By Steve Pike
Renovation of the marina at the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club in Boca Raton — part of the private club’s multimillion-dollar enhancement program — is expected to be complete in May, according to club General Manager Robin Blankhors
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Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club head golf professional, Andy McMechan.
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By Steve Pike
The Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club is undergoing some significant changes.
The most visible is the renovation to its golf co
The 17th hole at Seagate Country Club at the Hamlet is considered one of the best holes
at the club, which is lengthening its course to nearly 7,100 yards.
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By Steve Pike
In the golf world, longer is always better, whether it’s a n
Protesters chanted in the fountain area between Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club and
the Boca Raton Resort to protest George Zoley, president of the GEO Group.
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By Dan Moffett
About a dozen human-rights activists prot
Rick Dupuis with his wife, Gale, and their dog Cappuccino.
Rick was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, and moved
to Florida more than 40 years ago. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
If there’s a pattern to Rick DuPuis’ life, it’s that he always trie
Alyce Erickson, with her poodle Miss Puccini,
lives in a home at Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club,
from which she can organize fundraisers for such organizations
as Lynn University and the National Society of Arts,
among others. Photo by Tim Stepien
Lynne Chandler Novick has lived all over the world — Boston, Switzerland, New Jersey — but she always comes home to Boca Raton.
Novick, who has been president of the Royal Palm Improvement Association for eight years, also sells homes in the luxury d