Patty Larkin holds her cat, Tres, in the lobby of her Boca Raton condo. She volunteers at HomeSafe for abuse victims and is organizing its Jan. 24 Classic Rock & Roll Party. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Kathleen Kernicky
For almost a decade, Patt
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City nets millions from undersea cables that zip along data
Tentacles of undersea cables reach out to global destinations from Boca Raton’s Spanish River and Silver Palm parks. This map shows how the seven existing cables stretch thousands of miles
Twelve candidates on Boca Raton ballot
Related: January election canceled, but project’s fate will be in voters’ hands
By Mary Hladky
Resident furor over Boca Raton’s plans to redevelop the 31-acre downtown campus now has engulfed the March 10 city e
The Boca Raton Bowl spilled the beans about its new sponsor in November. It’s Bush’s Beans. Photo provided
By Larry Barszewski
It looks like South County’s contribution to this year’s college bowl season — Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans — is going
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Criminal charges against former Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie were resolved by a plea deal nearly five years ago, but related ethics charges have remained open.
Now, the state Commission on Ethics has dismissed three of the most serious o
Visitors admire the new mural by artist Brian Butler and read the words and phrases that can be projected onto the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater at Mizner Park. Photo provided
As part of the city’s centennial celebrations, a new mural created by arti
Candace Friis and her son, Phil Friis, have been part of the five highest-priced home sales in Gulf Stream in 2024 and 2025, including a town-record $39 million deal. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
When it comes to knowing the Gulf Stream real es
The Boca Raton City Council unanimously approved Camino Square’s second phase after the project’s builders agreed to include more retail and less residential.
The Nov. 17 vote of the council, sitting as Community Redevelopment Agency commissioners, c
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer began his pitch to New York City businesses even before the November election, when Zohran Mamdani was only a candidate for NYC mayor. Screen grab provided
By Mary Hladky
Now that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani deci
The City Council on Nov. 18 unanimously approved the second phase of the Residences at Martin Manor construction project that will double the number of low-income housing units in Boca Raton.
The apartment complex at 1350 N. Dixie Highway, formerly k
By Steve Plunkett
Federal appeals judges in Atlanta have handed Boca Raton an early holiday gift: The city will not have to pay more than $1 million in legal fees to the owner of a vacant beachfront parcel who has spent years trying to secure a build
Boca Raton’s surfer dudes and dudettes will have to keep on looking for spots with good waves.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District voted 3-2 on Nov. 3 to reject a private firm’s proposal to build a surf park in North Park, which surrounds
Council puts downtown measure on March ballot after Save Boca’s setback
Boca Raton City Council member Andy Thomson discusses edits -- being shown on an overhead projection at the Dec. 2 council meeting -- to the wording of a March 10 ballot quest
Gymnast from Delray lands on U.S. team in journey that began at Twisters in Boca
Crew Bold, 24, celebrating after a parallel bars routine, was a Big Ten champion at the University of Michigan, giving him aspirations to compete in the 2028 Olympics.
Olivia Hollaus (right) is replacing the retiring Mary Csar (left) as executive director of the Boca Raton Historical Society/The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum. Photo provided
As Boca Raton concludes its 100th anniversary year — a time of reflect
Impact 100 Palm Beach County welcomed a record crowd to its 15th anniversary event that brought together members, community leaders and guests to celebrate women’s collective giving. Everyone enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and an inspiring progra
Ballet Palm Beach premiered ‘from SILENCE,’ a new contemporary piece that resonates not only as a performance but as a call to guests to remember the Hamas attacks on Israel. Choreographed by Gina Patterson, the show drew more than 200 guests and ben
The Junior League of Boca Raton’s Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon’s honorary chairwoman, Carrie Rubin, welcomed nominees to an evening of appetizers, cocktails and a buffet. It was a precursor to the Nov. 21 luncheon at The Boca Raton, where Jea
Le Colonial offers its intimate parrot room with seating for 12. Photo provided by Neil Burger
By Jan Norris
It’s the start of the season for parties, events and life celebrations. But where are you going to host, say, 132 of your closest friends?
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