By Ron Hayes
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Jenny Bremanis’ son had a theory about his mother’s longevity.
“In New Jersey, her house had a basement, two floors and a walk-up attic,” Jake Bremanis recalled not long before her last birthday. “She got a lot of exe
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View slideshow of remodeling.
By Christine Davis
Candy and Mason Heydt have put the finishing touches on their super-cute cottage at 705 SE Atlantic Drive, Hypoluxo Island, the one that they’ve been renovating for the last six months. And they
By Margie Plunkett
A long-awaited drainage and pavement project on Hypoluxo Island is taking shape with a newly awarded contract for design and construction assistance for paving improvements.
Council approved at its Nov. 14 meeting a $26,623 c
By Tim Norris
Down from among the tall pines of Maine in 1980, David Bunting found a small, flowering tree arching over the driveway of his new home on Hypoluxo Island. He liked it well enough — “I’ve always liked trees,” he says — and then it gre
Jenny Bremanis proudly shows off booties she has crocheted. Photos by Jerry Lower
By Ron Hayes
Jenny Bremanis turns 101 on Oct.1.
Or maybe 103.
She was certainly born on Oct. 1, 1910, in Latvia. A century later, she’s still alive and remark
The Lantana Town Council hopes a newly approved $711,765 contract will pull the plug on a drainage problem at North Atlantic Drive and Beach Curve Road on Hypoluxo Island that has spanned decades.
The winning bid, quoted by I
Left: Candy Heydt opens the front door of the quintessential 1950s Florida cottage.
By Christine Davis
You could go north or south on Hypoluxo Island and still end up at Mason and Candy Heydts’ home.
That’s because they live at 705 N. Atlantic Drive
Left: Ye Tower Restaurant was a landmark along Dixie Highway in southern Lantana. Paul Dunbar operated the restaurant from 1925 until it was torn down in 1987. Photos courtesy of the Lantana Historical Society
By Liz Best
When the red
Sid Walesh traded corporate life for an artist’s life. Boynton Beach City Hall is hosting an exhibition of his work, titled “Metamorphosis.” Works also will be included in an exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.
A divorced father of two adu
LANTANA — Robert “Bob” Long might have known a lot about real estate and what it took to sell a luxurious home, but the legacy he left behind to those who knew him wasn’t just that he was a fantastic Realtor.
Mr. Long’s legacy was that
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206 NE Second St.
(Pineapple Grove)
Delray Beac
Plan 1: Refresh
She begins refreshing the house by brightening the interior with white or of
Designer's three approaches | Participating designers
Like many pe
The Storybook House contest
To view the ‘Storybook House’ and vote for your favorite $10,000 design proposal, you are welcome to attend one of two open house events:Nov. 7 – noon-2 pm
Nov. 14 – 2-4 pm.
The house is located at 321 S. Atlantic
Corrections
An article about the Storybook House on Hypoluxo Island that appeared in the December issue misstated the date that the first bridge to the island was built. The first wooden bridge was constructed in 1925.
In a photo appearing with the s
By Ron Hayes
Sally Leyenberger came to Delray Beach in 1978, and for the first decade or so, she was an average citizen. She did not attract attention. She did not spread stories.
And then, in 1988, Sally Leyenberger turned herself into a big re
Hurricanes can put the hurry in you. When Hurricane Andrew took aim on South Florida in1992, I stood inside my bathtub with my roommate and three puzzled cats. Living just a mile from the ocean in Lantana, we waited for the Category 5 storm to str
By Kelly Wolfe
You need an arsenal of adjectives to describe the Dub City Roller Girls.
At first glance, they are a combination of the family tomboy playing dress-up in their cross-dressing uncle’s closet; an action movie where an army of renegade
By Christine Davis
What goes around comes around, and, when it comes to coastal real estate, it lookslike it might be coming around again, observes Judi Lukens, a Realtor with Premier Estate Properties in Delray Beach.
“Across the board, we are
By Margie Plunkett
A plan that would allow Lantana Police Chief Rick Lincoln to retire early received preliminary approval from the Town Council, a move that could shuffle
Police Department leadership to the tune of a $125,000 savings.
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