Haitian children surround Delray Beach philanthropist Frank McKinney after they moved into one of the 23 self-sustaining villages his foundation has built on the island. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
Few folks are more optimistic than Frank McKinney.
Boca’s Ballroom Battle
Boca Raton Resort & Club – Aug. 20
The George Snow Scholarship Fund netted a record $325,000 at the dance competition among eight community leaders. More than 770 guests watched as the volunteer hoofers battled for the Mirror Ba
Boca Raton race car driver Tristan Nunez, shown here with his high-tech race course simulator, visits schools to stress to students the dangers of distracted driving. Photo by Thom Smith
By Thom Smith
When most 20-year-olds are choosing their colle
The City of Boca Raton invited the public to welcome the USA National Miss Scholarship Pageant contestants during a Parade of States at Mizner Park on July 12. More than 200 delegates competed for more than $300,000 in scholarships. Tim Stepien/The C
Muhammad Ali jokingly held up a fist while holding the little Joe Lewis in 1991. Photo by Thom Smith
By Thom Smith
We all have our moments. Those fleeting ticks of time that stay with us to the grave, through good days and bad, despite the noisy kid
Adolphus ‘Dolph’ Orthwein and Leverett Miller play a match on the former polo fields near today’s Gulfstream Golf Club.
Photo courtesy of Orthwein family
By Thom Smith
Polo. Money. Land. Money. Florida. Money. No polo.
Few relationships are more bea
What an April … no foolin’.
Briny Breezes General Manager Theresa Pussinen has a prize photo with actor Robert De Niro, in town to shoot The Comedian. Photo provided
First comes word that Robert De Niro is hanging around Briny Breezes. OK, OK, it’s
By Thom Smith
No big football game at West Boca High … no free golf at Osprey Point … yet traffic on Glades Road west of 441, on Sunday evening, March 13, was at a virtual standstill a mile from the entrance to South County Regional Park.
The
Forgettable.
Timolin and Casey Cole had such high hopes. The Grammy Awards show was going to honor their sister, Natalie. Her unexpected death New Year’s Eve had left a big hole in their lives and those of music lovers around the world, and the tribu
The pink ’57 Chevy in front of Ellie’s Diner will likely be granted a variance
to remain on the property along Federal Highway.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
Doo-wop or don’t wop. Ellie Smela’s favorite color is pink, but she and hus
3rd Annual Delray Beach Surf Festival: Delray Beach – Nov. 14
Under rainy skies and gusty winds, Tom Pacheco, Laura Melum, Lydia Ripper, Elissa Masler and Laura Simon cheer for contestant Raef Melum, 10, during the Delray Beach Surf Festival. Competi
By Thom Smith
Oh, what a lovely life.
In 1962, David Short, the oldest of five children, died in a car crash and his mother, Olive, was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors gave her three months.
But I have one last child to raise, she responded defia
Howard Schnellenberger and his wife, Beverlee, were honored before the University of Miami vs. Florida Atlantic University football game. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-I-O-N.
As the University of Miami contingent
Burt Reynolds helped make the Pontiac Trans Am ‘the Car’ in the ‘70s. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
Back in the ’70s, the Pontiac Trans Am was baaad. And one particular ’79 model was the baddest of the baaad. Four hundred cubic-inch V8. “Black and bo
By Thom Smith
Running may be the purest form of athletic endeavor, but except for the Olympics and the Boston Marathon, it is virtually ignored. So most people have never heard of the Schapperts.
Oh sure, folks connected with Pope John Paul
By Thom Smith
Alex Callegari should know how to handle heat. After all, he’s been fighting fires with Boca Raton Fire Rescue for 10 years. But he can also stand it in the kitchen. Callegari’s a finalist in the Bud & Burgers Championship, a nationa
Copperpoint Brewing Company is one of many local brewers that will benefit from the change in state regulations allowing for the sales of ‘growlers.’ Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
So much for the 2015 regular session of the Florida Leg
Proper Affair: The Addison, Boca Raton – April 16
Boston Proper and the Achievement Centers for Children & Families united in April to host the seventh annual Proper Affair to benefit low-income children and families in our community. The event fe
Burt Reynolds (left) gives a peck to the Burt Reynolds Scholarship winner, Lauryn Eisenstein, at Palm Beach International Film Festival’s Student Showcase of Films. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
"The health of Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds has deter
Luxe Collection opening celebration
Mizner Park, Boca Raton –Feb. 12
Bobby Yampolsky stands in the showroom of his East Coast Jewelry Luxe Collection, an ultra-luxury superstore concept that features rare timepieces, fine diamonds, private aviation, a
