For a child living on beachfront,
intrigue of wartime was exciting
Seen from the Atlantic Ocean is the Sanborn house (left), where Dr. Peter Barrett
recalls a suspected spying incident took place in 1942. The Boca Raton Villas ar
at the center and th
Suzi Goldsmith’s one drive in life is to save as many animals as she can. Goldsmith, who lives in Manalapan,
is one of the founders of Tri-County Animal Rescue in Boca Raton and will be honored at the Doggie Ball.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Su
By Bill Meredith
BOCA RATON — Successful composers often remain in the shadows while the artists who perform their music skyrocket to fame, and one of the most versatile such writers was Luigi Federico Creatore.
The Manhattan-born Creatore
California-based international political commentator Saied Shemirani served as guest speaker
at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club, discussing the topic ‘From Monarchy to Mullahs: The State of Terror’
and the idea of establishing a parliamentary system by
A total of 84 golfers and volunteers rose with the morning sun and headed to a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course
for a round of 18 holes to benefit the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Participants were greeted
with a lavish breakfast and quality gift
Seventy-two golfers swung into action to raise funds for Wayside House, a Delray Beach addiction-treatment center
for women that has operated for more than four decades. While the golfers were busy on the course,
80 bridge players faced off in the cl
An evening of celebration and keynote presentation by Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister,
entertained nearly 150 donors to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
who gathered for an elegant cocktail reception and dinner. ABOVE: Barba
Andy Scott, a longtime supporter of the George Snow Scholarship Fund,
is honorary chairman of the ball with Robin Trompeter as honorary chairwoman.
Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Tommy Bahama shirts will meet Stetson western hats, and tropical sundr
Here are some of the stories about how the money was used, in ways both large and small. The donors want to remain anonymous:
• I started a “Go-Fund-Me” website with my $20 and to date have raised $1,000 for the Village of Hope in Haiti.
• We
Parishioners turn a Boca church’s $8,000
into $30,000 in donations to others in need
The Munson family, (clockwise from front) Pierce, Emerson, Melinda, Ken and Paula,
hold their bricks. Members of Advent Lutheran Church were given play bricks
contai
Ruff Tales Rescue regularly saves animals such as Christian (above)
from bleak lives in South Florida cages. After being fostered and medically cleared,
the pets are driven to Miami-Opa Locka Airport by Melanie Malanowski (below),
where they board an
Mandarin Oriental to join city’s high-end hospitality
The Mandarin Oriental will be part of Penn-Florida’s Via Mizner
mixed-use development at the corner of Federal Highway
and Camino Real in downtown Boca Raton.
Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
By Steve Plunkett
A week before a Dec. 7 joint meeting with City Council, commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District abruptly pulled two items from the agenda.
Off the table will be any talk of interlocal agreements to repl
Delray Beach resident Ken Parker gazes upon the Atlantic Ocean at South Beach Park in Boca Raton.
The city has purchased and installed mats to even out the beach sand and make the inclines
toward the water more navigable for people who come with whee
The Boca Raton Garden Club continues
its 22-year tradition of offering a holiday ornament.
Photo contributed
By Sallie James
Holiday decorations with a historic touch are what the Boca Raton Garden Club’s annual commemorative ornament fundraiser
By Steve Plunkett
Disabled people will be able to enjoy the boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center when it reopens next spring.
The boardwalk, which has been closed for repairs since February, will be getting a ramp to make the structure compli
By Sallie James
The future of a four-story mansion proposed for a pristine stretch of beachside property is up in the air, even though the project was rejected last month by Boca Raton’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The property owner, Natur
The Mark at CityScape has been criticized for its appearance.
File photo
By Mary Hladky
Dissatisfied with the appearance of The Mark at CityScape and concerned that more buildings with design flaws will sprout up downtown, the Boca Raton City Cou
Two Boca residents examine aerial photos of the troubled intersection of East Palmetto Park Road and Fifth Avenue.
Sallie James/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Lower the speed limit. Seize property for turning lanes through eminent domain. Elimin
By Rich Pollack
A redrawn blueprint for development of one of Boca Raton’s largest remaining parcels of undeveloped property got the green light to move forward from the City Council despite concerns from members of the Boca Raton Airport Authorit
