Motorist rescued from Intracoastal — Boca Raton police and fire rescue rescued a 75-year-old Boca Raton woman from water near Silver Palm Park on Aug. 22 after she called police late at night saying she was lost and her car was filling with water.
Mary Chauvin was transported to Boca Raton Regional Hospital with life-threatening injuries, Boca Raton police said. She remained hospitalized as of Aug. 27.
When officers arrived, they saw her white Buick partially submerged in the Intracoastal Waterway, moving northbound with the current.
Witnesses told the rescuers that Chauvin drove into the water from a boat ramp in the park, located at 600 E. Palmetto Park Road along the west side of the Intracoastal.
Online map shows where to find public art — Boca Raton has launched an online interactive map that shows the location and photos of public artworks and information on the artists.
Current public art includes that on the Mizner Park Amphitheater stage doors, sculptures at Sanborn Square and Wildflower and Silver Palm parks, and murals on beach tunnels at Spanish River Park under State Road A1A.
“The new interactive map is a fantastic way for everyone to experience the public art that enriches our city,” Veronica Hatch, the city’s public art coordinator, said in a release.
Boca Raton’s public art program, a priority of former Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke, was launched last year with the hiring of Hatch. The city will create a master plan and establish a public art fund that includes city contributions and private funding.
A survey of city residents this year showed that 46% thought public art was very important and 36% said somewhat important.
The interactive map can be accessed at myboca.us/2452/Experience-Public-Art.
‘Glass House’ project approved — The Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency unanimously approved on Aug. 26 a developer’s plan to build a nine-story, 28-unit luxury condominium in the heart of downtown at 280 E. Palmetto Park Road.
It will replace a vacant bank and office building on the 0.62-acre site.
While many downtown projects have drawn vehement opposition, the so-called Glass House drew very little negative comment.
The ground floor will include a lobby, fitness center, lounge, and steam and sauna room. The roof deck will have a pool and spa, covered outdoor seating, cabanas, fire pit and landscaping. Parking is underground. Two-, three- and four-story condos are priced between $2.5 million and $6.9 million.
Developer 280 E. Palmetto Park Road LLC is managed by Brandon Chasen, CEO of Baltimore-based Chasen Companies, and Paul Davis, Chasen’s managing partner and chief investment officer. The architect is GarciaStromberg of West Palm Beach.
— Mary Hladky
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