By Emily J. Minor
BOCA RATON — Dr. Herbert Leonard Wachtel, a military cardiologist who left the service in 1969 to join Bethesda Memorial Hospital’s burgeoning heart ward, died Feb. 12 in his sleep at home. He was 81.
After joining Bethesda
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By Rich Pollack
Efforts to educate motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians in parts of coastal Palm Beach County about the importance of sharing the road appear to be paying off.
During a weeklong, stepped-up enforcement effort along State Road
More than 200 bicyclists are expected in Delray Beach’s Ride of Silence, part of an annual event to honor cyclists killed or injured while riding.
The worldwide event, scheduled for May 18 this year, will begin at 6 p.m. It will include a 10-
Lantana Vice Mayor Malcolm Balfour won 69 percent of the votes on March 15 to defeat newcomer Anthony Arsali, with 31 percent. Balfour, who has served on the Town Council since 2013, received 1,116 votes to his opponent’s 512.
Lynn Moorhouse,
By Mary Thurwachter
Natasha Deonath, a former sales director at the Carlisle senior living community in Lantana, was sentenced on March 7 to 18 months in prison for charging the business more than $100,000 for phony resident referrals and taking k
By Mary Thurwachter
The final vote on whether to dissolve the Lantana Nature Preserve Commission, which had been scheduled for the March 14 Town Council meeting, has been postponed until April 25.
The town made its first vote to disband the com
Helen Bass puts the hammer into the project as soon-to-be-homeowner Gethro Phaitus
keeps watch during a roof-raising at 421 SW Fifth Ave. in Delray Beach.
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The Phaitus family — mom Yvescar; daughter Geica, 4; son Liam, 2;
By Dan Moffett
Town Attorney Ken Spillias retired in March after 17 years on the job in Ocean Ridge and 41 years practicing law.
“I’ve seen good government and I’ve seen very bad government,” Spillias told the commission. “I want you to know t
Albert Richwagen III and his mother, Bertha, in their shop in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
55 years ago, Robert Richwagen posed at the entrance of their first store, and framed the first dollar they made (below).
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By Ron
Correction
A story in the April Coastal Star misstated the reason the town of Ocean Ridge paid $50,000 in legal fees to Commissioner Richard Lucibella’s attorney. The payment was reimbursement for Lucibella’s legal defense of a failed recall effo
$39.95 million for this Delray Beach house.
Rendering of the $13.635 million house being built in Ocean Ridge.
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By Christine Davis
With another season winding down, home sales on Palm Beach County’s southern coast continue to break
More than 1,000 attendees welcomed celebrity emcee Goldie Hawn to the 54th annual Boca Raton Regional Hospital black-tie gala, which raised $1 million to benefit the new Gloria Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Institute, opening later this year. Hono
More than 600 turned out for the first Kravis event of the season. The crowd enjoyed banter by ArtSmart Co-Chairman Lee Wolf and special guest Julie Gilbert, who spoke about the life and wit of screenwriter Nora Ephron, of ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ fame
More than 260 people attended the inaugural My Israel Center — Bringing Israel Home gala. Defender of Israel award recipient Alan Dershowitz delivered an impassioned defense of Israel in his keynote address, as well as an unequivocal pledge to defend
Breeze Ocean Kitchen, a restaurant concept led by Executive Chef Josh Thomsen, welcomed more than 200 guests to sample the fare. On the menu were The Hound and Bahama Mama, both hand-crafted cocktails, and ceviche, mahi-mahi and paella. ABOVE: (l-r)
Seasonal Ocean Ridge resident Karen Hudgin (left) placed first in the juried Ocean Ridge Art Show. Twenty-seven professional and emerging artists participated in the event. With a passion for wildlife art, it is no surprise Hudgin’s work, titled ‘The
The Learning Experience, one of the nation’s fastest-growing early-education academies for children up to age 6, opened its global headquarters and fifth location in Palm Beach County. LEFT: Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie and The Learning Experience C
Business, community and healthcare leaders gathered to pay tribute to Dr. Michael Dennis, who was honored by Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Dennis is founding chairman of the college’s advisory board. RIGHT: (l-
A vibrant celebration honored architect Roy Simon, who was responsible for restoring the club’s historic building. More than 150 guests watched as Simon received a plaque of appreciation. ‘Roy has always been there to help us, and we thank him for ev
Wayside House’s annual fundraiser broke all previous attendance records with more than 3,000 attendees during the three-day event. The preview party also broke records with some 250 attendees who were able to shop and enjoy hors d’oeuvres prior to th
