A detail of the wallpaper at the Ritz-Carlton’s resort club
lounge shows dapper monkeys sipping martinis. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwachter
What could be more fun than a barrel of monkeys? How about a swanky club lounge that mingles chic mid-cent
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Roberta Jurney (left), Peggy Kelleher, Dr. Maria M. Vallejo, Lynda Levitsky,
Bobbi Horwich, Lexye Aversa, Renee Plevy, Sherry Frankel, Jacie Keeley
and Patricia Turner. Photo provided
Outstanding local women will be honored with portraits during th
By Thom Smith
For decades the family yacht tied up at local marinas, the better for dad to entertain big clients and the family to enjoy a little respite from Northeast winters.
Malcolm Forbes died in 1990, but the wining and dining aboard Highlander
PALM BEACH — Weldon Yeager was in Michigan on business when a passing stranger gave him a seat on the Ocean Ridge Town Commission.
In the February 1990 election, both Mr. Yeager and Vera Klein, an 18-year veteran, garnered exactly 269 vote
The recently revived and moved Elwood’s in Delray (301 NE Third Ave.) seems to be hitting its stride — barbecue with a Virginia accent and a strong weekend lineup up of regional bands and the occasional national act, including The Dillengers and the
PALM BEACH — Walter Richard Donahue, who moved to Florida in 1982 after a prosperous business career with several major U.S. corporations, died Feb. 24, nine weeks shy of his 91st birthday.
His second wife, Mary Sloneker Donahue, sai
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
Charles Benoit (left) gets a chuckle from comedian Eddie Brill who entertained hundreds Jan. 28 at the Delray Beach Marriott, during the 5th Annual Laugh with the Library fundraiser to benefit the Delray Beach Public Library.
By Thom Smith
Mario Batali had logged a busy day, giving a cooking demonstration for Publix Apron’s Cooking School at The Morikami. The Food Network favorite was hungry, and he wanted someone else to do the cooking. He also wanted a place where he co
Lantana Town Council members have said it before and they’ll say it again: Don’t ask to drive construction equipment over our $1.5 million seawall.
Palm Beach sought permission to send a bulldozer, a front-end loader and two dump truc
Deck 84 is finally a reality, and Burt Rapoport’s new restaurant on the Intracoastal in Delray Beach appears to be a hit. After a soft opening in mid-November, the veteran restaurateur held two opening parties Nov. 18 and 19 and went pub
By Mary Thurwachter
If you’ve just returned to the barrier island after a summer away, a short jaunt to Palm Beach’s most fashionable shopping district promises to be well “Worth” the drive.
While you were gone, Worth Avenue was undergoing a $15
By Thom Smith
Colonel Sanders was the chicken king, but Michelle Bernstein may be the new queen, andif enough of her subjects seek an audience, it could be good news for the troubled Omphoy Resort just north of the Lake Worth bridge.
The rag
By Thom Smith
Heads turned. Hands waved. Horns honked.
Motorists and pedestrians from Sebastian to Boca Raton had no trouble recognizing thefamiliar cyclist during the first week of June. Steve Weagle was at it again, biking north to south to rai
We appreciate restaurants with scrumptious food, good service and a pleasing ambience. But if a dining spot comes with an ocean view, we’re really cooking! Fortunately for us, our islands are blessed with several such gems, where
