The Boca Raton Tribune

The Lost Art of Being NeighborlyHow many of your neighbors do you know by name? For many of us, the answer is surprisingly few. There was a time when being neighborly wasn’t something special—it was simply part of life. People gathered on front porches, talked over backyard fences, and checked in on one another without needing a reason. Neighbors shared tools, watched each other’s homes during vacations, and often became lifelong friends. Today, things feel different. We know what celebrities are doing, follow athletes and influencers on social media, and can instantly connect with people across the country and around the world. Yet many of […]

The Holiday that Divides Us but Should Not: Finding Unity on JuneteenthTomorrow communities across Florida and the nation pause to mark Juneteenth—a day commemorating the moment in 1865 when news of emancipation finally reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. In the years since it became a federal holiday, Juneteenth has sparked intense discussion. For many, it is a day of profound celebration and reflection. For others, it feels like a woke addition to the calendar that highlights the political biases of the American left that creates historical fractures rather than unity. It is a divisive topic, and we should not pretend otherwise. But avoiding the conversation robs us of a […]