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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - June 28 through July 4, 2013 • Year IV • Number 151 - FREE
The Container Store Launches New Boca Location See page 22
Going CrossCountry to Bring Home TheGold
Chris “Birdman” Andersen Lands in Boca Raton
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Boca Raton’s $9.5m Green Downtown Library Opens
Red Bull Gives You Wings, Straight into the Emergency Room
By Jake Becker Several hundred people attended the grand opening of the new Downtown Library on Saturday. Attendees all had smiles on their faces and were ecstatic with the end result. “Building this library was like a love story,” Mayor Susan Whelchel said after the 30-minute program. “It was the love and affection of the people that brought together this 10-year project.” Whelchel said she was extremely happy with the library and was proud to be a part of such an important project for the community. At 42,000 square feet, the library, at 400 NW Boca Raton Blvd., is twice as large as the old building, which is two blocks directly to the south.
By: Gina Onori Large companies such as Red Bull, Monster, 5-hour Energy, and Amp, are the essential necessity for many young adults of today. “I sometimes need that extra push to get through the last few hours of a shift,” said 26-year-old paramedic Mikey Gould. “On some occasions after drinking the plethora of [energy] drinks that are offered I will get a bit jittery and have heart palpitations.” This is coming from the same young man who says that he often witnesses young adults coming into the hospital from the intakes of energy drinks. “One instance was when I was in paramedic school and doing rounds at the various hospitals. We had a few teenagers come in with racing hearts,” said Mike.
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Miami HEAT Wins Second Straight Championship, Defeat San Antonio Spurs in Seven Games By: Michael Walsh A champion has been crowned. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 Thursday night in Miami to win their second consecutive NBA title. The Spurs had a defensive game plan to slow the Heat, and they stuck with it throughout Game 7. Unfortunately, LeBron James had an answer for that game plan, hitting nine shots outside the paint. The Spurs were daring James and his teammates to beat them with jumpers, so that is exactly what James did.
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