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Keiser University's tennis teams went undefeated in their Patch Reef Park home this season. Now both the men's and women's squads focus on winning the NAIA national championship.

Less than a decade after the District's creation, Commissioners accepted a greater mission and began preserving green space while creating some of Florida's best parks.

The District turned 50 - and we're celebrating. Join us as we look back on half a century serving the Boca Raton community. How did it all begin? What has the District accomplished. Plus, what is new with North Park, and where do our pickleball project stand?

Fifty years ago an act of the Florida legislature created the District. Now, as the District celebrates its golden anniversary, the Boca Raton community is invited to join in the fun.

Each month, as part of the District's 50th Anniversary Celebration, the newsletter is highlighting a different stand-out accomplishment that helped make Boca Raton the fantastic city it is today. In 1974 the District came into existence to help preserve beachfront property for community use. For 50 years, beach preservation remained a priority.

Each month of the District's 50th Anniversary celebration we'll highlight some of the people and events that helped make the District what it is today. With that in mind, meet. Madlane Bentivegna. The District's first employee, she worked for more than three decades and still brings her grandchildren to enjoy the parks she helped facilitate.

Futsal comes to Boca Raton, District parks become even more secure and Commissioners tell the best part about serving the District in the February, 2024 edition of the District Dispatch.

As futsal grows in popularity, Sugar Sand Park becomes the sport's Boca Raton home.

District Commissioners take steps to ensure visitor safety accompanies park visits.

District Commissioners hold many responsibilities, including creating parks and ensuring they continue to be great. What's the best part about being a Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District Commissioner? Their answers are here.

A prominent month for pickleball at Patch Reef Park, an arctic blast at Sugar Sand Park, extended hours for the Carousel and more in the January 2024 District Dispatch newsletter.

The Boca Raton Masters pickleball tournament opened serve on Wednesday morning at Patch Reef Park - part of a big month for pickleball in Boca Raton.

Winter will get a little chillier when the Under the Arctic: Digging in Permafrost exhibit comes to the Sugar Sand Park Science Explorium.

January is traditionally a month where people examine their lives and consider changes and improvements they'd like to make. With that in mind, we posed a simple question to each commissioner: What are your goals for 2024?

December concludes a year of major accomplishments within the District. The holiday edition of our newsletter highlights many of those actions. There's also news about a record-breaking season for the Boca Braves youth football team, a pickleball update, and a listing of upcoming holiday events. 

From opening a new park to expanding athletic choices, 2023 proved to be prolific year for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District. Here's a list highlighting the major accomplishments.

Boca Braves youth football teams win Super Bowls, nearly claim national titles in league's best season ever. 

In celebration of the holiday season, this week's Commissioners Corner' answers the question: What is the best gift you have ever received?

Inclusive playground approved, holiday fun in full swing and Coco Gauff's commercial at Patch Reef in this month's newsletter.

Design for Patch Reef Park's inclusive playground, inspired by the plight of a Boca Raton boy, approved by District Commissioners. 

Successful spooky events celebrating Halloween give way to a plethora of upcoming holiday events at Boca Raton parks.

The five District Commissioners detail their favorite District accomplishments during their tenure on the board.

Dozens of families spent part of their Friday evening at Patch Reef Park on Friday turning pumpkins into works of art during a YMCA of Boca Raton event.

Gift from the Kosowsky family and friends will pay tribute to their son by bringing Boca Raton's best view back to the Gumbo Limbo center.

Work is already underway to create additional pickleball courts at Patch Reef Park; Boca Paddle to create pickleball-centric facility at North Park.

In this week's Commissioners' Corner, commissioners answer the question: What do you think is the hidden gem among District parks?

A fencing National Champion calls Sugar Sand home, Leonardo's Labs coming to Boca Raton and more in this month's District Dispatch newsletter.

A fencing National Champion calls Sugar Sand home, Leonardo's Labs coming to Boca Raton and more in this month's District Dispatch newsletter.

Ivan Goriunov learned to fence at Boca Raton's Sugar Sand Park. In less than a decade he became a National Champion.

Fun and educational, Leonardo's Labs exhibition highlighting da Vinci's genius coming to Boca Raton