By Steve Plunkett
After first proposing a nearly 36% tax increase, then trimming it to a 19.43% hike, commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District succumbed to pressure from the City Council and kept their tax rate the same.
“But be
By Christine Davis
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine received a five-year research project grant totaling $1,738,565 from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health for a project that us
In a moment from the documentary When All That’s Left Is Love, Marilyn Gordon cares for her husband, Sheldon ‘Shelly’ Gordon. He died in 2013, and their son Eric’s film shows how Marilyn coped as an Alzheimer’s caregiver. Photo provided
By Joyce Re
Columnist Arden Moore is surrounded by Bahamian potcakes, mutts named for the leftover rice in the bottom of cooking pots that islanders occasional feed them. Early this year Moore visited a shelter in the Bahamas that Hurricane Dorian destroyed last
Linda Prior, Marie Buss and BJ Mays (l-r) wear crocheted baby blankets they created for Holly House at First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach. Buss is 93 and Mays is 91. On this occasion they gathered at Buss’ house. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A yellow sulphur butterfly takes flight after laying eggs on the leaves of a candle bush plant near the Okeeheelee Nature Center’s main building. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Okeeheelee Nature Center, situated wi
Hurricane relief supplies jam the boat showroom floor at Tuppen’s Marine & Tackle in Lake Worth Beach. Tuppen’s co-owner Steve Sprague, along with others from Palm Beach County, used their boats to transport donated goods to West End, Grand Bahama Is
Peggy Brown, Barbara Sheridan, Anne Mongon, Michele DeGennaro and Highland Beach Police Chief Craig Hartmann. Photo provided
Speaking during an event held by the St. Lucy Council of Catholic Women, members of the Delray Beach Police Department’s det
We Are Messengers will play Oct. 27 in Boca. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
We Are Messengers, a Christian rock band originally from Ireland, brings its Power Tour to Spanish River Church, 2400 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, at 7 p.m. Oct. 27. The band
The path at the Lantana Nature Preserve will feature all sorts of haunted characters for the town’s fifth annual Halloween party on Oct. 25. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
Lantana has a commitment to bringing family-friendly events a
The Tuscan-style estate boasts a grand scale (more than 1.5 acres), complete privacy and 383 feet of waterfront.
This palatial estate with 72,934 square feet of lot, known as Serena Magi, commands a breathtaking vantage point on a tranquil lagoon l
By Amy Woods
Delray Beach’s Old School Square will be the site of Picnic in the Park, an Oct. 20 fundraiser where businesses, clubs, families, friends and organizations can each throw a picnic on a 12-by-12-foot square.
Making its debut, Picnic in
Dinner, dancing, live music, entertainment and the theme ‘Under the Palms’ highlight an evening of celebration and support for the expansion of foster care services for Place of Hope at The Leighan and David Rinker Campus in Boca Raton. Time is 6:30
By Amy Woods
The Women of Grace Luncheon will celebrate its 20th anniversary next month by recognizing four female volunteers for their philanthropy.
The 2019 honorees and their nominating charities are Kirsten Blazek, American Association of Care
Dr. Stuart and Elizabeth Markowitz, Dr. Mark Rubenstein and Dr. Joanna and Bryan Drowos. Photos provided
Donors gathered with students and faculty members of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine to celebrate the first and only medical school i
Lantana Mayor David Stewart, Lantana Town Manager Deborah Manzo and Palm Beach Mayor Gail Coniglio. Photos provided by Tracey Benson Photography
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood is this year’s book for Read Together Palm Beach County, a Liter
Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert Weinroth, Eric Shaw, Boca Helping Hands Development Director Karen Swedenborg and Hazle. Photo provided
Boca Helping Hands raised a record $16,000 on behalf of area children’s charities during the 13th-annual ev
Candace Tamposi and David Barninger. Photo provided
Monsignor Tom Skindeleski, a member of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller’s Florida Commandery, was the man of the hour at a fundraiser that generated more than $15,000 for a p
The Plate: Five wings
The Place: Smoke BBQ Boca Raton, 555 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 430-3348 or www.eatbbqnow.com.
The Price: $5.99
The Skinny: It was rainy, and every side street in Boca Raton seemingly was underwater.
And I was feeling a b
