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Red Reef Park: How Bureaucrats Buried America’s Best Snorkeling Reef in Sand — And How You Can Help Stop Them From Doing It Again Red Reef Park could have been America’s #1 snorkeling destination. Just a few decades ago, Boca Raton was home to a breathtaking natural reef — massive boulders, dramatic ledges, caves, and […]
When Boca Raton’s elected officials earn as little as around $28 k for council members and $38 k for the mayor, it’s a recipe for distraction and inefficiency, especially given the immense economic and administrative responsibilities the roles carry. It doesn’t take much to understand why elected officials should be paid more, why we Boca residents NEED […]
OMG what is City Council doing? What planet is Scott Singer on? Residents are all clearly opposed to adding more dwelling units Downtown in Boca and losing the little greenspace that still exists in the bargain. Plus when the bargain involves giving a developer who wants to profit from those dwellings 31 acres of public […]
Boca Raton has reached a crossroads. On one side is the vision of a livable city, rooted in open sky, shaded paths, and green sanctuary. On the other is the hollow promise of quick profit: more towers, more concrete, more crowding. We’ve been here before. Every time a developer points at our open spaces, residents […]
Ten years ago BocaWatch Publisher Al Zucaro wrote this article about the development of Boca Raton’s Downtown area. In it he discussed Boca’s changing aesthetics and density. Since then a lot has been built in Boca’s Downtown. What’s happened since? The article paints a picture of frustration in 2015: IDG vs. Ordinance 4035 Ordinance 4035 […]
Boca Raton can vote new flags, change the city seal, and paint city properties whatever colors fit the whim du-jour. One thing that cannot be changed are the canonical colors of Boca. It’s not expected for the average person to know why these colors can’t be changed for Boca, why these are the canonical colors, […]
Did you watch the City Council Meeting last night? Were you one of the hundreds of people who showed up in person? Did you wear a “SAVE BOCA” T-shirt to show your unity with the sentiment against the plan to put City property in the hands of a developer intending to sell residences on it? […]
The City of Boca Raton absolutely plans to get rid of the beach park gatehouses. That might sound hyperbolic if you’ve followed the story, given that they’ve walked back their initial plans to “modernize” the parks. But that’s how things work in politics – especially local politics. Issues are raised months or years before anyone […]
Palmetto Square is the plaza just east of I-95, on Palmetto Park Blvd., where K-Mart used to be. The owners have seen the writing on the wall and understand the potential of retail space versus residential space. They’ve submitted plans to the City for a new design of the plaza, this time with the mixed-use […]
Lazy River rides that replace roads and get Boca residents to wherever they need to go? Sure! It sounds fun. Doesn’t it? If you’re looking for the lazy river in Boca today you’re probably looking for the Boca Resort. They just added a new lazy river to their pool area. This article is about turning […]
Who are the sexiest people in Boca Raton for 2025? We aren’t there yet, so let’s employ advanced imagination. All these images were created with publicly available AI models: SDXL 1.0 base and its most current refiner. None of these people are actual. Feel free to copy and adapt styles seen in this set of […]
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its General Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 1PM in the BRGC clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. The presenter at this meeting, Iam Hedendal, a Delray Beach Beekeeper, will discuss “How to save the Honey Bees” . He will also have honey products available for purchase. This […]
There’s a vote being cast today in Boca Raton. People are deciding whether City Council terms should be extended into 3 year terms or left as is, with our current term being 2 years for a City Council Member in Boca Raton. TERM EXTENSIONS: YES or NO There are reasons to vote YES and reasons […]
Here’s what a ride through Boca Raton’s new Diverting Diamond Interchange is like. Remember the name of this thing: Diverting Diamond Interchange. It’s not a deviate diamond exchange or a divested diamond investor or dual diesel engines. It’s a diverting diamond Interchange. Personally, I thought it wasn’t that bad going through it. I need to […]
Marcel Breuer was the famous architect who designed two large facilities for IBM: one in France and the other here in Boca Raton, presently called BRIC. He was an influential figure in modern architecture and a key figure in the Bauhaus movement. His designs emphasized the integration of materials, forms, and functions to create a […]
Condos will continue to be popular residences on the ocean along the east coast of Florida for many decades to come. Older condos will be built by newer, safer, better designed buildings. Some will be amazing. Others will become places where lessons are learned about what’s going to be good in the future and what […]
Condos will be built in Boca Raton in the future. Artificial Intelligence was asked to envision wild condo designs that could be built in Boca Raton maybe 20 or 30 years from today. The future is coming to Boca Raton. New designs will be emerging. Old, classic, world-class architecture we’ve loved and called home will […]
Take a look at what Boca Raton will look like in the future. See what artificial intelligence image generation yields when prompted to hallucinate ahead twenty or fifty years from now. See the world that could be coming, or potentials that may never come to pass. Boca Raton is has architectural styles that are distinct. […]
BOCA RATON—It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Yvonne S. Boice-Zucaro, peacefully at her home in Boca Raton on Friday, January 13, 2023. Yvonne was a pillar of the Boca Raton community. The depths of her loss will be felt by all those who loved her, the countless organizations she served, […]
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