By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District turns 50 this year and will start celebrating the milestone this month.
On April 11, an archival display will open at Sugar Sand Park with coffee and cookies for visitors from 6 to 7 p.
When Susan B. Anthony, the great-niece of the women’s rights advocate, opened the doors of Wayside House in 1974, there was no way of knowing the impact it would have on helping women suffering from alcoholism.
What started in a small house near Atla
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District will turn 50 years old in March and is busy making plans to celebrate.
On April 11 district commissioners will have a meet-and-greet session at Sugar Sand Park.
“We’ll display some of the old drawings and
Ocean Ridge Garden Club members (l-r) Julia Walker, Sallie Howell with her dog Fishbone, Elisa Garcia, Britt Flanagan, Susan Holtz, Deborah Land, Cheryl MacGuidwin and Carolyn Cassidy celebrated Arbor Day by overseeing the planting of a native marlbe
ABOVE: A private jet taxis past part of the 135-foot-long mural that shows air traffic control and a burrowing owl. BELOW: The toothy expression on the front of a fighter plane pays homage to the years the airfield was a military training ground. It
Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Diamond Jubilee drew a sold-out crowd of nearly 1,200 and raised $4.2 million to benefit, enhance and advance patient-care services. Honorary Chairwomen Christine Lynn and Elaine Wold were recognized for their dedicatio
By Rich Pollack
The apartment on the third floor of the Penthouse Highlands condominium where the body of 85-year-old Elizabeth “Betty” Cabral was found with her throat cut three years ago this month remains empty.
Some furniture is inside and there
Bertha Richwagen, Lisa Napolitano, 8-month-old Ava Marie Richwagen and Albert Richwagen inside Richwagen’s Bike & Sport in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
It’s time to introduce the third generation of Richwagens, owners of Richwagen’s Bik
Jeffrey, Zoe, 2, and Jude Simon enjoy the holiday tunes played by Nicholas Laraque on a Saturday afternoon at Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The mixed-use venue opened 30 years ago this month. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Giovanni and Grace Marquez celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal celebration. Giovanni vividly remembered the day he met Grace in downtown Pittsburgh in 1967. He was picking up someone after work and noticed Grace as she came o
‘Marty’s Cube’ by sculptor Tony Rosenthal is in the entrance courtyard of Boca Raton Museum of Art at Mizner Park.
By Gretel Sarmiento
Dressed up in two trendy exhibitions, Boca Raton Museum of Art kicked off its 70th birthday party last month with
Native plants and beautiful gazebos make for a perfect garden space at Pan’s Garden. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
On Nov. 23, Pan’s Garden in Palm Beach is celebrating its 25th anniversary amid a change in its di
Dress is more casual and more activities are family-oriented, but club remains a prized spot for seaside dining and social functions
NOW: Lunch at the Delray Beach Club means an ocean view and conversation for (clockwise from front left) Gwen ‘Lucy’
The Spontaneous Christmas Pageant at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church lets children come onstage as they wish when the pastor calls out the need for story characters. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Imagine a children’s Christmas pageant with no assig
The Banana Boat last remodeled in 2017, expanding its dock area. It serves a mix of tourists and local residents. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
Not much was happening in what would become the downtown of Boynton Beach back in 1978. Drift boats, comme
By Mary Kate Leming
Ten years. Who’d a thunk it? Not me, that’s for sure. I was convinced print would be so crippled by digital that we’d get only five years out of our startup publication at most.
Wow, was I wrong.
I knew there was a serious risk of
People who have disabilities can sing, play games and take field trips when they enroll at Twin Palms Center for the Disabled. They recently visited Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Not far from the intersection of Spanish
Death or Glory celebrated its first anniversary with a cake made to look like Delray Beach’s historic Falcon House, where the restaurant and bar is located. ABOVE: (l-r) Death or Glory owners April DeVona and Isaac Grillo with Ayme Harrison and Annie
Ron Heavyside’s sons, Ronnie (left) and Ryan, run the Nomad Surf Shop he started in 1968. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
On a breezy Friday evening not long ago, Ron Heavyside sat in an old wooden porch chair in front of his Nomad Surf Sh
Briny celebrates 60 years: Parade honors longtime residents and social clubs that help to define the community
Dozens of decorated golf carts parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the year when trailer campers gathered up their money and
