Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa managers (l-r) Michael Oakes, Nick Gold,
Catherine Warren and Michelle Phillips take a break from hammering.
Photo provided
By Christine Davis
On June 9, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa managers traded their Manalapan oceanfront sanctuary for a no-frills Boynton Beach construction site when they installed the roof on a home being built by Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County. Wearing hard hats and work gloves (not part of their usual work wardrobe), they worked in teams of two and three, climbing scaffolding and ladders to place and secure roof trusses and apply wood sheeting. The home is expected to be completed by October.
“It was a privilege to be able to help place a secure roof on this home for Lydana Fileus and her children,” said Nick Gold, director of public relations for Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. “We believe that our teamwork and community spirit are two of the core values that make our guests feel so welcome at Eau Palm Beach, and we wanted to share that commitment with this most deserving family.”
Caffe Luna Rosa, Delray Beach, donated $1,000 to Steve Weagle’s Ride for the Red Cross. Weagle, WPTV’s weatherman, accepted the check from the restaurant’s partners, Bonnie Beer and John Gergen, on behalf of the restaurant’s owners and staff. They were joined at the event by Maria Melo and Laura Golden from the American Red Cross, South Florida Region. Funds raised by Weagle’s annual bicycle ride will be used to help educate local residents on preparing for hurricane season.
Thanks to a grant and donations from Delray Medical Center and Regal Home Health & Care Management, the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce has a new automated external defibrillator installed in its lobby.
Waterstone Resort & Marina, at 999 East Camino Real, Boca Raton, received TripAdvisor’s 2015 Certificate of Excellence Award for consistently achieving outstanding traveler reviews on the site. As a qualification for the award, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five.
INSET BELOW: Jordan Zietz
Here’s the follow-up news on CEO Jordan Zietz, 13. For GameReef, his video game console rental company, he won the Boca Chamber Education Foundation’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy Golden Bell Award. Then he went on to represent Boca Raton at the regional competition in May competing for college scholarships. And he won third place, and a $20,000 scholarship. This fall, he’ll enter eighth grade at Pine Crest School in Boca Raton.
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University has earned full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Accreditation signifies that national standards for structure, function, and performance are met by a medical school’s education program leading to the M.D. degree.
The liaison committee is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to a medical degree in U.S. and Canadian medical schools, and is a joint committee of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s expanded Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute building is ready to receive patients in early July, and recently the hospital broke ground on a 10,000-square-foot expansion of the 35,000-square-foot Gloria Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Institute.
The hospital’s bondholders report showed that earnings more than doubled in its fiscal third quarter as it experienced double-digit patient growth. The nonprofit hospital earned $7.25 million on operating revenue of $115.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, up from earnings of $3.32 million on revenue of $102.1 million in the same period a year ago. In the fiscal third quarter, the 400-bed hospital has seen 11.5-percent growth in patient discharges and a 14-percent increase in emergency room visits, year-over-year.
Among clinical developments reported to shareholders, the hospital’s Lynn Cancer Institute Morgan Pressel Center for Cancer Genetics is currently developing a specialized program for families at high risk of pancreatic cancer including a genetic test.
INSET BELOW: Virginia Snyder
Virginia Snyder was named this year’s Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. She and other award winners will be honored at the Chamber’s 25th Annual Luminary Gala on Oct. 9, at the Delray Beach Marriott. Jestena Boughton, Dr. John Conde and Terra Spero are Business Person of the Year finalists. Crane’s Beach House & Tiki Bar, Delray Medical Center and Delray Motors are Business of the Year finalists. Exhilaride Golf Carts, House of Perna and Saltwater Brewery are New Business of the Year finalists. Dare2BGreat, Milagro Center and Village Academy are Non-Profit Organization of the Year finalists. Two Fat Cookies, Unique Boutique and Vixity are Retailer of the Year finalists. Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Caffe Luna Rosa and Salt 7 are Restaurant of the Year finalists. Jennifer Aracri, Chuck Halberg and Scott Porten are Ken Ellingsworth Community Service Award finalists.
The future development potential of this submerged land just north of the Boynton Inlet is unknown.
Photo from Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s website
It sort of sounds like the early Florida “buy swampland” story, but it DID work once. Here’s the current version.
Bob Berman’s Egret Landing Realty Inc. now owns a piece of submersed land just north of the Boynton Beach Inlet. He bought it early May as part of a bundle of parcels from Jupiter Properties, which was going out of business, he said, and then he turned around and listed it for sale for $6 million. It IS waterfront …
“I didn’t know what I was acquiring at the time,” he said. “But I do own the bottom land, while it’s wet on top.”
What can be done with it? He’s researching. Currently, his listing reads: “Per recent Supreme Court decision, perfect for floating homes and/or private moorings area. Owner financing available with 30% down or 5% discount for cash.”
He’s referring to a decision spurred by a lawsuit out of Riviera Beach. That 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision opened the door to floating homes by ruling they would not meet the definition of a “vessel.”
Could the submerged land have a dock, anyway? That’s questionable, too. “From an aerial photograph, it looks like docks from adjacent properties might encroach, but I don’t know,” Berman said.
According to the MLS listing, the size of the “parcel” is 1.42 acres. Its address is 000 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan.
County records show that Jupiter Properties filed a tax sale certificate in 1989. It was the highest bidder and paid $2,000. Malcolm Dubois was the registered agent for Jupiter Properties, which listed a Loxahatchee Drive, Jupiter, principal address.
“Hey, if you find out anything, let me know,” Berman said, which is pretty much what his neighbors say.
So far, he hasn’t had any bites; “barely a nibble.”
If an unwanted family of raccoons has taken up residence in your attic, the South Florida Wildlife Center’s Humane Wildlife Services can help remove them and keep them away. The center’s new service goes above and beyond, but it does not trap or euthanize wild animals, nor does it exterminate animals of any kind, including rats, mice or insects.
The center’s wildlife service can humanely remove animals from structures using species-specific techniques, identify animal-caused damage and entry points using a site inspection, install custom animal-proofing for all entry and potential entry holes to avoid future intrusions, and even reunite wildlife offspring with their mothers when present and accessible.
For pricing and information, visit www.HumaneWildlifeServices.com or call 866-SOS-WILD.
The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County launched a million-dollar marketing campaign that aims to spread the word about cultural activities through the summer via radio, digital and billboard ads. Its HeadEastForTheArts.com website will give Gulf Coast travelers a way to take advantage of discounted hotel rates combined with vouchers to enjoy Palm Beach County’s art and culture at reduced prices.
The funding for the advertising campaign comes from the county’s recently enacted sixth-cent hotel bed tax.
Also for this summer, the council coordinated the efforts of 15 arts organizations to donate more than $5,000 in summer camp scholarships to county children who cannot afford summer arts programs.
Organizations that donated include the Boca Raton Museum of Art, FAU Pine Jog Environmental Center, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
In May, the Flagler Museum was named the Arts and Culture Nonprofit of the Year Award winner by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.
INSET BELOW: Dionna Brahs-Hall
The Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches’ chief operating officer, Dionna Brahs-Hall of Lake Worth, has been appointed chief executive officer of its association and its BeachesMLS division.
Jessica Rosato, with Nestler Poletto Sotheby’s International Realty, has received membership in the Million Dollar Guild and she has earned the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation in recognition of her experience, knowledge and expertise in the luxury home market.
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