Boca teen gets her chance to be next ‘American Idol’
Audition in front of celeb judges will air on Sunday
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“These vehicles are a low-cost, safe, environmentally positive alternative to driving. We have one of the highest riderships to Tri-Rail, so this should provide the ‘last mile’ to our residents,” said Lake Worth Beach Commissioner Reinaldo Diaz at Tuesday’s ribbon cutting to introduce the vehicles provided by Fort Lauderdale-based Circuit Transit.
In Boynton Beach, the service debuts Saturday with two zones for the community. The zones were strategically chosen to cover key areas and popular destinations along East Ocean
A Boca Raton 16-year-old is living out her teenage dream on “American Idol.” Victoria Johnson’s audition in front of
Avenue, Seacrest Boulevard, Federal Highway and the surrounding areas, according to the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency. celebrity judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will air Sunday night on ABC-TV.
“I couldn’t believe that it was real. I was like, ‘Am I really even here?’ I don’t think it registered that I was there about to go in front of Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
Zone 1 will encompass a portion of the CRA area, providing seamless
Those are huge names,” Johnson said of her thoughts before entering the audition room.
The spunky popstar-in-the-making says her voice gets compared to Christina Aguilera and Tate McRae and her performance is reminiscent of Britney Spears. For her audition in front of the judging panel, she chose to sing “No Excuses” by Meghan Trainor.
Debbie Moffett described her sister Cynthia as a leader who went to great lengths to help others. Idey Elias recalled her daughter Randi Gorenberg’s kindness. Those memories were resonant as two families this weekend marked the March 23 anniversary of two of Palm Beach County’s oldest unsolved homicide cases.
Saturday will mark the 18th anniversary of the evening that someone shot and killed Moffett while she worked at what was then Forest Oaks Golf Course near Greenacres. It will also mark of the 17th anniversary of the murder of Gorenberg, whose investigators say was killed and dumped near Delray Beach after shopping at a Boca Raton mall.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office this month issued appeals to the public for leads in both cases, as well as the still-unsolved 1990 St. Patrick’s Day murder of 14-yearold Rachel Hurley in Jupiter. Her body was found on the grounds of Carlin Park that March 17 after she’d spent the day at the beach with friends.
“I miss her every day,” Debbie Moffett said of Cynthia. “I always think about ‘What if ?’ ”
Elias spoke as passionately about about her daughter Randi.
“I miss her so much,” she said. “Now, as I get older I miss her more and more. I love to remember her. Even though it hurts, I never want to lose that memory.”
The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information on any of the three cases to call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS (8477).
In years past, Moffett’s family has gathered at the golf course site, south of Lake Worth Road near Florida’s Turnpike, to mark the anniversary and
“I have a happy personality, and I didn’t want to do a super-sad song,” she said of her selection.
Johnson’s “American Idol” journey came out of the blue.
She was in an Uber while on vacation with her family when she received an email from a producer asking if she’d be