Wheel throwing for beginners and experienced potters, flamingo flea, superhero little leapers, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, Boca Raton. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Boca Raton Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: First schooling began in a one room Palm Beach classroom, US1 bus stops get raised platforms and digital signs, and volunteers distribute 30,000 backpacks — catch up here.
State-level stories: Former Wake Forest star joining FSU, various plant seeds rocketing to the ISS, and an archival tale of Florida’s 19th-century pineapple rush — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: New SSA tech offers more reliable service, national recalls, and a housing market update — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Become a qualified Florida supervisor online
- Learn how the Six-Day War shaped peace
- Celebrate 200th car donation with NFL legends
- Tour Mizner’s footsteps and toast his vision
- Get $400 off Windows with Renewal By Andersen
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Plants: Forget big-box blues, Boca Raton’s best plant hideouts stock everything from mini palms to jaw-dropping tropicals. If you’re ready to level up your green game, these garden gems are more than worth the trip.
Travel: Swap the usual beach crowds for authentic weirdness along Florida’s forgotten highways. From underwater hotels to hills that seem to defy gravity, you’ll find it all in these roadside gems.
Cleaning: Tackling the whole house can feel like climbing Everest in flip-flops. Who even has the energy for that? This cleaning checklist breaks the job into manageable bites so you can crush it room by room.
Bakery: Whether you’re in the mood for a wood-fired sourdough boule that crackles like morning toast, a croissant so flaky it practically stages a pastry uprising, or a fruit-studded danish drizzled with local honey, Vincent’s French Bakery turns every carb craving into a mouthwatering masterpiece.
Finance: Ready to break up with debt for good? National can help you cut ties, pay up to 30% less than you owe, and finally get some peace. This isn’t your average debt relief advice… it’s a financial fresh start, complete with a happy cry or two when your balance hits zero.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🌆 Urban Pop @ Rosenbaum Contemporary | Tuesday (8/12) at 10:00am – Swing by the gallery’s new Urban Pop show for a reunion with Haring’s subway-doodle Cup Man, Scharf’s neon take on Paradise Lost, and action-figure sculptures that look like they stopped off at Comic-Con. It’s a lively mash-up of animation, fashion icons, and tongue-in-cheek whimsy.
🦞 Cousins Maine Lobster @ Boca Office Center | Tuesday (8/12) at 11:00am – Think you’ve sampled every Boca food truck? Next Tuesday, real-deal Maine lobster rolls into the Boca Office Center parking lot with claws of gold, butter that’s basically happiness on a plate, and a side of waterfront envy. Perfect excuse to ditch your sad desk lunch.
🎨 Wheel Throwing for Beginners & Experienced Potters 4-Day@ Arts Warehouse | Wednesday (8/13) at 11:30am – Ready to get your hands gloriously muddy? This semi-private, four-week crash course pairs you up 2-to-1 with pro ceramicist Landis Carey, so you’ll learn everything from wedging and centering to glazing and firing. Whether you’re a total newbie or a wheel-throwing veteran, you’ll walk away with a curated collection of your own handcrafted bowls and cylinders. Messy clothes encouraged—confidence guaranteed.
🎉 JP’s Jam @ The Hub at Space of Mind | Friday (8/15) at 7:00pm – Think you’ve tasted it all this summer? Join us down on 3rd & 3rd under the stars for bar bites, picklebacks, art, and music JP would’ve adored, plus toasts to future chefs. Come hungry, come vibing, and let’s raise a glass to JP’s legacy.
🕯️ Candlelight: Rings and Dragons @ Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church | Friday (8/15) at 8:00pm – Dust off your cape and head to that little Greek Orthodox church on the corner where a string quartet lights up Westeros and Middle Earth by candlelight. Expect ‘Winter Is Coming’ chills, Elvish reverie, and enough atmosphere to make your Netflix binge pale.
This weekend
🎨 Abstract Painting Intensive @ Arts Warehouse | Saturday (8/16) at 10:00am – If you’ve ever stared at a blank canvas and thought, ‘I need more drama in my life,’ this full-day abstract painting course has your name on it. Six hours of fearless color slinging, glazing hacks, and a no-judgment space to turn chaos into art.
🦩 Flamingo Flea @ Crazy Uncle Mikes | Saturday (8/16) at 12:00pm – Nothing says Sunday like roaming a flea with craft beer and a hearty brunch. At Crazy Uncle Mike’s, over 30 artisans, a Pixie Dust Alley, scratch-kitchen bites, and live tunes await. It’s free, family, and dog friendly, so round up the usual suspects.
🎸 Gimme Springsteen: The Ultimate Tribute to Bruce Springsteen @ Boca Black Box Center for the Arts | Saturday (8/16) at 7:00pm – Ready to trade your backyard karaoke for Garden State glory? Gimme Springsteen, an Atlanta tribute act, bangs out Boss anthems, from Born in the USA to River deep cuts. Bring your best Bruce sneer and sing along like you mean it.
💔 Heart Shaped Box: Nirvana Tribute @ Arts Garage | Saturday (8/16) at 8:00pm – Heart Shaped Box is tearing up our favorite dive with a torrent of flannel and feedback, serving Nirvana’s angsty classics without the polished guilt tour. It’s sweaty, unfiltered, and exactly the kind of loud, messy nostalgia you forgot you needed.
🦸 Superhero Little Leapers@ Sky Zone Fort Lauderdale | Sunday (8/17) at 9:00am – Nothing says adulting like dressing up in a cape at Sky Zone, flipping off trampolines and pretending you’re a superhero. Bounce wall-to-wall, tackle the obstacle course, and feel straight out of a comic book. Coffee optional, heroic pride guaranteed.
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🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/13 Albert Castiglia @ Crazy Uncle Mikes – 8 pm
- 8/14 The Somethings @ The Funky Biscuit – 7 pm
- 8/14 Dark Side of the Sol (Pink Floyd tribute) @ Boca Black Box – 8 pm
- 8/14 Flo-Raw @ Tin Roof Delray – 8 pm
- 8/15 Summer Strings Concert @ Unitarian Universalist Fellowship – 7 pm
- 8/15 Tommy “Llama” Savitt @ The Box 2.0 – 7:30 pm
- 8/15 RF Factor @ The Studio at Mizner Park – 7:30 pm
- 8/15 Fire & Rain Band (James Taylor tribute) @ Boca Black Box – 8 pm
- 8/16 Tommy “Llama” Savitt @ The Box 2.0 – 7:30 pm
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Listed by: John R Poletto (One Sotheby’s International Realty)
A grand two-story entry sets the tone, leading to a great room with tongue-and-groove ceilings and sweeping lake views. The kitchen pulls out all the stops with Cristallo quartz, a waterfall island, and Subzero fridge, while the club room’s quartzite bar and built-in wine cooler keep things festive. Outside, a summer kitchen, marble-topped loggia, and firepit overlook the pool and dock, all framed by royal palms and mature landscaping.
Upstairs, dual wings host four en-suite bedrooms, a media room, and a primary suite with a balcony built for sunrise coffee. Six AC units, whole-house impact glass, and a Generac generator keep things cool and secure behind the gates of this private cul-de-sac estate.
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