Traditional July 4th fireworks will be launched in Boca Raton, West Boca, Delray Beach and Deerfield Beach. The schedule is as follows.

FAU - Fabulous Fourth from 6-9:30 p.m. Family Activities start at 6 p.m. and the Florida Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks go off at 9 p.m.

Sunset Cove Amphitheater - An opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. with music hits from the 40's to the present. At 9 p.m. the twenty-five minute fireworks extravaganza will be synchronized to patriotic music.

AIA and Atlantic in Delray - The annual sand sculpting contest is from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on the beach with live music from 2:30 - 8 p.m. Fireworks start at 9 p.m. on the beach.

Hillsborough and AIA in Deerfield Beach - An oceanfront concert by Jay and the Americans is at 7:30 p.m. and The Mad Bomber fireworks begin at 9 p.m.

Rain is in the forecast but should hopefully clear by the 9 p.m. start time. Bring a blanket and your favorite drink and enjoy the show. Have a safe and happy 4th!

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The Boca bashing continues. On Thursday, June 26th Steven Colbert had Congressman Robert Wexler as a guest on The Colbert Report. Colbert noted that Congressman Wexler's district is comprised of Boca Raton and that it was therefore safe to say that no one from the district was awake watching the show at its 10:30 p.m. airtime. Colbert further unsuccessfully attempted to coerce the Congressman into saying that people in the district look like lizards.

While we certainly have our share of elderly residents and I enjoy a joke as much as the next person, the problem is that the ageism stereotype has become accepted nationwide. People who do not know that Boca has a vibrant multigenerational community just assume because of the publicity that it is composed of old retirees.

In fact, Boca Raton is a wonderful community made up of all ages, races, religions and ethnicities. It would be nice if instead of using the old person characterization, the media would recognize Boca for what it actually is - a suburban South Florida community that is a great place to live in.

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One of my New Year's resolutions for the City of Boca Raton was that the city moves forward on the long discussed proposal to build an ice rink on land near the new Spanish River library. In January, the city put out a request for proposal asking for a 90,000-square-foot facility with two NHL-sized rinks and a third Olympic-sized rink. It also requested amenities such as seating, a store, a fitness area, lockers, a sports medicine facility, and a restaurant.

In response to the request, the city received two bids neither of which met the exact specifications of the city. The first proposal, submitted by a company called Incredible Universe, calls for 290,000 square feet and a price tag of $55 million more than three times the size of the city request. The second proposal is from Rink Management Services Corp. and has a price tag of $11.2 million for a 70,000-square-foot rink but has only two ice rinks and no restaurant.

Due to recent newspaper coverage regarding the background of one of the owners of Incredible Universe, Incredible Universe has stated that it will not present its' proposal to the city. This leaves only the Rink Management proposal which is smaller than the city hoped.

The city acted in good faith and in response to citizen requests in moving forward on this project but has now run into the proverbial wall of ice. The city can either move forward on the smaller project or table the idea until a later time. Of course, there are no guarantees that there will ever be a better time to build an ice rink. There is no question that an ice skating facility will be a benefit to our community. The city just needs to decide if this is the right proposal at the right time.

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When was the last time you heard an elected official in Boca Raton discussing environmental issues? Yes, Mayor Susan Whelchel did campaign on a platform of environmental sensitivity, but what specific actions are taking place?

To the City's credit, there is a program for waste water reclamation. However, this is the only "green" item on the City website. What is the City doing about low energy light bulbs, xeriscape landscaping to conserve water, and promoting bike paths to cut down on automobile traffic?

My research found an article that said the City purchased four hybrid vehicles in 2005 to ferry police personnel around town. Does the City still own these automobiles and are there plans in the works to purchase other fuel efficient vehicles? Does the City have any plans to build Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") certified buildings? If the City proceeds with its proposal to build a second multimillion dollar library will it be LEED certified?

If the City is acting in an environmentally responsible manner, it has not made the local citizens aware of its actions. While is it everyone's individual responsibility to be environmentally sensitive, the City should be leading the effort from the top down. Use this Earth Day as a platform for letting elected officials know that you care about the environment and that you want Boca Raton to be a "green" city.

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Now that the gorgeous new library on Spanish River Boulevard is operational, the City of Boca Raton is busy working on plans to build another multi-million dollar library. The new proposal calls for a 30,000-square-foot library on the former Causeway Lumber site on Northwest Second Avenue, north of the existing Boca Raton Public Library. The estimated cost is $13.3 million dollars and the City has $10 million in its coffers from a bond referendum for a new library that was voted on four years ago. The City has stated that it is not sure what it will do with the existing downtown library when the new library is built.

To the City's credit, the proposal is scaled back from the original 50,000 square foot plan, in part because of costs and also because the Spanish River library contains ample conference space that would be redundant in the new library. Also, in fairness, the main downtown library is run down and in need of renovation. That begs the question, however, of whether renovation rather than a whole new edifice is necessary.

When citizens voted on the library referendum four years ago, the Spanish River library was in its early building phase and the real estate market and local tax base were robust. Four years later, we have a beautiful new library and an economy and city government straining to meet budgetary cuts. To embark on another ambitious library project right now might not be the most prudent thing.

City Council should look into the idea of renovating the downtown library or at least at a minimum determining what will be done with the existing library. Just because the City has the land and some money to build the library does not mean it should act hastily in these tough economic times. If the Council feels constrained by the referendum, then perhaps it should give the voters another proposal. Governments need to respond to current economic conditions, and this is one instance where the City Council needs to explain what it is doing and why. Otherwise, it appears just like it sounds - Boca is building another new multi-million dollar library right after opening a multi-million dollar library.

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As part of the South Palm Beach County Partnership 2000 Women to Women program, ten women from Kiryat Bialik, Boca Raton's city sister in Israel, recently had the opportunity to visit Boca Raton. Their travels, like the trip I made to Israel in October with nine other women from Boca, highlighted the fact that women worldwide are connected and share the same concerns for their parents, spouses, children, friends and loved ones.

The Israeli women spent five days touring Boca Raton and South Florida. The women walked in the Lupus walkathon on the FAU campus, attended Super Sunday, participated in Friday night services at B'nai Torah Congregation and toured the South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation campus, Miami Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial. In a magical evening hosted by Ann Kellman, the women from Kiryat Bialak and Boca Raton had the opportunity to socialize, catch up and share friendships. Time was also set aside for Town Center Mall, the Festival Flea Market, Lincoln Road and Atlantic Avenue.

In one of the most special events of the visit, the Israeli women spoke to the 7th and 8th grade classes at Donna Klein Jewish Academy. Two of the women are teachers and shared a book that the children had written about the Second Lebanon War. The women explained that despite the tensions the children of Israel are just like the children here in Boca; they play sports, text message, have play station, facebook and do all the same after school activities. The middle school students asked many questions and the women really brought home the message of the universality of children everywhere.

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During our October visit to Israel, the Boca representatives asked the women from Kiryat Bialik what we could do to help improve their community. The women unanimously agreed that the city is in need of a new playground where children and their parents can congregate. Kiryat Bialik has set aside the land and agreed to maintain and landscape the area and the women from our trip are working hard to raise funds to purchase the playground equipment. If you would like to donate toward this worthy project please send funds to Gail Marlow, Jewish Federation of SPBC, 9901 Donna Klein Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33428 or call or email Gail at 561-852-3163 or gailm@bocafed.org.

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Every now and then something happens that is considered a "wake up call." I think we just saw such an event with the City of Boca Raton Housing Authority debacle and it is an issue that needs to be addressed by our public figures now.

For those of you who don't know, the Housing Authority announced that it would accept applications for HUD Section 8 housing vouchers on the morning of Wednesday, March 12th. Hundreds of people began lining up at the Glades Road office the evening before and by midnight the police had been called in to patrol the crowd. At 2 a.m. the Housing Authority passed out 500 of its 600 applications, reserving 100 for disabled individuals. At 9 a.m. the Housing Authority asked for disabled individuals to come forward, which caused a crowd surge. Evidently, thereafter the police told everyone to leave and hundreds of people were turned away without even getting an application.

Leaving aside the issue of a near riot and police action in Boca Raton, what is even more troubling is the numbers and desperation of the people waiting for vouchers. Photos of the crowd show families and children who lined up for hours for the privilege of getting subsidized housing. The pictures illustrate the fact that there are a large number of individuals in our area who are in dire need of help.

In these troubled economic times with a recession looming, many people are just a step away from homelessness. The Housing Authority was clearly caught off guard by the crowd and unprepared for the number of applicants. The Housing Authority alone, however, can not solve this societal problem. Our local, county and state governments need to take action now and help people obtain affordable housing before things get worse.

The Housing Authority crowd was probably just the tip of the iceberg representing only a fraction of the numbers that need help. Now is the time, before there is a true catastrophe, for our public officials to step forward and address the issue of affordable housing.

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I started writing this blog by discussing how Boca Raton has been maligned as a city of affluent snobs. In the last few weeks, two other Boca Raton stereotypes have been addressed to me. First, that only elderly persons live in Boca and second that everyone in town is originally from New York.

With regard to the issue of age, certainly Boca Raton has its share of older individuals. There are, however, plenty of children populating our ever expanding schools and in fact Boca now has four public high schools and numerous private high schools. All these children have parents who presumably are not among the elderly. Young people continue to move to Boca for the same reasons as everyone else, notably climate and lifestyle. It is disparaging to ignore the young and middle aged and paint Boca only as a community of feeble elderly citizens.

The second stereotype, which is that of the transplanted New Yorker, also has negative connotations. The implication is that New Yorkers are aggressive and obnoxious. I do not think it is appropriate to label individuals and/or an entire town in this fashion. Not only is the stereotype prejudicial but I think the statement is also inaccurate. There are plenty of people in Boca who came from the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, the Northeast, the South, foreign countries and even some native Floridians like me.

I resent constantly being type cast because of the fact I live in Boca Raton. As I said in my first blog, a broad spectrum of individuals lives in Boca. There are soccer moms, retirees scraping by on Social Security, working professionals, families on welfare, college students, Democrats, Republicans, people of all religious faiths – in short, a true community of people who chose to make their home here. The Boca stereotypes are negative shortcuts made so that people do not have to know the true individuals in our town.

Let's not let people get away with such broad generalizations. Next time you hear one of these comments be sure to remind the speaker that their comments are not flattering and most likely not true. Boca Raton is a great place to live and deserves a stellar, not stereotyped, reputation.

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In response to America's Most Wanted airing the murder stories of Nancy and Joey Bochicchio and Randi Gorenberg on Saturday, February 16th, the police in Boca Raton and Palm Beach County finally released more information about the crimes. The fact that new information was divulged at this late date only serves to highlight the total mismanagement of these cases by every entity involved.

First, the owners of Town Center, Simon Property Group, Inc. (“Simon”) have been in the forefront of the denial movement. Simon has long been aware of problems in their parking lots and kept it hushed up. There are plenty of cameras in the mall to stop shoplifters but crimes against persons evidently were not as much a priority. By instituting "Up Front Parking" and taking over more spaces for valet parking Simon exacerbated the parking lot problems. Simon's initial silence on the murders and then its lame new parking proposals are troubling. The free parking is only until 5 p.m., for mothers with young children and expires Mother's Day. Are we to assume that women without children, including the elderly, women who enter the mall after five or after Mother's Day are not potential targets? Simon should take a serious look at its policies and make some concrete concessions that might even affect its bottom line.

The Boca Police Department's handling of crime frighteningly resembles the Keystone Cops. The police did not believe the woman who was kidnapped in August and even made her take a lie detector test. Then there was no warning to the public about the predator. Even after the Bochicchio's were murdered very little information was released and it was only in response to a national television show that we get more information. It has been almost a year since the Gorenberg murder and two months since the Bochicchio's and the police have no suspects. Shouldn't there be some forensic evidence? The Police Department needs to find the criminals and bring them to justice. Even more important for the future the police need to be proactive and focus on stopping predators and alerting the public to serious crimes.

The Boca Raton Mayor and City Council were also aware that Town Center parking areas are crime ridden. The initial response from the elected officials to the Gorenberg murder was null and the first reaction to the Bochicchio murders was disbelief. It was not until the City Council meeting almost one month later that they excoriated Simon. The Council should stop blaming Simon and do some inward introspection. Why were they unaware of the August kidnapping? Doesn't the police department keep the elected officials aware of town issues? Why did they wait almost a month to issue any public statements? There is a new incumbent Mayor and this is a good time to institute new procedures to assure that our elected officials do not get caught unaware again.

It is deeply troubling that three innocent lives have been lost in our community. Hopefully, Simon, the police and elected officials will learn from mistakes made in handling these cases so that they are more effective in thwarting such crimes and apprehending the perpetrators.

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Traveling east/west on Yamato Road can be downright uncomfortable. At periodic intervals at the train tracks just west of I-95, the lights will flash and the crossing gates will close. While the train can be seen in the station, the wait until the ten second long Tri-Rail train passes through can be excruciatingly long.

Alternatively, the lights flash and the crossing gates go down and no train ever passes through the intersection. Mysteriously the gates raise and allow you to cross the tracks, praying that it was not a malfunction and that your life insurance is up to date.

On those occasions when there is no train in the vicinity, the road is so bumpy that if you drive the speed limit it feels like your car is about to be launched into space.

In an effort to remedy the bumpy road and hopefully the problems with the train crossing, the Yamato/ CRX crossing will be closed to all traffic for ten days starting at 5 a.m., Friday, February 1. Alternative suggested routes include Spanish River Boulevard and Glades or Palmetto Park Road.

The fact that the work is being done in the height of tourist season makes no sense. While the ten days of construction will be much more than downright uncomfortable, hopefully it will be a short term inconvenience for a better long term result.

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Although it took almost four years to build, cost much more than expected, and is the subject of a lawsuit against the original contractor, the City of Boca Raton Spanish River Library appears poised to be a huge success.

The Library opened with a grand flourish on Saturday, January 26th. Over 2,000 people attended the first day ceremonies which included clowns, magicians, a bounce house and a harpist.

My informal survey of the initial crowd was overwhelming positive and I wholeheartedly concur with this sentiment.

The architectural details that comprise the physical building have a mediterranean flair and make the premises a visual delight. The library itself is well thought out and provides something for everyone.

There's a teen room that specializes in teen books, a children's computer lab with specially pre-programmed games, a tiny tots reading room called pooh's corner, a cafe situated next to a beautiful outdoor terrace, conference rooms available for rent, an adult computer lab, a gift shop and a plentiful assortment of books, books on tape and videos.

Programs for the new library are scheduled to start immediately and include Story Time, Tween and Teen programs, a Sunday speaker series and a Book Club. The hours of operation are 9 to 9 Monday through Thursday, 9 to 6 Friday and Saturday and 12 to 8 on Sunday.

Having such an amazing library and great programming really was worth the wait.

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“NBC and the RNC both had a concern about Boca Raton because it sounded snooty, was not a real city, like holding a debate in Beverly Hills.” This was the opening line of my first blog posted in October, 2007. Well, here we are two days from the Republican Presidential debate taking place at Florida Atlantic University ("FAU") and specious criticism of our town, rightfully so, is not an issue.

FAU and Leadership Florida have acted professionally in organizing Florida's only presidential debate. While the Democratic debate does not appear to be taking place because of party politics, the Republican campaign is in full swing. With 57 delegates at stake and the possibility for a front runner to emerge, the Republican debate has became even more significant, giving Boca Raton a greater opportunity to be in the national spotlight.

It certainly helps our tourism industry to have an event in balmy South Florida when the rest of the country is in the grip of winter. It is also an opportunity to debunk some of the myths about Palm Beach County. After the 2000 election butterfly ballot fiasco, it is good for the nation to see that there are intelligent, well informed citizens in Palm Beach County and that the snotty caricature is just that, a caricature.

Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney have been crisscrossing Florida to gain votes for the January 29th primary. The FAU debate presents a chance to see all the candidates in one place. The debate should provide a forum for each of the candidates to discuss important issues on the national agenda and for Boca Raton to shine.

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With each day that passes without any arrests in the Bochicchio murders, frustration mounts. Law enforcement officials have been working diligently on the case for over a month. Despite their efforts and the supposedly abundant forensic evidence collected at the scene of the crime, the police evidently do not have any clue as to who committed the atrocious murders.

The only thing they know is that it appears similar to an August incident at Town Center and another in Mizner Park, both of which have not resulted in any arrests. There are also no suspects in the Randi Gorenberg murder case which happened over ten months ago.

Reliable sources have advised me that there was an attempted carjacking at gun point on Jog Road in December and an attempted car robbery in broad daylight last week at the Military Trail post office. In early December, my car was robbed of an ipod and several of my neighbor's cars were also robbed of personal items. Credit cards taken from one of the vehicles were used hours later in Miami but to my knowledge the case was immediately closed without any arrests.

The fact that the perpetrators of murders and robberies are still walking the streets of our community has everyone in a justifiably heightened state of concern. The lack of any arrests in these high profile cases along with stories of widespread crime makes it feel like we are living in the Wild West.

Local law enforcement officials need to reassure the public that we are not living in a lawless community. A strong zero tolerance policy toward any crime needs to be adopted and enforced. While we should not compromise on-going investigations, the police do need to be more forthcoming so that citizens can be aware of potential problems and feel more secure.

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I love Boca Raton and I would not want to live anywhere else in South Florida. Even though I am a strong advocate for our city, I believe that we need to continue to strive to make Boca the best it can be. As we start 2008, I propose the following resolutions:

1. Safety first. All crime, including purse snatching, robbery, carjacking and even sadly murder, needs to be addressed and stopped now. Everyone - police, elected officials, judges, businesses, ordinary citizens - should act in concert to show that there is a zero tolerance for any type of crime in Boca.

2. Open the Spanish River Boulevard library. The slow pace of building is starting to rival Gaudi's famous church, La Sagrada Familia, as the library was approved by public referendum in 2003 with construction started in 2004. It looks beautiful from the outside and now is the time to finish the project and let everyone enjoy this new public facility.

3. Build an ice rink. Recreational activities benefit both locals and visitors, making it a big plus for our city.

4. Bring back the boat parade. Traditions are what make the most lasting memories. We need to continue and support all city wide events to create a strong sense of community.

5. Plan for the future. Give the voters proposals as to long range plans for developing a downtown that links Royal Palm Plaza and Mizner Park and address road congestion, water purification safety and hurricane preparedness.

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Boca has its own version of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. For the first time in over thirty years, there will be no holiday boat parade in Boca Raton.

Apparently, the boat parade is a victim of economic difficulties and is a casualty of our City's belt tightening.

Previously, the parade was sponsored by the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. In 2003, the Chamber of Commerce pulled out and the City of Boca Raton along with the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County and Sea Tow, groups that run the boat parade in North Palm Beach, saved the parade.

This year because of state mandated budget cuts, the City was not able to contribute the almost $20,000 that it had given to support the event. Marine Industries, a not-for-profit organization created to promote and protect the sound growth of the marine industry in Palm Beach County, stated that it could not continue this year without the City's support.

Many people on the parade route plan their holiday parties to coincide with the event. Hotels and restaurants on or near the route also have benefited from the increased traffic of the parade. Estimates of the number of watchers have been as high as 10,000 people.

As a city that is fairly new and lacking in historical tradition, the loss of one of our few annual events is a sad occasion. If you feel the same way, let me or one of your City Councilmen hear your opinion. Although it might be too late for this year, maybe we can have an impact on next year.

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The name Tom Crocker is once again back in the spotlight, as he has offered the City of Boca Raton a proposal for a "spine" connecting Royal Palm Plaza and Mizner Park. Crocker's plan calls for assembly and redevelopment of two city blocks to complete the long discussed pedestrian oriented spine. Redevelopment of the property will stretch north to south from N.E. 2nd Street to Palmetto Park Road and east to west from Mizner Boulevard to Federal Highway. Crocker's idea is to place offices, shops, restaurants, residences and a hotel along the spine.

Crocker is well known as the developer of Mizner Park. Having been at the official capping ceremony at Mizner Park in 1989, I can attest to the fact that the changes wrought by Mizner Park have been monumental and beneficial. The stores and restaurants have brought life to the area. The Museum of Art brings culture and the bandshell hosts a multitude of outstanding concerts. The proposed reopening of Liberties bookstore will continue to bring people downtown.

The negative however has been that the costs of Mizner Park to the taxpayer far exceeded the original expectations. Because of numerous unforeseen factors, it was only in 2005 that Mizner Park began to break even. The question really is what Crocker's new proposal will cost and whether the benefits will outweigh the expenses. This is an issue that the City Council is grappling with and one that all of us as concerned citizens need to monitor.

In the meantime, change is already taking place in the area. Plaza Real South from Palmetto Park Boulevard to the Royal Palm Plaza already embodies Crocker's idea. New apartment buildings and new restaurants from Nicks to Moquilla to Chops have filled in the streets and with them have come trendy shops. Although it would be nice to have a unified plan for redevelopment, the recent development of these blocks makes you wonder if market forces will eventually accomplish the Crocker plan without Tom Crocker.

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Nestled in the northwestern corner of the State of Israel lies the city of Kiryat Bialik. Like its sister city of Boca Raton, Kiryat Bialik is a suburb of a metropolitan region (Haifa), includes an area that borders on the coast, and has a large, beautiful shopping mall. These physical simlarities however are just the start of what it really means to be a sister city.

Under the auspices of the Jewish Agencies Partnerhip 2000 Program, Boca Raton and Kiryat Bialik became sister cities in 2002. This global program connects 550 worldwide communities with 45 Israeli partners. The goal of the program is to build living bridges between the communities to support educational, cultural and welfare programs.

As part of this program, I recently visited Kiryat Bialik along with nine other women from South Palm Beach County. We spent four days meeting and touring with eleven dynamic women from Kiryat Bialik.

Just like us, the women of Kiryat Bialik are professionals, businesswomen, teachers and stay at home moms. Just as we are, they are daughters, mothers, grandmothers and sisters concerned about the health and safety of their families.

Just as we face specific local challenges, Kiryat Bialik has its own unique concerns. We toured a community center where Ethiopian immigrants learned hebrew, a preschool early intervention program for Ethiopian children, a meeting place where troubled teens receive group counselling and support, and saw bomb shelters that residents used during the recent Lebanon War. We discussed ways in which we could continue to help the citizens of our sister city and provide programs to empower both communities.

Our group will continue our contact by hosting the women of Kiryat Bialik in Boca Raton in March. The relationships forged through our Israeli foray, and similar meetings between groups of teachers and teenagers, are the true living bridge between our communities. The friendship and camraderie developed and our continuing projects together are what really makes the Boca Raton/ Kiryat Bialik relationship a sister city partnership.

If you would like more information about the Jewish Federation of SPBC please log onto their website at http://www.jewishboca.org or more specifically about this partnership project please call Gail Marlow at 561-852-3163 or gailm@bocafed.org.

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“NBC and the RNC both had a concern about Boca Raton because it sounded snooty, was not a real city, like holding a debate in Beverly Hills.” This quote refers to the nationally televised presidential debates that will take place in January on the FAU campus, but could have been about anything taking place in Boca Raton. The city is perpetually stereotyped and maligned in both local and national media and I don’t know about you, but I am tired of it.

How dare anyone say that we are not a real city? We have a strong city government that works to appropriately manage growth, lots of hardworking local businesses, flourishing schools, a vibrant cultural community, and active charitable organizations. We might have more than our per capita share of restaurants and plastic surgeons, but we are still a true society of concerned and active citizens.

Boca Raton is by no means the most affluent city in South Florida yet it gets a bad rap as being full of rich snobs. Sure there are lots of wealthy folks here, but there are just as many if not more in places like Palm Beach and Jupiter Island. More importantly, there is a broad spectrum of individuals living in Boca. There are soccer moms, retirees scraping by on Social Security, working professionals, families on welfare, college students, Democrats, Republicans, people of all religious faiths – in short, a true community of people who chose to make their home here.

I would like to use this blog to highlight the amazing things that make Boca a real city and intend to feature organizations, events and people who contribute to making our town special. Of course, I’ll be starting from my own experiences but if you have someone or something that you think is noteworthy, please let me know by responding to this blog. I’d also like to start keeping track of movies, books, magazines, and news articles that refer to Boca and checking them for derogatory connotations. Let me hear from you so that we can combat the Boca Raton character assassination!

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