When all the numbers are in, candidates for mayor and city council in Boca Raton probably will have spent more than $1.5 million.

In the early days of the Healing Arts Project, Jeff Kaye struggled with the initiative’s mission of “soothing mind, body and soul a note at a time” as he played for hospital patients and staff.

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