Richard Kaplan says the library bench that remembers his granddaughter Meadow Pollack and the 16 other victims of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High helps him focus on fond memories of Meadow. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
BOCA RATON — Angela Madden, who with her husband, Thomas J. Madden, created and operated TransMedia Group, one of America’s leading international public relations firms, died Feb. 24 at her home in Boca Raton after a 10-year battle with breast cancer
By Mary Hladky
Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Howard K. Coates Jr. has ruled that Boca Raton City Council member Andrea O’Rourke can be questioned by attorneys for Crocker Partners as part of the legal battle between the developer and the city
Related Story: Three ballot questions face residents
By Rich Pollack
With an election set for March 12, proponents and opponents of three Highland Beach referendum issues ramped up their efforts: Those in favor of issuing up to $45 million in bonds
Something new has been added to the Delray Beach Home Tour this year — outside art. Plein-air artists will set up easels around the featured homes.
“The artists can paint whatever they wish, the houses or people going to look at them,” said event co
The Delray Beach Public Library’s luncheon with author India Hicks drew more than 300 attendees, who enjoyed champagne, a raffle with prizes and a meet-and-greet with Hicks. She is a best-selling author, designer and mother of five who also has an ep
Lynn University unveiled its largest campus project — the Christine E. Lynn University Center — and donors and friends stepped inside the building for the first time. The center is designed with thoughtful details to elevate the student experience —
The decadent event celebrated 12 years of supporting arts-education programs for students by welcoming 230 guests who tasted vintages from around the globe, bid on luxury travel experiences and dined on a five-course meal. Chairman Ted Mandes said th
Celebration was in order on Worth Avenue for Palm Beach Opera’s fundraiser, set for March 2. Guests included benefactors whose support enables the gala to showcase a prominent artist over an elegant dinner. The reception featured a performance by Pal
More than 120 members of the Chairman’s Council of the Grace Society of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, along with benefactors of the new Pet Adoption Center, enjoyed an evening compliments of James Berwind and Kevin Clark. The reception honored me
Boating & Beach Bash, which is celebrating its 11th anniversary, has grown in size and scope to serve more than 6,000 special-needs guests. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Some 6,000 special-needs guests attending the Boating & Beach Bash for People with
Honoree George Elmore (left) with Karen Donnelly, president of the Boy Scouts of America Gulf Stream Council, and Terrence Hamilton, council CEO. Photo provided
Boy Scouts of America Gulf Stream Council executive board member George Elmore has recei
Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society, celebrated the cuisine of Milano and all things old country during the gathering. Trio Pulcinella, an entertainment group, circled the tables and sang familiar folk songs. More than 110 guests attended. RIGHT
Members of the Dress Circle — those who donate $1,000 or more annually to the Kravis Center — were honored in front of 400-plus supporters gathered for a special presentation on the Kravis 2020: The Future Is Now campaign. ‘We exceeded last season’s
UNICO National President Lee Norelli was the special guest at the Highland Beach chapter’s monthly meeting. Norelli thanked the chapter for all the work it does in Palm Beach County and expressed gratitude for the help it has given UNICO National. AB
Caridad Center’s annual gala was grand in celebration and generous in display with more than 400 guests raising about $500,000 to fund medical care for the underserved. A record-breaking event, it more than doubled net proceeds from two years ago. ‘
Good humor and laughter were in abundance at the 13th-annual fundraiser, chaired by Chiara Clark and Jennifer Schmuckler. The event, with 400 in attendance, is a perennial favorite for its casual and creative night of cocktails, comedy and dinner-by-
More than 300 guests celebrated a Florida-inspired evening and showed their support at the Boca Raton Museum of Art affair. Inspired by the museum exhibition Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State, the refined elegance of the venue
Suzanne Pollard, 96, celebrated the first hole in one of her life. She used a nine-iron on the 70-yard seventh hole at the Delray Beach club’s course.
Savor the Avenue has been celebrating Delray Beach restaurants for more than a decade. Photo provided by Delray Beach DDA
By Jan Norris
For a decade, Delray Beach has been blocking off Atlantic Avenue in the tastiest of detours. Savor the Avenue, th
