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Delray Beach aims to limit number of group homes per block in proposed rule change By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor For years city officials have heard similar complaints from various neighborhoods: sober homes are taking over. Sober homes are intended to be the end of the recovery process where sober people choose to live sober lives together as they transition back into society. Frustrated by the inability to change any local rules because people in recov-

ery are protected under various federal laws, city officials have unsuccessfully tried to combat the issue. The city was challenged in court several years ago and since then has been rallying the support of state and federal lawmakers to help with the influx of sober homes.

The city commission is scheduled to review the proposed rule this month. It received the green light from the city’s planing and zoning board last month. If approved, the rule would be one of the first of its kind in the state, according to the city.

Now, the city is looking to distance where group homes can be located in a new proposed city ordinance and required they are licensed, certified or accredited from a regulatory body.

The proposed rule would prevent a new sober home from opening on the same block where one is already operating. To help weed out unscrupulous operators, the city would require proof of license

from a group like the Florida Association of Recovery Residences. The rule would apply to all types of group housing, not just sober homes. “This isn’t targeting the recovery community at all,” interim city attorney Max Lohman told the city’s planning and zoning board before they voted on the rule. “It’s important we have regulations out there that protect everyone.” City officials say the goal

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Commissioners debate, appoint old, new faces to city advisory boards Every summer the city commission spends several meetings filling its volunteer advisory boards.

role is to market the downtown and promote business. It was created by state resolution in 1971. It receives money from levying a tax on downtown property owners. Board members oversee the budget and serve four year terms.

“This is a gentleman who has moved into West Atlantic and has been committed to the growth of that area and has expanded his business,” Chard said of his nomination of Conde. “I think we need a representative from the west on the DDA.”

Some boards require people with a specific skill set others just a resident willing to spend several hours meeting a month on a topic.

Two members were reappointed to their posts, Frank Frione and Mark Denkler. Commissioner Jim Chard appointed a new face, Dr. John Conde.

Commissioner Shelly Petrolia agreed.

By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor

This summer, some of the nominations became contentious with commissioners blocking their colleague’s selections and not always agreeing on who should serve. When it came to filling the Downtown Development Authority board, commissioners were in sync. The DDA’s

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“I am very glad to see his name on here,”

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is to protect those in recovery from being taken advantage of and to protect the neighborhoods.

groups revise and update their outdated statement. The anticipated updated statement was released Nov. 2016.

Sober home operators have not been held to the same standard of certification that is required of other group homes, which has led to unscrupulous operators taking advantage of those in recovery, committing insurance fraud and other illegal activity.

To help draft the city’s more than 30-page law change, the city enlisted the help from former city attorney Terrill Pyburn and expert Daniel Lauber, who has helped other city’s implement similar rules.

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg assembled a sober home task force that is dedicated to shutting down shady sober home operations. The group has made several key arrests. The city is willing to change its rules now more than ever because of an updated joint statement from the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development that is being interpreted to give municipalities more power to implement spacing requirements. Mayor Cary Glickstein was at the forefront of the effort, lobbying help from Rep. Lois Frankel and others to have the

The city ordinance is based off a 55-page report Lauber published on sober homes in Delray Beach. The report indicated that there are more than “183 verified recovery residences in Delray Beach plus at least another 64 that are thought to be recovery residences but not confirmed as such.” Lauber states in the report that he has “rarely seen such a large number and intense concentration of community residences of any type in a single town of any size.” He found that the highest concentration of sober homes exists east of Interstate 95 between George Bush Boulevard and Southwest 10th Street.

A snapshot from the city’s independent study on sober homes and proposed new rule changes that indicates locations of sober homes. Photo courtesy of city of Delray Beach.

A look at overdoses in the county included in the city’s independent study on sober homes and proposed new rule changes that indicates locations of sober homes. Photo courtesy of city of Delray Beach.

The report states that clustering community residences closely together reduces their goal of fostering normalization and community integration. But there is a chance the rule, if adopted by commissioners, will be challenged in court. People in recovery are protected under the American Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act. The federal rules say you can’t discriminate against where a person can live.

The proposed rule calls for a separation of new community residences of four or more people to be 660 feet apart. To be closer, the city would have to issue a permit. The city could also issue a permit if the sober home can’t secure a licensure from a regulatory agency. To review the ordinance, 55-page report and frequently asked question sheet, visit the city website at mydelraybeach.com

Commissioners debate, appoint old, new faces to city advisory boards Commissioner Petrolia said of Conde. “He’s a great guy. Getting some new blood on that authority is a really good thing. He is really active in the community.”

port by the rest of the commission.

Those nominations were unanimously approved by commissioners. Commissioner Mitch Katz was absent from the meeting. At a subsequent meeting, Katz appointed Mavis Benson, a downtown art gallery owner to the board.

“Annette was a very positive person on that board years ago,” Petrolia said. “I had the opportunity of renominating her and unfortunately I didn’t. I think she will do a great job.”

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When it came to appointing new faces to the CRA, the unity between commissioners wasn’t as evident. The CRA is responsible for eliminating slum and blight and prevent it from returning in its district, which consists of 20 percent of the city, including the downtown. The board is independent of the commission. Members are appointed by commissioners to four year terms. The commission recently considered taking over the board by sitting themselves as the agency’s board. Commissioners Katz and Petrolia supported the takeover. Mayor Cary Glickstein cast the swing vote that kept the agency independent. But, he did so on the contingency of seven changes he would like to see implemented. He outlined what he called suggestions in a letter to the agency. His continued support would hinge on those seven items, which include the city reviewing any requests for proposals for redevelopment projects of public land greater than one acre and that city priorities in the CRA district are funded as priorities.

Her first pick, Annette Gray, has previously served on the CRA board. Petrolia supported Gray for the spot.

But Commissioner Chard and Mayor Glickstein voted against Gray. With Commissioner Katz absent, a 2-2 vote is considered a fail per the city’s rules. Commissioner Johnson then tried to appoint Samuel Spears Jr. and again her nomination failed. After the vote, Johnson said she was disappointed her nominations weren’t supported. She said she selected people who she believed would carry on the redevelopment plan for West Atlantic Avenue. “I did my homework,” she said. “I researched and I read every application. I tried to pick the best candidates that I thought would serve the city well. I am disappointed. I am deeply disappointed. I believe they were the two best.” That gave her pick over to Chard, who wasn’t scheduled to make an appointment. He selected former DDA chairman and our publisher Ryan Boylston for the spot. His selection failed in a 2-2 vote with Commissioners Petrolia and Johnson dissenting.

Commissioners discussed the letter and decided to wait to see how the new board responds to the mayor. He reiterated that the letter was from him and not the entire commission.

Johnson said after the vote that she felt there were other candidates that were better for the seat, which is why she voted against Boylston. She said he wasn’t on her short list.

Commissioner Shirley Johnson ended up losing her nomination after her two candidates failed to garner sup-

Chard successfully garnered unanimous support for his next pick, Morris Carstarphen. After the vote, he said he

nominated Castarphen because he founded a business involved with upgrading housing, has participated in WARC and mentored high school students. “Citizen-based municipal boards play a critical function in the ongoing governance and the future prospects of Delray,” Chard said. “I believe it is the highest form of dedication to our “village by the sea” to serve in such organizations. Therefore, it is critical that a candidate has a recent track record of participation, of contribution. It is also important that a candidate has shown an ability to work with others and help drive toward a consensus on difficult issues. Finally, our boards need to have demographic balance, participation by young and old, and residents from throughout the City. So I made my nominations and votes based on the above criteria. While not all my colleagues will agree with my selections, I believe by holding true to these criteria, I can best serve the City. Hopefully those not chosen will persevere, either for the same positions or other boards, not-for-profits, or task forces. It took me a few tries before I was finally voted on to a board so I know the frustration and disappointment. Make yourself heard, speak up at Commission meetings (or other public meetings of the CRA, DDA, etc.), and send emails. Mayor Glickstein kept current chair Reggie Cox as his appointment. Cox narrowly was re-appointed in a 3-1 vote with Petrolia voting against Cox. Later in the meeting, Glickstein said he supported Cox’s reappointment because he was the only one who didn’t support the recently failed redevelopment project on West Atlantic. He said because of that, Cox was villainized by his own community. “My criteria for supporting all board appointments are the same: they must have: (i) a solid understanding of subject matter – both in current and historical context; (ii) where appropriate, [CONT. PG 58]

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Pompey Park’s Senior Club celebrates five years By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor For the past five years, parks and recreation supervisor Verna Harris has been keeping Delray Beach’s seniors busy. As senior programs coordinator, a position Harris created for the program she oversees, she plans field trips, activities and seminars for the over-the-hill crowd at Pompey Park. “I didn’t see an active senior club in the city,” Harris said. So, she set out to change that. With her supervisor, she created a proposal to bring to the city commission. The idea was to give seniors a place to keep their minds and bodies active. Pompey Park was already a designated as a drop-off location for free Mae Volen Senior Center-sponsored lunches. “The seniors were already coming here to eat,” Harris said. “Why not have a place where they can enjoy activities?” Harris has been planning Friday field trip,

Prior to working for the city, Harris worked with seniors in the medical field. safety lectures from the police department and arts-and-crafts projects ever since. Seniors play Bingo, dominos and card games. They mentor students from Boynton Beach High School.

“You gain a lot of wisdom and knowledge from seniors,” she said. “They are my guidance. They mentor me. I don’t have parents anymore. They are my parents. We learn from each other.”

“I have a passion for seniors,” Harris said. “It has become more than a job. My heart is into this. I have great compassion for our seniors.”

She said about 40 seniors regularly head to Pompey Park for her programs that run Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from

9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For bigger seminars and lectures that number grows to over 100. She said her last health event drew a crowd of 120 seniors. Last month, the club celebrated Father’s Day in conjunction with its quarterly birthday celebration. For more information on the Senior Club, visit mydelraybeach.com and select Parks and Recreation under the department tab.

Local foundation teams up with Bridgestone Golf to benefit youth cancer survivors Staff report

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Golfers can help kids battling cancer while playing the sport they love.

If you purchase a golf ball, take a photo or video hitting a N.I.C.K.’s CAMP golf ball in an unusual place for a chance to win free entry into the N.I.C.K.’s CAMP golf tournament in South Florida.

The Chiera Family Foundation has launched a new “challenge” that asks people to strike a pose with a N.I.C.K.’S CAMP golf ball, to help support and raise awareness to local kids fighting cancer.

Email your entry to info@chierafamilyfoundation.org or use #playitforward on social media. Bridgestone Golf merchandise will be awarded to people who send in photos and videos.

The foundation has teamed up with Bridgestone Golf to help with the fundraising efforts. N.I.C.K. stands for Nothing Is Impossible for Cancer Kids. All of the proceeds from the sale of these golf balls will give kids a summer experience.

The program has helped 14-year-old Delray Beach resident Shaniyah Gross attend camp. This year was her third year the cancer survivor will attend the camp. She said she has been cancer free for almost 11 years. She only has one kidney because she had to have her left kidney removed. She remembers losing her hair when she was going through treatment.

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things you need to know this July in Delray Beach 1 Celebrate the Fourth of July in Delray Beach. Patriotic festivities begin at 5 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m. at the beach. Even with the beach construction, you can still expect a celebration with a sandcastle contest, live music and fireworks from the north side of the beach at 9 p.m. Expect road closures on A1A beginning at 2 p.m. 2 Vin Nolan and Donald Schneider will serve as interim co-CEOs of the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce until the board names a permanent replacement. Karen Granger offered her resignation as CEO and president on May 31. 3 The Delray Affair was named the No. 2 most popular parades and festivals in South Florida by BizBash, which announced its top 100 events for South Florida recently. The list is based on the event’s influence within the industry, in addition to innovation, reach and economic impact. 4 Old School Square’s Craft Cocktails

Sizzlin’ Summer Social Series continues with Rum, Rhythm & Rumba on July 8 from 8 to 10 p.m at the Fieldhouse. Purchase your tickets by July 6 to sip rum drinks and learn how to rumba, salsa and swing with help from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Tickets cost $45 per person.

the second time. Playful City USA honors cities and towns across the country for putting the needs of families first so kids can learn, grow and develop important life skills. These communities are transforming ordinary places into playful spaces and using play as a solution to the challenges facing their residents. The 2017 Playful City USA recognition includes 258 communities from across the nation that make it as easy as possible for kids to play. In total, these communities feature more than 14,000 safe and engaging play spaces that serve more than 4 million kids.

7 Delray Fire Rescue will receive four

5 Sushi and Stroll takes place on July 14 at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens . Presented by JM Lexus, the event features local food trucks and Japanese snacks. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $6 for kids. There is an additional $3 fee for taiko drumming performances (6:30pm, 7:15pm, & 8:00pm), sold first-come firstserved during the event. 6 Delray Beach has been honored by

national nonprofit KaBOOM! with a 2017 Playful City USA designation for

Slices Delray resident visits alma mater nearly 85 years after graduation

Segways for use during city events. The CRA will pay for the Segways, which are estimated to cost no more than $56,000. The Segways will help fire rescue personnel reach an emergency situation faster through large crowds.

8 All patients covered under Humana’s

commercial and Medicare health insurance will have in-network access to all Tenet Healthcare hospitals, sister facilities, physician clinics and hospital-affiliated outpatient centers. The new agreement includes Delray Medical Center.

9 Country star Kenny Chesney has

the parade field. He also addressed cadets at the Superintendents table sharing life lessons and encouraging them to remember what they have learned during their time at West Point. “He is a remarkable person on so many levels - dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great-grand father, successful businessman and elite soldier,” Mayor Cary Glickstein said. “Lt. Gen. Ely has led a profound life of service to our country and to others. I am honored to call him a friend and that he calls Delray Beach home.” After graduating from West Point, Ely was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. His work included military construction, where his engineering unit was responsible for building the entrance channel of the Naval Air Station Midway. A year later, the Midway would help pave the way for the U.S. Navy to defeat Japanese forces during World War II.

Lieutenant General William Ely, World War II Army veteran and long-time resident of Delray Beach, visited his alma mater nearly 85 years after he graduated. The 105-year-old, three-star general was invited to return to West Point to take part in the school’s alumni review. He attended as the only remaining graduate from the Class of 1933 and academy’s oldest living graduate. During the alumni review, Ely led the parade of nearly 4,000 cadets and laid the wreath at the Thayer Statue near

named Boston’s on the Beach as one of his “Bar at the End of the World” on his weekly SiriusXM program that spotlights his favorite watering holes across the world. “If you want real on the coast of Florida,” Chesney said, “Boston’s on the Beach is a good place to find it. People are friendly, the beer is cold, and everybody just soaks up all that living and forgets about their problems for a while.”

10 Sandoway Discovery Center has received a three-year, $62,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Grant funds will be used to support Sandoway’s Junior Naturalist Program, helping to launch a new interactive, environmental class Our Changing Earth. The class on climate change, sea level rise and recycling will be offered to students in grades K-8 emphasizing Sunshine State Science Standards.

couraging you to participate in the Read, Rhythm and Rhyme Challenge. “Studies show that our students easily fall behind when they’re not reading during summer break,” Suzanne Spencer, Vice Chair of Education for the Delray Beach Chamber said. “This campaign is our social media “bucket challenge” to encourage grown-ups to videotape themselves reading with children. When they tag their friends and challenge them, we get more of our students reading.” If you have been challenged or would like to challenge others, here’s what you should do: 1. With your reading buddy, select a favorite book and come up with a short poem, rap, song, or other creative way to express your love of the book;

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2. Make a short video (30-90 seconds) of the rhyme or

Help prevent your child from sliding back this summer when it comes to reading.

3. Tag the video with #DelrayReadingChallenge and in-

To get your student to read this summer, the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Charities, along with the City of Delray Beach Education Advisory Board are en-

rhythm and post it on Facebook; vite three of your friends to do a video as well; 4. Include a link to http://delraybeach.com/reading-challenge so anyone who doesn’t want to do a video can make a donation instead. Visit http://delraybeach.com/reading-challenge for more information.

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Local celebrities scoop ice cream for a cause Staff report Local dentist Dr. Richard Staller and his team at Advanced Dentistry South Florida swapped their drills in for ice cream scoopers recently in an effort to “Freeze out Childhood Cancer.” Advanced Dentistry South Florida paired up with Ben and Jerry’s on Atlantic Avenue to help raise money for childhood cancer research funding. Specifically, the event raised money for the P4Foundation and the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation. Both foundations were started by children who are cancer survivors and the money goes towards helping families with a child going through cancer. “We believe in making a difference in the lives of children affected by cancer by providing them with educational resources, unconditional emotional and financial support, and we believe in ensuring a future without cancer by contributing to childhood cancer research,” founder of P4Foundation Gino Vizzi said. Staller and his team wearing bright yellow shirts were hard to miss on East Atlantic Avenue as they encouraged beach goers to get a scoop of their favorite Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and support childhood cancer. A portion of the ice cream sales as well as donations from the community directly benefited families with a child with cancer “Giving back to our community is important to us. One of our team members was directly impacted from childhood cancer and what better way to raise awareness and funds than through our local community,” practice administrator Kelli Carter said. Ice cream scoopers included Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein, Jayson Koss, Delivery Dudes CEO and Founder and Coach Lane Kiffin, Head Football Coach of Florida Atlantic University where Dr. Staller is also the official team dentist. For more information, visit www.ad-sf.com.

Delray Medical Center’s new tower to open this month Staff report Delray Medical Center is debuting its new private patient rooms, parking garage and helipad this month. The hospital’s expansion is slated to open to the public on July 11. The Patient Tower Project has added 96 new, private rooms and converted 96 existing semi-private rooms to private. The project has enabled the hospital to expand several services including orthopedics, neurosciences, advanced heart therapies, cardiac rehabilitation, lab services, MRI capabilities and add hybrid operating rooms.

The expansion was an $80 million investment that includes a new 352-space parking garage, a rooftop helipad and a four-floor, two-winged tower that totals 120,000-square-feet. Patient rooms have private bathrooms, 42-inch flat screen TVs, vertical headwalls that allow nurses and doctors to administer medications on both sides of the bed and floor to ceiling glass windows. Large nursing stations will separate the hallway and give patients quiet and privacy while recovering. The helipad will shave minutes off of treatment to trauma patients.

Currently trauma patients must be placed from the helicopter into an ambulance and then into the emergency room. Now, the helipad can land on the roof and the patient can be placed right into an elevator and into an operating room. Patients will enter through a new lobby and there are private consultation rooms for patients coming in for pre-operation. The second floor of the tower has been left open for future expansion. Patient rooms are located on the third and fourth floors.

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Celebrate Fourth of July downtown Staff report Build sandcastles, catch a concert and celebrate America’s birthday in Delray Beach.

July 4th celebrants can sign up for the sand sculpting contest and challenge their friends to a game of putt-putt at the Putt’n Around mini golf course. Fireworks be-

The city is hosting its annual, free

gin at 9 p.m. and launch from the

Fourth of July celebrated on A1A

north end of the beach. It will be

and Atlantic Avenue.

a 25 minute show featuring more

This year will feature a live con-

than 500 unique shells.

cert by Slip & The Spin Outs,

“Pardon our dust,” apologizes

Aaron Carter and AJR and family

Stephen

friendly activities including rock

ate Director of the Delray Beach

wall climbing, inflatable sports

Marketing Cooperative. “Due to

activities and Kid’s Corner with

construction at the beach, A1A

face painting, craft activities and

will be closed from Thomas on

photo booth.

the north past Casuarina to Buci-

Chrisanthus,

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da on the south starting at 2 p.m. The construction won’t stop us all from having a great time and next year our beachfront will be spectacular.” By 2 p.m., portions of Atlantic Avenue east of the Intracoastal Waterway and portions of State Road A1A near Atlantic Avenue will be closed in preparation for the 5 p.m. flag-raising ceremony featuring representatives of the U.S. military. For a complete schedule visit, www.JulyFourthDelrayBeach. com

Delray wins All America City title for third time Staff report Delray Beach has been awarded the title of All-America City for the third time. The city is the only in the state to accomplish this feat. The city was one of 15 communities across the country to be recognized last month at a conference in Denver. The city was awarded the title for its civic engagement to help young children from low-income families achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success. “It’s such an honor to receive our third All America City award, the oldest (1894) and most prestigious civic award by the National Civic League,”Mayor Cary Glickstein said. “We are the only Florida city to have accomplished this. Working together, we have made meaningful and measurable progress in addressing one of our country’s greatest challenges - improving reading proficiency among our youth.” A panel of judges reviewed reports from 27 communities that were nominated as finalists. The communities had to meet the following criteria: Demonstrated they have moved the needle on outcomes for children from low-income families in at

least two of the following community solutions areas: school readiness, school attendance, summer learning and/or grade-level reading. Addressed the National Civic League’s key process criteria of civic engagement, cross-sector collaboration and inclusiveness.Created a plan for sustainability and for aligning, linking, stacking and bundling proven and the most promising programs, practices, and strategies. Bonus points will be awarded for communities that have a plan for sustainability and for aligning, linking, stacking and bundling the most promising and proven programs, practices and strategies.

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Henry’s executive chef Dan Moore 1 Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get introduced to cooking and how did you become executive chef at Henry’s? I was born in Bangkok, Thailand of two American Diplomats. I spent most of my childhood overseas before returning to the states to go to Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. Living in Singapore, the Philippines, and graduating high school in Milan, Italy had a lot to do with my introduction into cooking. My parents where always great cooks, and they tended to cook foods from the various placed we lived, while we lived there. Being the son of a Diplomat in Milan, Italy through high school was an experience all in its own! I ALMOST stayed in Europe, but finally decided to return to the states for college. My professional journeys after college had me all over the U.S., accepting my first Executive Chef position when I was 27 in Northern Michigan, Harbor Springs at a restaurant called Blue Corn Grille (Authentic Mexican & Contemporary Southwestern). From there, I bounced around a bit in North Carolina and ended up moving

my family to Boynton Beach about two and a half years ago. I started at Burt & Max’s, owned by Rapoport Restaurant Group before moving to Henry’s in 2016, also owned by Rapoport’s.

2 What is your favorite type of cui-

sine to cook? What is your favorite dish to make? What is your favorite dish to eat? My favorite cuisine to cook is a hard question. Throughout my career I have been fortunate enough to have been exposed to a multitude of cuisines and cultures, pin pointing ONE is really challenging for me. I guess I have a true appreciation for the crossover of ingredients in South East Asian cooking and Mexican cooking, two different cuisines that I love to cook AND love to eat. Street foods from those areas are probably my “go to” for eating out. Street food is where the boldest, most unrefined, and the most “in your face” flavors are. I will NEVER forget the smells and flavors of Singapore’s Newton Circus street food market. My last experience of it was over 35 years ago, but I can still taste the chicken and pork satay with peanut sauce!

3 Where do you like to go when you

go out for a meal?

My wife and I don’t go out very often, with all of our kids palate’s to contend with and the simple fact that I can cook it how we all like it at home and not set myself up for disappointment at a restaurant. However, I will venture out for good Indian on occasion. Of course great burgers and fries at Burgerfi are hard to beat after coming off of the beach on a Sunday afternoon!

4 Tell us about the new summer menu at Henry’s. What are the musttry items? The new summer menu at Henry’s is honestly inspired a lot by my childhood. Lots of Asian flavors and a few Italian favorites, as those are the foods that I think of first when I think of hot summer times. The Ginger Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Chinese Eggplant Lo mien is probably one of my favorite dishes on the menu right now. Just the smell of it sends me back to Newton Circus in Singapore!

5 When you aren’t in the kitchen

where can we find you and what are you doing?

If I’m not in the kitchen, generally I am spending time with my wife and kids. Whether we are at the pool, at the beach, skateboarding through our neighborhood (yes, all five of us have skateboards!) or just chilling at home. They are where my heart is. Of course a Sunday afternoon doesn’t feel complete without washing the “dark knight,” aka my Black Audi.

The Trouser Shop owner Bruce Gimmy to retire September is the deadline he gave himself to retire. For now everything in the shop is 20-50 percent off. Whatever is left will go to charity.

By: Limor Ben Ami Special to the Delray newspaper Bruce Gimmy, the owner of “The Trouser Shop” in downtown Delray Beach is retiring after 32 years on the Ave., at the age of 74.

The history of the Ave. is reflected in his eyes as he recalls the transformation: “I remember the Ave when it was a 4-lane road, with telephone wires everywhere. When we went through the beautification we knew it’s going to change a lot, and if we’re lucky, which we were, it would become popular, bring investors, large stores, taxes will go up.”

Being an iconic fixture on the Ave., Gimmy, the owner of his property and shop, said he rejected many offers throughout the years in order to stay on the Ave. “I had people come to me with offers for years,” he said. “One of them offered me a million dollars. He wanted to tear down the wall (with the attached newsstand) and build a 3-story building with stores. We didn’t let it happen”. For Gimmy, it’s not the money that eventually drove him to retirement. His wife of 47 years is the driving force behind the decision.

He said he misses the old Ave.

He is currently seeking a sustainable business to rent the store, ideally a retailer from the north that is seeking to have a store in Florida.

“One night after six glasses of wine she told me (with a pointing finger) ‘you’re too old to be on the Ave.,” he said. “The secret for his long marriage he believes is humor. She’s my favorite insulter.”

Gimmy feels content that now is the time. His plans are to fulfill his bucket list of travel and go to Australia to see his grandson, visit New Zeland, stop by a friend in South Africa, and travel to China, South America and the U.K.

Although he is retiring and closing the Trouser Shop, he is keeping ownership of the property and looking to rent it out.

“It’s mixed feelings, but I know it’s time,” he said.

“We couldn’t stop it though. How can you stop it? You can’t. Time moves on,” he said of its changes. His main concern for the town is parking and congestion. He’s been on the parking board for the city for the last 25 years and started the parking study committee. “I watched the Ave get really good, but it can now get bad,” he said. The traffic and lack of parking he believes will drive people away. “People will want to come here but give up thinking they have no where to park,” he said.

Bruce resides with his wife at Ocean Ridge. He owns his home near the beach since the 1950s. “I got offers on that house, too,” he said. “Everyone wants to buy it. But I love it, why would I sell it?” He “escaped” from New Jersey 37 years ago and moved to Delray. “The cold and the gambling” triggered the escape (as he calls it). During a recent visit at the shop Gimmy kept busy. The phone was ringing. A woman walked in to pick up her fixed clothes. A guy walked in to buy colorful crab trousers. The mail lady walked in and they had an argument about a missed package. He knows the people based on their taste in clothes. Pointing at a wild color tie he says, “This is a ‘loud mouth’ tie.” You can see his love for the action the store provides him. Although he’s retiring, he is not going anywhere. He will still reside and own the store real estate right here and his home in Ocean Ridge. He is also going to launch an online business - He owns trousershop.com for 20 years now and hasn’t done anything with it yet.

LIFE

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Employees from Papa’s Raw Bar, from left, Bri Fernandes, Kaitlyn Alise Tainah Guinaraes and Chris Nino, both from Louis Bossi’s Ristorante, and Tiffany Linton, show the crowd at the Taste of Recovery event some Bar & Pizzeria, offered free sombreros to the crowd at the Taste of Reof what’s on the menu. (Photo by Dale King) covery event. (Photo by Dale King)

First ‘Taste of Recovery’ raises $100K to help fight addictions By: Dale King Contributing Writer Murky weather didn’t dissuade nearly 1,000 people from attending the inaugural “Taste of Recovery” culinary festival at the Old School Square Pavilion in Delray Beach June 3. The event, a benefit for the Crossroads Club, brought in close to $100,000 for the facility’s development and community programs. The club, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, is a non-profit, nocharge facility that provides a safe haven for anyone whose lives have been adversely affected by the use of addictive substances. Crowds braved dark skies and drizzling rain to nab food samples from restaurants that set up cooking apparatus under the pavilion roof. Comedians and musical groups offered entertainment on the nearby stage, performing to an audience tucked under a large cover. The event was hosted by Louie Bossi, executive chef and partner at Big Time Restaurant Group’s Louie Bossi Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria, located in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. “Almost every family, including my own, has been impacted by ad-

diction and I’m proud to be in my ninth year of recovery, which might not have been possible without the support of The Crossroads Club,” Bossi said. “This event is a tribute to all who have lost their lives and to those in recovery. The restaurant industry in particular has large numbers of employees in recovery.” In addition to Louis Bossi’s, participating restaurants included Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar, City Oyster & Sushi Bar, Farmer’s Table, The Grille on Congress, Max’s Harvest, Tucker Duke’s, Rebel House, Josie’s Ristorante, Papa’s Raw Bar, Oceans 234, Fries to Caviar, Outback Steakhouse, El Camino, Cut 432, Fro Pro Snack Bar and Bolay. Seasons 52 provided desserts. Vero Water, AC Beverage and San Giorgio Coffee provided drinks. The evening’s MC was nationally known comedian, Sarge, who was joined on stage by comedian Rick Corso, who was selected as one of Showtime’s Comedy Club All Stars and was a member of Comedy Central’s “The A List.” Joey Piazza, The Jazz and Swing Society Band and Dave Scott and the Reckless Shots provided tunes. The chefs competed for cash prizes

for “Best Bite.” Judges included Chef Jim Furci and food writers Mike Mayo and Jan Norris. The “winning dish” came from Josie’s Ristorante, created by Chefs Mark Millitello and Sebastiano Setticasi. The second and third place winners were Rebel House and Fries to Caviar. Committee members included sponsor chair Christopher Finley, Herbert Roth, Kristina Lake, Amy Gonzalez, George Jahn, Louie Bossi, Tony Allerton, Steven English, Sarge Pickman, Mike Munger, Jamie Poist and Gary Marcoe. The Crossroads Club offers meeting spaces for Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Nicotine Anonymous, Eating Disorders Anonymous, Food Addicts Anonymous and Mayhem to Miracles for hoarders. It also operates the Living Skills in Schools program, a substance abuse prevention program that serves school-aged children throughout Palm Beach County. Crossroads is open every day of the year to the more than 900 people that visit each day. Since opening, Crossroads Club has helped millions of people, all at no cost to attendees.

From left, Jenn and Ben Schlosser and infant daughter Adeline Schlosser with John Kiviat, their uncle, at the Taste of Recovery event. (Photo by Crowd enjoys entertainment during the Taste of Recovery event at Old School Square in Delray Beach. (Photo by Dale King) Dale King)

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Don’t miss events their own masks with the museum’s pro-

The event ends at 10 p.m. A hand-picked

fessional arts educators. The event costs

team of top chefs will show off their se-

$5 per family.

cret burger blends to a panel of judges. General admission is $50 and includes

Delray’s Got Talent fundraising

event benefiting the Miracle League of Palm Beach County will take place on July 22 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Elks Lodge #1770, 265 NE 4th Ave. The Delray Beach Initiative is hosting the event where proceeds will help keep the fall season of the league fee free. Participate in the show, come as a guest or become a sponsor. Visit http://delraybeachinitia-

unlimited tasting and three drink tickets. VIP costs $75 in pre-sale and $125

explores the subject of creativity. For four

after for unlimited food and drink. Vis-

weeks in July, the Museum will show five

it http://www.bocaburgerbattle.com for

titles that highlight artists, scientists, and

more information.

more accomplished thinkers who have pursued unconventional paths. Films are scheduled twice each week, at 6:00 pm on

6 Catch three Friday night concerts at

Thursdays and repeated again at 2:00 pm

Mizner Amphitheater this month during

on Fridays. Check bocamuseum.org for

Boca Raton’s Summer in the City Con-

listings of the screenings.

cert Series. On July 7, Liverpool Live- The Beatles Tribute, on July 14, Turnstiles-

tive.com for more information.

Billy Joel Tribute and on July 21, Petty Hearts- Tom Petty Tribute. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. The concerts are free and open to the public.

9 Beer lovers can head to the Palm Beach Summer Beer Fest on July 22 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. There will be two sessions, the first from noon to

2 Head to the Palm Beach Photographic Centre to catch its newest exhibition: John Reuter Second Impressions, Polaroid Process to Singapore Infrared. Reuter, a photographer since the early 1970s, specialized in Polaroid materials, most notably his SX-70 constructions, combining photography with painting and collage. He joined the Polaroid Corporation in 1978 as a senior photographer, later becoming director of the legendary 20x24 Studio. His work evolved through large scale Polaroid Image

3:30 p.m. and the second from 5:30 to 9

4 The Cornell Art museum is hosting

p.m. Tickets cost $45 for general admis-

its 4th Annual 6×6 Art Sale featuring over

sion and $75 for VIP, which allows early

300 donated 6×6-inch works in a variety

access. Visit http://www.palmbeachsum-

of media, from all ages, from all around

merbeerfest.com for more information.

the country on Thursday, July 27th from 6-8 p.m. Admission costs $5. The event will take place at the Crest Theatre Galleries. Come and preview the works during the month of July and take home an original on July 27. All pieces will be sold for just $30 each, and all proceeds benefit the Cornell Art Museum.

7 The city of Boca will screen the movie Moana on Friday, July 28 at Mizner Park Amphitheater as part of the Summer in the City Concert Series. A Polynesian dance pre-show will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will be screened at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Transfers to digital imaging in the 1980s, to his more recent forays into video and

play by Kate Hamill based on the Jane

a documentary, Camera Ready: The Po-

Austin novel, running through Saturday,

laroid 20x24 Project. The Photo Centre

July 22; the musical “Into the Woods”

is located at the City Center municipal

running through Sunday, July 30; and

complex at 415 Clematis St. Hours are

two big band concerts will be presented

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 10 more information, call 561-253-2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.

tival Repertory 2017 continues this month with “Sense and Sensibility,” a

filmmaking. He is currently working on

a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For

10 Florida Atlantic University’s Fes-

on Saturday, July 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m. All shows are in the

5 Make African masks with the family

University Theatre and Studio One The-

at 10 a.m. on July 8 during the monthly family program smART at the Boca

atre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton cam-

Raton Museum of Art. Participants will

8 The 6th Annual Boca Burger Battle

pus. Tickets are $25 at www.fauevents.

3 Admission to the Boca Raton Muse-

have the ,museum to themselves to ex-

returns to Sunburn Square Park on Sat-

com or by calling 800-564-9539. Pack-

um of Art is free this month. The muse-

plore the African art collection before the

urday, July 15. VIP admission begins at

age and group tickets are also available

um is also featuring a free film series that

galleries open to the public, then make

6 p.m. with general admission at 7 p.m.

at 561-297-6124.

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Cultural Conversation: Cultural Council awards $4.37 million in arts grants By: Dale King Contributing Writer Tourist dollars offers a big boost to Florida’s economy. And in Palm Beach County, 33 cultural arts organizations will be splitting more than $4 million in cash spent by visitors to all parts of the Sunshine State. The Cultural Council of

lege of Arts and Letters, $137,067 and the Boca Raton Historical Society, $81,862. Organizations in Delray Beach receiving Category B grants were Old School Square Center for the Arts, $164,111 and The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, $181,976.

Spady Museum in Delray Beach. (Submitted photo)

Palm Beach County has awarded $3.89 million in grants to 22 major institutions and $481,000 in grants to 11 mid-sized arts and cultural groups in Palm Beach County for fiscal year 2017-2018. Its recommendations were approved by the Tourist Development Council of Palm Beach County’s Board of Directors at its May meeting. “These grants are funded with hotel tax dollars and demonstrate the important role the cultural sector plays in supporting a strong tourism-based economy,” Rena Blades, the council’s president and CEO, said. Major institutions in Boca Raton receiving Category B grants include the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, $86,863; Boca Raton Museum of Art, $209,453; FAU Foundation Inc. / Dorothy F. Schmidt Col-

Other Category B grant recipients in the county were Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Loxahatchee River Historical Society, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Miami City Ballet, Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Palm Beach Opera, Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Palm Beach State College, Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, South Florida Science Center and Aquarium,

SunFest of Palm Beach County, The Armory Art Center, The Society of the Four Arts, Inc. and Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society. Mid-sized institutions receiving Category CII grants in Boca were the Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia, $34,090; Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, $37,227 and the Boca Ballet Theatre Co., $35,906. Delray Beach-based Expanding and Preserving Our Cultural Heritage (EPOCH)/ Spady Museum received $26,950. Also: Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Lake Worth Playhouse, Lighthouse ArtCenter, Palm Beach Poetry Festival, Street Painting Festival, the Palm Beach Symphony Society, and Young Singers of the Palm Beaches. The council promotes Palm Beach County’s cultural experiences to visitors and residents through multi-platform marketing and public information programs, including its one-of-a-kind Cultural Concierge service. For a complete calendar of cultural activities in The Palm Beaches, visit palmbeachculture.com or call 561-471-2901.

B oc a The City of

Raton’s

in the City 2017 Music and Movies Under the Stars at The Mizner Park Amphitheater

FREE MUSIC AND MOVIES Attendees of all ages can enjoy games starting at 6:30 pm. Hollywood Brewery’s Beer Garden open to those 21 and over at 6:30 pm. Beer Garden open

during Tribute Band Concerts only.

Friday, July 7 @ 7:30 pm*

Friday, August 4 @ 7:30 pm*

A Tribute to The Beatles Liverpool Live

A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac Dreams: Crystal Visions

Friday, July 14 @ 7:30 pm*

A Tribute to Billy Joel Turnstiles Friday, July 21@ 7:30 pm*

A Tribute to Tom Petty Petty Hearts Friday, July 28 @ 8:00 pm

Movie: Moana

Friday, August 11 @ 7:30 pm*

A Tribute to Bob Marley Ruffhouse Saturday, August 12 @ 8:00 pm

The Symphonia Boca Raton A Space Odyssey

Polynesian pre-show 7:30 pm *School of Rock @ 7:30 pm; Tribute Band @ 8:00 pm

TICKETED EVENTS Saturday, July 29 @ 7:30 pm Tuesday, August 1 @ 7:30 pm Straight No Chaser and Bar Sertanej Postmodern Jukebox Joao Bosco & Vinicius Double Feature Presented by Arkeo Events Presented by Live Nation

For Tickets Visit MiznerAmp.com

Old Town Hall in Boca Raton, home of Boca Raton Historical Society. (Photo courtesy of Boca Raton Historical Society)

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What’s going on…

val is celebrating its 26th Anniversary this season. Their summer series includes four extraordinary programs that are guaranteed to delight all classical music lovers! A light reception follows each performance. For program and ticket information, visit pbcmf.org or call 561547-1070.

First Friday Art Walk

Old School Square Opens Member and Group Ticket Sales

Friday, July 7 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The July 7th First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Delray Beach features an evening of art, education and relaxation with the participation of 26 galleries and artists, special exhibits, offerings and promotions. The First Friday Art Walk is a self-guided tour held every month, from 6 - 9 p.m. Stroll through art galleries and working studios, and meet talented, local artists that make-up this award-winning arts town. Navigate your way through the myriad styles of art in the Downtown Delray Beach Arts District: Artists Alley (corner of 3rd Street & “Artists Alley” between NE 3rd Ave & NE 4th Ave), Pineapple Grove (NE 2nd Avenue), and Atlantic Avenue. This is a FREE event (no ticket, pass, coupon required) – just show up and start wherever you’d like! Art Walk Brochure & Map available at all participating galleries and studios, and online. For Special Offers & Noteworthy News from our participating galleries & studios, visit DowntownDelrayBeach. com/FirstFridayArtWalk, or phone the DDA at 561.243.1077.

Old School Square The Fieldhouse presents Rum, Rhythm & Rumba, July 8

Saturday, July 8th, 8-10 p.m.; tickets just $45 (all inclusive!); tickets are limited, so buy early! This is the 2nd event in our Sizzlin’ Summer Social Series. Join us for a fun evening of Rum, Rhythm & Rumba at the Fieldhouse! Add a little Salsa, the Hustle, alot of Cha Cha and Swing. too… the best part is that NO PARTNER is necessary! Singles and couples are welcome, and we’re excited to have dancers from the new Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Delray Beach help us get the party started! These amazing dance professionals will demonstrate a dance, teach you a few steps OR dance with you. The evening’s craft cocktails include Pineapple Rum Punch, Spiced Rum Planters Punch and Cruzan Apple. Lite bites will be available. Can’t dance? No worries! Just relax and have FUN! 21 and over only!

Thursday, July 13th – Member sales open, 10 a.m.; Thursday, July 20th – Group sales open, 10 a.m. The 2017-18 Season starts in October, but NOW is the time to purchase individual (non-subscription) tickets if you are an Old School Square member or group tickets if you represent a group of 10 or more people. Tickets must be purchased through the Box Office. View the 2017-18 season brochure and get membership information at OldSchoolSquare. org. This is the time to get the best seats available before the public! Public and internet sales open Tuesday, August 15th at 10 a.m. For questions, call the Box Office at 561-243-7922, ext. 1. Cornell Art Museum Hosts 4th Annual 6x6 Art Sale July 27th

$5.

Crest Theatre Hosts Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival Starting July 9 Sundays, July 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th at 2 pm. The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festi-

15% OFF Time to do summer cleaning

Crest Theatre Galleries, Thursday, July 27th, 6-8 p.m. Admission is

Old School Square is the center of arts & entertainment in downtown Delray Beach and has served as the community’s gathering place for over 25 years. The historic campus welcomes half a million people each year for programs, classes, events and rental activities and includes the intimate Crest Theatre (in the restored 1925 Delray High School building) the Cornell Art Museum (in the 1913 Delray Elementary building), and the Fieldhouse (c. 1925). The Pavilion, which opened in 2002, hosts outdoor concerts and shows. The Creative Arts School (2nd floor of the Crest Theatre building) offers art, photography and writing classes. Old School Square also serves as a venue for community, corporate, private and media events. For information on all programs and services, call 561-243-7922 or visit OldSchoolSquare. org.

Arts Garage

This FUNdraiser for the Cornell Art Museum features over 300 6×6-inch works in a variety of media, donated by artists from around the country. All artwork will be sold for just $30 each, and all proceeds benefit the Cornell Art Museum. This year, due to exciting renovations taking place in the Cornell Art Museum this summer, the exhibit and sale will be held in the Crest Theatre Galleries, and we have added a children’s exhibition area with some amazing pieces! We expect a big crowd, so be prepared! We have a great process that puts everyone into a groups when they arrive and check in. Each group is called in random order to tag and claim the pieces they want. Come and preview these extraordinary works during the month of July and take home an original on July 27th! Creative Arts School Offers a Fun Night of Canvas & Cocktails, July 27

Monday – Friday 8am – 5:30pm Saturday 8am to 1pm Closed Sundays

This is a fun art experience where you can create an art piece in a relaxed atmosphere… all while enjoying a glass of wine, a craft beer or a signature cocktail. Each month offers something different with one of our professional art instructors. No experience necessary! It’s a perfect girls’ night out, group night or date night.

Last Thursday each month, 7- 9 p.m. Pre-registration is required; fee $35 (includes materials and one drink ticket).

Leon Foster Thomas and Drew Tucker with the Florida Rhythm All Stars Sat. July 1 at 8 p.m. A night of jazz by percussion virtuoso from around the state led by jazz steel pan innovator Leon Foster Thomas and the vibraphone maven Drew Tucker. Tickets: $30, $40, $45 artsgarage.org The Ahmad Johnson Trio

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hottest young Latin bands today.

artisans and craftspersons. Vendors can purchase a table for only $15 and it is a great opportunity to put your art in the spotlight!

Tickets: $30, $40, $45 artsgarage.org

artgarage.org ONYX – Eternal Boner & The Remyz Thurs. July 20 at 8 p.m.

The Trifilio Tango Trio with Special Guest Vocalist Mariana Quinteros

Sun. July 2 at 7 p.m. Ahmad Johnson is a West Palm Beach native and this summer, his jazz trio will be touring numerous cities across the east coast such as Miami, West Palm Beach, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. Tickets: $30, $40, $45 artsgarage.org

Sun. July 16 at 7 p.m. Tal Cohen Trio with Special Guests Sun. July 9 at 7 p.m. One of the most original and gifted musicians on today’s jazz scene, the talented pianist and composer Tal Cohen is quickly becoming recognized in the international jazz scene.

Thurs. July 6 at 7 p.m. DADA’s Poetry Slam Team is heading to the National Poetry Slam and needs your help! Poetry Slam is performance poetry where poets have 3 minutes to present their own original works by acting out their poetry through spoken word.

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Thurs. July 20 at 7 p.m.

Batuke Samba Funk!

The ONYX Art Stroll takes place in the Grassroots Gallery and showcases crafts, paintings, jewelry, and more from local

The Batuke Samba Funk project was created in 2010 by the Brazilian bassist, composer Diogo Brown, who invited the singer Mari Macedo and the musicians Cezar Santana (guitar), Adriano De Borba (cavaco).

Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 at day of event

Tickets: $30, $40, $45

Fri. July 14 at 8pm

Team DADA’s Poetry Slam Fundraiser

The Sensational Trifilio Tango Trio from Washington, DC joins forces with celebrated Argentinian Tango singer Mariana Quinteros for an unforgettable night of music and passion at the Arts Garage.

Prepare to immerse yourself in South Florida’s hottest emerging artists at Arts Garage. Get ready to rock out to Eternal Boner & the Remyz!

Manuel Valera Trio

Mellow Mushroom Delray is the place to be this summer to enjoy a perfect pie with all of the family.

Tickets: $30, $40, $45 artsgarage.org

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Ed Calle Sat. July 15 at 8pm

Tiempo Libre

Saxophonist, composer, orchestrator, producer, scholar, professor, and leader Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to sight-read, interpret, and perform virtually any musical style.

Fri. July 7 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $30, $40, $45

The three-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is one the

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Born and raised in Havana, Grammy nominated pianist and composer Manuel Valera since arriving in NYC has become well known in the modern jazz scene.

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Kick back and VIBE Delray’s growing community of talented local musicians now has the opportunity to come out and jam.

“Hand Drummer.” Tickets: $30, $40, $45

Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at event

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Community Dance Jam

SHINE – South Florida’s Premier Open Mic Showcase Wed. July 26 2017 – 8 p.m. Are you an inspiring artist, writer, or musician who is itching for a spot in the limelight? Well now is your chance to SHINE! Arts Garage presents SHINE, a monthly open mic showcase for local talent. The Florida PopTarts

Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at event

Sun. July 23 at 7 p.m.

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Get ready to twist, jerk, swim and head back to the 1960’s! Ultra-cool and loads of fun, the PopTarts are 4 groovy chicks who sing the most popular hits from the 60’s girl groups while dressed in matching 60’s outfits

Unlimited Devotion: A Jerry Garcia Historical Retrospective

Tickets: $30, $40, $45

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Fri. July 28 at 8 p.m. Unlimited Devotion is the Southeast’s premier regional touring Grateful Dead tribute band with an extensive fan base throughout the USA.

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Cool off with the kids at these South Florida waterparks By: Heather McMechan Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers 1 Rapids Water Park, 6566 N. Military Trail, Riviera Beach This water park is for the entire family. You can make a splash in the pools, plunge down the waterslides or relax

along the lazy river. When you’re finished with water play, grab a bite at their snack bars, ice cream parlors or restaurants along the property. Cost: $47.99 plus tax Saturday and Sunday. Children 2 and younger are free.

2 Lion Country Safari, 2003 Lion Country Safari Rd., Loxahatchee This South Florida attraction has so many animals to see as you drive through or walk through the safari. It’s the Safari Splash Park that’s all the rage with over 23 interactive water functions. Parking is for a fee. Admission (per person plus tax):Regular (ages 10-64): $35.00. Seniors (ages 65 and over): $31.50. Children (ages 3-9): $26.00. Toddlers (ages 0-2): FREE

is on from 8:00am to 9:00pm with weather permitting. There are covered pavilions and picnic tables for snack time. For toddlers ages 2 to 5. Cost: Free

5 Coconut Cove Waterpark &

Community Center, 20130 Regional Park Dr. Boca Raton

With an 897-foot river ride, this waterpark has everything a family would need to cool off. The Lily pad walk, two (2) four-story high water slides, a children’s water playground, and a Recreational Pool gives everyone a choice. There are locker rentals, locker rooms and shower facilities for you to get the kids dressed and dry for the ride home. Full-service concession stand is available. Cost: Daily Admission Adult (12 years & older) $10.60, Child (3 to 11 years of age) $8.60, Toddler (1&2 years of age) $4.60, Infant (under 1 year of age) Free

Parking: $8 per vehicle

3 Palm Beach Zoo, 1301 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach With 23 acres of attractions, the Palm Beach Zoo features over 800 species of animals mostly in open natural habitats. You can ride the carousel or the train. Be sure to bring a change of clothes and towel because the centrally located splash pad that will be sure to cool the kids off. Cost: $19.95 adults, $17.95 senior, $14.95 child

4 Pirates Cove Playground, 2000 NW

51st St. Boca Raton

This park is always a hit with the little kids. There is a pirate ship playground with slides and ladders to climb. The island behind the ship is a cushion splash pad with 3 turning cannons that shoot water while a ship’s mast and palm trees shower kids with more water. The water

8 Castaway Island, at T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park, 3300 N. Park Road, Hollywood

Splash Adventure Water Park, Quiet Waters Park Dr. Deerfield Beach This kids’ water park features a variety of interactive splash and spray elements around a shallow pool. There are 4 slides and a giant bucket that fills and rings the bell when it’s ready to dump on the playground. Cost: $5.25/person per session when sessions are in effect, $5.25/person per day when sessions are not in effect. Children under 1 year of age are admitted free. The park’s regular gate entrance fee of $1.50/person (children 5 and under free) is also in effect on weekends and holidays.

7 Calypso Bay Water Park, 151 Lam-

stein Ln., Royal Palm Beach This water park has something for the entire family with an 897-foot river ride. There is a Lily pad walk, two (2) four-story high water slides, a children’s water playground, and a lap pool with diving boards. Locker rentals, locker rooms and shower facilities are also available. They offer a full-service concession stand for lunch or snack time. Cost: $5.25/person per session when sessions are in effect, $5.25/person per day when sessions are not in effect. Children under 1 year of age are admitted free. The park’s regular gate entrance fee of $1.50/person (children 5 and under free) is also in effect on weekends and holidays.

This waterpark has two interactive water playgrounds which are great for all ages. The one is for smaller children, with climbing features and a small slide. The other water playground features buckets that regularly fill with water and dump it out onto the playground below along with other water play. It has a zero-entry, hard-bottom Swim Lagoon with a waterfall at one end. The aquatics complex also includes a marina with boat rentals. $8.50/person + Florida sales tax ($9.01) for the entire day; $5.25/person + Florida sales tax ($5.57) after 3 p.m. Children 12 months and under are admitted free. An individual season pass (Find It All card) is available for $64 + Florida sales tax ($67.84) per person, which includes admission to Tropical Splash, Splash Adventure, and Castaway Island water parks. The park’s regular gate fee of $1.50/ person (children 5 and under free) is also in effect on weekends and holidays. Applicable Florida sales tax will be added to all fees except gate fee.

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Aprés at the Beach goes down smoothly, features 80 craft cocktails, 3,000 attendees By: David DiPino Contributing Writer With cocktail coupe glasses consisting of Coopers’ Craft Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey tilted in their hands and mixed refreshingly into a frothy delight named the Godfather 2 made by bartender Fitzy, alongside spirit sommeliers stood in the ambient front bar at 32 East smiling attractively. To get to Delray Beach, some took the first plane in the morning out of Boulder, Colorado, after they absolutely shredded the slopes summer skiing in Aspen. By afternoon they were delightfully sipping Fitzy’s effort, which later in the weekend in Delray Beach earned the restaurant, 32 East, a Jury Award Honorable Mention for 32 East and Coopers’ Craft in the Great Après At The Beach Pub Crawl And Cocktail Competition. Even though he resides in sunny Delray Beach, it’s not uncommon for Fitzy to craft his cocktail creations similar to the different layers of ski slopes found on a snowy Aspen mountain.

Sandbar bartender Desiree Jones winner of the Audience Award Honorable Mention for her Rosebird with Stoli at the Great Après At The Beach Pub Crawl And Cocktail Competition. Photo By: David DiPino.

“I have so many funky bitters (I make from scratch on a daily basis) to use,” said John Fitzpatrick, head bartender at 32 East. “This cocktail here known as the Godfather 2 it could be a two sipper almost.” Many of the Après patrons downed the Godfather 2 in just two sips, puckered their lips and smiled at Fitzy. With lanyard pass hole punched in it by an attractive representative they moved down Atlantic Avenue with a confident strut towards Caffe Martier. But, before they turned east on Atlantic, they noticed quite a party going on at ROK:BGR. Again, an attractive twenty something guided them toward the door at ROK:BGR and one step inside the door, everyone discovered another treat. In ROK:BRGR, Après attendees sat cheerful, lively and perky on bar stools as they sipped and enjoyed their free swag woman in black mini dresses and high heels from Woodford Reserve gave them as freebies.

Bartender John “Fitzy” Fitzpatrick, a legendary bartender at 32 East, pours perfect Godfather 2 cocktails with Coopers’ Craft at the Great Après At The Beach Pub Crawl And Cocktail Competition. Fitzy won 32 East earned the Jury Award Honorable Mention. Photo By: David DiPino.

Sebastien Derbomez shakes up a Monkey Shoulder Trevor Schneide at the Reyka ice bar at Apres at cocktail. Submitted photo. the Beach event. Submitted photo.

There is no better way to meet Delray Beach’s best mixologists and bartenders and enjoy the fun in the sun before it gets too hot and hurricane season threatens than the Après At The Beach and the Great Après At The Beach Pub Crawl And Cocktail Competition. Or should it be pointed out, a great way to spend a weekend getting to know Delray Beach’s famed bartenders and mixologists outside of season, there’s Fitzy at 32 East, Erica Watkins at The Old Arcade at Caffe Martier, winner of the Audience Award Best Cocktail with her Funky Ginger cocktail with New Amsterdam Gin, mixologist Keith Popejoy winner of the Jury Award Best Cocktail for Death or Glory with his Prize Fighter’s Breakfast featuring Tullamore Dew, Sandbar bartender Desiree Jones winner of the Audience Award Honorable Mention for her Rosebird with Stoli and mixologist Greg Weiss winner of the Best Save of the Day by Death or Glory with his Chili Chile featuring Hendrick’s Gin.

city. Bob Wieder a.k.a. “Bobby Delray” and Angela Maria Botero were a Delray Beach couple who really enjoyed the first annual Aprés at the Beach and some of the 80 craft cocktail tasting options, mixology seminars, pop-up experiences and exclusive tastings.

Bartender Nikki Palazzolo won ROK:BRGR the Best Aprés Beach Scene award with her Orange Is The New Black cocktail featuring Woodford Reserve and a drink Inga thoroughly enjoyed at the beach and then the pool. JoJo Low helped Deck 84 patrons cool down with her French Quarter Lemonade featuring Bayou Rum.

The weekend culminated with the Great Après Pub Crawl & Cocktail Competition on a cloudless Sunday and along the popular Atlantic Avenue featuring 32 East, ROK:BRGR, Death or Glory, SandBar, Deck 84, and Caffe Martier. Participating spirit brands included Stoli, Tullamore Dew, Hendrick’s, New Amsterdam Gin and Woodford Reserve.

Aprés at the Beach organizers confirmed over 3,000 people attended the three-day event in Delray Beach at the Delray Beach Marriott and various venues throughout the

Joe Lang, Laura Albers and Kevin Haasarud produced the Aprés at the Beach events. For more information visit: www.apresatthebeach.com.

“We absolutely enjoyed the first annual Aprés at the Beach weekend of parties, tastings, and education. We love Spirits. Bravo to the event organizers!” Wieder said. Aprés at the Beach partnered locally with Breakthru Beverage and lead sponsors William Grant & Sons, Stoli Group USA and Brown-Forman. The Grand Tasting Village Experience included “Aspen in Delray: Craft Under the Stars” featuring DJ Vinny Vinsane, Beach Yoga, “Aprés All Day” pool party and a Tiki-Hula Dance Party with DJ Troubles. Stoli Elit, Jack Daniels, Coopers Craft and Woodford Reserve held interactive seminars at Death or Glory as well.

Max’s Harvest hires new executive chef Staff report With Chef Eric Baker departing to start his own restaurant in West Palm Beach, Max’s Harvest has hired Blair Wilson as its new executive chef. Wilson comes from The Social Club on Miami Beach, where he served as Executive Chef. “We are particularly excited that Eric Baker is opening his own restaurant,” co-owner of Max’s Harvest Dennis Max said. “I’m proud of the fact that I’ve worked with such great people who have learned from us and then been able to graduate to another level and follow their dreams. It’s the highest compliment to Max’s

Harvest and is the natural order of things in our business.” Wilson has received a number of accolades while at The Social Club, including “Best Breakfast in Miami” from New Times, “Top Ten Best Ribs in South Florida” by Eater, “Top Ten Restaurants in South Beach” by Thrillist and the coveted “People’s Choice Award.” He also received the “Snail of Approval” from the Miami Chapter of the Slow Food Movement. “Although Southern food holds a special place in my heart, I enjoy exploring all the flavors of the world,” said Wilson, who started out at Rustico Restaurant and Jackson 20, both in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. He has also been at the restaurants at the Charles-

ton Place Hotel in South Carolina, Colorado’s Broadmoor Hotel and at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans. “I always find ways to incorporate the techniques and ingredients from where I’ve lived into my cuisine.” Virginia-native Wilson fell into cooking while working at a historical farm near his Alexandria, Virginia home. When a large wedding reception left the farm’s chef short-staffed, Wilson jumped in to help and impressed the chef so much that she kept him on the catering staff throughout his college career. Though he graduated with degrees in business management and computer science, Wilson went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America and is also trained in whole animal butchery and

charcuterie. “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really alive,” general manager Pete Stampone said. “Congratulations Eric Baker on your new venture. Chef Blair Wilson is going to take us into a new chapter of growth, and we could not be more excited.”

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Restaurant Roundup Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week returns next month Staff report The second annual Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week 2017 returns next month from Aug. 1-7.

Batch Gastropub, a popular place for cocktails, food and football, opened its second location last month in West Delray.

Beach Downtown Development Authority in partnership with downtown Delray Beach restaurants, cafés and juice bars lo-

Located at Delray Marketplace, 14813 Lyons Road, the restaurant and craft cocktail bar, features all food and drink made from scratch.

cated in The Set, Atlantic Avenue, Pineapple Grove, SOFA, Federal Highway and the beach. The event showcases downtown dining options and culinary experiences with special multi-course prix fixe lunch and

restaurant. No passes, tickets or coupons

Farmhouse Kitchen, JuiceBuzz, Juice

dinner menus and culinary experienc-

required.

Papi, Max’s Harvest, Mellow Mushroom,

pairing dinners, juicing/nutrition class, cocktail classes and chef demonstrations.

Participants as of June 14 include: 32 East, 50 Ocean, Big Al’s Steak, Boston’s On The Beach, Caffe Luna Rosa, City

PRIME , Racks Fish House & Oyster Bar, SALT 7, Sandwiches By The Sea, Sazio, Windy City Pizza.

Reservations are strongly encouraged

Oyster & Sushi Bar, CREAM, Death or

For more information, www.downtown-

and may be made directly through the

Glory, Delray Hideaway, Eat Market,

delraybeach.com/RestaurantWeek

MIA Kitchen & Bar opens in West Delray Staff report MIA Kitchen & Bar, which stands for modern, inventive, authentic, is opened. “We have been anticipating this opening for several months,” Proprietor Joey LoGrasso said. “And we thank our loyal followers for their support.” Chef Blake Malatesta, formerly of 50 Ocean, said the goal is to bring local flavor to the table, showcasing Florida farming, agriculture, breweries, distilleries and more. “We want to educate the public on what Florida does,” Malatesta said. “There’s a lot more to this state than Disney, South Beach and Key West.” MIA will be serving dinner and happy hour seven days a week starting at 3 p.m. In the upcoming months, look for live music and local artists who will transform the restaurant into a cultural hub.

Batch Gastropub opens second location in Delray Marketplace Staff report

The event is produced by the Delray

es including wine & beer tasting/food

“I always wanted to open a place that doesn’t just serve food,” Malatesta said. “The restaurant will boast a lively dining scene with the open kitchen and contemporary bar. When dining, the guests will be excited to engage with their surroundings. MIA is the place you will come to experience new things and interact with the community.”

Batch also will feature 16 beers on tap and a host of bottle options, mostly consisting of Florida and other American craft beers, as well as a wide variety of new world wines. In the kitchen, there is no freezer, just a walk-in cooler. Food items including produce are sourced locally. Batch will also feature live, local music, has all sports programming packages and shows UFC fights without cover. “We wanted to come up to Palm Beach County,” owner Kevin Danilo said. His first location in Miami has been opened since Dec. 2013. The concept is to appeal to casual diners who want to be able to enjoy fresh, high quality food, along with a vibrant bar scene, sports and entertainment. Danilo says he looked at more than 20 locations over the last 18 months to find the perfect location for Batch’s second location. He said he was attracted to the Delray Marketplace because it is a growing area with working professionals and young families.

LoGrasso took on the project with the belief and idea of creating a long-lasting establishment in the community just like his other concepts, Mamma Mia’s Trattoria, Mamma Mia’s Trattoria Express, Mia Dolce Gelato and, coming soon, Every Event Catering. “The unique character of MIA will be a different approach to the dining experience. I wanted to step out of the more traditional scene of cooking and step into a no-boundary culinary experience,” LoGrasso said. “I want to give people what they want and have fun do-

At the bar, all syrups, bitters, tonics, juices and even the root beer is made in house. The restaurant even creates its own brandied cherries. The “batching” system features barrel aged cocktails, house infused liquors and libations on tap. The in-house Fireball takes six weeks to make.

ing it.”

“We want to be a place where everyone feels welcome,” he said. “West Delray Beach is an incredible area that has been starving for a fun casual dining concept, we’re excited to be able to step in and provide that to the locals.”

To learn more, visit www.mia.kitchen. MIA is located at 7901 W Atlantic Ave #101.

Batch will be open for lunch, brunch, dinner and late night food/drinks.

Long Ribbons (tagliatelle): gator sausage puttanesca, roasted garlic, local chilies, Bottarga & Sambuca. Photo courtesy of LibbyVision.com

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Dash around the world: Mexico By: Joel Dash Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers

Mexico, our neighbor to the south is one of the most popular travel destinations. Negative press, mostly about the drug cartels, has scared potential visitors, but the tourist destinations have been a safe haven. It is a popular destination for honeymoons, destination weddings, family reunions, multi-generational trips, singles, snorkeling, golf and cultural exploration. Don’t forget that you musth have a valid passport to travel to Mexico. One of the most popular things about travel to Mexico is that there are many all-inclusive resorts, which helps in making affordable vacations.

Cancun-Riviera Maya: North Americas’ top international travel destination is a city of fancy hotels and white-sand beaches. Cancun brings sun-filled adventure in turquoise waters during the date and late nights of

music and peppy cocktails. If there is ever a time away from Cancun’s charm, a must-do experience is embarking on a day trip to the Mayan ruins at Chicen-Itza. Also sharing the Cancun airport, and located to the south of Cancun, is Riviera Maya. Most of the hotels are all-inclusive and offer spa and golf packages. For a culture-filled choice, take a day trip to the ruins of Talum, the only Mayan ruins by the sea, or Coba, which is hidden away in the Riviera Maya jungle.

and golf courses, while Zihuatanejo holds its laid back lifestyle a bit closer to the heart. This stretch of Pacific coastline is among Mexico’s most scenic, with sun and sea activities available year-round. Los Cabos: The magic of the Sea of Cortez is enough incentive to head to Baja California Sur, but the beauty and comforts of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, sister towns connected by the Trans-Peninsular Highway, make a visit that much sweeter. Take in the famous Arch, get tickled by a spicy margarita at Medano Beach, book a spa treatment and go art-gallery hopping in San Jose, as this destination is all about fun and play.

Cozumel: Just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, the island of Cozumel is home to part of the Mesoamerican Reef, the largest of the its kind in the Western Hemisphere. Rent a Jeep, a bike or a moped and explore this Mayan sanctuary, spacing almost as much time underwater as you do on land.

Puerto Vallarta-Riviera Nayarit: Smuggled between Banderas Bay and the southern portion of the Sierra Madre Mountains, Puerto Vallarta is a vision of pitched roofs covered in red tiles, stone walls adorned with bougainvillea and artistic expression everywhere you turn. This is a city whose rise as a tourist hotspot is often attributed to a Hollywood movie, but its natural beauty is better than anything you’ll see on the big screen. Also using the same airport and located just north is Riviera Nayarit, with upscale reports featuring golf and spas.

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo: Just a few miles apart, Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo are often lumped together as a grand 2-in-1 destination, but they are in fact, quite different from each other. Ixtapa is home to the more modern hotels

Acapulco: Mexico’s original No. 1 resort of the Pacific Coast is Acapulco. It has highright beachfront hotels with a vibrant highlight. Still popular in Acapulco is shopping in the numerous boutiques, as well as native

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Marc Falsetto of J.E.Y. Hospitality Group 1 Tell us a little bit about

yourself and how you got into the restaurant business?

I am the Co-Founder of J.E.Y Hospitality Group. J.E.Y, meaning, Just Enjoy Yourself, started just shortly after my business partner Charles Hazlett and I opened the first OK:BRGR Burger Bar & Gastro Pub in the historic Himmarshee Village located in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Just Enjoy Yourself, is the parent company of multiple restaurant concepts including Rok:BRGR, Himmarshee Public House, TacoCraft, Pizza Craft, The Apothecary 330 and underground mezcaleria, Mercado Negro. My hospitality roots started at the University of Central Florida. In 2000, I approached the popular hangout, Devaney’s Too, to run their promotions and nightly events. Between 2000 and 2006, me and my team of promoters hosted over 1,000 parties, concerts, and block parties at college hot spots like Roxy, Makos, Bar Orlando, Dragon Room, Knight

Library, Church Street, The Pub, and countless others. They offered all-youcan-drink nights, cover charges for free beer and the first promotional group to offer free rides from the UCF campus to downtown Orlando.

locations (South Miami, Hallandale and Fort Lauderdale too).

2 We understand you have a slew

We would love to see our brands expand to Delray. It is all about timing, and when locations become available though. Timing and location is everything.

of restaurants in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. What made you decide to open your first Palm Beach County location in Delray? We have always looked to expand in to Delray since the locals and visitors that come to Atlantic Ave are in line with our brand. The vibe of Delray and the growth and success it has had in the past few years really drew our attention. When the space opened up, it was a perfect sign to go forward with it.

3 Out of all your different brands why did you decide to expand the ROK:BRGR concept to Delray? ROK:BRGR is really on track for expansion in many cities since the vibe that we create can easily fit in with any city. It has been highly successful in different

4 Can we expect to see any of your other restaurants in Delray or Palm Beach County?

5 How many burgers are on the menu and how did you come up with so many versions of a hamburger? What is your favorite menu item? We have 18 signature gourmet burgers on our menu that are hand crafted with the highest quality ingredients. My team and I came up with the creation of many of the burgers through many years of experimenting what flavors we liked and what our customers like. Building and exploring different flavor profiles of burgers are always fun and seeing how people respond to the craziest toppings on a burger. We get creative, like trying peanut butter and jelly

on a burger is actually pretty amazing. We created scratch made peanut butter and a local strawberry jam and added smoked pepper bacon for the Fat Elvis!! Just try it and you will see what I mean. My favorite is the ROK:BRGR - a classic burger with smoked pepper bacon and Vermont cheddar cheese topped with house made Bourbon BBQ Sauce (we actually bottle the sauce and sell it too because everyone loves this stuff). A meal can’t get better then that for me!

Death or Glory stirs up cocktails, fresh food Staff report Cocktails and comfort. That is the goal of one of Delray’s newest restaurants, Death or Glory. When the founders got together to create the concept, they agreed they wanted the vibe to feel like a place locals could come and hang out, as if they were in their own home. The restaurant is located in a historic house, the 1925 Falcon House.

“It is all about this house,” co-founder Annie Blake said. “We love this house.” The team of Blake who also works for Cocktail Kingdom, Ayme Harrison, former owner of Kreepy Tiki; Isaac Grillo and April DeVona, co-founders of Repour Bar in Miami, all knew each other from the hospitality industry. They decided to join forces to bring Death or Glory to fruition. Inside, the house looks like it is someone’s

home. Real family photos that date back to a time before color film line the walls. The outside bar, a rum bar, pays homage to the rum rummers of yesteryear. Blake said the team worked together to fix up the interior to bring back the glory of the Falcon House. “We wanted to shake it up in a really comfy home,” she said. As for the name of the watering hole, Blake said everyone has their opinion on the boldness of it. In actuality, she said the name comes from a song by The Clash. Head bartender Keith Popejoy also had a pop-up bar last year with the same name. The founders all have a background in craft cocktails. Making a proper cocktail is all about knowing the history of cocktails, Blake said.

Mayor Cary Glickstein joins the founders of Death or Glory for their official ribbon cutting ceremony. Photo courtesy of Lucas Stein Photography.

Death or Glory bartender shakes up a cocktail. Photo courtesy of Lucas Stein Photography.

ized absinthe and aromatic bitters; Peachy Blinders, an unsuspecting whiskey drink, of Jameson Irish Whiskey, lemon, ginger peach jam, garden basil and egg white; and classics like a Mai-Tai, Flor de Cana, mandarine napoleon, like, orgea, served in a fitting tiki-themed glass. As for the food, that is always changing as well. Chef Jessie Steele creates items from local farms that change seasonally.

She said all the bartenders know why certain flavors work with others. They know how to master classics as well as new concoctions.

On a recent late afternoon, locals began filing in at the bar for happy hour. Just a few weeks after opening they joked with their favorite bartenders while sipping on a craft cocktail.

Cocktails include the Jet Pilot, Mt. Gay Rum, grapefruit, cassia, falernum, atom-

“We are here for the Delray community,” Blake said.

HEALTH

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Summer heat may bring health problems By: West Boca Medical Center Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Summer’s warmer temperatures and longer days give your children more opportunities to be outside and enjoy themselves. As the temperatures rise and the humidity soars, you may start hearing the weather stations talk about the “heat index.” A heat index tells the temperature your body feels when the actual air temperature is combined with the relative humidity. This means that if the temperature outside is 90º F, and the humidity is 70 percent, then it feels like 105 º F. If you’re directly in the sun, the heat index might be as much as 15 degrees higher. This combination of heat and humidity makes it harder for your child’s body to cool itself by giving off heat. As a result, children’s internal temperature will rise, and heat-related illnesses might result. Young children, and those who are sick or overweight are most likely to develop problems due to heat, but anyone can have a heat-related illness.

Heat exhaustion is the second stage of heat illness. This means that your body can’t keep itself cool. Symptoms may include thirst, dizziness, weakness, lack of coordination, nausea and profuse sweating. Their body temperature will be normal, but their skin will feel cold and clammy. If you start to see the signs of heat exhaustion, follow the steps listed above. If they don’t start feeling better soon, you should seek emergency medical care. The final stage is heat stroke, which requires immediate emergency care. This is a life-threatening illness where your body can’t regulate its temperature by sweating. If this occurs, your temperature rises so high that brain damage or death may occur. During heat stroke, your internal temperature may reach 106 º F within 10 to 15 minutes. The warning signs of heat stroke include: • Body temperature of 103 º F or more

Stages of Heat Illnesses

• Skin that is red, hot and dry

For most kids, there are warning signs that the heat is beginning to affect them. The first sign may be muscle cramps in the stomach, arms or legs. You may see swelling in their feet, legs and ankles. Another early warning sign may be dizziness or feeling faint. If you notice these early signs of heat illnesses in your children, here are some steps you can take:

• Lack of sweating

• Stop any physical activity and move them to a cooler, shady area. • Have them drink plenty of fluids, but avoid drinks containing caffeine. • Put their legs up if you notice swelling or feel dizzy. If these measures don’t work, contact their pediatrician.

• Throbbing headache • Dizziness • Nausea • Mental confusion • Unconsciousness Remember that if you see the signs of heat stroke, this is a life-threatening emergency. Anyone with these symptoms should be taken immediately to the closest emergency facility. Call 9-1-1 for emergency assistance and start trying to cool the person until help arrives. Prevention is best You can prevent most problems with heat illnesses. If your home doesn’t have air conditioning, con-

sider getting a small, window unit to cool one room so that you have a cool place to rest during extreme heat. Use fans to circulate the air. Stay indoors during the heat of the day and limit your exposure to the sun. There are many public buildings like libraries, malls and movie theaters where you can go during the heat of the day. During days of extreme heat, many towns will open special cooling shelters for people to use. Drink plenty of fluids, especially those that don’t contain alcohol or caffeine. Eat light, well-balanced meals. Wear loose-fitting, lightweight clothing. Lighter colors will help reflect heat and keep you cooler. Wear a wide-brimmed hat to shade your face and neck. Most importantly, avoid strenuous activities such as exercise, working in the yard during the middle of the day. Children are prone to heat stroke. Sometimes it’s just minor but for more serious issues, parents need to have an ER dedicated to treating young patients. Our Pediatric ER is designed specifically for children, and our goal is to see your child in 30 minutes or less. Since the pediatric ER treats newborns up to children 18 years of age, our waiting room is for kids only. If your child’s condition is not urgent, we offer an online ER check-in service to reserve your time online and comfortably wait at home. It’s quick, easy and our goal is to have you your child be seen by a healthcare professional within minutes of your scheduled time.

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Game changer for stroke rehabilitation By: Dr. John C. Conde DC, DACNB Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Stroke, or cerebral vascular accident, occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures or is blocked by a blood clot. Typically a stroke produced by a ruptured blood vessel is termed a hemorrhagic stroke where as one caused by a clot is termed an ischemic stroke. Either way the effects can be devastating rendering the individual with paralysis, spasticity, dizziness, disequilibrium, speech difficulties, fatigue, anger, aggression, anxiety, and even death. The American Stroke Association has launched a campaign termed FAST which stands for face, arm, speech, and time. This

campaign focuses on prevention and increased vigilance from the individual and surrounding friends and family. The main warning signs that are highlighted here are a drooping face, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and the last one being time to call. The understanding in the medical literature is that the faster an individual receives treatment the greater the chance for survival. In the event a stroke is identified the major treatment options are aimed at dissolving the clot in an ischemic stroke which includes a procedure known as IV rtPA, tissue plasminogen activator. This treatment must be administered

within 3 hours of onset making stroke identification paramount. Other treatment options include endovascular procedures such as stents and surgical procedures which mostly utilized in hemorrhagic strokes. Stroke rehabilitation is essential for restoring a person’s functional capabilities to at or near pre-stroke status. As in acute care, timing is of the essence. Beginning rehabilitation as soon as possible is important to limit neurons in the brain termed astrocytes from producing excessive scar tissue and thus limiting neuronal activity. A proper examination with an accurate diagnosis is just as important in directing the treatment to the correct location in the nervous system. Traditional rehabilitation encompasses speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. However, technology and knowledge in the field of neurological rehabilita-

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tion has advanced significantly in the last ten years. Three cutting-edge rehabilitative procedures will be reviewed and include Interactive Metronome, Dynavision D2, and mirror therapy. These therapies are all based on a concept called neuroplasticity which states that the brain can change or mold according to the environmental stimuli it is exposed to. They are also very heavily researched and allow the examiner and therapist to objectify the findings allowing for proper progression. In referencing Interactive Metronome, this is primarily a motor-timing therapy. It works on a neurological process called efferent copy which integrates the cerebellum and the frontal lobe, two very important parts of the brain that allow us to have executive functions and independent thought processes. The exercise requires the user to keep up with a computer generated beat that is delivered in both an auditory and visual manner. In regards to the Dynavision D2, this is a revolutionary diagnostic and rehabilitative tool. It works on visuo-motor-spatial skills as well as the efferent copy mechanisms referred to earlier. This therapy also has a positive effect on the cerebellum and the frontal lobe. The user is required to manually compress targets made up of LED lights that are blinking in a strategically established manner according to the neurological presentation of the person. The information is recorded and attention is focused on speed and sequence. Lastly, mirror therapy works on the mirror neurons in the frontal lobe. This is an excellent therapy for limb dysfunction as in spasticity when a person’s arm is curled up and usage is difficult and in foot drop when the person loses the ability to elevate the foot of the floor when walking. The goal of this therapy is to “trick” the brain into thinking the affected limb is fully functional. This therapy can actually activate the neurons in the pathway producing the limb movement without actually moving the affected limb. Mirror therapy was founded by a neurologist named V.S. Ramachandran, director of the Centre for Brain and Cognition. Nutritional and dietary considerations must be taken into account when rehabilitating a stroke patient. Emphasis must be placed on reducing inflammation through anti-inflammatory based diets that remove foods like red meat, fried foods, dairy, peanuts, and partially hydrogenated oils. Importance must also be placed on consuming a low glycemic diet to reduce excessive insulin production from the pancreas and subsequently reduce the neurodegenerative effects of insulin on the brain. In conjunction with eating more complex carbohydrates it is important to eat many meals throughout the day. I usually recommend eating every two hours with the largest meals coming before 2:00PM. Anti-oxidants such as CO-Q10, reduced glutathione, acetyl-L-carnitine, and alpha-lipoic acid are effective free radical scavengers. Following a stroke, free radical production is significantly elevated due to altered physiology therefore reducing there harmful effects on cells is conducive to healing. Dr. John Conde is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist, one of only one thousand in the country. He holds diplomate status through the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. He provides specialized care for difficult cases of back neck pain, numbness-tingling, vertigo-dizziness balance disorders, fibromyalgia, migraines, AD/HD, autism, and dyslexia. His office is located at the Atlantic Grove in Delray Beach, FL and can be reached at 561-330-6096, drconde@thecondecenter. com, and at www.thecondecenter.com

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A new hope for depression: Part 1 By: Raul J. Rodriguez MD, DABPN, DABAM, MRO Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Treatment resistant depression is one of the most crippling and emotionally devastating conditions known to man. The loss of hope in ever recovering from a disease that does not respond to conventional treatment and has hopelessness as one of its symptoms can lead to a deadly downward spiral. Many good medications have been developed to treat Major Depression over the years, but sometimes the disease can be too severe and the medicine does not work. Some intensive treatments, such as ECT, are very effective but have severe side effects. This leaves many patients seeking a better solution. This dire need for a better solution led to the development of TMS. So what exactly is TMS? TMS is the acronym for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, which is a cutting edge treatment for depression that involves stimulation of brain tissue using electromagnetic pulses. This noninvasive procedure improves symptoms of depression by activated the parts of the brain associated with mood control and depression. TMS has grown in popularity due to the high degree of effectiveness while having very few side effects and absolutely no circulation of medication in the bloodstream. The process starts with the placement of an electromagnetic coil over the scalp near the

forehead. The motor strip, the area of the brain responsible for movement of limbs and muscles, is then mapped out. This is necessary in order to subsequently determine the location of the lateral pre-frontal cortex. The actual procedure involves a delivering a sequence of magnetic pulses to the left lateral pre-frontal cortex to induce stimulation. The magnetic pulses pass through the scalp and the skull to reach the target brain tissue. TMS activates the actual neurons by inducing an electrical current in the part of the brain cell called the axon. This current travels to the nerve cell body and then affects other connecting brain cells. This stimulation ultimately creates the powerful antidepressant effect. TMS is indicated when conventional treatments for Major Depression have not worked. TMS is also an option for individuals who suffer from Major Depression and do not wish to take medications. TMS was approved by the FDA for the indication of treatment resistant depression in 2008. Deep TMS, possible with the newer generation of TMS technology, was approved by the FDA for the indication of treatment resistant depression in 2013. Deep TMS, also known as dTMS, refers to a more deeply penetrating form of TMS now possible using the newer generation of TMS technology produced by the Brainsway

Corporation. Brainsway has engineered the H1 dTMS coil that was approved by the FDA for the indication of Treatment Resistant Depression. The H1 coil produces a magnetic pulse that stimulates a larger area than a traditional figure 8 coil. The stimulation also penetrates deeper, reaching 1.7 cm into the cortex. The benefits of this have to do with both a more complete stimulation of the target area as well as some stimulation of the neighboring areas of the brain that interconnect with the target area. The risk of dramatically losing efficacy from deviating even just 1mm from the target area is greatly diminished using a Brainsway device, as compared to a traditional figure 8 coil, due to the larger and deeper area of stimulation. The treatment session consists of 2,500 pulses delivered over a time span of approximately 20 minutes. This all helps yield higher rates of both response and remission of Treatment Resistant Depression. Part 2 coming in August! Dr. Rodriguez is the founder, CEO and Medical Director of the Delray Center For Brain Science, a true Brain Center which specializes in Treatment Resistant Depression, ADHD, OCD, Memory Disorders, and optimizing brain performance.

Brain tumor treatment trial at Boca Hospital deemed ‘promising’ By: Dale King Contributing Writer Boca Raton Regional Hospital, through its Marcus Neuroscience Institute, has begun a clinical trial examining the potential therapeutic role of the immunotoxin MDNA55 in the treatment of patients with recurrent malignant brain tumors. The Institute is the only site in the southeastern United States to be conducting this specific study. It is headed by nationally recognized specialists Frank Vrionis, MD, MPH, PhD, director of Boca Regional’s Marcus Neuroscience Institute, and Sajeel Chowdhary, MD, director of Neuro-Oncology at the Institute. Highly toxic to brain tumor cells. MDNA55 targets a cytokine, IL-4 (interleukin 4) found on the surface of most recurrent brain tumors. Use of MDNA55 is considered a targeted therapy because it is made to attach only to tumor cells. Most normal brain cells have no IL-4; therefore, the trial aims to kill brain tumor cells while not harming healthy cells. The immunotoxin is delivered by what is called Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED), a therapeutic strategy that facilitates targeted introduction of pharmaceuticals to

the brain through tiny catheters implanted in the tumor for several hours. CED ensures that the drug covers the entire tumor and bypasses what is known as the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier functions as the brain’s own security system by allowing entry of nutrients while blocking other substances. Unfortunately, it also serves as a major impediment to traditional chemotherapy. With the Marcus Neuroscience Institute’s specialized intraoperative MRI, the drug infusion can be monitored in real-time during surgery and any leakage outside the target area can be modified immediately. “Research to date on the therapy has been encouraging,” Dr. Vrionis said. “In previous studies, complete or partial responses were seen in 56 percent of patients with these tumors.” “Given those promising results, this therapy has received fast-track designation by the FDA, which expedites the development and review of drugs through trials such as ours.” But because of the infiltrative nature of these malignancies and the complexity of the brain itself, these tumors are highly refractory to treatment and a complete cure can be extremely difficult.

“Recurrences, regretfully, are the norm despite radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy,” Dr. Chowdhary said. “When they occur, options are limited, as most patients have already re-

ceived all known available treatments. Our investigation into the use of immunotherapy for them is of the utmost importance and has the potential to pay great dividends.”

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Get ready to tee off By: Christine King Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers

One of our Golf Conditioning Coaches, Tony, demonstrates the warm up:

hold for a few seconds (rotate head as well). Then to left. Repeat two times each side.

So why warm up?

1. Hold club in hand shoulder width apart and rotate to right and left while raising arms overhead to toleration 20 times.

Finally, assume golf position while “keeping head on ball” and repeat above stretches two times each side.

A proper and appropriate warm up accomplishes two critical goals.

2. With club at chest level, rotate to right and left 20 times

1. Reduces risk of injury. Moving without force prepares the musculature for the task at hand. Increased blood flow assists in better movement during your game.

3. Raise club overhead and squat down to toleration (pushing buttocks back while not allowing knee to move forward of ankle,) 10 times.

Only then should you attempt hitting a practice ball or swing. You will be amazed at the difference!

The summer allows us to engage in many activities that are nearly impossible during season. Many South Floridians dust off their sticks and find great summer rates at many of our beautiful golf courses.

warm up. After showing them the warm up below, the difference is life changing.

If you haven’t played in a while is your body prepared? Taking a few simple measures helps you feel better, reduces injury, makes the game more enjoyable, and helps you to lose less money! (In case you’re unfamiliar, there’s a lot of money exchanged on the greens!)

2. Improved performance. Moving in the ranges used in the golf swing aids in higher performance levels. The body tolerates higher loads and endurance after a focused warm up.

In over 20 years of helping people, I still bang my head against the wall convincing golfers to warm up. We implemented a solution for those we train in a group or one-on-one environment. Simply put, we begin each workout with an active warm up appropriate for the planned activity.

1. Execute the warm up before hitting one ball!

For example, whether it be a pro golfer or a weekend warrior, a golf specific warmup is priority number one. Many golfers think hitting the range constitutes a

YourBestFit’s Golf Warmup

The Plan:

2. Hit a few practice balls. 3. During play, ALWAYS perform a practice swing. 4. If the course allows, walk rather than ride in a cart. There’s a reason why the Pro’s walk. It keeps your mind on the game and maintains blood flow for better play.

Repeat. Next, place club on shoulder blades and assume golf position. Rotate to right and

Christine King is a Medical Exercise Specialist, Fitness Expert, and Founder & CEO of YourBestFit. The health and wellness company has helped thousands of clients recover from injuries, look and feel better and improve their overall well-being. www.YourBestFit.com

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Youth sports today By: Giovanni Roselli Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers “Your child’s success or lack of success in sports does not indicate what type of parent you are. But having an athlete that is coachable, respectable, a great teammate, mentally tough, resilient and tries their best is a direct reflection of your parenting.” —Coach Bruce Brown of Proactive Coaching Our world continues to evolve and sports are no exception. Athletes are bigger, faster and stronger. Professional athletes in particular display phenomenal skills. Equally mind boggling is the potential money to be made for simply playing a game. Thus, the competitive nature of youth sports and athletics has reached new heights. Some would say not for the better. A common misconception in the fitness industry is that more is better. The same holds true for sports. Travel teams and year-round sports have become the norm. But is this better for our children?

It seems that in today’s world we have two contrasting situations: Either your child needs to get off their iPads, iPhones — iEverything — and move more, or he is constantly being shipped to this practice, game or recital. Can we find the right balance? Listen to the doctor Orthopedic surgeon James Andrews has become so alarmed by the latter trend that he is issuing written and verbal warnings to anyone willing to listen. Andrews, who has practiced medicine for nearly 40 years, is most famous for his ability to put professional athletes back together. In 2010, Andrews was the only doctor to be named among the top 40 most powerful people in the NFL by Sports Illustrated. He’s found that overuse of the body followed by lack of recovery time is one of the main contributing factors in sports injuries: “Professionalism is taking these kids at a young age and trying to work them as if they are pro athletes, in terms of training and year-round activity … They’re thinking, ‘What’s more is better,’ and they’re ending up getting the kids hurt.” Andrews gives this advice to parents: “The

first thing I would tell them is, their kid needs at least two months off each year to recover from a specific sport, preferably, three to four months. Example — youth baseball . . . let the body recover in order to avoid overuse situations. That’s why we’re seeing so many Tommy John procedures, which is an adult operation designed for professionals. In my practice now, 30 to 40 percent of the ones I’m doing are on high-schoolers, even down to ages 12 or 13. They’re already coming in with torn ligaments. Give them time off to recover. Please. Give them time to recover.” What sports can teach us The highs and lows of sports are like an emotional roller-coaster. We learn from striking out with the bases loaded and from getting the game-winning hit. There are great benefits to both. Some of the most successful people on the planet will tell you that past failures are the reason for their ultimate success. They help us mold our character, build resilience and acquire perseverance. But we are also products of our environment. Certain qualities, or lack thereof, are instilled in us by what we see and hear. Last April at a high school baseball game in Cooper City, a brawl erupted between two parents, who fought each other to the ground before being separated. The stunned children stopped playing and stared at the violence in horror.

During elementary school youth sports, I’ve witnessed many parents pacing and yelling at the umpires and referees, telling them how to do their jobs. Is this the type of behavior we want for our children? What are your children learning about sportsmanship and character from his/ her triumphs and defeats and from your reaction to them? What now? Celebrate innocence Let your children be kids. Let them celebrate the joy that comes along with being a child. As we have learned as adults, the world only becomes more complex and stressful as we get older. Kids will lose in sports. They will win in sports. Let’s model the behavior we want our children to learn and encourage safe playing limits so that they can benefit the most from their sports activities. Giovanni Roselli is the Regional Director Of Personal Training for PurLife Fitness Center located in Delray Beach. Originally from Westchester, NY, he graduated from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT double majoring in business administration and sports management. He is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and holds a nutrition certification with industry leader Precision Nutrition. His television appearances include NBC’s ‘Today Show’ and National Geographic’s ‘Brain Games.’

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Naked Mermaid Soapery bubbles with success in Delray By: Emily Creighton Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers While most people enjoy a relaxing bath as a means to treat themselves, Tracy Gunn found a different kind of comfort in bathtime. After being laid off from her job as an animal pharmaceutical rep, the single mother of two teenage sons had only $100 to her name – then an idea struck. Running out of her favorite luxury body wash, she made the bold decision to purchase $32 worth of soap-making supplies. “I had a hundred dollars in the bank, and I thought, ‘This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done. I’m absolutely out of my mind,’” recalls Gunn, who was 41 at the time. But that was only the beginning of an emotional journey that would eventually become the Naked Mermaid Soapery – the home of UR Bath and Body, a line of handmade body soaps, scrubs and bath bombs – located on Delray Beach’s 6th Ave. Starting out of her Oklahoma kitchen, Gunn began selling handmade soaps to friends and through word of mouth. She said, “I put it on Facebook and from there, it just kept growing. Before you know it, our 3-bedroom house was covered in soap.” After three years, her products were being sold in over 1,000 stores across the country, and in the fall of 2014, she was able to afford a manufacturing facility. However, the rise to success didn’t last long. In May 2015, a tornado devastated her building, bringing her back down to square one – this time with a painful bout of shingles.

just so determined to start my business over and survive everything. I sat up one day – both kids were sitting in the living room with me – and I said, ‘I’m going to New York City.’” So she did. For two years, she traveled between New York and Oklahoma, selling her soaps, body scrubs and bath bombs and vowing to help others with her restored business. But, it wasn’t until a visit to a women’s and children’s shelter in the Bronx that her brand got its signature, UR. “The director [of the shelter] was your typical Bronx, sort of hard spoken, tough girl,” Gunn said. “She would be telling me about their facility and how I could employ them, and as every woman would leave for the day, this very hardcore woman would stop mid-sentence with me and she would hug them and would say, ‘You are amazing, you are going to do such great things today, you are going to be okay…’ and it just stuck in my mind.” With renewed purpose, Gunn named her line UR Bath and Body. Every product is branded with an affirmative message, including “UR Sexy,” “UR Fearless” and more. Looking for a permanent home for her business and family, she made the move to Florida in May 2016. By August, she opened her storefront, but once again, her good fortune took a turn for the worse when she discovered that employees were stealing her products and reselling them online. Disheartened, Gunn reached out for

help on the Delray RAW Facebook group, a private page dedicated to connecting residents. This is where she began to find her footing amongst the locals. “At that moment, when I thought I didn’t know what the hell I got into, I posted on Delray RAW and the community came out and they rallied,” she said. “The whole Delray Beach Police Department took me in and treated me like family.” Eventually, the stolen product was found and returned, leaving Gunn grateful. “If it hadn’t have been for Delray RAW – that community on Facebook – I would’ve lost my business.” Since then, Gunn has been doing the inspiring. Rashelle Moore, 24, began working at the Soapery in February 2017 after being introduced to Gunn by her cousin, a Delray Beach cop who helped recover the stolen property. “I admire her for starting [UR Bath and Body],” Moore said. “She is the type of person you know you can look up to because even when she was at her lowest point, she never gave up, and now she’s selling across the country.”

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As for what’s to come, The Naked Mermaid Soapery continues to grow while staying true to its original mission of empowering women in need. This month, an organic, all-natural line will be released and will be sold to health food stores around the country. Additionally, Gunn will bring on three new employees as the beginning of a partnership with an organization that brings less fortunate women from New York to Florida in hopes of a fresh start.

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“I lost everything,” Gunn said. “I had no money again, and I was scared.” Unable to work for two months while healing, her favorite television show, CBS’s “Blue Bloods,” and its focus on New York’s homeless community, inspired her. “I had decided that there’s probably tens of thousands of me out there and not to feel sorry for myself because there’s always somebody out there who is in a worse position,” she said. “I was

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on our city as a corporate hub and here’s what he told us, “Boca can be misleading to many visitors who only know it by the

By: Jessica Del Vecchio Economic Development Manager Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers WDSrx Networking Event We recently partnered with the team at WDSrx to host the City’s first networking event – a free event designed specifically for the Life Science industry. Our goal was to bring the local life science leaders together under one roof to help build relationships and encourage local companies to work with one another. There were more than 50 C-level executives in attendance and during the event, the guests were given a tour of WDSrx’s 70,000 square foot logistical facility located on Clint Moore Road. During the tour, CEO, Adam Runsdorf told us that on a typical business day, over 800 packages containing 14 million dosages are shipped from the Boca facility - traveling over one million miles, arriving at 530 different zip codes. That has an enormous impact on the national pharmaceutical supply chain, as well as the local economy. With the success

of this event, we’ve decided to continue working with our corporate community, hosting similar events throughout the City’s diversified class of industries.

Boca Tops the List in Palm Beach County Of the 39 municipalities in Palm Beach County, Boca Raton is the county’s most valuable city with a taxable value of $21 billion, including new construction, for 2016. To put this in perspective, West Palm Beach’s 2016 taxable value was $11 billion and Boynton Beach was $5 billion. Boca Raton is a financially sound city; these taxable values are indicative of our economic vitality.

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We recently met with the leadership team of Unify, the Atos brand for communications software and services, and were completely impressed by their long standing history in Boca Raton. Recently named “Company of the Year – Team Collaboration” by Frost and Sullivan, Unify was previously known as Siemens Enterprise Communications and with various legal entity names, they’ve had a presence in Boca dating back to the late 1970’s. The Enterprise Division was the result of several acquisitions by Siemens, including Rolm. In October 2013 they changed their name to Unify, Inc. and in early 2016 was acquired by Atos SE. Unify provides communications and collaboration solutions, from fully integrated software-based applications to the services that implement and manage them globally. With 100 Unify employees here in Boca, Atos operates in 72 countries and has over 100,000 employees across the globe.

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Greater Boca Raton Chamber promotes Pearson to executive VP The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce has announced the promotion of Sarah Pearson to executive vice president. “Sarah’s talent and contributions have been invaluable to our organization,” said Troy McLellan, Chamber president and CEO. “Her innovative thinking and vision will continue to enhance the strategic direction and growth of our Chamber.” Pearson has been with the Chamber since 2011 and has more than 10 years of experience in the industry. In July of 2016, she graduated from the Institute for Organization Management – the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Prior to her promotion, she served as the senior vice president of external relations. In her new role, Sarah will oversee communications, events, sales and foundation departments while guiding the Chamber through a rigorous accreditation process. A 501(c) 6 nonprofit organization, the Boca Raton-based group is the largest Chamber in Palm Beach County, with a membership of more than 1,400 companies representing more than 55,000 employees in eastern, central and western Boca Raton and beyond. It was founded in 1952. Infinite Electronics acquires four new companies, one in Delray Infinite Electronics, a supplier of engineering-grade wired and wireless connectivity products, recently acquired four new companies and one is located in Delray Beach. It acquired Irvine, Ca.’s Pasternack Enterprises & Infinite Electronics; Tucson, Az.’s L-com Global Connectivity; Denton, Texas’ MilesTek; Allen, Texas’ Fairview Microwave and L-com Global Connectivity in North Andover, MA and in Delray Beach. For additional information about Infinite Electronics and its portfolio companies, visit http://www.infinite-

electronics.com Celsius Holdings, Inc. approved by NASDAQ Stock Market Celsius Holdings, Inc., the makers of CELSIUS®, a leading fitness drink ideal for the active lifestyle, has been approved by the NASDAQ Stock Market to list the company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Look for ticker symbol CELH. “We are pleased to reach this important corporate milestone. Up-listing to the NASDAQ Capital Market is a major achievement for Celsius and a testament to the business vision. Celsius has made significant progress in all areas of the organization over the last several years as we are expanding our global distribution and gaining a favorable brand image with our consumers,” said John Fieldly, interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Celsius Holdings, Inc. “Transitioning to the NASDAQ supports our evolution as a public company and will allow us to communicate with a broader audience. We believe this increases our appeal to institutional investors, enhances trading liquidity, and broadens awareness of the CELSIUS brand and fundamentally enhances the value of our company. CELSIUS product portfolio is positioned to capitalize on today’s consumer trends and we look forward to our next chapter of our company’s future.” Celsius Holdings, Inc. was founded in April 2004. It is a global company, with a proprietary, clinically proven formula for flagship brand CELSIUS®. CELSIUS®’ original line comes in seven sparkling and non-carbonated flavors, and in multi-count powder packets. CELSIUS®› new natural line, is also available in six flavors: three sparkling - grapefruit, cucumber lime, orange pomegranate and three non-carbonated pineapple coconut, watermelon berry and strawberries & cream. The natural line is also naturally caffeinated and naturally sweetened as well. CELSIUS® has no preservatives, no aspartame, no high fructose corn syrup, is non-GMO, with no artificial flavors or colors, and is very low in sodium. The CELSIUS® line of products is kosher and vegan certified, soy, gluten, and sugar free.

Sold nationally at Fitness Clubs, 7-Eleven stores, Sprouts, the Fresh Market, and key regional retailers such as HEB, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Harris Teeter, Shaws and others. The first university study of the science underlying CELSIUS® products was conducted in 2005, and additional studies from the University of Oklahoma were conducted over the next five years. All studies were published in peer-reviewed journals and validate the unique benefits CELSIUS® provides to the consumer. For more information, please visit www.celsiusholdingsinc.com Alternative Home Health Care hires new market manager Alternative Home Health Care, one of South Florida’s licensed home health agencies, has hired a new market manager, Sonia Carestio, to build its brand throughout the Palm Beach County region. Sonia Carestio brings over 20 years of experience in the health care industry to her new role. Carestio will be responsible for the overall success of the Palm Beach County office, including pursuing and obtaining new clientele and developing and maintaining long-term relationships with community partners and referral sources. Working directly with sales and operations, Carestio will promote the Alternative Home Health Care brand as a market leader through direct community engagement and targeted marketing. In addition, she will manage the performance and quality of team members, while overseeing caregiver recruiting and staffing. As a development coordinator for Tenet Healthcare of Delray Beach, Carestio streamlined and improved departmental processes and overall business operations and oversaw employee training, quality management, event planning and other projects. “We are excited to have Sonia join our close-knit team,” Zachary Desmond, executive administrator of Alternative Home Health Care said. “Not only is Sonia passionate and enthusiastic about the health care industry, but she also brings with her key management and business development tools that will help us effectively grow our Palm Beach operations.”

Publix on its way to The Set Staff report For years, residents of Delray’s West Atlantic neighborhoods, now known as the The Set, have asked for a place that they can walk to for grocery shopping. Their wish is one step closer to reality. Last month, the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency board signed off on a deal that will bring a 25,000-square-foot Publix Supermarket to the Southwest 600 Block of West Atlantic Avenue, between Southwest Sixth and Seventh avenues. “I definitely support this,” board member Dedrick Strangh said. “I am a huge fan of Publix.”

In 2012, the West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition (WARC) organized a needs assessment for what was then referred to as the West Atlantic Neighborhood. Community members said one of the No. 1 needs of the area is a grocery store. “What a night to celebrate,” West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition chairman Chuck Ridley said. “Of all the things that [WARC] talked about, the No. 1 use for the West Atlantic neighborhood was to bring a full service grocery store. Who would have guessed it would be Publix? It is about time.” A grocery store was anticipated for the area in a previous project known as Uptown Delray. That project failed to come

Some board members expressed concerns about what the grocery store will look like. They want the design to fit in with the area and not look too suburban.

to fruition. Now, the board has an agreement with Pasadena Capital, Inc. to sell the 2.75 acre property for $2 million. Upon corporate approval, the store will be operated as a Publix Supermarket. The project will have to go through the city’s approval process before any construction can take place. An early timeline estimates several years before a grocery store is opened at the location.

Board member Cathy Balestriere said Publix has designed locations to fit in with the community they are in. She cited the City Place location as an example. “I am very happy we are going to have a new grocery store in The Set,” she said. Board Chair Reggie Cox said he is excited to be able to walk to the new location, which will be located just two blocks from his house. The rest of the board supported the plan as well. “It’s good to see Publix coming to town,” board member Daniel Rose said.

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Raises not an option? Increase their benefits instead By: John M. Campanola, Agent New York Life Insurance Company Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers You’ve hired good people, but how do you keep them happy and productive when raises, bonuses, and other forms of compensation may not be in the budget? That’s a dilemma many corporations face—especially in today’s economy. One possible solution is to improve your company’s benefit package. In fact, a recent report by the Society of Human Resource Management found that “many job seekers frequently place greater importance on health care coverage, flexible work schedules, and other benefits rather than on their base salaries.” Unfortunately, however, some benefits—such as employer-sponsored health care coverage—can be prohibitively expensive. That’s why you may want to look into a Voluntary Payroll Deduction (VPD) program like employee-owned life insurance. VPD has become one of the most popular ways for consumers to purchase life insur-

ance, and it can be an easy, cost-effective way to show your employees you care. In most cases, these programs can be set up using your existing payroll system, and they are therefore simple to administer. Because the insurance company usually provides all the information and materials, there are virtually no direct, out-of-pocket costs to your business. If your company can’t afford to give raises this year—or if you just want to help your employees feel a bit more secure—consider adding a Voluntary Payroll Deduction program to your benefit package. When it comes to retaining key employees, it could be the best and the least-expensive investment you ever make. Note: Employee participation in a payroll deduction insurance program is completely voluntary. Since this program is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), employers cannot

contribute to, or endorse, this program. This educational third-party article is provided as a courtesy by John M. Campanola, Agent, New York Life Insurance Company. To learn more about the information or topics discussed, please contact John M. Campanola at 561-642-5180.

Delray Beach’s retail environment: Locals vs. nationals By: Christina Morrison Special to the Boca and Delray Sometimes it is difficult to remember that Delray Beach is far more than Atlantic Avenue – four more miles long and four more miles wide, to be exact – and this includes lots of different types of retail/shopping areas. Retail, in general, is an industry in transition right now, mostly because of the effects of internet sales, but also because many consumers now have more of an appetite for consuming “experiences” rather than “goods.” Delray Beach is fortunate since it provides lots of variety of both. “Distribution” is the new “retail,” the ex-

a cup of tea or coffee on Congress, but change is coming.

perts say. Larger and larger distribution centers are being developed and used now because so many orders are placed online or on the phone then filled remotely, rather than people actually walking into stores these days – a trend that is growing annually. This is a factor that is not likely to reverse, and storefronts are suffering in some areas because of it.

The four corners at West Atlantic and Military are also in flux – having four size-able shopping centers all at one intersection is challenging and two of them are suffering because of it. It’s time for some change of use there to reenergize this whole area. Tweaking the zoning to allow mixed use with some residential, office and minimal retail on at least two of these corners may be the answer to fully utilize this under-appreciated area the city.

In Delray Beach, retail is also in flux because of the high rents plus the other expenses to operate, real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, etc. Rents for Atlantic Avenue storefronts are astronomical and make it very hard for businesses to survive, but having affluent traffic at your door 70 percent of the retail operating hours makes it viable for some. For many of the local retailers that do not own their spaces, coming off of the Avenue and going on to Fourth, or one of the Federals, or Pineapple Grove, or Southwest, or The Set, or the SOFA area makes great alternatives as all of these areas are being activated by more and more people living and working downtown. Congress Avenue will also be great once we can make it a full-service location to work and consume in place. Right now, there’s just about nowhere to even get

Don’t expect too many national retailers on Atlantic Avenue - it does not fit their normal business model for parking, synergy and other factors - but they all love Linton Boulevard. From I-95 to east of Federal, this whole street has been reenergized with grocers, all types of restaurants, numerous discount fashion stores, and all kinds of services - with more of all to come soon. Why? Because the city’s demographics are strong enough to support all of these nationals and Linton offers so many features that East Atlantic cannot – large space, ample parking at the front door, and synergy being the most important. So local retailers vs. nationals in Delray Beach? They all win here…just pick the right spot.

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A look at how South Floridians handle financial freedom Merrill Edge recently released its spring report. We reached out to Andrew Wilson, Consumer Banking & Merrill Edge Region Executive to explain what the survey revealed about locals and their saving/spending habits.

1 Tell us a little bit about the survey. Who did you poll? What was the goal? Our semi-annual, nationwide survey, takes an in-depth look at the financial concerns and priorities of mass affluent Americans. Designed to examine financial patterns, the report serves as an example of generational behavior and regional behavior, giving perspective on financial tendencies of a variety of Americans. In this latest edition, we discovered that millennials are striving for financial freedom, focusing less on retirement. The latest Merrill Edge Report surveyed over 1,000 Americans, including an oversample of 300 South Florida residents between March 21 – April 5, 2017.

2 The report states millennials and South Floridians have a lot in common. In what ways? The report found that the majority (63 percent) of millennials are looking to save a set amount of money or income necessary to enjoy their desired lifestyle—compared to the majority (55 percent) of Gen Xers and baby boomers who are saving so they can leave

the workforce. Similarly, the majority (53 percent) of South Floridians are also saving to achieve financial freedom and flexibility— whether for a future home or an upcoming trip—millennials and South Floridians both prioritize the short-term over saving for retirement or a workforce exit strategy. The great news is that millennials are saving – in fact, when we examined the national data, it shows that millennials are saving 36 percent more than their counterparts. The interesting takeaway is what they are saving for.

3 The report states South Floridians could improve their everyday spending habits. How? The local data showed that South Floridians are more likely than any other market sur-

veyed to prioritize designer fashion, season tickets and plastic surgery/cosmetic enhancements over saving for their financial future. What’s concerning is, like national respondents (42 percent), four in 10 South Florida residents are saving less than 10 percent of their salary, including 9 percent who don’t save at all. That’s a big number – nearly 50 percent of South Floridians are saving less than they should, and this has left many feeling unprepared for life’s “what-if” scenarios. More than 50 percent of respondents felt unprepared to meet their financial goals if they had children, got divorced or outlived their significant other. On the other hand, South Floridians indicated that they see the importance of saving, with 62 percent of residents believing that individuals in the U.S. should be required to save for retirement, and 45 percent believe financial education should be required. The great news is that like freedom, flexibility greatly appeals to South Floridians, as nearly half (47 percent) of local respondents say that they manage their investments through an online or mobile portal. Recognizing this growing tendency, we launched the Merrill Edge Guided Investing platform earlier this year. The platform combines expert insight with the convenience and flexibility of online management to allow investors to create a customizable portfolio that is built and managed by professionals.

4 What are South Floridians spending their money on? The report found that South Floridians prioritize lifestyle over retirement. In other words, South Florida residents are shifting their long-term savings goals to achieve their desired lifestyle instead of leaving the workforce. In fact, the majority of South Floridians are likely to spend their money on travel (81 percent), their home (76 percent) and dining out (67 percent).

5 What is the difference in spending/saving habits in millennials vs. Gen Xers and Baby Boomers? Millennials are the first generation to consciously plan for financial freedom—the amount of savings or income necessary to live their desired lifestyle—instead of retirement. This drastically differs from the majority of Gen Xers and baby boomers who are saving to leave the workforce. This shift illustrates a broader mindset of how millennials continue to redefine life’s milestones, including how they prioritize landing their dream job and when they want to start a family. It is a ‘FOMO’ (fear of mssing out) mentality that drives many of these decisions, which are apparent in their spending habits. The majority say they’re more likely to spend money on travel (81 percent), dining (65 percent) and fitness (55 percent) than save for their financial future.

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Trendy office in town: 3C Interactive 1 Tell us about your company. 3C was founded ten years ago on three core principles; build a sustainable business, do important work for quality customers, and develop a culture that inspires the personal and professional development of the team! Over the last ten years those principles have helped us to build an innovative mobile marketing technology company that today serves some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Our products and services help marketers deliver personalized and contextually relevant mobile engagements with their customers, which drives measurable business outcomes.

2 Where did the inspiration for your office space design come from? Our Founder and CEO, John Duffy, has a passion for guitars and motorcycles and we knew we wanted to incorporate those

elements into the office space, which evolved into an ‘urban’ feel with similar elements like graffiti, brick walls, garage doors and chain link fences. We knew we wanted a fun, collaborative office space that fit the energy and culture at 3C.

3 What is your favorite part/design

of your office space and why?

The kitchen has to be my favorite spot at 3C. Like any home, the kitchen is the heart of our office. The buzz of the kitchen in the morning with everyone interacting and sharing ideas is an inspiring way to start the day.

4 Do you feel that having a well designed and inspiring office has changed the way you and your employees work? I believe our office space absolutely makes a difference in the way we work at 3C! We wanted to create an environment for our employees where they look

Call 4 Health celebrates its 20th anniversary By: Brett Pizzi Contributing Writer Call 4 Health, a leading medical call center and nurse triage in Delray Beach, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Using state-of-the-art technology, Call 4 Health is able to handle up to 30,000 calls each day for 1,253 hospitals nationally. As the ability for hospitals to field the volume of calls they receive from patients continues to diminish, Call 4 Health incorporates Tele-health, which is a collection of means or methods using telecommunication technologies to enhance health care, public health and health education. Joseph Pores and Nick Koutrakos, the founders of Call 4 Health, look to mitigate the issues that the health care systems face due to the large demand that hospitals face to accommodate their patients. With locations in Delray Beach,

and Linthicum Heights, Maryland, Call 4 Health is continually looking to expand and grow. “We have experienced exponential growth over the past 20 years, which can be attributed to our incomparable customer service and our always expanding services,” Joseph Pores said. “Unlike a traditional call center, we pride ourselves in offering our clients solution-based services to fill their demand, while still delivering professional and compassionate care to patients.” Call 4 Health continues to expand, growing its staff to over 400 employees and is currently looking to expand to locations throughout the U.S. Call 4 Health serves clients nationwide in almost every state, ranging from hospital and health care services to homecare, hospice and pharmaceuticals.

forward to spending their days and give them a space that supports and encourages collaboration. After all, we spend most of our day here — might as well make it a fun and functional place to be!

Effort! It’s everything from building our own cubicles and workspaces to the creativity it takes to inspire changes we deploy to our office design. It’s all about effort!

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Statistics have shown that 80 percent of Instagram users come from outside the United States making this a great platform for international marketing. Instagram is used by 31 percent of American women and 24 percent of American men; 28 percent of internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 use Instagram making it a great tool to market to the younger generation. The fashion consciousness in youth and the urge to keep up with what is in vogue makes Instagram appealing to them. Since

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Instagram, launched in 2010 by Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom, with a current membership of 700 million monthly active users is a very prominent platform due to its use of photos and video. The features of this social networking app allow you to make your account public or private.

Obviously any Instagram user would have come across the use of hashtags on pictures or videos at one point or the other. Though some persons make use of hashtags for fun, businesses today use it to help brand and market their companies as well as to keep track of their brand through social media. Hashtags are shown to boost engagement; using just one hashtag boosts engagement 12.6 percent. The uses of hash-tags on Instagram have helped in making some businesses go viral and get nationwide attention. Look for what’s trending and get involved with the conversation through a hashtag. Once a person clicks on a hashtag, he automatically sees all public posts and uploads containing the hashtag. This helps to boost the visibility of a business.

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With the growing trend of advertising on social media, it is rare to see a big business organization that does not make use of one social media platform or the other to promote their goods or services. Millions of businesses have resorted to the various social media platforms to reach out to their target clients or customers. Of all the available social media platforms, Instagram is great for stand-alone images and video under one minute.

Over the years, visual marketing has proven to be a more effective method than oral or written ads. With the aid of good graphics messages are easily passed. The video clips have also proven very effective. Studies have shown that a good marketing video will convince prospective customer more than just mere writing. A short video can be used to pass messages at the same time as entertaining the viewer. Videos on Instagram get two times the engagement of photos making video one of the best ways to use your marketing dollars.

cessfully been able to keep its users from moving to its competitors thus retaining a huge user base. A huge user base means a huge market audience for marketing and this is good for business. When reviewing where your business focus needs to be in social media marketing, consider Instagram, a great visual platform reaching the younger generation and the International markets.

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Entry-way to Thermae Retreat. Photo courtesy of Francisco Aguila Photography.

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Thermae Retreat opens second location in Delray Beach There is such a good vibe.”

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She said when she returned home she felt different. She said she was able to take more time to just relax. That is also when she began making changes to the flagship location. She eliminated some services like manicures,

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Boca Raton company delivers prescription medication over 1 million miles daily By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor When you have a prescription that needs to be filled, you head to your local pharmacy. Ever wonder where the pharmacies get their supply from? It is likely from one of warehouses operated by WDSrx, which supplies pharmaceuticals to 530 zip codes. One of those warehouses, a 70,000-squarefoot facility on Clint Moore Road in Boca Raton, ships out more than 800 packages containing 14 million dosages per day. “Pharmacists are licensed to dispense to patients,” President Adam Runsdorf said. “We are licensed to dispense to stores.” Local healthcare and life science companies were recently invited to tour the facility, a retrofitted IBM building, in an event organized by the city’s Office of Economic Development. The goal was to get people in the same industry to network and better work together.

cials including Mayor Susan Haynie and Councilman Robert Weinroth attended as well. “It’s not a fancy business,” Runsdorf said during the tour. “We are in the trenches.” The company has to be licensed in every state it distributes to and each have their own set of rules, he said. The one exception is the state of Massachusetts, he said, which doesn’t require licensing. Everything that the warehouse receives and then sends out is electronically catalogued. Monthly, he said a report is sent to Washington, D.C. where activity is monitored by the government. Because everything is electronically catalogued, Runsdorf said there is very little phone calls to the warehouse. Communication is typically handled electronically. “With a scan gun we can see and know where everything is in this location,” he said. “In this business accuracy is key.” The warehouse itself is also regulated.

Runsdorf said the local life sciences community is unique because of the willingness of companies to cooperate and collaborate with each other to build businesses together. The audience of about 50 included healthcare professionals from local universities, financial institutions, manufacturers, start-ups, support services and other suppliers. Several elected offi-

Exact locations of all products in the warehouse are controlled by the warehouse management system. City officials and health industrial professional tour Submitted photo. the WDSrx warehouse facility. Submitted photo.

Temperature readings are taken every 30 minutes to make sure the correct temperature is maintained to house the medicine. Of course there are cameras and security measures taken as well.

in Palm Beach County.”

Inside the warehouse is the second largest controlled substance vault in the state. He said it was built to accommodate a New Jersey-based company. The door weighs 11,000 pounds, has a generator, alarm system, cameras and must be handed by two people at all times if it is in use.

Another function of the company is to collect, catalog and transport old and expired medication to be incinerated. The company collects from 800 pharmacies across the country and then take the drugs to be destroyed.

“This is Fort Knox,” he said. Runsdorf said Florida doesn’t produce a lot, rather it imports a lot. The warehouse receives shipments from 14 countries daily including fish oil from Lima, Peru and other European countries like Italy and Spain. Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie touring the packaging suites at the WDSrx warehouse facility.

“We have become a destination location,” he said. “We are Fed Ex’s largest customer

About once a month he said everything in the warehouse is replaced with new inventory.

The facility also has machines to bottle medications and capsules in house. A new machine will begin making blister packs after it receives FDA approval. He said the machine cost $700,000 and was custom ordered from Taiwan. Starting in November, he said all prescription drugs will have an individual serial number just like a dollar bill. The machines will be equipped to handle the new regulations.

Boca-based Mave Maternity offers new pregnancy fashion trend: Bellyhoods By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor Mathilda Christofferson felt sexy when she was pregnant with her son and she wanted her pregnancy clothes to reflect how she felt. So, she began wrapping a scarf around her pregnant belly to showcase her growing bump. Now, through her company Mave Maternity, she is selling those scarves that she calls “Bellyhoods” to expecting mothers. Mave translates to belly in Danish, her native language. It started when she was expecting her son, Hudson, who is now 7. She said she had a hard time finding more fitted pregnancy clothes, so she would tie a scarf around her baby bump. But the knot in the back became uncomfortable when she was driving or sitting, so she got a sewing machine

and created the first Bellyhood. She said it can be worn over dresses or pants and helps cover your stomach when wearing tank tops that may be too short to cover an expecting mom’s growing belly. It is a soft, stretchy material that goes over your stomach and expands with you as your belly grows. You either step into it or put it over your shoulders and onto your stomach. It hides a protruding belly button, pant buttons, open pants and love handles. Towards the latter stages of pregnancy the Bellyhood offers support. The back is pleated and rests on your lower back. It is 29 inches in circumference when ‘un-stretched’ and due to the pleated backing, the middle of the bellyhood will accommodate a bump up to 50 inches in circumference. “It goes with whatever you can match it with,” she said. “Use your creativity.” She switches out the patterns depending on the season.

Christofferson moved to Boca Raton recently. She is a single mother to her son and a real estate agent and decided to relaunch and improve her creation. Currently, she said is working on educating people about her product. “It’s a new product,” she said. “I’m selling something that no one knows what it is.”

She sold them in a few boutiques in Los Angeles where she was living at the time and online through ETSY.

She has a manufacturer that brings her designs to fruition. Bellyhoods have an international presence in Denmark, Japan and Australia.

But when her son was born, she said she wanted to focus on being a stay-at-home mother, so Bellyhood took a hiatus.

Bellyhoods can be purchased locally at Bellini in Boca Raton and online at mavematernity.com. They cost $45 and shipping in the United States is free.

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Military veterans bring unique skill sets to corporate work force By: Robert L. Beatty, Director, Stanton Chase, Boca Raton Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers The war for talent has never been more intense than it is today. The unemployment rate is under 5 percent, now, and immigration policy going forward—for both low-skilled and high-skilled workers—has never been more uncertain. Corporations, then, must compete, and compete hard, for senior- and mid-level executives who can succeed under pressure, gain the respect of their subordinates, and convey a selfless and loyal attitude focused on getting the job done. Yet many corporations are ignoring an extraordinary pool of available talent: separating and retiring members of our military. Although recent veterans are filling a growing number of management and executive positions in corporate America, many companies are reluctant to consider them because they often don’t fit the exacting specifications of a published job description. Sometimes for a company or a hiring manager, of course, there’s no way around these published requirements, but where there’s a little bit of latitude, former military leaders usually come to the civilian workforce with track records of responsibility and authority that far exceed their civilian peers. At the age of 58, General Tony Thomas, the commanding general of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in Tampa, has responsibility, today, for nearly 80,000 employees scattered around the world in dozens, if not hundreds, of physical locations, and he has authority over a budget that now exceeds $10 billion. And at the younger end of this country’s military establishment, the services are chock full of young officers and senior

enlisted leaders in their late 20s and early 30s who have responsibility, today, for hundreds of employees and authority over budgets in the millions of dollars. Comparable experience in the civilian world—management experience with these extraordinary levels of responsibility and authority at similar ages—is rare, indeed. This isn’t to say that any given veteran is qualified, by definition, for any open position. Nor does it suggest that veterans should be offered jobs out of gratitude for their service. It argues, instead, that veterans often have far greater management experience than their civilian peers and almost certainly have far better leadership training, both formal and informal. Let’s take a look at leadership, in particular: • Veterans have demonstrated leadership under challenging circumstances during times of both war and peace. • They have a military “mindset” that focuses on a specific objective and on the steps it takes to meet this objective. • Veterans view themselves as “servants,” never putting their own needs ahead of those they lead or ahead of the larger organization. Notions of “self-enrichment” and “self-aggrandizement” are anathema to those in the military.

means that officers and NCOs would never ask subordinates to do something they wouldn’t do themselves. • And despite the perception of some civilians without military experience, themselves, veterans understand better than most that leadership by example and by persuasion is far more effective than leadership by authoritarian threat. Another benefit that veterans bring to the civilian marketplace is strong interpersonal skills that have been honed inside a large management hierarchy of extremely diverse individuals. And in order to survive in this meritocracy, the vast majority of these veterans are quick learners who get up to speed on assignments on their own and can complete those assignments with little or no supervision. Veterans are especially capable of this because they exist in a culture that puts them in different and usually more challenging positions every two or three years, and this requires them to master new skills and to manage new sets of superiors and subordinates on a regular basis. Moreover (and poorly understood by many civilians), the United States military may be the purest meritocracy in American life. It matters not one wit where you grew up or who your parents were or where you went to school.

• They understand the concept of accountability and never blame others for their failures.

And, yes, it’s true that General Thomas graduated from West Point, but don’t forget that Colin Powell graduated from City College of New York or that Tommy Franks dropped out of the University of Texas because of poor grades and first joined the Army as a private.

• The finest veterans give “lawful” orders. Translated into civilian language, this

It’s also worth noting that General Mike Flynn, our new national security advi-

• Veterans are known for their focus, their tenacity, and their persistence.

sor, is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and that General James Mattis, our new secretary of defense, is a graduate of Central Washington University. Neither attended one of our military academies. So what does this meritocracy mean to you as a hiring manager? It means that a military track record of advancement speaks volumes and that the responsibility and authority that came with each of those promotions weren’t granted lightly or granted for any reason other than demonstrated competence and excellence. Robert L. Beatty is a director with the Boca Raton office of Stanton Chase, a global retained executive search firm. Beatty has more than 25 years of executive search experience, beginning in New York with a firm that specialized in Wall Street engagements, primarily real estate finance and investment banking. He joined the Boca Raton office of Stanton Chase in 1991. Beatty’s corporate career followed five years in the United States Marine Corps. Airborne and Ranger-trained by the Army, he was an infantry and a reconnaissance officer. He left the service as a Vietnam-era veteran with the rank of captain. Prior to his service, he graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. degree.

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A look at Moderne Boca We asked President of Kolter Urban Bob Vail to give us some insight on one of Boca’s news developments, Moderne Boca. What makes Moderne Boca such a unique offering in Boca Raton? Over the years, most of the new development in Boca has taken place out west or north of town, taking people farther away from the popular dining and shopping areas. If you wanted a new home in east Boca Raton, you had to look for dated resales or ultra-expensive oceanfront. Moderne Boca is locat-

including elevators in many of the residences. We’ve identified these high-end features as “Game Changers.” They include some aspects of the construction that homebuyers may not be aware of, such as poured concrete floors and roof decks and designer tile accents on the exteriors of the buildings. On the inside, we’re delivering contemporary kitchens with waterfall edge entertainment islands; Himalayan Lime-

sacrificing on the quality of their home. It’s also attracting homebuyers downsizing from the surrounding golf communities who are looking for a contemporary modern design, but don’t want to leave Boca Raton. And we’re also seeing many international families who recognize how unique it is to have this prime Boca Raton address, new construction, innovative features and a price from $550,000 to just over $1 million. The floor plans provide many flex options to meet their needs. “The architecture at Moderne Boca as a high priority,” Vail said. “Addison Mizner set a standard for cutting edge design in Boca Raton. We think he would appreciate our focus on creating an architectural landmark that evolves with today’s contemporary modern lifestyle.” “The design incorporates large windows that provide an abundance of natural light in these open great room floorplans,” Ed Jahn, Kolter Urban’s SR. Vice President said. “We’ve incorporated the European-style kitchens and entertainment

ed in the heart of town, surrounded by communities with classic Mizner architecture. This is the first contemporary modern design that also brings an affordable offering for year-round and seasonal residents who want to be in the center of the action. If you do a search online, it’s the only new construction in Boca priced in the $500s. Why are people referring to the community as a “Game Changer?” Moderne Boca is really a hybrid. We’ve taken all the luxury features we build into our tower condominiums and have brought them into these three-level homes,

stone treads on the stairs with ultra-modern stainless steel railings, large format porcelain flooring and upgraded Jenn-Air appliances. So many innovative and cutting edge features you don’t typically find in other communities.

islands into the living space, includ-

With your first residents moving in, what attracted them to choose Moderne Boca?

ited to lend his vision to the model

We’re seeing a very diverse mix of residents, but they all have something in common – an appreciation for the quality and design of the community. It’s become a great option for year round professionals who want to have an in-town low-maintenance lifestyle without

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add the finishing touches.” Vail continued, “We choose Bob Martin of The Decorator’s Unliminteriors at Moderne Boca. In addition to his premier design project Ocean, his legendary designs can be found in many high-end luxury homes, condominiums and country

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Perper Residence Hall at Lynn University to house 170 students

mailroom and tennis complex. The couple also donated to the mezzanine seating at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center and the stands at the Bobby Campbell Stadium.

By: Dale King Contributing Writer A new residence hall nearing completion on the Lynn University campus in Boca Raton is scheduled to open in the fall, providing apartment-style living quarters for 170 juniors and seniors.

After accumulating their wealth in the hospitality business by creating and operating a chain of 50 Holiday Inns in the Northeast, the Perpers retired to South Florida. They made their first donation to Lynn in 1994 for the study lounge in the library, which has since been renovated into a coffeehouse.

The additional living space in the 50,512-square-foot structure will increase on-campus student residency by 20 percent. School officials say the housing facility will be named for Mary Ann Perper and her late husband, Harold Perper, who have made a number of financial contributions to the private university over the years. The building is being constructed on a former intramural field. Students moving into the residence hall for the coming school year will have ample study areas, private bathrooms, kitchenettes, lounges, modern furnishings, double beds and an entryway leading from a secure courtyard. Outdoor amenities include fire pits, hammocks and patio areas. The suite-style living will include Wi-Fi

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In addition to supporting Lynn University, the Perpers donated the Florence Fuller Child Development Centers, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton Museum of Art, United Way Tocqueville Society and Hospice by the Sea, among others. The Mary Ann and Harold Perper Residence Hall now under construction on the campus of Lynn University in Boca Raton. (Photo courtesy of William R. Nash Inc.)

throughout the building and LED lighting.

time for the opening of the 2017-2018 school year soon after.

Construction began after a groundbreaking in March 2017 and the building is scheduled for completion in August, in

The Perper name appears at various locations around the campus, including Perper Plaza, as well as a coffeehouse,

Harold Perper died in January 2014 at age 94. Gerrits Construction, Inc. is the general contractor for the new residential building. Gensler, a global design and planning firm, is the architect. William R. Nash Inc. from Miami is handling the mechanical contracting.

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Property Matters opens first office in Boca Raton Property Matters has opened its first of-

believed the time was right for a real es-

fice in Boca Raton and already has plans

tate company to do things differently and

to expand.

break the mold and in so doing, reach the

The office located at The Monterey, Suite A, 5499 N. Federal Highway, opened last month.

largest number of potential buyers possible. By utilizing the latest in emerging tech-

“We chose Boca Raton as our first location due to strong family ties and because it is a vibrant, growing city in the region with lots of potential for the future,” founding partner of Property Matters Ted Brown said. “We are delighted that we have already started to recruit some

nologies, and by embracing digital and online options, Property Matters will extensively market properties through contemporary methods including www. propertymatters.net, social media, online mediums, their broad network of contacts and via traditional options such as

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“We believe that by bringing the best of

temporary real estate option; from 3D interactive floor plans to e-signing capabilities for documents, our aim is to make the process faster, smoother and more efficient, therefore less painful for both our agents and our clients.”

British and combining it with the best of

their primary focus will be on properties

lous team and they are going to make the

the USA, we will stand out in the mar-

and clients in the Boca Raton area.”

South County shine,” Jacks said during

ket with a fresh approach to client service built on a bedrock of trust, honesty and integrity to help our clients create a better life,” Brown said. “A number of

Property Matters, an Anglo-American

established and experienced agents from

team, was founded by three partners, Ted

the region have already been attracted

Brown, Simon Isaacs and Paul Ross who

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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks (CFA, AAS), who is also President-elect of the International As-

the opening event. “I am very excited for them, and I am delighted to welcome them to our community.”

sociation of Assessing Officers, attended

For more information about Property

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What’s up in the real estate market Palm Beach County single-family housing inventory slow to increase The single family housing market in Palm Beach County continues to reflect a seller’s market as inventory has been slow to increase, according to April’s Florida Realtors® Monthly Market Detail. Active inventory rose only a mere 0.5 percent in comparison to last year, ending April with 5.1 months of supply. The median sale price for single family homes is up 6.5 percent to $327,000. “Single family housing numbers are continuing to point to a seller’s market,” Jeffrey Levine, President-Elect of the Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches (RAPB) said. “Now is a great time for prospective sellers to sell, and buyers have to prioritize what they are seeking as it is becoming more difficult to find the ‘perfect’ home.” Visit www.rapb.com/market-updates for more information Delray Beach Housing Authority debuts into its permanent office space

Gaston Joseph, Former Board Member; Guarn Sims, Chairman of the Board; Greg Wicklman, Board member (directly behind Guarn); Thuy Shutt, Former Board Member; Jeff Costello, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Exec. Director (behind Thuy); Choli Aronson, Board Member; Shelly Petrolia, City Commissioner; Shirley Johnson, City Commissioner; Mayor Cary Glickstein; Dorothy Ellington, DBHA President/ CEO; Jim Chard, City Commissioner; Jesse Saginor, Board Member.

It has been more than ten years since Hurricane Wilma destroyed the Delray Beach Housing Authority’s (DBHA) administrative office space, located on the grounds of the Authority’s Public Housing complex, which was also destroyed. Since that time the agency has moved twice to rental space within the city. Last month, the authority celebrated the grand opening of its new permanent office building with a ribbon cutting ceremony. More than 75 people attended. The new mixed-use building (office on the first floor, residential on the second floor) is located within the West Settlers Historic District, 82 NW 5th Ave. The facility is the first new construction project in Palm Beach County certified by the Green Building Initiative for Resource Efficiency & Reduction of Environmental Impacts. The design has focused on minimizing

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manding an aesthetic that is respectful and contextual with the surrounding residential community.” With most Florida buildings, glass areas are maximized to bring in natural light and views; however, courtrooms and detention facilities which require maximum security rendered that a challenge. CSA’s innovative solution was to create an interior courtyard that opens to the sky, bringing light and vegetation to the center of the building. The firm also had to create a way to keep the general public away from detainees as well as consider the tropical weather while designing the facade. “Through creative design, color schemes, and vegetation, we will create an atmosphere that blends and is integrated with this residential community,” Currie said. “Weather issues are also a factor as design in the tropics needs to account for heavy rains, high winds, and heat. These considerations were addressed through the creation of window louvers for shade that will also provide scale considerations for the articulation of the façade. The design element also creates an illusion that makes the scale of the building appear less massive and highlights the complex’s entry point.” WeBocaTV to launch new original series on Boca builders

A new original series “Boca Builders and Beyond” will debut this fall on WeBocaTV. com, The show will air at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. and be available “on demand.”

Delray Beach-based Currie Sowards Aguila Architects has been selected to design the Monroe County Courthouse and Detention Center in Plantation Key. This $20 million, 47,000-square-foot project is one of several municipal buildings that the 48-year-old Delray Beach firm has designed in the Florida Keys. The modern courthouse will reflect the character and influence of its locale while providing top security measures. The project is expected to break ground in the summer of 2018 and open in mid-2020. “We are honored to have been selected for this project,” Bob Currie said. “This is an exciting and challenging design as we are working within a small site that requires both the critical functionality of a courthouse and detention center, while also de-

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Realtors A member vote to merge the Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors® passed forming the third largest local Realtor® association in the nation. With a 99 percent passing rate as well as the highest voter participation of the Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches in its history, the group will be known as Realtors® of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), this is the first local association merger of 2017. “With a 99 percent passing rate, as well as the highest voter participation in the history of the RAPB, our members turned out in record numbers to vote in support of the merger,” Dionna Hall, Chief Executive Officer of RAPB said. Hall will be installed as the CEO of the merged Association and MLS. “We are very excited to bring our members together in being the voice of real estate for more than a 100 mile span. After seeing our members overwhelming support, I’m confident that we made the right decision for our Association and our local real estate market.” President of RAPB John Slivon said. Association members will have more opportunity with leadership involvement and the ability to bring forth ideas and issues that are very localized with Regional Boards in Western Broward County, Eastern Broward County, Southern Palm Beach County, Northern Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. The merging of these two “mega boards” creates an opportunity for the Realtors® in Palm Beach, Broward and St. Lucie Counties to have the best in class representing over 25,000 Association members and 30,000 MLS subscribers. The merged association’s multiple listing services will carry more than 40,000 on-market listings, totaling over $21 billion in inventory. This creates both a single source for homebuyers and greater exposure for sellers throughout the Southeast coast of Florida. The company will become one of the ten largest MLSs in the United States. According to NAR, the national trend shows mergers and partnerships are becoming more popular among Boards and Associations for a variety of reasons including overlapping markets, similar services, geographic considerations, cost-savings, membership benefits and wider recognition in the marketplace. NAR’s “core standards” have been a driving force in association mergers and dissolutions involving tens of thousands of Realtors®. The “core standards” mandate a minimum level of service from location associations.

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Should you refinance your mortgage? By: Christel Silver Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Refinancing means replacing your current mortgage at the current interest rate with a new mortgage at a lower interest rate. Taking advantage of a lower interest rate will reduce your monthly payment. In short, swapping out the old for a better new loan. But wait - you need to get all the facts first to make a smart decision. Nothing is free, so there is a cost for refinancing and it can take a couple of months before you have paid off the cost with the savings. Here are some costs to consider: * The bank will charge a fee for processing the refinance and credit report. * You have to get a new title insurance, and if you have followed my articles, I mentioned that you can save money at time of refinancing if you have a title insurance in place. * The attorney for the bank or a title company also charges a fee for the closing. * There are also some costs that are partially refunded, like insurance and taxes. * And you need a new appraisal. A total estimate of $4,000-$5,000 The first question you have to ask yourself is, “How long will I stay in the house?” If the answer is less than two years, then refinancing is not a benefit. If you have been able to increase your credit score substantially since applying for the original mortgage, you will have the benefit of getting an even better interest rate, and it can lower your monthly payment even more. If the value of your house has gone up and you need to pay off some high interest credit cards – you can get a “cash out” refinance. The new loan will be higher than the old loan and you will get cash to pay off higher interest debt. There are occasionally programs when a bank offers you a refinance of your remaining loan without closing cost. This is the best opportunity to save money – go for it. The government also offered a HARP program, which helps you lower your interested rate without cost. The end date to get a HARP refinance is Sept. 30. If you need more information go to www.harp.gov. The loan limit is $300,000 and if you qualify, go for it. If you have an adjustable mortgage, (which means the interest rate will change periodically) and you can refinance into a fixed rate mortgage (which means the interest stays the same for the rest of the term), this is a good reason to refinance and an advantage most of the time. Also if you have an FHA loan, which requires a mortgage insurance for the life of the loan – you are not only getting the lower interest rate but also get rid of the insurance premium each month. Let’s assume you got a mortgage 15 years ago for $200,000 with 6 percent interest and you are thinking of refinancing:

Your principle and interest payments would be $1,199 per month and the loan would be paid off in 2032. You decide to refinance the remaining $150,000 with a 4 percent interest loan without mortgage insurance. The new principle interest would be $716 – but your loan would not be paid off until 2047. The difference of $483 every month has to pay off the cost of refinancing first being $4,000$5,000 – so after the first year you would save this amount every month – but you are paying the loan off 15 years later. That translates that you would pay $215,830 during the next 15 years for the original loan and $257,760 for the refinanced loan over the next 30 years. But if you are considering selling the property in five- six years, refinancing is the answer. If you want the refinance for a 15-year loan to keep the payoff in 2032, your monthly payments would be $1,109 – the $90 saving would take you four years to recover the closing expenses and the monthly savings are minimal. So once you have educated yourself about your options, talk to a lender and CPA to verify that you are making a good financial decision. About Christel Silver Christel Silver is a full time Broker/Owner of Silver International Realty servicing the East Coast of South Florida. In 1985 she was licensed in Maryland and Washington DC as a Realtor and later as a Certified Residential Appraiser and Associate Broker and has been in Florida since 2001. The National Association of Realtor’s (NAR) President appointed her (2010-2014) as the President’s Liaison to Germany, where she grew up and worked at the Justice Department for 17 years prior to coming to this country. The Germany Real Estate Organization (IVD) has an agreement with the NAR and she is an International member of this organization. Christel is a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), and a certified speaker teaching CIPS classes. Ms. Silver served the Florida Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Chapter as President, as Regional Vice President helping Chapters to grow, and as a member of the Board of Directors for two years. She is currently an ambassador. Fifty percent of her business is in the International arena. For more information visit www.silverhouses.com.

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Ask an expert: About your condo, HOA rules By: Ronald E. D’Anna, Esq. Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Q. We have a house down the street in our neighborhood that has been empty for somewhere around 10 years. This house has mold on the outside of the house. Every now and then the front lawn is mowed and the trees and shrubs are cut back. The house is an eyesore and obviously empty. Children have been caught on several occasions going into it and I’m afraid someone is going to get hurt. What can be done to get this house sold or torn down? Our homeowners association (HOA) board claims the attorney said it is too expensive to foreclose on. I emailed the Bank of New York which is listed on the county’s website as the owner and asked them if they were ever going to do something with the house, and they responded that Bank of America is the servicing bank so it’s up to them. This is a ridiculous situation that needs to end soon. What can I as a homeowner do to get this house dealt with? L. B., Boca Raton, FL A. I regret that your neighborhood has been burdened with this dilapidated home. However, based on the rights given to Florida HOA’s under associations governing documents and the provisions of Florida law, there is a solution. The governing documents of Florida HOA’s and the Florida HOA Act require all homeowners who reside in a community governed by an HOA to timely pay HOA assessments and provide the HOA with the corresponding right and obligation to enforce the assessment payment provisions. The HOA’s right to enforce the timely payment of assessments includes the obligation to send notices of non-payment, record a claim of lien and to foreclose on the lien. Under the scenario you described, it appears that the subject home is owned by Bank of New York. In the context of HOA’s, when title to a home situated in the community governed by the HOA is in the

name of a bank, the logical conclusion to be drawn is that the subject bank acquired title as a result of a mortgage foreclosure judgment. When a bank becomes the title holder of such a parcel of property, for purposes of abiding by the HOA’s governing documents and the HOA Act, unless the governing documents provide otherwise, the bank is treated like any other community homeowner and is charged with the obligation to pay HOA assessments which accrue from the date the bank is conveyed title to the home. Depending on the language of the HOA’s governing documents, the foreclosing bank is also liable for payment of assessments which were past due at the time it acquired title to the property to the extent of 1 percent of the original principal amount of the first mortgage or 12 months of assessments for the year immediately preceding the banks receipt of title, whichever is less. Therefore, your HOA has the right to force the Bank of New York to pay assessments due on the home it owns, and the obligation to sue the bank in the event the bank does not pay all assessments due and owing, after receipt of required written notices of past due assessments and notice of intent to foreclose. The fact that the bank has delegated its servicing duties to Bank of America is of no consequence to the HOA. Bank of New York is the owner of the parcel and as such it has the obligation to comply with its obligations under the governing documents and the HOA Act. Although you advise that the board of your HOA apparently does not desire to incur the expense of filing a foreclosure action, which is understandable, the bad news is that the HOA board has a fiduciary duty and obligation to enforce the governing documents; however, the good news is that the HOA Act entitles the HOA to an award of prevailing party attorney’s fees and costs incurred in the foreclosure action. Therefore, the financial disincentive inherent in filing such lawsuits is

A look at Palm Trail Townhomes Staff report Two new townhouses are headed to Palm Trail. The Palm Trail Townhomes recently received some waivers it needs from the city to build on Palm Trail north of George Bush Blvd between McKee Lane and Witherspoon Lane. There will be two identical five unit buildings that will replace structures built in 1960. Each unit will be a three or four-bedroom town home that will be three stories and accommodate a two-car garage. The units range from about 3,900-square-feet to 4,900-square-feet. Each unit plans unique configuration is

A rendering of Palm Trail Townhomes. Submitted photo.

based on its unique stair and elevator layout. There are three 2-bedroom floor plans and three upper levels with a bedroom, a club room and an open terrace. Each of the five units per building will have lush landscaped private backyards and private swimming pools. In addition, the middle unit will have a landscape private courtyard.

mitigated because in the event the HOA wins the foreclosure lawsuit, it will be reimbursed for the attorney’s fees and costs incurred in compelling the bank to pay the past due assessments. As to the board’s concern regarding the expense of paying a lawyer to handle the collection matter, there is an abundance of qualified attorneys who handle association collection cases under a variety of fee arrangements. Moreover, the bank is certainly financially capable of paying the amount of the foreclosure judgment. Therefore, enforcing a judgment entered against the bank will not entail concerns about the bank’s ability to pay the amount of the judgment. I suspect that when the bank receives notice of the HOA’s intent to foreclose, it will comply with its obligations. As to the rectifying the horrible condition of the home, HOA documents customarily contain terms that require homeowners to maintain their homes, which if not properly maintained, permit the HOA to enforce the maintenance provisions to the same extent the HOA has the power to enforce the homeowners’ obligations to pay assessments. If the HOA has to file an action to enforce the maintenance terms of the governing documents, the HOA is entitled to an award of prevailing party attorney’s fee and costs. The failure to maintain and the failure to pay assessments can be addressed in one demand

letter and one lawsuit. Ronald E. D’Anna, Esquire, is partner of the law firm Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross, PLLC. Visit www.gadclaw.com or ask questions about your issues for future columns by sending your inquiry to: question@gadclaw. com. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. The publication of this article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader and Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross, PLLC, or any of our attorneys. Readers should not act or refrain from acting based upon the information contained in this article without first contacting an attorney, if you have questions about any of the issues raised herein. The hiring of an attorney is a decision that should not be based solely on advertisements or this column.

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Getting ready for your home purchase: Check out your credit By: Karen Laurence Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers You have now made the decision to buy a home. What are the things that you must do to begin the process? It is not all financial, such as bank statements, investments, even retirement funds. Your credit report contains the outstanding debts that you have accumulated, how long you have had them, where you lived, names you have used, places you have worked. There are some people who have always been monitoring their credit score and are aware of the Dos and Don’ts of retaining a good score. Then there are others who have trashed their credit or do not have credit at all. How can these people help themselves and put themselves into position to buy their house that they have been dreaming of?

minimum on any credit card balance.

Here are a few tips to maintain and improve your FICO score. You do this by running your credit for free at the 3 major bureaus; Transunion, Experian, and Equifax all have promised one free report a year.

Validate your social security number and that all information is correct on the report. There should ideally be 4 credit lines, either major credit cards such as a Visa or Master card, a student loan or car being paid so that a lender can see that you are a worthy citizen and pay your bills on time. This translates to the bank that the risk of you defaulting on your home loan is less. Banks care about risk. Banks care about your credit score, which directly affects

-Check your social security number-make sure it is yours and it is right. -Pay your bills on time-pay more than the

-Get current with missed payments-check out the months you were late (late fees apply.) -Pay off any collection accounts-you can negotiate the balance. It is better to be paid. -Don’t open cards you don’t need or buy a big ticket item that has to be paid off monthly. -Pay down debts to 30 percent of the high balance listed on the card. Do not pay off cards until checking with someone in the know. -Confirm to see that the birthdate is correct-where you lived, your employment, your name or aliases, and make sure that all of the debts that you are carrying are yours and not someone else’s or a relative with the same name. Requirements of lenders

the loan program you will qualify for and the rate, as well as the amount of your down payment. You may be paying this loan for several years, maybe 30 years, so you want to make it the best rate and loan terms for a large debt that you will be carrying a long time. Money for a down payment must be in the account for two months prior to applying for a mortgage. Gifts from relative can be used and that has its own set of qualifications. All large deposits must be explained and sourced so no cash deposits while applying for a loan. For those who have just come to the United States, having a social security number is not enough. You need credit lines for two years to qualify for a loan. Everything you have done in the past creates a credit profile. If in fact, you do not have these credit lines, non–traditional credit can be used. Higher down payments are usually required. You will need 12 months of paid bill statements, below are some examples, prior to applying for a loan. -Rental payments-12 months cancelled checks or auto withdrawn from account -Gas, electric, water bills, cable-all in your name-no collection accounts or late payments -If a business owner, self–employed, for at least two years, there are programs that will

let you use 12/24 months of bank statements so that you can show a flow of money and in that way qualify for a loan. Weaker qualifiers are: Insurance payments, child care bills, retail store accounts and documented 12 months of savings. Once you have a copy of the credit report, you must start to repair those errors. Most things can be done yourself, but if not or beyond your capabilities, then you may elect to hire a credit repair agency that will aid you. It is a time-consuming task, but is well worth the time. You have a right to know who has received a copy as you need to give permission to have the credit run. This may take a while, usually six months is a good time frame to figure. Keep in mind, you cannot close a loan if there is a dispute on your credit report. Look up the three bureaus and go on their websites to obtain your free report and to clear up any outstanding issues. Know your rights. The Fair Credit Reporting Act was passed by the Federal Trade Commission to protect you. Karen Laurence is a sales associate with The Keyes Company. She is a Technical Real Estate Instructor, Real Estate Agent and Certified Luxury Agent. 516-524-3953.

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5 cool things to check out at the new $3.5 million Sales Gallery for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Boca Raton Al Piazza, Senior VP of Development for Penn-Florida Companies, picks the five coolest features of the stunning new sales gallery The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Boca Raton. Feature one: Recreating the Experience As one of six locations in the world where you can purchase a Mandarin Oriental Residence, the Sales Gallery for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Boca Raton is just as special, as it was designed to recreate the unique experience and exclusivity associated with this prestigious brand. When a guest arrives, they are greeted by a uniformed valet and doorman and escorted into the gallery, where guests are welcomed by our Director of First Impressions, and offered refreshments by a uniformed butler. While they await their appointment, they can relax in the waiting area or enjoy a cocktail at the MO Bar.

tribute to Boca’s rich history. The custom, mosaic tile floor pays tribute to Addison Mizner’s architectural elements and design techniques, and also represents what is planned to be in the

hotel lobby.

functions and special events. Feature four: The Kitchen

Feature two: Technology The Sales Gallery features a nine-screen video wall used for presentations driven by, SAGE, a proprietary 3D application custom built and designed for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Boca Raton by Evolution Ventures. Audio One, the same partner retained by the developer to provide automated, ‘smart’ home technology and upgrades in The Residences, installed the state-of-the-art electronics and hardware.

Additionally, The Residences Sales Gallery is much larger (approximately 8,100 square feet) than a typical sales office and several design elements pay

The level of finish throughout the gallery is like no other. The kitchen vignette features large format porcelain flooring, custom, Italian cabinetry by Tizzoni Cucine featuring automatic/motorized cabinets, Quartz countertops, a center island with Quartzite floating waterfall accent, Subzero and Wolf appliances and Waterworks fixtures. Feature Five: The Master Bath The master bath vignette features large format Carrera stone floors and full-height walls, an oversized walk-in shower and water closet with a Toto Legato toilet, custom designed cabinetry by Tizzoni Cucine and Waterworks fixtures.

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Feature three: The MO Bar With more Michelin stars than any other hotel group in the world, Mandarin Oriental is renowned for their excellence and innovation in food and beverages, and creative restaurants and bars. Each venue around the world remains true to Mandarin Oriental’s standards of excellence, attention to detail and a strong sense of place. Likewise, the mini MO Bar is unique to the of sales office. Elegant yet informal, the mini MO Bar was designed to provide a fun and relaxing area for buyer presentations, broker

To schedule a visit please call 561.417.8020 or visit moresidencesbocaraton.com. The Sales Gallery is located at 10 East Boca Raton Road and is open daily, Monday-Friday, from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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Boca Raton mom turns real estate experience into home staging company By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor Margaret Schaffer has always had an eye for potential in homes. The Boca Raton mom and entrepreneur didn’t realize the value of her skill until she began practicing real estate. “I was really blown away that people could not visualize what a space could look like,” she said. “I didn’t realize that was a skill of mine until it became abundantly clear that some people couldn’t see beyond other people’s current furnishings.” She was working for her cousin, Samantha DeBianchi founder of DeBianchi Real Estate and a star on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Miami, as a transaction coordinator. With her cousin’s business mostly based out of Fort Lauderdale and Miami, she said she handled the Boca Raton listings, where she lives with her husband and three children. “When I started to go out on my listings I would just bring some things,” she said. She would buy vases and decorative pillows from HomeGoods and stage the houses she was trying to sell.

Boca resident Margaret Schaffer stages homes for Margaret Schaffer helps Bravo TV star Jill Zarin dec- clients so they can get the best price for their home. A look at a home that Margaret Schaffer staged. Suborate her Boca vacation home. Submitted photo. mitted photo. Submitted photo.

“I found my niche in staging,” she said. “Design is my passion. I love for things to be visually compelling. We pride ourselves on having high-end furnishings. We are on trend, but never trendy. We are constantly sourcing fresh inventory. We are always getting new things in.”

then literally an hour after we staged it they got a contract on the property. We are chalkfull of these kinds of stories.”

She said her team really focuses on who the potential buyer for the property is before delving into designing the space. She said it is important to determine if the home will be for a family, a retired couple or someone’s third vacation home. That will help determine what type of paint, decor and furniture her team should bring in.

“I am a young entrepreneur,” she said. “I just turned 30. I have a lot of passion for helping women in business especially moms. I always felt like I had to apologize for being a mom.”

“It worked,” she said. “Properties that were sitting on the market were selling with what I was doing. It pays to stage.”

If a client hires her, she said she will drill down on the details to make sure the home is design-forward, but safe enough for people to feel comfortable wanting to live in the home. She also works with developers who are looking for ideas on home finishings.

So, she started her own business of staging homes in 2014. Based in Boca Raton, ReStyle Home helps people update their homes with the best furnishings and finishes to sell their property for top dollar.

“We provide an estimate for us to bring in furnishings and make it look like a decorator model home,” she said. “We have such amazing testimonials like a $1 million property that was on the market for a year and

When she started her company, she said she wanted to make it a business that was comfortable for working moms like herself.

She said she wants her employees to feel like they don’t have apologize for being parents and prioritizing family. In previous jobs, she said she would find herself saying sorry for having to say no. Her company will also help select clients redesign their homes. She was recently hired by former Bravo Housewife of New York Jill Zarin to furnish Zarin’s rental vacation property in Boca’s Woodfield Country Club. Schaffer said she knew who Zarin was from the show and knew she was glamorous, elegant and wanted to feel like she was on vaca-

Harmonize your home with Feng Shui: Part 2 By: Cheryl Adelman Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Feng shui practices compliment the productive health and wealth energies of your home. Try these cures, or design your own; see Part 1. Front Entrance The color red signifies strength and confidence. Choose a red front door to attract opportunity, abundance, prosperity, success. Plant exotic flowers in upgraded pots. Stage a fountain to promote new growth (try solar). A green front door conjures healing and relaxation. Plant a tree to learn stillness, focus, patience, perseverance. Include the colors pink or peach to invite creativity and new or enhanced romance. Place rose quartz along the path. Plant fragrant Damask Rose in beautiful pots (or tea rose begonia, tulips, medinilla, or hibiscus). Keep the entranceway to your home well lit and well maintained. Although cacti symbolize protection, do not include them here. Instead, hang a wind chime near the front door to dis-

suade negative energies. Place a welcome mat and/or sign as a friendly gesture. Kitchen Kitchens represent prosperity by measure of quality and abundance of food. With the stove central for cooking, the dominant element is Fire, associated with wealth. For people who choose not to cook their food, the sun, symbol of fire, naturally prepares wholesome fruits, greens and vegetables. With strong evidence of elements Water; used for cooking and cleaning, symbolizing finances and communication, and Metal; pots, pans, and utensils, symbolizing future, the kitchen is relatively naturally balanced energetically. So, let in the sun’s natural light! Be sure to have good ventilation. Keep the refrigerator, pantry, cabinets and drawers neat, organized, clean. And, remember that a good mood of the cook is encouraged and appreciated! Living Room For relaxation and healing, create an oasis of positivity and comfort for yourself and friends. Place furniture to include

tion when she was in her home. So, she went shopping and within three days was decorating the home. She used a combination of her company’s products, rugs from Zarin’s new luxury line “Manhattan” and textiles and fabrics from Zarin Fabrics. “She walked into a turn-key residence,” she said. In addition to being featured on Bravo, her team’s work can also be seen on the CBS program, “Mansion of the Week.” Shaffer will have a recurring expert role on a home renovation show on a major network, set to air this summer. Schaffer said she never thought this is where her career would take her. She has a college degree that she is still paying for. But she said some of her childhood is reflected in her current job. She said her parents owned rental properties and she remembers shopping with her mom to pick out paint and other items for the properties. “That was one of my favorite times I spent with my mom,” she said.

everyone and accommodate conversation. Choose art and lighting that are calming. Avoid cluttering the room with too many decorations. Doing work in the living room is discouraged... Relax. Bathroom Keep bathrooms well lit, very clean, and well ventilated. Have one large solid mirror with textured frame to stimulate the mind in the morning and promote positive energy. Water represents finances, so keep your toilet seat down, drains covered with stones, and bathroom doors closed so not to let your money (symbolically) “go down the drain”! Master Bedroom For serenity and to recharge, keep your master bedroom private, far from the front door, and clutter free. Placement of the bed is best when diagonal to the entrance so you can see the door, with headboard on a solid wall. Avoid placing the bed under a window or ceiling beam: but if you must, use heavy curtains for the window, and hang crystals along the beam. Cheryl Adelman, Home Organizing Coach, owner of Organize In A Day™, Life Coach Certification candidate, makes organizing fast, easy, and fun. She writes articles and gives talks. Contact Cheryl to speak to your group about “How To Save Money by De-Cluttering!” and other topics. organizeinaday@ gmail.com or 609-287-3119

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Palm Beach County school updates Third graders improve on English, Language Arts on standardized tests Third graders in Palm Beach County showed a slight improvement on the English Language Arts (ELA) portion of the Florida Standards Assessment taken during the spring at School District of Palm Beach County-operated schools, according to results released by the Florida Department of Education.

points compared to the previous year, including Boca Raton Elementary School, which improved by 10 percentage points. Florida statute requires students not scoring a Level 2 or higher on the ELA to be considered for retention in the third grade. However, students are eligible for promotion through other “good cause” criteria.

Approximately 54 percent of third graders in the District earned a Level 3 or above on the ELA, an increase of 2 percentage points from the 2015-2016 school year. But the county results were still 4 percentage points lower than the statewide average of 58 percent. Superintendent Robert Avossa said he was pleased that the District hit its Strategic Plan target of 54 percent of students earning a 3 or higher on the ELA for the 2016-2017 school year, but said the results show that there is still work to be done. Increasing the number of students reading on grade level by third grade is one of the four long-term outcomes highlighted in the district’s five-year strategic plan. Twelve schools improved their Level 3 or higher scores by more than 10 percentage

ly recognized by author James Patterson and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County for their participation in the 2017 ReaderCorps campaign. Jack and Andrew Young, Colin Riley and teacher Hillary Feerick-Hillenbrand from St. Andrews School in Boca Raton organized a book drive and team participation in the Loop for Literacy fundraiser. The Coalition kicked off the ReaderCorps initiative during Florida Literacy Week as a way to provide meaningful service opportunities for children and teens that make them excited about reading while supporting literacy in Palm Beach County. Through ReaderCorps, youth earn prizes and recognition for reading and promoting the value of literacy.

Literacy Coalition CEO Kristin Calder; St. Andrew’s School teacher Hillary Feerick-Hillenbrand; St. Andrew’s student and Delray Beach resident Jack Young; author James Patterson; and St. Andrew’s student Colin Riley. Submitted photo.

Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County recognizes Delray brothers Two Delray Beach brothers were recent-

After the three-month campaign, nearly 300 students from 28 cities attending 60 public, private, charter and homeschools in South Florida – and a few from other states – participated in the Coalition’s 2017 ReaderCorps campaign. Nearly 2,300 books and 272,000 total pages were read during the campaign. Thanks to the book drives and donations made through the 2017 ReaderCorps campaign, the Literacy Coalition will

be able to provide an additional 2,000 books to children in Palm Beach County. The Literacy Coalition distributes 70,000 books each year to adults, children and families in the county. For more information about the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, or to get involved, call 561-279-9103 or visit www.literacypbc.org. Free breakfast, lunch provided all summer at local schools The School District of Palm Beach County is once again offering the Summer Food Service Program to provide free, nutritionally balanced breakfasts and lunches to children through the age of 18 on weekdays. Summer Food Service sites are located at schools in the immediate vicinity of areas of need where 50 percent or more of the children qualify for free and reduced-price meals during the school year and to those students enrolled in summer school or camps. No application is required to receive the meals. To find a site near you and the dates and times the meals are available, https:// www.palmbeachschools.org/sfs/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2017/05/SSO2017-51717.pdf

Teaching freedom is as complicated as freedom itself By: Ali Kaufman, Founder & CEO at Space of Mind Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers July is my favorite month. It’s when we celebrate freedom, usually with a vacation. As an educator in our tumultuous political climate, I am really looking forward to my time off this month, as I really just need a vacation from teaching freedom. These past two academic years have exhausted me. During the 2015-16 academic year at Space of Mind, a modern schoolhouse offering a project-based learning platform, we themed our Humanities curriculum around American History and Literature and planned a year-long and schoolhouse-wide celebration of democracy that De Tocqueville would have crashed. Thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s miraculous Hamilton: An American Musical, we had the ultimate textbook - and soundtrack. The election run-up year culminated in a “Magical History Tour” on an 8-day bus ride through America’s most historical cities from St. Augustine to Washington, DC and back. We celebrated America’s political and cultural prowess through museums, parks, historic districts and, of course, incredible soul food. Along the way and throughout the year, we debated the diversities and iniquities within our history and even our own school family. It was an epic year of learning through

uniquely American experiences. For 2016-17, as our country’s political structure transferred administrations, we expanded our perspectives on ourselves through the lens of World History. As the election and results crafted a new narrative in real-time, we studied the political systems designed by the Greeks and Romans. We read and discussed the Shakespearean perspectives on current hot-button themes like love and hate, revenge, corruption, free will, fate and transformation. We traveled to New York City and visited the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Tenement Museum to honor our country’s immigrant grit. We wept at the 9/11 Museum at Ground Zero for the humanity lost that fateful day. We saw Hamilton and Come From Away, two prolific musicals that weave our country’s triumphs and heartbreaks into inspiring, life-changing and storied productions. We visited the United Nations and reconfirmed our support to achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Of course, we ate incredible ethnic food from the many world cultures we studied throughout the year. These two years were not easy. As we survived the election and its aftermath, there were incidents where frustration

and fears came out as fighting words. Students brought hate into the building, had shorter tempers and much less tolerance of differing opinions. So we taught poetry, created art and practiced communicating clearly, respectfully and factually to one another through interactive assignments and activities. Some students found their voices and rose up to state and stand proudly behind their beliefs. Others learned to control their voices while trying to be heard and confirmed. Our weekly current events activity was sometimes a political firestorm with students sometimes feeling on or under attack, and so we set new boundaries when discussing politics and governance. As an educational program certified to be a “No Place for Hate” program participant each year, we reached out to the Anti-Defamation League for some new skills and tools to help calm the communications between scared, angry and confused students. As curriculum writers, we made adjustments as needed to ensure we were supporting our students’ developing social and emotional concerns, as well as their academic and creative needs to contextualize the daily news. Together with parents, educators, students and community members, we reinforced our schoolhouse building to be a safe space to ask questions, express

opinions and even change your mind. Next year’s curriculum theme is “The Emerging World.” We will continue to imagine a world without hate, injustice, poverty, disease and dwindling resources. Our students will create their own economy, design a sustainable community, study cultural and personal resilience and practice accountability within their own schoolhouse society through their math, literature, social studies, science and elective courses. Additionally, they will develop life skills by working to rebuild and renew our ever-changing world through leadership, creativity and connectivity. As my team and I take the summer to rest, rejuvenate and create next year’s curriculum, we know two things to be true: Education is dependent upon inspiration. So is democracy.

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Then Jack Happened

Dear Jack,

I’m having an issue with a long distance relationship. I met a woman when I was working overseas and we spent a few months together before I had to move back to home base. I wrote her a letter letting her know that I had strong feelings for her and she seemed receptive. We kept in touch and decided to meet in another city for a long weekend. It was like a honeymoon the first three nights, but then things fell apart on the final night. We were in a small group of friends, and we couldn’t decide on what

to do. I was absolutely fine but she kept asking me what was wrong with me. I wasn’t sure if I had the stink face on and reassured her that I was fine. Later on at a bar she pulled me to the side and told me that she knew something was wrong and if I wasn’t willing to talk to her about it, then she’s making a mistake with me. I was insulted and we left. I took a walk after I dropped her at the apartment, when I returned she was extremely apologetic and said she didn’t mean it, she doesn’t know why she does ‘these things.’ She tried to get cuddly but I just wasn’t into it, everything felt cold, and I flew out a

few hours later as scheduled. I like her a lot during the good times, but not during the bad times. How can I get back the good times?

down, don’t believe will work. You must find ways to build confidence and trust and distance can be a large impediment to that.

Not sure that you can. Your good times might be castles built on sand, and unless you are willing to make a strong effort to figure out if they are, this is probably where it ends.

Another difficulty is that you haven’t known each other very long. You can’t be sure if are dealing with a person that creates unnecessary drama and she can’t know if she is dealing with someone that makes stink face when he’s having a tough night. Without the distance you could work and smooth these things out naturally but now you are playing guessing games because you don’t have enough quality time to get to know one another.

Her actions are nervous and unsure, which is wholly understandable when looking at a relationship that appears to have little long-term potential. You probably do mutually like each other at some level but you must attend to that budding love properly or your feelings won’t matter. When things are stable, things are good. Look at the first three nights back you wily ex-pat. Honeymoon. You’re only a pinch and a giggle away. The last night, before the goodbyes, before the swirling mysteries across seas, you misread each other and fear the worst. You, she believes you’re having a bad time and won’t say why (should’ve said because “I’m going to miss you,” you manipulative jerk) and responds poorly, she, having realized that she’s probably overly insecure and makes a mea culpa, only finds your prideful cold shoulder. These are the actions of people that don’t have confidence in one another or are self sabotaging a relationship that they, deep

This leaves you in a tough spot. You can’t un-ring the bell that you told her you had deeper feelings for her. While arguably romantic, you created an unnaturally advanced situation neither of you were prepared for. Unless you’re ready for a serious rededication that goes well beyond a plane ticket and a lovelorn email, I’m talking RomCom moves, then you probably should call her and let her know you’re sorry you led her on, apologize about the last night and end the relationship. I’ll move anywhere for you South Florida, serious RomCom moves, just tell me your trials and tribulations at thenjackhappened@gmail.com

Are smart devices making our world stupid? By: Julius McGee Special to the Boca and Delray newspapers Informative, controlling, captivating and undeniably addictive - there is no doubt smart devices have significantly revolutionized our world. However, the question that has caused anthropologists, teachers, psychologists, automation authors and technological gurus to debate is whether smart devices are inadvertently causing a decline in the collective intelligence of the human race. The world we live in today is as weird as it can get. The colossal advancement of novelty related situations and events has put humanity into a high number of ironic, conflicting and contradicting predicaments. The power and effect smart devices have on our lives is mind boggling. Everyone is “jacked in” taking selfies, posting images of their food, following, unfollowing, liking, un-liking, hashtag’n and sending gifs and emoji’s just to keep up. Is this the Twilight zone or an episode of Black Mirror? In 2015, there was a debate held by the Intelligence Squared U.S. in New York at the Kaufman Music Center, where two opposing teams addressed the subject with an intent of persuading the audience for their votes. Before the commencement of the discussion, 37 percent of the audience were in favor for the proposition that smart devices were hindering our intellectual abilities, while 33 percent disagreed and 30 percent were undecided. After a lengthy debate where intriguing points were put forth by both teams, the result was 47 percent in favor, 43 per-

cent opposed, and 10 percent remained undecided. By evidence of this interesting event, the answer to whether smart devices are making us ‘stupid’ is not as straightforward as one may think. Here are some of the points summarized that were presented by both sides. In favor • Our lives have become automated. By depending on technological devices to do our thinking for us, our cognitive skills are fading away. • Naturally, humans are not capable of intense multitasking, and digital media’s distractions weaken our focus and destroy our attention. Instead of widening our intellectual and sociocultural boundaries, social media confines our worlds to echo chambers. • Tech giants know more about us than we know about ourselves. As they relate to us as mere consumers, and as data. Opposed • The digital revolution has reinvented the spreading of information, replacing usual constraints with open,

unlimited networks. With the internet, humans can work together to infinitely scale knowledge.

• With our 24/7, hyper connected networks, knowledge has been democratized, giving increasing agency to everyone and everywhere. •

The effective, seamless presence of digital technologies has freed us from menial tasks, thereby opening space in our heads for higher pursuits.

• Technology is what we make it, not vice versa. Far from mindless, passive consumers, people across the world are actively engaging with technology to better their lives and societies. Clearly, both parties of the debate provided compelling points that make you think twice about the effects of our technology. To know whether our advancements in this domain, that is still quite young, is negatively affecting our cognitive more than what it is positively producing can only be known by what the future will tell us. The human race, therefore, has no choice but to experience the weirdness of it all as it comes. Let’s hope we can still retain our mentally gifted abilities, for in regards to the world as it currently is, we will need some intelligent ideas to help our current predicament.

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A taste of Boston’s on the Beach new menu By: Shaina Wizov Contributing Writer There’s a great reason to head over to Boston’s on the Beach this summer, and it has nothing to do with the incredible oceanfront view, entertaining band lineup, or perfect game-watching seats at the bar. While all of those things do play a large part in the restaurant’s success and popularity, those are not the reasons why Boston’s should be on your radar right now. This legendary beachfront hotspot has unveiled a new all-day menu that features fresh-caught seafood and creative, New England style cuisine. Boston’s on the Beach has been a premier sports bar, entertainment venue and restaurant in Delray Beach for the past 35 years, and has been dubbed the official destination for New England sports. Whether you’re visiting from out of town, or you’re just another local soaking up the Delray Beach sun, Boston’s is a crowd pleaser for hungry beach-goers as they’re heading toward or coming off the sand.

jams; sesame-seared Ahi tuna with teriyaki glaze, seaweed salad and wasabi cream; and mussels with roasted shallots, white-winechili broth and fresh tomatoes. The mussels come with a few pieces of crusty Italian bread, but you made want to ask for a few more. No broth left behind! Boston’s does serve typical bar food such as nachos, fried calamari and burgers, but since their main focus is on New England style seafood, there are a not-so-typical items too — things you may not see at your average sports bar. One of their most popular dishes is the classic lobster roll, which you can get with a side of crispy seasoned fries, Cape Cod chips, or the island mango slaw. Insider tip: if you decide on the fries, get a side of the slaw too. It’s well worth trying! The lobster roll may be delicious, but it’s not a new addition to the menu. More new items include the grilled shrimp salad with young arugula, roasted butternut squash, Granny Smith apples, sun-dried cranberries, goat

cheese, and toasted pumpkin seeds with maple balsamic vinaigrette; The Big Papi with shaved ribeye, sautéed peppers and onions, and provolone cheese on a toasted hoagie roll; and Boston’s twist on a classic BLT that highlights the fresh Florida flavors that Boston’s is proud to serve their customers. The SBLT features a patty made of 5-spiced local shrimp topped with thick-cut applewood bacon, tomato and pickled ginger slaw. New burgers include the Hot ’N Spicy made with Boston’s signature custom beef grind and topped with green chilies, guacamole, tomato, greens, Monterey Jack cheese, jalapeño, and spicy aioli; and the salmon burger. Fresh salmon is blended with capers, dill, mustard and Old Bay seasoning — no breadcrumbs or filler! It’s topped with arugula, sun-dried tomato tapenade, sliced cucumber and roasted red onions, and served on a multigrain bun. If you thought the new food was good, check out their refreshing list of craft cock-

New appetizers include the Devilish Eggs with smoked salmon mousse, crispy bacon and fried Ipswich clams; five-onion dip with caramelized onions, served with perfectly crispy house-made potato chips; spicy hummus with roasted jalapeños, corn, tomato and avocado relish, served with plantain chips; the artisan cheese board filled with Chef’s choice of seasonal fruits, honeys and

tails too. Enjoy the Summer Sangria, made with either red or white wine and seasonal fruit; the Rock-A-Rita with Bacardi Coconut Rum, Sauza Signature Blue 100% Agave Tequila, persian lime and Valencia orange juices, 100% organic agave nectar and splash of fresh pineapple; the Spiked Raspberry Lemonade with New Amsterdam Red Berry Vodka, fresh raspberries, cold pressed lemon juice and a touch of 100% agave nectar; or the Mango Mule with Bacardi Mango Rum, fresh muddled oranges and topped with ginger beer. If you’re a Bloody Mary lover, you’ll want to try The Wicked Mary. It’s made with Tito’s Handmade Vodka, premium imported San Marzano tomatoes, pure squeezed celery and lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and fresh-grated horseradish, rimmed with grey celtic sea salt and Old Bay, topped with pepper jack cheese, “filthy” red piri piri pepper-stuffed olives, celery and a colossal shrimp. Next time you’re sunbathing on the beach in Delray and need a snack, hop across the street to Boston’s! Boston’s on the Beach is located at 40 South Ocean Blvd. (A1A) in Delray Beach, Florida.

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Commissioners debate, appoint old, new faces to city advisory boards

Delray Beach group aims to preserve historic homes

historical knowledge and/or fresh perspective as a result of age, education, training); (iii) if needed, provide diversity to a particular board; (iv) are professionally able to participate relative to family and work commitments; few, if any, recusals from board agendas; and (v) can work well with other board members and staff,” Glickstein said when asked about his picks after the votes.

A group of Delray history-lovers have teamed up to come up with ways to protect the city’s oldest homes and buildings.

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Petrolia then nominated Sandy Zeller, which failed to gain support. So, she deferred her pick to the next meeting where she successfully appointed him to the board. “During my tenure on the commission I have always strived to support individuals I feel are most qualified from the names that are provided to us by city staff,” Petrolia said after the votes. “It has always been challenging to get people to apply for volunteer board positions. Stating the reason(s) I didn’t support a particular candidate will not encourage more people to apply to serve on our boards. For that reason, I will only state that when I did not support a board nomination, I believed there were other applicants who were more qualified, or more knowledgeable, or possibly more enthusiastic or even a better fit for that particular board.” Johnson ended up receiving one of her picks when Katz selected her original pick of Gray for his nomination to the CRA board. Glickstein voted no saying he would like to see board members who live in the district serve on the board.

By: Marisa Herman Associate Editor

During a recent city workshop meeting, their ideas were proposed to commissioners to consider implementing. The goal is to encourage property owners to designate their homes as historic. The city has several historic properties and districts on the local and national level. The task force wants the city to promote the concept even more. To do so, the task force proposed strengthening some of the city’s current rules, adding new rules and creating incentives to encourage property owners to go through the designation process. Ideas include expediting the permit process, asking the county to extend its tax abatement program from 10 to 20 years and provide grants to those who qualify for financial assistance.The tax abatement is typically awarded to homeowners who plan to improve their historic property, but not everyone can afford to do so. Historic designation can limit what upgrades or improvements can be done on a property. One of the main reasons why people tend to hesitate when it comes to designating their home is because any future modifications to the home will go before the Historic Preservation Board and may be held to a different standard than a non-designated home. In Delray, homebuilders have purchased old, historic homes that are typically situated on bigger lots and demolished them to build newer, modern, larger homes. Task force members said that has happened on North

Swinton Avenue. They want to prevent that from happening by putting more teeth in the city’s demolition by neglect ordinance. Task force member Carolyn Patton said the idea is to keep the homes in place with affirmative maintenance. In addition to North Swinton, the task force said Frog Alley is another area that has 77 properties eligible to be designated. Only one property, St. Matthews Episcopal Church is listed on the registry. If the commission adopts the proposed incentives, the task force said it will hit the streets to educate homeowners about the benefits of historic designation. “This is probably one of the most important aspects of our town,” Commissioner Shelly Petrolia said of the city’s historic homes. “It’s what people are attracted to. It’s something we have that a lot of cities up and down the eastern coastline do not. It makes us unique and it makes us stand out.” She said she wants to see the city protect its structures, some that date back 100 years. Board members said Old School Square is slated to become the city’s second national historic district. The Marina Historic District has already received that recognition. They are looking into ways to extend that to other parts of the city, which was supported by commissioners. Any rule changes will go before the city for consideration for a first and second public hearing before becoming law. “I love that Delray is trying to preserve its history,” Commissioner Shirley Johnson said.

Delray Beach Fire Rescue hosts Station 112 open house By: David DiPino Contributing Writer On a recent cloudless Saturday afternoon, Delray Beach Fire Rescue Station 112, 35 Andrews Ave., hosted a Public Safety Day open house event where residents had the chance to meet the firefighters and children could see the fire trucks, squirt a fire hose, participate in a kid’s firefighter obstacle course and meet Sparky the Fire Dog. At the fire station open house event, Delray Beach Police Chief Jeff Goldman and his dedicated officers met with city residents and their kids, gave tours of the impressive Delray Beach Police Department (DBPD) SWAT Truck and DBPD Rescue Vehicle and gave a jaw-dropping, eye-opening, amazing SWAT team display where an officer repelled down four stories from the top of the fire station building and demonstrated rescue tactics including at one point from upside down two stories up to the ooh and ahs of children and their families.

Students learn CPR from Delray Fire Rescue during a recent open house. Photo by David Dipino. Delray Fire Rescue recently hosted an open house. Photo by David Dipino.

Delray Beach Ocean Rescue set-up an educational display with beach warning flag designations, information on what to do if you get stuck in rip currents and had one of their rescue paddle boards on display leaning up against the familiar Delray Beach Ocean Rescue Truck. The Delray Beach Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Lilian Gallego, CERT Representative, and K. Thompson,

DBFR, CERT Instructor, talked with residents about their program and upcoming classes and graduation.

students demonstrated hands-on-CPR at the event on mannequins from the torso up spread across the fire station.

Delray Medical Center had four employees on-site at the fire station open house event to greet residents with giveaways.

“We came out to educate the public on the proper techniques to perform hands-only CPR for witnessed sudden collapse. My goal is to become an EMT locally. Right now I’m on that track to become a firefighter/paramedic by next year,” said C.J. Rubino, 17, high school student.

Delray Beach Firefighters grilled hot dogs for the residents and their kids. West Boca High School Medical Program

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Keep mosquito free this summer Nielsen said leaves are often the culprit of blocked gutters, which become a hatching point for mosquitos.

Staff report With summer rain comes mosquitos. Local Mosquito Joe franchisee Torben Nielsen said there are ways to prevent yourself from being bitten up by the pesky critters. “It gets a little bit worse every year,” Nielsen said of the mosquitos. “The winters aren’t cold enough.” Nielsen said over the past five years the winter months haven’t been cold enough to kill off the mosquitos for summer. He said they are living longer so when he goes out to treat mosquitos he said he is actually treating the adults from the previous season first. “They are very strong,” he said, adding they are living longer. In addition to hiring a company, like Mosquito Joe, to come out and spray your property, he said make sure your gutters aren’t blocked and that you don’t have any standing water on your property.

He said standing water with any organic matter is the ideal location for mosquitos to hatch. So make sure to clear your yard of fallen leaves. Make sure empty plant pots aren’t filled with water and the same with your kids’ toys. When you are outside, wear long sleeves and pants. He said mosquitos have a hard time biting through jean material. He also said to wear mosquito repellent. Ending July 1, is Mosquito Control Awareness Week. Mosquito Joe takes this time to educate community members about mosquito and tick prevention. “Mosquito Control Awareness Week is interesting because it’s a way we can give back to other parts of the community,” he said. “Every new client we sign up we are going to give away a mosquito net in south saharan Africa.”

He said he also donates to the United Nation’s Nothing but Nets campaign during this week. The company has delivered more than 10 million mosquito nets across the world through these initiatives. “Every new client helps a family in Africa,” he said. “We also try to raise awareness about mosquito-born illnesses.” For more information, visit www.mosquitojoefranchise. com.

Letter to the editor: City board appointments The June 6 City Commission meeting was, at various points, uncomfortable to watch. Among the plethora of agenda items were several city boards in need of new appointees. Without summarizing what transpired, I’ll simply say that the process and its results were less than ideal. The City Commission has said in previous meetings, subsequently reinforced by official public notices, that it seeks candidates to fill city board vacancies. While certain boards may have more cognizance (e.g. CRA), all boards serve a role. At Tuesday’s meeting, the DDA and CRA each had four (4) vacancies to fill and the four-fifths Commission could not agree on eight persons to fill those vacancies. I thought about why these proceedings ended as they did. To an extent, I can understand why a commissioner would

nominate any particular individual. It could be reputation or résumé. I can also understand why a commissioner would vote “no” on said nominee for the same reasons. To each their own, I suppose.

Civil Service Board

Would the proceedings have ended with the same results had Commissioner Katz been present? Not entirely. Yet, here we are having to defer certain results for another meeting. Now imagine if some of the same vacancies still cannot be filled.

Green Implementation Advancement Board

Downtown Board

Development

Authority

Education Board

Parking Management Advisory Board Police Advisory Board

For lack of a better word, it’s frustrating.

Site Planning Review and Appearance Board

The city’s April press release about board vacancies prompted me to submit an application. I had been interested in serving on a board for quite some time, so this was an opportunity I did not want to miss. For those who are curious, here is a list of boards I mentioned on my application (in alphabetical order):

Upon reviewing the list of persons interested in serving on the DDA Board, I strongly believed that I would not be nominated last Tuesday. As it were, my name was not brought up for a vote. I was not deterred or dejected since I know that there are the other boards that interest me.

More importantly, I would love to see more of the city’s youth get involved. There are so many young citizens doing amazing things in our community. If they were qualified to join a city board, then I would implore them to submit an application. In such cases, I would encourage the City Commission to give them as much consideration as anyone else. A résumé can only be written if people are given opportunities to succeed. If the City Commission wants to fill board vacancies, then fill them with passionate, dedicated people who are volunteering their time to make our city better tomorrow than it is today. Set aside political and personal differences so that everyone can move forward. -Eric Camacho

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Date rape drugs in downtown Delray By: Lisa Langley Special to the Delray newspaper Imagine you’re out on The Ave with some friends or on a date with someone new enjoying your favorite pinot noir, martini or club soda. One minute you feel perfectly well and the next you are completely disoriented unsure which way is up or down and who is a friend or foe. Chances are you have just been drugged. Recently, someone slipped a “date rape” or “predator” drug into my cocktail in downtown Delray. By the grace of God, I survived with only a minor concussion and black eye though the ordeal was traumatic and one I never want to experience again as it certainly could have gone a completely different way. Unfortunately, I do not remember all the details of what occurred while I was drugged but I remember that I fled as soon as I knew something was wrong, found a place to hide from whomever meant to potentially harm me, and attempted to contact a friend for help before I lost all motor skills. Within minutes, I didn’t know where I was and could not speak coherently enough to explain my surroundings. My friend tried to keep me on the line to stay awake but within 10 minutes, I was unconscious. An hour and a half later, I woke up and was eventually able to discern where I was and

secured transportation home to try to sleep off the effects of the drug. Because many of these drugs can be metabolized quickly, it’s imperative to file a police report and take a urinalysis to confirm which drug was ingested as soon as possible – ideally within 24 hours. Regrettably, I waited too long to do so, but did see a doctor who confirmed my symptoms as one, or a combination of multiple, date rape drugs. What are ‘date rape’ drugs? Date rape drugs are incapacitating agents that are illegal, powerful and dangerous. They can easily be slipped into your drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) surreptitiously and are typically used to assist a sexual assault or to commit other crimes, like robbery and can be used on both men and women. Because they often have no color, smell or taste, you can’t tell if you are being drugged. The drugs can take effect in minutes and make you weak, dizzy and confused — or even cause you to pass out or be unable to remember what happened while you were drugged. The three most common date rape drugs include: GHB or gamma hydroxybutyric acid is a hypnotic depressant that comes as a liquid with no odor or color, white powder or a pill.

It might give your drink a slightly salty taste but if mixed with a sweet drink, such as fruit juice, the sugar can mask the salty taste. GHB takes effect in about 15 minutes, is extremely potent and can last up to 6 hours. It’s easy to overdose on GHB because most GHB is made by people in home or street “labs” so you don’t know what’s in it or how it will affect you.

you are having an out of body experience. Ketamine causes unconsciousness, hallucinations, loss of body control and numbing. Elevated blood pressure and muscle tremors are also common. Overdoses are easy and can be fatal. While each type of date rape drug has unique effects on the body, they are significantly intensified when ingested with alcohol and can be fatal. If you’re going to imbibe, do so with a little more awareness.

Ropheynol, colloquially known as a “roofie,”is a potent tranquilizing agent that comes as a pill which dissolves in liquids. They may be small, round, and white or oval and green-gray in color. When slipped into a drink either whole or ground into a powder, a dye may make clear liquids turn bright blue and dark liquids turn cloudy. Then again, they may not.

Tips on staying safe

The effects of Rohypnol can be felt within 30 minutes of being drugged and can last for eight to 12 hours. If you are drugged, you might look and act like someone who is drunk, have trouble standing or talking or you might lose consciousness.

Activate a “Find Friends” app on your iPhone or Android or some other location service.

Ketamine, developed in the 1960s as an anesthetic for surgeries, comes as a liquid or a white powder, is very fast-acting, and may cause loss of consciousness within seconds depending upon its strength. If you are drugged, you may feel disassociated from your surroundings and yourself as though

It’s important to remember that it is never the fault of the victim. It doesn’t matter how educated you are, how old you are, what you’re wearing or what type of establishment you are patronizing. Women and men are all at risk of something like this happening – just be aware and watch out for each other.

Never leave your drink unattended. Take it to the restroom room with you. Never accept a drink from anyone unless you see the bartender pour it yourself. Secure an escort to your car at night or Uber, carpool, valet park – just don’t walk alone.

Call the police or 911 and get to ER immediately if you think you’ve been drugged.

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Opinion Here’s what we think… Detective Nicole Lucas is impressive. As soon as she begins to speak, you just can’t help but be drawn into her story. She is the detective working with a task force dealing with sober homes and the terrible addiction issues plaguing Delray Beach. Of course, Delray Beach is not alone. Addiction—particularly to opioids—is a national scourge claiming more lives last year than the Vietnam War, a whopping 59,000 people. It’s a stunning number and Delray Beach is in the throes of the crisis. When Det. Lucas spoke at the Chamber recently she reported that there have been 340 overdoses this year in our city. But the time this is published that number is sure to have increased. There were 76 overdoses in May. Every month, that number is increasing. Young police officers and paramedics are seeing more death in one year than veterans have in their entire careers. The emotional toll cannot be quantified, but it also can’t be ignored or denied. What impressed us the most about Det. Lucas was that she

struck the exact right tone on what can be an emotional issue. She combines empathy for those addicted and their families with toughness toward those who exploit people caught in the vice grip of addiction. “We all know someone touched by addiction,” she told a capacity crowd at the Chamber. “It’s not a small, hidden corner of the world anymore, it’s an epidemic.” She praised the responsible operators, the men and women who dedicate their lives to trying to save people from the destruction and damage of addiction. There were no broad brushes, no sweeping indictments of the industry, just sober analysis of the situation and a mature view of what needs to be done to save lives and communities. Our Police Department, our Drug Task Force and our State Attorney’s Office are on the cutting edge of the issue. We were one of the first cities to deploy Narcan, which reverses overdoses, the Police Department is hiring a clinical social worker and we are leaders on the Sober Homes Task Force. Already, Det. Lucas and her team have shut down scores of sober homes and the word is out that irresponsible operators will be arrested and prosecuted. It’s a slow and laborious task, but the experts in Delray--- including veteran

providers and responsible operators --say that they are seeing many of the bad guys pack up shop and leave for other states. Still, nobody is declaring victory and the body count continues to rise. The opiates are becoming more lethal, the addictions harder to break. “They are fighting demons most of us will never understand,” said Lucas. “There are tons of good sober homes and treatment centers but we have to get rid of the bad ones, the ones who abuse people.” Det. Lucas detailed cases where patients were brokered and monetized. Examples of abuse, paying addicts to take drugs so they can be paid for being delivered to detox; etc. “We see attempts to beat these people down. ‘You are just a junkie, the police don’t care about you. Who will believe you?’ It’s abusive.” Interestingly, social media has assisted Det. Lucas in her efforts to find bad operators. An active Facebook page has elicited tips and given her a window into the world of recovery. She guarantees anonymity while encouraging citizens to speak out if they say unsavory practices. But merely calling the Police to report a sober home is not enough; good operators have a role to play and are protected by federal law. But those who violate patient brokering laws are fair game to be arrested and shut down. If you have any tips please call 1-844-324-5463.

An open response to the Delray Newspaper In the June edition of the Delray Newspaper, we wrote an open letter to Commissioner Mitch Katz. We invited him to respond to our editorial. Below find his response and on the next page find our editorial for the month of July. Have a happy Fourth of July from the Delray Newspaper. By: Commissioner Mitch Katz Special to the Delray Newspaper First thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to the editorial published in the June 1st Delray Newspaper. I feel honored that I was worthy to receive almost an entire page dedicated to discuss Mitch Katz. In the article, you stated that you did not agree with a few of the decisions I made. While I know that every member of the community will not agree with every decision, I can assure you I am making those decisions based on what I believe is in the best interest of all Delray Beach Citizens and Taxpayers from the information so many have shared with me these past 2 1/2 years.

lack of concrete progress in the NW-SW area over the last few years concerns me and I think we can and should do better.

Your article also questioned my decision to disagree with the CRA granting over a million dollars in incentives to the iPic project. The decision to hand over millions of taxpayer dollars was egregious and a waste of taxpayer dollars that could instead have been used in many needed areas of the CRA district to accomplish the CRA’s state mandated mission to eliminate blight. The

3. When it came time to complete the land purchase the CRA Board offered the developer of iPic $400,000 in incentives to pay for the parking and a minimum of $85,000 per year to maintain the parking spots. You stated in the article that the math shows this is a good deal when Delray taxpayers must now pay millions a year after a deal had already been reached without incen-

And here’s more proof of the wrong doing on the part of the CRA Board: 1.The iPic project was approved well over a year before the CRA decision to give even more incentives so there was no reason to provide the extra perks to the IPIC developer. 2. During the approval process the IPIC developer offered (under oath in front of the city commission) to build and pay for 90 public parking spaces.

tives! Your article then went on to question my social media blog on makeabetterdelray. com When I ran for office I campaigned and have lived up to a promise of open and transparent government. Since I was sworn in here’s a tally of what has occurred: • All our public meetings held at city hall are now streamed online. • I have held quarterly town hall meetings. • I pushed for a city commission office on the first floor of city hall to encourage meetings with residents. • The blog I started opens yet another dialogue with my constituents. I believe decisions such as the iPic million-dollar handout should be discussed in the open with tons of sunshine. We have seen many deals made behind closed doors that do not serve the citizens and taxpayers and I am shining a light on those deals. I won’t apologize for my willingness to explain my positions on the dais, social me-

dia, and television news because, “In a free society, transparency is government’s obligation to share information with citizens. It is at the heart of how citizens hold their public officials accountable.” Over the past two years since my election, I have met with a multitude of residents, business owners, and potential investors in our city. Together we are making Delray Beach a better place to Live, Work, Learn, and Play.

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Here’s what we think…Delray Newspaper response: Dear Commissioner Katz: Thanks for taking the time to reply. While we are happy to run your verbatim response to our editorial, we cannot let your views of the iPic deal and the CRA go without stating the facts. Further, we object to your use of loaded terms such as “egregious,” “wrongdoing” and “waste of taxpayer dollars.” While we defend your right to level those charges, we reserve our right to refute them and to remind you that as an elected official you have an added responsibility to be fair and accurate. Your words matter. Again, we disagree with your continued criticism of the CRA’s lack of “concrete progress” in the Northwest/Southwest Neighborhoods. While we agree with the need to do more and that every agency (and elected official) can and should do better we feel you ignore the tremendous progress that has occurred as a result of nearly 20 years of commitment and investment in the neighborhoods you profess to be concerned about. Over $60 million has been invested in a vast array of impactful projects that has made a huge difference in the neighborhoods. Rather, than reiterate them here we invite you to take a guided tour of the area and look at the Community Land Trust homes, new parks, beautification, new sidewalks, senior housing projects and new private investment made possible by our CRA. Your remarks undermine those efforts and disrespect the work of hundreds and hundreds of people. Again, nobody is declaring victory or saying the work is done. But cavalierly dismissing the very visible progress that has been made is egregious (to use your word). Now for the iPic project: 1. The original RFP called for 50 public parking spaces. When those requirements were changed by the city commission, iPic reserved the right to ask for help, which is not atypical in a business transaction in which the terms have changed. “I’ll give you that, if you give me this” is not corporate welfare, it’s negotiation. In 2012, a Tri-Party Agreement between the City, CRA and Chamber of Commerce was approved pertaining to the Old Library/Chamber of Commerce/City

Parking Lot sites Per the Agreement the CRA agreed to pay the City $2,270,870 for the property and reimbursement for the shell at Old School Square garage to accommodate the Chamber of Commerce. The amount was based on appraisals prepared in 2012. The CRA agreed that the City shall have the right to use 50 code compliant parking spaces located within 300 feet of the project site for public parking and these spaces shall be maintained and repaired by the CRA. In February, 2013, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued to solicit proposals for redevelopment of the site. The 2013 RFP for the site included the provision that a minimum 50 public parking spaces shall be provided on-site or within 300 feet of the subject property. 2. Of the four (4) proposals received in response to the RFP, the CRA board selected Delray Beach Holdings (iPic theater). Their response to the RFP accommodated 50 on-site parking spaces within the proposed 279 space parking garage. It is noted, the RFP response included a purchase price of $3.6 million dollars, which was greater than the appraised value. Their proposal included a $120,000 tax abatement for the 50 public spaces. (It is noted in September 2012, the property appraised at $2.94 million.) 3. In the first year (year 2020), the project will generate $352,156 in increment revenue (TIF), which is currently $0. This is an increase of $65,324.from the estimated amount in 2013 ($286,832.00), when the economic impacts of the project were analyzed by PMG Associates. The following figures are also provided from the 2013 Economic Impact Analysis: Jobs – 173 Office & 122 other jobs (295 total) Employee Spending – Office: $912,288; Retail: $62,244; Total: $974,532 Sales Tax (2013 estimates @ 6%) $876,000 The Purchase and Sale Agreement included a provision that the 50 parking spaces shall be provided on site and that the CRA would provide its pro rata share of the cost to maintain the spaces. During the conditional use approval pro-

cess the applicant proffered 40 additional parking spaces and the City Commission added a condition related to the replacement of existing parking, resulting in 40 additional public parking spaces. This necessitated the construction of an additional parking deck within the parking garage (326-space parking garage). In addition, Delray Beach Holdings is acquiring an adjacent property to continue the alley as required as part of the alley abandonment approval. The project is also dedicating 8 feet for the east/west alley rather than the 4 feet that is typically required, in order to improve access and loading. The additional dedication resulted in the reduction of the Theater seating capacity from 529 seats to 497 seats. 4. The City has indicated it will install parking meters for the 90 public parking spaces. The City will retain all revenue generated from the meters to use for City purposes. The revenue has been conservatively estimated at $167,400 per year. 5. As the CRA will receive the increment revenue, the CRA will provide its pro rata share of the operations and maintenance costs for the parking garage (90 public spaces), which is estimated at $75,000 per year ($833.33 per space annually). 6. During negotiations regarding the Parking Cost Sharing Agreement, Delray Beach Holdings, LLC requested assistance from the CRA with regard to the cost of constructing the 40 additional public parking spaces. The 40 spaces are in addition to the 50 spaces required as part of the RFP, so the cost was not anticipated in their original RFP response. 7. The 40 additional public parking spaces are estimated to cost $1.5 million. The proposed Parking Cost Sharing Agreement includes a partial reimbursement by the CRA in the amount of $400,000, which is 27% of the construction costs for these spaces. The reimbursement would occur at $40,000 per year over a 10 year period, based on the increment revenue generated. Any reimbursement for the construction of the 40 additional spaces would not occur until at least one year after the garage is constructed. This is similar to the Development Infrastructure Assistance (DIA) Incentive Program (created in 2010) that was utilized for the Hyatt and Fairfield Inn Hotels.

The Agreement also includes a local hiring program similar to the program associated with the Fairfield Inn hotel DIA. This is a voluntary commitment on the part of Delray Beach Holdings to make good faith efforts to initially hire 20% of the permanent theater staff from the local community, which includes two (2) job placement fairs, and notification to the CRA of the process and timing of job openings, and the available Theater and Office staff positions. 8. In October 2016, the City Commission approved a Parking Facility Easement Agreement and Project Covenant (PFA) between the City and Delray Beach Holdings, LLC. Paragraph 5 of the Agreement (Page 5) states “…nothing contained in this PFA shall preclude the Developer from requesting the CRA to enter into an agreement with the Developer for the CRA’s reimbursement of a portion of the Developer’s costs and expenses for such maintenance, repair, or replacement…” All in all, we see this is a good business deal for Delray Beach and a welcome use in our downtown. While we respect your concerns, we don’t feel the CRA’s decisions—prompted by the Commission’s ask for more parking—constitutes wrongdoing or a wasteful spending. Delray taxpayers will net more money on this transaction than they will expend.

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