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It’s Friday, Boca Raton! Let’s finish this week strong.

In today’s can’t-miss-weekend-plans edition: Beignets & Brew buzz, Patti LuPone concert, and Beethoven’s Emperor + a stacked lineup of events this weekend.

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📰 In the news

Neighborhood cafe buzz builds: Sweet news for west Boca as Beignets & Brew plans to open at Polo Shoppes, with permits filed and the opening date unannounced, promising sugar-dusted beignets and specialty coffee — read the full story.

Teen nonprofit empowers smarter scrolling: Boca Raton High junior Talia Cole launched Media Savvy Teens, promoting online safety and media literacy while partnering with schools and warning peers about scams from hacked or impersonated accounts — read the full story.

Part of Florida Scribes series: History Fort Lauderdale hosts a free book signing with James R. “Bud” Fraser, Sr., author of “Tales from Growing Up,” today at The New River Inn Museum of History — get all the event details.

Gold & silver are hot: Coming off gold’s best year since 1979, the momentum is carrying well into 2026 with silver remaining one of the most talked-about assets. Curious why they’re back in focus? American Hartford Gold has a free guide that explains what’s happening and how people are approaching it today. It’s free – and definitely worth a read.

Someone Googled you this week: Whether you’re dating again, selling something locally, or just meeting new neighbors… people are going to look you up. Like it or not, the internet has a way of surfacing past mistakes and outdated information that no longer reflects who you are. Thankfully, there’s a really easy way for you (or someone you care about) to clean up all that up – learn more here.

Highlights this week:

• Experience Beatlemagic’s spot-on Beatles tribute
• Explore Hummingbird Salamander through contemporary art
• Experience symphonic McCartney and Freeman blues
• Over 62? See how to turn home equity into tax-free cash

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Weeknight clean-eats win: In a salad mood or craving a cheezsteak? Greens and Grains makes plant-based easy with grain bowls, wraps, breakfasty tofu scrambles, and cold-pressed juices, plus house-made vegan tzatziki for dipping. Ideal for those I-want-good-but-good-for-me nights.

Treasure-hunt, upgraded: Craving a refresh? A Summer Place Consignments mixes vintage furniture, art glass, pottery, crystal, porcelain, and quirky one-off décor across a sprawling showroom. Wander, spot the piece you didn’t know you needed… and let it be the one that follows you home.

Set-and-forget brows: If your morning still includes sketching arches, Wafa Brows offers natural-looking microblading, powder brows, eyeliner, and lip blush so you can reclaim minutes (and sanity). Expect Boca faces polished, not “done”…soft definition that lasts and lets you skip the daily pencil.

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📆 Around town this weekend

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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.

🏃 7th Annual Community Spirit Race @ FAU Stadium | Saturday (3/7) at 8:00 AM – Stretch your legs and your goodwill at FAU’s stadium, where 30-plus local nonprofits rally runners and walkers for a good cause, a chip-timed 5K, a mellow 1‑mile, and a Kids Fun Run. Earn your bagel, your bragging rights, and a little faith in Boca.

🍔 Community Cookout @ YMCA of South Palm Beach County | Saturday (3/7) at 11:30 AM – Sun’s out, spoons up. The Boca Chamber’s Community Cookout serves food trucks, a chili cook-off you get to judge, a DJ, exhibitors, and bounce houses to tire out the kids, all under the South Florida sun. Adults $15, Kids Fun Zone wristbands $10.

💃 Dance Party 3X @ South County Regional Park | Saturday (3/7) at 12:00 PM – Fair season, weather included, calls for live music and a little nostalgia. Dance Party 3X brings Melissa, Hillary, and Ruby with a five-piece, serving crowd-pleasers and new wave favorites at the South Florida Food & Craft Fair. Your hips remember, your knees will negotiate.

👸 Rapunzel’s Royal Event @ Little Princess Spa | Saturday (3/7) at 1:30 PM – If your pint-size monarch demands braids, glitter, and a soundtrack, Little Princess Spa throws a Rapunzel party with hair, makeup, crafts, storytime, singing, and dancing. Come in costume or snag one there, meet-and-greet photos included, ticket covers one child, one adult. They handle glitter.

🎗 Pap’s Got Talent Fundraiser @ Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University | Saturday (3/7) at 2:00 PM – Swap your usual Boca brunch for Pap’s Got Talent at the Wold, where survivors and supporters sing, dance, and raise money for cancer research. Expect polished hosts, fabulous bites, and chills, then keep it going by voting online for your favorites, five bucks a pop.

🎹 Beethoven’s Emperor @ St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church | Sunday (3/8) at 3:00 PM – Craving some culture that actually delivers? Alastair Willis leads the orchestra through Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, then Lindsay Garritson takes the throne for Beethoven’s Emperor. Big piano, crisp strings, and the kind of uplift your group chat can’t provide.

🎤 Patti LuPone @ Mizner Park Amphitheater | Sunday (3/8) at 7:00 PM – Broadway legend Patti LuPone is bringing Matters of the Heart to cap Festival Boca’s 20th season, and it is her only Florida stop. Expect goosebumps, stories, and those belt-it-to-the-back-row notes. Even your chatty row mate will go quiet, then roar.

Live music & entertainment:

• 3/6 Damaged Furniture @ Willow Theatre – 7:00 PM
• 3/6 Ariel Elias @ The Studio at Mizner Park – 7:30 PM
• 3/6 Conrad Tao @ Mizner Park Amphitheater – 7:30 PM
• 3/6 Alex Shillo and more @ Crazy Uncle Mikes – 8:30 PM
• 3/7 A Third Time for Three @ Mizner Park Amphitheater – 7:30 PM
• 3/7 Unlimited Devotion @ Crazy Uncle Mikes – 8:30 PM
• 3/8 Beethoven’s Emperor @ St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church – 3:00 PM

Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →

🔥 Worth a peek

We’re always on the hunt for useful resources, deals, services, and products we think you’ll love. Here’s what caught our eye this week.

• Thinning hair? Don’t wait – here are 3 treatments that work
• This free tool helps connect you with the right financial advisor
• Got debt? You may be able to pay less than you owe
• You can own physical gold and silver in your retirement account
• Treat yourself: Save on self-care during the CVS Epic Beauty Sale

📻 Boca Raton report

Weather forecast

Today – High: 80°F – Low: 72°F – Precip: 18%

A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Tomorrow – High: 79°F – Low: 71°F – Precip: 21%

A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

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