Charlie Merk, 10, plays pinball at Silverball Museum in Delray Beach, which has arcade games from three generations. Dana (left), Charlie and Amy Merk were visiting Charlie’s grandfather Justin Kelleher (rear). The Merks are from Hingham, Mass., nea
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Native plants keep the dunes healthy
Bay bean (Canavalia rosea), a vine that trails along beach dunes and coastal sand,
blooms most of the summer and sporadically the rest of the year.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Al
April 22: The ninth-annual fundraiser to benefit the Southeast Spinal Cord Injury Fund will support Cruise Bogle, who was paralyzed in a skimboarding accident eight years ago. The event will have a live band. Support comes from the Delray Beach Playh
Connie Siskowski (right), founder and president of the American Association of Caregiving Youth, and Jan Savarick, an ongoing supporter of the organization. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
More than 10,000 tweens and teens in Palm Beach County, most h
A South Florida-based digital-marketing agency and Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business have teamed up to launch the Cause Marketing Project, an initiative designed to help eight area nonprofits.
The project aims to increase brand awarene
The advisory board of FAU’s School of the Arts in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters welcomed singing star Melissa Manchester for a conversation in which the performer reminisced about an extraordinary career. Manchester signed her fi
The third installment of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s speaker series attracted more than 165 people who came to hear Bob Vila on the topic of ‘Houses, Homes & Hemingway.’ John Blades, director emeritus of the Flagler Museum, interviewe
The Boca West Community Charitable Foundation had its inaugural event with Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music, featuring student performances on the golf course during the 1.6-mile walk. Four hundred-fifty people attended, raising $51,000 for th
The Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County’s sold-out dinner dance brought 140 of the organization’s supporters together to enforce its mission of providing mental health services to adults, children and families striving to surmount signifi
High tea it was — along with glowing glasses of sherry. Alexander and Roswitha Guzinski welcomed more than 50 guests to their home to benefit the Florida East Coast Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters and raise money for young artists
The Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce welcomed 130 to its annual affair, where Cathy Balestriere took the oath of office as chairwoman. Balestriere received the gavel from Kelli Freeman. ‘With all of the dynamic growth going on in our business
The art salon, an expansion of Palm Beach Travel, celebrated its opening with an intimate cocktail reception enjoyed by more than 50 art enthusiasts. The salon’s mission is to encourage visitors to develop an interest in collecting art. ABOVE: Karen
The theme was ‘Bethesda Has Heart,’ and guests were inspired to wear shades of red at a fundraiser for Bethesda Hospital Foundation. One of the oldest galas in Palm Beach County, the event generated $262,500 during a ‘Bid from the Heart,’ the proceed
By Janis Fontaine
St. Vincent Ferrer Parish will host a traditional Seder on April 10, when Jews worldwide celebrate their feast of Passover.
In addition to a full-course dinner, the celebration will include spiritual music and fellowship. Ms
The Friends support group organized the inaugural tea party, which attracted more than 150 well-dressed guests —men and women alike — who enjoyed high tea and musical accompaniment by a harpist. The event took place on the Great Lawn, adjacent to the
Close to 500 ‘cowpokes’ swaggered on down to the George Snow Scholarship Fund benefit for a foot-stompin’ good time, raising more than $83,000 for college scholarships and scholar-support services. Guests enjoyed whiskey tasting, fiddle playing, squa
Dr. Joel Fuhrman, author of Eat to Live and the force behind Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Oasis
at the Boca Beach Club, gives free educational talks when he’s in the area.
Here he speaks at the 4th Generation Organic Market.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By L
More than 300 guests partied the night away at Caridad Center’s fundraising affair. The evening included a live auction that featured a two-year lease on a Mini Cooper convertible and a bid from the heart that was accepted by several in attendance. ‘
Students at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine participated
in the nationwide event in which fourth-year medical students find out where
they will spend their residencies. At top, a few of FAU’s 61 graduating medical
By Christine Davis
Delray Medical Center announced in February that it received the Healthgrades 2017 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award, in recognition that it placed within the top 1 percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its superio
