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Boca Raton Planning Board Endorses 340 Unit Residential Complex at Tri-Rail Station
A plan to bring residential development close to a public transportation access hub in Boca Raton received an endorsement from the city’s planning board Thursday night, with members unanimously voting to approve a plan to allow the “Boca Village” project to move forward at the Tri-Rail station on Yamato Road. The ambitious project would see […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Boynton Beach Man Pleads Guilty In Murder-for-Hire Plot
A Boynton Beach man, previously from Boca Raton, pleaded guilty this week to charges related to a murder-for-hire plot involving an undercover federal agent. Makram Khashman, 58, paid an undercover agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), posing as a hitman, to commit the murder. As part of his guilty plea, […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Boca Raton’s First ‘Live Local’ Development Approved for 295 Units
A proposal to develop residential units at the Boca Center complex, advanced by the planning board last month, has gained final approval from the city council and will mark the first development of its kind under the auspices of the “Live Local Act” legislation. The 295-unit complex will be constructed at 1800 N. Military Trail, […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Tropical Depression Could Form Late This Week in Atlantic, Track Toward Caribbean
A tropical depression could form late this week from a disturbance approaching the Leeward Islands in the far-eastern Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting the disturbance has a 30 percent chance of development over the next two days, but a 50 percent chance of development over the next week. A potential track published by […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Columbus Day: Here’s What Open, Closed, Rescheduled in Boca Raton
As Americans celebrate Columbus Day Monday, Boca Raton’s city offices will be closed and public works collections will run on a holiday schedule for the next two days. According to officials, city offices and services will be closed on Monday, Oct 14, 2024. They will reopen Tuesday. There will be no sanitation pickups Monday; collections […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Local Man, 29, Dies Following West Boynton Beach Collision With Teen
A Delray Beach man has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a car crash five days earlier in the westernmost portion of Boynton Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday. Travis Francisco Henry, 29, was driving a 2008 Honda CR-V at the time of the wreck, which occurred Oct. 8 at the intersection […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Hurricane Milton Arrives in South Florida With Rough Surf, Wind: Here’s What It Looks Like
Spared a direct hit from a storm of historical proportions, South Florida began experiencing the effects of Hurricane Milton on Wednesday, with the storm whipping up waves, stirring up wind and creating strong currents at inlets and waterways. The storm was poised to make landfall in the Bradenton area the evening of Oct. 9, bringing […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Boca Raton Council Approves Oceanfront Building After Marathon Hearing
A years-long saga over the construction of a home on the oceanfront in Boca Raton has finally come to an end, with the property being approved despite considerable opposition. By the end of a hearing that was stretched over three hours, the city council approved a scaled-down iteration of a proposal to build a residential […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Hurricane Milton Tracks Slightly South, Intensifies; Some Evacuations in Palm Beach County
Hurricane Milton was forecast to track further south than previously expected Tuesday, prompting a hurricane watch to be issued north of Palm Beach County and a minimal number of evacuations within the county. Only a tropical storm warning was in effect for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Palm Beach County issued an evacuation order […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Delray Beach Approves Modern Art Deco Style Residential, Commercial Development
Delray Beach commissioners have approved the development of a mixed-use building in the Art Deco style that will be constructed at 306 NE 2nd Street, between the railroad tracks and NE 4th Avenue. Known as “The Maxwell,” the project spans both sides of NE 2nd Street, with a four story building on the south side […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Surfers Get In Final Rides As Palm Beach County Comes Under Tropical Storm Watch
Dozens of surfers were catching waves under cloudy skies Monday afternoon at South Beach Park in Boca Raton, as Hurricane Milton strengthened into one of the strongest hurricanes ever to threaten landfall in history. (If the above video is not shown, access it here.) The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch for Palm […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Delray Beach to Receive $28.5M for Beach Replenishment Project in 2025
Delray Beach will receive funding for its periodic beach renourishment project that is planned to be formally authorized – and perhaps started – in 2025, officials said. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in a funding document released in recent weeks, said in plans to allocate about $28.5 million toward the Delray Beach portion of […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Milton A ‘Rapidly Intensifying’ Hurricane, Tracks Slightly Closer to South Florida
Hurricane Milton is “a rapidly intensifying” hurricane, as described by U.S. Air National Guard “hurricane hunters” who flew their specially-modified C-130 aircraft above the massive storm system Sunday. Meanwhile, a track brought the storm a bit farther south than previous forecasts, an trend that could indicate higher rainfall totals in South Florida, while the Clearwater […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Tropical Disturbance Could Bring More Than a Foot of Rain to South Florida
A tropical disturbance – whether it develops into a named storm or not – is likely to bring more than a foot of rain to South Florida, forecasters warned Friday. For nearly a week, the National Hurricane Center has been monitoring an area of low pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico, currently located off […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Developer Proposes 300 Unit Residential Tower to Replace Downtown Boca Raton Office Building
A developer is in the early stages of proposing what would be a 300-unit residential tower to replace a mixed-use building that has primarily served as office space in the outer ring of the downtown section. Mill Creek Residential is seeking preliminary comments from Boca Raton city officials, as well as outside permitting agencies, on […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
PB Sheriff’s Rail Enforcement Detail Yields 55 Warnings, 11 Arrests, 1 Life Saved
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office provided safety contact warnings to 55 people and arrested 11 others during a week-long enforcement detail along railroad tracks in the city of Lake Worth last week. Deputies also saved the life of a person who was threatening to throw themselves onto the tracks. PBSO said the department carried […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Interactive, Outdoor Art Exhibit Will Add Some International ‘Swing’ to Boca Raton
What is described as an “interactive art exhibit” is coming to Boca Raton later this month for an exhibition that will last nearly six weeks – and is fun for all ages. The exhibit is known as Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0, and is a series of three-dimensional red frames that resemble homes, each featuring […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Two Arrested After Altercation at Boca Raton Hotel
Boca Raton police said two people were arrested in connection with a domestic altercation spilled out of a hotel lobby Tuesday and resulted in a fight in a parking lot. The incident took place just after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Residence Inn Boca Raton, located at 525 NW 77th Street. According to police, a […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Boca Raton Environmental Board Denies Controversial Oceanfront Building, Will Go to Council
The Boca Raton Environmental Board voted unanimously last week to deny a recommendation for approval to the city council of an application by a property owner to develop an oceanfront property with a scaled-back version of a project that had previously led to litigation. The matter will now go to the governing body, which has […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
Police Seeking to ID Man Who Recorded Dressing Room at Boca Raton Target Store
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who is alleged to have video-recorded the dressing room at a Target store in unincorporated Boca Raton. According to a statement from PBSO, the incident occurred Sept. 6 at about 1:20 p.m. at the Target store at 21637 State Road […]Sign up here for your free BocaDaily Morning News Update.
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