Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Dec. 2, 2010

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Dec. 2, 2010
Sachs Sax Caplan has been named “Business of the Year”, Jonathan Rausch has been named “Leader of the Year” and Ed Marshall has been named “Volunteer of the Year” by the West Boca Chamber of Commerce and will be honored at the West Boca Chamber of Commerce 7:30 a.m. Dec. 14 breakfast at Boca Lago Country Club, along with outgoing chair Jeff Schildkraut and featuring “All you want to know about Social Media” with Javier Morales, Associates in Business speaking, along with Lisa Sparks from Constant Contact and be sponsored by Property Damage Consultants. More details are at www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com, or call 561.482.9333 for information.
Jeff Karsin, president of American Financial Consultants, has been elected Chair of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce for 2011. Other officers elected were: Seth Marmor, partner in Shapiro Blaise Wasserman Gora, as Chair-elect; Larry Coomes, Chief Operating Officer of West Boca Medical Center, as Vice-chair; John Formica, Peninsula Bank as Treaurer; and Barry Epstein, president of barry r. epstein associates, as President/secretary. New directors include Paul Cloutier, P & G Financial Group, Doug Heizer, publisher of the Boca Raton Tribune, Len Wilder, Sachs Sax Caplan and Craig Winograd, Winning Information Technology.
Six relatives of disgraced jailed Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff are being sued for $5 million they received, including Boca residents Joan and Robert Roman, who is the sister of Madoff’s wife and Charles and Carolyn Weiner, the nephew and niece of Madoff. Their parents, Sondra and Marvin Weiner, who live in Boynton Beach are also being sued for the ill-gotten gains.
Word has it that Congressman-elect Alan West is being touted to run for president in 2012 by Conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts, possibly on a ticket with Sarah Palin.
Palm Beach County Democratic Chairman Mark Alan Siegel is out of the race for state Democratic Party chairman with former State Senator Jim Davis and former Lt. Gov. hopeful slated to head the party.
Boca Raton police were featured on the Today show Thanksgiving.
Starting today for their grand opening and through Dec. 5, tickets are only $2, including free popcorn, soda and movie passes at the new Living Room Theaters movie complex on the FAU campus on Glades Road. Among the movies playing is Client 9, The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer.
For the fourth annual year, Rick Newman will be featuring his awesome holiday light and sound display at his home, through Jan. 2 at the corner of 9th Ave. and 7th Street, 699 NW 9th Ave. which features snowflakes as part of the laser light show with 25,000 LED lights.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital lost $3.9 million in its fiscal first quarter, improved from a loss of $4.1 million in the same period last year.
Sprint 4G service is now available in South Florida.
ADT’s new Pulse smart-home devices let homeowners control energy use and video-moniter the premises. One of Boca’s largest private employers, ADT has 2,600 workers in 22 offices in Florida and 450 in Boca, where it moved into its new North American headquarters.
The West Boca Leaders one-of-a-kind networking group meets every Wednesday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Mission Bay Office Plaza, 20283 State Road 7, Suite 300. Cost is $60 per quarter. See www.westbocaleaders.com. Call 561.852.0000 to determine category availability.
Holiday special to promote your business is now available. “barry epstein live” an internet television show with over 32,200 viewers has five minute interviews available for only $100. Call 561.852.0000 for further information. Here is a link to a previous show: http://vimeo.com/17178146.
The Boca Raton Children’s Museum will be sponsoring the 17th annual “Breakfast with Santa”, Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 498 Crawford Blvd. featuring live music, real snow, multi-cultural crafts, entertainment, cartoon sketches, fresh orange juice and photos with Santa. Reservations at $9 each are required by calling 368.6875.
The 34th annual City of Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade will be Saturday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. from the C-15 canal (Boca-Delray city limits) south to the Broward County line, sponsored by Summit Brokerage, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Marine Industries of PBC, barry r. epstein associates and others.
Movies opening Friday include: Leaving, Enter the Void and The Warrior’s Way.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Nov. 25, 2010

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Nov. 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Enjoy the holiday weekend with your loved ones.
If you like dancing, you will love Burn the Floor, now at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Also still at Caldwell theatre is Vices, A Love Story.
Among the guests on barry epstein live Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com are Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Palm Beach Pops Executive Director David Quilleon, Dr. Joshua Hare, Director of the University of Miami Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute and Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Tune in anytime during the week to catch the show.
Congratulations to Joanne Epstein on achieving her Feng Shui Masters certificate in Austin Texas last week.
Former Delray Beach State Senate candidate Nick Loeb is now divorced and free to marry his latest beu, Sofia Vergara, star of Family Matters.
The Living Room Theatres on the FAU campus had a soft opening last weekend and will be doing a grand opening early next month.
Winston Churchill, Walking with Destiny, narrated by Academy Award Winner Sir Ben Kingsley, is the fundraising film of the Simon Wiesenthal center at the Cinemark Premiere theatre on Tuesday, November 30, followed by a dessert reception. RSVP to Tamar Kohn Marks at 305.935.2280 or email to tmarks@wiesenthal.com.
The Boca Raton Children’s Museum will be sponsoring the 17th annual “Breakfast with Santa”, Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 498 Crawford Blvd. featuring live music, real snow, multi-cultural crafts, entertainment, cartoon sketches, fresh orange juice and photos with Santa. Reservations at $9 each are required by calling 368.6875.
The West Boca Chamber of Commerce 7:30 a.m. Dec. 14 breakfast at Boca Lago Country Club will feature and be sponsored by. Details at www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com or call 561.482.9333.
The 34th annual City of Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade will be Saturday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. from the C-15 canal (Boca-Delray city limits) south to the Broward County line, sponsored by Summit Brokerage, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Marine Industries of PBC, barry r. epstein associates and others.
Temple Beth Shira 5th annual Yard Sale will be Sunday December 19th from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 912-1453 for one of the only 200 spaces available. 5,000 attended last year/ They expect 6,000 this year.
The swing and jazz preservation society season kicked off Tuesday at the Spanish River Church, 2400 Yamato Road. The next concert is Dec. 21. Tickets are $18 for members, $26 for nonmembers. Subscriptions are available at $102 for six shows. Membership in the society is $30 the first year, $25 every year thereafter. Call 561-499-9976 or visit http://www.swingandjazzpreservationsociety.org.
The Ultimate Jersey Boys tribute concert, Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons will be the Temple Beth Shira fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River High School. Call 912-1453 for the $35 tickets.
Movies opening Wednesday included Burlesque (four stars), Love And Other Drugs, 127 Hours, Faster and Tangled.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Nov. 18, 2010

FAU team dentist, Dr. Richard Staller, will be the recipient of the first Presidential Medallion awarded by president Mary Jane Saunders at the December FAU commencement.
Ruth Madoff, wife of convicted swindler Bernie Madoff has dyed her hair red and is reported living in obscurity in Boca Raton, dependent upon relatives for support.
A group of five Palm Beach firefighter/paramedics took home the first-place team title at the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge world championship in Myrtle Beach. Their win marks the first time in the history of the sport for a team to win both nationals and worlds in the same year.
As he has for the past 14 years, Wayne Barton will be once again sponsoring a free Thanksgiving dinner for 1,500 children and volunteers as well as donations are needed to make the event on Nov. 22 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. a success. Donations, including cash can be sent to the Wayne Barton Study Center, 269 N. E. 14th st. just east of Federal Highway and north of Glades Road, from 7 to 7 weekdays and 9 to noon on Saturday. Call 620.6203 to volunteer to help.
The extension of Lyons Road from West Atlantic Avenue to Boynton Beach Boulevard will be put out to bid on Nov. 23 for the 3.2 mile project.
Among the guests on barry epstein live Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com are Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, New Times investigative reporter Bob Norman, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy, Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson, Palm Beach Pops Executive Director and Central Animal Hospital’s new vet. Tune in anytime.
The November 23 network of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce is on a Tuesday this month due to Thanksgiving and will be held at the Bluefin Sushi Thai Grill hosted by General Manager David Teitlebaum in Parkland Town Center. Members of the Margate Chamber will also participate. Details are at www.westbocachamber.com or call 561.482.9333.
Winston Churchill, Walking with Destiny, narrated by Academy Award Winner Sir Ben Kingsley, is the fundraising film of the Simon Wiesenthal center at the Cinemark Premiere theatre on Tuesday, November 30, followed by a dessert reception. RSVP to Tamar Kohn Marks at 305.935.2280 or email to tmarks@wiesenthal.com.
The Boca Raton Children’s Museum will be sponsoring the 17th annual “Breakfast with Santa”, Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 498 Crawford Blvd. featuring live music, real snow, multi-cultural crafts, entertainment, cartoon sketches, fresh orange juice and photos with Santa. Reservations at $9 each are required by calling 368.6875.
The 34th annual City of Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade will be Saturday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. from the C-15 canal (Boca-Delray city limits) south to the Broward County line, sponsored by Summit Brokerage, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Marine Industries of PBC, barry r. epstein associates and others.
Temple Beth Shira 5th annual Yard Sale will be Sunday December 19th from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 912-1453 for one of the only 200 spaces available. 5,000 attended last year/ They expect 6,000 this year.
The swing and jazz preservation society season kicked off Tuesday at the Spanish River Church. The next concert is Dec. 21. Tickets are $18 for members, $26 for nonmembers. Subscriptions are available at $102 for six shows. Membership in the society is $30 the first year, $25 every year thereafter. Spanish River Church is at 2400 Yamato Road. Call 561-499-9976 or visit http://www.swingandjazzpreservationsociety.org.
The Ultimate Jersey Boys tribute concert, Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons will be the Temple Beth Shira fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River High School. Call 912-1453 for the $35 tickets.
Movies opening this week include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Next Three Days and Cool It. Enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend with your family and loved ones.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Nov. 11, 2010

Thursday is Veterans Day. Display your flags and be at a program honoring all our veterans.
The Best of Boca is Thursday at Boca Center on Military Trail.
The salute to Nat King Cole honoring Johnny Mathis at the Boca Resort and Club Beach Club has been cancelled.
Congressman elect Alan West has chosen radio talk show host Joyce Kaufman to be his Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C.
The city of Boca Raton has abandoned plans to annex any adjacent communities.
The Florida Department of Transportation is planning to improve Federal Highway between Glades and Yamato roads. The project will take about a year and will also include repaving the pavements; creating bike lanes on the shoulders; median landscaping; putting in curb ramps for the disabled and installing video detection wiring for the red-light cameras the city is planning to install. The project should also improve but not completely solve drainage problems in areas prone to flooding. Bids will be let in February for the actual work, and FDOT will try and minimize disruption to businesses during construction by providing access.
New Law: If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the road, you have to change to the next lane (away from the stopped vehicle) or slow down to at least 20 mph under the posted speed limit. Every state except Hawaii and Maryland and the D.C. has this law.
Among the guests on barry epstein live Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com are Palm Beach Post gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, New Times investigative reporter Bob Norman, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and author of Charity Bashed, Sharon Geltner. Tune in anytime during the week.
Vices: A love Story is in preview performances and opens Friday, Nov. 12 at the Caldwell Theatre. Visit www.caldwelltheatre.com for tickets or call 561.241.7432.
The renovated Publix at the Gardens Shops in West Boca opens Nov. 13.
The new Broadway production of Burn the Floor opens Tuesday, Nov. 16 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Cane is still showing at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.
On the Town is running through Dec. 5 at the Stage Door theatre. Call 954.344.7765 for info.
The November 23 network of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce is on a Tuesday this month due to Thanksgiving and will be held at the Bluefin Sushi Thai Grill hosted by General Manager David Teitlebaum in Parkland Town Center. The Parkland, Coral Springs, Margate and Coconut Creek Chambers have been invited to participate. Details are at www.westbocachamber.com or call 561.482.9333.
The 34th annual City of Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade will be Saturday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. from the C-15 canal (Boca-Delray city limits) south to the Broward County line, sponsored by Summit Brokerage, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Marine Industries of PBC, barry r. epstein associates and others.
Point of personal privilege: I want to thank all my friends who have expressed their condolences on the death of my son Larry in Orlando. He was 45 years old and died in his sleep of a heart condition. He had so many friends and never met a stranger. Everyone instantly gravitated to him by his outgoing personality. He founded and was the president of the Central Florida Cleveland Browns Fan Club and built it up to thousands of members, all gathering together on a Sunday afternoon to watch the Browns play. He was a graduate of the University of Miami and loved both teams. I like to think that both their wins last Sunday was somewhat due to Larry looking down on his beloved Browns and Canes. Over 200 of you were at my house Sunday and I sincerely appreciated those who took the time to console me and my family. A number of people have asked about a memoriam and donations can be sent to the University of Miami Heart Project at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Keep those you love close and let them know every day how you feel. Life is short, but no parent should have to bury a child. For those who share in my grief, I know how you feel. Hopefully no one else should ever have to know those emotions. Thank you all.
Don’t miss Inside Job about the economy and how we got where we are. Four stars.
Movies opening this week include Unstoppable, Three and a half stars; Morning Glory, Three stars and Skyline.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Barry’s Buzz by Barry Epstein – Nov. 4, 2010

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners approved Costco adding a gasoline station to their location on Congress Ave, north of Clint Moore Road, across from the Boca Country Club. Despite initial opposition to Costco when first proposed, noone opposed the addition at the meeting.
Boca’s Back Room Blues Bar is closing as of Nov. 20. Reopening elsewhere is a possibility.
County Commissioner Steven L. Abrams, who serves as a board member of the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), announced the recent approval of an I-95 resurfacing project between Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has allocated over $5 million for this resurfacing project and will be hiring local contractors to perform the work. “This is a good example of bringing home state tax money to benefit our community”, said Abrams. “FDOT will be hiring local contractors to perform this necessary maintenance work and no local tax money is required,” he added. The 6.8 miles of resurfacing will take place on northbound I-95 from South of Linton Blvd to South of Boynton Beach Blvd. The project is scheduled to begin around May 2011 and be completed by September 2011. FDOT said that the work will be done at night to minimize the impact on local traffic.
Memories Milestones and Memoirs, A Writing Workshop, Emily Rosen, Instructor, will begin a new session Three Mondays Nov 1, 8, 15 - from 12:30 to 3 PM at the Boca Raton Community Center call for more info: 561.393.7995,
Sound Tree Entertainment brings Disney Channel stars Anna Margaret, Jasmine Sagginario, and Ryan Newman to Rock Out This Planet with performances at the upcoming 2010 Wyland Living Green Fair set to take root in Downtown Boca on Saturday afternoon, November 6th. Free and open-to-the-public fan fun begins at 1 p.m. with an up close and personal autograph-signing session with all three Disney stars, followed by 2010 Young Artist Award recipient Ryan Newman for her role in Disney Channels Zeke and Luther taking the stage at 2:30 p.m. to host an eco-friendly fashion show. Newman will open the show with her debut song If You Wanna Go that encouraging kids to have confidence to follow their dreams.
At 4:30 p.m. Radio Disneys Next Best Thing winner Jasmine Sagginario whose hit songs include Make a Movie, The Next Me, and Boy Crazy will be the opening act for the Anna Margaret concert at Mizner Park Amphitheater; tickets are $12 for general admission purchased online through www.livinggreenfair.com with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Wyland Foundation (www.wylandfoundation.org).
Noted Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson will headline the Nov. 9 7:30 a.m. West Boca Chamber of Commerce breakfast sponsored by eBarbershop.com at Boca Lago Country Club. RSVP to info@westbocachamber.com or call 482.9333.
Vices, A Love Story opens at Caldwell Theatre on Nov. 12. Get tickets at www.caldwelltheatre.com.
The youngest twin daughters of Nat King Cole, Timolin and Casey Cole, will commemorate their father while raising funds for music education by hosting Nat King Cole Generation Hopes Stardust Affair on November 20. The Cole twins founded the organization (www.natkingcolefoundation.org), a non-profit foundation that supports music education in public schools, in 2008. Music legend Johnny Mathis will attend the Stardust Affair, where he will receive the Nat King Cole Lifetime Achievement Award of Unforgettable Music. Mrs. Nat King Cole will join her twin daughters in honoring Mr. Mathis and in commemorating her late husband 45 years after his passing; Nat King Cole would have turned 90 this year. In addition, Nat King Coles brother, international recording artist Freddy Cole, will perform. Boca Raton philanthropists Brooke and Michael Toppel will serve as the honorary chairs for The Stardust Affair. Phil Keating, national correspondent for Fox News, will serve as the emcee. The event will take place at the Boca Raton Resorts Beach Club at 7 p.m. and will feature live music entertainment, a silent auction, dinner and dancing under the stars overlooking the Atlantic ocean. Proceeds will help further music education in South Florida schools, reaching kids with the greatest need and fewest resources. Call 561-213-8209 for ticket information.
The Palm Beach County office of the American Jewish Committee will hold its 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Trump International Golf Club, 3505 Summit Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Thursday, December 2nd, 6:00 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $125. Call 561-994-7286 or visit palmbeach@ajc.org. The evening includes cocktails and a lavish buffet. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour Saturday eve.
Movies opening this week include A Film Unfinished, Due Date, For Colored Girls and Megamind 3D.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His website is www.publicrelations.nu and his email is pr@publicrelations.nu. His blog is also on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/barryepstein or follow him on Twitter @cme4pr. Fax items for the column to 561.451.0000 or email to: bocaspindoctor@gmail.com.