The Boca Raton Tribune Yo u r C l o s e s t N e i g h b o r
Number 464 • Year XI COMMUNITY see page 3
Gov. DeSantis Extends Eviction Moratorium
East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL COMMUNITY see page 4
Doctors: Would be Patients are Avoiding Hospitals in fear of COVID-19
COMMUNITY see page 9
Heightened Reliance on Telemedicine Amid Pandemic
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2020 Hurricane Season Projected to have Above Average Activity Levels
Local Program Addresses Children’s Social, Emotional Needs Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By C. Ron Allen
June 5 - June 11, 2020 SPORTS
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Moments of Excellence: Lynn Lacrosse wins the 2019 SSC Championship
Life Time Reopens in Boca Raton
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By Trey Avant
With kids learning from home as schools globally shutter to try to slow the spread of COVID-19, some students began looking for guidance to cope with the unknown. They called Dwayne Bryant, their mentor, teacher and coach. “They were like, ‘Mr. Bryant, what are we going to do? We need your voice right now, these kids need your voice. Why haven’t you posted anything?” recalled Bryant, a Delray Beach resident who is founder and president of Chicago-based Inner Vision International, Inc. “I was like, ‘Dude, I don’t know what to do,’ and he was like, ‘Wait, we don’t have time to worry about that now.
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Local High School Senior Receives Violin from Palm Beach Symphony
Story on Page 3 As with all graduating seniors, 2020 is not going as planned for Aida Wen. Not only is she missing out on all graduation-related events, the American Heritage Delray student also was serving as a concertmaster in the Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County. While the Palm Beach Symphony could not do anything about Wen’s cancelled senior events or her role as a concertmaster, the premier orchestra could provide her with a lifelong gift of music. As part of a program to donate instruments to students nominated by school music programs in Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach Symphony presented the Boynton Beach resident.
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As COVID-19 spread through the U.S., most state and city governments imposed “stay at home” orders on residents to reduce the spread of the virus. In doing so, gyms, fitness centers, and health clubs were ordered to close. But as the country eases “stay at home” restrictions, many workout and wellness facilities are reopening. Life Time in Boca Raton is one of the fitness facilities attempting to make working out safe again. At the start of this month around 100 Life Time clubs across the country were expected to reopen. However, the luxury health club remained adamant that they were not going to reopen if its members did not feel comfortable enough to return. South Florida has one of the highest concentrations of COVID-19 cases in America, but Life Time Boca Raton general manager, Donna Wright-Everhart, is confident that they have taken the extra steps needed to make getting fit safe.
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