The Boca Bowl was a family affair for many in attendance: David Mauschler and Benji Burns joined the Garcia brothers Remy, Rayden and Reese, all from Boca Raton. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
‘Twas two nights before Christmas and all acr
There will be performances by taiko drummers throughout the day at Oshogatsu. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
Among the Japanese traditions to commemorate the New Year: taiko drummers. A game similar to badminton. An elaborate lion dancer called
The former Pope estate, pictured in this rendering, will have
a ‘modern Tahitian-Transitional style.’ Asking price: $30.499 million.
Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The former Manalapan oceanfront home of the late Generoso Pope, founder and pub
A look at reflexology pressure points on the feet.
SOURCE: www.newhealthguide.org.
By Linda Haase
The holidays bring out the best in us. And the worst.
Over-the-top cookie baking and marathon shopping tire our bodies — and our minds. Frankly
The Boca Raton Dog Club donated pet oxygen masks to Boynton Beach Fire Rescue.
Pictured are firefighter Rubin Lopez and Jackie Allen of the Dog Club with Sir Lancelot.
Photo by Michael Landress
By Arden Moore
Among all the species on this planet,
A splash of colorful seeds and blooms highlights
the dominant green hue of most native plants. Here are a few
of the plants for sale at Meadow Beauty that would be appropriate
east of the Intracoastal Waterway: above -- Beauty berry lives up to its
Nick Ourusoff (l-r), Bill Poist, John Powless and Don Mathais at the finals in San Isidro, Agentina.
Photo provided
By Steve Pike
Ocean Ridge resident Bill Poist is finishing 2014 on a high note. Poist and his doubles partner, Donald Mathias of St
Capt. Chip Sheehan flies a fishing kite to keep live bait near the surface.
He holds the head of a sailfish up briefly for a photo
before releasing it. Mate Billy Blackman, background,
caught the sailfish using a live bait dangled from a fishing kit
Tricia and Jordan Hess and their son Brandon play Mary,
Joseph and Jesus in ‘Come to Bethlehem.’
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach offers the best opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit early this month.
• Begin your adventu
Thomas the Train is always a popular activity. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
Breakfast with Santa is an old tradition at the Boca Raton Children’s Museum. For 21 years, families have come to this special event each year for the classic Santa C
Hal Finkelstein (left) and Martin Kahn at the South Palm Beach SCORE office in Boca Raton.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jay Waitkus
Martin Kahn says he likes “to see the good side of people, and see them make it.”
Kahn means it, too:
Rob Van Winkle, aka rapper Vanilla Ice, is offering to do a 13-episode TV show
about his renovation of this $10.5 million home in Manapalan.
Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Broker James Arena, of Arena and Company, which has headqua
Bo Reynolds’ music draws from the neighborhoods (like Briny Breezes) near his home in the county pocket.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
In 1999, when Bo Reynolds lived in Austin, Texas, he wrote and recorded an album called Out Of Texas.
In 200
April Markee (left, in pink) leads an hourlong fitness program along A1A in Delray Beach. The program provides
new moms an opportunity to meet other local moms and their babies while getting fit.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
Squat
Jorge Mendiola demonstrates an exercise with his golden retriever, Shaylee,
during ‘Furry Fitness,’ an exercise program developed for dogs and their owners.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
While we are full of good intentions, many of
Benches provide visitors with a comfortable place to rest and observe nature.
A banana spider’s web glistens in the morning sun.
Boardwalks and gravel trails make getting around
in the 4.6-acre preserve an easy task for nature lovers of all ages.
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Ken and Ian Whitter of Boca Raton work on their irrigation.
A scarecrow keeps watch over one patch of tomatoes,
while, below: a plastic flamingo and yellow marigolds provide a little bit of color.
INSET BELOW: Banana peppers near harvest size.
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Isabella Malaga (center) pictured with her parents, Marc and Melissa.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Isabella Malaga was surprised when her parents and rabbi introduced her to the homeless children at Family Promise.
“I realized that they don
Mike Kuckelman, corporate chef for Bush Brothers Provision Co., slices yellowfin tuna during a recent
fish-cooking demonstration at the Boynton Beach Fishing Club. Kuckelman, an avid ocean angler,
also shared tips for frying and smoking fish.
Willie
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Sanborn Square, Boca Raton - Oct. 18
Tim Irwin poses on stilts behind Boca residents Eric Rosenberg, holding Darla, a small French bulldog, and his friend Allie Weprin with her Boxer, Sheba, who sit for a photo within the interac
