Place of Hope’s families and supporters — men and women alike — celebrated the Super Bowl at an elite training facility for athletes. A nutritious meal and energizing auction benefited the children and young adults in the organization’s care. ABOVE:
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The Hanley Center Foundation celebrated the fulfillment of a $1 million pledge by jeweler Alex and Ani. ABOVE: Yardley Manfuso and Anne Keresey. Photo provided by Lila Photo
Nearly 400 guests celebrated the 61st-annual Bethesda Hospital Ball with its ‘Palm Beach Revisited’ theme. Including sponsorships, proceeds from the night exceeded $550,000. The gifts will benefit Bethesda’s Center for Medical Education.ABOVE: (l-r)
The 13th-annual affair returned with a new twist this year to benefit three local organizations that support children — Center for Creative Education, Glades Academy Foundation and SHUZZ. The effort began with a by-invitation-only VIP event that feat
Susan Duane (left) and Suzy Laniga
By Amy Woods
A half-million donated dollars will flow into South Palm Beach County’s philanthropic community following a membership meeting of the women of Impact 100.
The nonprofit, which supports local orga
By Cheryl Blackerby
Timolin Cole and Casey Cole, sisters of the late Natalie Cole and twin daughters of legendary singer Nat King Cole, were excited to hear that family friend Patti LaBelle would be performing at the Boca West Community Charitable
By Thom Smith
No big football game at West Boca High … no free golf at Osprey Point … yet traffic on Glades Road west of 441, on Sunday evening, March 13, was at a virtual standstill a mile from the entrance to South County Regional Park.
The
April 21: Place of Hope will bring together supporters of the agency’s Leighan and David Rinker Campus for an event featuring a festive brunch and spring blooms. Time is 11 a.m. Cost is $125. Call 483-0962 or visit placeofhoperinker.org. ABOVE: (fron
The crowd cheers and records the proceedings at Brogues Downunder in support of the St. Baldrick’s
Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer research.
Lake Worth resident Brian Lasure, 25, gets his head shaved during the fundraiser.
He had
Scott Simmons/The Coastal Star
The Plate: Broccoli e Salsiccia
The Place: Caffe Luna Rosa, 34 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 274-9404 or www.caffelunarosa.com.
The Price: $10
The Skinny: Broccoli rabe is one of life’s simple pleasures.
At Caffe Luna
By Amy Woods
From her first day to her last, the director of community relations at the Delray Beach Public Library loved her job.
“It spoke to all the things that I enjoyed doing,” said Bonnie Stelzer, who officially retired Feb. 29 after 1
Ken and Sue Gross hold paintings from Haiti that they display in their Briny Breezes home.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Sue Gross looks at the water found in one community in Haiti.
Gross and her husband, Ken, say most people cannot afford
the $30 ce
Story and photos by Mary Thurwachter
Once known as the Pink Plaza, Royal Palm Place is no longer pink — it’s more of a variety of beige hues now. But the shopping center, off Federal Highway south of Palmetto Park Road, retains the old-world ch
Inside the Secret Garden Café, chef Lynn Dorsey shows off her vegan ‘crabcake.’
Ocean Ridge resident Naomi Donner receives a ‘sacred sound session’
by Randall Rodriguez at the Bean Scene Sunset Marketplace.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lo
Match Day is celebrated around the nation promptly at noon as new doctors
open sealed envelopes to learn where they will be spending their medical residencies.
Here, several of the 61 medical students in the class of 2016 celebrate at FAU.
Dr. Stuart
Basketball legend Alonzo Mourning played most of his NBA career for the Miami Heat.
He will be the keynote speaker at the April 6 Inspiration Breakfast.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
The 14th annual Inspiration Breakfast, an annual fundraiser
Stargazer lilies may add color to a room but will poison your cat.
Photo courtesy of proflowers.com
A sago palm is toxic to dogs.
Photo courtesy of lake.ifas.ufl.edu
Ibuprofen can lead to gastritis or even a bleeding ulcer in a pet.
Photo courtesy of
The dune in Delray Beach has a mixture of native species that help trap blowing sand
and control erosion. It is more than shoulder high in many places.
Horizontal coco plum has adapted to the dune and lines the sidewalk in many places.
Dune sunflower
Fewer migratory birds, like these blue-winged teals, have been seen this winter.
Possible causes include a warmer winter to the north and more rain in South Florida.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Migratory birds still flew south th
Hundreds of blacktip sharks swarm the shallow waters off Palm Beach. Florida Atlantic University
biology professor Stephen Kajiura studies the annual migration of blacktips along South Florida’s beaches.
Photo by Stephen M. Kajiura
A blacktip shark c
