Dr. John Strasswimmer is helping bring skin cancer screenings and treatments
to the local migrant community. Behind Dr. Strasswimmer at Caridad Center
are Dr. Sherry McQuown and Wilfido, a patient of Dr. Strasswimmer’s.
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By Lona O'Connor
Someone near you suffers from a mental illness. That’s the first thing mental health professionals want you to know during May, Mental Health Month.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the National Institu
Inside the Secret Garden Café, chef Lynn Dorsey shows off her vegan ‘crabcake.’
Ocean Ridge resident Naomi Donner receives a ‘sacred sound session’
by Randall Rodriguez at the Bean Scene Sunset Marketplace.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lo
‘Hello, mamas!’ says the sign on the new portable breastfeeding and pumping station
at Palm Beach International Airport. The 5- by 9-foot portable lactation suite,
located past the security checkpoint across from Gate C1, includes seating, an electri
Jenny O’Sullivan (right), with her husband, Morgan, and children, Caitlin, 6, Sean, 4,
and Molly, 6 months. Jenny O’Sullivan donates breast milk to the Toppel Family Place
at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
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By Lona O'Conno
Gina Melby, CEO of JFK Medical Center, addresses employees and board members
as part of the celebration of the 50th year of the hospital.
Dino Gavazza (foreground) and Frank Gueits help carry the capsule that was buried in 2003
after a major expansi
Jenny O’Sullivan (right), with her husband, Morgan, and children, Caitlin, 6, Sean, 4,
and Molly, 6 months. Jenny O’Sullivan donates breast milk to the Toppel Family Place
at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Conno
Daniel Cartledge with the Nervana player, designed to help people relax and feel in sync with music.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Connor
Introducing a new electronic product at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is like bringin
Simple practice
relaxes body, eases mind
Boynton Beach resident Mitch Marx assumes the Anjali mudra position, or prayer position,
prior to a yoga nidra session at Simply Yoga in Delray Beach.
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By Lona O’Connor
By Lona O'Connor
With no cure yet available, and few ways to stall its progress, Alzheimer’s disease has passed cancer as the disease most feared by Americans, according to 2015 surveys.
Alzheimer’s steals memory and thinking ability and ev
Story and photos by Mary Thurwachter
Accolades keep rolling in for Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue, a collection of more than 200 upscale shops (Tiffany, Chanel, Hermes, Saks, Louis Vuitton and Cartier, etc.) offering everything from designer jewelr
Gulf Stream School has been ranked No. 32 out of 50 schools identified as the best private schools in the country by TheBestSchools.org, an independent organization.
Only one other Florida school made the list. Rocky Bayou Christian Academy
Gulf Stream School students who will participate in the all-state concert are (l-r): Stefan Awaida,
Tori Wheat, Sarah Vanden Bosch, Daniel Rogers, Bianca Mason, Alivia Roth, Morgan Mattson and Mia Dagher.
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Bo Brown, 8, a third- grader at Addison Mizner Elementary School in Boca Raton, created the winning illustration in a contest for Boca Raton elementary school students, sponsored by Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation.
Bo and his parents, Ca
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Susanne Jorgensen stands triumphantly at the summit of Mount Shasta
in California after taking part in the 2015 Climb Against the Odds.
Photo provided
By Lona O'Connor
Nobody would have faulted Susanne Jorgensen if she had decided to snorkel and
Amanda Pamas, 23, of Delray Beach hangs from silks
during a class held by Lucy Nguyen at Sunshine Circus Arts in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Sierra Lewis, 17, taking a summer break from Idaho, hangs from silks during a class
given by L
Gary Tong instructs a tai chi class at A Touch of Chi in Delray Beach. Tong started his discipline more than 30 years ago with Shaolin Kung Fu under the guidance of Grandmaster Alan Lee. He later discovered tai chi chuan and chi kung (qigong), studyi
Darren Dunlea won the competition after
he dropped 69.4 pounds in seven weeks. That’s about
the same amount that his daughter McKenzie, right,
weighs; also pictured is her sister, Aubrey.
Laura McGinnis is not shy about showing
a photo of her former
Dr. Robert Levy in front of the ‘wall of love.’
The entrance to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The center is named for Billi and Bernie Marcus.
Photo provided
By Linda Haase
