Author: Boca Vibe

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...

Boca Raton Man, 59, Charged in Hit-and-Run Accident on Palmetto Park Road

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

Boca Raton Man, 59, Charged in Hit-and-Run Accident on Palmetto Park Road Boca Raton Man, 59, Charged in Hit-and-Run Accident on Palmetto Park Road A Boca Raton man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after calling police to admit he believed he may have struck another person while driving on Palmetto Park Road. Jayme Lima Neto, 59, was charged in the incident. Police were first called to the scene of the accident, at Palmetto Park Road near the intersection with Yamato Road, shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24th. Initial Response and Scene...

N.J. Man Charged With Violating ‘Super Speeder’ Law at 116mph, DUI in Boca Raton

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

N.J. Man Charged With Violating ‘Super Speeder’ Law at 116mph, DUI in Boca Raton N.J. Man Charged With Violating ‘Super Speeder’ Law at 116mph, DUI in Boca Raton A New Jersey man has been charged with violating Florida’s new “super speeder” law by traveling well in excess of 100 m.p.h. on I-95 in Boca Raton, leading to his arrest by officers from the Florida Highway Patrol. Ryan Mathie, 27, of Marlboro, N.J., was allegedly clocked at 116 m.p.h. on the highway by a trooper utilizing a LIDAR device. The incident, which occurred late Tuesday afternoon near the Yamato Road exit,...