By Steve Plunkett
The year 2017 ushered in a new era of goal-setting for the City Council.
For the first time, officials posted video of the sessions on Boca Raton’s website, and actions were given completion dates.
Also, the council did
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By Steve Plunkett
The city-owned Wildflower parcel on the Intracoastal Waterway now has the papers to prove it’s a park.
City Council members changed the site’s designation on Boca Raton’s comprehensive land-use plan to “recreation and open
Delray Beach’s team wore pirate costumes during its presentation as the city earned an All-America City award
for the third time. From left are Mayor Cary Glickstein, Education Coordinator Janet Meeks and Joe Gillie,
retired president of the city’s O
Critters in crisis discover
cops are friends — and saviors
Gulf Stream Police Chief Edward Allen holds Chief, a kitten rescued from construction debris.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Resident Peter Klein heard the kitten’s meowing for help from under
By Steve Plunkett
Officer Nubia Plesnik, part of the police team that charged former Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella with resisting arrest last fall, has filed a lawsuit against him claiming battery and negligence.
Lucibella “committed a batter
By Lona O'Connor
Please don’t call Stanley Althof a sexologist, even though he is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award named for Masters and Johnson, two of the most famous names in sex research.
“I’m a psychologist specializing in se
By Christine Davis
Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Marcus Neuroscience Institute has initiated a phase-two clinical trial of the immunotoxin MDNA55 in the treatment of patients with recurrent malignant brain tumors.
Highly toxic to brain tumor
The Delray Summer Sing Experience camp runs each week through July 21 at Church of the Palms.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
The Delray Summer Sing Experience is a summer music camp for kids that introduces a variety of styles from the music o
David McNamara, assistant pro at the Gulf Stream B&T for the past four years, blew past
the top seeds to claim the USTA National Men’s 40 Clay Court Championship.
Photo provided
By Brian Biggane
Gulf Stream Bath & Tennis Club assistant tennis pro
At the Boca Raton Library downtown, children are treated to a special program on Friday afternoons.
Here, Bookworm Suzy Hammer of the Suzy Hammer Show entertains Maggie Dandrade
and other children.
Photo provided
Amber Prinkey, Palm Beach Zoo educati
The Donald H. Miller Award for Highest Average/Ranking of the class of 2017 at Gulf Stream School
was presented to two recipients this year — Julie Moquin and Landon Brody. The award was shared
because Moquin’s and Brody’s averages were so close.
Hea
Dan Friedman of Delray Beach shows a yellowfin tuna caught on a sardine chunk by Capt. Mike Simko,
background, in Northwest Providence Channel south of Freeport, Bahamas.
Finding birds (red splotches) on radar is the key to finding schools of feeding
Dexter Usher, Dre Usher and Jade Stepien beat the heat at the Boardwalk Italian Ice & Creamery in Boynton Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Plans to celebrate Independence Day call for raising the flag, firing up the
The new 300-seat restaurant celebrated its debut with a VIP party benefiting the Junior League of Boca Raton. The celebration attracted hundreds of local leaders and dining enthusiasts who strolled through the 8,000 square feet of indoor space and th
The Friends group celebrated the official opening of Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden, a stunning space that features a series of walkways and permanent and changing aquatic-plant displays that enable visitors to connect w
The final installment of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s speaker series attracted a crowd of 125 for a conversation with Rich and Jill Switzer. The topic was “Sing Sing Sing” with the co-hosts of The Morning Lounge on WLML-FM, also known
Officers, members and supporters of the Boca Raton Woman’s Club had a decadent dinner prior to installing the new slate of leaders for the 2017-18 season. Past President Gwen Herb emceed the affair, presenting white roses to Pam Capi, president; Terr
More than 100 local students will benefit from the George Snow Scholarship Fund, which this year will make scholarship commitments of $1 million.
Last month, supporters of the fund met the deserving scholars at the annual awards reception, where i
ABOVE: Judge Steven Caras joins the after-dinner dancing with winning students including Sophie Miklosovic from Pompano Beach (left) and Guari Shankar (center).
By Thom Smith
Some impressive performers have dazzled audiences on The Voice and America
The Plate: Pizza
The Place: Josie’s Ristorante, 1602 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach; 354-9601 or www.josiesristorante.com
The Price: $14.50 for a large, plus $2.10 per topping
The Skinny: I remember when Josie’s essentially was a hole in the wall
