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Tuesday. I spent Saturday at the Beauty and Wellness Expo on North Federal and got to meet a lot of the people behind the businesses in this town. That is the best part of doing this. If we met, hi, and thank you.
Let's get into it.
The Rundown
There is a named storm out there
Tropical Storm Edouard formed Sunday night. Worth keeping an eye on rather than worrying about, and this is the stretch of the season when that becomes a weekly sentence.
Source: BocaNewsNow
The license plate readers on state roads are coming down
FDOT revoked the permits for Flock cameras on Florida state roads and gave agencies 30 days to take them off. That includes the ones you drive past every day.
Source: Boca Post
City employees are getting a raise
Council approved a 3.6% increase for non-union city staff and froze merit pay at the same time.
Source: Boca Post
Upcoming events
What's On
Two FAU home games this week, and a free kids program that runs all month.
Wednesday, 7 PM
FAU women's soccer hosts Jacksonville. Volleyball hosts West Virginia Friday at 1 PM at Baldwin Arena. Football is on the road Saturday at Florida, 7:45 on SEC Network, and the home opener is September 12 against Navy.
Source: FAU Sports
All month, free
STEAM through September is in its tenth year. Ages 5 to 12, at the Children's Science Explorium, Gumbo Limbo and both library branches. Kids collect five stamps, one per category, and trade a completed passport for a goodie bag at any front desk through October 9.
Source: City of Boca Raton
The Plate
The bikini shop that is also a very good coffee bar
Tortuga Beach Company at 2621 N Federal Highway, Suite C, sells swimwear and pulls espresso in the same room, which sounds like a bit until you go.
Custom blends roasted by Wells Coffee, banana bread and cookies baked on site, and 10% of sales go to sea turtle and ocean conservation. Open 6 AM to 2 PM weekdays and 7 AM to 3 PM Saturday.
Source: Tortuga Beach Company
Photo: Tortuga Beach Company
The Glow
FORM50 opened on Forsyth and the pink lights are doing numbers
520 Forsyth Street, just off Federal. Fifty-minute reformer classes on their own FORMFormer machines, DJ-curated music, 14 machines and actual parking.
Four class types, from FORM Your Foundation for beginners up to FORM50 Pro. Founder Monica Marder moved to Boca in 2024 and opened this location in July 2025. Grippy socks required, no exceptions.
Source: FORM50 Fitness
Photo: FORM50 Fitness
The Find
Barbara Katz, if you have somewhere to be
5050 Town Center Circle, Suite 208. Max Mara, Citizens of Humanity, Raffaello Rossi, Hinson Wu, Lizzie Fortunato.
Curated luxury rather than a department store wall of options, which is the entire point. Monday through Saturday 10 to 6, Sunday 11 to 4.
Source: Barbara Katz
Photo: Barbara Katz
Good to Know
September is the wettest month here, and your wipers know it
Boca averages more rain in September than any other month, and this is the stretch where afternoon storms turn I-95 into a windshield test.
Wiper blades in Florida sun usually give you six to nine months before they start streaking. If yours are chattering or leaving a haze, that is the tell. Boca Auto Fix on North Federal is a family owned independent shop if you would rather not sit at a dealership for a fifteen minute job.
Source: Boca Auto Fix
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And btw, the Bellaries are back. Beauty in Black season 3 dropped Thursday on Netflix, all eight episodes at once. As Mallory Bellarie, played by Crystle Stewart, puts it: "I need my beauty rest to look this fabulous every morning."
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The Good in Boca Team
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