Boca
resident Aram Bloom is leaving Sachs Sax Caplan to become an equity partner in
Shapiro Blaise Wasserman and Gora in Boca Raton.
Boca
resident Marc Bell has filed bankruptcy for his Penthouse Magazine network and
FriendFinders website.
The
city of Boca Raton is requesting proposals to develop the former Wildflower 3.3
acre waterfront property it owns at the Intracoastal Waterway and Palmetto Park
Road and the RFP is listed on the city website, with Nov. 8 the deadline for
submissions which should include a multi-media presentation to be shown at a
public workshop in December.
To make it more competitive, the city also reduced its $72,000 per annum
five year lobbying contract with Alcade & Fay Ltd. from five years to one.
The
Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District has listed an RFP redo of the 55
acre Patch Reef park on Yamato road, just west of Military Trail for a revised
master plan, report, recommendations, cost estimates and planning and design
work. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 1. An RFP will also go out for a master
plan for the Swim & Racquet Center on St. Andrew’s Blvd. and next for Red
Reef Park on A1A.
Fifteen
Palm Beach County residents made the Forbes Magazine richest list ranging from
$1.4 billion to $4.3 billion.
Federal
flood insurance rate hikes go into effect Oct. 1, hammering some South Florida
homeowners, with 5,000 Palm Beach county properties slated for double or even
triple current premiums due to Congress passing the hikes last year.
Nearly
a million special interest dollars are being spent by lobbyists for the red
light camera operations to defeat a proposal in the legislature to ban them.
Contributions are pouring into campaign coffers of legislators and the
Governors office.
Palm Beach County bed tax collections for
August was $1.8 million and 2013 collections are estimated at $30 million.
The
Boca Palm Beach Business Connection meets every Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 9:00
a.m. at the Boca Polo Club TooJays, 5030 Champion Blvd. on Military Trail,
north of Clint Moore Road. No dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings. Bring
business cards. Join free at www.yourlinktolocalbusiness.com.
Enough
Said, Rush, Don Jon, Baggage Claim and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 opens
at the Boca Cinemark Palace & Premiere and Regal Entertainment Shadowwood
theatres. Una Noche opens at the FAU Living Room Theatres. In a World opens at
the Movies of Delray. Don Jon and Tango opens at the Movies of Lake Worth.
Barry
Epstein live features PHA Solutions CEO Laurel Bennett, Envera Systems Security
Consultant Mike Wichelns, South Tech Academy and Prep Marketing Director Troy
Giddens and Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy on www.wrpbitv.com at 10 pm Thursday and 10 am Friday.
Watch to win free tickets to the Cinemark theatres.
World renowned Fine Art photographer Clyde Butcher has an exhibit
through Nov. 8 at the Downtown Library, 400 NW 2 Ave., Boca Raton and a Film
Documentary, “Visions of Florida”, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28, presented by Jackie
Butcher-Obendorf. Register free: (561)
393-7852.
Moon Over Buffalo will run to October 6th at The Broward Stage Door
Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or call 954.344.7765 for tickets and
more information.
The Sound of Music is at the new Wick Theatre, formerly the Caldwell to
Oct. 20. Call 561.995.2333 or 561241.7432 for tickets.
The
Annual Tastemaker progressive tasting will be at 11 Mizner Park restaurants
Sept. 25.
The Twilight of the Golds is at the Broward
Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs to Oct. 27. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or www.stagedoorthetre.com or call
954.344.7765 for tickets and more information.
A conversation with Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and best-selling
author Carl Bernstein will be 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at the Renaissance Boca
Raton Hotel. Tickets are $35 per person. Go to www.sunsentinel.com/carl or call
1-877-332-8499.
Guillermo Figueroa is bringing a concert pianist who also happens to be
his sister in from San Juan to join him on stage for a violin and piano recital
Sept. 26 as the new music director of the Lynn Philharmonic and violin
professor.
A fundraiser for Florida CFO
Jeff Atwater will be held 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Sept. 26 at Rybovich Yacht, 4200
Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. RSVP to 407.849.1112 or GP@politicalcapitalflorida.com.
Evening Star Productions’ I Remain...J. Austen
will run from September 27th – 29th at Sol Theatre 3333 N. Fed. Hwy. Boca
Raton. Tickets are $15 for adults/$10
for students and can be purchased at the Sol Theatre box office at
561-447-8829. For more information about Evening Star Productions, contact
Rosalie Grant at 561-447-8829:
info@eveningstarproductions.com or Carol Kassie at 561-445-9244:
ckassie@gmail.com.
Rick Newman's sixth annual free “Make A Wish”
Halloween Sound, Light & Laser Show starts on Sept. 28 and runs every night
until Oct. 31 at 699 NW 9th Ave., corner of 7th St. This year there will be new props, new
high-powered LED black lights, a new tri-colored laser system and new
animatronics.
Milagro
Center presents Miracles in the Mediterranean-Donor & volunteer
appreciation free event, 6 to 8 p.m. at Breath Delray, 401. W. Atlantic Avenue,
Delray Beach, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Delray. RSVP at 561.279.2970 ext.
6001 or email: bstark@milagrocenter.org.
Jewish
Adoption and Foster Care Options is hosting its third annual “In My Shoes
Luncheon” October 4 at the Boca West Country Club. Tickets are $75. Go to http://www.jafco.org/event/3rd-annual-jafco-in-my-shoes-luncheon/.
The
Boca Raton GreenMarket is back starting Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every
Saturday thereafter in the Monument Piazza at Royal Palm Place, NE corner of S.
Fed. Hwy. and SE Mizner Blvd. Call 561.299.8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for further information or if interested
in participating.
Gilad
Shalit's father will share his story on his first U.S. tour at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7
at Congregation B’Nai Israel, 2200 Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Tickets are $18 per
person for general side seating, or $36 per person for limited preferred
seating in the sanctuary on a first come, first served basis.RSVP online at www.jewishboca.org/noamshalit or www.cbiboca.org/shalit. For more info:
561.852.3374, lorigo@bocafed.org; or 561 241-8118, Barrie@cbiboca.org.
The Friends of the Boca Raton Library will
kick off its new free 2013-2014 Foreign Film Series on the second Tuesday of
each month, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at 400 NW 2 Ave., with Roman Polanski’s Knife In
The Water, followed by discussion. Reserve your seat at www.bocalibrary.org.
The
Sounds of Simon returns to the Mizner Park Cultural Center Oct. 10-20. Order tickets
at (561) 600-0495 or visit www.SoundsofSimon.com.
The
YMCA of South Palm Beach County launches its annual campaign to raise funds for
their financial assistance program Oct. 10 for a month. Visit www.ymcaspbc.org and more information is also available
about the campaign by following the Y on Twitter at @YMCAofSPBC or at www.Facebook.com/YMCASPBC. Share your
Y story by using hash tag #YSoMuchMore.
Of
Mice and Men, a searing work by John Steinbeck about friendship and
responsibility set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, launches Palm
Beach Dramaworks’ 2013-2014 season on Friday, October 11 (8pm) at the Don &
Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Performances continue through November
10, with specially priced previews on October 9 and 10. Call 561.504.4142 or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org for tickets.
Hospice
by The Sea celebrates 35 years of service 5:30 to 10:00 p.m Oct. 15 at the
Delray Beach Club, 2001 S. Ocean Blvd. Attire is Tropical Chic. Tickets are
$135 including valet parking. Call 561.416.5009 or visit www.hbts.org. For sponsorship opportunities, call
561.416.5007.
Former
owner of the NJ Nets/Devils Lewis Katz speaks at the Jewish Federation of South
Palm Beach County’s Business & Professional Division (B&P), 8 to 10 am.
Oct. 16 in Zinman Hall on the Federation campus. Registration at $36 is
available at www.jewishboca.org/icon or sonnies@bocafed.org, 561.852.3128. Future guests include
former Harley Davidson CEO Jeffrey Bleustein on Nov. 21, Weight Watchers Group
CEO Florine Mark on Jan. 29 and Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Stephen Sadove on March
26.
Entre’
Acte Theatrix presents Tommy Oct. 17-27 at the Delray Beach Center for the
Arts/Crest Theatre, Old School Square/51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach. Call
561.243.7922 or visit www.entractetheatrix.org for tickets
and more information.
Slow
Burn Theatre Company opens Next to Normal October 18 at the West Boca High
Performing Arts Theatre, 12811 West Glades Road. See www.slowburntheatre.org
for tickets and more information.
Lynn
University’s 15th annual Blue & White Auction is 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at
the Lynn deHoernle Sports & Cultural Center to benefit Lynn athletics
programs. $40 per person includes beer and wine reception and food. Call
561.237.9000 or register online www.http://lynn.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=586389 by Oct. 16.
Zonta
Club presents 1st annual Festi-fall, 10 am to 4 pm October 19 at the Emma Lou
Olson Civic Center, Pompano Beach, featuring an Orchid and Jewelry show and a
Taste of Chocolate, with proceeds to benefit Women in Distress. Call
561.299-8684 or email elilly707@aol.com for more information.
The
Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation’s Professional Advisory Committee (PAC)
sponsors a networking cocktail reception and membership kickoff drive, 5:30
Oct. 22 at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place. Cost is $50. Register at www.jewishboca.org/packickoff/register
or call 561.852.3173 or email: micheleb@bocafed.org.
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.
Christopher Cross will be at Jazziz Nightlife,
201 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Nov. 4 & 5. Call 561.300.0730 or visit www.jazziznightlife.com for reservations.
The
28th Singles Lifestyle Expo is 3 to 11 pm Oct. 27 at Pavillion Grille, 301
Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Contact 305-448-7976 or email albarry@bellsouth.net
for more information. www.multi-epo.com is the website.
24 hour hotline: 1.888.899.4074.
The American Jewish Committee presents
professor, author, presidential historian, political analyst, commentator and
Director of the American Studies at Lynn University Dr. Robert Watson, 7 pm
Oct. 30 with dessert reception and program at Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club
Place, Boca Raton. Call 561.994.7286 to register. $18 per person, includes
valet parking.
The
Junior League of Boca Raton presents the 26th Annual Woman Volunteer of the
Year Luncheon, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at Boca West Country Club. Contact
561.620.2553 or visit www.jlbr.org/wvoy or www.wvoy,org for further information.
Place at Hope at the Haven Campus presents the 2013 Inaugural Hope Bash
Boca, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino
Real. Cost is $250. RSVP by Nov. 1 to 561.483.0962 or visit www.hopeatthehaven.org. Sponsorship
opportunities and program ads are available too.
The
Boca Raton Tree Lighting ceremony has been moved up two days to Nov. 27, before
Thanksgiving, instead of Nov. 29 in Mizner Park.
The 43rd annual Holiday Parade
along Federal Highway downtown Boca will be Dec. 4.
The 37th annual Holiday Boat Parade on the Intracoastal
Waterway is set for Dec. 7.
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.wrpbitv.com 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 on www.bocatribune.com, 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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