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Boca Raton Landscape Excellence Awards

Lang Realty salutes Boca Raton beautification winners

SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

May 16--The Boca Raton Beautification Committee selected the winners of their Annual Landscape Excellence Awards today at a ceremony held at City Hall.  The recognition encourages businesses, churches, homeowners associations and schools in the city limits to improve their landscaping and add to the beauty of Boca Raton.  Lang Realty and Lang Management hosted a special luncheon for winners and officials following the ceremony.

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Boca Raton Police Athletic League plans golf tournament

6th year raising money to help at risk kids

SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

April 23--The Boca Raton Police Athletic League (PAL) will hold its 6th Annual Charlie McCutcheon Golf Tournament on Thursday, May 31st at the Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton. PAL is seeking the community to help the cause by participating in the tournament, or becoming a corporate sponsor, donor or tee sponsor.

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Stop on red

Boca Raton's red light cameras are rolling

SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

March 28--The installation of the red light cameras has been completed at six intersections in Boca Raton. The city activated the cameras last week, and the 30-day 'warning period' has begun.
 
Citations will begin to be issued on Saturday, April 14.

Warnings and citations will be mailed to the address of the owner of the vehicle recorded by the camera.

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Boca Raton showcased for travel & tourism

Downtown Boca hosts travel rally event

City of Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel, amid a backdrop of South County tourism and hospitality “cheerleaders,” addressed Rally attendees and applauded the City’s key tourism drivers such as the revitalized Downtown Boca, Lynn University, Florida Atlantic University, Allianz Championship, and Festival of the Arts BOCA.

SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

May 10--Downtown Boca was the host of the first stop in the Annual Travel Rally Road Trip Day throughout Palm Beach County that was navigated this week by Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau and United States Travel Association. Downtown Boca joined more than 100 destinations nationwide in celebration of the 2012 Travel & Tourism Week.

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Spirit of Giving Network organizes Boca Bus Loop event

Boca Raton tasting tour for charities

SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

May 14--The Spirit of Giving Network is a Boca Raton-based nonprofit that encourages communication and builds partnerships among nonprofits.

Hosted in collaboration with Downtown Boca’s Friday Night Live series, the Network has brought together the Junior League of Boca Raton and the Golden Bell Foundation from the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce for a 'designated driver' fund-raiser on Friday night, June 1st. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the three charities.

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Boca Raton Museum of Art participates in Blue Star Museums

1,500 museums give free admission for all active duty military personnel and families


SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

May 14--The Boca Raton Museum of Art has announced its continued participation with Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012.

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It takes a village...

Boca attorney creates national education program for middle schoolers

SouthFloridaSunrise.com Staff report

May 2--Joel Rothman regularly speaks to middle schools on Law Day and Constitution Day about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and our system of justice.

In need of a story to engage kids and provide a context in which learning can flourish, he created a story based on his real life experiences as an A.D.A. in the Bronx.

From his individual act of volunteerism, Rothman has created the beginnings of a national program - with participation by the American Bar Association - in civics education for middle schoolers.

To take it to the next level, the details and samples of the project have now been posted as a project on kickstarter.com - the funding platform for creative projects that has had more than 20,000 creative projects successfully funded by people from around the world since it launched just two years ago.

What's unique about kickstarter.com is every project is independently crafted, put to all-or-nothing funding, and supported by friends, fans, and the public in return for rewards.

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