Impact 100 Palm Beach County launched its 2024-25 giving year at an affair that drew more than 200 members and guests. Celebrating 14 years of philanthropy, the organization has invested $6.8 million in South County through 112 grants. Of those gra
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach is all decked out for Christmas services. Photo provided
As they sometimes do, Hanukkah and Christmas fall at the same time this year, as does the annual African American-inspired celebration of Kwanzaa. No
St. Gregory’s Holiday Gala on Dec. 7 will feature jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon. Photo provided
St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 100 NE Mizner Blvd. in Boca Raton, has an impressive roster of musical celebrations on offer in the coming months:
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Organist Tim Brumfield’s career has led him around the world, including a stint at St. John the Divine cathedral in New York City. But when he saw an opening for the job at St. Gregory’s in Boca Raton 10 years ago, it proved to be divine inspiration.
Jen Keough and her family participate in the annual Wreaths Across America Day at the South Florida National Cemetery, ensuring that all veterans’ graves are decorated. Photo provided
By Jan Engoren
One good way to make yourself feel good over the ho
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health, has appointed Dr. William Holubek as its new chief medical officer.
“With his proven track record of leadership and operational excellence, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Holubek to be a part of o
The playground at Patch Reef Park, to open next summer, will be easier to navigate for kids like Jordan Ogman (foreground below), who has a genetic brain disease. Rendering and photo provided
By Faran Fagen
At the start of 2023, Boca Raton resident
A youngster works on her reading in the company of a therapy dog at the Palm Beach County Library. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Now this just may surprise you: The individual who may spark an interest in your child to read is one who cannot read a s
By Steve Waters
If you don’t spend time outdoors, you probably find it challenging to purchase holiday gifts that will be used by the anglers, boaters, kayakers and hikers on your shopping list. Here are products that people who spend time outdoors
Merti Rittgers (above from left) of Delray Beach, Derik Bowen of Coconut Creek and Kari Longshore of Montana came to Boca Raton on Nov. 12 to catch a glimpse of a rare and beautiful bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), which was feasting on firespike necta
A tongue-and-groove ceiling runs through the designer kitchen as well as the loggia and second downstairs bedroom.
A gracious entry foyer opens to a great room with soaring ceilings and wall-to-wall sliding doors that pocket, providing an abundance o
The Cops Caring for Cops Fundraiser has started.
The Palm Beach County Association of Chiefs of Police is “adopting” or supporting 20 police officers who were significantly impacted by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Oct. 9. The affected office
Two rescue divers, Ocean Ridge police and Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies on the beach at Gulfstream Park, where a teenager drowned Sunday. Gulf Stream police and Boynton Beach fire rescue personnel were also involved in the rescue and search.
By Steve Plunkett
A man who had just arrived in town from Niagara Falls, Canada, drowned Wednesday after going with a friend for a swim in the Atlantic.
A 911 call alerted Ocean Ridge police shortly after noon, and Sgt. Gary Roy responded to the
Unofficial results
SOURCE: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office
By Rich Pollack
In a hotly contested race for Florida House District 91, which encompasses all of Highland Beach and Boca Raton as well as unincorporated areas west of the city, incumbent Peggy Gossett-Seidman was able to hold on to her seat, deraili
A Lake Worth Beach man drowned Sunday after being pulled from the water near the Boynton Inlet.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said Manalapan police received a 911 call about a beachgoer in distress due to rough surf and rip currents about 1/4 mile
Andrea Virgin, chief executive of The Center for Arts and Innovation, listens intently with (l-r) Brian Hickey, the group's attorney; Derek Bellin, its development officer; and board member Glenn Kaufman on Nov. 4 as the City Council considers ending
A county employee uses a gas-powered blower to clear leaves and twigs from a path in Gulfstream Park. BELOW RIGHT: Jim Reynolds, with his wife, Susan Beil, says the noise is ‘like an explosion of sound.’ Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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The proposed center would include open space that provides entertainment opportunities. Rendering provided
Council to consider terminating deal
By Mary Hladky
The Center for Arts and Innovation has fallen far short of meeting its fundraising requirem
