Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 29th of July.
Good morning, Boca Raton.
🏘️ Community
Boca Helping Hands will host its annual Bowling for Bread fundraiser on Sunday, Aug.
30 at Lucky Strike on Commercial Trail. The event offers free bowling, food, and fun for children from local charities, with proceeds set to fund the KidsPack program.
Men Giving Back selected 12 local organizations (each guaranteed a grant of at least $12,500) and will award up to $100,000 at the Golden Evening in November at Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club.
The group supports nonprofits in mental health, children, education and food security.
St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church welcomed Rev.
Mary Ellen Cassini as assistant to Rector Andrew J. Sherman on June 1 at 100 NE Mizner Blvd. in Boca Raton. She served as associate rector at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church since August 2024 (her background includes teaching and leadership roles in local schools).
Boca Raton Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2026 Summer Restaurant Road Show at local dining spots until Sept.
30. Participants can collect stamps and submit their passports between Oct. 1 and Oct. 9 to enter a raffle for hotel, restaurant and spa prizes.
Families celebrated summer and environmental awareness at Manatee Lagoon during Mia’s Summer Shell-A-Bration on Saturday, July 25.
Visitors enjoyed activities like face painting, a scavenger hunt, and meeting Mia the Manatee (the center’s mascot) to learn about reducing single-use plastics.
💼 Business
PriorityEvac, a West Palm Beach company, offers residents a $1,250 annual subscription for evacuation flights from six airports to Atlanta during hurricane threats (June 1-Nov.
30); eligible members can use two flight activations per season when National Hurricane Center forecast thresholds are met.
🎭 Culture
On July 28, the Jewish Museum of Florida became an independent nonprofit organization governed by its own Board of Directors after a year of careful planning (reflecting community support).
The museum will continue to preserve and share Florida’s rich Jewish heritage through engaging exhibitions and educational programming.
Boca High's marching band performed inside the National Museum of the United States Army after extreme heat canceled the July 4 parade in Washington.
The 307 students and three other schools turned a setback into a last-minute patriotic concert at Fort Belvoir in a display of teamwork.
📰 Lifestyle
Fletchers will open this fall in downtown Boca Raton offering a luxe dining experience & a private membership lounge that transforms into an upscale nightclub later.
Executive chef Michael Stember, a former Olympian, co-founded the venue at 133 SE Mizner Blvd.
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