In its 15th year, the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum main fundraiser brought more food, wine and late nights than ever to make it an unforgettable weekend. The event raised $200,000. The vintner dinners took place March 24 in private homes, a
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The Zonta Club of Greater Deerfield Beach honored two exemplary women for their outstanding service to the community. Barbara McCormick and Lexi Masciarella received the Heart and Soul Award. The club belongs to Zonta International, a global organiza
The Symphony of the Americas Society had its annual affair to honor those who distinguish themselves through service to and support of the community. About 400 guests attended, raising $150,000 to benefit the symphony’s outreach efforts. ABOVE: (l-r)
By Dan Moffett
There will be no beach stabilization in South Palm Beach or Lantana for at least another year, Palm Beach County environmental officials say.
“It’s going to be a whole year late now,” said Bob Vitas, South Palm’s town manager
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse’s 10th annual luncheon celebrated the courage, determination and strength of those overcoming abuse. Lily Rose Lee, formerly Michelle Knight, the first of three women abducted by notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Ca
Plans for the new seven-story building at 3550 South Ocean call for floor-to-ceiling windows
in every unit to take advantage of the views.
Rendering provided
By Dan Moffett
Don’t ask Joseph A. McMillan Jr. how many units he’s sold at 3550 South O
George and Mary Kientzy are ready for semi-retirement after decades in the jewelry business.
They plan to close the store at the end of June.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
After 35 years, George and Mary Kientzy’s Kientzy & Co.
Paddling the habitats of Lake Worth Lagoon
Mangrove islands and breakwaters of the Snook Islands Natural Area —
islands built by Palm Beach County to improve water quality and wildlife habitat.
Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course is at left.
Photo by Pa
Mark and Peggy Snyder have taken over the taps at the Blue Anchor. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
Around the first of the year, word began to circulate that Blue Anchor, Delray Beach’s venerable English-style pub, was on the market. Afte
A VITAS patient enjoys an up close and personal visit from a Paw Pal dog.
Photo provided by VITAS Healthcare
By Arden Moore
Some dogs are born agility stars blessed with athletic prowess to weave in and out among poles, dash up ramps and wiggle q
Nathan and Fran Nachlas, of Boca Raton, with the SafeSun sunscreen dispenser they installed
at South Inlet Park. Nathan, a reconstructive surgeon who operates on people’s faces
after melanoma removal, and Fran, a nurse, founded SafeSun, a not-for-pro
The Plate: Chicken vindaloo
The Place: Flavor of India, 1516 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth; 582-8600.
The Price: $14.95
The Skinny: Long ago, a friend of mine who does not care much for spice ordered chicken vindaloo. He later described the experience as
By Christine Davis
Delray Medical Center honored pharmacy buyer Lourdes Black by inducting her into the Tenet Heroes Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Dallas. Black led the development of a supply-chain strategy that saved Tenet’s Miami-Dade market
The fishing team Seapremacy shows the 42-pound kingfish taken on a live bait near Jupiter
to win biggest fish in the April 15 tournament. Team members, from left, are captain Alex Burgess,
Benny Townend, James Wood, Michael Wood and Amber Wood
(holdi
By Steve Pike
You know that feeling you get when you hear a song on the radio that brings back a memory? It’s as if you’re transported back to that moment in time — to the sights, sounds and smells of another lifetime.
Ann Purcell transports yo
A struggling ficus hedge, overgrown with weeds and invasive exotic plants, was recently replaced
with a new hedge of more than 65 Clusia and more than 150 Pentas at the entranceway
of the Place Au Soleil neighborhood in Gulf Stream. Funding was provi
A plaque honoring Judy Black was placed in The Nature Conservancy’s newly expanded native plants
and pollinator garden at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Photo provided by Lucy Miller
A gift from the Leon Black Foundation to The Nature Conservancy recen
The Grass River Garden Club awarded three grants in 2017: $7,500 to Sandoway Discovery Center to support Title I schools and after-care participation in Sandoway’s Junior Naturalist Program; $6,200 to Community Greening for the planting of trees, cre
Joewood is a slow-growing shrub with inedible green fruit.
BELOW: Jacquemontia is a native vine with stunning blue blooms.
Both plants are salt-tolerant, making them ideal for our neighborhoods.
Photos by Jerry Lower and Susan Lerner
By Deborah S. H
Paul Cienniwa, who starts June 1 as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s music ministry director,
says ‘music can touch people who aren’t religious. It’s a spiritual experience.’
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Never underestimate the power of music. Pa
