Lina Roche, an eighth-grader at St. Mark Catholic School, checks the depth of the sea grape tree she planted with classmate Katelyn Guinan at Boynton Beach’s Oceanfront Park in Ocean Ridge on April 26. The Arbor Day event memorialized surfer and envi
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By Antigone Barton
There’s something about tea: Soothing and restoring, a comfort and a tradition, it provides both a lull and a lift to the day. Let fathers celebrate their day with tee times, Mother’s Day tea is an occasion for finger food and flo
A woman greets the dawn on Easter Sunday at Oceanfront Park.
Crowds gather for the Easter Sunrise Community Worship Service presented by the Boynton Beach Ministerial Association at Oceanfront Park.
Best friends Allison Andrickson, 5, (left) of Boca Raton and Riley Cope, 5, of Delray Beach count their beads during the Delray Beach St. Patrick’s Day parade. Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
12/3 - Winterfest Lantana is presented by the Greater Lantana Chamber of Commerce and Palm Beach School for Autism at the Lantana Sports Complex on Lantana Road just east of I-95. Rides, food, crafts, Santa, entertainment and more. Noon-midnight. Fr
Here are 10 holiday safety tips from the Boca Raton Police Department:
1. Minimize the amount of cash and the number of debit or credit cards you carry.
2. Keep gift cards close and secure. They are easily redeemable and difficult to recover once they
ABOVE: What better way for Florida children to ring in the holiday season than with a spirited snowball fight. Aca McGowen takes aim at some family members from a “artificial” snow pile at Mizner Park.
RIGHT: Boca Raton Com
The new Boca Raton Garden Club ornament highlights the
The Boca Raton Garden Club released its 18th annual holiday ornament, a commemoration of the Pearl City section of the city.
The Garden Club’s 24-karat-gold-plated 2011 ornament depicts th
Volunteers gather with hand-made holiday items in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach on Nov. 12. The church’s Holiday Craft Sale continues 10 am-3 pm Tuesdays and Saturdays through Dec. 17 at the church’s Bronson House,
Coastal Star food writer, Jan Norris, lists restaurants and places serving turkey (and vegetarian) on Thursday. Check it out at:
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A not too scary place to start is at “Halloween in the Hammock” at The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton on Oct. 22. Take a mysterious (but
See photos of more dogs dressed for Halloween
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Pumpkins, ghosts, witches, devils. This Halloween, these are not only popular costumes for people but also for their pets.
“Buying a costume for your pet is a feel-good sort of
Say Boo! to Halloween with everything from ghostly hauntings to pumpkin-inspired meals and cocktails.
A good place to start for those who like things that bump in the night? Try the Lake Worth Playhouse. It’s said to be haunted by one its founder
Slideshow: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Delray Bea
A palm tree husk tied with raffia cradles a hot-pink eyelet sundress from The Petite Connection in Delray Beach. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Paula Dettwiller
When Don Draper of the hit TV series Mad Men needed a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife, his loya
The Devil’s Food Cake prepared by Ana Pheterson, pastry chef at 32 East. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Jan Norris
Who knows when chocolate began to be associated with Saint Valentine’s Day? The history of that marriage is vague. Suffice it to say that toda
And it’s not even the holly.
It’s the spirit that makes the holidays merry in Florida.
We have surf and sand and palm trees galore.
And tropically themed gifts for the ones you adore.
Savor and shop, and avoid all