Tap water may taste and smell different through Oct. 11
Who the city says should get professional advice, plus a Max's Grille donation night Sept. 30.
Tomorrow's change at the tap comes with two particular cautions: the city wants home dialysis users and people keeping tropical fish or shellfish to get professional advice. For drinking water, the city says the temporary change is safe, though you may notice a different taste or smell.
Starting Sunday, Sept. 27, the city's Utility Services Department disinfects its water with free chlorine instead of chloramine. The temporary switch runs through Oct. 11. The city calls it routine and says the water remains safe to drink, though taste and smell may change.
People who do dialysis at home and anyone keeping tropical fish or shellfish in a tank should get professional advice, the city says, because the disinfectants require different removal methods.
Hydrant flushing continues as well, which the city says can bring temporary drops in water pressure and some discoloration. Questions go to Utility Services at 561-338-7310. The notice applies to customers of the city's water utility.
Max's Grille plans a donation night for Blood Cancer United
Akra Restaurant Group is marking Blood Cancer Awareness Month with a donation night on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 4 to 9 p.m. The group plans to give 20% of sales during those hours to Blood Cancer United, and participating restaurants include Max's Grille in Mizner Park along with Kaluz locations outside Boca. Its goal is at least $20,000 across the group's restaurants.
Fiserv signs on at Related Ross's Boca campus
Fiserv has leased 254,000 square feet at Related Ross's Boca Raton Innovation Campus, 5000 T-Rex Ave., the South Florida Business Journal reports.
Advanced paddleboarding on the Intracoastal at Gumbo Limbo
- When
- Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 · 9 to 10:30 a.m.
- Where
- Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
- Address
- 1801 North Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton
- Price
- $20 residents, $25 nonresidents
The session is meant for paddlers who are comfortable in the water and can balance on a board either sitting or standing. Out on the Intracoastal, it includes instruction on the mangrove and estuary ecosystem and the wildlife that lives there. Life jackets are supplied and must be worn, and the weight limit is 275 pounds. Paddlers must be 13 or older, and minors need a registered parent or guardian with them. Advance reservations are required, and the session can be canceled for weather or if minimum registration isn't met.