By Steve Plunkett
Arthur Koski, longtime attorney for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, will relinquish his additional role as interim executive director of the agency Oct. 1.
Koski, who has been under attack from city officials s
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By Sallie James
The Boca Raton City Council after much disagreement last month again delayed approving an ordinance that would limit building heights in areas zoned local business and multifamily residential.
The proposed ordinance would limit
The public is invited to attend an architectural roundtable from 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 8 at Boca Raton City Hall, 201 W. Palmetto Park Road.
The focus of the roundtable is to discuss the creative reinterpretation of the Mizner tradition as it r
Stratford Arms’ use of multiple kinds of palm trees makes for a stunning entrance feature.
BELOW: The Atrium uses colorful plants to make the assisted-living facility more inviting to its clients.
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By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
On May
Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, known as The Skit Guys, will perform June 10 in Delray Beach.
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By Janis Fontaine
The Skit Guys — Tommy Woodard of Edmond, Okla., and Eddie James of Sachse, Texas — have been using comedy and drama to
Boca teen’s prototype harnesses ocean energy
and wins her a ticket to the White House
Hannah Herbst, at an FAU lab, shows her floatable prototype designed to provide
a power source by using untapped energy from ocean currents. She won the Discovery
Dr. John Strasswimmer is helping bring skin cancer screenings and treatments
to the local migrant community. Behind Dr. Strasswimmer at Caridad Center
are Dr. Sherry McQuown and Wilfido, a patient of Dr. Strasswimmer’s.
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Dana Cook holds two of his Sea Turtle Hatcher fishing lures.
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By Willie Howard
Many Palm Beach County anglers know that mutton snapper linger in shallow water during the summer months, waiting for baby sea turtles t
Agnes Simon and her poodle-Pekinese mix, Benji, celebrate his 11th birthday
at The Carlisle Palm Beach senior living community in Lantana.
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By Arden Moore
Inside The Carlisle Palm Beach senior living community in Lantana, you expe
The school’s Academy of the Arts presented Let Your Hair Down, Rapunzel, the 11th stage performance
that showcased the talents of middle-schoolers. In addition to the play, students presented the Great Wall of Art
featuring hundreds of works created
By Steve Pike
“I was born addicted to heroin.”
That Garcia Marquez-esque line opens The Painting and the Piano, co-authored by Ocean Ridge residents John Lipscomb and Adrianne Lugo. The self-published book follows Lipscomb and Lugo from seem
Steven Dapuzzo slices a completed pie at SoLita & Mastino in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Sallie James
The faint smell of burning oakwood wafted through
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By Thom Smith
Father’s Day. What to do?
By comparison, Mother’s Day is a piece of cake, or maybe croissants, eggs Benedict and Champagne at a special brunch
More than 800 guests — a record — turned out to support the school and help raise in excess of $600,000, which will fund student scholarships. During the evening, university President John Kelly announced a $5 million gift from Bobby and Barbara Camp
Nearly 150 performing-arts supporters gathered in an elegant ballroom for a special event honoring members of the Helen K. Persson Society. The society boasts 135 members whose endowments support the long-term future of the popular stage. ABOVE: (l-
More than 250 guests donned their brightest fashions to celebrate the arrival of spring and herald the work being done to help foster children at The Leighan and David Rinker Campus, a residence operated by Place of Hope. Activities included a silent
A quarter-million dollars was raised for arts education in the area during the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s glittering gala. The evening began with cocktails followed by dinner and an awards program directed and produced by Andrew Kato, of
The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden welcomed 260 supporters to its annual affair, the hosts of which were Dr. Richard and Rita Lazzara. The sunny, sold-out event raised $150,000 for the installation of the ‘Windows on the Floating World’ exhibitio
Guests clad in elegantly elaborate hats and dashing Derby digs attended the school’s second such gala, themed Raising Champions and highlighted by the best two minutes in sports. The affair included traditional Southern fare, min
A candlelight ceremony took place to induct executive-level members into the Boca Raton Woman’s Club for 2016-17. The following officers have agreed to serve: Pam Capy, president; Dianne Schellig, vice president of membership; Sue Snowden, vice presi
