The Palm Beach County Commission will ask voters in November to approve gaming in the County.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has been accused by a former employee of defrauding Medicare of two million dollars in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.
Boca Raton City Council member Constance Scott launched her reelection campaign this week.
The Boca Del Mar Improvement Association will hold its first contested election in 40 years January.
Republican candidates Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann will speak at a political event held by the David Horowitz Freedom Center at The Breakers in Palm Beach this weekend.
Sponsors of the bill that would allow for three mega-casinos are considering putting the state lottery under the control of a new statewide gaming commission. Republican state legislators pushing for new casinos in South Florida say they want to rein in the Florida Lottery. Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff of Fort Lauderdale is one of the sponsors of the bill that would allow for three mega-casinos. She says she plans to change her bill so that the state lottery would be under the control of a new statewide gaming commission.
Calling all WWII Vets to help with a public service announcement for students in school to honor all who served. If you can talk about your war experiences, call the Veterans Speakers Forum, 561.734.4527.
Delray Beach Republican businessman Nick Loeb and his fiance Sofia Vergara, star of Modern Family, will hold a press conference at 2 p.m, to announce his decision to run or not for U.S. Senate.
Guys and Dolls continues at the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. Call 954.344.7765 for tickets..
Crane's BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar, which USA Weekend has hailed as one of four unique getaway spots for a romantic weekend, is pairing up with the City of Delray Beach for the fourth year in a row to help our soldiers overseas. As part of Project Holiday, a community-wide effort by the City of Delray's You Are Not Alone and the Church of the Palms, Crane's BeachHouse, 82 Gleason Street, will be hosting a SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Fun-Raiser on today, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife will run through November 20th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets are $18.Call 561.3498 or come to the box office starting one hour before curtain. Showtime: Nov 17, 18, 19 @ 8:00, and Nov 19 @ 2:00. Michael Beecher has been nominated for a BroadwayWorld.com Florida Award as 'Best Featured Actor in a Play' for his role in 'Allergist' and the cast was nominated in the 'Best Ensemble Performance in a Play' category.
West Boca Drama presents Moon Over Buffalo, opening tonite at West Boca High School, Glades Road, west of 441. Tickets are $15 for all shows. West Boca Students can purchase a ticket for $10.00 on any night. Showtimes: Nov. 17,18,19 @ 8:00,and Nov. 19 @ 2:00. Call 561-672-2066 or at the box office each nite.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with the First Lady of Florida Theatre, Jan McArt and Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Happy Feet Two and The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn – Part 1. Movies of Delray opens Happy Happy.
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Dec.1 at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Tickets to the event are $125. Call 852-3100.
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Barry’s Buzz – Nov. 10, 2011
Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled alleged sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
Naming Rights for the FAU Football stadium are in negotiations.
The Boca Bridge hotel has worked out a bankruptcy agreement to avoid foreclosure.
WPEC TV CBS news 12 which has been on the sales block for the past year, has been sold by Freedom Broadcasting to Sinclair Broadcast Group which owns and operates 65 stations throughout the U.S. and recently took over a 3 station West Palm Beach Group.
County tax payers got sticker shock when they found their tax bills had increased despite decreased property values due to sleight of hand manipulation of millage rates by some governments.
Money talks in County September real estate transactions with 60% of buyers paying cash. Real Estate pros cash buyers will continue to dominate until banks start making mortgages available again.
Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty and was paid $150,000.00 per month to look after Michael Jackson.
Dippin' Dots, maker of the frozen treat popular with kids, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Construction starts Nov. 8 on widened HOV lanes in Broward County.
After out hammering out the details, the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library were expected to ceremoniously present the city with their $250,000 gift for new downtown library at the City Council workshop meeting Nov. 7.
Please take time tomorrow to remember our Veterans by attending a service. Schools are closed so take them with you and drive safely. Thanks to Burt Richards for accomplishing this goal.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Derek Postin, head of the Grand New Party, Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson, Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and FAU athletic director Craig Angelos. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, and Immortals. Movies of Delray and Lake Worth opens J. Edgar and Anonymous. Lake Worth also opens Happy Happy.
Is 11/11/11 at 11:11 a.m. and p.m. significant for you? Marriages tomorrow are easy to remember.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The Luxury Chamber Network event will be Monday, Nov. 14 at Shula’s steak house on the beach. Go to www.luxurychamber.com for information and reservations.
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Dec.1 at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Rather will address donors who donated a minimum of $10,000 combined gift to the 2012 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign. Tickets to the event are $125
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Naming Rights for the FAU Football stadium are in negotiations.
The Boca Bridge hotel has worked out a bankruptcy agreement to avoid foreclosure.
WPEC TV CBS news 12 which has been on the sales block for the past year, has been sold by Freedom Broadcasting to Sinclair Broadcast Group which owns and operates 65 stations throughout the U.S. and recently took over a 3 station West Palm Beach Group.
County tax payers got sticker shock when they found their tax bills had increased despite decreased property values due to sleight of hand manipulation of millage rates by some governments.
Money talks in County September real estate transactions with 60% of buyers paying cash. Real Estate pros cash buyers will continue to dominate until banks start making mortgages available again.
Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty and was paid $150,000.00 per month to look after Michael Jackson.
Dippin' Dots, maker of the frozen treat popular with kids, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Construction starts Nov. 8 on widened HOV lanes in Broward County.
After out hammering out the details, the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library were expected to ceremoniously present the city with their $250,000 gift for new downtown library at the City Council workshop meeting Nov. 7.
Please take time tomorrow to remember our Veterans by attending a service. Schools are closed so take them with you and drive safely. Thanks to Burt Richards for accomplishing this goal.
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with Derek Postin, head of the Grand New Party, Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson, Sun Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and FAU athletic director Craig Angelos. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, and Immortals. Movies of Delray and Lake Worth opens J. Edgar and Anonymous. Lake Worth also opens Happy Happy.
Is 11/11/11 at 11:11 a.m. and p.m. significant for you? Marriages tomorrow are easy to remember.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The Luxury Chamber Network event will be Monday, Nov. 14 at Shula’s steak house on the beach. Go to www.luxurychamber.com for information and reservations.
Former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather will speak at the Major Gifts event of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Dec.1 at St. Andrews Country Club in West Boca. Rather will address donors who donated a minimum of $10,000 combined gift to the 2012 UJA/Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign. Tickets to the event are $125
Temple Beth Shira plans its annual fundraiser Sat. Jan. 14 at Spanish River High School Ultimate Elton John & Billy Joel with two amazing tribute bands in one spectacular evening. For info, call 561-912-1453.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. You can reserve tickets at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
The 6th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, March 7th 18th, 2012 are on sale and can be purchased via www.festivaloftheartsboca.org or 866-571-ARTS.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Barry’s Buzz – Nov. 3, 2011
What a coup for Lynn University for landing the last presidential debate on Oct. 22. 2012. A traffic light will be installed on Military Trail, and the entrances there and at Potomoc Rd. will be widened..
The Yard House restaurant will be opening 10,000 sq. ft. in Mizner Park next to the closed Zed451.
Former Broward County School Superintendent Jim Notter has joined the board at South Tech Academy, a, 13,000 career choice magnet Charter School in Boynton Beach, www.southtechacademy.com,
E. Wayne Gent was named to be Palm Beach County interim School Superintendent.
County Commissioner Burt Aaronson proposed a referendum for casinos in Palm Beach County.
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack will be entering the Florida primary for U.S. Senate.
Boca businessmen Art Falcone, Net Siegel and Malcolm Butters got $33 million for Boca Village Center.
Boca resident and astronaut Edgar Mitchell agreed to return a camera he used on his 1972 Apollo 14 moon mission. It will be donated to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington by NASA.
BB&T Corp. is buying 78 remaining branches of BankAtlantic, its deposits and parts of its loan portfolio. The BankAtlantic Center name will probably change to the BB&T Center in a few months.
Former County Commissioner Bob Kanjian has joined Baker Real Estate LLC as Exec. V. President.
Ruden McClosky filed bankruptcy and will merge with Greenspoon Marder Dec. 1.
Syms and Filene’s basement have filed bankruptcy and will close all 46 stores.
R.I.P Dorothy Rodham, mother of Hillary Clinton who died Tuesday. Family services are private.
If you know of anyone in need of addiction referral services contact jaret@insteprecoveryservices.com.
MEET MITCHELL WAIFE AT THE MOVIES OF DELRAY ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3rd AT 7:00pm.
Tickets are $5.00 includes the movie and a question and answer session with Mitchell Waife, grandson of Sholem Aleichem following the 7:00pm movie.SHOLEM ALEICHEM
, a new documentary on the great Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem
"Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness," about the man who wrote poignantly of Eastern European Jewry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 93-minute documentary about Sholem Rabinowitz — Sholemm Aleichem was a pen name — who was best known for creating the Russian milkman Tevyye, the central character of "Fiddler on the Roof." ...
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with guests Roxanne Pulitzer, gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Palm Beach Pops’ Miquel Lima, and political professor Robert Watson. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
If you would like to see a free performance of After the Revolution as my guest at the Caldwell Theatre Friday evening, go to www.caldwelltheatre.com for info and directions and call Nedra to have two complimentary tickets at the Will Call window for you.
Free golf lessons for children and adults, demos of the latest clubs and a chance to win $5,000 in a hole-in-one contest Saturday on the first anniversary of the Osprey Point Golf Course in West Boca.
Lend Me a Tenor is still playing at the Stage Door Theatre on Sample Road in Coral Springs. Call 954. 344.7765 or visit www.stagedoortheater.org for more information or to order tickets.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Tower Heist with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, A Very Harold & Kumar Xmas in 3D, The Son of No One and The Skin I live in. Movies of Delray continues with Margin Call with Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, etc. and opens Gainbourg A Heroic Life. Movies of Lake Worth opens Margin Call. Due to its summer success, Sarahs Key is coming back to area theatres.
Auntie Mame will be at Boca High, Nov. 3-5. Tickets are $8 & $12. Call 561.338.1533 or visit www,bocadrama.com.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
Think Pink Rocks Concert is at Mizner Park Nov. 4. Tickets at thinkpinkrocs.com or call 888.612.4190.
Jim Leher will be the featured speaker at Lynn University, Nov. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $25. For more information, please call 561-237-9000 or go to www.lynn.edu/dively.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The Luxury Chamber Network event will be Monday, Nov. 14 at Shula’s steak house on the beach. Go to www.luxurychamber.com for information and reservations.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu, now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
The Yard House restaurant will be opening 10,000 sq. ft. in Mizner Park next to the closed Zed451.
Former Broward County School Superintendent Jim Notter has joined the board at South Tech Academy, a, 13,000 career choice magnet Charter School in Boynton Beach, www.southtechacademy.com,
E. Wayne Gent was named to be Palm Beach County interim School Superintendent.
County Commissioner Burt Aaronson proposed a referendum for casinos in Palm Beach County.
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack will be entering the Florida primary for U.S. Senate.
Boca businessmen Art Falcone, Net Siegel and Malcolm Butters got $33 million for Boca Village Center.
Boca resident and astronaut Edgar Mitchell agreed to return a camera he used on his 1972 Apollo 14 moon mission. It will be donated to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington by NASA.
BB&T Corp. is buying 78 remaining branches of BankAtlantic, its deposits and parts of its loan portfolio. The BankAtlantic Center name will probably change to the BB&T Center in a few months.
Former County Commissioner Bob Kanjian has joined Baker Real Estate LLC as Exec. V. President.
Ruden McClosky filed bankruptcy and will merge with Greenspoon Marder Dec. 1.
Syms and Filene’s basement have filed bankruptcy and will close all 46 stores.
R.I.P Dorothy Rodham, mother of Hillary Clinton who died Tuesday. Family services are private.
If you know of anyone in need of addiction referral services contact jaret@insteprecoveryservices.com.
MEET MITCHELL WAIFE AT THE MOVIES OF DELRAY ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3rd AT 7:00pm.
Tickets are $5.00 includes the movie and a question and answer session with Mitchell Waife, grandson of Sholem Aleichem following the 7:00pm movie.SHOLEM ALEICHEM
, a new documentary on the great Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem
"Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness," about the man who wrote poignantly of Eastern European Jewry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 93-minute documentary about Sholem Rabinowitz — Sholemm Aleichem was a pen name — who was best known for creating the Russian milkman Tevyye, the central character of "Fiddler on the Roof." ...
Barry Epstein Live internet television show airs Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com with guests Roxanne Pulitzer, gossip columnist Jose Lambiet, Palm Beach Pops’ Miquel Lima, and political professor Robert Watson. Tune in to win free movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray & Movies of Lake Worth.
If you would like to see a free performance of After the Revolution as my guest at the Caldwell Theatre Friday evening, go to www.caldwelltheatre.com for info and directions and call Nedra to have two complimentary tickets at the Will Call window for you.
Free golf lessons for children and adults, demos of the latest clubs and a chance to win $5,000 in a hole-in-one contest Saturday on the first anniversary of the Osprey Point Golf Course in West Boca.
Lend Me a Tenor is still playing at the Stage Door Theatre on Sample Road in Coral Springs. Call 954. 344.7765 or visit www.stagedoortheater.org for more information or to order tickets.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Tower Heist with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, A Very Harold & Kumar Xmas in 3D, The Son of No One and The Skin I live in. Movies of Delray continues with Margin Call with Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, etc. and opens Gainbourg A Heroic Life. Movies of Lake Worth opens Margin Call. Due to its summer success, Sarahs Key is coming back to area theatres.
Auntie Mame will be at Boca High, Nov. 3-5. Tickets are $8 & $12. Call 561.338.1533 or visit www,bocadrama.com.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
Think Pink Rocks Concert is at Mizner Park Nov. 4. Tickets at thinkpinkrocs.com or call 888.612.4190.
Jim Leher will be the featured speaker at Lynn University, Nov. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $25. For more information, please call 561-237-9000 or go to www.lynn.edu/dively.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The Luxury Chamber Network event will be Monday, Nov. 14 at Shula’s steak house on the beach. Go to www.luxurychamber.com for information and reservations.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu, now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Barry’s Buzz – Oct, 27, 2011
In a survey conducted by the South Florida Business Journal asking “Do you favor destination gambling resorts”, 65% were in favor, 27% opposed and 8% didn’t care either way.
Lord & Taylor is taking over the 80,00 sq ft. space of Robb & Stuckey in Mizner Park.
The Atonement Tablets, a locally produced short independent screenplay made for television, is in post-production and scheduled for completion in November. The 45-minute production features stage and screen star Avery Sommers (Lost Everything). Ms. Sommers is also the vocalist in the films opening theme song, making her the first person to sing as God in a motion picture. Other onscreen talent includes former network television newscaster Chandra Bill in her debut film appearance.
The land around Miami Dolphins stadium and Miami Beach Convention Center are eyed for casinos.
Boca Raton made service on city boards at the will of a majority of city commissioners.
Mama Mia continues through the weekend at the Kravis Center. Don’t miss it! Fabulous ABBA music.
Barry Epstein Live will feature former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Entrepeneur extraordinaire Gibson Sylvestre, Sun-Sentinel columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson on Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth theatres, just for listening.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Anonymous, In Time, Take Shelter, Margin Call(&Movies of Delray), The Rum Diary and Puss In Boots. Movies of Lake Worth opens Saviors of the Night.
FAU will host the “50 on the 50” black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the tower of the new, 30,000-seat Football Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Sponsorships for the gala are available at the $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 level. Tickets to the gala are $250 per person. To become a sponsor or purchase individual tickets, call 561-297-3010 or visit www.fau.edu/50th.
A fictionalized and localized War of the Worlds production will be at the Caldwell Theatre on Oct. 31, 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations can made by calling 561-632-0517 or send an email to . For more information on AirPlayz, visit artsradionetwork.com. For media inquiries, contact Caroline Breder-Watts at 561-543-8455 or cbreder-watts@classicalsouthflorida.
Auntie Mame will be at Boca High, Nov. 3-5. Tickets are $8 & $12. Call 561.338.1533 or visit www,bocadrama.com.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets are on sale at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
Think Pink Rocks Concert is at Mizner Park Nov. 4. Tickets at thinkpinkrocs.com or call 888.612.4190.
Jim Leher will be the featured speaker at Lynn University, Nov. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $25. For more information, please call 561-237-9000 or go to www.lynn.edu/dively.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. Reserve at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Make sure your children are safe at Halloween and check their candy before they eat it.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Lord & Taylor is taking over the 80,00 sq ft. space of Robb & Stuckey in Mizner Park.
The Atonement Tablets, a locally produced short independent screenplay made for television, is in post-production and scheduled for completion in November. The 45-minute production features stage and screen star Avery Sommers (Lost Everything). Ms. Sommers is also the vocalist in the films opening theme song, making her the first person to sing as God in a motion picture. Other onscreen talent includes former network television newscaster Chandra Bill in her debut film appearance.
The land around Miami Dolphins stadium and Miami Beach Convention Center are eyed for casinos.
Boca Raton made service on city boards at the will of a majority of city commissioners.
Mama Mia continues through the weekend at the Kravis Center. Don’t miss it! Fabulous ABBA music.
Barry Epstein Live will feature former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Entrepeneur extraordinaire Gibson Sylvestre, Sun-Sentinel columnist Kingsley Guy and Lynn University political professor Dr. Robert Watson on Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth theatres, just for listening.
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace are: Anonymous, In Time, Take Shelter, Margin Call(&Movies of Delray), The Rum Diary and Puss In Boots. Movies of Lake Worth opens Saviors of the Night.
FAU will host the “50 on the 50” black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the tower of the new, 30,000-seat Football Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Sponsorships for the gala are available at the $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 level. Tickets to the gala are $250 per person. To become a sponsor or purchase individual tickets, call 561-297-3010 or visit www.fau.edu/50th.
A fictionalized and localized War of the Worlds production will be at the Caldwell Theatre on Oct. 31, 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations can made by calling 561-632-0517 or send an email to . For more information on AirPlayz, visit artsradionetwork.com. For media inquiries, contact Caroline Breder-Watts at 561-543-8455 or cbreder-watts@classicalsouthflorida.
Auntie Mame will be at Boca High, Nov. 3-5. Tickets are $8 & $12. Call 561.338.1533 or visit www,bocadrama.com.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets are on sale at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
Think Pink Rocks Concert is at Mizner Park Nov. 4. Tickets at thinkpinkrocs.com or call 888.612.4190.
Jim Leher will be the featured speaker at Lynn University, Nov. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tickets are $25. For more information, please call 561-237-9000 or go to www.lynn.edu/dively.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. Reserve at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Make sure your children are safe at Halloween and check their candy before they eat it.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Barry’s Buzz – Oct, 20, 2011
Recent Palm Beach County American Red Cross Courage Award Recipient for Education Cpl. Burt Richards and founder of the Veterans Speakers Forum are seeking more Veteran speakers to educate Students in Palm Beach Schools about honoring those who served. Special Educational programs for students delivered by WAR VETERANS are needed which can only be taught by those who served and kept them safe & free. If you are willing to spend time in school classrooms educating all ages in the greater Palm Beach area, call 561- 734-7263.
Palm Beach County School Superintendent Bill Malone will step down in early December.
The Social Security Administration announced 3.6 percent cost of living increase for seniors in 2012...that's about an extra $40 a month.
The Florida Atlantic University Stadium Tower has been named in honor of longtime supporters Martin F. and Jane Greenberg. The Greenbergs are members of the Inner Circle of Football Founders and have donated more than $1 million to the FAU football program.
Howard Schnellenberger, Head Football Coach of the Florida Atlantic University Owls hosts a free breakfast Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 a.m. in the Premiere level of the new football stadium.
Barry Epstein Live will feature GossipExtra.com columnist Jose Lambiet, New Sun-Sentinel editor Howard Saltz, FAU head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger and Sun-Sentinel columnist Kingsley Guy on Friday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth theatres, just for listening.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
FAU will host the “50 on the 50” black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the tower of the new, 30,000-seat Football Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Sponsorships for the gala are available at the $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 level. Tickets to the gala are $250 per person. To become a sponsor or purchase individual tickets, call 561-297-3010 or visit www.fau.edu/50th.
A fictionalized and localized War of the Worlds production will be at the Caldwell Theatre on Oct. 31, 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations can made by calling 561-632-0517 or send an email to . For more information on AirPlayz, visit artsradionetwork.com. For media inquiries, contact Caroline Breder-Watts at 561-543-8455 or cbreder-watts@classicalsouthflorida.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets are on sale at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. Reserve at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Palm Beach County School Superintendent Bill Malone will step down in early December.
The Social Security Administration announced 3.6 percent cost of living increase for seniors in 2012...that's about an extra $40 a month.
The Florida Atlantic University Stadium Tower has been named in honor of longtime supporters Martin F. and Jane Greenberg. The Greenbergs are members of the Inner Circle of Football Founders and have donated more than $1 million to the FAU football program.
Howard Schnellenberger, Head Football Coach of the Florida Atlantic University Owls hosts a free breakfast Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 a.m. in the Premiere level of the new football stadium.
Barry Epstein Live will feature GossipExtra.com columnist Jose Lambiet, New Sun-Sentinel editor Howard Saltz, FAU head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger and Sun-Sentinel columnist Kingsley Guy on Friday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win movie tickets to the Cinemark, Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth theatres, just for listening.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
FAU will host the “50 on the 50” black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the tower of the new, 30,000-seat Football Stadium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Sponsorships for the gala are available at the $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 level. Tickets to the gala are $250 per person. To become a sponsor or purchase individual tickets, call 561-297-3010 or visit www.fau.edu/50th.
A fictionalized and localized War of the Worlds production will be at the Caldwell Theatre on Oct. 31, 2 and 7 p.m. Admission is $10, and reservations can made by calling 561-632-0517 or send an email to . For more information on AirPlayz, visit artsradionetwork.com. For media inquiries, contact Caroline Breder-Watts at 561-543-8455 or cbreder-watts@classicalsouthflorida.
The season kick-off to The Palm Beach Pops, the best musical organization in the county, will be Nov. 4 with the sounds of the big bands. Tickets are on sale at www.palmbeachpops.org or call 561,832.7677.
The Tale of the Allergists Wife opens Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. For more information and/or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, visit www.brtg.org, or call 561.948.2601.
The American Health Society and the United States Marine Corps League sponsors the SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, whose appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis classic will be Nov. 11-13 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center and Boca Raton Resort & Club. Call 561.394.2400 or visit www.chrisevert.org.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum luncheon at Boca West Country Club, on Jan. 30 features John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division,, Federal Bureau of Investigation and special guest Joshua Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff and Vice Chairman of the USHM Council. Reserve at www.ushmm.org/events/sfluncheon. 561.995.6773 or email southeast@@ushmm.org.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web site: http://barrys-journal.blogspot.com/. You can friend him on Face book 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
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Barry’s Buzz – Oct. 13, 2011
R.I.P. Ken Feigl, former chamber member, Caldwell theatre trustee and Boca Del Mar leader.
Palm Beach County Republican party chair Sid Dinerstein has snagged Herman Caine as speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in January.
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) has sold its Baseline unit to Project Hollywood LLC, a privately held Boca Raton company which is majority owned by media and Internet entrepreneurs Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein.
Palm Beach County Sheriffs Dept. needs a volunteer retired or semi-retired doctor to review medical records to detect insurance fraud. Contact Lt. Christopher Keane at 561.688.3950 or keanec@pbso.org.
Boca Raton based Sun Capital Partner owned Friendly’s Restaurants has filed chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Employees of three Boca based tabloids are facing more employee cuts after recent layoffs.
Boca based Legacy Bank dodged a bullet when regulators demanded and infusion of $20 million due to the loss of $5 million this year. Investors will putt $16 million in and take over control of the bank.
Boca Raton settlement firm Imperial Holdings has come under scrutiny from several federal agencies after the FBI raided it for violation of their viatical insurance practices and a possible stock and dump scam.
Donald Trump agreed to pay $170 million for Miami's Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is reminiscent of the Civil Rights marches.
Bill Gates has paid $600,000 for a winter residence in Wellington. His daughter is an equestrian.
American Airllines may soon file Chapter 11 after a steep plunge in stock value and heavy losses.
Car Buyers are flocking back to the showrooms as signs of a better economy grow.
Movie theatre operators are balking at studios charging for 3D glasses and may boycott 3D films.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature the man behind MJ’ Thriller album and portrait artist Dick Zimmerman, FAU Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson. Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win free movie tickets,
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are Footloose and the Big Year. New movies opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth are A Big Year, Hedge Hog, Savior in the Night (Delray) and Pointe Blank (Lake Worth).
Caldwell Theatres new production opens tomorrow. Go to www.caldwelltheatre.com for details.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Ribbon cutting for the new FAU football stadium which opens Oct. 15 will be at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com. Former American Idol contestant and current Boca Raton resident Brett Loewenstern will perform the national anthem on October 15, just prior to kick off of the first game in the new on-campus football stadium, when the Florida Atlantic University football team hosts Western Kentucky.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Propel Golf Classic is Oct. 20 at Boca Lago Country Club, 8665 Juego Way. It is the main fundraiser for Propel, an eight-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to servicing Palm Beach County’s economically-challenged communities. Propel specifically targets economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth. Read more at http://www.hispanicmpr.com/b2b/node/782.
Local radio legend Neil Rogers was running out of money when he died at 58 last Christmas Eve. The former WQAM-560 AM curmudgeon is believed to have spent almost $3 million in the last 18 months of life, most of it on Christian Hernandez, a 21-year-old boytoy for whom he bought a $700,000 home in Toronto. Rogers reportedly hadn’t paid income taxes for several years before his death, and the IRS could become his estate’s biggest beneficiary, with only $.5 million left. A legal battle over the scraps is brewing between Rogers’ friend in South Florida and Hernandez. Rogers had competing wills written within three weeks in November 2010. One splits assets between Hine, Hernandez and Jonathan Julian, Rogers’ longtime roommate in Plantation. The other makes Hernandez Rogers’ sole beneficiary. (thanks to Jose Lambiet).
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web 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.
Palm Beach County Republican party chair Sid Dinerstein has snagged Herman Caine as speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in January.
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) has sold its Baseline unit to Project Hollywood LLC, a privately held Boca Raton company which is majority owned by media and Internet entrepreneurs Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein.
Palm Beach County Sheriffs Dept. needs a volunteer retired or semi-retired doctor to review medical records to detect insurance fraud. Contact Lt. Christopher Keane at 561.688.3950 or keanec@pbso.org.
Boca Raton based Sun Capital Partner owned Friendly’s Restaurants has filed chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Employees of three Boca based tabloids are facing more employee cuts after recent layoffs.
Boca based Legacy Bank dodged a bullet when regulators demanded and infusion of $20 million due to the loss of $5 million this year. Investors will putt $16 million in and take over control of the bank.
Boca Raton settlement firm Imperial Holdings has come under scrutiny from several federal agencies after the FBI raided it for violation of their viatical insurance practices and a possible stock and dump scam.
Donald Trump agreed to pay $170 million for Miami's Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is reminiscent of the Civil Rights marches.
Bill Gates has paid $600,000 for a winter residence in Wellington. His daughter is an equestrian.
American Airllines may soon file Chapter 11 after a steep plunge in stock value and heavy losses.
Car Buyers are flocking back to the showrooms as signs of a better economy grow.
Movie theatre operators are balking at studios charging for 3D glasses and may boycott 3D films.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature the man behind MJ’ Thriller album and portrait artist Dick Zimmerman, FAU Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson. Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win free movie tickets,
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are Footloose and the Big Year. New movies opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth are A Big Year, Hedge Hog, Savior in the Night (Delray) and Pointe Blank (Lake Worth).
Caldwell Theatres new production opens tomorrow. Go to www.caldwelltheatre.com for details.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Ribbon cutting for the new FAU football stadium which opens Oct. 15 will be at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com. Former American Idol contestant and current Boca Raton resident Brett Loewenstern will perform the national anthem on October 15, just prior to kick off of the first game in the new on-campus football stadium, when the Florida Atlantic University football team hosts Western Kentucky.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Propel Golf Classic is Oct. 20 at Boca Lago Country Club, 8665 Juego Way. It is the main fundraiser for Propel, an eight-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to servicing Palm Beach County’s economically-challenged communities. Propel specifically targets economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth. Read more at http://www.hispanicmpr.com/b2b/node/782.
Local radio legend Neil Rogers was running out of money when he died at 58 last Christmas Eve. The former WQAM-560 AM curmudgeon is believed to have spent almost $3 million in the last 18 months of life, most of it on Christian Hernandez, a 21-year-old boytoy for whom he bought a $700,000 home in Toronto. Rogers reportedly hadn’t paid income taxes for several years before his death, and the IRS could become his estate’s biggest beneficiary, with only $.5 million left. A legal battle over the scraps is brewing between Rogers’ friend in South Florida and Hernandez. Rogers had competing wills written within three weeks in November 2010. One splits assets between Hine, Hernandez and Jonathan Julian, Rogers’ longtime roommate in Plantation. The other makes Hernandez Rogers’ sole beneficiary. (thanks to Jose Lambiet).
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web 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.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Barry’s Buzz – Oct. 6, 2011
Construction on the new $77 million I-95 interchange at Spanish River Blvd. for direct access to the north entrance of FAU and the new stadium opening Oct. 15, has been moved up a couple of years to 2013 and should be finished in two years to relieve traffic on Glades and Yamato Roads. The state also plans to widen I-95 to ten lanes at a cost of $51 million, from Linton to just south of Glades Road, starting in 2016, but some may be HOV lanes.
Local radio producers John Watts and Caroline Breder-Watts have partnered with marketing impresario Ceci Dadisman to launch ARTS RADIO NETWORK, a multi-platform web site dedicated to promoting Palm Beach Countys exciting and expanding arts community, accessed at www.artsradionetwork.com.
Robert Silvers has been named Senior Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Torah on Yamato Road in Boca.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature local personality Bob Nichols, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson, on Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win tickets to the movies!
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are The Ides of March and Real Steel. New movie opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth is The Ides of March.
Happy and Healthy Yom Kippur to my Jewish friends. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life.
On October 9, The Original Florida Follies will take 400 children-in-need, clothes shopping at JCPenney in Citi Center Shopping Mall, Pompano Beach, FL, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and paid for by The Follies. The Original Florida Follies is a non- profit charitable organization, comprised of volunteers 60 to 90+ years of age who are retired show business people. Their shows keep the tradition of the famous Follies’ shows alive with tap dancers (the happiest sound in show business), Showgirls in beautiful costumes and talented Singers. Through their high energy shows each year, they raise money for children-in-need. If you would like to attend or contribute, please call Doug Gorab at 954-630-2553 or email dwgorab@aol.com.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton will hold a breakfast for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Ribbon cutting for the new FAU football stadium which opens Oct. 15 will be at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com. Former American Idol contestant and current Boca Raton resident Brett Loewenstern will perform the national anthem on October 15, just prior to kick off of the first game in the new on-campus football stadium, when the Florida Atlantic University football team hosts Western Kentucky.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Republican party chair Sid Dinerstein has snagged Herman Caine as speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in January.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web 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.
Local radio producers John Watts and Caroline Breder-Watts have partnered with marketing impresario Ceci Dadisman to launch ARTS RADIO NETWORK, a multi-platform web site dedicated to promoting Palm Beach Countys exciting and expanding arts community, accessed at www.artsradionetwork.com.
Robert Silvers has been named Senior Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Torah on Yamato Road in Boca.
Barry Epstein Live” will feature local personality Bob Nichols, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnists Kingsley Guy and Dr. Robert Watson, on Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com. Tune in to win tickets to the movies!
Movies opening Friday at the Cinemark Palace and Premiere Theatres are The Ides of March and Real Steel. New movie opening at Movies of Delray and Lake Worth is The Ides of March.
Happy and Healthy Yom Kippur to my Jewish friends. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life.
On October 9, The Original Florida Follies will take 400 children-in-need, clothes shopping at JCPenney in Citi Center Shopping Mall, Pompano Beach, FL, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and paid for by The Follies. The Original Florida Follies is a non- profit charitable organization, comprised of volunteers 60 to 90+ years of age who are retired show business people. Their shows keep the tradition of the famous Follies’ shows alive with tap dancers (the happiest sound in show business), Showgirls in beautiful costumes and talented Singers. Through their high energy shows each year, they raise money for children-in-need. If you would like to attend or contribute, please call Doug Gorab at 954-630-2553 or email dwgorab@aol.com.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton will hold a breakfast for the non-profit organization, Soroptimist International of Boca Raton-Deerfield Beach. Monies raised from this event will directly benefit the lives of women and girls, which is the focus of Soroptimist. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Boca West Country Club from 7:30am to 9:30am. The Honorary Chair is Mary Vecchia. Nominations are open to the public. More information is at www.soroptimist4women.org. Contact consisko@bellsouth.net for details.
Womens Executive Network is hosting a fundraising lunch October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bonefish Grill in Boca Raton. Admission is $35. For more information, or to donate auction items, contact Iris Kapustein at 561-364-4035 or email at: houseofpromos@bellsouth.net.
Ribbon cutting for the new FAU football stadium which opens Oct. 15 will be at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14. Season tickets are at 1.866.FAU.SPORTS or on line at www.FAUsports.com. Former American Idol contestant and current Boca Raton resident Brett Loewenstern will perform the national anthem on October 15, just prior to kick off of the first game in the new on-campus football stadium, when the Florida Atlantic University football team hosts Western Kentucky.
The Gold Coast Public Relations Council Oct. 18 luncheon will feature new Sun-Sentinel Editor Howard Saltz.. Go to www.goldcoastprcouncil.com to reserve at $25 or email GCPRC@aol.com.
Downtown Boca invites South Florida residents and visitors to “come early, stay late…where something for everyone awaits” on October 21-22, 2011 when the destination debuts its inaugural Meet Me On The Promenade: Downtown Boca, a free and open-to-the-public two night-one day fest featuring the Downtown destination’s best.
The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League are sponsoring the annual SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon, Nov. 11, This patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner, who’s appearance is courtesy of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival. The cost to attend this years SALUTE TO VETERANS Luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091.
Republican party chair Sid Dinerstein has snagged Herman Caine as speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in January.
Barry Epstein, APR, Senior Vice President of Regan Communications Group, (www.regan.com.), is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is the president of the Luxury Chamber of Commerce (www.luxurychamber.com), and the founder and former president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com), with a weekly internet television show on www.wrpbitv.com. His websites are www.regancomm.com and www.publicrelations.nu and is now a division of www.regancomm.com. His email is bepstein@regancomm.com or pr@publicrelations.nu and his blog is on the Sun-Sentinel Jewish Journal web 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.
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