Cloister at 100 endures as monument to Addison Mizner’s dream deferred
The Cloister as it appears today, 100 years after it opened in 1926. It’s now one of five hotels at The Boca Raton. Photo provided BELOW RIGHT: The main entrance to the hotel was
A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling struggles to make its way over a thick bed of sargassum in late July at Red Reef Park in Boca Raton. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
Poor babies! Turtles, that is.
Hatchlings are crawling out f
By Rich Pollack
Among growing concerns about the homeless, especially in the downtown area, Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney has introduced a multi-pronged effort that includes stepped-up enforcement of vagrancy laws and a coordinated approach to
The map shows the on-demand shuttle’s service area. Red is the downtown area, blue is the regular coverage area and green is the expanded area (through Sept. 30).
Boca Raton has expanded the BocaConnect service area for the summer.
Through Sept. 30,
By Mary Hladky
Penn-Florida Companies is facing new lawsuits filed by both the group of lenders and the construction manager for the Mandarin Oriental condos that are being built in Boca Raton on Federal Highway a few blocks north of Camino Real.
In
By Mary Hladky
The owners of the Town Center at Boca Raton want to demolish the former Sears store that has been closed since 2018 and redevelop 31.6 acres in the northwest corner of the mall to create a “live, work, play” destination.
Under plans pr
By Christine Davis
Lang Realty marked National Bring Your Dog to Work Day on June 26 by celebrating dogs owned by Lang agents that ride along to showings, keep their owners company during late-night contracts, and quietly anchor the workday from thei
Men Giving Back, a Boca Raton-based membership organization supporting nonprofits throughout south Palm Beach County, has chosen 12 organizations that provide services in one of four fields within Men Giving Back’s charitable focus areas: mental heal
The Junior League of Boca Raton has installed Melody Cobbe as president, along with a new board of directors. Cobbe, a member since 2012, is the founder of Cobbe Law, with a focus on helping small businesses navigate legal matters. The Junior League
The Boca Raton High School marching band performs at the National Museum of the United States Army. Members and support staff chalked up their experience in Washington, D.C. as an important life lesson about perseverance and determination. Photo pr
By Jan Engoren
While Tiger Woods is one of the best golfers in modern history, he’s also known for the golfing injuries that have sidelined him: back surgeries, knee problems, an Achilles tendon tear and more. He’s not the only one.
While golf is con
Nigel Williams received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses less than a year after entering the profession. Photo provided
Nigel Williams has received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an international recognition honoring nurses who p
Michael Stember is executive chef and a co-founder of Fletchers, opening soon in Boca Raton. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
Private membership supper clubs and bars are the latest in “eatertainment,” and Boca Raton is getting a new one in Fletchers.
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The Rev. Mary Ellen Cassini joined St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton on June 1 as the assistant to the rector, the Rev. Andrew J. Sherman.
Known as “Mother Mary Ellen” by her congregants, Cassini had been serving as the associate rector at
In some locations the oyster strands are hung with poly-rope (below right); city staffers hung the ones in Boca Raton’s Rutherford Park (above) on stainless steel cables that can provide longer lifespans. Photos provided
The fishing pier at Rutherfor
By Mary Hladky
Related Ross, founded by billionaire and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, is in negotiations to buy the Boca Raton Innovation Campus.
Jordan Bargas, executive vice president of Related Ross, confirmed the company’s intent in a mid-Ju
City pursues railroad crossing at Jeffery Street — Boca Raton has received a $2 million federal Congressional Community Project Funding award that will go toward the cost of a new Florida East Coast Railway crossing at Jeffery Street, near the city’s
Following a nationwide search, Jared L. Phelps has been selected to serve as Boca Raton’s police chief.
Phelps has served as chief of police for Jacksonville, North Carolina, since April 2024. Before that, he served nearly three decades with the Prin
The series of events commemorating Boca Raton’s centennial last year gave the city an economic boost.
A May 29 city report detailing the impact of the events found that the programs generated about $16.8 million in spending benefiting the local econo
‘The 14th Colony’ on display at museum
What: Discover Florida’s role in the American Revolution through ‘America 250: The 14th Colony,’ a special exhibition exploring the territory’s unique place in the nation’s founding story. While 13 colonies decl
