By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Tucked among the strip malls and commercial trappings along Federal Highway sits about an acre of land that lets you peek into the past. Just south of Town Hall, the Hypoluxo Hammock is a re-creation of how this area woul
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A shark provides a photo op for on-shore anglers before its release. Some beached sharks do not revive and later die. 2013 photo by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Willie Howard
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering mea
ABOVE: Gina Logan (standing) laughs with Jane Amme as they prepare for the sale of holiday crafts. BELOW: B.J. Mays dresses handmade angels. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
The women used to be bankers and teachers, nurses,
Every year police and firefighters honor those who have died in the line of duty with a Blue Mass. The event is also a celebration of their faith and service to the community. ABOVE: (l-r) Boynton Beach Fire Chiefs Kathy Cline and Latosha Clemons, De
Children get into the Halloween spirit during Sugar Sand Park’s Shriek Week, now in its 14th year. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Halloween is America’s favorite holiday. Americans love it so much, they’ll spend more than $8 billion on the holida
Gulf Stream School kindergarten teacher Christina Wheat, a 1990 graduate of the school, works with Kaitlyn DaFoe and Raven Wolter as they assemble puzzles on the first day of school. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Actress, singer, writer and breast cancer survivor Rita Wilson will headline the 15th annual affair, which benefits the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation and, specifically, the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute and the Christine E.
Karen Rogers and Nicole Pasqual are chairing Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s Women of Grace luncheon, which will honor five volunteers and one student. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
This year’s Women of Grace luncheon — the 19th annual — will return t
The Highland Beach chapter of UNICO National welcomed UNICO National to Delray Beach for the annual convention. More than 300 members of the Italian-American service organ-ization attended, traveling from several states. The five-day agenda was nonst
Palm Beach County Food Bank supporters kicked off the third annual Empty Bowls Delray Beach, which will benefit the fight against hunger in the area. The date is Dec. 2, and the location is Old School Square. The event invites the public to ‘eat simp
The club welcomed Michelle McLean Bailey, winner of the 1992 Miss Universe contest, to address members. Bailey, a Namibian actress and model, has worked with Rotary International and the district clubs in South Florida to provide classroom space and
Nearly 800 supporters cheered on their favorite community dancers during the 11th annual benefit for the George Snow Scholarship Fund. The theme of the evening was ‘A Night to Last a Lifetime,’ and it was co-chaired by Terry Fedele and John Tolbert.
Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches’ signature Better Ball Golf Tournament brought in more than $160,000 to the organization, which is dedicated to helping families in crisis return to stability.
Proceeds will enable services to be provided to 2,000-p
The Plate: Lobster Salad
The Place: Al Fresco, Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course, 2345 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach;
273-4130 or www.alfrescopb.com.
The Price: $23
The Skinny: We joked that if Georgia O’Keeffe had created a salad, it would look like this
By Jan Norris
Even if the thermometer doesn’t show it, the calendar says it’s fall. In South Florida, that means the return of the green markets — along with the beginning of “the season.”
The first to return is the Lake Worth Farmers Market, opening
By Rich Pollack
A Lee County man who appears to have served as a financial adviser to an elderly Highland Beach woman found murdered in April has been arrested and charged with more than two dozen grand theft and financial fraud-related charges.
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By Mary Hladky
Circuit Judge Glenn Kelley denied a defense motion to dismiss public corruption charges against suspended Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie at a Sept. 11 hearing, but the ruling will have little impact on how the case proceeds.
Bruce Z
