Leslie Keno (left) and Leigh Keno
describe the details that make their
furniture line special. Photo by Tim Stepien
Find out about local antique shows
By Jan Norris
The Keno twins, Leigh and Leslie, have to be the most polite brothers anywher
boca raton (2386)
By Emily J. Minor
BOCA RATON — Carmen B. Dickenson, a descendent of the Minorcan settlers who came to St. Augustine in the 1700s and forever changed the ethnic makeup of Florida, died Feb. 11 at her island condo with the pretty waterfront view. She
to build new sea turtle tanks and roofs to cover them.
A palm tree husk tied with raffia cradles a hot-pink eyelet sundress from The Petite Connection in Delray Beach. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Paula Dettwiller
When Don Draper of the hit TV series Mad Men needed a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife, his loya
By Steve Plunkett
For land that’s lain idle more than 17 years, Ocean Strand swirled into 2011 with a flurry of activity.
• Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District Commissioner Dirk Smith met with the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowner Associat
The Boca Raton Resort & Club as it stand today.
The original Cloister built by Addison Mizner is at right.
Photo courtesy of the Boca Raton Resort & Club
Five things you maybe didn't know about Addison Mizner | Resort timeline
By Deborah S.
Jack Fox has piloted his own planes,
including this Beechcraft Baron, for
more than 50 years. He keeps this plane
at Boca Raton Airport. Photos by Tim Stepien
How do you know Jack Fox?
Coastal residents may know him as president of the Beac
In 1967, Arvida tears down part of the original
Cloister to build the tower. It is the tallest structure
between Tallahassee and Miami at the time.
Photo courtesy of the Boca Raton Resort & Club
1925: Palm Beach architect Addison Mizner arrives
Addison Mizner
Courtesy Boca Raton Historical Society
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Five things you might not know about Addison Mizner:
1. The Boca connection: Although Mizner is virtually synonymous with Boca Raton, he spent no more than a year in
Charles Benoit (left) gets a chuckle from comedian Eddie Brill who entertained hundreds Jan. 28 at the Delray Beach Marriott, during the 5th Annual Laugh with the Library fundraiser to benefit the Delray Beach Public Library.
By Mary Thurwachter, managing editor
A yellowed newspaper clipping floated out of the Christmas card my sister Susie sent in December.
“That’s me!” I yelped, getting a quizzical look from my husband across the breakfast table.
Beneath a photo
A new I-95 interchange at Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton has been officially adopted as a future development project by the Florida Department of Transportation.
So says County Commissioner Steven Abrams, who is a member of the Metropolitan Pl
By Thom Smith
If you had hoped to catch a pre-Oscar screening of Black Swan or The Social Network at the Sunrise Cinemas 8 in Mizner Park, change your plans. The multiplex closed down in mid-January amid a wealth of rumors and misinformation.
This
By Steve Plunkett
The city, which last summer installed parking meters on Palmetto Park Road east of the Intracoastal Waterway, might now assume ownership of the road.
Palm Beach County, which owns the highway, told city officials it will not permi
Red Reef Park’s splintery boardwalk is getting a 21st-century makeover. “They’ve been out there 30 years, and it’s time,’’ said Bob Langford, executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District. Low bidder for the Red Reef project wa
Wonder what the weather is like at the Boca Raton Inlet?
Wonder no more. You can find out by visiting www.pbcgov.org/erm/beachcams.htm. You’ll find up-to-date photos of the area, a service that will be especially useful for boaters, surfers and beach
John J. Chluski
By Ron Hayes
BOCA RATON — As a top executive with ITT, John J. Chluski lived what many would consider a dream job.
As a teenager during World War II, he lived what all would call a nightmare.
Mr. Chluski, who died Jan. 3 at
Lucille Ritacco tries to keep warm while watching
her golf partner, Frank Garito, tee off at The Palm Beach
Par 3 Golf Course Saturday afternoon. The temperatures
were in the 50s at the time with strong winds
out of the north. Photo by Tim Stepien
Green-thumbed residents now have the chance to grow their own in Boca Raton.
The city OK’d a deal that would allow the Junior League of Boca Raton to operate a community garden on the Causeway Lumber site, next to the location of Boc
Ramona Bean (left), Theodora Preston, Pat Koutrakos, Thelma Constantinou, Alice Cleary and Ann Chambertides staff the pastry booth at last year’s Greek Festival. Photo provided
Recipes: Kourabiedes | Moussaka
By Jan Norris
Six months of planning, and
