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Boca Raton Council Selects Top Developer for City Hall, Downtown Redevelopment

Boca Raton Council Selects Top Developer for City Hall, Downtown Redevelopment Boca Raton city council members on Tuesday night selected a partner for what could be one of the most significant development projects in city history. A majority of council members, after reviewing four proposals for a public-private partnership to develop a new government campus and surrounding mixed-use neighborhood, said they favored the proposal submitted by Millennium Partners, a Boston-based firm with a strong track record in urban revitalization projects. The decision marks a pivotal moment for...

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Suspect Arrested Hours After Boynton Beach Slaying

Suspect Arrested Hours After Boynton Beach Slaying Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in unincorporated Boynton Beach Monday night. Emmanuel Athouriste, 38, was taken into custody in Miami after being located by the Aventura Police Department. The arrest stemmed from a call to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at about 5 p.m. Monday after a report of shots fired near the intersection of Gateway Boulevard and South Federal Highway. Rapid Response and Pursuit Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and found the...

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Boca Raton Nixes $118K Fine After Appeal From Office Building Owner

Boca Raton Nixes $118K Fine After Appeal From Office Building Owner Boca Raton Nixes $118K Fine After Appeal From Office Building Owner Boca Raton officials unanimously granted an appeal of a $118,000 fine levied against the owner of a Palmetto Park Road office building, overturning the recommendation of city staff. The decision, reached during a recent City Council meeting, removed a significant lien against the property located at 1489 W. Palmetto Park Road. The building, which has been the subject of numerous code violation complaints dating back to at least 2014, had fallen...

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How to Get Arrested at Boca Bash: The Police Reports Are In

How to Get Arrested at Boca Bash: The Police Reports Are In Days after the raucous waterborne party ended, the dust settled on this year’s Boca Bash – and the consensus seems to indicate that this year’s event wasn’t without incident, but significantly calmer than last year’s headline-making affair. A Boca Daily News analysis of police reports obtained after the event showed four arrests for Boating Under the Influence (BUI), a considerable decrease from the ten arrests reported last year. While the overall atmosphere was markedly less chaotic, the reports reveal a pattern of offenses...

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New Oceanfront County Park Will Offer Snorkeling, Boardwalk North of Boca Raton

New Oceanfront County Park Will Offer Snorkeling, Boardwalk North of Boca Raton New Oceanfront County Park Will Offer Snorkeling, Boardwalk North of Boca Raton Construction of an oceanfront park, in the making for 38 years, will likely see shovels in the ground within a year, Palm Beach County officials said at a recent commissioners’ meeting, raising the ire of some Highland Beach residents who have unsuccessfully sued to stop it from being built. The park, slated for a stretch of beachfront north of Boca Raton, promises a much-needed public access point to the ocean, complete...

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Legendary Jersey Shore Party Band ‘Shorty Long’ Hits Boca Friday on Their Florida Tour

Legendary Jersey Shore Party Band ‘Shorty Long’ Hits Boca Friday on Their Florida Tour With their signature utility trailer hitched on the back of an SUV, complete with the band’s unique logo – a cartoonishly oversized, slightly mischievous-looking short man in a tuxedo – the musicians, vocalists, and seven-piece horn section that make up “Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns” got on the road late last week to make the trek down I-95 from the Garden State. Tonight, the band will be bringing their high-energy brand of Jersey Shore party music to Boca Raton, promising a night of...

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