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By Emily J. Minor
BOCA RATON — Jeanne Bice, who took her love for glitter, paired it with a young widow’s instinct to provide for her children and then parlayed all that into QVC fame and fortune, died June 10. Mrs. Bice was 71.
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South County homes and businesses are still leaking taxable value, but this year it’s closer to a dribble than a dam break.
While eight of nine coastal towns lost more than 5 percent of their taxable real estate value in 2009, only Mana
By Steve Plunkett
The folks planning a park at Ocean Strand want a few creative ideas on what to put there.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, which owns the coastal parcel, launched a new website, www.mybocaparks.org, which it hopes t
By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District has given the city $2 million to help pay for a 2010 beach renourishment project that fell victim to federal budget-cutting.
Boca Raton officials expected to get $5.3 million from the
Arthur Jaffe’s passion is books. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Ron Hayes
One lazy summer day when he was a boy, Arthur Jaffe wandered over to the Carnegie Library in Butler, Pa., and asked the helpful librarian to recommend a book.
“She gave
Israel Under The Stars
Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
Brett Loewenstern, 17-year-old American Idol semifinalist from Boca Raton, with students from the Donna Klein Jewish Academy choir.
The National Society of Arts and Letters Red Rose Dinner
By Steve Plunkett
A motion to suppress the evidence of an after-homecoming party where high school students drank alcohol led to a judge’s withholding adjudication of the parents who hosted the affair.
The plea deal means Paul and Ingrid Paolino, o
Leah Sessa leads the cast of Entre’Act Theatrix’
production of How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying, which will be at Boca Raton’s Caldwell Theatre.
Photo provided
By Greg Stepanich
If the success of AMC’s series Mad Men tapped an uns
Ann Lloyd, a self-described beach bum, is a hotelier
turned author who lives in Boca Raton. She
wrote a book titled Vodka on My Wheaties,
available locally at Hands in Delray. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Mary Thurwachter
People say Ann Lloyd is color
Here is a list of when, and what, you can water.
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By Margie Plunkett
The Friends of the Library in Boca Raton want a bigger footprint for the new public library than initially proposed and are willing to give the city a $250,000 gift to do it.
The gift will support 1,250 more gross square feet — 8
The city has received a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Protection to trim sea grapes in four locations on the north part of A1A, City Manager Leif Ahnell told the council on April 26.
The project drew concern of the DEP, which f
By Thom Smith
The recently revived and moved Elwood’s in Delray Beach (301 NE Third Ave.) seems to be hitting its stride — barbecue with a Virginia accent and a strong weekend lineup up of regional bands and the occasional national act, includ
Barbara Schmidt says she tries to follow
the advice of Gandhi: ‘Be the change you
want to see in the world.’ About 10 years ago, she founded
a philanthropic organization called Spirit of Giving. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Linda Haase
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Leaving just in time to miss the really hot and humid months, not to mention the dreaded hurricane season?
We will miss you — but we won’t forget to write.
The Coastal Star publishes all year long, charging right through summer and into fall.
Our
The city of Boca Raton recently transferred a significant archive of historical maps and photographs to the Boca Raton Historical Society to ensure their safekeeping and preservation.
The maps and photographs have been scanned and added to the city’
By Steve Plunkett
The city’s attempt to settle a grassroots group’s lawsuit over the proposed Ocean Strand park lasted only one session.
Joe Pedalino, co-chairman of Keep Your Boca Beaches Public, said attorneys for Boca Raton and the Greater Boca
Furniture in Carmen's at the Top has been spiffed up and the menu has been revamped
to include a selection of small plates and a prix fixe menu. Un Next: A new wine list. Photo by Tim Stepien
For a listing of 13 waterfront restaurants including
A huge crowd turned out for the Further concert
in Mizner Park. It was the biggest event there since
the city took over last fall.
Photo provided
By Tim Norris
As darkness drapes Boca Raton’s Mizner Park on this mild dusk in early April, the
By Liz Best
BOCA RATON — Milton Stanley Holz of Boca Raton died April 2. He was 88 years old.
Born in Jersey City, N.J., in 1922, Mr. Holz attended New York University and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married his beloved wife, Sh
