/tags/boca-raton Boca Raton en-US WLRN Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:15:07 GMT /sports/2024-07-24/paris-olympics-haiti-boca-raton-swimming Mayah Chouloute, who is representing Haiti, explains what motivates her as she pursues Olympic success in Paris in the fastest modality in swimming, the 50-meter freestyle sprint. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:15:07 GMT /sports/2024-07-24/paris-olympics-haiti-boca-raton-swimming Wilkine Brutus /arts-culture/2024-05-06/center-for-arts-innovation-boca-raton When the Center for Arts & Innovation in Boca Raton unveiled its new conceptual design by a Pritzker prize winning architecture firm, officials said it was a new window into what the building could mean for the community. Mon, 06 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-06/center-for-arts-innovation-boca-raton Wilkine Brutus /arts-culture/2023-10-11/fau-drinking-water-exhibition Florida Atlantic University's water exhibition explores themes of mother nature and spotlights the lack of access to safe drinking water in underserved communities around the world. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:25:07 GMT /arts-culture/2023-10-11/fau-drinking-water-exhibition Wilkine Brutus /arts-culture/2023-02-16/exhibitions-at-boca-museum-of-art-explore-african-american-history-venezuelan-art An immersive exhibition by renowned African-American artists Whitfield Lovell and the late Venezuelan artist Oswaldo Vigas take art lovers on a journey through history, culture and identity. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:02:20 GMT /arts-culture/2023-02-16/exhibitions-at-boca-museum-of-art-explore-african-american-history-venezuelan-art Wilkine Brutus /culture/2022-10-27/approved-new-115-million-performing-arts-center-in-boca-raton-closer-to-being-a-cultural-hub The founders of a new $115 million dollar performing arts center in Boca Raton's Mizner Park say it will reinvigorate the cultural scene in the city, giving people from across South Florida another incentive to support local arts. But shovels aren't ready to be put in the ground quite yet - the center has to keep track of any cost escalation. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /culture/2022-10-27/approved-new-115-million-performing-arts-center-in-boca-raton-closer-to-being-a-cultural-hub Wilkine Brutus /immigration/2022-10-17/98-haitian-migrants-rescued-from-boat-off-florida-coast-lacked-food Almost 100 people, mostly from Haiti, who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:30:00 GMT /immigration/2022-10-17/98-haitian-migrants-rescued-from-boat-off-florida-coast-lacked-food Associated Press /news/2022-09-01/contentious-luxury-development-in-pbc-agricultural-reserve-now-on-hold-after-last-minute-vote-delay Palm Beach County commissioners agreed to postpone a vote on a controversial land-swap deal that would allow a luxury developer to build 1,000 high-end homes in the protected Agricultural Reserve. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:54:21 GMT /news/2022-09-01/contentious-luxury-development-in-pbc-agricultural-reserve-now-on-hold-after-last-minute-vote-delay Wilkine Brutus /local-news/2022-07-21/230-pound-loggerhead-sea-turtle-is-released-in-boca-raton Last night, nearly 500 people gathered at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton to bid farewell to Wannanosaurus, a 230-pound loggerhead sea turtle. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:39:38 GMT /local-news/2022-07-21/230-pound-loggerhead-sea-turtle-is-released-in-boca-raton Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /local-news/2022-07-21/south-florida-conversion-therapy-bans-remain-blocked A federal appeals court refused to reconsider a decision that struck down measures passed in Palm Beach County and Boca Raton to ban the controversial practice known as “conversion therapy.” Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:05:23 GMT /local-news/2022-07-21/south-florida-conversion-therapy-bans-remain-blocked Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /news/2022-06-10/boca-ratons-brightline-station-will-open-in-the-fall-but-there-will-be-traffic-detours-first Starting this weekend, Boca residents and visitors will need to take a detour near the area of the station’s construction site as Palmetto Park Road closes for several days. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:51:00 GMT /news/2022-06-10/boca-ratons-brightline-station-will-open-in-the-fall-but-there-will-be-traffic-detours-first Austen Erblat - South Florida Sun Sentinel