World War II veteran George Kelvin designed this flag for the Town Hall in Highland Beach.
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It is the wall in George Kelvin’s Highland Beach home office that provides the best glimpse into the passion and creativity t
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Katelyn Cucinotta joins an Earth Day beach cleanup at Ocean Inlet Park.
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By Rich Pollack
Katelyn Cucinotta was walking on the beach after surfing not far from her Briny Breezes home a few years ago when she came acro
Danielle Rosse at her Oceans 234 restaurant in Deerfield Beach.
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One of the first things Danielle Rosse, then 19, did when she arrived in South Florida 16 years ago was to take a job as a waitress at the Ranch House,
Delray Beach resident Alan Rose has become a strong supporter of the Caridad Center in Boynton Beach.
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By Rich Pollack
Until a few years ago, Alan Rose had never heard of the Caridad Center in Boynton Beach, which prov
Annie Davis, owner of Palm Beach Travel.
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Some people count sheep at night, but Annie Davis, owner of Palm Beach Travel in Manalapan, goes to bed thinking about the logistics and routing of her clients’ trips.
“It
Spotlight Families creator Shawn Sherlock with her son Aiden,
youth editor and music scene reporter of the magazine.
Twelve-year-old twins Madison and Mallory Barrass are two of the junior reporters.
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By Janis Fontaine
Shawn Sherlo
Kim Beaumont’s CPA practice is in Boynton Beach.
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Most people dread the tax season, but one of Kim Beaumont’s favorite things to do is “a big, juicy, complicated tax return, with all kinds of problems.”
“I’m an ana
Marti Kaplan, a volunteer for the Symphonia, lives at The Carlton condominiums in Boca Raton.
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By Marie Puleo
Marti Kaplan has found the perfect way to combine her talent for crunching data with her love for classi
Lucille Flagello organizes casino trips in South Palm Beach.
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Lucille Flagello had no idea about the new home and community that were waiting for her when she moved to South Palm Beach in 2006.
“All I knew I was g
Brandy Torrez with her three children — Destiny, 16, Robbie, 12, and Paul, 9 — and husband, Robert.
Torrez’s hair loss is typical of cancer treatment.
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By April Klimley
Cancer is especially tragic when it happens t
Father Paul Kane, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, participates
in Delray Beach’s Martin Luther King Day Walk to City Hall.
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By Janis Fontaine
If you come to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach and ask to
Ocean Ridge Town Clerk Karen Hancsak sits at her post on the Town Hall dais. She retires Jan. 29.
Photo by Tim Stepien
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge is bracing itself for a case of institutional amnesia the likes of which few communities have ever s
A domestic abuse survivor, Jeannette DeOrchis will co-chair AVDA’s Heart of a Woman Luncheon on Jan. 20.
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By Rich Pollack
Jeannette DeOrchis has a great career as a certified financial planner and senior vice presiden
Suzi Goldsmith’s one drive in life is to save as many animals as she can. Goldsmith, who lives in Manalapan,
is one of the founders of Tri-County Animal Rescue in Boca Raton and will be honored at the Doggie Ball.
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Su
Young ‘doc’ helped bring horses to Europe after WWII
Now a part-time resident of Briny Breezes, Harold ‘Doc’ Burton
aboard the SS Mercer Victory ship in 1947.
Burton family photo
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Karen Sweetapple is being honored
as one of Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s ‘Women of Grace.’
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The impact coastal Boca Raton resident Karen Sweetapple has made on the South County charity scene continues to change the
Joe Gillie, outgoing president of Old School Square in Delray,
poses with a mannequin wearing a dress by Delray Beach designer Amanda Perna.
Perna, 28, returned to Season 14 of Project Runway.
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Kay Brady, Joe Gillie and S
Irving and Barbara Gutin at their home in Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club.
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By Rich Pollack
Over the years, Barbara and Irving Gutin have funded millions of dollars’ worth of projects in South Florida and previously
Bridge tender Charlie Holbrook chats with Hengameh Omidi, a visitor from Iran (center),
and her friend Monika Damico of Delray Beach as they crossed the Atlantic Avenue Bridge on a recent afternoon.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A plaque hon
Candace Tamposi, principal at Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth,
surrounded by students. Previously, she was development director
at Rosarian Academy, then principal at St. Ann Catholic School in West Palm Beach.
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