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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - January 17, through January 23, 2014 • Year V • Number 169
Construction Boom in Downtown Boca Brings Changes for the Community
Community New GED exam greeted with mixed feelings
By: Quezia Salgado and Gina Onori New developments underway in Downtown Boca Raton leave some residents concerned about the changes in the upcoming year. “I came to Boca to retire and relax in the Florida sunshine,” says 10 year resident Mike Schwartz. “With more developments, I am afraid of overcrowding, parking issues and traffic.” There are currently two buildings under construction, one of which is located by Fifth Third Bank on East Palmetto, and the other on the corner of Federal Hwy and SE 1st Street. Assistant City Manager Mike Woika says that each development is required to build enough parking for the uses of the development..
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Community Boca Raton Non-Profit Expert Invited to Speak
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Municipal West Boca McDonald’s manager accused of theft see page 11
Municipal Two men arrested for stealing storm shutters
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Beached whale’s cause of death still undetermined By CRA News Service Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are still trying to figure out what killed a sperm whale that washed ashore in Spanish River Park recently. “We don’t have any results yet,” said Allison Carrett, a NOAA spokeswoman. “It could take weeks or months.” Carrett also said they have not been able to determine whether the whale was a male or female. The 30-foot endangered mammal appeared to have been attacked by sharks floating off shore before the tide washed it in on Jan. 10.
Business Red Zone Pizza Rocks Boca Raton
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Business Hilton Garden Inn in Boca Raton Continues To see page 19 Grow
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Big Blues Weekend in Boca Raton By Skip Sheffield It’s a big weekend for the blues in Boca Raton. Friday night San Francisco blues singer-guitarist and Alligator Records recording artist Tommy Castro plays with his new band The Painkillers at 9 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Funky Biscuit. Saturday, Jan. 18 the second annual Sunshine Music and Blues Festival rolls into Mizner Park Amphitheater. The Tedeschi Trucks Band headlines, with such legendary acts as Leon Russell, Hot Tuna Acoustic, Stanley Clarke, Tab Benoit and more. Tommy Castro is touring to support a new Alligator album, “The Devil You Know,” with a new, stripped-down fourpiece band. Nearly 400,000 readers!
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