By Thomas R. Collins
The website’s home page has an aerial shot of the coastline, with turquoise waters washing over the sand and sunbathers dotting the beach.
Delray Beach, says the site recently created by the
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Flossy Keesely lives in Highland Beach with her Yorkie, Schatzi.
Photo by Tim Stepien
By Scott Simmons
The phone doesn’t stop ringing at Flossy Keesely’s Highland Beach home.
Brrrring!
“Ah, so good to hear from you.”
Brrrring!
“Definitely! Plan to be
By Dianna Smith
BOCA RATON —When someone had a question about Boca Raton history, Donald Curl usually knew the answer.
Mr. Curl’s knowledge of the area was so vast that he recorded most of his knowledge in books that will live on forever. Mr. Curl, 7
Peggy Henry grew up in Fort Lauderdale, and now calls Gulf Stream home. She recently was named chairman of the board at the Florence Fuller Child Development Center.
Photo by Jerry Lower
Fourteen years ago, Peggy Henry was invited to tour the Floren
Boca Raton residents are mounting another assault in their campaign to ensure that Ocean Strand becomes a park.
A new group, Keep Your Boca Beaches Public, is circulating petitions to place an ordinance and a charter amendment targeti
Customers buy gold chips and coins from the
Gold-to-Go vending machine at Boca Raton’s
Town Center. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
Like bees to honey, shoppers are converging on a new hive at Boca’s Town Center. This honey is golden, all right,
Betty-Jane Lee, a 71-year member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, sips tea during
a recent meeting of the Estahakee Chapter at the
Highland Beach Holiday Inn. Photos by Tim Stepien
By Ron Hayes
If you believe the Da
The event committee for the Friends of the Boca Raton Museum of
Art’s Holiday Champagne Reception included Ann Conte (left),
Barbara Scott, Robin May, Nancy Wright and Marjory Bitson.
The event featured a variety of items for sale by local arti
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation hosted a kick-off reception for its 49th annual ball at Bogart’s.
The reception honored the members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee, who will be recognized as honorees at a black-tie gala to celebra
The Boca Raton High School Band performs holiday songs before the lighting of the Christmas tree Nov. 26 at Mizner Park. Members of the band stand as they are given a standing ovation by the crowd. Photo by Tim Stepien
Beyond energetic disputes between New Englander and chief of security Ray Lavin and New Yorker and lieutenant Mike McHale over the baseball fortunes of the Red Sox and Yankees, about the only fighting that the Royal Palm Yacht and Count
There’s a certain sparkle in the air — regardless of whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, the winter solstice or Kwanzaa.
And that sparkle symbolizes hope. It symbolizes faith. And it symbolizes family and friend
With visions of cheesecake dancing in her head, Taylor Morgan, host of South Florida Dines radio show and founder of SouthFloridaDines.com, envisioned a calendar, racier than a chocolate mousse — a ladle here, a toque there — of South
The Children’s Museum has a second lease, after theCity Council approved it paying $1 a year for 60 years.
The second lease agreement, between the museum and the city, is for the existing Singing Pines and Arvida house buildings and expanded museum ex
By Mary Thurwachter
Quiet, for a moment, please. Listen carefully and you can hear an SOS coming from the Boca Raton Historical Society. The wrecking ball looms and it’s threatening to take away a slice of the city’s history.
In this case, it’s th
It’s not the snow, it’s not the frost.
And it’s not even the holly.
It’s the spirit that makes the holidays merry in Florida.
We have surf and sand and palm trees galore.
And tropically themed gifts for the ones you adore.
Savor and shop, and avoid all
And it’s not even the holly.
It’s the spirit that makes the holidays merry in Florida.
We have surf and sand and palm trees galore.
And tropically themed gifts for the ones you adore.
Savor and shop, and avoid all
Mary Mills has a passion for golf.
She has played since the age of 11, when her father signed her up for lessons, back in the day when folks from the Midwest would head south to her home state of Mississippi to spend a few weeks on the links.
“I could
Elves practice singing Christmas songs during ‘elf training’
at Boca Raton Community Center on a recent evening.
Claire Riccardi (left), Roberta Eberling, Loretta Lombardo and Fran Moran.
Photo by Tim Stepien
By Linda Haase
Who knew elves had to go to
By Ron Hayes
BOCA RATON — A former model, accomplished bridge player and 30-year resident of Boca Raton, Dona Culhane, died Nov. 18 after a lengthy illness.
She was 82 and lived at the Stratford Arms.
Mrs. Culhane was born Oct. 1, 1928, in Hudson, N.Y.
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Deck 84 is finally a reality, and Burt Rapoport’s new restaurant on the Intracoastal in Delray Beach appears to be a hit. After a soft opening in mid-November, the veteran restaurateur held two opening parties Nov. 18 and 19 and went pub
