solo album in a decade, “This is what the Truth Feels Like,” looks to wow and enrapture old and new fans alike. Ticket prices range from $23 through $143 and can be found on TicketMaster.com The show starts at 7 p.m. on July 27.

Date: Friday, July 8, 2016

Dave Matthews Band

Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

The Blue grass band looks to take South Florida by storm by the end of the month.

With their world renowned summer tours, the group looks to impress with their intricate lighting and video shows, as well as their music set that is unique to every show. Visit Ticketmaster for tickets with prices ranging from $32-

Cost: $8/adults (ages 11+); $6/child (ages 4-10); FREE for museum members and children ages 3 and under $2 for taiko performance (optional).

Reservations are not required.

Sushi & Stroll is back for the summer and offers a tranquil, twilight stroll through

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the 16-acre gardens and spectacular sunset views. Excite your palate with something delicious from the Cornell Café, indulge in some shopping at the Museum Store, or tantalize your senses with a drumming performance by Fushu Daiko. Please note the museum galleries are closed for these special nights. Food and drink are sold separately and are not included in admission price.

Guest Artist Workshop: Paper Cut Art with Hiromi Moneyhun

Underwritten by the Homer and Martha Gudelsky Family Foundation Date: Saturday, July 9, 2016

she guides you through the intricate steps for creating three-dimensional paper cut artwork. Learn the different styles of cutting to create your own pieces that are both whimsical and bold. Originally from Kyoto, Japan, Hiromi Moneyhun began drawing at a young age, and by her teen years had developed a style of her own. With no formal art training, Hiromi has evolved a unique homegrown artistic voice that combines traditional Japanese visual art forms with the supermodernity that is now found in all of Japan’s biggest cities. Hiromi’s cut paper pieces are the result of a multistep process that produces an art that is at once amusingly lighthearted and startlingly alive. Hiromi’s paper cuts are inviting, compelling many to want to reach out and touch the artwork. Like the works of all the great masters, Hiromi’s pieces are best appreciated when viewed in person.

An exhibition of her artwork will be on display at the Morikami Museum in the summer of 2016. All tools and materials will be provided for this workshop.

Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm & 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Bon Odori Dance Workshop

Cost: $50 required)

Date: Saturday, July 9 and Saturday July 30

(Advance

registration

Join guest artist Hiromi Moneyhun as

Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Cost: $15 with paid museum admission (advance registration required)

Materials to bring: a water container,

Learn the simple steps to Bon Odori, the traditional Japanese folk dance showcased at Obon, an iconic summer festival. During this three-day holiday, ancestral spirits are said to return for a brief visit to the living. The joyful Bon Odori welcomes these visiting loved ones in lively celebrations throughout Japan.

practice paper

Recommended dress: clothes and shoes.

small dish for ink, idea brush, Yatsumoto

Downtown West Palm Beach food tour

Comfortable

Sumi-e Ink Painting Workshop Date: Saturday, July 16 Every Tuesday through Saturday from

Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm Cost: $35 (advance registration required)

11am to 2pm, food tours bring guests through 13 food and drink tastings

Material fee: $3 (cash payable to the instructor)

encompassing six different restaurants.

Learn about the history and philosophy of Sumi-e and how it relates to the subject painted. Sumi-e is a form of Japanese ink painting brought from China to Japan in the 12th century. Composition and how to paint with brush and ink, two traditional implements, will be introduces. Students will have time to do a simple sumipainting using the principals of composition.

take patrons for a mile walk through

B The City of

The tour lasts for three hours and downtown West Palm- with plenty of breaks at air-conditioned stops along the way. The tour starts near the Evernia Street Parking Garage and tickets are $65 for adults and $45 for children aged 12 & under. Tickets can be found at https:// westpalmbeachfoodtour.com/ and can be booked for all summer long.

oca Raton’s

in the City Music and Movies Under the Stars at The Mizner Park Amphitheater July 8th

July 15th

July 16th

@ 7:30 pm

@ 8:00 pm

Movie: Minions

Shawn Mendes in concert

Flight of the Conchords

Join us at 6:30 pm for interactive, family fun for young audiences.

Ticket Required (Sold Out)

Ticket Required

@ 8:00 pm (Rated PG)

July 22nd

July 29th

Stardust Memories

Ruffhouse Bob Marley tribute

David Bowie Tribute

Free Event

@ 7:30 pm

@ 7:30 pm

Free Event

Free Event

FOR DETAILS VISIT: MiznerAmp.com

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21drops debuts first retail location

ages 8-13. It will culminate in an exhibit installation and opening of the youth’s work and a performance that will be open to the community. To register for the Camp, call 561-279-8883. Registration fee is $50.

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

The modern 21st century apothecary is opening in Delray Beach this July 4th.

With ice cream, door prizes, and gifts for kids, the store looks to celebrate its arrival in town. 21drops focuses on all natural and healthy, pure lifestyles. More info can be found at http://www.21drops. com/our-oils/ Spady Museum The Spady Museum’s Summer Youth Cultural Empowerment Camp will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., July 5 through August 11, at the museum. It will feature activities such as field trips, history workshops and seminars in photography, poetry and live performance for children

GEMS Club -- Girls have a bright future in Science and GEMS (Girls excelling in Math and Science) Club will continue to help them shine! GEMS Club offers the perfect opportunity for young girls to learn and grow as they discover the exciting world of math, science, engineering and technology! Dinner and refreshments will be provided. This program is open to girls in grades 3-8 and a $5 registration fee is required per session. July’s theme is “Mysteries of the Night” and will be all about Bat biology and Conservation. The girls will learn

all about these misunderstood creatures and have the opportunity to meet one in person!

When: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:00 pm -7:00 pm

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Structures & Superhero Magnet activities and a themed Planetarium show.

When: Friday July 29th, 2016 6pm-9pm Where: South Florida Science Center

Where: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium; 4801 Dreher Trail North; West Palm Beach, 33405

and Aquarium; 4801 Dreher Trail North;

How Much: $5

for seniors, $8.00 for children (3-12),

West Palm Beach, 33405 How Much: $12.00 for adults, $10.00

Public contact: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium at SFScienceCenter.org or 561-832-1988.

FREE for children under 3, $6 for adult

Nights at the Museum – “Superhero Science!” On the last Friday of each month, from 6-9pm, guests of all ages can enjoy extended hours of exploration at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium! Each Night at the Museum is a different theme, which includes various interactive science crafts, activities, entertainment, exhibits, planetarium shows, and a chance to view the night sky in Palm Beach County’s only public observatory! Food and beverage from Wholesome Tummies Cafe will be available for purchase throughout the evening. This month’s theme is “Superhero Science” and will include activities such as a Bird Dissection Lab, Invisible Ink Demo, Exciting Electrons Demo, DNA

Summer cooking classes at Au-

Men Empowering Change

members and free for child members.

rora’s Mexican Kitchen Learn how to make enchiladas with professional

chef

Aurora

Garcia

Ramos. The class will take place on Saturday, July 2, at 10am. The class will feature 2 recipes and a salsa making that can be used for other dishes, as well as the two. The hands on class is $30 per person and happens at 521 Southridge Road, Delray Beach, FL. Rsvp at Aurora@AurorasMexicanKitchen. com or561.542.7928 or https://www. f a c e b o o k . c om / Au ror a s Me x i c a n Kitchen/

Be seated at 9PM or after and receive half off wines by the glass, all beers, & all liquor, including premium.

Plus $2 validated parking.

(Regularly $5)

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Boca Raton Resort blends history, modernity for upscale experience By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor There is more to the Boca Raton Resort than the pink tower everyone talks about. In fact, the tower was added on years after the original Cloister Inn opened as one of the most expensive 100-room hotels of its day in 1926.

Hit the pool or beach at the Boca Beach Club. Courtesy of Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Behind the gates, the Waldorf Astoria Resort sits on 356 acres steps away from downtown Boca. The exclusivity of the compound is shielded from the bustling city, which makes it an ideal place for both visitors and locals to check out.

It is made up of the Cloister, the Yacht Club, the Tower, Boca Beach Club, the Bungalows, the Boca Country Club, conference center, two 18-hole championship golf courses, 30 tennis courts, Waldorf Astoria Spa, golf clubhouse, Florida’s only FlowHouse with dual sided wave simulator FlowRider, six pools, a 32-slip marina with full fishing and boating facilities and a half-mile of private beach with water sports.

some of the decorative tiles are not due to the resort’s age, but were purposely cracked by Mizner to create a more lived-in vibe.

The Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean-style resort blends history with modern times. The Cloister, which is the main part of the resort, underwent a $30 million renovation in 2014. That section of the resort gets its name from the original Cloister Inn built by Mizner. About $100,000 was spent on making over each room with modern finishes that complement the historic back drop.

Part of providing an upscale, ever-changing experience involves creating new partnerships. The resort has done so by pairing with Maserati to have a few cars on hand for special transports and partnering with a photographer studio, Studio Eminence to offer sunrise and sunset photo shoots on the beach. While the sunrise photos are early, it gives you a nearly private session on the beach.

If you want to splurge during your stay, request the corner room on the sixth floor. The suite features two bathrooms, a large living room, a bar and an expansive balcony with couches, loungers and a table and chairs overlooking the city.

During a recent stay at the resort, a common theme was the attentiveness and friendliness of the employees.

Before a spa treatment, the spa attendant offered to change out my extra-large robe for a smaller size and to set guests up with cold washcloths and cucumbers in the inhalation room, remembering to call and remind them minutes before their treatments.

When dining at The Blue, which gives you a view of all of Boca from the 27th floor of the tower, grab a drink by the bar first. The expansive cocktail menu blends all types of flavors for different palates. If you can’t choose which drink you want, let the sommelier surprise you.

Executive Chef of The Blue Christie Tenaud brings modern American flavors to the trendy restaurant. The fried avocado morphed a traditional Bibb lettuce salad into a new take on a classic as did a pea puree that surrounded two enormous diver scallops. Ask the sommelier for recommendations for wine pairings for each course and try the homemade ice cream for dessert.

If you’re looking for sun, the resort has six pools and the beach to choose from. The resort pools are near the FlowRider and the beach is a quick shuttle or boat ride away. The resort owns a shuttle boat called Mizner’s Dream, which gives guests a scenic mode of transportation to get from the main resort to the beach club. Those staying at the beach club can use either the vans or boat to get to the main resort.

If you’re looking for a weekend to visit with your kids, the resort is planning its Second Annual Stars & Stripes 4th of July Festival with food, fireworks and live entertainment by the Gin Blossoms.

Other summer promotions include: Free meals for kids at select restaurants and “Another Day in Paradise,” where if you buy three nights you get the fourth night free. Both offers last with bookings made through Sept. 30.

The resort is celebrating its 90th year and is inviting guests to its yearlong party. To commemorate the milestone, the resort has partnered with the Boca Raton Historical Society to feature pictures of what the original hotel looked like, factoids about its famous architect Addison Mizner, the original guest book from its grand opening and a desk that was in one of the rooms.

Guests will learn that Mizner’s Monkey Bar gets its name because Mizner had a pet monkey and that the cracks in

Happy

Hour

Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5:30pm-7:30pm

Hotel rooms in the Cloister recently underwent a $30 million renovation. Courtesy of Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

The Boca Raton Resort & Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

Courtesy of Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Live Music

Wed 7pm-10pm Frid 9pm-12am Sat 9pm-12am

Located in Hyatt Place Delray Beach | 104 NE 2nd Ave | Delray Beach, FL 33444 | 561-330-3530

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Your local mom scoop: 5 reasons why my family loves Jungle Island By: Heather McMechan Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers As a mom, I feel like you can only go to the local park so many times and see the same curly tail lizards or squirrels stealing snacks. I’m always looking for fun places in South Florida to take the kids to. When I heard the local scoop about Jungle Island, I yelled, “Road Trip!”

It’s about an hour from where we live in the heart of Miami. I packed some snacks and few sippy cups and we headed down for an all-day adventure.

Here is the scoop on 5 reasons why my family loves Jungle Island.

1.Wearing parrots When you first enter the park, you get in line to have a photo with these beautiful parrots. You stand in front of a green screen, so the backgrounds can be

This guy was whispering sweet nothings in my ear. My kids thought it was hysterical.

now domesticated and worldwide.Their diet consist of grasses, twigs and leaves.

This is gross but they regurgitate food and chew it again in order to get the most nutrients possible from its highly indigestible cellulose diet. Maybe we humans are missing out on something?

But probably not!

2. Feeding the animals

3. Bird show

A huge treat was feeding the animals in the Petting Barn area. This African Pygmy Goat was our new best friend after we handed him an ice cream cone snack. These guys are playful animals with a great need for companionship. I think he would have come home with us, if I had let him.

The Bird Show was recommended by guest services as a must see. What a cool show as vultures, parrots and endangered type of birds were flying over our heads and into the hands of the trainers. It was a great learning experience for my kids and something we had never seen before.

changed. You can purchase your photos later online by using your Jungle Island photo card.

4. Hangin’ with the kangaroos You can get up close and personal with a Red Kangaroo which is the largest marsupial around. No running or yelling inside this area as these guys can take 12 ft. leaps and reach a speed of 30 mph.

5. Playground FUN FACT: The African Pygmy is one of four types of dwarf goats from Africa,

ESCAPE

Once they saw The Playground, all I could hear was “PLEASE,” as the begging began. Of course, we checked out the

slide and the climbing towers along with the rocking bridge.

I wanted to see the White lion which was a rare color mutation of the Kruger subspecies of lion (Panthera leo krugeri).

FUN FACT: “White lions are not albinos.

Their white color is caused by a recessive gene known as the chutiya or the ‘color inhibitor gene‘, distinct from the albinism gene. They vary from blonde to nearwhite. This coloration, however, does not appear to disadvantage their survival in the wild.”

It was a funfilled day of making a new family memor y.

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Vincent “Vinny” Ventiera of the Bachelorette dishes about his experience 1. Tell us about yourself. How old are you? How long

at Salt7. And there were people from the network at the

gym. I love to be outside, go to the beach and even go for

have you lived in Delray? What do you do?

event that approached me and asked for my email and

a swim in the ocean. Maybe, snorkel, paddle board and

took my picture. At the time I didn’t know what it was

have some lunch at a beach side restaurant .I like to just

for. Little did I know that the picture that I took and

enjoy each other’s company and have fun. And maybe

I’m originally from Kings Park, NY (Long Island) and I am 28 years young. I came to South Florida in the fall of 2009 while helping my mother move down. The beautiful weather and people just kept me here and inspired me to stay and further my career. I moved to Delray Beach in 2012. I own

the people I met would invite me on an amazing journey to find love with JoJo Fletcher. Having her be the next Bachelorette just made it much easier for me to seriously get involved and fall

an entertainment company where I have DJ-

like to get your first rose?

I 100 percent believe in love at first sight . It all starts with

From what I saw, learned and

a simple eye contact. You can have a lot of chemistry of

how she handled her self on the

off a simple eye lock. At least I believe so. There are 26

last season of the Bachelor,

guys on the first night so that might have been the most

brought me to the fact she

stressful rose ceremony. But I felt confident with the time

is someone that I would

that JoJo and I had together that night and it all fell into

like to get to know and

place when I heard “Vinny will you accept this rose?” It

possibly be with for ever.

was such a rush that I really don’t remember it too much,

and even fashion shows. I also cut hair part-time. Luckily, I have worked at prestigious venues across the country.

2. Why did you decide to go on a reality show? Did you know

3. Describe your ideal

Jojo would be the Bachelorette?

day. What would you do?

Where would you go?

decision?

4. Do you believe in love at first sight? What did it feel

in love on a reality television show.

ed events from weddings, nightclubs

Did that have any influence on your

take some selfies with each other.

my ideal day would consist

a reason and that God has path set out for you.

of not going very far. In the

So while being single for a while I was actually

morning, I would head to the

a bachelor in an auction for a puppy charity

5. If you could do it all over again would you?

I would never have regrets about my journey. It was a

Luckily, living in South Florida,

I’m a firm believer that everything happens for

my adrenaline took over.

documented love story, which I think is pretty awesome.

Priceless and an amazing time.

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Delray Medical Center offers proton therapy Staff report

Delray Medical Center receives ‘Elite Plus’ National Stroke Award

Delray Medical Center will be one of

cancer tumors with fewer side effects,

By: Brett Pizzi Contributing Writer

few hospitals to offer proton therapy, a

according to the hospital.

Delray Medical Center was honored with the American Heart Association Elite Plus award. This award states that the hospital was recognized for their ability to provide the most appropriate stroke treatment according to national standards and guidelines.

form of radiation therapy.

The treatment targets the tumor site

The hospital and Proton International

and leaves surrounding healthy tissue

agreed to build a one-room proton

and organs unaffected. It is effective in

therapy treatment center. The Delray

treating solid cancer tumors including

Medical

tumors of the brain, spine, head and

Treatment

Center

Proton

Center,

Therapy

estimated

to

neck, lung, prostate, colon and some

cost approximately $53 million, is

breast tumors. Due to its precision and

scheduled to open in 2018.

lack of long term side effects, proton

Proton therapy is a highly precise and effective treatment for many

therapy is widely used to treat children.

this innovative treatment option at Delray Medical Center,” said Mark Bryan, CEO of Delray Medical Center in a statement. “It is always our goal to incorporate new technologies and techniques that will make treatment safer and less invasive for our patients.”

“We are looking forward to offering

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at Delray Medical Center.

For over two years, the hospital achieved over 85 percent in adherence to the Get with the Guidelines- Stroke achievement indicators and over 75 percent and five of the eight stroke quality measures to receive the Gold Plus award.

Delray Medical Center ensures the highest quality to their guests. Making sure patient’s arrival and treatment is both quick and of the highest caliber is one of the highest priorities of the hospital, as well as safety of the patients. The medical center staff were able to treat over 50 percent of patients coming in with stroke with tPA, a clot- buster that reduces the effects of strokes, within 45 minutes of their arrival to the hospital.

Known as one of the leaders in stroke care and treatment, Delray medical center has achieved all distinctions and more for these awards. Hospital members keep up-to-date with methods and guidelines that help ensure a speedy recovery and reduction of life long disabilities or issues that typically accompany strokes. This allows for the medical team and staff to provide some of the best care available to the community.

Holy Cross Hospital opens Urgent Care Staff report

This revolutionary new heart procedure is an advanced minimally invasive treatment option

Awards and Accreditations

for patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis.

n One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 10 years in a row (Healthgrades)

Severe aortic stenosis is a very serious heart condition.

And for some patients, traditional treatments such as

n Blue Cross Blue Shield Distinction Center for Cardiac Care

open-heart surgery may not be an option.

n Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure for 14 years in a row (Healthgrades)

However, there is new hope with the TAVR

n Five-Star Recipient for Pacemaker Procedures for 3 years in a row (Healthgrades)

procedure. TAVR has already helped thousands of patients with aortic stenosis return to the things they enjoy in life.

n Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence for 14 years in a row (Healthgrades)

Brijeshwar Maini, MD, FACC, Regional Medical Director of Transcatheter Therapies

We invite you to learn more and receive a screening to see if you may be a candidate for the TAVR procedure. Please call our patient navigator at 844.DEL.TAVR or visit DelrayMedicalCtr.com/TAVR for more information.

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Holy Cross Hospital will open the doors of an Urgent Care and Imaging Center in West Boca Raton in August at 23071 State Road 7.

This is the third Urgent Care and Imaging Center for Holy Cross; additional centers are in east Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale.

Holy Cross will also offer outpatient rehabilitation at the state-of-the-art,10,000square-foot center.

Urgent Care services are offered on a walk-in basis. The hours of operation for urgent care are: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Imaging services are available with a prescription. The hours of operation are: Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Outpatient rehabilitation will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 to 5 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday by appointment.

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How to get the most out of your summer vacation. Part 1 of 2 By: Raul J. Rodriguez MD, DABPN, DABAM Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers gastrointestinal problems can impede your ability to have the best time you were hoping to have. All of these situations can be accounted for to a great degree with proper planning and preparation.

Want to have twice as much fun next time you go somewhere on vacation? Getting the maximum enjoyment out of your vacation is as much about how you feel as it is where you go. People have both knowingly and unknowingly enjoyed a trip less because they did not feel good.

Everything else could have been perfect but if their body was not cooperating, the total enjoyment could be significantly diminished.

A number of different factors can take a bite out of your vacation pleasure.

Going on a trip and feeling exhausted, developed headaches, struggling to sleep, and developing stomach or other

A little planning and preparation can really go a long way in helping you have the most enjoyable vacation you have ever had. This starts with a focus on nutritional and fitness fundamentals that help you feel good. Eight to 12 weeks before the trip is a good time start a regular exercise program or intensify your existing regimen to a minimum of three to four times a week. This will increase both your physical and emotional stamina and improve your ability to adapt to new situations and environments.

Eight to 12 weeks before the trip is also a good time to start drinking at least 50% more water as well as make a conscious effort to eat leaner proteins and reduce sugar and processed foods.

This will also increase stamina and

Seniors participate in Delray Beach Senior Games, quality for state competition By: David DiPino Contributing Writer A total of 110 pickleball players from across South Florida recently participated in the 27th Annual Delray Beach Senior Games, a qualifier for the Florida Senior Games State Championships, which will be held Dec. 3-11, in Clearwater.

While the 2016 edition of the Delray Beach Senior Games was dominated by pickleball play at Pompey Park, 1102, NW Second St., and Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW First Ave, events for basketball skills, billiards, bowling, Croquet, golf, swimming, racewalk and track & field, took place at venues across Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach.

“I started playing pickleball about two years ago. I would describe pickleball as mix of tennis, ping pong and racquetball,” said Jack Donadio, a resident of Palm Isles in Boynton Beach. “Pickleball is easier on my knees than tennis. I play about three times a week.”

Donadio won two medals in the competition.

Tony Guerriero of Venetian Isles in Boynton Beach is also a converted racquetball player enjoying the sport and Jeffrey Frantz

Pickleball player competing at Pompey Park during the 27th Annual Delray beach Senior Games.

Photo by: David DiPino

drove all the way up from Miami Lakes to participate in the Delray Beach Senior Games pickleball competition.

The Delray Beach Senior Games had competitors participate from age 50 all the way up to the age of 88 and the event promoted goodwill, good sportsmanship and good health, with a chance in advancing to the Senior State Games.

For more information about competing at the local, state and national levels or starting new local Senior Games can be found at www.flasports.com/floridasenior-games or by contacting the Florida Sports Foundation at 1-866-FLGAMES or MyDelrayBeach.com/parks-andrecreation.

improve energy levels. Managing your caffeine by not increasing or reducing what you normally consume will help avoid caffeine withdrawal headaches and fatigue. You can pack caffeine pills to help you match what you normally consume.

Pills usually have 200mg in comparison to 100mg for a regular cup of coffee. If you consume energy drinks or soda regularly, then I recommend looking up the caffeine content online so you can match it. On your trip you also want to pack some over the counter Prilosec and antacids in the event of an upset stomach and some Immodium in the event of some loose bowels. Diarrhea, aside from the inconvenience and discomfort, can dehydrate you very quickly.

Hydration is of the utmost importance and the increased water has to continue while on vacation. This is the single most important thing to do of all of the recommendations listed here. Increasing your water consumption when in a new environment also helps you acclimate to

higher altitudes and high temperatures.

If you find yourself feeling tired or otherwise not feeling well, the very first thing to do is chug water. Even if it is not the complete solution, hydrating well usually helps a lot and helps quickly.

Even jet lag symptoms are also alleviated by increased hydration.

(Continued next month in part 2) Dr Rodriguez is the founder, CEO and Medical Director of the Delray Center For Healing, which offers comprehensive treatment programs for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse. The Delray Center For Healing also offers integrative treatments such as intramuscular and intravenous vitamin infusions to enhance health and vitality.

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Life after CrossFit is life, only better: Part One By: Christine King Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers beginners. CrossFit begs to differ as their website reads “the program is designed for universal scalability, making it the perfect application for any committed individual, regardless of experience.”

Further, in reference to modifications CrossFit states, “We scale load and intensity; we don’t change the program.

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree, not kind.”

Crossfits (referred to as “boxes”) are quickly popping up everywhere. Since Greg Glassman founded the company in 2000 there are now over 13,000 boxes; roughly half in the United States. The foundation of the workout includes high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, girevoy sport, calisthenics, strongman and more.

Sound intense? You betcha! The WOD’s (workout of the day) are severe, not for the faint of heart and definitely not for

I’ve owned a fitness company for 20 years.

That philosophy is the most ludicrous and dangerous approach in guiding anybody to an improved fitness level.

Program design for a client wishing to achieve certain goals involves an appropriate, well thought out plan based on the findings of their initial assessment, medical history review and discoveries of limitations that may impede progress.

Only then is it appropriate and safe to recommend a proper course of direction and explain suitable options for both personal training and class selections the client finds fun and motivating.

CrossFit requires most newbie’s to attend

two or three “introductory sessions” to learn basic movements: burpees, air squats, rowing and a few other necessities.

However in no way does it prepare the client for Olympic lifts, box jumps, speed training and tire flipping along with other hazardous and dangerous exercises beginners and seasoned fitness enthusiasts should not do at all.

The rapid growth of the boxes is in part due to the low cost of opening the box ($3,000 annual dues, a few thousand dollars’ worth of equipment and $1,000 for the two day certification required to guide people through workouts).

CrossFits also don’t have air conditioning.

The box gets as hot as 95-110 degrees.

The consumer is led by an inexperienced individual who only holds a two day certification.

Professional Personal Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors have years of education and experience under their belt. As an industry we’re here to help and not hurt people.

Less than qualified instructors have

caused CrossFit members numerous injuries. The box mentality is to push until you drop. It’s all about the clock and the finish, not about safety. The consumer is unfamiliar with proper form of Olympic lifts, plyometrics and more during their first week.

(See next month’s issue for Part Two.) Christine King is a Medical Exercise Specialist, Fitness Expert, and President/ CEO of Your Best Fit Inc. She and her team have helped thousands of people recover from injuries, look and feel better and improve their overall wellbeing. She can be reached at Christine@LifeOnlyBetter. com. www.LifeOnlyBetter.com

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8 tips for eating healthy on a budget By: Natalie Cacciatore, Health and Lifestyle Coach at BAM! BAM! BODY Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers 1. Buy your produce at its peak: Fruits and veggies that are in season are typically less expensive and generally higher quality. You can ask the produce manager what is currently “in season” and they will point you in the right direction. However, it’s usually obvious since the produce that is in season is usually on sale and in high supply.

2. Make food from scratch: A little extra time in the kitchen can save you money.

When you buy foods already prepared you are paying someone else for that extra step in the process. Shred your own lettuce, chop up your own carrots, roast a chicken over the weekend and shred it up to use throughout the week rather than buying prepackaged or prepared foods.

3. Leftovers: When you make a meal, try to double or triple up on the ingredients

so you have enough left over for multiple lunches and dinners. It saves you time and your time is money, honey! Our meal plans are big into leftovers. It is key for eating healthy with a busy lifestyle.

4. Buy in bulk: Try to buy all your nonperishable items in bulk. Costco, Sam’s Club, or even the Whole Foods Market has the “bulk section” where you can get a better price on foods purchased in larger quantities. If you have a large family, then you can even buy perishable items in bulk as well.

5. Use a shopping list: We promise you that if you go grocery shopping without a list of exactly what you will need for the week, then you will end up impulsively buying things that probably shouldn’t end up in your shopping cart. It’s also not a good idea to go shopping when you are really hungry as you may end up buying a

lot of extra food that you did not plan for.

6. Go meatless: Don’t worry, your body does not need meat every single day.

Eat plant based proteins on those days instead and pocket some cash to use for better produce.

7. Become a patio farmer: If you can grow flowers and plants in your yard then you can certainly grow some herbs, tomatoes and veggies. You will be amazed at how delicious fresh produce can taste.

An added benefit besides the cost savings is the amazing feeling you will experience from eating food that you produced.

There are many books and online resources available to help you grow your own food if you don’t know how. So get started! It will be a fun project.

8. Use your freezer: Freeze your leftover

food or excess produce that will spoil if you won’t be able to consume it. Then you can use it at a later time instead of wasting it. When you find berries or veggies on sale, take advantage of the savings and buy extra to freeze for a later date.

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Boca business relocates headquarters to Delray Beach Staff report Delray Beach is now home of Call 4 Health’s headquarters.

The company recently completed a relocation from Boca Raton to its new location at 2855 South Congress Ave. in Delray Beach.

The company is now located in a new $600,000 retro-fitted 17,800-square-foot high-tech call center, which houses 250 employees. Employees serve physician practices, hospitals, health systems, clinics, hospice and pharmaceutical companies around the clock.

Co-founders Nicholas Koutrakos (CFO) and Joseph Pores (CEO). Submitted photo

Co-founders Nicholas Koutrakos (CFO) and Joseph Pores (CEO). Submitted photo

Co-founders Joseph Pores and Nicholas Koutrakos said the company anticipates generating 200 additional new jobs over the next year in various fields.

They said they selected the new location after the company expanded last year.

The company was founded in 1997 with a goal of helping medical professionals provide access and care for patients.

The company’s services about 10,000 accounts across the country. It started as a traditional medical answering service with three employees and expanded as the health care industry did.

Its first Boca Raton headquarter facility was 1,500-square feet and the one it just left was 5,000 square-feet split between two separated offices.

Celebrate your birthday with freebies around town Staff report Want to know what local restaurants and shops will give you freebies on your birthday? There’s an app for that.

Birthday Comp is a free app that tells you what you can get for free on your birthday.

Co-founder Jan van der Baan said he came up with the idea after remembering the coupon for the free scoop of ice cream he received as a kid from Baskin Robbins on his birthday. He remembered the whole family would head over to get ice cream.

The idea grew after he said he celebrated his 30th birthday at a restaurant and saw that he was charged for the cake they brought out for dessert.

He said it made sense for the business to want to support the party he just brought in. So he combined the celebration with

the concept of rewarding the customers to start Birthday Comp.

“I wanted to make it easy and free to find birthday promotions nearby,” he said.

The concept is also hassle free because you don’t have to remember to bring the coupon you received in the mail.

He said most people go out to celebrate birthdays, so he said he wanted to make it convenient for people to select a place that appreciates them in return.

It is free to sign up to receive the coupons and promotions online at birthdaycomp. com Gifts include gift cards, free drinks, free desserts and perks. Some of the coupons require a minimum amount you spend to apply the coupon to the total.

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New craft beer hangout to open in Boca Raton By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor Delray Beach’s Beer Trade Co. is expanding to Boca Raton this summer.

The popular craft beer hangout is expecting to open its second location sometime in July.

Owner Gene Playter said the new location will have a similar look as the Delray location with a patio and signature selfserve refrigerators.

He said the Boca location will have a bigger kitchen and larger patio, but the concept remains the same.

The concept is based on the honor system and a convenience store. If you’re thirsty, select any beer you want from the refrigerator. Staff is around to take your food order if you get hungry. When you’re finished pay for what you drank and ate.

Playter said the Delray location has been a popular place for craft beer lovers to try new brews. The six refrigerator doors are able to hold 370 beers and he said he is always rotating them so there is something new to try.

Since the restaurant opened a little more than three years ago, he said he estimates

deli. He said when he returned to South Florida, he took that concept and added the food he liked to serve.

Beer Trade Co. isn’t the only concept Playter is working on. He recently took over 40-year-old Delray staple The Frog.

He has renovated the smoking bar to a modern dive bar without smoking. there have been about 7,000 different beers served from all over the world.

Palm Beach, a gastro-pub called Gratify.

“It’s fun and casual,” he said.

He got the idea to open Beer Trade Co. while traveling the country once Gratify closed. He said he was driving through Charlotte, North Carolina looking for a hotel when he saw a bunch of hipsters standing around outside drinking beer.

Playter said the food is modeled off a restaurant he previously owned in West

So, he said he stopped and saw the store was set up like a convenience store and a

Beer Trade Co. offers a Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner options as well as beer tastings, beer pairings and other events.

The bar has new flat screen televisions, live music and daily activities from karaoke to poker.

Since The Frog doesn’t have a kitchen, he said food trucks are on-site to serve up meals for patrons.

For a list of activities at the locations, visit their Facebook pages.

5 questions with Peter Gary, CEO of Pinnacle Advertising and Marketing and participant in the 2016 Boca Ballroom Battle marketing agencies in South Florida.

This also means overcoming the lows as well. I’ll never forget sitting patiently at a red light when I was blindsided by a drunk driver operating a truck full of marble and thrusted into oncoming traffic. The paramedics used the jaws of life to extract me from my mangled car. Although my career in automotive sales was flourishing at the time, after 18 months of recovery, I opted for a new career. I helped take Autobase, a CRM provider in the automotive space, from 167 dealers to over 3,000 dealers in 5 years.

I had quickly learned that I had knack for marketing and got into the advertising world. Four years later I was ready to open up my own shop and envisioned a fully integrated firm that offers everything a business needs from traditional advertising to digital marketing to social media to public relations to media buying.

2. What have the dance lessons been like? Can you give us any hints about what kind of dances we can expect to see?

Peter Gary gears up for the 2016 Boca Ballroom Battle. Submitted photo.

1. Tell us about yourself, your company and what led you to your position.

My career has been quite the exciting roller coaster ride.

The highs have been amazing with eight years in the Marines, an intense rise in the automotive world and then building Pinnacle into one of the fastest growing

It more fun that I could have ever imagined. I’ve enjoyed the spirited group classes and intensive private lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studios. The real honor is that I get to share the dance floor with Pam Casanave, who is world class dancer, teacher and person.

I feel very strongly about getting involved and giving back to our great community, so I’m honored to be a part of this incredible event benefiting the George Snow Scholarship Fund. This is an organization dedicated

to the goal to help deserving individuals within our community achieve their career goals, an objective which has the added benefit of bettering the community at large.

As for any hints… no Marine is going to give away classified information. Let’s just say that my custom choreographed routine will bring down the house.

3. What was it like to serve in the Marines? Tell us about your time in the service.

Serving my country was truly an honor. My time with the Marines defined my business and personal life with the core values that have brought me so much success. I believe that leadership is earned and never assumed.

4. What is your ideal Boca Raton day? What would you do from morning to night?

My ideal day starts early with an intense workout at Orangetheory Fitness, followed by a quick bite at the Olympia Flame Diner. Then I’ll spend a few hours with clients and then take them to Abe & Louie’s for an incredible lunch. I’ll then head to the office to meet with the staff on crafting strategies to propel our clients forward. I’ll end the day with LoriAnn enjoying the sunset at the Boca Beach Club with a nice bottle of wine and cigar.

5. Share a fun fact about yourself.

I’m an avid competitive shooter having participated in many events all throughout South Florida, plus I love boating and scuba diving.

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Biz briefs Claire Sheres receives Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Legends Society Award

Claire Sheres, sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Central Boca Office, has earned the company’s Legends Society award for 2015 – for Southeast Florida.

This is the 10th consecutive year she has received this prestigious honor.

“The Legends Society designation honors Coldwell Banker sales associates who achieve a strong level of production in sales and customer service,” said Clark Toole, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Florida.

“Exceptional market knowledge, professionalism and dedication to customer service have enabled Claire to achieve these exceptional results.”

With more than 25 years of real estate experience, Sheres has proven expertise in negotiating deals, marketing properties and serving the real estate needs of residential buyers and sellers.

With an extensive knowledge of local neighborhoods, she specializes in residential properties in Boca Raton/ Delray waterfront, gated and country club communities.

As a 25 year resident of Woodfield Country Club, she is also Woodfield’s Top Producing Realtor® for the last 10 concurrent years.

Mizner Country Club’s junior board of directors elects officers Mizner Country Club has a new group of board members ages 10 to 18. The junior board is new this year and allows kids the chance to have a say on what happens in their community.

The board meets quarterly with the club’s General Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Larry S. Savvides, and Mizner’s Kids Manager, Ashley Zajdel.

At their most recent board meeting, they

Pictured Back Row (Left to Right): Jacob Harris, Rachel Zellen, Joseph San Fili ppo Pictured Front Row (Left to Right): Matthew San Fili ppo, Jason Harris, Ashley Small, Erin Ravindran. Submitted photo.

The exercise group bought a three-story, 77,000 square-foot-building at 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW.

elected the following officers: Joseph San Filippo, president; Rachel Zellen, vice president; and Jacob Harris, secretary.

Topics on their agenda included upcoming junior and family events, providing feedback on previous activities and brainstorming future events.

The franchise has 430 studios across the world. Of those, 35 are located in South Florida.

One of their most recent accomplishments was asking the club to allow juniors under the age of 17 to utilize the Fitness Center.

Mizner fulfilled their request by creating a Fitness Certification program that after attending a parent-child orientation with the director of fitness, allows juniors ages 13-16 to utilize the center and children 9-12 the same access when supervised by an adult.

The company has hired Samantha McLaughlin and Candace Milton.

McLaughlin comes to South Florida from New Jersey where she worked for hotel developers. Milton worked is new to interior design, but has experience as a production assistant and stylist in the television and fashion industries. She worked on The Suzanne Show, hosted by Suzanne Somers in Los Angeles

The Buzz Agency gains new accounts

Leighton Design Group, worked on high-end residential and commercial properties including The Seagate Hotel and Spa.

Delray’s The Buzz Agency has been retained to elevate the brand of Burger & Beer Joint. B&B Franchise Group, developer and franchisor Burger & Beer

Delray designer group adds new staff Leighton Design Group has added to its creative design team.

Boca’s Office Depot Office Depot, which is headquartered in Boca Raton, recently announced a plan to buy back $100 million of its own stock.

Buzz Agency gains new accounts. Submitted photo.

Joint has selected The Buzz Agency to handle industry-related public relations and general communications services.

The seven-unit restaurant chain has plans to open 15 locations over the next four years including Florida, Texas, California, Washington, D.C., and other cities across the northern and southeastern United States.

It is a full-service gourmet burger sports restaurant with a rock and roll theme.

There are currently six locations in Florida.

The Buzz has also acquired Palm Beachbased Tradewinds Media Partners. The Buzz Agency will expand with a second location at 101 Bradley Place on Palm Beach Island. To manage the new Palm Beach location, The Buzz Agency has hired PR veteran Enid Atwater, who joins the firm as vice president of public relations.

Orangetheory makes Boca Raton its home Orangetheory Fitness is moving its headquarters from Fort Lauderdale to Boca Raton.

The office supply chain received $250 million from Staples as a result of a merger between the companies being terminated.

Cruise with Temple Sinai Temple Sinai is going on a cruise in December. Book your trip on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas, which sets sail on Dec. 4 to Dec. 9 for five nights in the western Caribbean.

Rates begin at $471 per person and include port charges, taxes and a bus from Delray Beach.

Aaron Hallyburton joins staff of Caffe Luna Rosa.

Photo Credit: Corby Kaye’s Studio Palm Beach

After sailing around the world numerous times, Hallyburton retired recently and returned to Delray Beach, the place he considers his hometown, where his beloved grandfather Gerald “Jerry” Thomas for many years ran the awardwinning Exxon (later Citgo) gas station at 4th and Federal Highway, and was a longtime chum of former Mayor Tom Lynch.

‘I’ve always loved Delray Beach,” Hallyburton said. “I worked at several local restaurants before joining the Navy 20 years ago this month, now I’m returning because this is the perfect place for a family to settle.”

After Hallyburton and his wife Melinda (they met when both were stationed on the JFK) and their two sons (Aaron and Bryan) get settled, does he have any future ambitions?

“I served my country for 20 years and, if asked, I would love to serve my hometown – but I need to catch my breath first,” he said.

Modernizing Medicine at FAU Research Park

Contact Phyllis Simon at 561-496-6137 for information or JoAnn Schmitt at 803548-9165 to reserve your cabin.

Boca-based Modernizing Medicine, Inc., continues to transform how healthcare information is used and shared.

Hometown hero returns to Delray

A company designed to create and distribute clinical, financial, and operational aspects of health and medicine to medical practitioners, they have earned multiple No. 1 rankings from 2016 Black Book Research. Holding No. 1 for three years in dermatology, two years otolaryngology (study of diseases of ear and throat), and for the first time in plastic surgery.

After spending two decades in the Navy, Aaron Hallyburton has come back to Delray Beach where he is working as the assistant manager at Caffe Luna Rosa.

He spent 13 years at sea aboard three aircraft carriers and two assault ships as the Machinists Mate Senior Chief responsible for ship propulsion and providing electricity and potable water.

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Chamber Chat

the chance to win prizes at the awards ceremony at the Elks Lodge.

Delray chamber news

The event has raised more than $40,000 for local charities. Practice clue stop finding skills during a mini-hunt at the 4th of July festivities in Delray Beach from 4 – 8pm. Stop by the Localynx table to enter. It may “clue” Seekers in on what to expect on July 30th.

Contacts and cocktails

Seek in the City

The chamber is hosting its monthly Contacts & Cocktails event at the Conde Center for Chiropractic Neurology on July 14. It costs $10 for chamber members in advance, $15 at the door and $20 for non-chamber members. The event takes place from 5:15 to 7 p.m. The Conde Center is located at 401 West Atlantic Ave. Suite 014. For more information, call 561-278-0424 ext. 105.

The chamber is hosting its Fifth Annual Seek in the City Scavenger Hunt on July 30th in Delray Beach.

The event takes place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. throughout the city. The actual hunt takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. The hunt is a community event designed to increase and awareness to Delray businesses while raising money for education initiatives.

a clue stop or sponsor is open online at seekinthecitydelray.com. A five person team costs $150 and clue stops and sponsorships start at $100. The event is capped at 50 teams this year.

Registration to participate on a team, be

The fee covers light snacks, the event and

Sponsors & Partners include: SM Digital Partners, Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative, Studio B2, Inc., Delray Beach Elks Lodge 1770.

Questions may be directed to seek@ delraybeach.com or call the Chamber (561) 278-0424.

Boca chamber news

West Boca chamber

West Boca Medical Center highlights pediatric services at chamber breakfast

Pictured L to R: Troy McLellan, President and CEO, Boca Chamber; Zorik Spektor, MD, ENT Specialist; Susan Saturday, Treasurer, Boca Chamber; Mitch Feldman, CEO, West Boca Medical Center

West Boca Medical Center was a sponsor of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. At the event, the hospital had the opportunity to promote its pediatric services to over 200 guests.

Dr. Zorik Spektor, otolaryngologist, gave an educational seminar on when parents should bring their children to see a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist (ENT).

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The chamber is hosting a “Successful Women in Business” luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort, 2096 NE Second St.

Chamber Breakfast

Mission Bay Plaza

July 12th at Boca Greens Country Club

8:00AM - 9:00AM

7:30AM - 9:00AM

After Hours Event

The speaker is Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher.

Bucher was elected in Nov. 2008 and has been re-elected. She served in the Florida House of Representatives for eight years, before being term-limited in November 2008. She worked for six and a half years as the Legislative Aide to the late Representative Ed Healey prior to being elected to the House seat.

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She has served as a public employee, working for municipal, county and state government.

In the first six and a half years as the Supervisor of Elections, Susan oversaw 39 Election Days and one mail ballot election, including 391 races, six recounts and 98 ballot questions and has managed to reduce the Supervisor of Elections Office budget and return over $21.6 million dollars of unspent tax money to the county.

The event costs $25 for chamber members in advance, $35 at the door and $50 for non-chamber members.

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Love… Thy ‘will’ be done By: Jeremy Office Ph.D., CFP, CIMA, MBA Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Estate planning. These two words are often met with an eye roll or a shudder.

Estate planning is frequently overlooked by individuals and families. It is easier and arguably more comfortable to focus elsewhere, whether it is on business, family, investments, or other near term priorities. In reality, estate planning is one of the most important pieces to your financial plan and should be a priority when meeting with your advisor. So much depends on the structure of your estate plan that it should be considered the foundation of your financial plan – knowing that tomorrow is never guaranteed. Estate planning is easy to delay as conversations surrounding your demise are usually uncomfortable and seem far away. Often incorrectly viewed as something only for the wealthy, this common misperception could not be further from the truth. Everyone should have some form of plan in place in case their time is sooner than expected.

It isn’t until there is a notable untimely death in the news that serves as a reminder of the importance of an estate plan. In recent years and even recent

months, we have seen time and time again, celebrities and other notable figures leave sizable estates after their death with no plan in place or neglected to update their documents. Paul Walker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heath Ledger, and James Gandolfini, are just a few of the celebrities that could have done a better job planning for their estate. As important as estate planning is, most people have not even taken the time to establish a simple will! It may be hard to believe that even some of most wealthy and prominent figures today do not have their estate plans in order, but at the end of the day they are just like the estimated 55% to 70% of Americans that do not have an updated and established plan.

The most recent celebrity to die intestate (without a will) in the headlines was Prince, who amassed an estimated net worth north of $300 million dollars. As someone who closely guarded ownership, publishing, and control rights over his music and master recordings, it was somewhat of shock that he died without any estate planning. Prince has ironically been quoted saying “If you don’t own

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your masters, your master owns you,” in an interview with Rolling Stone. Now everything he fought to protect over the years is at risk. With no will in place, his estate is subject to intestate laws determined by the state in a probate court. Probate is the legal process used to validate a will and settle an estate. It can be costly, take time, and freeze assets.

Prince’s family or whomever he would have designated to be responsible for the division of his assets is now to be decided through the courts. His assets are in the hands of the state and state laws take precedence over any wishes he may have desired to make. In addition, because he had not created a valid will, the process is public and records and now under the microscope of the public eye.

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As you can imagine, this can and most likely will lead to enhanced scrutiny, infighting amongst family members, and the actual wishes of the deceased not being carried out due to no way of verifying. Furthermore, millions of dollars will be lost due to substantial taxes and probate fees, which in turn leaves less of the estate to be divided amongst beneficiaries – a lose/ lose situation for everyone involved.

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So what could Prince have done to protect his estate? At the very least a valid will, but knowing the size of his estate and potential earnings on his music in perpetuity, a trust or multiple trusts would be recommended. This would ensure that his chosen beneficiaries would receive the assets that he wanted to leave to them. If a trust was set up, his estate would have skipped probate and assets could have been transferred in a more tax efficient manner, which in Prince’s situation could save his estate tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Become a pinball wizard at Silverball Museum By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor

Surrounded by the noise of dozens of silver balls being flung around mazes and lights, Rob Ilvento has brought a taste of the New Jersey shore south to Delray Beach.

Not everything about owning a pinball place is fun and games though. He said he went through super storm Sandy and luckily only a few video games were destroyed.

On a recent rainy Thursday afternoon, kids, parents and grandparents were fixated on the games in front of them.

Excitement exuded from their mouths and the machines as points were racked up on the screens.

“We were the first flicker of light after Sandy,” he said.

“Kids look at the flippers on the machines like they are seeing Mars,” Ilvento said when he sees the look on kids’ faces before they play their first pinball machine. “Then the parents press start, light up the machines and you see how excited the kids are.”

Now, that location has about 200 machines and the Delray location has 150. Total, he has about 700 machines that will rotate between the locations.

He said the water came just an inch below the pinball machines and none were ruined, but he had to renovate the space.

He said he grew up playing games at arcades on the shore, but he wasn’t a fanatic. It was his daughter who helped his interested in pinball machines pique.

He said a man walked in to the newly opened Silverball Museum with his great-grandson and was nearly in tears when he saw a game he used to play on Coney Island. Ilvento said he was teaching his great-grandson how to play.

He explained that she is autistic and took a liking to the flippers, lights and the machines. That is what started his collection.

“I wanted to bring a little bit of the Jersey Shore and Coney Island to Delray,” Ilvento said. “These are the rarest games ever made or the most collectible.”

Ultimately, he said he needed a place to put the machines.

That place was a basement in Jersey, which soon gained what he described as a cult following.

The food also offers a slice of shore fare from thin-crust pizza to crab cakes, he said he wanted to offer a taste of all the boardwalks.

In 2009, he moved to the boardwalk in Asbury Park across from concert venue The Stone Pony.

He became familiar with Delray after his parents retired here 12 years ago. He said he likes that there aren’t any high-rise condos and was attracted to the accolades the city receives.

“All the rockers come in,” he said of the Asbury location.

“Everyone thinks they are in their dressing rooms, but they are playing pinball at Silverball.”

“It’s a little better than every place else,” he said.

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The first machine he ever purchased was a 1960s game that was Americana-themed. His top three favorite games are the OEM version of Evel Knievel, a mini-golf style game and the Big Bang Bar. “It’s not a concept, it’s a collection,” he said. “We want to archive these games. They are the first circuit boards.”

He said they are also pieces of art that are interactive. They are numbered artwork. There were only so many of each made.

“It’s like an auto museum where you can drive the cars,” he said. “We let people interact and drive the cars by playing the games.”

Silverball is located downtown at 19 NE Third Ave. It is open from 11 a.m. to midnight Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

All of the machines are on free play and entrance passes are charged based on time. An all day pass costs $25.

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Understanding coverages in your automobile insurance policy By: Shane Farnsworth Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers they protect you against.

Personal Injury Protection (Required) Florida is a no-fault State. What that means is regardless of who causes a car crash, up to the first $10,000.00 of your medical bills will be paid by the Personal Injury Protection coverage (PIP) under your automobile insurance policy. Since PIP is required, if your vehicle is insured you have PIP coverage.

Property Damage Coverage (Required) Insurance is never important until you need it. That is why one of the first questions asked of a potential new client injured in a car crash is what insurance coverages do you have? Often the new client confidently advises they have full coverage. What does full coverage mean?

Very little if you fail to understand what coverages you have and what protections they afford you.

In Florida the only coverages you are legally required to purchase for your automobile are Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Property Damage.

Just because your coverage meets the legal threshold to drive in Florida does not mean you are anywhere close to being adequately protected. In fact, not having the right coverages leaves you susceptible to all kinds of legal peril.

Following a car crash is not the time to find out what coverages you needed but failed to purchase. It is too late at that point. With that in mind this article is intended to help explain the basics of insurance coverages available and what

Property damage coverage (PD) pays for damage caused by you to the property of another. It does not cover damage to your vehicle caused by you or anyone else.

Property damage coverage is required so like PIP, if your vehicle is insured you have PD coverage.

Medical Payments Coverage (Optional) Your PIP coverage pays your medical bills at 80% of the amount allowed by your insurer. You remain responsible for the remaining 20% co-pay and any PIP deductible you elect to have. Medical Payments coverage pays the amounts you owe that are not covered by your PIP coverage up to your medical payments coverage limits.

Bodily Injury Insurance (Optional) Bodily injury insurance (BI) is coverage that you purchase to protect you and your assets in the event you are negligent and injure somebody else. If you are sued and don’t have BI or have insufficient BI coverage you may become personally responsible for the financial damages incurred by the injured party.

Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage (Optional)

Motorist’s

Uninsured/Underinsured motorist’s coverage (UM) is an extremely important coverage to have. This coverage protects you in the event that you are injured by someone without BI coverage or insufficient BI coverage to compensate you for your injuries. You can only purchase UM coverage if you also have BI coverage and in an amount no higher than your BI limits. Without UM coverage you can very easily be injured by someone else through no fault of your own and have no avenue to get compensated for the injuries you suffer and medical bills you incur.

Comprehensive (Optional)

and

Collision

Comprehensive insurance provides coverage for damage to your vehicle that is not caused by a collision (i.e. theft, vandalism, fire, falling objects,

hitting an animal). Collision coverage pays to fix or replace your vehicle when it is involved in an accident (i.e. hitting another car, hitting a stationary object).

These coverages are very important if you cause an accident or an uninsured person damages your car. Without these coverages you may have to pay out of pocket to repair or replace your vehicle.

Knowing and understanding your insurance coverages is a must in today’s world. Be proactive. Review your automobile policy and make sure you have adequate coverage to protect yourself and your assets. Try to purchase the highest limits you can afford and try to limit your deductibles. The legal ramifications of failing to take these steps could have serious consequences if you are involved in an automobile crash where you or someone else is injured and you lack the necessary insurance coverage.

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Trendy office in town 1 Tell us about your company and why you created a co-working space?

My business partner, Nichole Thomson and I, co-founded The Flamingo House because we found ourselves isolated in our home offices. As a telecommuter and freelancer, respectively, we were constantly interrupted by our barking dogs while on business calls and client meetings at home were far from professional. We worked with a pool of creatives that were facing similar issues so this provided an affordable and collaborative solution. Aside from the standard office perks, members have access to our built-in studio which really sets us apart.

2 Where did the inspiration for your office space design/creating a co-working space come from?

Thankfully, we flew our good friend down from NYC who happens to be an interior designer for Madonna and Tom Ford (total name drop.) We collaborated together and thoughtfully curated the right design to make this space feel like it was a professional, creative escape. There was a great deal of research and development, as well as making sure we had the right design pieces that fit our aesthetics and that were comfortable. Prior to the build out, we created renderings, adjusted the designs and made tough decisions so that each inch of the space would feel functional. Nearly all of our design pieces were hand crafted and painted by local artists. His fabulous interior design expertise helped transform our vision of the space into a reality!

3 Do you feel that having a well designed and inspiring office has changed the way you and your employees work?

Absolutely. The Flamingo House was purposefully designed to inspire collaboration. The open floor concept allows for exchange of ideas but also provides a functional space to focus and be productive.

4 What is your favorite part/design of your office space and why?

With so many fun spaces within The Flamingo House, it is hard to pick just one. The front lobby was designed to feel very inviting similar to an open gallery with floating furniture. A crowd favorite is the colorful hemp swing that hangs from the industrial ceiling and is the perfect nook to cozy up and take a break from the grind. But our absolute favorite design piece is the enormous 4-1-1 sign mounted along Flamingo Alley. Purchased at a local thrift store, this statement piece stands 6 feet tall and is wrapped in iconic Fornasetti wallpaper. When we found out that Fornasetti was expelled from art school in Italy for insubordination, we knew he was the rebel we wanted to keep around.

5 If you could use one word to describe the feel of the

office space, what would it be?

Collaborative. Research shows that in nature, flamingos do better together than they do alone and we emulate that same philosophy in our space.

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Charming 2 BR, 2 BA cottage situated on a much sought after street with many new multi-million dollar homes.

Walk to the beach and Atlantic Avenue.

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Village Grande ~ $1,249,000

Luxurious 3 BR, 3 BA (two half bath) four story townhome with a 2 car garage, private elevator and roof top terrace. 2,982 sq. ft. under air. Impact glass windows and French doors, gourmet kitchen and deluxe appointments. 1/2 block to Atlantic Avenue.

Tropic Isle Waterfront ~ $1,195,000

Ideal southern exposure with 90' frontage. 3 BR, plus office, 2 BA waterfront pool home with heated saltwater pool, dock and 10,000 lb. boat lift. Updated kitchen and 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 13' ceilings and abundant natural light. Split bedrooms, fireplace and kitchen with breakfast bar. Desirable southern exposure and just seconds to Lake Ida.

Sue Tauriello, 561-441-4200

Place Au Soleil Pool Home ~ $849,999

Highland Beach Club ~ $549,000

Beautifully maintained 4 BR, 3 BA pool home situated on a large private lot on a quiet street in Gulf Stream. Spacious and inviting with 3,835 sq. ft. under air and a recently updated kitchen.

First floor master suite with luxurious bath.

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.

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Barr Terrace ~ $525,000

2 BR, 2 BA corner unit on the 5th floor with a spacious glass enclosed balcony offering an Intracoastal view. Interior features include split bedrooms, parquet wood floors and custom mirrors. Walk to the beach and downtown.

Jeff Johnson, 561-376-4328

Tropic Cay ~ Delray Beach

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

1,800 sq. ft. under air. Top of the line finishes and hardwood floors. 4 Phase 2 units are currently under construction.

Starting at $419,000.

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Parkview Manor ~ $400,000

Completely renovated 2 BR, 2 BA second floor unit with a spacious screen enclosed porch, plus high impact windows and sliding glass doors. Porcelain tile floors throughout and high end modern kitchen. Walk to Atlantic Avenue.

Susan Ring, 561-441-4150

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Sabal Lakes Waterfront ~ $349,000

This 3 BR, 2 BA split bedroom plan with a 2 car garage is a former model home with a pristine long lake view. Large lot directly across from Banyan Creek Elementary School.

1,857 sq. ft. under air.

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The Grove ~ $338,000

Updated 1 BR, 1 BA beach condo just one block to the ocean and a half block to Atlantic Avenue. Great rental property with wood ceilings, tile floors, new bath and granite kitchen.

Elizabeth Rurey, 561-302-1552

East Wind Beach Club ~ From $300,000 Very desirable location right across the street from the beach and one block to Atlantic Avenue. One first floor and one top floor unit, both 1 BR, 1 BA with ocean views are currently available. Great rentals with on site manager.

Elizabeth Rurey, 561-302-1552

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What’s up in the real estate market

The Green Owl is a local staple and a favorite haunt of longtime residents.

By: Jeff Perlman Editor in Chief

The building they have occupied for decades was purchased last year by Menin Development for just under $20 million. The deal included the George Building, home of Huber Drugs and offices above ground floor retail.

Boca based developer plans town in Plantation

for $77 million to a California-based company.

Boca Raton based Encore Capital Management, headed

by Art Falcone, has unveiled an ambitious plan to redesign the former Fashion Mall in Plantation into a new urbanist style town center.

Arbor Oaks Apartments, an affiliate of Houstonbased LSR Communities, sold the 360 unit gardenstyle apartment complex near U.S. 441 to Arbor Oaks Apartments Property Owner, an affiliate of Los Angelesbased JRK Property Holdings. Berkadia Commercial Mortgage provided a $58.6 million loan to the buyer.

Encore Capital purchased the former 37-acre Fashion Mall property on University Drive at auction for $37.7 million in April 2015.

The firm has announced plans to spend $300 million tearing down much of the existing complex to create a walkable small town.

“We want to use looks from different cities,” Falcone told Plantation city officials recently.

The unnamed project will have 224,104 square feet of commercial and retail space, 247,305 square feet of office space, including an existing office building, and 700 apartment units. The residential units, in four buildings, will be built in two phases, with around 350 units built in phase I and another 350 units in phase II. Two of the apartment buildings will have some ground-floor retail.

West Boca Apartments Sold The Arbor Oaks apartment complex in West Boca sold

The price equates to $213,889 per unit. It last traded for $39.15 million in 2009. The deal shows solid price appreciation in the busy West Boca market.

Moves and new uses downtown The iconic Green Owl will be moving from its long time East Atlantic Avenue location across the street to new digs on 4th Avenue if they receive permission from a series of advisory boards.

The move will accommodate the possible opening of a proposed “Capital One Café,” a new concept that combines a financial center with café offerings such as coffee.

Both the move and the new use have made application to the city’s planning department and will go before the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board.

In other land use news: • Local insurance agency Weekes & Callaway, founded by former Delray Mayor Leon Weekes, is growing.

The agency plans a 3,500 square foot addition at its headquarters at 3945 W. Atlantic Avenue.

• Sofa District Offices: Located at 101 Southeast First Street is seeking a 10,000 square foot increase in building size.

• “5th Avenue Square” located in the 300 block of Southeast 5th Avenue is seeking to build 10 two-story townhomes.

• “The 301” located at the southeast corner of Southeast Third Street and Southeast First Avenue is seeking permission to replace a commercial building with a four story mixed-use building with 45 residential units and 4,494 square feet of office space.

• St. Vincent Ferrer Church and School: The church is on George Bush Boulevard is seeking to remove portable classrooms and add a new two-story addition to the school building.

VITAS Healthcare expands to West Delray Staff report VITAS Healthcare has a new location in West Delray Beach. The inpatient center

VITAS board-certified music therapists use clinical and evidence-based music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationshi p. Submitted photo.

is the first hospice inpatient unit the company has build from the ground up.

The second Palm Beach County facility recently opened its doors. The 14,000 square foot facility houses eight beds in a modern, home-like environment that includes a spacious family room and kitchen, a meditation room, and a spa area with an immersion tub and massage therapy room.

Each room is decorated differently to look like a room in a home. The facility is also

home to Delray Beach artist Jerry Gotkin’s art work, whose art is catalogued in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Portrait Gallery Library as “The Marjorie and Jerry Gotkin Collection 1965-2007.”

It sits on more than 2 acres, which are landscaped with more than 1,700 native Florida plants, creating a park-like environment that overlooks a tranquility pond.

Patients can receive pet, massage and music therapies on site.

An immersion tub at the new VITAS Healthcare Inpatient Center in West Delray. Submitted photo.

The facility will serve approximately 550 patients each year and create numerous job opportunities in the area, according to officials.

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3 bedroom 2 bath house in Sun Valley with screened patio.

Heritage Club $465,000

Coconut Key $232,000

North E Street $207,500

3 bedroom 3 baths and 1 half bath townhouse in downtown Delray.

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Divine Savior Academy to open new West Delray campus Staff report Divine Savior Academy will open its second

The Doral campus has more than 800

location for the 2017-2018 school year.

students. It has been opened since 2004 and

The Doral-based school has closed on land

is part of the one the largest school systems.

for its new campus located at 15935 Lyons

“We are excited to serve the families of

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Delray Beach with private education. We

The new building will include a preschool,

focus on giving students college-prep

elementary school and church. The school

academics in a Christian environment.

sits on 10 acres and will be a 41,600-square-

Our curriculum is both individualized,

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developmentally appropriate, and taught

auditorium, performance stage, indoor

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Boca Raton home sells for $13.5 million Staff report The Sanctuary neighborhood in Boca

recently helped with the $13.5 million

“It is definitely the most unique property

Raton is one of the most exclusive, private

sale of a seven bedroom, 8 full-bath and

that I have been a part of,” Roddy

communities in the city.

3-half-bath home at 700 Osprey Point

said.” This house invited you to touch,

on their appliances, you wanted to hang

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feel, use and live in the home.You wanted

your clothes in that master closet and

to swim in the pool, you wanted to cook

soak in that master tub, you wanted to

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play billiards even if you never played before. It invited you to live in this house.

It wasn’t a home that wasn’t untouchable.

It was very special. It had a great energy.”

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That old house By: Jeff Perlman Editor in Chief My dad liked to move around a lot.

odor when we took a tour.

My mom called him the wanderer and so I attended four elementary schools before we “settled” in Stony Brook, New York before I attended sixth grade. I was always the new kid in school and the new kid on the block. While that presents challenges it also encourages you to become friendly because let’s face it, it’s no fun eating alone in the lunch room.

But it was a nice neighborhood and my parents made our little house on Moss Hill Place a warm and inviting home.

So while I never became what they used to call “outgoing” I did learn to talk to people and that has come in handy throughout my life.

We lived in a neighborhood known as the “M” section on Moss Hill Place.

Every street in the subdivision—built

by Levitt Homes—started with the letter “M.” Most of my friends lived in the “S” section (so did comedian Kevin James and his brother Gary Valentine who were classmates.)

My dad got a good deal on the home in 1975. He remembers paying a little under $40,000 for the house. We had moved from Flushing, Queens N.Y. a few years before, lured by ads in the paper by Levitt promising a suburban paradise if you could come up with a $500 to $1,500 down payment.

The “M” section was a nice place, but our house was a fixer-upper and when we visited it was literally trashed. An old man and his sister lived in the home along with several cats. The man was gone for a few days when his sister passed away inside the house. Apparently, many of the cats were locked inside what would become my room. You could imagine the

My dad took one garage and built a den, which had stucco and paneling— remember paneling?

We had all of the 70s-style stuff inside the house, burnt orange carpeting, interesting wallpaper and wall-unit air conditioning units and a funky fan system that didn’t seem to do anything but circulate hot air.

On warm days, we would petition my dad to turn on the small AC unit in my room.

This required diplomatic and lawyer-like skills, which would also come in handy in later years. Most often, he would relent and we would fire up the AC and stick our faces right in front to cool off. My younger sister Sharon would sleep on the floor of my room on those nights until she was about 12 and they got her a unit of her own.

We had one phone line, which my sister was on non-stop, making it difficult to call home and reach anything other than a busy signal. Call waiting didn’t exist, at least not in our house. We had a rotary dial phone with a cord so private phone conversations were just about impossible.

It’s not fun calling a girl’s house and being forced to whisper so your mom and sister don’t hear.

My dad was a pharmacist who owned his own store and he worked long hours.

On nights he was home my mom would cook—mostly good stuff but also liver--

which we secretly fed to our dog Rusty-a rescue.

When he wasn’t home, we ate TV dinners and tater tots. We loved those Swanson meals and Morton’s chicken. We ate on metal trays and watched TV shows like the Flintstones, Jetsons and Bewitched.

After school, it was Mike Douglas in the

winter and when we had better weather we were out playing ball until it was dark.

There were tons of kids outside and we played stickball, football, street hockey and basketball on my narrow driveway.

When I fell in love with tennis I would hit against the garage until my mom would gently urge me to do something else because she thought the house was going to fall down.

Being in suburbia, there was not much to walk to, but we did walk to the nearby Waldbaum’s Shopping Center and were thrilled when a Loews Triplex and a bowling alley opened.

My dad sold that house when I went off to college to Oswego, NY. I think he got triple his money—not too bad.

Eastern Long Island and Stony Brook were great places to grow up—close to New York City, great schools, cute little towns such as Port Jefferson nearby.

I was blessed---even if we had no central air.

Editor’s Note: We would love to hear from our reader’s about your special homes, whether it’s a first home, a childhood house or a favorite relatives domain we urge you to share. Please email us at info@bocanewspaper.com or info@ delraynewspaper.com

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Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Coming soon…Modern Luxury townhomes 8th Ave Villas is Marc Julien Homes latest project in Delray Beach. This exciting enclave presents two town homes, each with two 2,500 square-foot villas, that will feature 3 bedrooms and 3 and a half bathrooms, 2 car garage, large covered patio, private pool and spacious tropical backyard. The interiors will be the latest in contemporary living including a Luxor kitchen with Thermador stainless steel appliances, waterfall edge island, porcelain tile floors and an enormous tandem shower in the master bathroom.

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Edwards Companies purchases Atlantic Crossing was designed after careful study of 30 years worth of Delray Beach visioning.

Visioning that was led by citizens and implemented by outstanding elected leaders and committed city staff. The legacy of their efforts has created immense value and quality of life. We believe our project met the citizen’s dreams of a mixed-use center that would create jobs, tax base and add long coveted office space so the next generation of entrepreneurs could lead Delray forward.

Here is what chairman of CDS International Holdings Carl DeSantis has to say about the transaction: As many of you know, I’m a few years past 65.

Our company, CDS International Holdings, remains active in a wide variety of exciting businesses and philanthropic efforts including, but not limited to consumer products, men’s clothing, restaurants, and office buildings. Of course, our breakout national brands Tabanero and Celsius take up much of my efforts lately.

As a lifelong entrepreneur, my passion has always been innovative consumer products that promote healthy lifestyles.

While we have been active investors in real estate and big believers in Delray Beach, we are not, and have never been developers; certainly not of large projects that take many years to complete. It’s simply not our forte. We sought a partnership with a strong developer and we chose to work with the Edwards Companies because of their experience in many states with large mixed use projects. It was important to me that they are a family run organization, which we

are as well.

aspirations and entrepreneurial spirit.

I also liked the fact that when we went to Ohio, we heard nothing but compliments on their work and their dealings with people and local governments. That was important to me and my team as well, because we care about our community and have always conducted business in an ethical fashion. It’s been a core value since I started my first venture as a young man in my garage.

We have decided to sell Atlantic Crossing to the Edwards Companies, so that we can focus on these opportunities and new ones that we are vetting on a weekly basis. The sale will allow us to focus on what we do best—and allow the developer to do what he does best.

And I am pleased to know that while we are exiting the project, The Edwards Companies will continue their efforts to build the approved site plan.

I still believe in that vision. We strived to play by the rules and we did, to the letter by designing a project that required not one variance, waiver or modification.

Not one. In addition, we agreed to 79 conditions and even agreed to a new road as requested in an effort to be good corporate citizens. Some disagree with the plans and we respect that, but we have also heard from many residents and nearby small business owners who support our plan and the city’s long time wishes for the site. It is my hope their voices are heard as clearly in the future.

As a Delray Beach resident, I remain committed to Delray and will remain active in the community for many years to come. Our vision for Atlantic Crossing

We wish the Edwards Companies well in bringing the goals of the citizens to life so that downtown Delray can continue to lead the region.

As I grow older, I have realized that there is still much I want to accomplish, but only a finite amount of time in which to do so. I have surrounded myself with a team of solid professionals who share my

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From the editor’s notebook: Our slice of paradise entrepreneurial and academic presence

By: Jeff Perlman Editor in Chief

in downtown Delray Beach.

When you’re involved in the media, you meet a lot of interesting people.

Stay tuned.

Our frustration—and it’s a good one to

Lynn brings creativity and connections

have—is trying to find the time and space

including a cool new alliance with

to write about all the interesting people

Wyncode, an amazing program that

and happenings in Boca Raton and

trains people to code.

Delray Beach.

And the Oscar goes too…

There are stories everywhere you look.

We live in a fascinating place.

Here’s a few that caught our eye this month.

Speaking of creative, kudos to the Delray Downtown Development Authority for their new video series on life downtown.

You can find the videos on YouTube, our page on Facebook and on the DDA website.

In this issue, you’ll read about the new

The videos capture the energy of

Silverball Museum.

downtown Delray through the eyes of

Owner Rob Ilvento has brought a bit of the New Jersey shore to Delray Beach

people who live, work, learn and play in it’s mostly good news. From property

for a while now, it seems to me that

the urban core. It makes your heart swell

values and job creation to education and

they have kicked it up a notch these

with pride.

This is the type of business a downtown

entrepreneurial efforts Boca has it going

days. The seeds are flowering and the

needs because it is something to do for

on.

city is quickly becoming one of the

with the addition of his business.

people of all ages. We wish Rob and Silverball Museum luck.

Momentum Is it just us or is Boca on a roll?

From corporate relocations (welcome Orange

Theory)

and

mentions

in

national publications to news of gains at FAU and Lynn University to teen entrepreneurs appearing on Shark Tank, the city certainly is making some noise.

I attribute some of the momentum to the city’s mindset: which is ambitious, aspirational and brimming with civic pride.

For a former mayor of a neighboring city

Again, I think the key to success is an

but truth be told I really like Boca. Oh I

aspirational mindset. When cities aspire,

like my city too, and feel enormous pride

they inspire. And when they inspire they

in Delray’s achievements but I’m pleased

attract people who endeavor to make

to say we have a great neighbor.

things happen. It’s a virtuous cycle. And

and now County Commissioner Steven Abrams and I had a friendly rivalry. We even debated once and were depicted on the cover of the Boca News wearing boxing gloves.

I assure you it was all friendly.

We are good and complementary neighbors and I sincerely believe

Yes, we know everybody isn’t thrilled and

our respective assets strengthen our

that the city suffers from the usual ills,

shared community.

but there’s a lot happening in Boca and

hottest small cities in America.

to write these words may seem unnatural

Back in the day, former Boca Mayor

But while Boca has been impressive

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At Boca Delray Newspaper we are

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Those who watch this space will quickly figure out that we are fans of Lynn University.

That’s why we are over the top excited to share the news that Lynn is embarking on creating an innovative real estate school and closing in on a plan to establish an

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Easy ways to keep kids organized for summer By: Cheryl Adelman Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers You know the drill; grab five bags give away, throw away, put away, recycle, repurpose.

1. Start by cleaning out books and papers from the previous school year.

Create a file/box for any awards, art, or achievements you want to save. Current trophies can be put up on a shelf.

Tip: Taking pictures holds the memory without having to save the item.

2. Clothing, footwear, costumes, sports equipment they have outgrown, worn out or never wear - must go!

Save stained clothing that still fits for painting projects. pickupplease.org, Tip: Keep a list as you go of things you’ll need to replace.

3. Give books and stuffed animals they have outgrown to younger siblings, friends, neighbors. moneycrashers.com, Tip: Now is a great time to dust those shelves; perfect job for the kids.

4. Outgrown or broken toys, puzzles or games with missing parts - gotta go!

Tip: Be kind and patient during this process.

Now, get organized.

A baking pan can be used to hold magnetic letters and numbers.

Put books on the low shelves, for easy reach and safety.

Group like items for containing.

Keep recycling over the summer!

Tip; certain recyclables can become a creative project. boredpanda.com Create a Staycation Inspiration wall with post-its, for ideas for summer activities. post-it.com An old kitchen utensil holder can be used for crayons and markers.

Kids art can be hung on skirt hangars from a nail.

Set up a hamper for each child.

Try a wall mounted organizer, hinged boxes, kids sized chairs, colorful bins, ball claw, animal swing lid cans, animal canvas bins, search “kids” at containerstore.com

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Pick up one group of items a week for back to school.

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For ongoing projects like puzzles, designate a place for them to leave it out.

Leave a bin outside for wet or sandy toys, towels, flip flops.

Create a chore wheel and rules, like hosing down before coming into the house, or no drinks or food in the car, or all toys must be put away by the end of the day to let your kids know what you expect of them.

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Then Jack Happened

Dear Jack,

My boyfriend of four years and I are having some issues. The main one being I want to get married but he doesn’t seem to be that into it. When we first started dating he said he never wanted to get married and didn’t want to have kids, but now we’ve been living together for the passed two years and I’d really like to get married and have a child with him.

I’ll mention this to him and it starts fights and lately he says things to me like I should be more prepared in the future to support myself (he covers most of the expenses). What’s the best way to communicate to him that I don’t want to lose the relationship but I want to take the next steps?

Ready to Take the Next Step I feel bad about your predicament but this seems to be a monster of your own making. When you had the ‘long term goals’ conversation at the beginning of the relationship he told you pretty specifically that he didn’t want to get hitched and didn’t want kids. Shouldn’t that about cover it?

That’s not to say that people don’t change.

They do. I imagine that lots of people go through periods of time saying, “I’ll never settle down, no kids for me, I’ll never get a real job, every Saturday morning cartoons and candy only,” but then they change.

For someone in your situation whom is living with your hopeful permanent mate for a couple of years I can understand your confusion, but living together doesn’t necessarily mean your boyfriend is or should be expected to change his previous position. You can’t punish him for his honesty, you accepted what he told you four years ago and now it is up to you to continue accepting it or reject him if he won’t change.

As far as how to communicate, in my estimation any attempt that ends up with fights and threats regarding support indicates a failure to communicate effectively and clearly. If you bring up the issue of marriage all the time and that contributes to his poor reaction than you need to rethink how you are approaching it. Give some time to let the whole topic cool and then set aside a time to discuss it, in advance, so you can come into the conversation calm, cool and collected. Tell him what you want and find out whether or not he can get there too. If he can’t, that’s your answer and you will either have to accept him and the relationship how it is or move on with your life.

If, on the other hand, at the very mention of marriage and kids he bristles and threatens, that is a rather large red flag for inappropriate controlling behavior. The financial threats are particularly worrisome.

In that case, you should evaluate whether you want to be in this relationship period, ring or no ring. You might consider getting some couples counseling if you don’t feel

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comfortable communicating because it might be beneficial to have a professional keeping this positive and calm.

The lesson here: believe someone if they tell you something major like “I don’t want children.” If you want to be in a successful relationship you should accept your partner for who they are not who you want them to be or else contempt could breed. I can imagine an even worse situation, you talk him into marriage, you talk him into a child, the baby is screaming and needs to be changed and it is 4 AM and he decides that he’s never changing the baby again because this is what you wanted. Repeat until the divorce. Is that fair? No, probably not. Is it possible and logical? Sadly, yes. Have that conversation, but listen to the answers this time.

I’ll become anything you want me to be, babies, marriage, pet ownership, move in with your ailing mother, go back to school, just ask me some questions at thenjackhappened@gmail.com.

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Message from the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO, Karen Granger Things we’re celebrating at the Chamber:

You like Sailing, Yachting, Horses, Yoga or Log Homes – they’ve got a magazine for you and many other enthusiasts!

Skip and his wife Paula, moved to Delray Beach from southern California. Skip heads up the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, The Annapolis Sail & Powerboat Show and other many events that uniquely cater to niche markets. Skip is the son of legendary actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. We enjoyed hearing about the family he grew up in and the family he’s raised. Welcome Skip and Paula!

This month Spodak Dental celebrates 40 years in Delray Beach. Dr. Craig Spodak is a business person to watch. Not only has he created a unique LEEDS certified “green” building that feels more like a spa than a dental office – he has used his dental practice as a tool to accomplish great good in the world. The practice is conducting 40 days of giving with patient and friend Tony Robbins—with a goal to feed the hungry. Spodak has provided dental care to children and adults that would normally go without and they’ve coordinated beach clean ups ta boot!

Dr. Craig’s father, Dr. Myles Spodak celebrates 50 years in the dental industry as well as 53 years of marriage with his stunning wife Arlene. Congrats to all!

This month at Chairman’s Club we had the unique opportunity to spend time with Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III. Skip is

the Chairman of AIM Media (Active Interest Media) the company that produces over 50 niche publications.

The Chamber’s ever-growing Nonprofit Council continues to thrive. Recently the team from Impact 100, along with the Spirit of Giving and the Chamber of Commerce created an awesome event for more than 100 nonprofits applying for grants. The event, Site Visit Readiness Workshop, will be held at Old School Square July 26th. Contact Lynn@

delraybeach.com for more. Impact 100 awarded over $1 million to local nonprofits in its first four years.

Entrepreneurs and more entrepreneurs!

The Chamber’s entrepreneur roundtables are flourishing. Thanks to experts like Roy Assad who guides and motivates entrepreneurs to success. We see bright young minds like Yulia Konovnitsyna bursting at the seams as she grows through the roundtable.

On an advocacy note – the Chamber continues to advocate for businesses large and small. We are working closely with city leaders, staff and elected officials.

We are happy to see some pro-business decisions coming from our Commission, recently approving the third headquarters coming to Congress Avenue.

Warmly, Karen

Letter to the Editor Let’s change the conversation With so many residents in our community either homeless or living in substandard housing, our streets stalked late at night with drug dealers and prostitutes, and rehab fallouts placing demands on our emergency services - it is time to change the conversation.

Let’s reestablish priorities based on the impacts to our community as a whole, and recognize discussions about side setbacks and four car garages are of relatively minor importance. When many don’t have proper roofs over their heads the ‘angst’ expressed over these minor concerns

distracts from the more important issues we need to tackle head on.

Pretty sidewalks are nice but what people want and really need are decent jobs, good choices in education, affordable housing options and access to reliable public transportation. This is what matters most and where our attention must be directed.

Washington may be a mess but we don’t have to behave this way. Let’s refocus our efforts to share the opportunities we have been blessed with, and make it a priority to find smart and innovative solutions so the entire community will benefit.

Richard Caster

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Society Scene

The Delray Beach Initiative raises more than $13,000 for Family Promise SPBC. Front Row: Don Schneider (DBI), Marchele Courtney (Family Promise Development Administrator), Kokie Dinnan (Family Promise Executive Director), Carol Eaton (DBI), Ronnie Dunayer (DBI), Stephen Greene (DBI), Chuck Halberg (DBI) Back Row: Jim Nolan (DBI), Allen Glass (DBI), Allison Turner (DBI Chairman) Monica, a regular neighborhood gardener, sprinkles coffee grounds on our pineapple plants. She says: “Coffee grounds added to pineapple plants will give the pineapple a little acid, nitrogen, and best of all, improve the tangy taste of the pineapple.”

Commissioner Mitch Katz competes at the Real Men Bake fundraiser. Courtesy of Rich Pollack.

Spodak Dental Group and and volunteers at the 6th Annual beach cleanup. Submitted photo.

Kids’ Dreams Co-Founder Patricia Lebow and board member Patrick J. DiSalvo with the 2016 scholarshi p reci pients. Courtesy of Capehart Photography.

YPAD, the Young Professionals Association of Delray, a business networking group at a “Meet the Brewers” event. Courtesy of Emiliano Brooks.

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Caffe Luna Rosa chef’s lures catching on across fishing circles “Dude, these poppers are incredible they cast a country mile and spit the perfect amount of water. Keep em’ coming,” said Ty Southerland and “Host of 30 Miles Out Fishing Show” TV show.

By: David DiPino Contributing writer Caffe Luna Rosa chef Ernie DeBlasi has a unique labor of love in making handmade, wooden, fresh and saltwater fishing lures. When chef DeBlasi gets away from the cooking line he can be found in his workshop carving balsa, cedar or pine woods into his Impact Lures. Known for their castibility, buoyancy and virtually whatever chef DeBlasi designs Impact Lures for including catching peacock bass in Lake Ida or snook off of the City of Delray Beach’s Municipal Beach, it is evident he has the end user in mind, the fisherman. Boat captains, fishing guides and the avid fisherman, are keeping Impact Lures alive as one of the last surviving handmade lure companies in the U.S. Deblasi’s focus is to build and produce quality baits in the “Old American Style.” The woodless materials used in Impact lures only include stainless steel eye screws, double strong split rings and hooks for the hardwood lures. DeBlasi tests each and every lure. To this day each and every wood lure is handmade, sanded and painted.

According to DeBlasi, the lures are actually mini art works that have caught plenty of fish.

“Most lures out there are molded plastic. That’s the majority because they are easily fabricated. The Impact Lure is different because the focus is on wooden lures which makes for a better casting ability and buoyancy. I use anything as soft as cedar or pine up to oak for density and floatability,” he said.

Each lure is personally hand turned, hand painted and hand assembled for lifelike action as well as durability.

Even the Bucktail on Impact Lure hooks are natural and

DeBlasi also takes special requests for lures. With Father’s Day right around the corner, or to get a head start on a thoughtful, useful gift for a loved one, or the holidays, an Impact Lure could be the perfect gift without breaking the bank. Impact Lures can be purchased at X Generation Custom Rods, 410 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth. Online orders are available at www.impactlures. com. hand tied. All of the lures have been rigorously tested on some of the toughest and toothiest fish in Florida, from Peacock Bass in the Miami Canals to Black tip Sharks off the Beaches.

“I’m very confident in our lures and offer an array of colors, shapes and sizes. Even the choice of exotic hardwoods is also available for special order,” said DeBlasi.

Testimonials available on DeBlasi’s website www. impactlures.com echo the detail, durability and functionality.

“The top chubs have the best Walk the Dog action I have ever seen. I am very impressed,” Kyle Meyer, of Alpharetta, GA wrote.

“I finally retired the top chub lure I purchased after catching eight fat redfish and 80 speckled trout. It is on my mantle now,” said Gus Papous of Panama City Beach.

“We’ve had orders from as far as France and Israel,” he said.

DeBlasi grew up in North Miami Beach where he made handmade wood lures as a teenager. He now lives in Boynton Beach and is the chef of Caffe Luna Rosa, 34 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. He caught a crevelle jack (fish) off of one of the lures that weighed a whopping 49 lbs. DeBlasi’s favorite fishing off the beach is snook fishing in the Fall just south of the Boynton Beach Inlet.

Inshore it’s the Lake Worth Mangroves or the Everglades in West Boynton Beach.

“I like to get away from the day-to-day grind of being a chef at a busy restaurant by making lures. For me it provides balance, it’s a creative process, the design that exercises my mind and keeps me refreshed. It’s a creative flow when I’m making lures,” said DeBlasi.

For more information visit www.facebook.com/ImpactLures-Inc.

Biscotti baker from Delray GreenMarket opens Hour Cucina By: David DiPino Contributing Writer

my business would exist,” Todd said.

Delray Beach GreenMarket vendor Susan Levin recently opened Hour Cucina, a shared commissary kitchen available for rent by the hour to bakers, caterers, chefs and food trucks.

Todd noticed the flyer for Hour Cucina opening up while shopping at a local wholesale foods store. She called and within 30 minutes Levin and Todd connected. Todd was approved and had her own commissary kitchen to work from whenever she likes 24/7, 365 days a year.

Levin’s own business, Delicious Town Biscotti, was outgrowing a local nonprofit kitchen available for rent, especially when it came time to fill large wholesale orders. Levin was only getting a couple of hours a week at the local non-profit kitchen.

“I started Hour Cucina because there was a need,” she said. “There is a shortage of affordable, clean, rentable kitchens in Palm Beach County. I really needed three to four days a week and that was not available to me. At the non-profit rates were a bit cheaper but conditions and the quality of the kitchen were substantially different. So it’s the old adage you get what you pay for.”

Levin is not only owner of Hour Cucina, she is a client. Since she began using the commissary for her own business Levin

said she has increased production.

“I can now fill orders on a timelier basis and it’s also given me an opportunity to approach larger accounts because I now have the ability to bake in larger quantities for wholesale and retail. Hour Cucina helped me grow my business to the next level,” she said.

Chef Laura Todd of Laura Ashley Catering & Events started her business just a few months before Hour Cucina opened. Todd, a personal chef with a culinary degree, was looking for a local kitchen space to expand her business. She needed a larger prep space for the larger parties and events on her future schedule.

“If it wasn’t for Hour Cucina I don’t think

Love, KatieKakes, a Delray GreenMarket vendor specializing in gluten-free, paleo, vegan and regular sweets is now baking at Hour Cucina and using the commissary for wedding cake tastings. Levin said another caterer is in the process of coming aboard.

“We are also very interested in having food trucks come and use Hour Cucina.

We have a 100-gallon oil tank in the back for fry oil, a mop sink for grey water and we’re open 24/7 so food trucks can park at Hour Cucina overnight,” Levin said.

“The clients at Hour Cucina are also working together to put together some cooking and baking classes to offer to the public. Hour Cucina is also open to

the public for birthday parties or special events.”

The application process to become a client at Hour Cucina takes two-to-three days, assuming all necessary licenses are up to date. Once approved, Hour Cucina clients get a swipe card which gives the commissary an added layer of security.

Hour Cucina also has a 24-hour interior video surveillance system for security.

“We use the Book Here Cook Here commercial kitchen management program for our clients so they can book the time they need for the kitchen and also see who else is at the kitchen at the same time, what areas are free so they have some freedom as to when they want to work. In the kitchen have a computer sign in program and that’s how we do our billing. When you come in you log in and sign out and when you’re done,” said Levin.

To apply or for more information on Hour Cucina, 411 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, go to: www.hourcucina. com, send an email to: info@hourcucina. com or call 561-739-3789.

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Delray business owner appears on Netflix original show screen.

By: Marisa Gottesman Associate Editor

Office remains composed and seriously answers the questions that he said were all done off the cuff with little re-takes.

If you have a Netflix subscription you may have seen a familiar Delray Beach face on one of the original shows.

Jeremy Office, founder of Maclendon Wealth Management, recently appeared on a segment of “Chelsea Now” with who some call the King of Snapchat, DJ Khaled.

“I was on my feet the whole time,” he said of the interview.

He said a producer of the show originally reached out to Office to consider him for a piece on why athletes go broke.

Office was interviewed by Khaled, who comedian and show host Chelsea Handler proclaimed as her chief financial correspondent.

The segment fell through, but Office said the producers pitched another idea to work with Khaled. Office agreed to participate and they filmed at Khaled’s Miami home in three locations, a sitting area, his shoe closet and outside.

The five-minute segment is peppered with Khaled’s catchphrases “another one” and “I like that.”

Only the shots of Khaled and Office sitting in a traditional interview sitting made the final cut, but Office has some photos of the shoe closet as a souvenir.

Office said it was an amazing experience to work with Khaled and Netflix, which are both trending across the country.

“I had no idea what to expect,” he said of the day he showed up at Khaled’s Miami home to film.

He said he was surrounded by Khaled’s crew as well as Netflix’s producers, writers and camera crew.

About four hours of filming was edited and spliced down to a five minute feature of Office offering business and entrepreneurial tips to Khaled and anyone tuning in.

it, a gold Rolex and gold pinky ring and sits across from Office, who wears a gray suit. Certain phrases and tips are deemed “key” for the audience and flash across the

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by Myles Mellor and Sally York

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Here’s what we think…

By: Delray newspaper staff

The talk of the town last month was

the festivals planned to run all over OSS

tattoo parlors and events.

and do not make our staff and resources

The intention of city commissioners

responsible for any relocations.”

seems to be how to stop one use from

For City Manager Don Cooper the

coming to Delray and how to regulate the

job becomes impossible as he tries to

other (special events).

sift through an ever shifting series of

But in a disturbing trend-- that seems to repeat itself issue after issue-- there is an eerie feeling that the stated public rationale is vastly different from the behind the scenes agenda of city commissioners.

directions, missives and opinions that often conflict with the goals of the process or the wishes of other commissioners.

While it remains a mystery as to why he doesn’t speak up publicly and demand a consensus and clear direction from his bosses, it’s also a lack of leadership from

For a commission that has touted

elected officials who fail to recognize the

its “transparency” this is a troubling

confusion they are causing.

personality trait that undermines trust.

So it is with the tattoo parlor issue in

The result is a frozen and scared bureaucracy leading to poor morale and

and contains needed reforms that will

This happens when commission’s rule

mitigate the disruption that come with

without a citizen driven vision. Delray

large scale events—it’s accompanied by a

“happened” as a result of visioning. It

cost structure that in some cases nearly

didn’t just occur out of the blue. When

triples fees which would surely drive

policymakers are bound to a vision

most events out of business. That would

they become stewards of that vision or

be a grave mistake. Events are part of

risk being drummed out of office. But

Delray’s fabric and are enjoyed by people

when the vision or plan doesn’t exist,

of all ages. They are also important tools

personal preferences take over and that’s

for branding, economic development,

a recipe for strife. We are flying without

and tourism. They also build community.

navigation right now and attempting to

The call to move events to the Congress Avenue corridor is unrealistic, since the infrastructure doesn’t currently exist. The Congress Avenue Task Force did envision “pop up” events on large vacant tracts to draw attention to the corridor’s potential, but was emphatic in its recommendations that Congress Avenue was not to serve as a surrogate for downtown Delray. In fact,

attrition and an exhausted community

through the process winning support

waiting on important policy decisions.

before commissioners appeal and claim “zoning in progress” right before a scheduled vote to thwart efforts to open the business.

And so it is with events, in which high level staff and event producers spend months crafting a proposed policy that sought to address concerns only to see commissioners undermine the effort with email messages to the City Manager seeking to end certain events and circumvent the process before it’s even discussed, debated and voted on.

From the Chamber of Commerce and Old School Square to the Delray Library and longtime private event producers such as Howard Alan Events and Festival Management Group the word of the day is exhaustion.

While each of these groups have important missions to accomplish or businesses to run, they find they are spending their time defending their reason for being and wondering if they will survive or if so in what form. If that sounds dramatic guess again; for many

In a public records request, an email

of these groups events are their lifeblood

from Commissioner Shelly Petrolia to

providing funding to run operations.

City Manager Don Cooper says, “Please

While the new event policy, yet to be

act on this issue immediately, shut down

voted on, contains many good ideas

from critical stakeholders—including businesses, investors, key non-profits and residents other than those who weigh in on every issue, usually with complaints.

An exhaustive records search relating to events yielded a grand total of 8 citizen complaints.

Legislating without a plan or careful

remains a regional magnet.

analysis is dangerous. And it risks 30 plus

agenda modus operandi play out on issue

which an applicant goes all the way

without collaboration, analysis and input

Congress can only work if the downtown We have seen the stated rationale/hidden Crowd enjoys Garlic Fest main stage concert. Courtesy of VMA Studios.

make big decisions on our city’s identity

after issue. The overhaul of the city’s land development regulations was initially sold as a move toward a “form based

years of progress.

Meet the team

code” that would emphasize design over rigid numbers regulating floor area ratios and density. But when enacted, the form based code was replaced by a set of LDR’s

Ryan Boylston, Co-founder and

that relies solely on numbers squelching

Publisher

design creativity and ignoring the fact

Jeff Perlman, Editor-in-Chief and

that in a mature downtown, rigidity doesn’t work. In an infill environment,

Principal

architects may need some flexibility to

Scott Porten, Chief-Financial-Offi-

make good projects work. Rather than

cer and Principal

make the process easier, the development process has become never ending and you guessed it—exhausting. One wonders

Craig Agranoff, Content Director and Principal

if the real agenda wasn’t to stop all new

Fran Marincola, Adviser and Prin-

projects east of Swinton Avenue.

cipal

The governing style seems to be creating

Marisa Gottesman, Associate Editor

a political body increasingly out of touch with large segments of the community.

Kylee Treyz, Account Manager

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