consecutive Super Bowl appearances and had one of the most dominant careers in pro football history; wide receiver Tim Brown , who over 17 seasons developed into one of the greatest receivers of his era with 1,000 receptions and 100 touchdowns in his career; Marshall Faulk , the engine of the Rams’ high-powered offense that led to their Super Bowl win in 1999 who is widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time; linebacker Derrick Brooks , who never missed a game during his 14-season career and established himself as the cornerstone for what was considered one of the NFL’s best defenses for a decade; Steve Hutchinson , an elite offensive guard, dominant run-blocker and a key part of some of the NFL’s best rushing attacks; Roger Wehrli, a
The new women’s golf event will open an annual week-long golf event that this year includes 26 National Football League Hall of Famers competing against 78 PGA TOUR Champions at Broken Sound Club’s legendary Old Course.
Event Highlights:
Sunday, March 30th. 6 p.m. Women’s Day Evening Reception Presented by AutoNation. Location: Broken Sound Club Course. This lively evening features a shopping spree with local women-owned businesses, a silent auction, pairings reveal, guest speakers, and dinner with cocktails. Individual tickets are $300.
Monday, March 31st. 11 a.m. Women’s Day Luncheon Presented by FPL. Location: The Old Course at Broken Sound. A shopping spree, delicious lunch and a keynote address by Ellen Latham, founder of Orangetheory Fitness. Her talk, “The Power in Your Push,” promises to inspire and empower. Individual tickets to the luncheon cost $225 and tables of 10 are $2,500.
Monday, March 31st. 1 p.m. Women’s Pro-Am Tournament. Location: The Old Course at Broken Sound. Play an 18-hole round with a PGA TOUR Champions Pro at the Old Course. Following the tournament enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an awards ceremony presented by Hagar Insurance Company. Opportunity to golf with the Pros starts at $1,950 per play. Cost of a foursome is $7,500, which includes tickets to evening reception and luncheon.
shutdown cornerback for the St. Louis Cardinals who was known for his ability to cover the league’s top receivers and force turnovers; John Randle , a fiery and relentless defensive tackle who was one of the NFL’s all-time sack leaders and a disruptive force on the Minnesota Vikings’ defense; and Mike Haynes , the smooth and skilled cornerback who excelled in coverage and was instrumental in the Los Angeles Raiders’ Super Bowl XVIII victory.
These NFL greats join Anthony Muñoz, Demarcus Ware, Morten Andersen, Warren Sapp, Rondé Barber, Dwight Freeney, Jimbo Covert, and Calvin Johnson , who have also committed to play in the tournament. A total of 26 football legends and 78 PGA TOUR Champions professionals will come together for an exciting three-day tournament that will be televised live on the Golf Channel. They will compete for a purse of $2.2 million dollars.
These events celebrate the power of community in advancing women’s health. Terry Fedele will serve as Chair of the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute Women’s Pro-Am.
“It is my honor to chair this event that represents women golfing for women’s health, as all proceeds benefit the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute,” said Fedele. “The services and programs offered by the Institute greatly benefit our community. We’re thrilled to have Ellen Latham, co-founder of Orangetheory Fitness, as our keynote speaker. She embodies the values of empowerment, health and resilience that inspire women to achieve their best, making her the perfect voice for this impactful event.”
Women’s Day tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Participation is tax-deductible. Underwriting opportunities are also available, starting at $2,500. Learn more and purchase tickets here: ttps:// jameshardieinvitational.com/womens-day/. For more information contact Carly Kennerly at (561) 531-4885 and Carly@ProLinksSports.com or Terry Fedele at (412) 352-2192 and TerryFedele@hotmail.com.
About the James Hardie™ Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational. The James Hardie™ Pro Football Hall of Fame will be televised on the Golf Channel and will feature a field competing for a purse of $2.2 million dollars. It benefits the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County and First Tee Foundation.
The tournament will support cornerstone charities, including the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County and First Tee Foundation, reinforcing the event’s commitment to community and philanthropy.
“The announcement of 10 additional NFL Hall of Famers to the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational brings even more excitement and anticipation for both fans and participants alike,” said Ken Kennerly, Executive Director, James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational. “We look forward to seeing these talented Football Hall of Famers on the course battling against our golf greats.” Tickets are now available at https://jameshardieinvitational.com.
concrete and stucco. It features front- and back-channel letters, acrylic and vinyl elements, and LED lighting for a striking, modern aesthetic.
As a centerpiece of the city’s year-long Centennial celebrations, the illuminated sculpture transitions through a vibrant color palette reflecting the essence of Boca Raton:
Boca Raton Pink – Celebrating the City’s rich history. Golden Sun Yellow – Representing the sunny South Florida location.
Ocean Blue – Reflecting the City’s coastal community. Nature Green – Highlighting the parks and green spaces that make Boca Raton unique.
Mayor Scott Singer shared the significance of this moment, stating, “As we embark on our Centennial year, Reflections of Time serves as both a tribute to the visionaries who shaped our city and a beacon of inspiration for generations to come. It symbolizes the pride of our community as we look forward to the next 100 years.”
“Through this sculpture we celebrate Boca Raton’s rich heritage and natural beauty while sparking a meaningful dialogue about the city’s future,” mentioned Veronica Hatch, Publica Art Boca Coordinator. “Let Sanborn Square and this artwork serve as a space to inspire reflection, foster connection and guide us on our journey forward as we commemorate a century of growth and shared progress.”
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Step Into the Past with Guided Walking Tours of the Boca Raton Hotel
Explore the fascinating history of Boca Raton through guided walking tours of the iconic landmark, The Boca Raton Hotel, located at 501 E. Camino Real. Hosted by the Boca Raton Historical Society, these immersive tours offer a rare glimpse into the iconic hotel’s role in shaping the city’s identity since the 1920s.
The tours begin this month—the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from February through April, and continue through the second Tuesday in May. Tickets are $29 per person and must be purchased by 2 p.m. the day before the tour at 2025 Season: History Tours of The Boca Raton | Eventbrite.
“Walking through The Boca Raton is like stepping back in time. This historic site holds the stories of a vibrant past that has shaped our community,” said Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Historical Society. “We are thrilled to share these stories with visitors and locals alike, connecting them to the rich heritage of Boca Raton.”
Led by knowledgeable guides, participants will journey through the hotel’s legendary architecture, learn about its renowned hoteliers and uncover its connections to significant moments in history. Perfect for history buffs, architecture
enthusiasts and curious locals, this experience showcases one of Boca Raton’s most treasured landmarks.
Tour Details. Dates: February 11th and 25th; March 11th and 25th; April 8th and 22nd; May 13th. Time: 2:00 p.m. Important Notes: Space is limited and tickets are non-refundable. Wear comfortable shoes, as the tour includes climbing several staircases. The Boca Raton offers a reduced valet fee of $11 per vehicle. Whether you’re a local resident or visiting the area, these tours are a unique way to connect with Boca Raton’s history while experiencing the charm of The Boca Raton.
About the Boca Raton Historical Society: The Boca Raton Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and
sharing the unique history of Boca Raton. The Historical Society brings the past to life for future generations through engaging programs, exhibitions and events. For more information, visit www.bocahistory.org.
Boca Historical Society “Town Hall Talks” And Keepsakes Enliven Centennial Theme
The Boca Raton Historical Society’s renowned Town Hall Talks series, coincides this year with the city’s Centennial celebrations and “America 250,” the national commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary. These engaging evening lectures spotlight key moments in Boca Raton’s history, its transformation over the past century and significant milestones in American heritage.
In addition, two new Keepsakes have been created especially for the Centennial: a book and ornaments, both described later in this article.
The Town Hall Talks series, sponsored by the Charles and Elsie Gols Charitable Foundation, invites attendees to enjoy thought-provoking presentations by leading historians, curators and experts in Boca Raton’s original Town Hall.
“We are proud to offer this year’s Town Hall Talks as a platform to explore both Boca Raton’s rich history and the broader context of American heritage as we celebrate these landmark anniversaries,” said Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Historical Society.
Of the six 2025 Town Hall Talks on the full schedule that began in January, four are still to be held: March 12th. Speculating on Sunshine: The Florida Land Boom a Century Later. Speaker: Evan P. Bennett, PhD. FAU History Professor Evan Bennett delves into the 1920s Florida Land Boom, exploring its lasting impact on Florida’s identity and development.
April 24th. Boca de Ratones--A True Etymological Reassessment. Speaker: Humberto Ruiz. Join historian Humberto Ruiz for a fascinating look at the true origins of Boca Raton’s name, informed by archival research in Seville, Spain.
May 14th. Boomtime Boca--Boca Raton in the 1920s. Speaker: Susan Gillis. Boca Raton Historical Society Curator Susan Gillis highlights the glitz and glamour of Boca’s 1920s boom, alongside its challenges and eventual incorporation 100 years ago.
June 11th. Boca Raton Fire Engine No. 1 “Old Betsy” – The First 100 Years. Speaker: Thomas R. Wood. Celebrate the centennial of Boca Raton’s first fire engine, “Old Betsy,” with a historical journey led by retired Fire Chief Thomas R. Wood.
Event details: All “Town Hall Talks” will take place at Boca Raton Town Hall, 71 N. Federal Highway. Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. for check-in and refreshments. Talks begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is Free for Boca Raton Historical Society Members; $10 for Non-Members. RSVP: www.bocahistory.org or call (561) 395-6766 x100
The two new Centennial Keepsakes, timeless tokens of this memorable year, are a limited-edition book and two souvenir ornaments:
Dream City: A Pictorial History of Boca Raton . This lavishly produced. coffee-table volume captures the city’s history through stunning visuals and engaging narratives. Available for $100, it is a treasure for history enthusiasts.
Commemorative Centennial Ornaments
The following two beautifully crafted Centennial Ornaments honor the city’s unique history and legacy. These timeless keepsakes capture the essence of Boca
Raton’s story, making them a meaningful addition to any holiday tradition or personal collection.
Centennial Commemorative Ornament. This ornament is a tribute to the key milestones that shaped Boca Raton’s history, including Addison Mizner’s architectural influence, Pearl City’s Tree of Knowledge, Yamato’s Japanese script, the Palmetto Park Pavilion, the iconic Town Hall Dome, the Boca Raton Army Air Field logo and the groundbreaking IBM PC.
“Mizner’s Dream” Ornament. Inspired by Addison Mizner’s arrival in Boca Raton in 1925, this ornament celebrates his visionary designs and enduring legacy. It also highlights the current exhibit, Boca Raton 1925–2025: Addison Mizner’s Legacy, which delves into Mizner’s transformative impact on the city.
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“Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Pecularium” All-New Spectacle at Mizner Park Until February 23rd
Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium has returned to Boca with an all-new production that promises a fresh lineup of thrilling performances, shocking new comedy and stunts that have had audiences on the edge of their seats.
The adults-only Mr. Swindle’s Peculiarium is in performances at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton from February 13th through 23rd and then heads north to Carlin Park in Jupiter from February 27th to March 16th.
New for the 2025 production of this popular show:
“Deadly Games”: Featured on America’s Got Talent, this highstakes knife-throwing act will leave many breathless.
Hair-Hanging Levitation: A woman defies gravity, suspending herself in mid-air using nothing but the strength of her hair.
German Seesaw Troop: Watch as these world-class performers catapult each other into the sky with gravity-defying precision.
Flying Trapeze: The iconic trapeze act returns, soaring high with dazzling acrobatics.
New Comedy Acts: Another round of uproarious humor and absurd antics, pushing the limits again!
“We’ve outdone ourselves this year,” said Ivan España, co-producer of Mr. Swindle’s Peculiarium. “With new acts, a fresh storyline and the same quirky characters our audiences
love, this year’s show is guaranteed to deliver thrills, laughter and surprises.”
As always, the fun begins an hour before the show in the Drink-Ory Garden, where guests can enjoy Dr. Elixir’s signature potions and cocktails. Sip on concoctions and grab a bite before entering the Peculiarium for an evening of astonishment and amusement.
Whether you’re a long-time fan or a first-time visitor, 2025’s show is a completely new experience that promises to captivate and amaze. From gravity-defying stunts to jaw-dropping danger acts, this year’s spectacle is designed to leave audiences with memories long remembered.
Tickets and Event Details: Ticket prices range from $55 to $90, with discounts available for seniors ages 65+. Shows are for guests ages 18 and older. Tickets are available now at www.MrSwindles.com or by calling (941) 445-7309. For group sales of 10 or more, contact sales@mrswindles.com. For more information visit www.MrSwindles.com.
City Celebrates Centennial with Two New Annual Special Events…
“Bacchanal
2025” to Toast Centennial with Celebration of Wine, Food, Community
Boca Bacchanal, a signature celebration of food and wine in Boca, will return on Sunday, April 6th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Addison. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Boca Raton Historical Society and the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, helping preserve the stories and milestones that have shaped Boca over the past century.
“The 2025 Boca Bacchanal is significant as we celebrate Boca Raton’s Centennial,” said Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Historical Society. “This event honors the city’s rich history while uniting the community to support its future. We can’t wait to toast to 100 incredible years together!”
The event will kick off with Vintner Dinners, hosted on select dates in March and April. Held at exquisite private residences and iconic venues throughout the city, these exclusive evenings pair globally acclaimed vintners with celebrated chefs, crafting intimate five-course culinary experiences.
Tickets for Vintner Dinners are $350 per person and are limited in availability.
Vintner Dinner tickets will first be available for purchase at the Bacchus Beckons event on February 27th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Saks Fifth Avenue in Boca. The locations, chefs and wines for the curated Vintner Dinners will also be unveiled during the stylish kickoff celebration. Tickets to Bacchus Beckons are $60 per person and can be purchased at www.bocahistory.org.
The Grand Tasting, Boca Raton’s premier food and wine event, will showcase over 200 varieties of wine, champagne, spirits and craft beer. Guests will indulge in dishes from top local chefs and restaurants, complemented by The Addison’s gourmet creations. The afternoon will also feature musical entertainment and a silent auction offering exceptional lifestyle items, including wine collections, culinary experiences and luxurious travel packages.
Tickets for the Grand Tasting are $175 per person on sale at www.bocahistory.org and Eventbrite.com. A promo code for a $25 discount (FIRST100) will be available for early ticket purchasers.
Boca Bacchanal 2025 is made possible through the generous support of sponsors, including Publix, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), The Addison, The Boca Raton, Saks Fifth Avenue, Merit Mile, CP Partners, Boca Magazine , Boca Chamber of Commerce, Legends Radio and many others.
Boca’s Inaugural Seafood Festival of Food, Music, Chef Competition Set for March 22nd
Get ready for a sea-sational celebration! The City of Boca Raton’s inaugural Seafood Festival will take place on Saturday, March 22nd from Noon to 6 p.m. at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. This ticketed event promises an unforgettable day of delicious seafood, live entertainment, nautical-themed activities and more, for residents and visitors alike.
Tickets are $10 in advance at SquadUP – Create an Event, Share an Experience, or $15 at the door.
The festival will feature a bounty of activities and attractions to satisfy all ages and tastes, including:
Seafood Stage. A musical feast with a lineup featuring The Holidazed, Vern Daysel and the Burning Breeze, and UnRavel on the Seafood Stage. These local bands will add the perfect soundtrack to a day of fun.
Claw-some Food Vendors. From conch fritters to crab legs, the festival will serve up a variety of seafood favorites. Local vendors will offer dishes fresh from the sea at a food lover’s paradise.
Neptune’s Marketplace. Explore the north end of the festival site for a curated selection of nautical-themed vendors offering unique gifts, ocean-inspired wares and treasures to take home.
Seafood Showdown. Cheer on local chefs (Corvina’s Jeff Tunks, Penelope’s Kevin Avellaneda and Loch Bar’s
Yora Chan) as they battle for culinary supremacy in this high-stakes cooking competition showcasing South Florida’s finest flavors.
Luna’s Fun Zone. Families can interact with the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center staff, learn about marine life, enjoy crafts and meet Luna, the center’s beloved mascot, during select times.
Crab Cake Challenge. Feeling competitive? Join this on-site competition at the City of Boca Raton tent, where up to eight contestants will race to eat their way to glory—and the championship belt!
Tickets for this event are available at MyBoca.us/ SeafoodFest. Chairs and seating will be available throughout the event site. Prohibited Items: No coolers, outside alcoholic beverages, chairs or non-service animals. The festival will proceed regardless of weather.
Call to Artists. Creative artists are invited to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured in marketing materials for the Inaugural Festival. For contest details and guidelines visit Art Contest Information.
For more information email CommunityEvents@ myboca.us. Stay tuned for updates on the schedule, ticket sales and more as we count down to Boca Raton’s seafood extravaganza.
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Boca Happenings
2nd Annual Boca International Jewish Film Festival’s
70 Features and Short Films to Open February 23rd
The Boca International Jewish Film Festival returns for its highly anticipated 2nd annual event, from February 23rd to March 16th. With an impressive lineup of more than 70 feature films, documentaries and shorts representing 25 countries, the festival offers a rich cultural experience for cinephiles and the community. Screenings and special events will take place at Cinemark Palace 20 in Boca Raton and the Movies of Delray, with appearances from filmmakers, producers and actors who will provide unique insights into their work.
“Our vision has always been to bring people together through the power of film,” said Wendy Honig, Co-Founder of the festival. “This year’s festival continues to reflect the diversity and vibrancy of Jewish culture worldwide. We are thrilled to showcase stories that educate, inspire and entertain while fostering meaningful conversations.”
Opening Day Highlights–Sunday, February 23rd: The festival opens at 11 a.m. with the Florida premiere of She Wouldn’t Take Off Her Boots, documentary by director Wilky Black that recounts stories of survival during the Holocaust, and the creation of a Monument honoring those who perished in Liepāja, Latvia, during the Holocaust. Following the screening, producer Paul Burger, the artist Victoria Milstein and historian Dr. Robert Watson will engage the audience in a thought-provoking discussion.
The evening features the Palm Beach County premiere of Diane Warren: Relentless, an inspiring documentary celebrating the most successful songwriter you never heard of with 15 Academy Award nominations, and who is responsible for the soundtrack of our lives, penning iconic hits for the world’s biggest pop stars including Cher, Whitney Houston, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Celine and Beyoncé. Directed by Bess Kargman and featuring appearances by Jerry Bruckheimer, Cher, Gloria Estefan, Quincy Jones and Toni Braxton, the film delves into Diane Warren’s life, creative process and achievements. The screening will include a redcarpet reception and a Q&A with special guests.
Closing Film–Sunday, March 16th: The festival concludes with Guns N’ Moses, a quirky and heartfelt comedy by director Salvador Litvak. Starring Neal McDonough, Dermot Mulroney and Christopher Lloyd, the film follows a small-town rabbi turned unlikely gunslinger in the wake of a violent attack on his community. This special premiere event will include a closing party and a Q&A with the director Salvador Litvak.
Special Festival Highlights:
Marcella (Florida Premiere): February 24th featuring a Q&A with Giuliano Hazen, cookbook author and son of the iconic Italian chef and cookbook author, Marcella Hazen. Technion 10² Screening & Reception: February 26th, at Cinemark. Celebrating 100 years of Technion-Israel. The
Palm Beach County premiere of Technion 10², a film that celebrates the milestone 100th anniversary of Technion in Israel, followed by a special reception hosted by the American Technion Society.
“This year’s festival is bigger and better than ever,” added Lesley Rich, festival co-founder. “We’re proud to showcase incredible films that highlight Jewish stories, traditions, and humor while creating a space for connection and cultural appreciation.”
Passes and individual tickets are now available, including virtual options to enjoy films from home. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities and more details, visit www. JFilmBoca.org.
About the Boca International Jewish Film Festival
The Boca International Jewish Film Festival has become the largest Jewish/Israeli film festival in Southeast Florida, and is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to celebrating Jewish culture through film. Founded by Wendy Honig, Lesley Rich and Arleen Roberts, the festival presents thoughtfully curated films and events to promote understanding, tradition and community engagement in Boca Raton and beyond looking to support Jewish/Israeli film and charities. It is supported by a large group of dedicated Patrons including its Grand Benefactors Billi and Bernie Marcus and Marilyn and Jay Weinberg.
B’nai Torah Congregation Continues Its 2025 Concert Series
B’nai Torah Congregation, the largest conservative synagogue in Southeast Florida, is enjoying success with the return of its popular and inspiring Concert Series. The 2025 Series consists of four live, in-person performances featuring singers, songwriters, orchestras and Cantors from around the world. The full schedule, which kicked off in January, continues with two remaining that will conclude in March. All are produced by B’nai Torah Congregation’s Cantor Magda Fishman in collaboration with Maestro Tomer Adaddi.
The 2025 Concert Series, which takes place in the sanctuary at B’nai Torah Congregation, located at 6261 SW 18th Street in Boca Raton, offers a virtual option as well. The Series is presented in loving memory of Eleanor and Paul Weiner. Tickets start at $30 for members and $40 for guests and can be purchased at https://www.btcboca. org/cs/. If you have questions regarding the Concert Series, please contact the synagogue at (561) 392-8566 or info@bnai-torah.org.
“Music has a profound impact on our souls, bringing us together in harmony and lifting our spirits,” said Cantor Fishman, an accomplished performer with extensive experience in Israel, the United States, Europe and Canada. “As a community, we come together to share this light and enjoy extraordinary artists. We’re thrilled to take the audience on a Jewish musical and cultural journey, showcasing performances that transcend genres and generations, inspiring and delighting everyone in attendance.”
The remaining two events in the 2025 B’nai Torah Congregation Concert Series are:
Wednesday, February 26th, at 7:30 p.m.: IDF Chief Cantor Shai Abramson . Experience the powerful voice of Shai Abramson, the IDF Chief Cantor. Renowned for his
breathtaking renditions of traditional and contemporary Jewish music, Cantor Abramson’s performance promises to be a moving and unforgettable evening. Cantor Abramson’s performance is also an opportunity to honor Israel and the Chief Cantor serving at this very challenging time.
Tuesday, March 11th, at 7:30 p.m.: B’nai Torah Congregation’s own Cantor Magda Fishman, along with Maestro Tomer Adaddi and friends, lights up the stage at the closing event for B’nai Torah Congregation’s 2025 Concert Series.
About Cantor Magda Fishman . Senior Cantor Magda Fishman is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary’s H.L. Miller Cantorial School in New York. Prior to joining B’nai Torah, she served as the Cantor at Temple Beth El in Stamford, Connecticut. Cantor Fishman brings vibrant experience to Jewish music through a unique blend of traditional and contemporary styles. Over the years, she has built a large and loving
following among a wide spectrum of audiences. Her repertoire includes liturgical masterpieces, Israeli songs, jazz, musical theater, as well as her own compositions. Prior to her investiture in May 2011, Cantor Fishman served in the Israeli Army Orchestra as a vocal soloist and trumpet player. She came to the United States as part of the Tel-Aviv Broadway Musical Theater Project and was the recipient of the prestigious America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship. Cantor Fishman has performed extensively throughout the United States, Israel, Europe, and Canada. She had a lead role in the Prague State Opera, and she performed during the annual America-Israel Cultural Foundation Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center and at a National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene event honoring Elie Wiesel. She was featured in Folksbiene’s popular Soul to Soul concert at the Central Park Summer Stage and at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles with Maestro Placido Domingo and Melissa Manchester. She also performs with the cantorial group Divas on the Bima.
“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” At Willow Theatre Through February 23rd
“A show that reminds us, when it comes to relationships we can still find humor in those difficult moments, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change celebrates love in all its stages. Be prepared to fall in love from the very first date to the very last kiss.” That is the description of the musical show now in performance at Boca Raton’s Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park, in the words of Jodie Langel, who helms the production that runs through February 23rd.
And Jodie Langel should know! She starred in the OffBroadway production of the show, which was nominated for Best Musical by both the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama Desk, became the second-longest running Off Broadway
musical in theatre history and has been translated into numerous languages, including Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Catalan, Hebrew, Czech, and Hungarian.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change , with its book and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro is presented in the form of a series of vignettes that mark life’s progress—all connected by the central theme of love and relationships.
Langel’s talented cast of four, Hannah Hayley, Alex Martinez, Bruno Faria, and Nicole Roach will play more than 40 roles in the production as they explore the many ups and downs of different relationships.
The Music Director for this show is Richard Kaydas, who accompanies violinist Luiba Ohrimenco at each performance. Melanie Farber serves as the show’s Choreographer. Bryan Morris is the production’s Stage Manager.
Performances: Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets are priced at $35 (group rates are available) and may be purchased online at www. offgladestheatrecompany.com or ttps://www.myboca. us/2648/I-Love-You-Youre-Perfect-Now-Change, by phone at (561) 347-3948, or at the theatre’s box office.
Happenings Outside Boca
7th Annual “Waste to Wonder” Art Exhibition At Resource Depot Until February 22nd
The nonprofit Resource Depot is hosting its 7th Annuit “Waste to Wonder” Group Exhibition in West Palm Beach featuring 18 artists from across Palm Beach County. The participating artists will have their work, all of which incorporates reused materials, featured in Resource Depot’s GalleRE space.
The exhibition is on display through Saturday, February 22nd, Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday and
The cast of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change From left to right: Nicole Roach, Alex Martinez, Bruno Faria, Hannah Hayley Photo credit: Anahelena Natera
Jodie Langel Photo credit: Bachi Frost
Arts Garage in Delray Announces A-List Lineup of Comedy
Arts Garage, a Visual & Performing Arts Venue located in Delray Beach that connects the local community to the world through the arts, today announced its lineup of A-List comedians for 2025. The venue’s highly successful Stand-up Comedy Series is entering its third year hosted by stand-up comedian Mariza Brussolo, a 2019 Florida Funniest Female finalist and the winner of 2022 Cape Coral Comedy Festival.
March 7th at 8 p.m.:
The Art of Laughter with Headliner Learnmore
Jonasi Featuring Mai L.G. The comic from Zimbabwe’s spectacular audition on America’s Got Talent won him a Golden Buzzer. Jonasi is a stand-up comedian and actor who stands at over 6 feet. His comedy is brought to life by past experiences, observations and his view (from the top). ($40; Restricted Performance: 18 and Older Only).
Friday. Resource Depot is located at 2508 Florida Avenue in West Palm Beach.
Each year this annual show features a diverse mix of local artists and artwork. Featured artists for 2025 include: Lori Arbel, Sonya Sanchez Arias, Alyssa Book, Rita Boutros, Jerilyn Brown, Pia Dugger, Lori Dunsmore, Rod Faulds, Judy Flescher, Johanna Fox, Christine Lisi, Jennifer O’Brien, Ellen Sall, Mike Silverman, Pamela Tatti, Shannon Walker, Tina Wright and Zhongguo Zheng-Abu.
The exhibition is funded in part by The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County and the county itself. Sponsored by Standing Ovations. Learn more at https:// www.resourcedepot.org/current-exhibition
About Resource Depot. Resource Depot is a creative reuse center in West Palm Beach dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and creativity through reuse and education programs. The nonprofit organization redistributes discarded items to teachers, artists, families and other nonprofits, hosts workshops and community events and collaborates with educators to integrate environmental awareness into programs. Learn more at https://www.resourcedepot.org/.
April 4th at 8 p.m.:
The Art of Laughter with Headliner Kellen Erskine Featuring Carmen Vallone. Kellen Erskine was named one of TBS’s Top Ten Comics to Watch. He has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has two comedy specials with DryBar Comedy, Negative Comments and Composed , and has garnered over 200 million views across social media. He currently tours the country and hosts the weekly comedy podcast, The Book Pile. ($35; Restricted Performance: 18 and Older Only)
For more comedy, Arts Garage offers Comedy Open Mic Nights and All Arts Open Mic Nights at 8 p.m. on the first and second Tuesdays of the month, respectively, as well as these special offers:
Happy Hour: 6 to 8 p.m. on First Fridays during the Delray Beach First Friday Art Walk; 50% off wine by the glass and beer; and other Drink Specials.
Early Bird Discount for Art of Laughter shows: $10 off tickets until two weeks before each show with Code: EARLYBIRD.
Arts Garage continues to add new programming and events to its schedule and offers thought-provoking, community-driven and socially relevant productions from professional, cutting-edge performers, playwrights and artists. For more information, call (561) 450-6357 or visit artsgarage.org.
Asset Protection in Estate Planning
You’re beginning to accumulate substantial wealth, but you worry about protecting it from future potential creditors. Whether your concern is for your personal assets or your business, various tools exist to keep your property safe from tax collectors, accident victims, health-care providers, credit card issuers, business creditors, and creditors of others.
To insulate your property from such claims, you’ll have to evaluate each tool in terms of your own situation. You may decide that insurance and a Declaration of Homestead may be sufficient protection for your home because your exposure to a claim is low. For high exposure, you may want to create a business entity or an offshore trust to shield your assets. Remember, no asset protection tool is guaranteed to work, and you may have to adjust your asset protection strategies as your situation or the laws change.
Liability insurance is your first and best line of defense
Liability insurance is at the top of any plan for asset protection. You should consider purchasing or increasing umbrella coverage on your homeowners policy. For business-related liability, purchase or increase your liability coverage under your business insurance policy. Generally, the cost of the premiums for this type of coverage is minimal compared to what you might be required to pay under a court judgment should you ever be sued.
A Declaration of Homestead protects the family residence
Your primary residence may be your most significant asset. State law determines the creditor and judgment protection afforded a residence by way of a Declaration of Homestead, which varies greatly from state to state. For example, a state may provide a complete exemption for a residence (i.e., its entire value), a limited exemption (e.g., up to $100,000), or an exemption under certain circumstances (e.g., a judgment for medical bills). A Declaration of Homestead is easy to file. You pay a small fee, fill out a simple form, and file it at the registry where your deed is recorded.
Dividing assets between spouses can limit exposure to potential liability
Perhaps you work in an occupation or business that exposes you to greater potential liability than your spouse’s job does. If so, it may be a good idea to divide assets between you so that you keep only the income and assets from your job, while your spouse takes sole ownership of your investments and other valuable assets. Generally, your creditors can reach only those assets that are in your name.
Business entities can provide two types of protection — shielding your personal assets from your business creditors and shielding business assets from your personal creditors
Consider using a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company (LLC) to operate the business. Such business entities shield the personal assets of the shareholders, limited partners, or LLC members from liabilities that arise from the business. The liability of these owners will be limited to the assets of the business.
Conversely, corporations, limited partnerships, and LLCs provide some protection from the personal creditors of a shareholder, limited partner, or member. In a corporation, a creditor of an individual owner is able to place a lien on, and eventually acquire, the shares of the debtor/shareholder, but would not have any rights greater than the rights conferred by the shares. In limited partnerships or LLCs, under most state laws, a creditor of a partner or member is entitled to obtain only a charging order with respect to the partner or member’s interest. The charging order gives the creditor the right to receive any distributions with respect to the interest. In all respects, the creditor is treated as a mere assignee and is not entitled to exercise any voting rights or other rights that the partner or member possessed.
Certain trusts can preserve trust assets from claims
People have used trusts to protect their assets for generations. The key to using a trust as an asset protection tool is that the trust must be irrevocable and become the owner of your property. Once given away, these assets are no longer yours and are not available to satisfy claims against you. To properly establish an asset protection trust, you must not keep any interest in the trust assets or control over the trust.
Trusts can also protect trust assets from potential creditors of the beneficiaries of the trust. The extent to which a beneficiary’s creditors can reach trust property depends on how much access the beneficiary has to the trust property. The more access the beneficiary has to the trust property, the more access the beneficiary’s creditors will have. Thus, the terms of the trust are critical. There are many types of asset protection trusts, each having its own benefits and drawbacks. These trusts include:
• Spendthrift trusts
• Discretionary trusts
• Support trusts
• Personal trusts
• Self-settled trusts
Since certain claims can pierce domestic protective trusts (e.g., claims by a spouse or child for support and state or federal claims), you can bolster your protection by placing the trust in a foreign jurisdiction. Offshore or foreign trusts are established under, or made subject to, the laws of another country (e.g., the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Belize, Jersey, Liechtenstein, and the Cook Islands) that does not generally honor judgments made in the United States.
A word about fraudulent transfers
The court will ignore transfers to an asset protection trust if:
• A creditor’s claim arose before you made the transfer
• You made the transfer with the intent to defraud a creditor
• You incurred debts without a reasonable expectation of paying them
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Mayor’s Update:
What Are Your Ideas About the City’s Master Plan? Government
Scott Singer is the 35th Mayor of Boca Raton and was re-elected in 2023. A South Florida native, attorney and small business owner, Scott and his wife Bella live in Broken Sound with their two children.
For the past eight years the Boca Raton City Council and leadership have discussed redeveloping and modernizing the city’s outdated downtown government campus, and plans to transform our aging facilities and stressed infrastructure into a new destination for our residents are finally taking shape.
By the time this article reaches you the City Council will likely have ranked the four proposals the city received that seek to reimagine a downtown government campus that best serves our residents with world-class amenities they deserve. Instead of a quiet, disjointed government complex that is largely abandoned after regular business hours the goal is to create a thriving, transit-oriented community gathering place.
If all went according to plan and the Council was able to select a frontrunner, it doesn’t mean that particular submittal is set in stone. For this project the City Council opted to pursue a public-private partnership, which is a collaboration between a government agency and privatesector company, often on large-scale infrastructure projects, that the private-sector company helps execute.
In addition to leveraging private-sector expertise, innovative approaches, access to capital and a slew of other benefits, P3s enable governments and their partners to deliver projects more effectively and efficiently with flexibility.
For the next several weeks residents will be able to share their feedback on the concept to redevelop our city
facilities that have already been subject to many costly repairs and are well beyond their useful lives, including City Hall and the Community Center. As we continue to strive to attract the best employees and offer residents the top-in-class amenities and services it is imperative that we have the facilities to match those high expectations.
A decision to relocate the Police Station to a more suitable location by the Spanish River Library is also underway. As our city has evolved it is no longer ideal to locate our Police Station by the railroad tracks and near a growing pedestrian-oriented district.
The new downtown government campus will feature brand new civic facilities as well as shops, restaurants and public space that will remain open long after City Hall closes at 5 p.m. The goal is to create a new, walkable neighborhood that capitalizes on our Brightline station and the proximity to Mizner Park.
Residents will be able to see the vision for the new downtown district on the city’s website, ask questions and weigh in on the proposal at any council meeting. The city will host an open house; please visit myboca.us for specific details. I will be hosting a Town Hall on Wednesday, February 26th at the Downtown Library at 6:30 p.m.
Public input is a key part of this process and the city welcomes the community’s thoughts, comments and suggestions.
As the public weighs in the city will be working alongside independent consultants to conduct the necessary feasibility studies to ensure the project’s successful integration into the community. Their process involves many steps, studies and opportunities for tweaks to ensure the best outcome for our city and our residents.
The city is aiming to ink an interim agreement with the first ranked proposer by March 18th. Even once that first deal is signed it will signify the beginning of putting together a complete package.
This project comes at an exciting time in our city’s history. As we celebrate our Centennial and our 100 years of success we are laying the groundwork and vision of our city for the next century. Our government campus should honor our past, reflect the gold-standard of the present and continue shining as we enter the next chapter of our city’s story.
If you have input on the project, please share it! For more information about our centennial and sponsorship opportunities, visit Government Campus Master Plan | Boca Raton, FL
You can share any thoughts you have at ssinger@ myboca.com, and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @scottsingerusa.
From the Desk of Commissioner Marci Woodward: A Message from Marci
Commissioner Woodward, a 20-year resident of Boca Raton, was elected in November 2022 as Palm Beach County District 4 Commissioner. She serves on the following board of directors as a representative of the county commission: Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency; South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (TriRail); Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council; CareerSource Palm Beach County; Palm Beach Cultural Council, and Value Adjustment Board. Ms. Woodward graduated from the University of South Carolina-Aiken with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts.
We are well into the new year and much is happening in both the county and the country. While I am very busy with exciting projects, my new year had a rough start that I am still working through.
As many of you may already know, my father passed away in his sleep at home in the early hours of New Year’s Day. His health had deteriorated after he suffered a series of strokes, seizures and pulmonary embolisms three years ago. He survived but never fully recovered. His last years were difficult for both him and my mother, as she became his fulltime caregiver. With the help of the VA and organizations like Seniors Helping Seniors they were able to keep him at home for most of that time.
We got the call at 5:00 a.m. and were on the road to South Carolina by 8:30. The next week was a blur. I was one of the speakers at his funeral and struggled to find the right words. I can only describe it as living in a snow globe. It was hard to see past the man who had become so ill he could barely get out of bed. All my memories swirled so quickly that it was hard to focus on the life of the man who raised me, not just his final years.
But then came the night we all sat in my mother’s kitchen, looking through boxes of old photos to create a montage for his funeral. There he was, and all the good memories came trickling back. We sat and shared those moments. Over the next few days my mom, husband, brother and sister-in-law
joined in the reminiscing, and a proper eulogy took shape. It’s hard to limit myself in what I would like to say about him. He lived a big life and loved to tell stories. He had a way of reliving events that made you feel like you were there, too. He was a spontaneous prankster and found humor in everyday life. He loved to visit new places and explore the area “like a local.” He never took the road most traveled. We shared a love of roller coasters, flying and, most importantly, the beach.
I try to think of him now as sharing his stories in Heaven in a perfect body, reuniting with lost loved ones and knowing that he raised two great kids who will remember his legacy and are proud to have called him Dad.
Bonefish Cove Update. We’ve heard from some constituents about traffic disruptions in the Town of Palm Beach due to barge traffic related to the Bonefish Cove Project and bridge openings.
In response, County staff initiated a call with Congresswoman Frankel, the Mayors of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, and their teams. While the County does not have direct authority over the contractor I emphasized our commitment to working collaboratively on solutions to address these traffic concerns.
ERM, drawing from its experience, has proposed operational adjustments to the Corps to help reduce the impact. Recently, ERM received approval from the Town to work on Sundays, which will help alleviate delays during peak commute hours. Additionally, the Corps is working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the contractor to minimize unscheduled bridge openings. We will continue to closely monitor this situation and are committed to ensuring the Bonefish Cove Project moves forward smoothly while addressing local traffic concerns.
Recently Approved Agenda Items. Each month the Board of County Commissioners approves a wide range of important agenda items that impact areas such as engineering, facilities, housing, airports, and more. Here are some key items approved this month:
• An update from the Building Department on Milestone Inspections for condominiums and co-ops three stories or higher, 30 years or older. The Board directed reminder and non-compliance letters and discussed options for noncompliant buildings.
• A funding agreement with the Health Care District of Palm Beach County for up to $10 million in land acquisition, design and construction services for a Central Receiving Facility (CRF) as part of the ARPA Response Replacement Fund.
• An amendment to the Lake Park Scrub Natural Area Management Plan to redesign proposed structures and address public safety and visitor experience.
• Adopted a voter-approved ordinance granting ten-year Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions (AVTE) subject to eligibility and BCC approval on a case-by-case basis.
• The proposed 2025 State Legislative Agenda.
• A State Funded Grant Agreement with FDOT for $2.75 million to design and implement an Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) along Okeechobee Boulevard between I-95 and Flagler Drive.
Nonprofit Spotlight. I’m excited to share that the BCC recently approved an agreement with the Parks Foundation to provide philanthropic support to our county parks.
Founded in 2023, the Parks Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing advocacy and philanthropic efforts for our parks. Its goal is to seek and secure opportunities to enhance park access, programs and other identified initiatives without filling the department’s budgetary shortfalls.
Led by a dedicated Board of Directors, who are influential leaders within Palm Beach County, the Foundation plays a crucial role in ensuring our parks thrive. Each year the Foundation evaluates park projects that align with the department’s strategic priorities, focusing on initiatives that have a positive impact on the community.
I’m thrilled to see exciting proposed projects, such as tree planting, shade canopies, beach access mats and story walks, which will significantly enhance park accessibility and enjoyment for everyone. I look forward to seeing these projects come to life.
For more information,visit: parksfoundationofpalmbeachcounty.org.
If you require assistance, please contact our office at (561) 355-2204 or email Mwoodward@pbcgov.org.
Healthy Answers – A Guide to Healthy Living: “Life’s Necessary Losses” From The Professionals’ Desks
By Dale Brown, B.S., M.A., C.E.C.
Dale is a motivational speaker who has spent many years as a Certified Life Coach and has written numerous articles and e-books relating to self-improvement and ways to build a high-performance team. She is the author of the book, “Small Steps...Big Changes: The Personal Stories of a Life Coach.” Her education and years of experience in physical fitness and training of elite athletes has enabled her to sharpen her knowledge in many health-related areas. The following introduces a new approach to Ms. Brown’s series of columns devoted to many topics that deal with the mind/body connection and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire resident, can be reached at dalebrown@ lovingmondays.com.
In this life I’ve learned that in order to grow we must give up and let go of things and people we love. The road to human development is paved with necessary losses along the way. At some point in our life we lose our parents, friends and other family members. As we age, letting go can mean many things: our vigor, our sense of adventure, our playfulness, our waistlines, our 20/20 vision – the list goes on.
When you’re young it’s easy to look ahead to what you’d like to accomplish, never realizing that someday that vision may shift. There will come a time that changes your ability and your view of what you can and cannot do. You may have to hang up your skis, sell your golf clubs, give up your bike riding or adjust your lifestyle to suit your later years. As much as this sounds like a downer it’s not. It’s simply the evolution of life.
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The past year has made me understand this concept more than ever before. Close friends have passed away and, worst of all, my sister. Loss has an uncanny way of bringing to light your own mortality and reminds us how fragile life really is. While the loss of a loved one is deeply painful the reflection can lead to personal growth, resilience and a renewed commitment to living a meaningful life. Acceptance of this reality and how you deal with it is all important to your own health and happiness.
Grief often leads to reevaluating what is important in life. It can inspire us to prioritize meaningful relationships, experiences and goals over trivial or material concerns. Pain of loss can deepen gratitude for people and moments still in your life. This newfound appreciation may lead to more intentional living and savoring the present.
Sometimes you go through the motions of living, not fully aware that time is slipping away. Then one day you look back and wish you had laughed, loved and lived more fully. You reflect and appreciate the little things and may wish you had been more thankful for what you had. Mundane concerns seem insignificant and help you focus on a deeper purpose and joy.
When you lose a friend, loved one, or even people you may not know very well, it makes you stop to reflect. Maybe for a day, sometimes longer, you recognize that life is transient. You vow to make some changes, let go of things that don’t matter, make amends with estranged family.
Inherently, we all long to be present in the world around us. There are many books describing the importance of being in a conscious state of mind. The death of a loved one is often the wake-up call that brings a heightened
Legal: Easements
By
Michael J Posner, Esq., a partner in Lippes Mathias LLP, a national real estate and business-oriented law firm with sixteen locations nation-wide. Michael specializes in real estate and association law. He can be reached at (561) 594-1452 or at mjposner@lippes.com.
A clickbait headline on an article in my news feed proclaimed that a family could not build their dream home on a vacant lot because of a blanket easement. The article detailed how they had purchased a lot in the woods for privacy but that many years prior the land was encumbered by an easement for utility service. With the easement in place they would not be able to get a building permit without either the written consent of the easement holder or the actual release of the easement. They said that they had been initially rebuffed by the utility company and, therefore, their dream project was now on hold.
Easements are a lesser interest in land that are created between a grantor who grants a limited right over the grantor’s property—which is commonly referred to as the servient estate —and a grantee who obtains a limited right to use the servient estate from the grantee’s property, which is commonly referred to as the dominant estate . Our unhappy landowners own a servient estate for the benefit of the adjacent dominant estate owner for utility purposes over their dream land.
Easements are not personal, like leases and licenses, but instead are considered an interest that “runs with the land.” This means that a properly drafted easement survives the sale of the servient or dominant estate. The utility easement described above has been in place for many years and has survived the transfer of title from many prior owners.
Easements come in two types, exclusive and nonexclusive. An exclusive easement means that the land encumbered by the easement may only be used exclusively by the dominant easement owner to the detriment of servient estate owner. The more common type of easement is a non-exclusive easement, which means that the servient estate owner may use the easement area at the same time as the dominant estate owner as long as such use does not interfere with the uses granted.
The issue of what constitutes interference is the subject of many lawsuits between servient estate owners and dominant estate owners. A use that blocks access is generally prohibited and building permanent structures
awareness of life’s fragility and the finite nature of time. This profound experience can spark a desire to live more fully for several reasons:
Reflection on priorities – Step back and take a look at what’s really important in your life. So often we become bogged down in minutia, spending valuable moments stressing over stupid stuff that is insignificant in the big picture.
Appreciation of the present – Remembering the love shared with those you’ve lost can inspire you to express love more openly and more often. It may prompt a renewed focus on kindness and understanding toward your fellow man.
A catalyst for change – Death reminds us of the universal nature of loss and the shared human experience. It may lead to empathy toward others who are experiencing a similar loss. As a result of loss, it may prompt you to take risks, pursue passions or address unresolved issues.
A shift in perspective – The loss of a loved one may encourage you to focus on a deeper purpose and a sense to live more authentically. This means being true to yourself, aligning your actions, thoughts and choices with your values, beliefs and genuine self. It involves expressing yourself honestly and living in a way that feels meaningful and fulfilling.
Inspires Acts of Kindness – Awareness encourages compassion. Helping others can bring a profound sense of joy and fulfillment.
The acceptance of death, often called mortality awareness , can affect happiness and overall well-being. While the idea of death may initially evoke fear or discomfort, embracing its inevitability can lead to a deeper appreciation of life and more meaningful experiences.
in the easement area will also be prohibited. Conversely, the use of the easement by the dominant estate owner is also limited to what rights were granted in the easement. For example, if the easement is granted to provide access to a single-family residence, the conversion of the singlefamily residence into a fifty-unit apartment building using the same easement for access would likely over-burden the easement. The key is how the easement is drafted and, if there is ambiguity, looking to parole evidence such as the intent of the parties to the easement and the long-term use will determine the issues of interference with use and over-burdening of the easement.
Easements encompass a wide variety of possible activities. The most common easements provide access for utility providers (electricity, internet, telephone and gas, etc.), and to provide drainage services. Access over the servient estate is also common, from access for pedestrian use, access for landscaping or for vehicular access. In rural areas there are also easements for animal/plant access, such as horse trails, grazing, timber removal or sheep herding.
Easements are created by written instruments duly recorded in the public records. Easements can be created by a specific easement agreement, but easements can also be created by a variety of other written documents. Easements can be created by a reservation contained in a warranty deed, by a dedication in a plat (the most common form of easement reservation) or by covenants and restriction (such as a Declaration of Condominium or Covenants and Restrictions for a Homeowners Association).
When buying a property it is important to determine what easements, if any, affect the subject land. This is done by reviewing the title insurance commitment, which should disclose all recorded instruments. A review of each instrument should be undertaken to determine what easements exist, what they are for, whether they are exclusive or non-exclusive and what part of the property is encumbered by the easement (the front or rear xx feet (usually 5–20 feet; or something much wider). In addition, a survey should be obtained that locates each easement on the property.
Going back to our forlorn property owners, the question will be whether they received a title commitment or survey and, if they did, was the easement missed or properly notated. If the easement was missed a possible claim could be made. If they did not have these items they may still be able to make a deal with the easement holder to either pay them to modify or release the easement, or to reduce the size of the easement to allow for the construction of their dream home.
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Medical Matters: Ulcerative Colitis
By Richard Nagler, M.D.,
a
member of
Broken Sound Club and retired physician. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University’s School of Medicine, Dr. Nagler served his internship and residency at Baltimore City Hospital and Johns Hopkins. He followed that with a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine, and was then Chief of Gastroenterology at Fitzsimons General Army Hospital in Denver. He returned to the Yale Medical School for one year as an Assistant Professor of Medicine before opening his own successful private practice in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. During that time, he also served for ten years as Chief of Medicine at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, N.Y.
Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the colon with 200,000 cases appearing each year in the United States. Males and females are equally affected, most under age 30, and Ashkenazi Jews are more likely to get it along with those who have a family history (20%).
In contrast to Crohn’s disease—the other major inflammatory disease which involves the entire wall of all segments of the digestive tract including the esophagus, stomach small intestine and colon—ulcerative colitis involves only the lining of the colon and rectum. Our immune system, which is normally engaged to fight invaders to the body such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, in this case mistakenly identifies the good bacteria that line the wall of the colon as intruders and there is an overactive response causing inflammation, tiny open sores, abscesses and ulcerations. This is debilitating and can lead to life-threatening complications.
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease that can be mild to moderately severe when various periods of remission occur spontaneously or following successful medical treatment. It can be confined to the rectum (proctitis), the rectum and sigmoid colon (proctosigmoiditis), the rectum and left side of the colon, or involve the entire colon (pan colitis).
Symptoms and signs of the disease depend on its severity and include diarrhea, usually with blood and pus, abdominal pain and cramping, rectal pain, a strong urge to defecate, weight loss, anorexia, nausea, fatigue, sleep deprivation from frequent nightly trips to the john, fever, dehydration, sores in the mouth and skin rashes. Dietary factors and stress do not cause the disease but can aggravate it. NSAIDs, certain antibiotics and birth control pills can precipitate relapses.
Complications of the disease are persistent rectal bleeding, perforation of the colon with peritonitis, inflammation of the joints and skin, an increased risk of colon cancer (5%), toxic megacolon where the colon dilates and loses the ability to contract with a high risk of perforation with peritonitis, and the development of blood clots in both veins and arteries. Liver and biliary tract disease may be a complication of ulcerative colitis as a result of some forms of drug treatment.
Diagnostic tests for the disease include blood tests to detect iron deficiency anemia due to persistent bleeding from the colon. A high WBC count indicates inflammation. A low serum albumin and a high C reactive protein in the blood are typical. Finding WBCs in the stool and obtaining a culture to rule out an infection is important, but the best test is a colonoscopy and biopsy which shows the inflammatory process limited to the mucosal lining of the colon. A CT scan and an MRI are useful in showing how much of the colon is inflamed.
There is no medical cure for ulcerative colitis. Limiting dairy products (especially for those with lactose intolerance) and fiber from fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, spicy foods, alcohol and caffeine—and eating smaller meals—is of some benefit in ameliorating symptoms. Alternative therapies such as herbal and nutritional supplements, probiotics, fish oils, Aloe Vera, acupuncture and Turmeric are of little value. Biofeedback, Yoga and other relaxation techniques and meditation are of limited benefit.
However, there are drugs that are effective in inducing remissions. Azulfidine given orally or by suppository was a mainstay of treatment with some benefit but it is now mostly abandoned in favor of newer drugs. Oral prednisone relieves symptoms but is limited to shortterm use because of deleterious side effects. Entocort EC capsules taken orally for up to three months is a better steroid alternative with fewer side effects. Immune modulator drugs used to suppress the immune system, such as Imuran , was beneficial but has been replaced by newer biologics that neutralize a damaging protein produced by the immune system that blocks inflammatory cells from getting to the site of inflammation.
Remicade was the first and remains effective in many cases but Humira, Stellara, Entyvio and Xeljanz have proven to be better and there are newer immunosuppressive drugs such as Rinovoq and Styrizi currently available.
Nevertheless, 30% of patients with ulcerative colitis are non-responsive or cannot tolerate these medications, nor can those who despite these drugs develop toxic megacolon, rupture or have severe nonstop bleeding and will require surgery, which is the only cure for the disease. It involves total removal of the colon and rectum.
Because of the surgery an ileostomy is required where a section of the small intestine is brought outside on the left side of the abdomen and a bag attached to collect stool. This often creates a significant negative abhorrent reaction, especially in young women. When possible, an alternative is to perform a restorative proctocolectomy where a J pouch (a new rectum) is created from the small intestine and connected directly to the anus so that the patient can defecate normally.
With vastly improved techniques now available this works well for many patients and obviates the need for an ileostomy. I would like to share my experience with a former patient of mine. She was a 20-year-old girl who suffered beginning at age 14 from ulcerative colitis with chronic bloody diarrhea, iron deficiency anemia, abdominal pain, weight loss, anorexia and social isolation. She failed to have any sustained remissions from these debilitating symptoms with any of the medications available at that time. She was constantly depressed and felt hopeless with no end in sight to her suffering.
Her parents were long-standing patients of mine and I had established a trusting doctor-patient relationship with them. I arranged a meeting with the girl and her parents to discuss the situation and offer them my advice as to how to proceed. Because all medical measures had failed, another approach had to be considered. I gently explained that she needed to have a total colectomy which would cure her of this awful affliction. I discussed why a permanent ileostomy with a bag placed outside the upper left side of her abdomen was needed.
At that time efforts to hook up a segment of the small intestine as a pouch in the rectum as an alternative to the ileostomy were fraught with frequent undesirable complications that made me recommend that it not be considered. Years since that time impressive technological improvements in surgical technique have now made this option a very viable alternative.
Both she and her parents were visibly upset at my recommendation as the thought of an abdominal bag, especially in a young woman, was a terrible thing to live with. My compassion for her notwithstanding did not dissuade me from urging them to follow my advice. After they thought things over the decision to have the surgery was made. She did very well with no complications and made a full recovery.
With the dedicated help of the entire staff she was taught how to manage the ileostomy, which she mastered remarkably well. All her symptoms disappeared. She was completely cured of the disease. She later went on to college where she met a young man, got married and had two uneventful pregnancies with a healthy son and daughter.
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Irving Swedko and his wife, Beverly, are members of Broken Sound Club. He hails from Ottawa, the capital of Canada, where he spent more than 50 years in the produce business that included taking a small fruit and vegetable retail store and expanding it across the city and into other areas to include wholesale, food service and importing, bringing trucks of fresh produce from across the U.S. directly into Ottawa. His experience made him an expert on all things produce-related, from how to select the perfect melon to the best way to store fruits and veggies. After retiring, Irving and his wife Beverly became snowbirds and have been enjoying life at Broken Sound for 20 seasons. He is the proud father of three daughters and looks forward to family time with his seven grandchildren.
Peppers are native to tropical America and play a significant role in the cuisines of tropical Asia and equatorial America. Traces of pepper fruits have been found in prehistoric remains in Peru and Mexico, and they were extensively cultivated by various pre-Columbian civilizations throughout Central and South America. Though commonly considered vegetables in cooking, peppers are technically fruits because they develop from the flowering part of the plant and contain seeds. Botanically, peppers are classified as berries.
Estimates of the number of pepper varieties range from 4,000 to 50,000, with the higher number representing wild peppers. The diversity of peppers continues to grow, and different regions often use different names for the same cultivars. All bell peppers start as green and ripen to yellow, orange or red. Green bell peppers have a more bitter flavor profile, while red bell peppers are the sweetest and contain the highest levels of lycopene.
The Leysa pepper is the sweetest pepper in the world, ripening from green to dark red and offering a thick, juicy flesh with a sweet, fruity flavor. The Leysa pepper originates from Ukraine. Specifically developed by the Bilous family in the village of Prchlut it is considered a Ukrainian heirloom variety and is known for its thick flesh and fruity sweetness. However, Leysa peppers are not widely grown in the U.S. because they are relatively
new and have specific climate requirements that may not align with most American growing regions.
In contrast, the Carolina Reaper is the hottest pepper, measuring over 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The Scoville scale, developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912, measures the heat of peppers by determining the concentration of capsaicinoids. The rating in Scoville Heat Units (SHU) represents how many times a pepper’s extract must be diluted with sugar water until the heat is no longer detectable. For example, a jalapeño pepper rates between 2,000 and 8,000 SHU.
Cayenne pepper, originating in Cayenne, French Guiana, is another notable chili variety used as a spice after drying and grinding. Paprika, a spice made from milder sweet peppers, owes its piquant flavor to capsaicin. The term “paprika” comes from the Hungarian word “paprika,” derived from the Serbo-Croatian word which can be traced back to the Latin “piper” and Sanskrit “pippalī.”
Peppers are nutritional powerhouses. Red, yellow and orange bell peppers have similar nutrient profiles, but red peppers contain the highest levels of lycopene. Bell peppers are rich in vitamin C, beta-carotene and antioxidants, which help combat oxidative stress. Capsaicin, found in both sweet and spicy peppers, has anti-inflammatory properties and may help reduce pain. Studies show that consuming paprika xanthophylls for 12 weeks significantly reduces abdominal fat and BMI in healthy overweight individuals without adverse effects, suggesting improvements in lipid metabolism.
Eating spicy food can also cool the body. Spicy peppers typically induce sweating, and as sweat evaporates the body’s core temperature cools down. However, if you experience an intense burning sensation from eating hot peppers the most effective antidote is drinking milk. The casein protein in dairy binds to capsaicin, neutralizing it. Other effective options include yogurt, sour cream or eating starchy foods such as bread to help absorb the capsaicin.
In 2022, Americans consumed 11.1 pounds of fresh bell peppers per person. In 2018, the United States ranked as the third-largest consumer of peppers in the world, behind Vietnam and India.
When selecting peppers choose ones that are firm,
glossy, heavy for their size and have taut, unwrinkled skin with fresh green stems. Avoid peppers with soft spots or wrinkles. The white pith or membrane inside the pepper, which holds the seeds, is technically edible but often removed due to its slightly bitter taste.
For storage, if using peppers within a few days they can be kept on the counter in a cool, dry spot. To store them for up to a week place them in the refrigerator in a ventilated plastic or mesh bag. Ensure they are dry to prevent spoilage. To accelerate the ripening of green peppers place them in a paper bag with a banana. The banana emits ethylene gas, a natural ripening agent.
Peppers were first domesticated in Mexico around 6,000 years ago. The exact domestication site is debated, but northeastern or central-east Mexico are likely locations. Birds, which lack receptors for capsaicin, played a key role in spreading wild peppers from the Brazilian lowlands, known as the “nuclear area” for wild chili peppers. This symbiotic relationship allowed for the widespread distribution of pepper seeds.
In cooking, peppers are highly versatile. Bell peppers add crunch to salads when eaten raw, or sweetness when roasted or grilled. Paprika enhances the flavor of stews, marinades, rubs and dips. Spicy peppers such as cayenne and jalapeños add heat to dishes such as stews, stir-fries, salsas and barbecue rubs. Cooking bell peppers can increase the availability of certain nutrients, while eating them raw preserves their maximum vitamin C content.
Peppers offer a combination of rich history, culinary versatility and numerous health benefits, making them an essential part of diets worldwide.
Grape Expectations from page 18
Viognier –When made in a fruit-driven style can be oily and rich on the palate. This wine is best found from Condrieu in the Rhone Valley of France. 2. Rich sweet dessert wines. There are several ways to produce richly sweet dessert wines and you can understand them better by how they’re made. Late Harvest – Exactly what it’s called. As grapes hang on the vines longer they become even sweeter and more raisinated, resulting in grapes with concentrated sweetness. In Alsace, late harvest is called “Vendage Tardive” and in Germany is referred to as “Spatlese.” Any grape left on the vine can be used for late harvest wines. Most common, however, are Chenin Blanc, Semillon and Riesling grapes. Noble Rot –a type of spore called Botrytis Cinerea that eats fruits and vegetables. While it may sound disgusting, noble rot adds unique flavors of ginger, saffron and honey to sweet wines. Sauternes and Barsac that use Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are rich golden-hued sweet wines. The most famous is Chateau d’Yquem, which sells for hundreds of dollars in small amounts!
German Rieslings – The sweetest are labeled Auslese, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese. These ultra-sweet wines with good acidity are a perfect match for almost all sweet desserts but will cost a pretty penny. On the German scale of sweetness they are a step above Kabinett, the least sweet of the German Rieslings.
Fortified wines are made when brandy is added to a wine. Most are high in alcohol (about 17-20% ABV) and have a long shelf life after they are opened. My favorite dessert wine is Port. Made in the northern part of Portugal near the Douro River, these rare sweet wines are made with a variety of local grapes. After the fermentation and fortification processes, Port can be made in a few distinct styles.
First is Ruby. This is the introductory style and least sweet. Then there’s Vintage Port & LBV Port. Both sweet, but not as sweet as Tawny Port. Tawny Ports taste of figs and nuts. 30- to 40-year-old Tawny is best.
Sherry comes from Andalusia in Spain. Again, local grapes are used and purposely oxidized to develop nutty aromatics. There’s Fino, or dry Sherry and Manzanilla, also dry.
Moscatel is a sweet Sherry with fig and date flavors.
There are so many other so-called dessert wines, such as Madeira and Ice Wines , another of my favorites, but you get the idea. Dessert wines are simply made to accompany sweet, rich desserts and should be sipped and savored. A $500 Chateau d’Yquem or an Inniskillin Ice Wine from Canada (my personal favorite) and much lower in price, is a perfect way to end a grand meal and needs to be savored.
Film Review–Double Feature:
“Maria”… starring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas (2024) and “Maria By Callas: A Documentary” (2018)
By Nils A. Shapiro
When the new film, Maria , had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival’s Sala Grande Theatre, as the end credits rolled the audience responded with an eight-minute standing ovation that brought its leading actress, Angelina Jolie, to tears.
Maria —in which Ms. Jolie portrays one of the greatest divas in the history of opera, Maria Callas, in the final few days of her life—had received so much advance publicity that I was very surprised to discover it available at no cost by Netflix in mid-December, only weeks after it had opened in U.S. theaters.
Having myself been blessed to be born to parents who shared their love of opera with my younger brother and me from the time we were young teens—I saw at least 10 productions at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House before I graduated from High School and have extended into adult life live ballet performances including those by Nureyev and Baryshnikov and a general love of beautiful music—I was instantly predisposed to enjoying this film, if only for what I assumed would be to hear moments from the late soprano’s glorious career.
I was not disappointed. Moreover, Angelina Jolie had devoted seven months learning to lip-synch perfectly the lyrics to recordings of Maria Callas’s arias that Jolie is shown performing in brief clips at La Scala, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan in New York and other opera houses in the film.
The real surprise, as I later learned, is that the director, Pablo Larrain, decided to literally mix Ms. Jolie’s own singing voice with that of Maria Callas in several scenes. Indeed, Angelina Jolie’s overall performance has garnered praise from critics worldwide.
Of course, as filmgoers we are interested in the story, and Maria Callas led a dramatic life indeed—but this film, Maria , while it includes flashbacks to earlier episodes in Callas’s glittering career, leaves unrevealed many of the early life influences from which she formed the sad selfimage of herself that took decades for her to overcome.
As internationally famous and envied as Maria Callas was, her private life was to a great extent a tragedy. But by the time this film, Maria , picks up the story Callas had reached the end of the performing career for which she was known by the world as “La Divina” (“The Divine”) and referred to by Leonard Bernstein as “The Bible of Opera.” Highlights from her career are seen as flashbacks, leaving many of the problems in her earlier life untouched.
Although married to a Metropolitan Opera executive for 10 years that ended in divorce, the true love of Maria
Callas’s later years, one returned with equal fervor, was Aristotle Onassis, the ultrawealthy Greek. It was rumored that she had borne his son, who died within hours after childbirth. So when she learned—through newspaper headlines—of Onassis’s sudden marriage to the widowed Jacqueline Kennedy, an announcement that shocked the world, she was devastated. Her emotional reaction and its effect on her relationship with Onassis and Jackie are an integral part of Maria , the Jolie film’s drama.
Apparently true from all reports is that, despite his marriage to Jackie, Onassis confessed even to his death in 1975 that Maria Callas was the one great love of his life and rumors persist that they continued to see each other during his marriage to Jackie.
Maria Callas passed away of a heart attack in 1977 in Paris at the age of 53, an especially moving scene in the film because she is discovered motionless by her butler, Ferruccio (a role superbly portrayed throughout by Pierfrancesco Favino) the one person in her life who had aways sensitively cared for and protected Maria Callas from a world of hurt.
If this film, and the brief but soaring excerpts of Maria Callas’s voice, persuades you to learn more about her, Netflix offers that opportunity.
For a more fully informed visual biography of this extraordinary woman, including many stunning clips of her famous performances—a film that will add to your understanding of, and appreciation for, the Jolie film in that it clarifies the many reasons for the sadness of her early life—I highly recommend you follow up your viewing of Maria by turning to Netflix again for Maria by Callas: A Documentary , which was released in 2018. (Ironically, while the Jolie film is free to Netflix subscribers the older documentary has a modest fee of $3.99 on Netflix.)
As its title appropriately infers, this documentary presents more than two hours of historic film and video recordings of Callas revealing her own life story in interviews and performing in many of her most famous roles before worshipping audiences in opera houses throughout the world. It is a perfect complement to the newly released Angelina Jolie drama in that it provides an informative background for understanding the early life influences that left the real Maria Callas with a lack of self-confidence for much of her life and places words of truth in her statement to an interviewer that she was really just “a normal, average woman” and would trade all of her worldwide fame if she could have children, love and a happy family.
My suggestion that you consider watching the documentary in no way diminishes my strong recommendation for the new film, Maria, which on its own is a powerful and beautifully made drama. *****
For the first time in my more than 200 Film Reviews I have gone an unusual step further in my desire to help this column’s readers derive the greatest possible benefit from both these films by doing an extra bit of research on my own and have come up with the following, which you may also wish to keep in mind as you ponder the life of Maria Callas.
Born in the U.S. to Greek parents she had an unhappy childhood that began with a mother who often ignored her in favor of her sister, teasing from friends and classmates because of her weight problem, sadness over her parents’ divorce when she was in her teens, and a lifetime vision problem of near-sightedness that finally approached blindness at the end.
Her one gift, a potentially beautiful singing voice, led to an opportunity to take lessons in Greece where she at last began to be appreciated.
Maria Callas was 30 years of age when she saw Audrey Hepburn in the film, Roman Holiday , and with her typical fierce determination decided to finally change her appearance so that, to her, “the woman matched the voice” and finally gave her the self-confidence to express her long-suppressed needs. She lost 80 pounds in one year and became the striking dark-haired, strong image who appeared in newspapers, magazines, in movie newsreels and on television screens throughout the world.
For those who have Boca Raton library cards, the Maria by Callas documentary recommended above is available as a DVD to rent at no cost. In addition, the library offers Maria Callas’s operatic performances both on CDs and online through the Hoopla service.
You and Your Pet: Preventative Pet Dental Care Pet Matters
By Dr. Christine Fellacher-Compitillo, DVM, Calusa Veterinary
Center, 6900 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 334 87 (561) 999-3000 www.cvcboca.com
When I’m fortunate enough to welcome a new puppy or kitten to the practice I review basic care. I discuss topics such as training, feeding and grooming. One of the topics I think is so important and I take time to discuss is oral hygiene.
Most new pet parents have prepared to bring their new member of the family home by doing some research. They understand that handling is very important—i.e., touching feet, toes and ears. However, they often appear to be surprised when I speak about introducing pet toothpaste with their finger to make the motions of a toothbrush while
their deciduous teeth are present. I have found that the greatest success comes when pet toothpaste and a likable flavor is introduced on the owner’s finger. This allows an easy way to move around the mouth carefully. Positive experiences are so very important so that the puppy or kitten doesn’t object in the future. Attempting to insert a toothbrush into the mouth and possibly having the puppy or kitten object, and then missing the teeth and hitting the gum may cause the puppy or kitten to object tooth brushing in the future.
Older dogs and cats can benefit from this approach as well. I encourage clients to start with the same technique and over time to gain the acceptance of using a toothbrush prior to having a cleaning. This allows for easier care
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after the dental cleaning to prevent tartar from adhering to the teeth. Patience is an important part of starting the routine; two or three teeth at a time is still a victory. Some other methods that can help with oral hygiene are dental wipes, certain dental chews and dental washes. Teeth should be brushed at least three times a week to prevent plaque from adhering to the teeth. Removing plaque before it turns into tartar is key to preventing periodontal disease, which has been noted in dogs and cats as early as three years old. Periodontal disease can cause pain when chewing as well as tooth loss. Tooth loss isn’t the only concern. Bacteria can spread to the heart and other organs that can cause health problems.
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