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Kathy Demosphane Reading the Boca Raton Tribune Miami HEAT Wins Second Straight Championship, Defeat San Antonio Spurs in Seven Games The Boca Raton Tribune Your Closest Neighbor for news 24/7 go to bocaratontribune.com East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - June 28 through July 4, 2013 • Year IV • Number 151 - FREE The Container Going Cross- Chris “Birdman” Store Launches Country to Bring Andersen Lands New Boca Home TheGold Location in Boca Raton See page 22 See page 5 See page 30 Boca Raton’s $9.5m Green Downtown Red Bull Gives You Wings, Straight into Library Opens the Emergency Room By Jake Becker By: Gina Onori Several hundred people attended Large companies such as Red the grand opening of the new Bull, Monster, 5-hour Energy, and Downtown Library on Saturday. Amp, are the essential necessity for Attendees all had smiles on their many young adults of today. faces and were ecstatic with the end “I sometimes need that extra result. push to get through the last few “Building this library was like a hours of a shift,” said 26-year-old love story,” Mayor Susan Whelchel paramedic Mikey Gould. “On some said after the 30-minute program. occasions after drinking the plethora “It was the love and affection of the of [energy] drinks that are offered people that brought together this I will get a bit jittery and have heart 10-year project.” palpitations.” This is coming from Whelchel said she was extremely the same young man who says that he happy with the library and was proud often witnesses young adults coming to be a part of such an important into the hospital from the intakes of project for the community. energy drinks. At 42,000 square feet, the library, “One instance was when I at 400 NW Boca Raton Blvd., is twice was in paramedic school and doing as large as the old building, which is rounds at the various hospitals. We two blocks directly to the south. had a few teenagers come in with racing hearts,” said Mike. See page 3 Story on page 7 Kathy Demosphane reading The Boca Raton Tribune Miami HEAT Wins Second Straight Championship, Defeat San Antonio Spurs in Seven Games By: Michael Walsh A champion has been crowned. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 Thursday night in Miami to win their second consecutive NBA title. The Spurs had a defensive game plan to slow the Heat, and they stuck with it throughout Game 7. Unfortunately, LeBron James had an answer for that game plan, hitting nine shots outside the paint. The Spurs were daring James and his teammates to beat them with jumpers, so that is exactly what Send us a picture of you reading The Boca Ra- James did. ton Tribune to [email protected] Story on page 28 Nearly 400,000 readers! YOUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOR. 2 -Edition 151 The Boca Raton Tribune COMMUNITY NEWS East/West Boca Raton, FL The Boca Raton Tribune Quote of the Week: Your Closest Neighbor The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righ- www.bocaratontribune.com PAGEThe Boca Raton Tribune TWO teousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21 Marketing Director has found tobacco companies partly Movies of Lake Worth. Chris Catoggio responsible for a smoker’s death – and • Barry Epstein Live airs Friday [email protected] Barrys Buzz the surviving spouse’s loss. A jury morning on www.publicrelations.nu, awarded plaintiffs more than $2.55 www.vimeo.com and www.bocatribune. Account Executive • Palm Beach million in actual damages and for com. 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Next season the Pops will MEMOIRS AND RANTS: A Writing Photographers firm Kayne Anderson is moving its real continue the tradition featuring music Workshop- instructor, Emily Rosen Nicole Vickers, Gabriela Heizer, estate private equity group to Boca from M.A., M.S. will run for six successive Gabriela Barbieri Raton in the former One Town Center • Whitney Houston & Friends; Fridays --- 4 Fridays from 10 am to 10 story Tyco headquarters on Military Broadway, Marvin Hamlisch; Nat King 12:30 PM and 2 Fridays - June 28 and Interns Trail. Cole; Smoky Standards from The Mad July 26 from 12:30 to 3 PM beginning Samantha Mellman • First Watch has opened a sixth Men Era and A major television star! 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A musical owners of the Ritz Carlton Palm Beach org or by phone at: 561-243-7922, ext. fireworks display by Zambelli Fireworks blew it by renaming it the Eau Palm 1. will follow the concert. Food trucks Beach Resort and Spa. • The Heat and White House will be on site. Picnic baskets and lawn Copyright 2012 by The Boca Raton Tribune. • Autonation revenue was $16.7 Down opens at the Cinemark and Regal chairs are permitted. No barbecues, pets All rights reserved by The Boca Raton Tribune. billion, Carnival $15.3 billion and All submissions and published materials are Entertainment Shadowwood theatres. or personal fireworks allowed. Banks the property of The Boca Raton Tribune. This Publix $24.3 billion in 2012. 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