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West Boca Deals with the Marlins

The West Boca Chamber has worked out two deals with the Miami Marlins for upcoming games in June.
First, there’s a Father’s Day special:

Join the Chamber for a fun filled day on Sunday, June 15th wt 10:00 am, as we travel to the ball park having lunch together on the bus and then enjoying an exclusive tour of the park before settling in for a Marlins game vs. the Pirates. All this for $49.00/pp.

You can buy tickets for that on the West Boca Chamber event page.
Also, later that week they’ll have another special – for adults 21+ only:

Join the Chamber on Thursday, June 19th at 5:00 pm for Cocktails on the bus, then watching the Marlins vs. the Mets from the exclusive Clevelander Club, while enjoying appetizers and cocktails. For just $50.00/pp it is a perfect adult night out.

Again, you can buy your ticket on the Chamber event page.
They’re not sold out yet but it’s a good idea to contact the Chamber soon to book your spot just in case.

West Boca Medical Center Okay With Cigna

Tenet Healthcare has reached an agreement with Cigna Insurance. We previously reported that the two were in negotiations and that Cigna might drop Tenet, leaving their West Boca customers to seek care from other providers.
Tenet is the parent company of both West Boca Medical Center and Delray Medical Center, facilities commonly used by West Boca residents. The two issued a joint press release that included the following:

“We are pleased that this agreement provides Cigna customers access to our entire network of quality healthcare services,” said Clint Hailey, chief managed care officer at Tenet Healthcare. … “This agreement provides multi-year coverage stability for their customers, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration to improve quality outcomes and cost effectiveness.”

West Boca News had heard from at least a few Cigna customers concerned about access to care at our local hospitals. This news should reassure everyone.

Glades & 441: What's Going On?

See Update below.

A lot of readers have been asking us what’s going on at the corner of Glades and 441. There’s actually two things going on. As we covered previously, on the northeast corner the Shadowood plaza is adding an outbuilding for a larger Walgreens.
But most people are now asking about the southeast corner. That’s the Westwinds of Boca plaza which has Home Depot and Publix. The red arrow in the picture below points to the area where we all some kind of work going on.

We went over yesterday to take some pictures and ask questions. We don’t have solid answers yet, but here’s what we found.
First of all as you can see in the top panorama picture and from driving by, they’ve erected fencing around the “lake” in the northwest corner of the plaza – close to the intersection of Glades and 441.
Next, here’s a panorama shot from just inside the fence that gives you some perspective:

Basically what you see there is a backhoe, some stone, and some debris all around the lake.
Below is a shot with the backhoe’s scoop in the foreground and you can see the extent of the lake. You can see a bit more of the debris around the lake as well. Glades Road and Shadowood Square are in the far background.

In the last photo we’re posting from the site, you get a better view of the debris.

So what are they doing? We’ve heard all kinds of theories. One person suggested they’re filling in the lake and putting up a steak house. We don’t think that’s credible. But – see update below.
We talked to some of the workers and managers in nearby stores. None of them knew for sure.
We have another theory. We’ve been hearing for some time from reliable sources about problems (mainly littering and drug use) around this lake associated with vagrants, homeless people, and/or the people we see begging at the intersections. The lake was surrounded by a lot of foliage so their activities were hidden. We think they’re removing all of the foliage so the troublemakers won’t be able to hide their “misbehavior” in there.
It’s not really a solution to the problem – they’ll just go somewhere else. But that’s what we think they’re doing.
Workers in the nearby stores agreed that there have been problems consistent with what we heard from our other sources in the past.
Update
After originally writing this article, we got a quick comment and did some research – that we should have done in the first place. There does appear to be a plan to fill in the lake and put in more stores:

We’re not sure if the current work is a precursor to that project, or if it’s somewhere further down the road. Filling in that lake will be a lot of work and require a lot of material.
Further Update
A reader in the comments pointed us to a link from the Army Corps of Engineers that sheds more light.
And another reader pointed us to planning review in Palm Beach County.

New Businesses and Updates in West Boca

We noticed two new businesses and a remodeling recently here in West Boca. First up, there is a new haircut place in West Boca Square (the Target plaza on 441), Hair on Fire.

I went to the another location once during an East Boca haircut adventure. It’s … interesting. And the haircut was fine and reasonably priced.
In the same plaza the Burger King is being remodeled.

And at Town Center a new burger and wine joint is coming, Zinburger Wine and Burger Bar.

Burgers and wine? Apparently it’s popular in New Jersey. We will see how that flies in a Boca mall.

Brooklyn Water Bagel Open: Photos

Update: We reviewed the West Boca Brooklyn Water Bagel.

Brooklyn Water Bagel opened today. We previously wrote about their opening here.
Today we stopped by and took some pictures. We hope to visit soon for lunch and a review.
They have some outdoor seating, a big plus for dog owners.

They’re in the plaza on the southwest corner of Palmetto and Powerline, behind Olive Garden. Hours are from 6 am to 3 pm – no dinner hours.
And here are some interior shots: