Greater Boca Raton's residents will soon be asked to approve a tax increase that will provide funds for use by the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Parks District ("District"). I'm quite sure that no one likes taxes, especially tax increases. However, most of us do...
The internet and social media have allowed a barrage of new information sources to emerge. Some old, traditional news sources no longer publish in the manner they used to, many have disappeared. What’s replaced them is publications like this one, digital news sources for Boca...
Boca parks are some of the nicest parks I have seen and one of our greatest assets in Boca Raton. Our City Officials and the Beach & Park District have done a tremendous job in keeping our green spaces and recreational areas pristine. Parks in...
I want to introduce myself. My name is Michelle Grau and I was one of the residents fighting to preserve our green space in Boca Raton when the City, School Board and Park District were moving ahead with a plan to use the conservation area...
Open letter to the Mayor.. As much as you have tried to come out for the residents, holding town halls, saying your for the people - almost every vote, every issue you have said you have been there for the residents you claim to represent, you...
Have you noticed that despite our amazing parks and climate that the visibility of homeless people in Boca Raton is less than our neighboring cities? Boca does have homeless people - if you pay attention you'll notice. Some of us who've grown up walking around...
In October of 2016 Scott Singer began his reelection campaign to retain his City Council Seat which was up in March of 2017. At that point he was running unopposed. It was at that very moment I decided to heed my own advice - not to...
This site has evolved into a self-proclaimed “resident friendly” place. Resident friendly can have many definitions, and no-one can say for certain what is or is not resident friendly. Subjectivity reigns. I think, however, that there is a metric that can define those words. Developers are...
Imagine for a moment that six years ago Al Zucaro never started a website called BocaWatch.org. What do you think this city would look like today? We know where it was headed, the Mark, the Hyatt Place, Tower 155, Palmetto Promenade, you get the picture –...
Resident Friendly is a major element of something more important to Boca Raton – the concept of COMMUNITY. If we look back ten or more years we experienced a “Pay for Play” form of government where developers extract huge financial benefits for themselves; seducing City...
I moved my law practice to Downtown Boca two- years ago. My first law office was in Dayton, Ohio’s downtown 25 years ago; a downtown in decline, within a city in decline. A downtown’s growth instead of its decline was something I wanted to experience. ...
The Boca Raton’s Children’s Museum hosted a family fun event for Earth Day on Saturday, April 21st. The event featured a recycled fashion show, bounce house, art projects, music, vendors and FUN for the entire family! Boca Save our Beaches, partnered with the Green Living Alliance...