Palm Beach County
By JEFF YASTINE
December 25, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL — Developers broke ground in recent days on The Aletto, a 140,000-square-foot mixed-use development at Sanborn Square, marking the first high-end office space to be built in downtown Boca Raton in a quarter-century, according to supporters. The development team — Compson Associates, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search at sunset on Sunday for two boaters missing after a fishing trip off Florida’s Gulf Coast, including Boca Raton-based attorney Brandon Billmaier.Missing are Billmaier, 33, and his 57-year-old uncle, Randall Spivey, a lawyer in Fort ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Stroke patients recovering at Boca Raton Regional Hospital's Marcus Neueoscience Insitute now have access to a neurostimulation therapy aimed at restoring swallowing function, a complication that can delay recovery and increase medical risk.Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — For nearly two decades, Boca Beach House has been a beloved stop for beachside breakfasts, but for owner and chef Daniel Hutchinson, the restaurant’s tradition of opening on Christmas Day carries a special meaning.Hutchinson, who bought the cozy, reggae-soundtracked café in 2019 — ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton city officials recently announced that the city’s fire department once again earned the top score in a national rating that helps reduce insurance costs for property owners and assures them that they’re getting a fire protection system that meets the highest ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Jeannine Morris was named Woman Volunteer of the Year at the Junior League of Boca Raton’s 38th annual Woman Volunteer of the Year luncheon, honoring more than two decades of volunteer service to local nonprofit organizations.Morris, nominated by Place of Hope, was selected from 40 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton City Council recently honored a 14-year-old local girl who is the recipient of the 2025 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) Junior Lifeguard of the Year award.Maleea Leeds, an eighth-grader at A.D. Henderson University School, was lauded for her “confident ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The legal wranglings over the Save Boca ballot initiative that a judge said violated the state constitution continue, most recently with the founder of the advocacy group asking the court to order the city to put the questions it proposed back before the voters. That comes on the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Design ideas for a proposed 65,000-square-foot skatepark at Boca Raton’s North Park were unveiled this week during a public conceptual workshop that gathered skateboarders and BMX riders to review early plans for the facility.The preliminary designs include a pump track, street ...
BOCA RATON — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 19-year-old Florida Atlantic University student on two counts of trafficking fentanyl.In August, law enforcement received a tip about Alexander Zheleznyak, of Sarasota, selling illegal narcotics, according to the arrest report. In ...
BOCA RATON, FL – Bush’s Beans will offer free admission to the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans for the first 2,000 fans who bring a can of the product to Florida Atlantic University’s Flagler Credit Union Stadium next week.Fans who arrive with a single can of Bush’s Beans can exchange it for a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Boca Raton Community High School marching band recently took a silver medal in its division and won an award for best percussion at the Florida Marching Band Championship competition. The Palm Beach County School District announced Friday that Boca Raton High was among the 10 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Brightline train collided with a pickup truck in Boca Raton late Monday, killing the driver who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, according to police. Police identified the driver as Alexis Natanael Villatoro Gaspar, 30, of Margate. The initial call about the accident at SW ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County hosts a community celebration to mark the fourth night of Chanuka at Boca Center on Wednesday. The annual event, which starts at 5 p.m. at 5150 Town Center Circle, features storytelling, crafts and community candle lighting, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As enrollment climbs to record levels, Lynn University is racing to expand housing, academic facilities and student support services to keep pace with its fastest period of growth in more than a decade.The university says overall enrollment has risen 14% since 2018 — now topping ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — When Richard Bloomfield opens the doors to the new Baya Bar on Saturday at The Greens Plaza in West Boca Raton, it will mark not just the franchise’s Florida debut, but the start of a personal venture rooted in his family’s life here.“This will be the first store in Florida, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Boca Raton City Council is set to consider a $100,000 grant request from the Boca Raton Museum of Art at its meeting next week.According to a memo from museum CEO and director Ena Heller to city officials, the grant request is intended to support a series of art exhibitions and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — In a bid to deepen its local footprint, The Boca Raton resort launched a charitable foundation that will direct grants to nonprofits focused on the area's most important needs.In a statement, the resort said it created the Boca Raton Foundation for Charitable Giving, shifting its ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputies recently arrested a West Boca Raton man with a history of mental health issues and access to guns for harassing his ex-girlfriend with up to 1,000 contacts within a week, through phone messages and social media. On Dec. 9, they charged ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Keith O’Donnell spent decades helping shape the Boca Raton so many residents know today — from high-profile corporate headquarters to the redevelopment projects that energized the city’s downtown. O’Donnell died on Nov. 28 at age 74, leaving behind a legacy written into the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — After a two-year investigation, Boca Raton police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a Clearwater man who stands accused of defrauding nearly $200,000 from clients of a Boca Raton-based company for much of 2023. Police charged Marius St. Gerard, 38, with multiple counts of ...
BOCA RATON, FL — If Boca Raton were to build a new skate park, what kind of obstacles should it have for the skateboarders, BMX enthusiasts, rollerbladers and other “wheeled sports” enthusiasts? That’s the focus of an upcoming conceptual design workshop hosted by the local non-profit skateboarding ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Louisville will meet Toledo in this year’s Boca Raton Bowl, set for Dec. 23 at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on Florida Atlantic University’s campus, officials announced on Monday. The game, officially the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans, will kick off at 2 p.m. on ESPN. It marks ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A free community event next Sunday will open the gates to one of Boca Raton’s most active neighborhood gardens — with visitors asked only to bring a canned good to help support Boca Helping Hands, which helps people in need. Boca Raton Urban Gardens will host its Food Drive Event ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton’s 100th birthday now has its own party anthem, thanks to two local singers who turned a parade route into a rolling sing-along.In honor of the city’s centennial, Kelly Boyle — who performs as Bougie Beret — and Salvatore Aiello, known professionally as Salgo, performed ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 43-year-old homeless man with a long record of theft and vandalism downtown is facing a new grand theft charge, adding to a series of cases that city officials say reflect the complex challenges of Boca Raton’s homeless population.Police identified the man as Salvador Farias Jr., ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park is introducing a new kind of classroom this weekend — one without walls, electricity, or even plumbing. Children’s Science Explorium will debut its Chickee Lab, an outdoor learning space built in the style of a traditional Seminole house, during a free ...
BOCA RATON, FL — New Orleans-style Beignets & Brew will open a location in Boca Raton soon, although an official date has not been announced. The company’s website listed Boca Raton under its “coming soon” locations, and a window sign has been placed at the door of an empty space at the Polo ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL— A science teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academyin West Boca Raton has been arrested and charged with felony counts stemming from an alleged sexual relationship with a senior student at the private school.Elias Farley, 26, a member of the school's science department, faces ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Long before the morning rush begins at Uptown Boca, Adrian and Vanessa Ruiz are often already inside their 3Natives restaurant in West Boca Raton, chopping fruit, prepping vegetables, blending bases for acai bowls, and setting up the line for the day ahead. The couple — both ...