Celebrity chefs , world-class vintners, silent auction, food sampling fundraiser The 13th Annual Boca Bacchanal fundraiser to benefit the Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum kicked off from inside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at the Boca Raton Airport. With the theme “Bigger and Better in Every Way,” the more the event kept its promise with celebrity chefs including Erik Niel: Easy Bistro of Chattanooga,…
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Will Time Heal What Ails Digital Advertising?
Since the advent of digital advertising the challenge for publishers has been how to be profitable when trading print ad dollars for digital dimes. Most publishers have approached the challenge with the mindset of quantity of quality. Web pages have been plastered with ads to capture more impressions with each pageview with the hope that the volume would solve the revenue problem. With…
Stock market preview for the week of June 22, 2015
The S&P 500 replayed the previous week as the index started and ended the week with losses, but the three midweek sessions finished higher. The midweek rally pushed the index 0.76% higher for the week, mainly on the strength of a 0.99% increase on Thursday. The S&P 500 has finished higher in six of the past ten sessions, but has finished lower in 16…
Weekly market recap: Markets tumble then recover
For the week ending July 10, 2015, the markets yo-yoed on news of the evolving Greek debt crisis and China’s equity market turmoil. The Dow ended the week slightly up at 0.2 percent while the S&P 500 ended flat. In other news: Greece submits new plan which capitulates to its creditors’ demands; China’s stock market in a freefall responds to government action; the IMF…
Governor Nikki Haley has served her state and nation well
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley served her state and nation well. President John F. Kennedy was the youngest president and Governor Nikki Haley is the youngest governor in the history of the state of South Carolina. As the eyes of the world keenly focused on the Palmetto state, Governor Haley proved what President Kennedy declared when he said that courage is grace under pressure….
Markets choppy on Greek debt discussions
For the week ending June 12, 2015, the markets were slightly up with the Dow up 0.3 percent and the S&P 500 up 0.1 percent. Economic data for the second quarter shows improvement, with strong gains in retails sales and a positive consumer sentiment report. The markets were choppy as news on the Greek debt crisis vacillated from good to bad, and as the…
Foreign income tax returns: Finishing strong in 2015
Well, we’re now officially halfway through 2015. For some people, that’s something to celebrate as they wave a happy farewell to tax season. For the really lucky ones, they have a bit extra spending money for the rest of the year. But for a lot of people, they’re in the same worried state that they’ve been in since the new year rolled around. So, if…
The racist attempt to start a race war in South Carolina fails
The attempt to start a race war in South Carolina failed. The lone racist, who murdered 9 innocent African-Americans on June 17, 2015, sits in a jail cell in Charleston waiting for the American judicial system to determine his fate. It was not the first time a plan to kill people because of their race was averted in South Carolina. On July 19, 1822,…
ESPN teams get set for Pan Am Games sports spectacular
Even the most dedicated sports fans do not get to see all their favorite sporting events in person. Fortunately, ESPN is planning live coverage from the 2015 Pan American Games that is so comprehensive fans will experience the events as if they were right there. To cover all bases, ESPN production teams have constructed a series of broadcast studios in a landmark Toronto skyscraper…
Only paying what you can afford with the IRS Fresh Start Program
For a lot of us, the word compromise doesn’t bring up the most positive of feelings. We understand that we have to give up a portion of something we want in order to appease someone else. Well, it’s an unfortunate reality that when dealing with the IRS, you’re almost never going to get everything you want while depriving them of the thing that they…