THINKING ABOUT A NEW LIFESTYLE IN A GATED COUNTRY CLUB?

Life is GOOD at The Boca Raton Polo Club, a posh, busy, active environment with 2 championship golf courses, active tennis program, swimming, star-studded events, clubs with many interests, special interests including a singles group and children’s activity center and a world-class spa. Come and see this elegantly updated easy-to-manage 2000 sq ft lakefront home with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Lush tropical landscaping. Walk to community pool. Price lowered to $699,000 (original price: $899,000!). Friendly community. Mandatory membership dues and fees. For more details call agent/owner Marilyn Farber Jacobs at 561-302-3388 or email marilynfjacobs@gmail.com for more information. Come and see the lifestyle… you owe it to yourself… see the some of the very best that life has to offer…

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FAU PRESENTS “THE NUTCRACKER” BY BOCA BALLET

The 16th annual production of “The Nutcracker” will be held November 23-25 at the FAU Theatre. NYC’s American Ballet Theatre dancers Sara Smith and Jared Matthews will be dancing in the production. Smith began her first serious ballet training at Boca Ballet Theatre at age 11, and later attended the Harid Conservatory for four years on full tuition scholarship, and then receiving a scholarship to train at the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. She next attended Indiana University with a merit scholarship, majoring in ballet performing and nutrition science, and dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and Odette in Swan Lake. In January 2004 Smith joined the American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice. Jared Mathews studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts summer program and with scholarships attended summer intensives at Joffrey Ballet School and School of the American Ballet. In April 2003 he became a member of the corps de ballet of the American Ballet Theatre and was promoted to solist in July 2007. Performances are scheduled at 7 pm Friday November 23, 2 pm and 8 pm on Saturday, November 24 and 2 pm on Sunday, November 25. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for children and seniors. Call 561-995-0709 or go to www.bocaballet.org. The Boca Ballet Theatre Volunteer Guild is holding a Gingerbread Ball after both matinee performances, including punch and cookies and a change to meet and get autographs from the dancers. Tickets are $6 and must be purchased in advance, with limited availability.

South Palm Beach Council Rejects Plan to replace Inn with Condos

A controversial proposal to redevelop the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn at 3550 South Ocean Boulevard in South Palm Beach into a luxury hotel/condominium was rejected, 5-0, by the Council. Remarks at the 4-hour public hearing last Tuesday night were equally divided between the "yeses" and "nos." It was pointed out that the changes would not create a precedent for future development because the Oceanfront Inn is the only commercial property in town. The proposed redevelopment would have resulted in a 12-story building over two stories of parking. Current law limits new buildings to six stories over one level of parking. The potential property taxes could be a financial windfall for the community. Mayor Maurice Jacobson's described this year-long plus discussion as the "most stressful" and "most overwhelming" issue in memory to concern South Palm Beach. Some felt the density and intensity were too much for the site. Some looked forward to the possibility of a hotel/luxury condominiums on the site.