Spanish River Park beach in Boca Raton has earned its second consecutive international Blue Flag Beach Award, placing it among just three beaches in the United States with the distinction.
Boca Raton is tying its 46th consecutive Tree City USA recognition to a month of public sustainability events, including tree planting, dune restoration, garden programming, yard workshops and an Intracoastal cleanup.
Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Boca Raton’s beaches, while Gumbo Limbo Nature Center says five juvenile green turtles were killed in boat strikes near the Spanish River Bridge in five days.
A Boca Raton woman has filed a civil negligence lawsuit against the City of Boca Raton, alleging she was injured after tripping over an unmarked speed bump at Spanish River Park.
Boca Raton has expanded Bark Beach at Spanish River Park to seven days a week, with permitted off-leash hours in the morning and again in the late afternoon through sunset.