Boca Matters

Reading time: 2 mins Finn-Atic Fish Co: After 10 years, this Boca Raton small business had to transform itself for a post-pandemic economy.

Reading time: < 1 min Deputy Mayor /Palm Beach County Commisioner Robert Weinroth on Covid-19 ~ policies and procedures for staying safe. Filmed May 27 2020.

Reading time: < 1 min Boca High teacher Jordan Hernandez along with alumnus and BocaFirst contributor Luke Lynch teamed up to start the Corona Cantt movement. Corona Cantt is an initiative to create a worldwide community of students showing how the Corona pandemic can’t stop them from succeeding. See coronacant.com for more information

Reading time: < 1 min How did the pandemic shutdown of Boca come about? How is the City Council doing? What’s the end look like? More …

Reading time: < 1 min Coastal residents know all too well that flooding at king tides and heavy storms has increased in the last 10 years. The effects of sea level rise hit both coastal and inland Floridians.

Reading time: 3 mins Virgin Trains answers questions about Brightline, the garage location and plans for a TOD parcel on the library property.

Reading time: < 1 min Pro-train station residents investigated Boca’s Brightline Station proposal and are concerned that residents are not being told the full story.

Reading time: < 1 min Running a small business is hard enough. BocaMatters sat down with pro-train station owner of Boca Scooters, Colton Ralston, and learned how Boca’s train station plans are forcing local small businesses out of the area.

Reading time: < 1 min Michele Peel is the President of Friends of Gumbo Limbo. Maintaining Gumbo Limbo is the responsibility of Beach and Parks District. Gumbo Limbo sees 200,000+ visitors a year and Friends is working hard to ensure a city master plan is implemented for a much needed renovation. Michele explains.

Reading time: < 1 min PGA Golf Teaching Professional and Boca resident Rick Heard answers residents questions and explains how…