Former West Boca Chamber
chairman Jeff Karsin has accepted the position again through the end of 2013
after Madeline Evans-Ervin stepped aside as chairwoman and Larry Strum along
with Allen Bornstein were appointed to the board, while Randy Risoto will Chair
the Oct. 18 golf tournament.
Boca based private prison operator GEO Group pocketed $600 million in
federal contracts and shelled out over $400,000 in political contributions in
2012 in addition to millions of dollars in lobbying fees and campaign coffers.
Boca Raton private equity kingpin Marc Leder paid $50,000 in city code
violations for rowdy parties at his posh summer rental in the Hamptons.
Tyco Integrated Securities division is moving to 72,000 sq. ft. in the
Boca Corporate Center, 500 T-Rex drive with 280 employees early next year.
Artis Senior Living 64 bed memory care assisted living center will be
built in the 5900 block of North Federal Highway.
The Boca Raton Children’s Museum was given a grant of $126,000 to make
up for a budget shortfall. The museum is looking for a $200,000 donor to name
the 1935 former Arvida sales office cottage moved to the campus, to make it
handicapped accessible and upgrade electrical and plumbing.
A new guardhouse and gates for the main driveway at Saint Andrews School
on Jog Road were approved by the Boca Raton City Council.
Sealed bids for another auction are due for a Delray Beach 4,900 sq. ft.
home at 1002 Del Harbour Drive by 5 p.m. Aug. 8. Call 561.945.0000 for details.
Autonation sold 25,363 new cars and trucks and 4, 572 luxury cars with
256 dealerships nationwide and 32 Florida store sales up 8-10% in June.
You can explore the Intracoastal Waterway on the Water Taxi in Ft.
Lauderdale. Hop off and on all day. Visit www.watertaxi.com or call
954.467.6677.
Year after year, the Palm
Beach Pops celebrates the Great American Songbook. Next season the Pops will
continue the tradition featuring music from
Whitney Houston & Friends;
Broadway, Marvin Hamlisch; Nat King Cole; Smoky Standards from The Mad Men Era
and A major television star! Go to palmbeachpops.org for ticket packages to
save up to $64 now or call 561-832-7677 for Immediate Seat Selection or fax
order to 561.832.9686. You can also e-mail your request to info@palmbeachpops.org.
The Boca Palm Beach Business Connection meets
every Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Butts Road TooJays, south of
Glades Rd and west of I-95 in the Boca Glades Shopping Center. No dues, no
fees, no mandatory meetings. Bring business cards.
Red 2, R.I.P.D.in 3D, Girl Most Likely, The Conjuring and Turbo in 3D
opens at the Boca Cinemark Palace & Premiere and Regal Entertainment
Shadowwood theatres. Red 2 opens at the Movies of Delray and Lake Worth and
Augustine also opens at the Movies of Delray. Much Ado About Nothing and
Monsters University opens at Movies of Lake Worth. All You Need Is Love still playing at the
Movies of Delray with Pierce Brosnan. Don’t miss it.
Barry Epstein Live airs Thursday 10 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com, with
Biscayne Marketing president Rick Alovis, Sound Money Financial Solutions
president George Herrera, Egyptian Lynn University student Walid Abo Shanab,
Team Tennis Coach Ken Tolber and Sun-Sentinel Editorial columnist Kingsley Guy on
www.wrpbitv.com, www.publicrelations.nu, www.vimeo.com and www.bocatribune.com. Watch to
win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres.
Temple Beth Shira presents free
Adult Education classes- Journey From Torah To Talmud - 10:00 am July 24 at the
South County Library on 441, just north of Yamato Road. RSVP to Rick Alovis 561.414.4423
or email ralovis@yahoo.com.
Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson lectures at the
South County Civic Center, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays July 24 and 31. Go to
www.grandedventures.com to register or call 1.877.354.1077.
Shira Jewish Professionals Group Hosts for its first event 5:30 p.m. to
7:00 p.m July 24 at Ben’s NY Kosher Deli, 9942 Clint Moore Road (sw corner of
441) with Dr. Robert Watson discussing (and signing copies of) his newest book
" Affairs of State" and other topics. Dr. Watson, is a frequent guest
on Barry Epstein Live and is an amazing historian, speaker, and author, serving
as the Director of American Studies at Lynn University. The Shira Jewish
Professionals Group is a new initiative by Temple Beth Shira to engage the
community. It will serve as a professional networking and community centric
group. Meetings will be held once a month, and have a topic as well as a
networking opportunity. For more information call Rick Alovis at 561-414-4423
or RAlovis@Yahoo.com. Donation of $10 In Advance ($12 Day of Event) which
includes appetizers and refreshments.
The Sounds of Simon, has been extended through Aug. 3 at the Mizner Park
Cultural Arts Center Studio Theatre, 201 Plaza Real. Call. 561.600.0495 or
visit www.soundsofsimon.com or showtimes and ticket information.
Character Man is at the Stage Door Theatre through
August 11. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or call 954.344.7765 for tickets and more
information.
Cabaret at the Plaza Theatre
presents I’ve Got Rhythm, The music of George Gershwin, 7:30 July 24 at the
Plaza Theatre in Manalapan, 262 S. Ocean Blvd. Visit www.theplazatheatre.net or
call 561.588.1820 for tickets or more information.
Palm Beach Dramaworks presents Man of La Mancha at the Don & Ann
Brown Theatre, 201 Clematis St. West Palm Beach to July 21 and Company Aug.
7-Aug. 18. Go to www.palmbeachdramaworks.org or call 561.514.4042. for further
information and tickets.
The Monkees will be at the Mizner
Park Amphitheatre July 27. Go to www.ticketmaster.com or call
800.745.3000.
Boca’s Free Summer Sunset Music Series featuring Carlos Oliva will be
held about 8:16 p.m. Aug. 2 at the amphitheater on the north end of Mizner
Park, 590 Plaza Real, in downtown Boca Raton. Oliva and his band are known for
Cuban music, salsa, Afro beats, samba, jazz and rock. The melting pot became
known as “The Miami Sound”.
The Sound of Music will be the first production at the new Wick Theatre,
formerly the Caldwell on Sept. 18. Call 561.995.2333.
Mark your calendars: Rob Lowe,
star of TV and film and a cancer awareness advocate, will be the keynote
speaker at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Go Pink
Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 25.
If you would like to learn how
you can make money and save money by NOT using a 401 k or IRA that will protect
your money and generate tax free income, or are unhappy in your job, or want to
change jobs, or need extra income, then visit www.yourretirementmiracle.com and call
561.852.0000 for further information. Everyone should see it.
Banks are now encouraging Short Sales, rather than the lengthy and
costly foreclosures. FORECLOSURE IS NOT AN OPTION! Contact Keyes Company/Delray
office Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) Realtor JOANNE EPSTEIN at
561.945.0000 and visit www.joanneepstein.com to find out how she can save you from
foreclosure, with no cost for attorneys, fees or commissions.
Birch Communications is a multi-million
dollar company with an exclusive wholesale agreement with AT and T. If you
would like to save money on your AT&T land phones without changing your
numbers or your service, call 561.852.0000.
www.WestBocaLeaders.com is the best
networking group in the area and meets at the West Boca Library on 441, just
north of Yamato Road on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. Check out the
website for openings in some categories. Call 561.852.0000 for further
information.
Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public
relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, president of
the www.luxurychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders.com networking
group and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of
Commerce; with a weekly internet television show on www.bocaratontribune.com (click on
columnists) and www.publicrelations.nu. His motto
is: Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity. email: pr@publicrelations.nu, or fax
column items to 561.451.0000. His blog
is in the Boca Raton Tribune and on the www.bocaratontribune.com (and click
on columnists) website, on www.facebook.com/BarryEpstein as well as
on the Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal website at www.floridajewishjournal.com - http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com as well as
on his website: www.publicrelations.nu.
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