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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL

Deputy City Manager Recognized for Excellence in Leadership

POSITIVE LIVING

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

Alleviating Human Need!

On Friday, June 10, 2016, the Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) presented its 2016 awards at an annual conference in Orlando, Fl. The statewide organization, which is devoted to advancing excellence in professional management of local government, recognized a group of distinguished individuals for outstanding service to Florida’s communities, including Boca Raton’s own Deputy City Manager, George Brown.

Brown, who received the award for Excellence in Leadership, has been with the City for 33 years.

Mayor Susan Haynie was in attendance to present the award to Mr. Brown. “Not only has George exemplified leadership in our city

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By C. Ron Allen

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State of the City Address Shows Progress and Details Future Plans

FAU’s Derek Moise Awarded Post-Graduate Scholarship

By: Aaron Tefel On Tuesday June 7, Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie delivered her State of the City Address at the Boca Raton Community Center to inform the public about how far the city has come in the past year and to discuss future developments that are currently underway.

The meeting was hosted by the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowner Associations and was open to the public to hear about upcoming plans,

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Boca Beat • Mayor Susan Haynie, and Council members Scott Singer, and Jeremy Rodgers were in attendance at Mizner Park Amphitheater for the International Yoga Day celebration by NamaStacy. The mayor gave the event a proclmation, and according to event founder Corbin Stacy, hundreds of yogis were in attendance through sunset.

• Congratulations to James Gavrilos & the supporters of Boca Helping Hands and Charles Bender & the supporters of Place of Hope for receiving a perfect score of 100 from Charity Navigator!

• Boca Raton Beach and Park District will use the $6.5 million reserved for new fields at Countess de Hoernle Park for renovations at Patch Reed Park.

• New scoreboards are comming to select Boca Raton fields. In a 4-0 decision, the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District on Monday set aside up to $35,000 to install two new scoreboards at Sugar Sand Park.

• Merlino’s, the Boca Raton Italian restaurant fronted by accused Philadelphia mob boss “Skinny Joey” Joseph Merlino, closed for good last week and is on the market for $399,000.

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• Town Center paid the second highest amount of taxes in the county last year, $8.2 million. The City of Boca Raton gets a nice cut because of the wise decision by voters in 2003 to annex it. Hard to imagine the city left such a chunk of change on the table all those years since the mall’s opening back in 1980.

Among the Top 10 taxpayers in Palm Beach County, two are from from Boca Raton , TownCenter ranks 2nd and Boca Resort coming in at number 10.

• Boca Raton is one of the “best cities for jobs,” ranking seventh in the state, according to personal finance site WalletHub. Mayor Susan Haynie, and Council members Scott Singer, and Jeremy Rodgers were in attendance at Mizner Park Amphitheater for the International Yoga Day celebration by NamaStacy. The mayor gave the event a proclmation, and according to event founder Corbin Stacy, hundreds of yogis were in attendance through sunset.

New scoreboards are comming to select Boca Raton fields.

• After a In a 4-0 decision, the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park record-setting District on Monday set aside up to $35,000 to install two new scoreboards at Sugar Sand Park. sophomore season, John Silviano of the Lynn University baseball team has signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Marlins. This marks the sixth consecutive year a member of the Fighting Knights has signed with a Major League Baseball club.

• Mizner Park is considering signs letting drivers know how many spaces are left in each of its four free garages. General Growth Properties proposed putting in technology that would alert Mizner Park drivers how many parking spaces were left on each floor.

• Robb & Stucky, the furniture store that once stood where Lord & Taylor is now, is in the final approval stages for a new building on the vacant lot at 1353 N. Federal Highway.

• Christina Applegate will be the keynote speaker at the 13th annual Go Pink luncheon to benefit the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation in the fight against breast cancer.

Save the date: October 21, 2016.

• The challengers to a controversial synagogue planned near downtown prevailed in one of three lawsuits against the city of Boca Raton when a judicial panel ruled the City Council was wrong to approve the project • Don’t miss the next free concert presented

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• Mayor Susan Haynie, Economic Development Manager Jessica Del Vecchio and Robert Weinroth were in attendance at the Annual Meeting of Signature Real Estate Companies at Kings Point Delray Beach Clubhouse. The Mayor and Jessica presented the bright economic picture in the City of Boca Raton.

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Community Boca, Delray Seniors Among National Merit Scholars

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Boca Raton can boast five new National Merit Scholarship Corporation winners, following a recent announcement by the prestigious program.

They join five winners from Atlantic High in Delray Beach and 15 others from other schools in the School District of Palm Beach County, according to a news release from the school district.

Ambereen F. Siddiqui, this year’s valedictorian of Spanish River Community High Schooln was the National Merit Walgreen Co. Scholarship and Kierstin McClintock of Atlantic Community High School was the recipient of the National Merit Motorola Solutions Scholarship.

E’lysse A. Santana, Atlantic and Morley Wiener from Atlantic Community High School were among five who were awarded $2,500 scholarships.

The following six local students were awarded college-sponsored Merit Scholarships: • Olympic Heights Community High School’s Julia M. Berger earned the National Merit University of Central Florida Scholarship • Duncan A. Duff-Gray, Boca Raton Community High School, earned the National Merit University of Miami Scholarship • Nicolas G. Kunigk, Spanish River Community High School, was awarded the National Merit University of Florida Scholarship • Carly A. Poloskey, Olympic Heights Community High School, earned the National Merit University of Miami Scholarship • Charles E. Fisher of Atlantic Community High School earned the National Merit University of Florida Scholarship

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• Angela Yang of Atlantic Community High School earned the National Merit Emory University Scholarship The students were chosen from more than 15,000 finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The winning scholars “are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies,” according to the scholarship corporation. “The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.”

This year’s competition began in October 2014 when more than 1.5 million high school juniors took the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as the initial screen for program entrants. Last fall, the highest-scoring participants in each state, representing less than 1 percent of the nation’s high school seniors, were named semifinalists.

A committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors selected the scholars.

To become a finalist, semifinalists had to submit a detailed application, including their academic record, participation in school and community activities, employment and awards and honors received. They also were required to write an essay and submit a recommendation by a high school official.

On April 20, more than 1,000 recipients of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards were named, and on June 1 and July 18, some 4,000 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners will be announced. By the conclusion of this year’s competition, about 7,500 academic champions will have won National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $33 million.”

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stay informed about the community, and to participate in an open forum at the end. This open forum allowed interested attendees to gauge any questions or concerns they might have for the mayor or any of the other guest speakers present at the meeting.

Before Mayor Haynie spoke, the beginning of the meeting was about the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University and how this establishment has brought about a variety of benefits to the city of Boca Raton. With this in mind, the public was asked to keep in mind about all the good the Research Park has done and why it needs the community’s continued support.

Since its founding in 1985, the Research Park at FAU has promoted innovation and aided the economy of Boca Raton. Currently there are 19 companies located within the Research Park and there are over 1,700 workers at the institution. Through collaboration and a strong unified vision, the Research Park is able to generate about $755 million that directly impacts the economy every year.

The conclusion of this segment of the presentation reminded attendees that the Research Park will continue in its plans to expand. It has 14 acres of land left to develop, where the plan is to use this property for its Healthcare sector.

Following the discussion of the Research Park, Mayor Susan Haynie proceeded to deliver her State of the City Address.

She stated that today’s city issues are the same as the ones it has been facing for almost 50 years. She used a quote from Boca Raton News that dated back to the 60’s to sum up her point, “… traffic flow, speed limits, zoning, high-

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rise apartments, architectural review standards which relate to community appearance, disposal of city-owned land and parking problems in Downtown business area.”

Haynie used this quote to give the public an idea of what she and the Boca Raton City Council plan to do in the coming year to remedy issues similar to those described above.

Some of the top priorities of 20162017 are the upcoming Wildflower decision, the restoration of Lake Wyman Park, and the 20th Street Area Conceptual Master Plan to name a few.

Additionally, some of the high priorities for 2016-2017 include the Red Reef Park Master Plan, the Downtown Open Space Policy, and the Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Program.

While there seems to be a lot on the plate for the city of Boca Raton in the coming year, Mayor Haynie also talked about all the accomplishments that have occurred over the past year as well.

Mayor Haynie said that Boca has been able to show economic growth in that over 8,400 jobs were created and retained throughout 2015-2016. 2015’s Boca Raton Bowl held at FAU Stadium had an economic impact of $10.4 million with 2.5 million viewers in tow to watch the game. Among the other accomplishments from this past year include the development and implementation of an economic plan that leveraged $4.3 million in investments into $14.2 million in incentives.

With a successful year in the books, it seems that Boca Raton’s future will be just as bright through the continued efforts of Mayor Susan Haynie and the Boca Raton City Council.

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Farewell Doc Barnes Father’s Day was this past Sunday and with the tragedy in Orlando, I devoted last week’s column to that. It therefore is quite appropriate to wish all dads a happy belated Father’s Day. But it dawned on me, how happy a day could it be for those children who lost their fathers one week earlier in the Pulse nightclub shooting?

I would imagine it also was not a happy day in the Barnes household, a highly-respected family in Delray Beach’s history.

That’s because Dr. Simon C. “Doc” Barnes, one of the community’s icons, died a few days earlier at the age of 88.

We sometimes overuse the word “trailblazer.” But there’s no better way to describe Doc Barnes, who became the first black pharmacist in Delray Beach 1957. Doc’s career spanned 43 years before he retired in 2000.

Many in today’s Delray Beach may not recognize the name. But there was hardly a household in the Delray Beach that predates today’s pharmaceutical chains that was not impacted by him. Doc was a legend in this city. He was not just a pharmacist; he had a presence in this city and he touched so many lives.

I met Doc in the 1980s when he operated

Fifth Avenue Pharmacy at 104 NW Fifth Ave. He later moved four times eventually ending up at on the southeast corner of West Atlantic and Swinton avenues.

Through the years, I found him to be a humble man who believed in giving back and someone who did not talk much about his accomplishments. It was sort of if you did not know about it, he would never be the one to say it. Doc would put himself last to help his community.

I learned how he took great pride in tailor making his prescriptions and personally delivered medicine to senior citizens who had no way to get to the pharmacy. Doc was dedicated to health and wellness in the black community. He was always reminding men to get their colon checked. He always impressed me with his inventory. It seems like he had something in that store for every possible ailment one could have had.

He sold ointments and filled prescriptions for everything from high blood pressure to gout to prostate trouble. If you had hormone issues, he had something for you.

He also sold a variety of soaps including a zinc-based antifungal soap, a therapeutic “triple-tar” soap, ringworm soap and bedbug soap.

But Doc was well known for the Ultra-Pep,

a vitamin and mineral, protein nutritional supplement which contains more than 56 ingredients. Doc sold thousands of the vitamins, which he began developing while a student at Xavier University in New Orleans.

I recalled after he got a 1-800-Ultra-Pep telephone number that gave him nationwide exposure and a web site, Doc was so excited, he would send everyone who came in the store to the web site. The local radio station had nothing over his advertising ability.

The Tallahassee native graduated with a pharmacy degree from Xavier University of Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy in May 1951. He passed the pharmaceutical Louisiana board exams two days later, and two weeks after that he passed the Florida boards.

At the end of that summer, he married his college sweetheart, Florence Wilkinson Barnes. They were married for 61 years until she died in April 2013. The union had two sons and a daughter.

Doc worked in Florida A&M’s School of Pharmacy for 14 months until he left for the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He returned two years later and finding a job was not easy. So he and his bride moved to

West Palm Beach. Nine months later, they made Delray Beach their home after reading about the sleepy oceanfront enclave in a Jet magazine.

Being realistic about his prospects in those years of overt discrimination, Doc and his wife, then a teacher at Roosevelt High School in West Palm Beach, opened the pharmacy. He would often joke that starting a business during those times was not daunting because he attended the only predominantly black Catholic university in the world. “They prepared us for what we would encounter when we got out, so I opened my own store,” he once told a reporter.

His wife eventually joined Doc as the business grew, and in the late 1950s, the Barnes were certainly one of the few — and maybe the only — African-American married couple to operate its own pharmacy in the United States prior to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

Always a hard worker, Doc found it difficult to settle quietly into retirement, and struggled to find comfort in a world that didn’t include the daily grind.

Doc will be laid to rest on July 2.

POSITIVE LIVING

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

Alleviating Human Need!

Whenever confronted with human need, you should not necessarily ponder “why” but, instead, consider the “what” and “how.” It’s not necessary to inquire about causes of what is so obvious to you; just acknowledge the urgency, determine what can be done to alleviate it, and solve that condition, utilizing the pathways leading to concrete action!

Throughout all hours of any day, just by keeping your eyes fully open and attentive to what’s around, you shall quickly recognize many who are “weak and heavy-laden, cumbered with a load of care.” Your immediate challenge is to determine what needs to occur and how it can be accomplished.

“When other helpers fail, and comforts flee” in the experience of others, fellow humans can be proactive and function as divine agents, offering hope through tangible acts of service. Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, pondered correctly when, looking at society he exclaimed: “If there are only two men, the other man is my neighbor; if there are millions, each one of these is my neighbor.”

Professor Charles F. Kemp reminds his readers that “throughout the long history of the church there has always been kept alive the biblical spirit of compassion and concern.

For generations the church was almost the only agency that demonstrated any extensive

practical concern.” Indeed, most major assistance projects in the world have Christian origins!

As new eras emerge, old needs remain, begging for sound solutions. And where urgencies speak louder, no one should remain silent nor inactive! “The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness,” as someone eloquently put it!

It’s never expected that a single individual can do everything; yet it’s possible for an entire community to join hearts and hands together, and give heed to pressing conditions which can be concretely addressed. At the same time, they can also carve emergency routes to lead them faster to the centers

of need.

Caring for the needy can never stop. The resources are available and the mandate for doing good remains in force! This takes varied shapes on account of manifold types of destitution everywhere, but the challenge persists unaltered!

When weeping with another who’s facing trials, more than likely you’ll bring a smile to that heart, while keeping another on your own face. There is joy in service, whatever its nature, anywhere, affecting anybody! Be attentive to needs around you, and willing to do your part, however small!

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

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• Pickleball and basketball players can look forward to more court space as plans for a second field house at Sugar Sand Park move forward. Commissioners approved a $284,000 contract for the design firm Barretta & Brewer Associates.

They also unanimously passed the final step in lighting improvements and repairs in Sugar Sand, a $27,000 contract for Imperial Electric and Lighting to hang new, brighter light heads.

• Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Corp.

has a contract to acquire a public golf course in Boca Raton from Wells Fargo Bank for an undisclosed amount on July 1.

Lennar plans to build homes on the entire grounds of the 27-hole Ocean Breeze Golf Club at 5801 Northwest 2 Avenue in Boca Raton.

• Proposed level-by-level parking space

information for Mizner Park’s four free garages got traction with Boca Raton City Council. Mizner Park owners are working with Parkifi, a company that uses sensors, wireless and Bluetooth technology to let drivers know when a parking space becomes available.

• Two local philanthropists — Arlene

Herson and Julie Peyton Stein — traveled to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. in early May with a delegation of South Floridians to witness the unveiling of their names on the museum’s Donor Wall during a special ceremony. The ceremony took place during the Days of Remembrance — America’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust.

• New Art Gallery Exhibit is at the Spanish

River Library through June 25. Well-known local artist, Jim Campbell, will be showing his oil paintings and acrylic paintings in the Friends Art Gallery. This collection will

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include favorites from his travels abroad and some still-life compositions done in his studio. The Library is located at 1501 NW Spanish River Blvd.

• Boca Raton-based tool manufacturer

Q.E.P. has acquired a U.K.-based company for an undisclosed price. The purchase of XPS Foam Limited, a manufacturer of recyclable underlay solutions for flooring, will allow Q.E.P. to offer flooring customers a wider range of products. The company currently serves the flooring and tile industries.

• Viner Community Scholars Foundation

awards $750k: 28 four-year scholarships have been provided to local students by The Eda and Cliff Viner Community Scholars Foundation. With an average of $7000 being provided per student, the program looks to allow students to make it through their four years of schooling without having to worry about financial hardships. Each spring these scholarships are provided to schools in the surrounding Boca and Delray schools and are awarded to students based on their high success and further potential to succeed in school.

• Palm Beach County could become one of

the first communities in Florida to ban conversion therapy for children — a practice in which therapists attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

• Here are some good inexpensive ways

to spend the lazy days of summer for the entire family. Take the Diva Duck Tour out of City Place in West Palm Beach, 561-8444188 and spend the day on the Water Taxi out of Ft. Lauderdale stopping at many landmarks where you can get on and off.

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The first, of course, was the news this week the Office Depot / Staples merger will officially be declared dead on Monday May 16th as a result of the FTC’s refusal to bless the union.

While this means the Office Depot Headquarters will remain in the City of Boca Raton, this will now require Office Depot to re-engineer itself into an entity capable of competing in a world where the Internet marketplace has become a dominant force.

A big chunk of the $250 million in breakup money being handed over by Staples would be well spent in the effort.

The second, Randy Schultz reported in his weekly blog that Simon Property Group plans a major makeover of the Town Center at Boca Raton Mall with an estimated price tag of about $40 million to update the 36-year-old property which recently renovated its front entrance.

The Town Center at Boca Raton Simon Mall, which boasts a unique mix of 220 stores, is one of the prime locations for Simon, the nation’s largest owner of shopping malls (with a full or partial interest in about 325 properties).

Despite the shift from brick-and-mortar to online retailers impacting the likes of Office Depot and Staples, Simon is doing well as demonstrated by it recent decision to raise its dividend for shareholders. This investment speaks volumes for the confidence Simon has

in the longterm vitality of the City Of Boca Raton!

Third, the Palm Beach Post is reporting that Bank of America will move into three floors of One Town Center, just east of the mall.

Crocker Partners bought the building, once home to Tyco International, in late 2014.

The banking giant is leasing 62,000 square feet on the seventh through ninth floors of the 10-story building. Bank of America is expected to consolidate several offices in the space, including offices for its affiliate, Merrill Lynch. The deal is a big coup for One Town Center’s co-owner, Tom Crocker, who built the 190,000-square-foot tower Crocker has returned to Boca Raton in a big way. In addition to the former Tyco headquarters, Crocker Partners also bought Boca Center (formerly Crocker Center). Crocker has been circulating a proposed plan to redevelop “midtown” (in and around Strikes, Nippers, and the corridor between N Military and the mall.

It’s one thing for the City to redevelop an area to restore its commercial and residential appeal - it’s quite another for private entities to make the massive financial commitments we are witnessing.

All of this speaks to the vitality of the City of Boca Raton and its ongoing economic development!

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June is Care for Older Adults Month – Help Raise Awareness for the Well Being of Older Adults Powered by:

By Licia Avelar More and more people are living older these days and with old age, good health and well being becomes vital.

This month is Care for Older Adults Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness for just that.

Every 15 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, according to the National Council on Aging. This is why building strong muscles is so important. While one can exercise on their own by taking a daily walk or bike ride, one can also look to local senior and community centers that offer low cost options.

Yoga is a great program offered at most senior centers. With moves like the Plank or Pigeon, seniors can look to improve conditions like arthritis, diabetes, stress and even get a better sleep.

Zumba Gold is a take on the huge dance/fitness craze Zumba, but specifically designed for seniors. It combines fun music with lower impact dance moves aimed at building muscle and is offered at many local community centers.

Wanting to join a regular local gym, check out Silver Sneakers Fitness. It’s a program that aims to get seniors involved with fitness by offering Medicare-eligible senior memberships at various local gyms.

Maintaining a healthy mind and spirit is important too. Did you know that according to the National Council on Aging people over 85-years- old have the highest suicide rate of any age group? elderly-smileWhile joining a local senior center where seniors can take in music, join a prayer or meditation group and other mind-stimulating activities, there are other outside options too.

Volunteer groups get seniors outside and lift their spirits through helping others. In addition to local food drives and hospital greeting, local wildlife centers are a great place for seniors to volunteer and learn at the same time.

Speaking of learning, going back to

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for over three decades, as a longtime resident, he understands the foundation and history of the community and has worked hard to create the balance needed for continual progress while supporting the history and traditions that are Boca Raton.”

“Every year, FCCMA gathers to honor members for their outstanding contributions to the profession and to this association,” President Michael Pleus said at the awards ceremony.

“This is an opportunity to show our respect for each recipient and to thank them for all they do.”

“The award is a tribute to the quality of our City organization,” commented Mr. Brown.

“I’m humbled to be recognized as a contributor to our tradition of excellence in public

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service.”

FCCMA was formed in 1946 and is an affiliate of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), which awards the designation of Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM). The FCCMA has more than 600 members across Florida. FCCMA is a member-driven, ethical, inclusive organization committed to the council-manager and commission-manager forms of government, dedicated to effective partnerships with elected officials, devoted to the advancement of excellence in professional management of local government in the state of Florida, and determined to provide quality of service to its membership and the local governments it serves.

school is a great option too. According to the American Council on Education, almost 60% of accredited, degreegranting educational institutions nationwide offer tuition waivers for senior students. Now is the time to take in that class on Drama, Religious Studies, or even International Relations.

Finally, maintaining a healthy diet is key.

Visiting with a nutritionist, which most senior centers have on hand, can help put

together a meal plan for a healthy body through food and drink.

Through exercise, both mind and body, coupled with a healthy diet, seniors can avoid disease, depression and remain active members of the community longer than ever.

FAU Alumni Makes Racist Comments on Live Broadcast By: Valeria Munoz Upon appearing on a Facebook Live broadcast, Fox Sports and Sun Sports reporter, Emily Austen, was sidelined from the network due to the potentially racist commentary she gave throughout the broadcast. Although the broadcast was done via Facebook for Barstool Sports, it wasn’t long before her comments went viral. Despite the webcast being only 35 minutes long, Austen highlighted various stereotypes regarding race and religious groups.

She didn’t hold back as she mentioned “Jews in Boca” while recalling a personal experience with a “stingy” client during her time as a server according to the Tampa Bay Times.

“She should have thought before she spoke.

Although the podcast is typically satirical, she went a bit far with what she thought was appropriate and funny at the time,” said Gary Putnik, editor- in-chief and former sports editor of the Paw Print, the Boca Raton High newspaper.

Austen’s comments weren’t limited to the population in her prior place of residence, where she also made sly jabs at the extent of knowledge of Mexicans and Asians. It seems that the broadcast is known for its informality; however, it quickly turned from innocent remarks into a recap of careless generalizations.

“We might have to hire you because you’re going to get fired,” said Dan Katz, the owner of Barstool Sports, nearing the end of the webcast according to Bleacher Report. Taken lightly at first, Katz’s prediction would turn into the reporter’s reality.

However, the video has become unavailable for viewing at least on Barstool’s Facebook page. Since then, the reporter has taken to

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another form of social media to present a formal apology.

“I made a terrible mistake. I was in an environment where I was trying to be funny and make a joke, and my comments were insensitive,” Austen said on her latest Instagram post.

She was best known for her sideline coverage of sports teams like the Tampa Bay Rays and Orlando Magic games, as well as presenting for the Inside the Rays programs. Born in Tampa, Austen attended Gaither High School and later graduated from Florida Atlantic University, where she participated in the cross-country and track team. When given the opportunity to venture out of her home-state of Florida, Austen was hired as a production assistant on the Golf Channel and became a sports anchor as well as a reporter for Fox TV in Amarillo, Texas afterwards. She worked her way up the ranks until she was offered a position on the Sun Sports TV cast, which had been previously occupied by Kelly Nash.

The reporter began working for the Fox Sun Sports program in March 26, 2015 evidenced

by The Times and now all too soon her contribution to the network has ended thanks to reckless comments and ill-judgement. Fox’s statement cuts ties with Barstool’s broadcast by declaring that “Fox News is unaffiliated with the social media video that Emily Austen makes an appearance in.”

Thus, the reporter is not scheduled to be featured in any programs of the network in the near future as evidenced by the Times.

But she holds on to the hope, seen through her Instagram post, that she will “continue to work hard to prove herself and make things right.”

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sports Former Brazilian National Luizão Inks With Boca Raton FC

Boca Raton, Fla — Boca Raton Football Club, in partnership with Rivaldo’s R10 Player Agency, is excited to announce the signing of Luizão from Grêmio Novorizontino.

The 29-year-old defender has played in some of Brazil’s biggest clubs including, Cruzeiro, Vasco da Gama, and Bahia.

A product of the Brazil U20 National Team, Luisão began his career at Cruzeiro in 2005 and because a member of the first team in 2006 when his speed and physicality were in display and caught the eye of coach Paulo César Gusmão.

Luisão stayed with the club until 2007 when he was sold to FC Lucerne from Switzerland.

After a short stint with the European club, he returned to Brazil to play for Vasco da Gama where he stayed until 2008.

Luisão later played for FC Bunydkor from Uzbekistan from 2009-2010, where he played alongside World Cup champion Rivaldo and was coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari, and Zico..

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he played for Cruzeiro, Bahia, Nacional de Minas Gerais, Cabofriense, Ceará, and Novorizontino before making the move to Boca Raton FC. “I’m excited to be part of a team that in such a short time has become one of the marquee teams in the APSL,” said Luisão. “I’m ready to come into the team and work hard and help the club not only repeat as APSL champions, but earn another berth in the U.S. Open Cup.” Luisão’s signing is in partnership with Rivaldo’s R10 Agency. “I strongly believe in the work that Boca Raton is doing for soccer in the United States,” said the 2002 World Cup Champion. “They have a strong ownership, and a right vision.

Luisão is the first of many players that I hope we will have a partnership with.”

“Having a player like Luisão and a partner like Rivaldo is beyond encouraging and speaks volumes to what we have accomplished in the last year here in Boca Raton,” says president Douglas Heizer. “We will continue to work hard and prove that what we have in Boca Raton is something very special.”

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Miami, Fla. – After a record-setting sophomore season, John Silviano of the Lynn University baseball team has signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Marlins. This marks the sixth consecutive year a member of the Fighting Knights has signed with a Major League Baseball club.

A native of Boynton Beach, Fla., Silviano set a school and Sunshine State Conference record with 31 home runs while clipping a team-best .405. The sophomore backstop became just the third player in NCAA Division II history to smack 30 home runs in a season. Additionally, Silviano established new singleseason program marks for total bases (190), slugging percentage (.950) and runs batted in (76).

After being named the 2016 SSC Player of the Year, Silviano was named the South Region Player of the Year by the

American Baseball Coaches Association, Division II Conference Commissioners Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. All three organizations went on to tab him as a first team All-America selection, and Silviano was also chosen as a finalist for the Tino Martinez Award, which recognizes the top individual Division II player in the nation. He becomes the fourth player in program history to collect first team All-America recognition by three separate publications.

Silviano follows Tommy Kahnle (New York Yankees, 2010), Andrew Virgili (Chicago White Sox, 2011), Ryan Gibbard (Milwaukee Brewers, 2012), Paddy Matera (Cleveland Indians, 2013), Sal Giardina, Jr. (Atlanta Braves, 2014) and Max Watt (Boston Red Sox, 2015) as recent MLB signees.

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Carnesha Thompson Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee Carnesha Thompson, a recent Florida Atlantic University graduate and member of the Owls’ softball team has been named a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The award, which in its 26th year, honors senior student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership.

A four-year SAAC member, Thompson served as the Owls’ SAAC President during her final year on campus while accomplishing the incredible feat of completing both her undergraduate and

graduate degrees in four years, recording a 3.0 G.P.A. in her undergraduate classes and a 3.8 G.P.A in post-graduate work, and leading the Owls to back-to-back NCAA berths and to Conference USA titles in 2016.

The Owls’ captain and two-time C-USA Softball Championship All-Tournament team selection finished her collegiate career second in program history with 140 runs scored after leading FAU to its first Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles. A three-time C-USA Honor Roll member from 2014-16, Thompson spent her time outside of the classroom and batting cages volunteering for the “Let’s SAAC Hunger” food sport, Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA. The list of 517 nominees will be forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which will choose the top 10 honorees in Division I, II and III. The top 10 honorees per division will be announced in early September, with the field being narrowed to three per division later in the month. The 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced at the awards dinner in Indianapolis on Sunday, Oct. 16.

FAU’s Derek Moise Awarded Post-Graduate Scholarship Derek Moise, a recent Florida Atlantic University graduate, is one of 14 individuals to be awarded a Conference USA Jim Castaneda Post-Graduate Scholarship, announced the league office on Monday.

“I am delighted to see Derek receive this scholarship and wish him all the success in the world,” said Kim Dunn, FAU associate professor, faculty athletics representative and member of the Conference USA Jim Castaneda Post-Graduate Scholarship Selection Committee. “Our FAU student-athletes successfully pursuing graduate education is a testament to the values developed and nurtured by FAU faculty, staff and coaches.”

Moise, who was a five year member of the Owls football team, graduated with a degree in criminology and criminal justice.

He is currently enrolled in FAU’s graduate program for criminology and criminal justice.

Moise was a two-time member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned similar honors his freshman year from the Sun Belt Conference, prior to FAU’s move to Conference USA. He has earned a spot on FAU’s All-Academic team seven times.

On the field, his most productive season was his freshman campaign. A season that saw the Miami native play in 11 games

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both as a receiver and on special teams. He recorded 199 receiving yards on 10 catches, one for a score. He was sidelined the following season, which he used to redshirt.

Moise returned in 2013 to see action in five contest. His redshirt junior season (2014), Moise grabbed his first catch, a 10-yarder, in more than two years in the season opener at Nebraska. On the year he recorded 10 receptions for a total of 74 yards and one touchdown. He was set to end his collegiate career as a go-to receiver until he suffered a season ending knee injury during the 2015 preseason camp.

Moise is the third student-athlete to be awarded a Conference USA Jim Castaneda Postgraduate Scholarship, since FAU joined the league in July of 2013. Past FAU winners include Kayla DeSuza, women’s golf (2013-14) and Tara Cripe, women’s cross country and track.

This is the eighth year the award has been named for Dr. Castaneda, who served Rice University for 46 years as an educator, coach and Faculty Athletics Representative before he passed away in November 2008.

The conference annually awards the $4,000 Postgraduate Scholarships to graduates as selected by the C-USA Faculty Athletics Representatives and approved by the Board of Directors.

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