Robyn Raphael-Dynan and her mom, Beverly Raphael Altman, visit a project site of their construction company. They are also co-chairs of Women Build, Habitat for Humanity’s all-female project this month. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Joyc
Jang-Yen Wu, Ph.D., professor of biomedical science in Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine, and Dr. Brian Snelling, chief of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery and medical director of the Marilyn and Stanley Barry Cen
Presley Elizabeth, 3, and her owner, Rebecca Shelton, won for Best Look-a-Like outfits. The event was run and sponsored by Dezzy’s Second Chance Animal Rescue. Photos by Rachel O’Hara/The Coastal Star
Judges (l-r) Miranda Christian o
Looking for a fun portrait of your pet? You can get one on May 8 at the Delray Beach Public Library. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Walk into the Delray Beach Public Library between May 4 and May 10 and you may see it going to the dogs. It’s all don
By Joyce Reingold
Blood pressure monitoring is a routine part of most doctors’ office visits, yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 adults with hypertension is unaware of it. Left untreated, hypertension can lead to
ABOVE: Celebrating the groundbreaking are (l-r) Marilyn Barry, Stanley Barry, Andrea Levine O’Rourke, Christine E. Lynn, Michelle Maros, Richard Schmidt, Barbara Schmidt, Mayor Scott Singer, Mark Larkin and Jerry Fedele. Rendering and photo provided
ABOVE: Native plants such as Fakahatchee grass, dune sunflower, dwarf Yaupon holly, necklace pod and golden creeper dominate the entranceway to Ocean Ridge Town Hall.
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
As you drive, walk or pedal along A1A in Ocean Ridge, t
K-8 students participating in the center’s after-school programs perform weeding before an Earth Day planting event. Children at the In the Pines North complex began pulling weeds when the maintenance crew had to attend to another project. ‘This has
Sean Duhaney looks at the brain and spine exhibit that is part of Journey Through the Human Brain. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
The South Florida Science Center’s new permanent exhibition Journey Through the Human Brain is a 2,500- square-foot
Bill Nye, the ‘Science Guy,’ helped American Heritage School dedicate a new $8 million building for its scholastic programs that promote science research, engineering and robotics. During the festivities, the science educator, television presenter,
Children’s book author and poet Kwame Alexander made his second appearance at Gulf Stream School in the past three years to celebrate reading and to inspire children to write. The award-winning author has more than 30 titles to his credit.
ABOVE: Al
ABOVE: Capt. Carl Torresson of the Slob City fishing team holds aloft the 47.2-pound kingfish that won biggest fish honors and $14,200 in the Boynton Beach event. Angler Chris Bradshaw of Kings Park, N.Y. (second from left) caught the big kingfish
Brandon Canute, development manager for Friends of Gumbo Limbo, had the idea to raise money without planning a big event. Canute works with Emily Mirowski, a sea turtle rehabilitation technician at Gumbo Limbo. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwachter
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Supporters of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts gathered in the Center’s Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion for a special luncheon honoring members of the Helen K. Persson Society. The event celebrated supporters of the Endow
UNICO’s Highland Beach Chapter hosted its annual
Brian Piccolo Awards dinner and honored two outstanding high school seniors. The
awards were presented by UNICO chapters throughout
the United States.
ABOVE: (l-r) Event Chairwoman Ann Matarazzo with G
Melissa Perlman finished her first Boston Marathon in 3:00:09, the 174th woman overall. This was a personal best by nine minutes for Perlman, who lives and works in Delray Beach. She is the founder and president of BlueIvy Communications, a public re
Award winners gather following the grand awards celebration presented by Impact 100 of Palm Beach County. Each of the five winning nonprofit organizations received a $100,000 grant at the April 17 event held at Lynn University's Wold Theater in Boca
Supporters of Boca Helping Hands passed go at the 13th annual Monopoly event in Boca Raton. The party, co-chaired by LouAnn Such and Dale Workman, attracted more than 250 guests, with Connor Jimenez crowned Monopoly champion. The evening included hor
Held for the first time at the Delray Beach Elks Lodge, Real Men Bake included sweet and savory delights from close to 20 celebrity chefs, including police officers, community leaders and students from Atlantic High School. The 1960s-themed event ben
The Plate: Chicken kebab
The Place: Sofra, 821 Lake Ave., downtown Lake Worth; 557-2917.
The Price: $15
The Skinny: Mediterranean cuisine is gaining popularity across South Florida.
Chris’ Taverna has been packing customers into its two locations for
