Author: Boca Vibe

Boca Raton, Parks District Agree on $12M Softball Complex Plan at Sugar Sand Park

Written by Boca Vibe on September 22, 2025. Posted in Beaches.

Boca Raton, Parks District Agree on $12M Softball Complex Plan at Sugar Sand Park Boca Raton, Parks District Agree on $12M Softball Complex Plan at Sugar Sand Park Boca Raton officials this week unanimously approved a plan to partner with the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District on what is expected to be a $12 million project to create a new softball complex on a portion of Sugar Sand Park. The city council approved an interlocal agreement with the parks district that outlines the financial contributions, responsibilities, and timeline for the ambitious undertaking. The...

Cops: Man Broke Into Six Boca Raton Stores, Captured By Police While Fleeing

Written by Boca Vibe on September 22, 2025. Posted in Boca Raton News.

Cops: Man Broke Into Six Boca Raton Stores, Captured By Police While Fleeing A man burglarized as many as six stores on a Boca Raton street early Saturday morning, with police being called to the scene after one business owner was alerted to an intruder remotely via his camera system. Boca Raton Police received a report of a burglary in progress on the 100 block of NW 20th Street around 3:00 AM, triggering a swift response that led to the arrest of a suspect. Early Morning Burglary Spree The incident unfolded on a typically quiet stretch of NW 20th Street, not far from the bustling...

Holiday Inn Could Be Turned Into Residential Units in Boca Raton

Written by Boca Vibe on September 22, 2025. Posted in Boca Raton News.

Holiday Inn Could Be Turned Into Residential Units in Boca Raton City staff is reviewing an application to convert a Holiday Inn & Suites location in Boca Raton to residential apartments. Located at 701 NW 53rd Street, the hotel stands within the southernmost portion of Park of Commerce Boulevard, adjacent to two other hotels – an Embassy Suites and a SpringHill Suites. Initial plans call for converting the existing structure into a multi-family residential complex, potentially altering the landscape of this busy commercial corridor. A Shifting Landscape: From Transient to...

Cops: Miami Rabbi Traveled to Delray Beach Target to Meet Boy, 14, for Sex

Written by Boca Vibe on September 22, 2025. Posted in Beaches.

Cops: Miami Rabbi Traveled to Delray Beach Target to Meet Boy, 14, for Sex A Miami man who serves as a rabbi in Miami was arrested in Delray Beach after traveling to the city’s Target store on Linton Boulevard to meet a person he believed was a 14-year-old boy for a sexual encounter, authorities charge. The “boy” was actually a decoy, however, leading to police being called to the scene and the subsequent arrest of 52-year-old Eliyahu Weinstein. Arrest Follows Online Interactions According to the Delray Beach Police Department, the investigation began several weeks ago when...

PBSO: Sexual Predator Notice in Boca Raton

Written by Boca Vibe on September 22, 2025. Posted in Beaches.

PBSO: Sexual Predator Notice in Boca Raton PBSO: Sexual Predator Notice in Boca Raton The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) on Tuesday issued a public notice regarding a registered sex offender, Tiffany Quashayla Scott, 38, who has recently been released from prison and is now residing in the Boca Raton area. Scott’s transient status places her near the intersection of SR-7 (Route 441) and Glades Road in unincorporated Boca Raton, a location that borders several established residential communities and is relatively close to popular spots like Mizner Park. ...

Boca Raton’s Memorial Park: Is It Actually a ‘Memorial’ To Anything Specific?

Written by Boca Vibe on September 22, 2025. Posted in Arts & Culture.

Boca Raton’s Memorial Park: Is It Actually a ‘Memorial’ To Anything Specific? Boca Raton’s Memorial Park: Is It Actually a ‘Memorial’ To Anything Specific? Amidst the controversy over Boca Raton’s advancement of a plan to redevelop a 31-acre parcel of land downtown to create a new city government campus along with residential, commercial, and recreational development, a more routine question arose: what does Memorial Park, which would see its facilities dispersed to other parts of town as part of this ambitious project, actually memorialize? The proposed redevelopment, which has...