Ryan NicolFebruary 14, 2019
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Stone spoke to the media at a Boca Raton event Wednesday.
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Ryan NicolFebruary 14, 2019Ryan NicolJune 27, 2018
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BIZPAC of Palm Beach County, a local pro-business organization, has endorsed Matt Spritz in the race for House District 89. “It is our pleasure to endorse Matt Spritz for State Representative,” said BIZPAC Board Chair John R. Smith. “Matt has proved to be an effective leader who appreciates and understands how important the success of our […]
Ryan NicolMay 24, 2018
3min355
Democrats just got a helping hand in their efforts to turn a Palm Beach County Commission seat blue: U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch has endorsed Robert Weinroth in the race for District 4. The contest serves as a harbinger for Democrats’ hopes on a national level, as Republicans have represented District 4 since its inception in 1988. […]
Ryan NicolMay 21, 20184min775
For some time now, Democrats have had high hopes for the upcoming midterms, buoyed by generic ballot numbers and results of several special elections since President Donald Trump took office. Now the party is seeing the same signs in a race for a Palm Beach County Commission seat that’s playing out much differently than expected. The […]
Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018
2min287
The election for the open seat in Florida House District 81 has become a contest with the entry of a new Democrat, Mindy Koch, and Democratic candidate Tina Polsky announced she has picked up a couple of potentially influential endorsements. Koch, of Boca Raton, is president of the Democratic Club of Boca Raton and Delray […]
Florence SnyderApril 6, 2017
3min339
Boca Raton, the plastic surgery capital of the world and a nice place to be from, is doing something right with its kids. Located in south Palm Beach County, just minutes away from Ground Zero in Florida’s opioid crisis, Boca Raton is America’s City Most Likely to Be Mispronounced by Late Night Comedians and Out […]
Florence SnyderFebruary 8, 2017
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Brand-in-himself (and biggest celebrity football coach in our state) Lane Kiffin has hit the headline-grabbing ground running. Just weeks on the job at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Kiffin is providing elite sportswriters and citizen journalists with reams of revealing insights into the mind of the young genius chosen to channel FAU’s “unbridled ambition” into a winning […]
Associated PressOctober 13, 2016
2min157
Flood warnings have been issued for parts of Florida’s Atlantic coast experiencing annual “King tides.” The National Weather Service says flooding is expected along the St. Johns River and South Florida’s coastline through Friday. King tides bring the year’s highest tides each fall. Scientists say they’re inching higher because of rising sea levels. According to […]
Ryan RayApril 6, 2016
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Gov. Rick Scott will hold a formal bill-signing ceremony in Boca Raton on Wednesday afternoon to laud a bill that will keep the state of Florida from doing business with firms that boycott Israel. Scott will meet with Jewish and pro-Israel Floridian stakeholders at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, where he will signal his public […]
Florence SnyderMarch 11, 2015
3min164
By the time reporters like the Miami Herald‘s Mike Sallah and Carol Marbin Miller and Kimberly Miller of The Palm Beach Post took starter jobs at the Boca Raton News, 1960s-era Publisher Gus Harwell was long gone to bigger jobs at Knight Newspapers. However, his legacy as a reporter’s publisher continued to attract top young […]