By Christine Davis
Astronomer and researcher Ata Sarajedini was named dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University. He will assume his new role in January. Sarajedini is associate dean for natural science and m
Villa Oceano Azul fetched a $25.2 million sales price this summer. It was a record price for a house in Manalapan. The ocean-to-lake estate features seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, four half-baths and a 1,234-square-foot guest house. Photo provided
Lisa and Chris Ruth have expanded their FirstLight Home Care franchise to include a location in Broward County.
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By Christine Davis
A move from Manhattan to Gulf Stream two years ago marked the start of a new business venture for
After years of discussion, planning and anticipation for the project, shovels finally hit the dirt
during the July 20 groundbreaking ceremony for the 4,700-square-foot U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility
at the Boca Raton Airport. The $4.3 mi
By Christine Davis
According to the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches June report, Palm Beach County’s median home price in June was $320,000, compared with $284,500 in January, but, the report noted, median home prices are historically high a
Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Boynton Beach raw bar and restaurant.
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By Rich Pollack
Grab a seat toward the end of the bar at Boynton Beach’s landmark Hurricane Alley Raw Ba
The George Snow Scholarship Fund awarded $687,483 to 72 students headed for college. (L-R) Frank Feiler,
Helen Babione, Janice Williams, scholarship recipients Chrismine Louis, Erica Hennessy
and Lauren Smith, Ingrid Fulmer, Bonnie Halperin and Jon K
This eight-bedroom French-inspired estate on the ocean in Highland Beach
is on the market for $31.9 million, almost double the record sale in the town.
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By Christine Davis
It’s already a show-stopper, but when it sells, it will be
A moving glass wall may enclose the Little House’s porch.
Renderings courtesy of AW Architects Inc.
Work proposed for the Oscar Magnuson House.
By Jane Smith
Craft beers and tapas are coming to two new restaurants on Ocean Avenue.
The owne
Artists James Knill and Amanda Johnson at their gallery in Boynton Beach.
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By Lucy Lazarony
Step into the Amanda James Gallery and be prepared to be enveloped in a world of vibrant textiles, breathtaking photos and bri
Delray Beach developer Frank McKinney is marketing a 4,042-square-foot micro-mansion
that is under construction in Ocean Ridge. He’s not set a price.
Rendering provided
By Christine Davis
Frank McKinney, Delray Beach resident and “real estate art
Albert Richwagen III and his mother, Bertha, in their shop in Delray Beach.
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55 years ago, Robert Richwagen posed at the entrance of their first store, and framed the first dollar they made (below).
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By Ron
$39.95 million for this Delray Beach house.
Rendering of the $13.635 million house being built in Ocean Ridge.
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By Christine Davis
With another season winding down, home sales on Palm Beach County’s southern coast continue to break
Olive Belcher (with her daughter Brittany) used the Out of the Box
food truck to cater the preview of a listing at Boca Bay Colony.
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By Christine Davis
In January, the Florida-based women’s clothing retailer Boston Proper, a divisio
Owners Sean Iglehart and Clint Reed opened Sweetwater Bar & Grill in 2011
in Boynton Beach. This month they are opening Saxon, which has a different flavor.
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By Thom Smith
“Hey, let’s open a bar!”
Giving the frivolo
The Ziff estate includes a 12-bedroom main residence, two four-bedroom beachside cottages,
the seven-bedroom Mango House and botanical gardens with 1,500 species.
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By Christine Davis
Back in May The Coastal Star announced that Manal
Ricky Marcellini (with wife, Caroline, and daughter, Nina) opened the Little Chalet in Boca Raton as an extension of the family business in Brazil. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
If you were a bride in the 1980s, chances
Staff members from Bank of America visited Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches in December,
dropping off toys and handmade holiday cards for the students at the agency’s Project Grow afterschool program.
They also presented the agency’s CEO, Matthew C
The staff celebrates after Caffe Luna Rosa was named Restaurant of the Year
by the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce for the second year in a row.
Photo provided by Michiko Kurisu
By Christine Davis
Fite Shavell & Associates agent Jack El
Premier Estate Properties business partner Carmen D’Angelo Jr. (far left),
with family members (l-r) Gerard, Laura, Antonio, Pascal and Joseph Liguori.
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By Christine Davis
Pascal Liguori, broker associate at Premier Estate Propert
