Our to-the-point interviews with local Boca Raton experts and residents.
Reading time: < 1 minBoca 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 minHow did the pandemic shutdown of Boca come about? How is the City Council doing? What’s the end look like? More …
Reading time: < 1 minCoastal 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 minsVirgin Trains answers questions about Brightline, the garage location and plans for a TOD parcel on the library property.
Reading time: < 1 minPro-train station residents investigated Boca’s Brightline Station proposal and are concerned that residents are not being told the full story.
Reading time: < 1 minRunning 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 minMichele 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 minPGA Golf Teaching Professional and Boca resident Rick Heard answers residents questions and explains how…
Reading time: < 1 minTeacher and student counselor Dr Anna Owens discusses the recent findings of Boca’s Education Task Force.
Reading time: < 1 minAlso 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.