Our to-the-point interviews with local Boca Raton experts and residents.
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…
Reading time: < 1 min Teacher and student counselor Dr Anna Owens discusses the recent findings of Boca’s Education Task Force.
Reading time: < 1 min Also known as “Transit Oriented Districts”, Boca Raton has 5 areas in Boca zoned as PMD. In this interview, Steve Utrecht explains PMDs and how they are intended to provide affordable housing and reduce traffic but are problematic if not implemented properly.
Reading time: < 1 min Council Member O’Rourke brings us up to speed on city issues and quashes fake news rumors coming from the blogosphere.
Reading time: < 1 min Palmetto Park Road, in many ways, is the backbone of our downtown. Its initial purpose was to provide access to beaches and homes on the barrier island and it remains route of top priority for emergency services. Doug discusses what’s needed and how we can get there.
Reading time: < 1 min Art Koski reflects on his decades long career with Boca’s Beach & Parks District saving green space, preserving beaches and creating community parks.
Reading time: < 1 min Using vintage photos, former Boca CRA Chairperson Jorge Comejo describes Boca’s blighted 1980’s and the circumstances that led to the creation of Mizner Park.
Reading time: < 1 min Watch time: 08:00 Former Vice Mayor of Surfside Florida Joe Graubart discusses the battle prevent a variance to build a 4 story condo on the beach that is seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL). Joe explains how that is a line of prohibition according to Boca Raton City codes.
Reading time: < 1 min Watch time: 00:30. All about BocaFirst in 30 seconds. We are an independent voice that seeks to present information, analysis and opinions to those who are interested in preserving the historical beauty and uniqueness of the City of Boca Raton, FL that was inherent in its DNA.