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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - September 20, through September 26, 2013 • Year IV • Number 158
Community Lynn Ranked For Having the Nation’s 4th Largest Percentage of International Students
Rotary International Program Institute Took Place at Boca Raton Resort & Spa By: Linda Santacruz The annual program institute for Rotary International Zones 33 and 34 took place again on Sep. 5 through the 8 at the Boca Raton Resort & Spa in Boca Raton, Fla. According to the Rotary International Vice President, Anne L. Matthews, around 425 Rotary members attended. Some of the program’s goals were to provide training for incoming governors and to share information on all the Rotary Foundation programs helping the less fortunate all over the world.
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Community County Commissioners Provide Federal Tax Relief for Employees with Domestic Partners
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Municipal Boca Raton Police investigate road rage case
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Municipal Four arrested for car burglary after resident spotted them in the act
Lynn Ranked For Having the Nation’s 4th Largest Percentage of International Students
By Joshua Glanzer In U.S. News and World Report’s annual “2014 America’s See page 11 Best Colleges” rankings of what the publication considers to be the nation’s top 270 national universities, Lynn University is again listed for enrolling the fourth largest percentage of Business international students. Boca Raton Man With 22 percent of Lynn’s undergraduate student body hailing from 77 countries around the world, only The New Introduces CableBuds School, Florida Institute of Technology and Illinois Institute See page 23 of Technology have a higher percentage of international students. “We look forward to seeing our international student rankings each year,” said Kevin M. Ross, president Angela Tulio reading of Lynn University. Continued on page 4
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Funky Biscuit Grooves into Third Season By Skip Sheffield “I played this room back when it was called Bar 303,” Al Poliak reminisces. “I was amazed at how good the room sounded, even without the PA system we have now. The owners were looking for something different. It could have just been another bar, but this place is special.” “This place” is the Funky Biscuit at 303 S.E. Mizner Blvd. in Royal Palm Place. It is a concert venue with restaurant service, and a reputation that has been growing among the national musical community. A Wednesday night Brazilian Music Series wraps up Sept. 25 with Rose Max. “We want to bring in a wide variety of national acts,” Poliak explains. “It’s hard to make a go if it as just a jazz club, or just a blues club. It has gotten to the point where well-known acts know about us and are willing to re-route tour plans to visit Boca Raton.”
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