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Coasting Along: Concierge security at Boca Raton's Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 18:47

By Tim Norris

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

Editorial: Friendship, hope and a flash of sparkle

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 18:43

I love the winter holidays.
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

Around Town: Hot chef's calendar cooks up money for charity

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 18:40

By Thom Smith

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

Boca Raton: City, children's museum agree on lease

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 18:35

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

Boca Raton: Historic bungalow may face bulldozer

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 18:30

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

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts to to enchant and inspire

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 18:00

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

Meet Your Neighbor: Mary Mills

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 17:50

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’ training available for the cheerily inclined

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 17:30

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

Obituary —Dona Culhane: Boca Raton

Posted by Scott Simmons on December 1, 2010 at 17:30

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.
A

Along the Avenues: Rapoport revives restaurant with Deck 84 debute

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 1, 2010 at 16:07

By Thom Smith

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

Along the Avenues: Evert lobs challenges by focusing on family — South Palm Beach through Delray Beach

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:30

Racquet back, eye on the ball …
Pop! And another shot strikes the clay inches inside the baseline. “That’s it, that’s it!,” the encouraging words follow as a young girl, barely in her teens, struggles with the fusillade that tests her forehand and ba

Coasting Along: Old school still applies in this family business

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:20

By Tim Norris

The secret to the Meating Place, the heart of it, waits somewhere unexpected, past the vintage refrigerated display cases and their parade of steaks and chops and ribs and roasts.
Most customers don’t get that far. The meat, in red and

Editorial: What am I grateful for? Just turn a page

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:14

November.
It’s a time of reflection.
It’s a time to look back at the year so far and to think about what remains.
And it’s a time for gratitude.
I turn to this newspaper sometimes, when I need to get my priorities straight — to look back on just how mu

Boca Raton: Party leaves parents facing charges

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:00

By Steve Plunkett

An after-homecoming party along the Intracoastal Waterway left the parents of a Boca Raton High School student in legal hot water.
Paul, 51, and Ingrid Paolino, 45, of the 2800 block of Spanish River Road, are charged with hosting an

Boca Raton: Palmetto Park goes pedestrian Work is welcome, but some question timing

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:00

By Angie Francalancia

Barricades block off the two outside lanes of Palmetto Park Road. Confused drivers struggle to navigate through to parking lots. Merchants fear they’ll keep on driving.
It’s the price for progress, said Giuliano Lorenzani, owner

Boca Raton: Ocean Strand land-use change weighed

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:59

By Steve Plunkett

The city wants to know what plans the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District has for developing Ocean Strand.
City Council member Anthony Majhess proposed sending an official letter after Ocean Strand neighbors again urged the cou

Boca Raton: Red-light cameras coming to 5 intersections

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:55

By Margie Plunkett

Smile for the cameras when you drive through five busy intersections in Boca Raton that are targeted for installation of red light cameras. You might not be happy later: Get caught running a red light and you can count on getting a

Meet Your Neighbor: Lynne Chandler Novick

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:30

Lynne Chandler Novick has lived all over the world — Boston, Switzerland, New Jersey — but she always comes home to Boca Raton.
Novick, who has been president of the Royal Palm Improvement Association for eight years, also sells homes in the luxury d

Around Town: Evert lobs challenges by focusing on family and tennis — Boca

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:30

Racquet back, eye on the ball …
Pop! And another shot strikes the clay inches inside the baseline. “That’s it, that’s it!,” the encouraging words follow as a young Chinese girl, barely in her teens, struggles with the fusillade that tests her forehan

Paws Up for Pets: Pets in church? OMG!

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:00

View photo slideshow of local pet blessings | Pets' letters to God

By Arden Moore

Have you ever wondered if your dog or cat prays? Believes in a higher power? Will your beloved departed pets be waiting for you with tail wags and purrs in Heaven?