COUNTY POCKET — Krishna Gibson Espanet, a shining light of a million stars, passed away on Feb. 23 after a short but intense battle with cancer. Krishna was born in Boynton Beach Nov. 25, 1971, to Wendy Baldridge Christie and the late Danny Gibso
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By Ron Hayes
OCEAN RIDGE — Some of us yearn for a little more spice in our lives.
Hugh McCormick Jr. was born to a world filled with it, and spent his working days spreading the flavors and fragrances far and wide. In 1885, Mr. McCormick’s g
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach wants to stop out-of-towners from being buried at its city cemetery because it is running out of space.
In early February, the City Commission approved new rules that would allow only full-time residents, their immed
A passive park has replaced the old dive shop at the Boynton Beach Marina.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The last piece of the Boynton Harbor Marina will soon be finished, and a ribbon cutting is set for March 31.
The latest c
Work continues on the site of the planned 500 Ocean complex,
including the corner of Southeast Fourth Street and East Ocean Avenue.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The 500 Ocean apartment developers received a five-month extension
A light rain did not spoil a family event at the club. Holly Wamser and daughter Libby talk with Taylor Morris.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarGary Tapella and Robin Beamish share a laugh.
By Brian Biggane
The combination of changing demog
Delray Beach author and developer Frank McKinney addresses an open-house crowd
from atop his latest effort, a micro-mansion being offered at $3.95 million.
The 4,042-square-foot home is near the beach in Ocean Ridge and is being represented
by Pascal
Frank Gonzales, top, and Fernando Aciento, bottom, paint the original wooden-brick head
inside the rebuilt playground of Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park.
The playground is expected to be completed this month.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Visitors to se
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a group seeking to invalidate an ordinance that reserves city-owned land along the Intracoastal Waterway for public uses only.
The suit by ForBoca.org Inc., whose leader is
By Steve Plunkett
The city’s plans to renovate Rutherford and Lake Wyman parks — revised to appease their Golden Harbour neighbors — have new opponents: the two new commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District.
Commissioners C
Marie Soltis at the Briny Art League studio with her painting of a blue heron at Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Artist Louise O’Brian holds one of her paintings outside her Briny Breezes mobile home in the 1940s. Photo provided
The city of Boca Raton’s municipal election will take place March 14, as five candidates will compete for two seats on the City Council. The winners will serve three-year terms.
Profiles compiled by Steven J. Smith
Council Seat A
Patti Dervishi
The city of Boca Raton’s municipal election will take place on March 14. The winners will serve three-year terms.
Mayors Forum
The Boca Raton Tribune will host a forum March 10 for residents to meet and learn more about the two candidates runn
March 30: Artist DUAIV will create a one-of-a-kind painting to be auctioned during Women’s Circle’s 13th-annual fundraising gala. Enjoy dinner, live music, silent auction, raffle and dancing.Proceeds from the event support programs to improve career
By Steve Plunkett
Mayor Susan Haynie painted election rival Al Zucaro as a visionless complainer; Zucaro in turn said that under Haynie’s watch, problems in the city never get resolved.
And so it went at a candidate forum Feb. 6 sponsored by th
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach voters will be visiting a new polling place when they select a mayor and two commissioners on March 14, and they’ll see more names on the ballot than they have in recent memory.
In a town where candidates — especi
Love of Literacy Luncheon committee members (l-r, in front) Patricia Knobel, Stephanie Kahlert, Deborah Ghostine, Lisa Fullmer, Nicole Pasquale, Laura Silver, (in back) Ken Spillias, Jorgette Smith, Lynn Kalber, Carol Rose, Susan Rabinowitz, Jennifer
Susan Brockway, Dennis Hudson and Jane Mitchell have joined the board of an organization that manages a $154 million endowment and has been serving the region for more than four decades.
Brockway is a CPA who worked at a national accounting firm a
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the town of Highland Beach is bringing back its Spring Fling community event with food, entertainment and a variety of vendors.
Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25 in the Town Hall parking
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town leaders last month appointed George Kelvin, an active Highland Beach resident and a commission candidate in 2012, to fill the commission seat that opened with incumbent Lou Stern’s death in early February.
“G
