Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 4th of August.
Good morning, Boca Raton.
Boca Helping Hands will host its annual Bowling for Bread event on Sunday, Aug.
30 at Lucky Strike (21046 Commercial Trail) from noon to 2:30 p.m. The event offers free bowling, food and fun for children from local charities, with proceeds supporting the KidsPack Weekend Meals Program.
Community members attended the BSA After Dark: Cocktails & Comedy fundraiser on Saturday, Aug.
3 at the Genesis Club at FAU's Flagler Credit Union Stadium to raise money for Boca School for Autism scholarships. The event, part of Festival Days, featured stand-up comedy, cocktails & hors d’oeuvres.
Boca Farmer’s Market, founded by Jess & Adam Del Vecchio, now hosts more than 80 vendors selling fresh produce, artisan treats, and local crafts every Sunday at BRiC.
The free, dog-friendly event also offers mobility classes & a year-round space for locals to gather.
Residents in gated communities are suing their homeowner associations and pushing to recall board members as plans to replace tennis courts with pickleball courts raise concerns over disruptive noise; a trial in Parkside at Boca Trail is scheduled for September while legal actions continue at Polo Trace and Crescent Lakes.
Miami-based Picolinis Animal Rescue became one of the Top 5 finalists for the 2026 Defender Service Awards on Monday, Aug.
3 in Boca Raton & urged animal lovers to vote daily to help rescue shelter dogs and cats.
A curated exhibit of Latin American printmaking will open Sept.
20 at the ANNEX290 in Delray Beach and run through Jan. 31, featuring works from Mark Ford’s private collection as well as pieces by renowned artists, and will include a series of educational events and an auction.
On Monday, volunteers and moving companies delivered 36,707 backpacks loaded with school supplies to 56 Title I schools in Palm Beach County ahead of classes.
Community partners & law enforcement aided the effort to ensure every school received its shipment.
DOH-Palm Beach confirmed a human case of locally-acquired dengue fever on Monday, Aug.
3 in Palm Beach County and coordinated with Mosquito Control for added surveillance and prevention; residents are advised to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
A suicide prevention, intervention and awareness presentation will take place tomorrow, Aug.
5 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Faulk Center on Boca Rio Road — the session will equip community members with skills to recognize and respond to suicide risks.
Sinai Residences in Boca Raton earned a national award on Aug.
3 for excellence in person-centered care. The not-for-profit senior living community, which offers independent living, assisted living, memory care + short-term rehab/skilled nursing, received the Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence after rigorous evaluations.
Delray Medical Center physicians published a study in The Lancet Neurology that found magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound eases motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients.
The study was published yesterday and may guide future treatment at local centers.
Several popular restaurants closed doors in Palm Beach County in 2026 — in Boca Raton, Hooters ended service in February while Stage served its last meal on July 5 and chef Pushkar Marathe plans to open Boca Brasserie on the site soon.
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