William Thrasher and his wife, Phyllis, laugh at the oversized key Gulf Stream police presented him
at his retirement party. The Thrashers bought a Winnebago to tour parks across the country and lost the keys.
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By Steve Pl
Robert Ganger holds his Judge James R. Knott Historical Contribution Award,
flanked by J. Grier Pressly III (left), chairman of the board of the Historical Society
of Palm Beach County, and Harvey Oyer III.
Photo provided by Capehart Photography
By Amy Woods
Braman Motorcars general manager Stephen Grossman ceremoniously gave Andrew Aiken, president and CEO of the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, a $25,000 check as part of a multiyear commitment to support the zoo’s tiger exhibit.
The
Christina Cleveland, a certified financial planner in Boca Raton, also is busy with several charities
and her church. She lives in coastal Delray Beach. The boy in the photo on her desk is her son, Max.
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When Christina
Maurice Johnson, a Baptist pastor, has launched Mable Dean Millinery Creations at his home in Wellington. Photos by Ruth Cincotta/The Coastal Star
A retiring Boca milliner fretted about finding a suitable successor. Today, she’s brimming with pri
Gunther Volvo plans to build a 31,050-square-foot showroom-service area and three-level parking garage
on Federal Highway. Place Au Soleil homeowners fear the project will fill their neighborhood with noise and light.
Rendering courtesy City of Delra
GULF STREAM — William Paul Luke, M.D. , 89, passed away peacefully on April 25 at home in Gulf Stream, succumbing to Lou Gehrig’s disease, which he had fought for 15 years. Not a record, but he tried.
He was eased on his way by his loving ca
By Emily J. Minor
BOYNTON BEACH — Susan Eileen (McDonald) Norton, whose good manners and slight frame often belied her stubbornness, true grit and power on the tennis court, died last month after fighting a rare cancer that showed itself last May,
The local chapter of National Society of Arts and Letters will host an elite ballet competition June 2 spotlighting 17 young dancers vying for a $12,000 prize. ABOVE: Co-chairwoman Alyce Erickson and chapter executives Brian Edwards and Shari Upbin w
The conceptual plan features a five-story glass City Hall attached to the existing city library.
Part of the library would become a City Hall addition. Across Ocean Avenue
from the proposed City Hall is the historic high school. This view is
looking
Impact 100 Palm Beach County had its sixth annual ceremony awarding high-impact, $100,000 grants in each of five focus areas: arts and culture; education; environment; family; and health and wellness. Out of an initial 61 applicants, a total of 27 se
Members of the Delray Beach Initiative met for some miniature golf fun to raise money for Atlantic Community High School. More than $5,000 in proceeds will be used for college-prep courses for students who otherwise would not be able to afford them.
A crowd of 500-plus attended a high-energy affair benefiting the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. The audience welcomed to the stage Brett Ratner, a Miami Beach native who is a successful movie director and has more than $1 billion in bo
Nearly 130 guests celebrated the 13th annual event, which raised $140,000 for Women’s Circle. They enjoyed a cocktail hour with a silent auction, dinner, music and a program. Highlights included a guest appearance by French-American artist Duaiv, who
With its White Party theme and gourmet-style comfort food, Caffe Luna Rosa made the ninth annual eating affair an evening to remember for its 110 guests, all wearing white. Seated at 18 reserved tables stretched along the closed roadway, they enjoyed
The Unicorn Children’s Foundation annual event inspired hope and raised awareness — all in the name of children with special needs. Chaired by Gregory Fried and hosted by Miss Florida Teen USA 2016 Gracie Smith, this year’s event featured a performan
Blue glass beads could be used to create a wave pattern
along the sidewalks and intersections of Boynton Beach Boulevard.
Rendering provided by Kimley-Horn
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach Boulevard will be beautified to match the up-and-coming dow
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society, raised more than $30,000 for earthquake victims in Italy, as well as for scholarships for local students, at the gala. After a cocktail hour with a Tuscan antipasto in the Mediterranean Ballroom, the 250-plus
A Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy examines a cooler that washed ashore after a boat
with three people aboard flipped just south of the Boynton Inlet. One of the boaters
was taken to a hospital and treated for a broken arm; the others were examined
The 26th annual event raised $200,000 for the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County’s programs, offered to more than 27,000 adults, children and families each year. In excess of 550 guests turned out to hear award-winning author, poet and naturalis
