ABOVE: A crowd gathers at the 11th annual Father’s Day Classic Car Show at Mizner Park in Boca Raton, which drew more than 100 vehicles. Proceeds benefited Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.
BELOW: The grille of a 1958 Buick Riviera Estate Wagon.
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With Father’s Day on June 18, we asked a handful of thoughtful dads to tell us what parenthood has taught them — in 150 words or fewer. Boy, did they deliver! Here are their words of wisdom.
Compiled by Mary Thurwachter
‘Being a dad has taught me my
A sampling of tapas at Medi Terra in Boca Raton’s Royal Palm Place. BELOW: Michael Velicu is chef; his son Daniel is in charge of hospitality and operations. Photos provided by Bronwyn Knight
By Jan Norris
Medi Terra in Boca Raton is the culmination
Scott Koedel of Ocean Ridge models Electric Swingarm glasses with matte black frames and bronze green mirror lenses. $200.99.
By Brian Biggane
Did you know that one sunglass lens is better for fishing in shallow water and another for deeper? Or th
Former Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein with his children, Lily (left), Madison and Jack. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Cary Glickstein
58, Delray Beach
Former mayor, entrepreneur and aging surfer
His father: Hugh Glickstein, who died in 2015
His ch
From toasting his special day by sipping craft beer to determining who can reel in the biggest fish, the time you spend together might be the best gift of all.
Go fishing with Dad either along the coast or west of town. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwa
Steven Dapuzzo slices a completed pie at SoLita & Mastino in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Sallie James
The faint smell of burning oakwood wafted through
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By Thom Smith
Father’s Day. What to do?
By comparison, Mother’s Day is a piece of cake, or maybe croissants, eggs Benedict and Champagne at a special brunch
Professional surfer Peter Mendia, of West Palm Beach, rides a WaveJet surfboard near the Lake Worth Pier. Mendia says the propulsion system allows him to spend less time paddling and more time riding waves.
Photos by Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
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May heralds summer and the newspaper office starts to heat up during the long afternoons. My husband calls it the “sweat pit.” He’s dead set on replacing the
aging, noisy AC units above our doors. He’s o
