http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/?track=rss Headlines from South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com en ©2013, South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com Wed, 22 May 2013 20:30:49 -0400 SouthFloridaSun-sentinelcom-BocaRatonhttp://feedburner.google.com By Anne Geggis, Sun Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-boca-planning-advance-20130522,0,2224696.story?track=rss The first specific plans for Boca Raton 's new style of development, which is supposed to add residents without adding traffic, will debut in front of the Planning and Zoning Board Thursday. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:30:49 EDT By Anne Geggis, Sun Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-south-beach-park-pavilion-benches-20130522,0,2086294.story?track=rss Some would call them "dividers," others might call them "bars," but city officials prefer "armrests." Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:00 EDT Sun Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-tophat-hoops-20130522,0,3844883.story?track=rss Shoot hoops for a good cause. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:20:29 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-t2-singers-0522-20130522,0,2280961.story?track=rss The Countess de Hoernle Singers' annual spring concert over Memorial Day weekend will have a start and finish that won't have anything to do with the performance. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-saunders-0522-20130522,0,7635310.story?track=rss How will Mary Jane Saunders' resignation as president of Florida Atlantic University affect the city, if at all? Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-watch-0522-20130522,0,6031471.story?track=rss Boca Raton will make no less than $800 a month per space per year by guaranteeing four metered parking spaces during business hours with a local law firm. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-peace-0522-20130522,0,1916481.story?track=rss Every year Boca Raton police have a formal ceremony, "In Honor of Those Who Serve, In Memory of Those Who Served" the memorial says. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-memorial-0522-20130522,0,7513425.story?track=rss Add three concerts, a ballet performance and a new party for an autism group to the traditional Memorial Day salutes to veterans in the city and county. Organizers are counting on families sticking around for the long weekend instead of getting out of town. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-calusahair-0522-20130522,0,7873285.story?track=rss No lip biting or tears, kindergartner Aiden LeClair sat bravely in the barber stool as the first St. Baldrick's shavee at Calusa Elementary School to surrender his hair for children who have cancer. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Marci Shatzman mshatzman@tribune.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-landscape-0522-20130522,0,7737611.story?track=rss When Boca's Beautification Committee announced the annual Landscaping Excellence Awards, the mayor made it clear what manicured medians and lush tree canopies mean to the city economically. It's not just another pretty face, she said. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT