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South Florida Strawberry Festival Returns to West Boca for Four Days in January
BBOCA RATON, FL — The South Florida Strawberry Festival is getting an extra day and a later closing time for its fifth year in West Boca. The festival returns to South County Regional Park, 12551 Glades Road, from Friday, Jan. 15, through Monday, Jan. 18, 2027, according to an Oc...
Boca Raton Hydrant Flushing Continues During Temporary Water Disinfection Change
BOCA RATON, FL — If your tap water smells a little like a swimming pool, the city says that is expected, and it will last until Oct. 11. The City of Boca Raton's Utility Services Department is treating drinking water with free chlorine instead of chloramine during a two-week peri...
Don’t Speed In Gulf Stream, Parkland Man Jailed
GULF STREAM, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Town of Gulf Stream is smaller than one square mile, but the tiny town considers speeding to be a big deal. Case in point: Stephen Graham of Parkland. Graham was stopped for allegedly speeding — and d...
ISLAMOPHOBIA IN WEST DELRAY BEACH? Homeowners Outraged By Islamic Center, But Okay With Chabad
“IS A CALL TO WORSHIP PLANNED?” Some Residents Fight Islamic Center, But Fine With Jewish Center… Where’s The Inclusiveness? PALM BEACH COUNTY ISSUES STATEMENT SLAMMING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Scores of h...
Traffic Lights Out at Clint Moore Road and North Military Trail in Boca Raton
Developing story: This report may be updated as additional information is confirmed. Updates will appear at the bottom of the article. BOCA RATON, FL — Drivers in north Boca Raton were being urged to avoid the intersection of Clint Moore Road and North Military Trail after traffi...
Royal Palm Beach, Boca Raton Waterparks Set Dog Swim Day With $11 Entry
BOCA RATON, FL — For one Saturday, the pool at Coconut Cove Waterpark belongs to the dogs. Humans stay on the deck. Coconut Cove, inside Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, and Calypso Bay Waterpark, at Seminole Palms Park in Royal Palm Beach, will both host o...
Devil Dog 5K/10K in West Boca Aims to Raise $125,000 for Disabled Florida Veterans
BOCA RATON, FL — Somewhere along the course of this year's Devil Dog 5K/10K, runners will pass a banner filled with the names of veterans who have died. The banner is part of the 11th annual race, set for Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park in West B...
Allegedly Thrown From Horse Named “Super,” Woman Sues Delray Beach Stable
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Palm Beach County woman is suing Golden Gait Riding Stables located on Winners Circle in Delray Beach, claiming she was thrown from a horse named “Super” during a guided trail ride in September 2024. E...
PBSO Says Deputy Fatally Shot Man During Struggle at South Palm Beach Substation
SOUTH PALM BEACH, FL — The man in the parking lot had come to the substation asking for medical help. Minutes later, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the deputy who walked out to meet him was on the ground with her hands fighting for control of her own gun. PB...
Cash No Longer Accepted at Boca Raton Beach Park Gatehouses Starting Oct. 1
BOCA RATON, FL — Cash is on its way out at Boca Raton's beach park gatehouses. Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, the city's beach park gatehouses will stop accepting cash for daily and weekend parking payments, according to the City of Boca Raton. Visitors paying at the gate will need a cr...
Boca Paddle Opens in November at North Park With $35 Day Passes for Boca Raton Residents
BOCA RATON, FL — The courts are going up on public park land. Getting on them will cost money. Boca Paddle, the indoor and outdoor pickleball and padel club inside the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District's North Park, is set to open in November, the District said in a Sept...
BOCA RUDETON: We’re Back With A JetBlue Jesus Flight
Was A Woman Magically Cured On A JetBlue Flight From West Palm To Westchester? BocaRudeton Is Back With Dog Owners, Bad Parkers… BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — We had no idea that JetBlue was operating “Jesus Flights” from West Palm Bea...
Boca Raton Turns Mizner Park Parking Spaces Into Pop-Up Park for Park(ing) Day
BOCA RATON, FL — A handful of parking spaces in front of Sloan's at Mizner Park will be off limits to cars for four hours on Friday, Sept. 18. They will be a park instead. The City of Boca Raton is bringing back Park(ing) Day, an afternoon event that converts curbside parking int...
Dirty Dining: Pests Close Six Local Restaurants, Including Two In Deerfield Beach
BOCA RATON, FL — State inspectors temporarily closed six restaurants across Palm Beach and Broward counties last week, including Kapow! Noodle Bar in Boca Raton's Mizner Park and two restaurants in Deerfield Beach. Pest activity was cited in all six closures, according to Florida...
Boca Raton Turns Parking Spots Into Pop-Up Park Friday
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Three parking spaces in front of Sloan’s in Mizner Park are about to become a pop-up park. The City of Boca Raton, in partnership with Strong Towns Palm Beach, will host Park(ing) Day on Friday, September ...
Boca Raton Realtor Accused of Kidnapping Woman in Parking Lot
Charged WIth Kidnap, Battery, DUI. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boca Raton realtor is facing a kidnapping charge after deputies say he repeatedly forced a woman back into his pickup truck during a domestic dispute in a shopping cent...
Savor Boca Returns to Boca Raton With Culinary Passport Tour of 16 Restaurants
BOCA RATON, FL — Sixteen downtown restaurants, one passport, and no car needed between stops. The Rotary Club of Boca Raton and culinary event company Savor Our City will host The Savor Boca Experience on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, a self-guided tasting tour through Mizner Park, Mi...
Woman Sues Boynton Beach Apartment Owner Over Alleged Parking Lot Slip And Fall
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — The owner of a Boynton Beach apartment complex is facing a negligence lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court after a woman alleged she slipped and fell in the parking lot when a broken front gate forced her to walk around it, according to a complaint filed...
Delray Beach to Break Ground on $59.19 Million Pompey Park Recreation Center
DELRAY BEACH, FL — The shovels were painted in August. On Sept. 10 they finally go into the ground. The City of Delray Beach and the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency have scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the Pompey Park revitalization on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026...
Boca Raton City Offices Closed for Labor Day, Sanitation Pickup Runs a Day Later
BOCA RATON, FL — The beaches and parks stay open. The garbage trucks do not. Boca Raton will close city offices and services on Monday, Sept. 7 for the Labor Day holiday, and sanitation collection will run a full day behind for the first half of the week, according to a notice th...
PBSO Identifies Woman Whose Remains Were Found Near Boynton Beach in 2023
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — A nursery worker came across the remains in a wooded area off South Military Trail more than three years ago. It took a partial DNA profile, a facial reconstruction, an outside genealogy lab and one more round of kinship testing before investigators could atta...
