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Palm Beach County hospitals are temporarily suspending elective surgeries

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Mad Robot Brewing Company Has Shut Down in Boca Raton

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By: Nadia Gordon On Wednesday July 8, Amazon announced that they will be opening a delivery station in southern Palm Beach County Later this year. In a written statement the company noted, “Amazon Logistics to supplement capacity and flexibility to Amazon’s delivery capabilities.”

While some students are ecstatic about not having school or hanging out with their friends over the summer break, one group of kids are honing their leadership skills and discovering new interests, all while having fun with friends at a virtual camp. The campers in the five-week STEM-focused camp have been learning about various species of marine life, sharpening their reading and math skills and using Final Cut Pro, a videoediting program, in their digital media class. “With everything that is going on around the world and in our country now, this camp is a great tool to address the social and emotional needs of these children,” said camp director Shelia McKenzie, who also works as an elementary school teacher. “They are so engaged and they look forward to joining us each day.”

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On Wednesday July 8, Amazon announced that they will be opening a delivery station in southern Palm Beach County Later this year.

• The Achievement Centers for Children and Families (ACCF), established in 1969 and serves 900 local children and families annually from three locations in Delray Beach, reports overwhelming response to its meal program that launched on March 23. The organization has partnered with local restaurants and community agencies to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to local families. Thus far, they have been able to provide 3500 meals, including 1100 dinners, 900 lunches & 1500 breakfasts and, last Friday, were able to provide two rolls of toilet paper to each family. • Farm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits, in partnership with Miami Marlins Foundation and Ark of the City are teaming up to host a distribution of food and supplies to South Floridians with food security needs during the coronavirus pandemic. The abrupt and ongoing interruption of business in various industries caused by COVID-19 has increased demand for food distributions to support Floridians. With the help of the Miami Marlins Foundation and Ark of The City, Farm Share is slated to feed 500 local households on Wednesday, April 15. • In response to the “stay at home” orders affecting so many worldwide, The Unicorn Children’s Foundation is pivoting to provide virtual supports and resources to people with special needs and their families. The Foundation is seeking partners to provide virtual programs to a population who typically suffer from social isolation. Now is the time to take advantage of technology and ensure families have access to information, guidance, learning, and social opportunities. • Just one day before receiving a letter from the City of Boca Raton that announced the closure of all nonessential and commercial businesses until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic, Florida Atlantic University merchandise store, It’s Owl Time, officially announced it would be permanently closing its store near the middle of May. • As Florida Atlantic University has already announced that classes will continue

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• The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) announced Florida will pilot a program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to purchase groceries online with the use of an EBT card. SNAP participants are automatically eligible to participate in this program and do not need to apply.

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• The Early Learning Coalition is seeking assistance in helping child care centers serving emergency personnel, and essential workers obtain the necessary supplies they need to stay open safely. During this time of need, The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County has generously received a donation of $10,000 in highly coveted hand sanitizer from the Medical Group of South Florida. • Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital today announced the appointment of KerryAnn McDonald, MD, to the medical staff of the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute (LWHWI) and BocaCare® Physician Network. She specializes in benign and malignant breast disease. • Art enthusiasts can expect to be moved this fall by three exhibits that cover a range of topics including sexual assault and its effect on victims. The exhibits, which will be displays at The Art Gallery at Eissey Campus and The Gallery at Lake Worth Campus, showcase stories, ideas and perceptions through paintings, drawings, photography, graphic design and more. They are free and open to the public and feature artwork created by PBSC students and community artists. • Baptist Health South Florida is once again the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News & World Report with 32 high-performing awards in 14 types of care. Boca Raton Regional Hospital is once again the highest-ranked hospital.

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By: Destiny Harris As the summer comes to an end, Palm Beach County school board members are making plans for parents and students to prepare for virtual learning next month. On Wednesday, board members held a workshop to discuss plans to remain closed amid the risk of student’s exposure to the coronavirus as cases continue to surge throughout the state. Families and teachers alike are struggling nationwide to determine how to reopen after President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding if they don’t have students return back to campuses in the fall. Despite the state order, Palm Beach County unanimously agreed to not reopen schools next month in order to ensure the safety of more than 174,000 students. The district will continue to use virtual remote instruction that will begin on Aug 10. According to Education Commissioner, Richard Corcoran, a new state emergency order requires all students to have the option of a traditional school calendar. Although if the plans are found to be unsafe, the requirement may be waived by local or state health departments. In addition to following state and local health officials directive, Florida’s 67 school districts must abide by the executive orders issued by Governor Ron DeSantis. He and Corcoran are urging local officials to reopen the schools in August, regardless of COVID-19 cases rising according to reports from the Florida Department of Health. School administrators and officials are figuring out measures to prevent having students go back into

crowded classrooms and hallways. Many schools are looking into hiring more custodial staff but are still uncertain about the budget they will receive in the fall. There is a possibility that teachers will be able to use their SMART Board and materials by going into their classrooms several days a week in order to teach children at home. According to the director of the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County, Dr. Alina Alonso told county commissioners on Wednesday that over 3,000 children under 18 years of age have all tested positive for the virus. That is not the only obstacle the district faces, according to the Palm Beach Post they also must decide whether to lay off bus drivers, mechanics, and other employees now that daily operations will take place at home. Other concerns about learning from home include children with special needs lacking adequate supervision and those who depend on meals. In addition, to students who may not log in to their computers on a daily basis. According to WPTV the president of the palm beach county Classroom teachers association, Justin Katz said in the upcoming weeks the district will lead professional development training sessions for teachers. The hope is that the training will have teachers more prepared than they were in March when classes abruptly moved online. In addition, the school district plans to make WiFi more available to students by distributing more than 82,000 laptops throughout the district, a spokesperson said. An official decision on how to start classes is set to be made by superintendent Donald Fennoy and the school board on July 15.

FAU School of Architecture Receives Grant to Aid in Production of PPE

Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently received a grant of $19,367 from the Community Foundation of Broward to purchase equipment to make face shields that are in high demand for the protection of frontline workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, Jeff Huber, AIA, interim director of the School of Architecture, and School faculty have worked to meet the growing demand for PPE. Huber and volunteers have produced 2,500 face shields at the School’s Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) on the Fort Lauderdale campus. Up until now, the team has worked with two 3D printers, filament and transparency film purchased with school funds and monetary donations from faculty. This grant will allow for the purchase of four new 3D printers and supplies. “The Ultimakers will be a game changer to mass produce larger parts of the headpieces that are currently being created at a slower and more costly rate on the existing printers,” said Huber. “We

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have the manpower, but this new equipment will mean many more face shields going to those who need it, not to mention serve the school and its students for years to come.” Using an open source design from Cornell University, Huber made modifications based on user feedback to ensure more comfort in the “halo,” and created the application of a biodegradable 3D printed option, making the FAU shield hygienic and eco-friendly. “Huber and the faculty at the School of Architecture continue to show tremendous leadership as they have adapted normal school operations to meet the evolving needs of the community during the pandemic,” said Michael Horswell, Ph.D., dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. “We are very thankful to the Community Foundation of Broward for their support of this vital mission.” This grant has been provided by Community Foundation of Broward with support from The Humana Foundation. For more information, email warnera@ fau.edu.

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Palm Beach County hospitals are temporarily suspending elective surgeries

By: Trey Avant Boca Raton’s Boca Regional Hospital and Boyton Beach’s Bethesda Hospital East and West are temporarily suspending elective surgeries due to recent COVID-19 concerns in the community. According to CBS12, the suspensions are being done to make sure each hospital has enough beds in case a surge of coronavirus patients are admitted to the hospitals. The patients who were scheduled for surgeries will have their surgeries rescheduled.

When the pandemic struck Florida, many hospitals stopped performing elective procedures to slow the spread of coronavirus as well as tend to the many patients who tested positive for the virus but the hospitals resumed elective surgeries when the state began its phased reopening. This is yet another backtrack on reopening plans since the state reopened earlier this summer. Jackson Health System and Memorial Healthcare are other South Florida hospitals who have also paused performing elective surgeries.

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American Social Bar & Kitchen Coming to Boca’s Mizner Park

By: Destiny Harris Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing many restaurants to close, American Social will continue their plan to open in August or September of 2021 in Mizner Park. American Social also is known as AMSO is a music-centric restaurant and high-energy sports bar that offers an upscale, yet casual dining experience. In addition to AMSO coming to Boca Raton, the Bar and kitchen have other locations open in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando. All locations adhere to all CDC guidelines and the guest and employee safety is a top priority. “We feel privileged to continue our journey up the East Coast, and couldn’t be more excited to join the already spectacular lineup of tenants at Mizner Park. The diversity of the tenant make-up is exciting because there is really something there for everyone,” Co-founder of American Social, Paul Greenberg said. While AMSO plans to have their doors open next year in Boca, they will be incorporating more of a focus on the take-out and delivery then they have in the past. President of Sussman Restaurant Brokerage, Jeff Sussman was instrumental in bringing AMSO to Mizner Park and assisted with negotiating the lease terms and conditions. “As a result of its growth over the past 5 years, East Boca is ‘unserved’ when it comes to places like American Social,” said Sussman. There are thousands of apartments and condos (all within walking distance to Mizner Park) with the residents suitable for AMSO’s target

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demographics. "We are excited to welcome American Social to our merchandising mix,” said Dana Romanelli Schearer, general manager of Brookfield Properties’ Mizner Park. “The brand is a true destination location and the first of its kind in Boca Raton. They will be a great addition to our growing roster of merchants.” AMSO is dedicated to giving Boca residents an experience that will satisfy their American food cravings and create a space to watch big games with friends. “We hope and expect that we’ll always be a place where old friends and new friends can come together and enjoy a reprieve from the everyday hustle of our daily obligations,” said Greenberg. AMSO is featuring a classic American menu of comfort foods including burgers, sandwiches, and shared plates. AMSO will be open 7 days a week and serve lunch, dinner, happy hour and weekend brunch. They also have DJ’s and live music on the weekends, and sports channels playing on TVs all day. Sussman believes AMSO’s value will increase substantially even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The well managed, financially successful restaurants that were around before COVID will return and be busier than ever. Only the strong will survive” said Sussman. In addition to AMSO, Sussman also brokered a deal with Calavaras Cantina which is set to open in late 2021. He is also working on a Food hall to be called “VARIA” which will be located in the former Ouzo Bay space.

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Protesters Hope to Send Clear Message by Marching, at the Polls It’s been nine days since the world watched a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed George Floyd in daylight, killing him in the middle of a downtown street as three fellow officers stood by and did nothing. The killing, which trails a depressing pattern in American history, triggered astonishing and inspiring nationwide protests over police racism and racial inequality as well as scattered incidences of violence and unrest in cities across the nation. In a symbolic show of support, a group of dismayed local residents are expected to exercise their First Amendment rights today and peacefully express their anger and sorrow. They will walk from Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St., at 5 pm to West Atlantic Avenue. Arm in arm with police brass, they will continue east to City Hall, where they will voice their concerns about the social injustices that have reached a tipping point. A selected list of respected local residents and members of the clergy have been designated to share their views on the current unrest. Members of the public will also be allowed to speak for two minutes. These residents, while decrying the heinous acts, know that they must channel

their frustrations into actionable policies and reform. They each have different roles to play in the fight against systemic racism, but as was the consensus among the organizers recently, “it is important that we remain unified in our resolve.” Like me, they agree that the time to meet anger with action is now. It is understandable that some local residents are uneasy about the organization of a protest taking place in our city. Most of these protests are peaceful, but not all have been. In cities where they are not, police officers are often the target of that violence. Let us look at this protest, not as a sign of our city’s weakness but as a monument to its strength as a community that advocates on behalf of its residents. Delray Beach residents should be assured that what played out in Minneapolis between former Officer Derek Chauvin and Floyd is not likely to happen in their city. That’s because police Chief Javaro Sims has created a culture where his officers respect the residents, regardless of their zip code. Sims said he has provided diversity

and de-escalation training for his officers and has been listening to members of the African American community. Immediately after seeing the video, Sims was the first law enforcement official in Palm Beach County to publicly bemoan the act. “There is no training at this police department that teaches officers to take this kind of action. I believe the officers that stood around are just as guilty. It showed a complete disregard for human life,” he said. “At this police department, we will continue to build community trust and be willing to question and denounce actions that are wrong.” Since he was sworn in as chief last February, Sims had logged countless hours attending community forums and listening to residents’ concerns. That is an understatement as the Delray Beach Police Department, for years, has enjoyed a cordial relationship with members of the African American community. That was largely because of the community policing initiative that fostered relationships between the police and the community through sports and events. Like the thousands of protesters who exercised their right to peaceably

assemble as well as the right of free speech, today’s speakers want to vent, a rage born of despair. And their despair is from knowing that their government has failed them in times of need. Many progressive mayors and governors have been focusing on the urgent need for rapid, fundamental law enforcement reform. Still, most have been mum as rioters and looters rip apart their downtowns, further crippling many small businesses already wounded by the pandemic shutdown. Local leadership could never be more crucial than these days when residents are expecting one of local government’s most vital responsibilities: fighting crime and keeping people safe. I am comforted in knowing that the organizers realize that the issues won’t be solved by policing alone. They understand that real change is local and they hope to send the clear message by registering for the Census and at the ballot box. C. Ron Allen can be reached at crallen@DelrayBeachTribune.com or 561-6650151.

POSITIVE LIVING By Robert J. Tamasy

Marks Of A Great Leader I seem to be an information packrat. I collect articles, columns and various notes, and hang onto them for years for future reference, not knowing when or how I might use them. Recently I came across a column from 2005 that appeared in the respected business journal, Forbes. Entitled “Five Marks of a Great Leader,” it was written by Paul Johnson, a British historian and author. He asked, “What makes a real leader? How can we recognize one?” Johnson offered the view that among the qualities great leaders possess, they must include: – Moral courage: “The willingness to stick to one’s beliefs, to pursue a course of action in the face of overwhelming criticism, great adversity and…the faintheartedness of friends and allies.” – Judgment: “Courage without judgment is pointless and may be dangerous. When I

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need advice…I turn to someone who has knocked about the world and cheerfully survived ‘the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.’” – A sense of priority: “Sorting out the truly big from the small takes an innate horse sense that’s not given to most human beings…it is nearly always the hallmark of a great leader.” – Disposal and concentration of effort: “Leaders must allocate their time and energy.” – Humor: “A subordinate always serves more zealously and obeys more faithfully a leader who can joke, and the public … warms to a potentate who can make them laugh.” Reading the Bible, we find these traits also emphasized there. Here are examples of what it says: Moral courage. When Joshua

assumed leadership of the Israelites from Moses, God emphasized the need for courage. “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous…” (Joshua 1:6-9, 18). Judgment. Being able to discern right from wrong, good vs. the best, is indispensable for effective leadership. “… that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ” (Philippians 1:9-10). A sense of priority. Effective leaders never lose sight of what’s most important. “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and

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Money …. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:24,33). Disposal and concentration of effort. How can energy best be expended, making certain to be able to complete critical tasks, and particularly not having to redo work due to unsatisfactory quality or workmanship? “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?…” (Luke 14:28-30). Humor. One way to maintain a good sense of humor is to avoid having an over-inflated sense of self. “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you” (Romans 12:3).

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Long Term Impact of COVID-19 Over the past few months, we’ve come to realize how our lives can be impacted by what occurs half way around the world. The heretofore little known city of Wuhan China (capital city of Hubei Province), will be forever linked with the misery caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. With our daily routines shattered by multiple orders to self-isolate and suspend non-essential activities, we have adjusted to what can only be termed the “new normal” as we slowly resume activities while incorporating new safeguards to protect our health. The real question is what impacts this episode will have on our lives. Near term, the economic disruptions caused by putting the economy on pause will continue to reverberate as people who had been living on the edge (paying their bills but lacking a financial cushion to protect themselves from an unforeseen emergency) have been forced to seek a lifeline to maintain basic necessities of food and shelter. Notwithstanding the infusion of trillions on dollars into the economy by the federal government to forestall economic gridlock, employment, income and spending peaked in February and then went into freefall as the pandemic shut down businesses across the country, marking the start of the first US recession after a record breaking eleven years of economic growth. Our social services network has been pressed to the breaking point. Hospitals were unprepared for the onslaught of patients (lacking adequate personal protection equipment, respirators, staff and rooms). The state unemployment compensation program was ill equipped to deal with the unprecedented influx of new claims even with the supplemental funding provided by the federal government. Food insecurity, already an issue within our county, has become more critical. Were it not for the helping hands of our con-profit agencies, the urgent needs of our residents could not be answered. A future tsunami of mortgage foreclosures and evictions for tenants who have been protected by the Governor’s executive orders is likely to become a grim reality before the end of the year. But evidence of the rebound from the pandemic is already apparent. Businesses are beginning to reopen, albeit under a new set of guidelines being implemented to avoid creating a new surge of infections impacting people vulnerable to the complications associated with the virus. The question is how the pandemic will change our lives. Some changes (wearing face coverings and eschewing handshakes and hugs) will likely disappear, as people become more comfortable emerging from the government-imposed quarantine. Other changes (Plexiglas dividers, heightened attention to the need to sanitize

common surfaces and “social distancing”) are likely to remain a part of our environment — at least until a large portion of our residents develop “herd immunity” (after recuperating from the disease) or receive a vaccination, once developed. The disruption COVID-19 has caused to our lives is likely to have long-term consequences. Distance learning, virtual meetings and working remotely have been embraced for their efficiency. Schools and universities will be challenged to develop a hybrid of distance learning to use facilities more effectively while reintroducing personal contact between student and instructor. Employers and employees, having recognized the benefits (and shortfalls) of allowing employees greater freedom to work remotely, are more apt to embrace the continuation of this practice as it reduces the stress of commuting while prompting greater efficiencies in the allocation of business resources (e.g., space, equipment and real estate). People will be less willing to accept crowded cityscapes in the future. Being jammed into a bus our train is going to be a disquieting prospect for many after the rampant transmission of the virus linked to those modes of transpiration. Attendance at venues with a large number of people (e.g., theatres, stadiums, amusement parks and convention halls) will need to be reengineered to address people’s desire for greater social distancing. Shopping is also an activity that was already seeing a migration from in store to online purchases. The pandemic has only accelerated this move. The recent announced demise of several national retailers will likely be but the beginning of a continuing line of store closings and consolidations. Another industry that will need to address health and safety is hospitality. From the recreational amenities to the rooms, hotels will need to address concerns about maintaining a germ free environment. Likewise, airlines, which have been notorious for squeezing as many seats as possible into the flight cabin will now be confronted with the need to ensure adequate spacing between passengers. Even cruise lines will have a Herculean task of attracting passengers back to their decks. The prospect of being denied permission to disembark due to an onboard virus outbreak will cause many to avoid cruising until they can demonstrate a record of safety. Much has been written about the disruptive force autonomous vehicles will be when they predominate the roadways. However, the disruptive power of the experience we have endured during the current pandemic will likely have far greater long-term impacts on our society.

A former executive of the General Mills food company, Marc Belton, talked in an interview about what he called the “three P’s” of business status: Perks, Privilege, and Power. His observations were very insightful, and I could relate with much of what he said. I would like to summarize his points, beginning with Perks – extra benefits received due to position and achievements. As a young banker, I once presented a loan request from a country club to our loan committee. The CEO of the bank was so excited that I was bringing in this new business, he announced to everyone in the room that the bank should buy me a membership to this country club! Envy spread throughout the bank, however. Soon afterward, some of my superiors had negotiated country club memberships for themselves, and my original “perk” was significantly modified to make it less attractive. I decided to forgo this “opportunity.” A passage in the Bible, Galatians 5:26, warns, “Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.” As employers, we should be cautious about what perks we offer to certain employees. Whether we intend it or not, these can bring envy and conflict within the team. Another point Belton made was that as leaders rise through the ranks of an organization, their positions often afford them with more Privilege. Maybe this takes the form of additional freedom in how they spend their time, the availability of company cars, or exclusive invitations to meet with influential leaders. These privileges can allow pride to surface in the individuals who receive them, which can set the stage for moral and ethical failure. For instance, they could determine to do whatever is

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necessary to retain and add to those privileges. In addition, what becomes “normal” to someone of privilege, might be viewed by others as wasteful, unnecessary extravagance. The Bible teaches, “When pride comes, then comes dishonor, but with the humble is wisdom” (Proverbs 11:2). Gaining added privilege as a reward for hard work can be admirable, but we would be advised to be careful that pride in our privilege does not lead us into dishonor. Belton’s third point regarded Power. The uses and abuses of power are manifested in many ways, but he cited as an example the fact that labor unions have been in decline for many years. Many believe that one contributing factor has been the power some union leaders and officials have abused and misused. Years ago, a friend of mine attended a union meeting, expecting to listen to and perhaps participate in a discussion of a potential work stoppage. One union member stood up to protest the strike. However, before he could voice more than a few words, two large men immediately escorted this dissenter from the room. This action made it clear there would be no more “discussion.” Another passage from the Scriptures addresses this type of business behavior: “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverted mouth, I hate” (Proverbs 8:13). Success in business usually brings with it the opportunity for increased power. This power can be used in many beneficial ways, but it also can be misdirected. We should be aware of this temptation and not to allow power to lead to pride and arrogance.

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The Reopening of Boca’s Nonessential Businesses By: Megan Mandatta Palm Beach County moves further into reopening as many nonessential businesses continue their reopening procedures. Movie Theaters Cinemark Palace 20 located on Airport Road is set to reopen its doors on July 17. Regal Shadowood located on Glades Road closed on March 17 but select locations are set to begin reopening on July 10. IPIC Theaters located on Plaza Real will remain closed as other theaters around the nation begin to reopen. All of these theaters have strict guidelines to follow before and during reopening ensuring the safety of guests and employees alike. Many of the precautions to be expected are social distancing, masks and temperature checks upon entrance, increased sanitation and self-service condiment centers to be closed. Temperature checks for guests will not be conducted at Regal locations. Auditorium capacities will be capped at 50% with seats required between different parties attending a showing. Cinemark will be utilizing new “high-efficiency filters equipped with HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filters identified to be effective in trapping at least 99.97 percent of microscopic particles, including COVID-19,” according to their website. IPIC will enforce limited hours for their locations, Thursday through Sunday, to deeply sanitize all surfaces and equipment. Few movies will be available in theaters when reopening occurs. Tenet and Mulan were two showings that theaters were planning, yet Tenet pushed back their debut from July to August. Employees at AMC now question the plan to reopen as corporate made cuts to the managerial team across the nation in an effort to save money. Gyms and Fitness Centers PurLife Fitness Center, located on Plaza Real South, reopened on May 18 and is currently operating at 50% capacity. The club has remodeled its operational hours to ensure proper sanitization throughout the day with fitness classes allowing 10 members at a time. Youfit Health Clubs, on Glades Road, is following similar measures as they enforce social distancing between equipment at the gym. Employees of both Youfit and

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PurLife will be wearing Personal Protective Equipment, but facial coverings are not required to gain access to either gym. For PurLife, guests will be required to have temperature checks upon each visit and members that have above a 100.4-degree temperature will be denied admission. To aid those more at risk for COVID-19, PurLife will offer their gym to be opened from 1:00-2:00pm for members 50 years and older. Information about memberships and refunds can be found at each gym’s respective website for those who do not want to return to the gym setting yet. Bars and Restaurants Business for bars and restaurants now open for dine-in across Boca have seen a sharp decline in business due to a decreased capacity being allowed. Erik Brinkmann, manager of Biergarten located on Via De Palmas, said their locally owned location reopened on May 15. “Everybody’s back to work which is our main goal, to get our employees back to work as quick as possible,” Brinkmann said. “We’re thankful that they’re able to get back to work and make money so they can pay their bills and feed their families. That was a really big thing for us.” Brinkmann notes their location is visited by a code enforcer daily to ensure compliance with new sanitization and social distance policies. Vice Mayor of Palm Beach County, Robert Weinroth, said the motivation to reopen businesses throughout the county comes from a desire to stimulate the economy and to lessen the hardships on businesses and residents alike. Throughout Boca Raton these reopened restaurants and bars are not recovering at a rapid rate due to decreased capacity restrictions in place. Paul Krugman, a New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist expects our economy to recover due to a lack of underlying issues in our economy that were seen in 2008 or with The Great Recession. “I was more hopeful a month ago than I am now,” Krugman said. “But if the virus is still out there, that sets the stage for recovery only if you get the infection down to a low level, and then you have testing, tracing and isolating, as in South Korea. We seem to be receding from that goal. We could be getting it under control, but we don’t seem to be.” Weinroth also noted that we will never go back to “the pre-Phase One regime”, or a complete shutdown of all nonessential businesses.

Lake Worth Beach City commissioners held a meeting on Tuesday urging the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners to rename Dixie Highway. According to Commissioner, Omari Hardy, the word “Dixie” refers to the Southern U.S. states, including the Confederate States of America, and is associated with “racist associations ranging from Souther slave owners and the Confederacy to the Ku Klux Klan and white supremacy more broadly.” The agenda to rename the highway would remove the perpetuation and

celebration of systematic racism from the south county line in Boca Raton to Jupiter in the north. The Old Dixie Highway and West Dixie Highway are within the city jurisdiction including the section between Southwest 304th Street and Southwest 146th Street, and the section between Northeast 163rd Street and Northeast 215th Street. Commissioners are working to change the name to honor Harriet Tubman, an American abolitionist and political activist who helped rescue slaves through the Underground Railroad.

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Mad Robot Brewing Company Has Shut Down in Boca Raton By: Destiny Harris

Mad Robot Brewing Company is the latest business that will be closing its doors permanently during the COVID pandemic. The Robot brewery located on 2621 N Federal Hwy in Boca Raton is popularly known as a hub for burlesque shows, Drag Queen bingo, and even rare Belgian beer tastings. They also featured small bites and over 30 varieties of teas, wines as well as over 40 hookah flavors for customers. All that came to an end when they announced Monday on their Facebook page that they were shutting down. “It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that we are closing our doors for good. On behalf of the Robot family, I want to thank every

person who ever bought a beer from us for their support.” The brewery was started in 2018, by owners and founders Allen Steen and Ryan Sentz who saw the potential of the quirky establishment to become a hangout spot for comedians and musicians. Every Tuesday is when they held “Open Jam Night” for musicians and every Wednesday they had an “All Arts Open Mic Night”, which for Boca Helping Hands for families in need. But business slowed down when the Mad Robot went into lockdown on March 15. Under the state of emergency order to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Mad Robot remained closed and unfortunately, they were never able to reopen.

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Learning Continues at Virtual STEM-Focused Summer Camp By Mikey Fontus While some students are ecstatic about not having school or hanging out with their friends over the summer break, one group of kids are honing their leadership skills and discovering new interests, all while having fun with friends at a virtual camp. The campers in the five-week STEMfocused camp have been learning about various species of marine life, sharpening their reading and math skills and using Final Cut Pro, a video-editing program, in their digital media class. “With everything that is going on around the world and in our country now, this camp is a great tool to address the social and emotional needs of these children,” said camp director Shelia McKenzie, who also works as an elementary school teacher. “They are so engaged and they look forward to joining us each day.” The highlight among the campers – who live in the northern, southern, central and western parts of the county – is their home economics class where they create projects while developing basic domestic survival skills and a creative mindset that will keep them cleaning, crafting and cooking long after camp is over. “I just love this class because it is so real,” said Daniyah Straghn, a seventh grader and one of three junior counselors who supervise the campers under the direction of the professionals. “It is so important that we learn how to cook and sew and wash when you are young than when we get older.” On Week one, the campers, armed with gloves, sponges and Fabulosa,

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"Essential Owls" is a series of features highlighting former FAU student-athletes who are working in a host of professions attempting to stem the impact of the COVID-19 virus. On March 7, Kevin Alexander began work at his "dream department," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Less than a week later, for all intents and purposes, the world as Alexander and everyone else knew it turned upside down. Alexander's path to MDFR's Battalion 7, and onto the front line of the current climate in which we live, was a winding road, initially formed by a foundation set at Florida Atlantic University. Alexander came to FAU, and to the Owls' baseball team, as a local product from nearby Coral Springs. After a stellar prep career at J.P. Taravella High School, which included Second Team All-State and First Team All-County honors following his senior season, he quickly found FAU to be his college choice. "I was playing on my summer team with the Florida Bombers, and Coach Mac (John McCormack) and Coach (Jason) Jackson would come to my tournaments. Specifically the one that I think closed the deal was a tournament at UCF where I threw a complete game shutout. Coach Mac invited me for an official visit, I loved the coaching staff and the campus, and I loved the fact that it was close enough to home to where my parents could come and watch all the games, but I was yet far enough from home to where I still got the college experience. After that visit, it just seemed like a perfect fit and I told them that day that I was coming here." Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State played in the 2013 Sun Belt Baseball Championship at Tigue Moore Field in Lafayette, La., Saturday, May 25, 2013. FAU defeated ASU 5-4 to advance to the championship game. He would join the Owls as a freshman in the fall of 2009, serving as both a starter and reliever for the '10 season. After a year off due to injury, he returned and became a key member of the staff, ultimately voted by his peers as team captain ahead of his final season. That coincidentally was the finest year of his five-year career, as he led the team with seven saves, tied for the team lead with five wins, and did not allow an extra base hit in 30 2/3 innings. He pitched to a 2.05 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .209 batting average. Soon after the 2014 campaign ended, Alexander both earned his degree from FAU (with a double major in finance and business management), and signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The latter not only gave him the opportunity to continue his baseball career, but also allowed him for a time to compete locally, including in Jupiter at a couple of different levels within the organization. "It was about two or three weeks

after our season ended, I continued to throw bullpens because I was trying to get picked up. And I know Coach Mac was working hard for me as well. I was actually working baseball summer camp for FAU, and he pulled me out of camp one day and said he thought the Cardinals were going to sign me. We went into his office, I had a conference with them, and I signed with them the next day. They kept me in Jupiter, in the Gulf Coast League, then I got called up to State College (in Pennsylvania, the Cardinals' Short 'A' team) for the playoffs. I rejoined (former FAU teammate) Austin Gomber, and we played up there together. "The second season was an unreal experience and was pretty eye-opening. I got called up again, to High-A (to play for the Palm Beach Cardinals), which was once again in Jupiter. That was the best competition I'd ever played against. Up until then I had played very well, but I quickly realized that I had to work even harder to even compete with those guys. It was both an extremely good opportunity and an eyeopening experience at the same time." Even though Alexander would leave the professional baseball world after the 2015 season, his two years within the Cardinals' organization was successful statistically: a 3.24 ERA in 52 games and 75 innings, and 69 strikeouts against only 19 walks across multiple minor league levels. Though one door closed, another quickly opened because of his success off the field, in the classroom. "I was very fortunate, Coach Mac was one of those people that preached 'student-athlete' being student coming before an athlete. At that time, a lot of the guys maybe didn't really agree with that, but Coach Mac was obviously wiser than us all, and looking back on it, I really appreciate that part about him. I always agreed with what he had to say, because I knew he knew best. "I had invested so much of life into baseball that I thought it was going to be pretty detrimental to me, but it ended up not affecting me as much as I thought. I was offered by a few other teams to continue playing, but I was 25, and I looked at myself and said, 'do I want to mess around in the minor leagues for another two or three years and then start a career, or do I want to start a career now?' I really had to take some time to think about that, and I decided to go ahead and start a career and put in job applications for things I was interested in, and not continue the baseball path. Which was obviously a really difficult decision." Read the full story at bocaratontribune.com

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Boca Raton FC and Palm Beach Soccer Academy join forces to grow the sport locally

Boca Raton Football Club is delighted to announce that the team has completed a partnership with Palm Beach Soccer Academy starting today. Palm Beach Soccer Academy provides a balanced environment of fun, learning, and discipline where a player may become a well-rounded, conscious, and caring member of the community. The partnership will see Palm Beach Soccer Academy be a feeder system with Boca Raton FC in which players join the club upon aging out of the youth level. “We are so excited to bring in Palm Beach Soccer Academy as our first youth partnership,” says Boca Raton FC president, Douglas Heizer. “Gary and his staff are top class and we are proud to be the official next step for players of his academy when they age out.” Current Boca Raton FC players Crispin Walker and Ryan Nagy both are a

product of Palm Beach Soccer Academy. “It’s with great excitement to announce that we have formed a working partnership with Boca Raton FC which plays in the NPSL and UPSL,” said Gary Walker, found and CEO of Palm Beach Soccer Academy. “Seeing first hand how Douglas and the staff operate the soccer club, with such professionalism and dedication it marries directly into PBSA philosophies of the correct development.” The emphasis on cooperation, teamwork, and respect for individual differences, honesty, fair play, and good sportsmanship is valued at Palm Beach Soccer Academy and they reinforce this throughout practice and competition. “A partnership with Boca Raton FC completes the soccer pyramid factor of Youth to College to possible professional opportunities,” concluded Walker.

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Six Fighting Knights named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

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The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced individual recipients of its 2019-20 Scholar All-America Team, recognizing six members of the Lynn University men's and women's swimming teams. Malek Masmoudi, Samantha Beck, Samar Khacha, Clara Monges, Ewa Osiniak and Karolina Smylek were each named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans. Khacha, Monges and Smylek earn the ac-

colade for the second straight season. The CSCAA Scholar All-America Team recognizes student-athletes who achieved a grade point average of 3.5 of higher and were invited to compete at their respective national championship. Last week, the Lynn University men's and women's swimming programs were both named CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams for their collective academic excellence during the spring semester.

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