Exciting News! Jorgen Moller's Out of Denmark
is relocating to 2275 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach and will be re-opening
on Wednesday Sept. 18 for dinner. Call 561-276-2242 and call me if you have a
charitable organization that would like to do a fundraiser there. The place is
beautiful and a lot of history on the walls for you to enjoy. Besides, the food
and service are fantastic!!
More exciting News! Marilyn Wick has transformed the old Caldwell
Theatre into the beautiful Wick Theatre & Museum at 7901 N. Federal
Highway, spending almost $1 million. The inaugural Gala is Sept. 20 with the
Sound of Music. See. www.thewick.org or call
561.241.7432 for more information.
The
Butcher Block Grill, an all-natural style steak and seafood restaurant opened
in the Fountains Center at 7600 W. Comino Real, Boca Raton.
Lynn
University is one of the first in the country to buy all its 700 freshmen
students $329 iPads, loaded with all the apps and educational materials they
need for their first-year classes, saving them more than $1,100 a year on
books, and is expected to become a huge trend in the future at more schools.
Modernizing
Medicine CEO Daniel Cane and former Vero Beach Mayor Mary Beth McDonald are
joining the board of trustees at FAU, replacing former Congressman Alan West’s
wife Angela Graham-West and Sherry Plymale, past chairwoman of the state board
of community colleges.
Former
Buckingham Doolittle & Burroghs attorneys Rick Murdoch, Scott Weires &
Eric Neuman have formed a new law firm at 14 S.E. 4th St. in Boca Raton.
Palm
Beach County taxpayers have until Sept. 16 to challenge their property
assessments. Visit www.my-palmbeachclerk.com or call
561.355.6289.
South
Florida’s Obamacare enrollment campaign is headed for a disastrous launch on
Oct. 1, as almost nothing has been done for enrollment. Already taxpaid
navigators remain untrained, unorganized and unclear about signing up uninsured
South Florida residents, according to insiders.
Palm Beach County existing family home sales remain strong with 1486
closings in July, up 21% over July 2012 and a Median price of $249,000, up 15%.
The
highly controversial fast track foreclosure law to speed up home possessions is
having the exact opposite effect. Lenders are required to have detailed paper
work on hand when they file, including proof they own the loan, which has stalled
filings as lenders scramble to fine tune the paper work. Palm Beach County
foreclosures are off 68%. Palm Beach County posted 1486 home closings in July.
Palm
Beach County saw 5.47 million visitors in 2012, spending $5 billion, 38% from
the state, 19% from NY, 400,000 international, at an average age of 53 with
$93,000 in annual income and county tourism is expected to meet or beat its
all-time peak of about 6 million visitors reached in 2005, a prediction buoyed
by growth in hotel occupancy and upswings in room rates.
Critics
are blasting FPL for high powered executive salaries after announcing a
thousand layoffs over the next two years. Top Gun Jim Robo pockets $14 million,
CEO makes $8 million and CFO takes home $13 million. FPL operates as a monopoly
and will make over a billion in profit this year, with the giant utility
receiving a $350 million rate increase in January.
Some
banks in South Florida have entered into what others say are a sleazy payday
loan business. Regions and 5th Third Bank have begun offering short
term very high cost loans normally associated with storefront payday lending,
drawing scrutiny from consumer groups who fear customers will be sucked into
the banks debt trap of 120% annual interest rate.
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
award-winning Women’s Theatre Project and the Boca Raton Theatre Guild have
joined forces and are offering patrons the opportunity to purchase
subscriptions to their productions next season.
For a total of $99, patrons will be able to attend four plays – two
musicals produced by the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, and two plays presented by
the Women’s Theatre Project. For more information call 561-347-3948 or visit www.carolkassie.com.
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.
The
Ultimate Life, Instructions Not Included and Riddick opens at the Boca Cinemark
Palace & Premiere and Regal Entertainment Shadowwood theatres. Austenland
opens at the Regal Entertainment Shadowwood Theatre. Adore opens at the FAU
Living Room Theatres. The Artist and the Model opens at the Movies of Delray
and Lake Worth.
Moon Over Buffalo will run from August 30th 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.
Come
down to Sanborn Square on Saturday, September 7th to celebrate Brazilian
Independence Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It
will be a fun filled day out in the sun with live music, exciting
entertainment, food, and many activities for all to enjoy. Thousands will be
present.
A
free concert in the 2013 Sunday Matinee Music Series at the Spanish River
Library, 1501 NW Spanish River Boulevard will feature a one hour concert by
world-renowned guitarist, singer, songwriter Cezar Santana at 3 to 4 p.m. on
Sept. 8, Call 561.299.8684 or visit www.bocalibrary.org for more info.
World-renowned Brazilian singer and
songwriter, Beatriz Malnic will perform on Sept. 15.
BRIO
Tuscan Grille at The Shops at Boca Center is hosting its “Make a Difference
Monday” fundraiser on Monday, Sept. 16 for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
of America (CCFA), Florida Chapter, and will donate 20 percent of all food
sales to the organization.
Individual
tickets for Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 2013-2014 season will go on sale on
September 16 both online and at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre box office (201
Clematis Street). Palm Beach Dramaworks’ fourteenth season opens with John
Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, which runs from October 11 through November 10.
Tickets will be on sale for the entire season, which also includes The Lion in
Winter by John Goldman (December 6, 2013-January 5, 2014), Old Times by Harold
Pinter (January 31-March 2), Dividing the Estate by Horton Foote (March
28-April 27), and Tryst by Karoline Leach (May 16-June 15). Individual tickets
may be ordered online 24 hours a day at
www.palmbeachdramaworks.org. Single tickets and subscriptions may be
purchased by calling the box office
(561) 514-4042 ext. 2, or visiting the box office at 201 Clematis
Street.
Alan
B. Rosenthal will be the new president of the Greater Boca Raton Estate
Planning Council, and a kickoff cocktail reception for new and sustaining
members, sponsored by Wells Fargo Private Bank, will be held on September 17,
from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Addison, 2 East Camino Real, Boca Raton.
The Sound of Music will be the first
production at the new Wick Theatre, formerly the Caldwell on Sept. 18. Call
561.995.2333.
The
Annual Tastemaker progressive tasting will be at 11 Mizner Park restaurants
Sept. 24 and 25.
The Twilight of the Golds is Sept. 20- Oct. 27
at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, 8036 Sample Road, Coral Springs. Go to www.stagedoorfl.org or www.stagedoorthetre.com or call
954.344.7765 for tickets and more information.
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.
Slow Burn Theatre Company opens Next to Normal October 18 at the West
Boca High Performing Arts Theatre, 12811 West Glades Road. See , http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=eb51b5a231232e0dfcf05e24c&id=645c610da5 or www.slowburntheatre.org for tickets
and more information.
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.
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.
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.
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 Junior League of Boca Raton presents the
26th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, Nov. 8 at Boca West Country
Club. Contact 561.620.2553 or visit www.jlbr.org/wvoy for further information.
The
Boca Raton Tree Lighting ceremony has been moved up two days to Nov. 27, before
Thanksgiving, instead of Nov. 29 in Mizner Park.
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.
Happy New Year to all my Members of the Tribe.
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 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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