Neil Austrian, chairman and CEO of Office Depot, gave a glimpse into the future at the monthly gathering of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. Austrian explained how the failed merger between Office Depot and Staples helped the company stra
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By Margie Plunkett
The proposed closure of the air traffic control tower at the Boca Raton airport — one of 149 set to be closed nationwide because of sequestration — has been the hot topic in aviation. Local sentiment mirrors that of Lauren C
By Cheryl Blackerby
Attendance is up 50 percent at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, which is a good thing, except for a growing parking problem. On busy days, one or two park rangers have to manage parking.
A big part of the problem
By Cheryl Blackerby
Boca Raton’s July Fourth celebration may determine who knows best how to manage Boca Raton’s parks and beaches: the Boca Raton Beach & Park District or the city of Boca Raton.
The simmering war over management of beache
The Friends of Gumbo Limbo Board of Trustees members, (L-R) Steve Alley, President Michele Kurucz Peel, Susan Walker, ‘Luna’ The Green Sea Turtle, portrayed by Michele’s daughter Delaney, Treasurer Judy Gire and volunteer Elisabeth Hoffman, cheer on
By Tim Pallesen
Boca Raton’s centerpiece for downtown redevelopment, as city leaders call it, starts construction this fall.
Archstone won City Council approval March 11 to build 378 apartments in the heart of what city leaders hope will becom
Approximately 5,500 guests were treated to a fun day in the park and on the water for the annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilites on March 16 at Spanish River Park. Entertainment included Brett Loewenstern from American Idol and Nashv
The fourth annual Boca Raton Fine Art Show presented $1,500 in awards to seven professional artists based on criteria including technique, execution, originality and booth appearance. Delray Beach resident Andrew Swan (above) won a $100 Award of Exce
The Rev. Craig Burlington and the Rev. Nancy McCarthy baptize
Deven Martin Nayak at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church.
It was the last baptism the retiring McCarthy performed there.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The large sanctuary with staine
Wendy Friswell is director of the Twin Palms Center for the Disabled
in Boca Raton. She also volunteers for the Boca Boating and Beach Bash.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Chris Felker
Wendy Friswell, director of the Twin Palms Center for the Di
Pam O’Brien with some of her miniature creations. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Most women would toss out the top of an empty lipstick tube.
Not Pam O’Brien. She can imagine it as an umbrella stand or other item for her dollhouse m
By Cheryl Blackerby
At the Feb. 4 Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District meeting, Michele Kurucz Peel, president of the Friends of Gumbo Limbo, asked the board to do something about the city of Boca Raton’s decision to reduce the weekly hours
By Cheryl Blackerby
In March, Boca Raton will be trucking in sand to repair damaged dunes on the north beach. The 5,000 tons — 3,600 cubic yards — of sand from an inland mine will cost about $170,000.
“It’s a small dune project. It’s 2,000
By Tim Pallesen
The controversial nine-story Archstone apartment complex is expected to get final approval this month so construction in downtown Boca Raton can begin.
A procedural move allows the developer to avoid a citizens protest that sta
By Margie Plunkett
The Festival of the Arts will get the use of the Mizner Park amphitheater for free this year — although it will still pay for utilities, the first time Boca Raton hasn’t charged a rental fee since it took over amphitheater opera
Virginia Tishman Meyerson and her late husband, George
By Jane Smith
BOCA RATON — Arts lover and avid reader of British literature, Virginia Tishman Meyerson died Jan. 26 at her home.
She was 89 and died from complications of cancer, her passi
March 3: Don black-tie attire and step into a tented ‘kaleidoscope of the arts,’ with gourmet food and wine, a silent auction and ballroom dancing, to benefit Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia. Time is 5:30-10 pm. Cost is $115. Call 866-687-4201 o
March 14: Join Julia and friends for a fundraiser featuring shopping, hors d’oeuvres,
wine, entertainment and door prizes. Time is 4:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $75.
Call 243-1922 or visit www.alz.org/seflorida.
Photo: (front, from left) Agnes Nicolosi, Juli
By Cheryl Blackerby
Almost 40 years after its Camino Real groundbreaking on the waterfront, the Boca Raton Bridge Hotel has gotten the go-ahead for a major renovation that developers say will take full advantage of its prime location.
The Boca Raton
From left: Mark and Pam Begelman, and Sally and Bob Painter
are chairing this year’s event.
Inset below: Board member Phil Renaud and his wife, Mary.
Photos provided
By Christine Davis
Heroes, take your pick: a chance to drive a race car in Las V
