Nathan and Fran Nachlas, of Boca Raton, with the SafeSun sunscreen dispenser they installed
at South Inlet Park. Nathan, a reconstructive surgeon who operates on people’s faces
after melanoma removal, and Fran, a nurse, founded SafeSun, a not-for-pro
The Plate: Chicken vindaloo
The Place: Flavor of India, 1516 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth; 582-8600.
The Price: $14.95
The Skinny: Long ago, a friend of mine who does not care much for spice ordered chicken vindaloo. He later described the experience as
By Christine Davis
Delray Medical Center honored pharmacy buyer Lourdes Black by inducting her into the Tenet Heroes Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Dallas. Black led the development of a supply-chain strategy that saved Tenet’s Miami-Dade market
The fishing team Seapremacy shows the 42-pound kingfish taken on a live bait near Jupiter
to win biggest fish in the April 15 tournament. Team members, from left, are captain Alex Burgess,
Benny Townend, James Wood, Michael Wood and Amber Wood
(holdi
By Steve Pike
You know that feeling you get when you hear a song on the radio that brings back a memory? It’s as if you’re transported back to that moment in time — to the sights, sounds and smells of another lifetime.
Ann Purcell transports yo
A struggling ficus hedge, overgrown with weeds and invasive exotic plants, was recently replaced
with a new hedge of more than 65 Clusia and more than 150 Pentas at the entranceway
of the Place Au Soleil neighborhood in Gulf Stream. Funding was provi
A plaque honoring Judy Black was placed in The Nature Conservancy’s newly expanded native plants
and pollinator garden at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Photo provided by Lucy Miller
A gift from the Leon Black Foundation to The Nature Conservancy recen
The Grass River Garden Club awarded three grants in 2017: $7,500 to Sandoway Discovery Center to support Title I schools and after-care participation in Sandoway’s Junior Naturalist Program; $6,200 to Community Greening for the planting of trees, cre
Joewood is a slow-growing shrub with inedible green fruit.
BELOW: Jacquemontia is a native vine with stunning blue blooms.
Both plants are salt-tolerant, making them ideal for our neighborhoods.
Photos by Jerry Lower and Susan Lerner
By Deborah S. H
Paul Cienniwa, who starts June 1 as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s music ministry director,
says ‘music can touch people who aren’t religious. It’s a spiritual experience.’
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Never underestimate the power of music. Pa
Campers enrolled in Ocean Adventure in Boca Raton, designed for children up to age 15,
have opportunities to sail, snorkel and surf.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Summer camp opportunities for children 12 and younger abound. But what about our
Tuana Yazici (right), a Saint Andrew’s Upper School student, made a presentation to more than 50 kindergartners at Saint Andrew’s. She spoke about protecting sea turtles from plastic waste and explained how sea turtles are at great risk of being harm
Connie Lou Wagner of South Palm Beach won first place in the Animal Life category for her photo titled ‘Surprised Lizard on Bamboo Culm’ (above). All photographs were taken at Mounts Botanical Garden. It was the garden’s 10th annual photography con
Briny draws name
from bag to pick alderman
Town Clerk pro tem Bobby Jurovaty grasps a piece of paper he pulled from a bag to decide a tie vote to fill
a vacant seat on the Town Council. It had Chick Behringer’s name on it. Town Attorney John Skrandel
Lantana recount upholds 2-vote victory
Newly elected Commissioner Edward Shropshire is sworn in to office March 27 by Town Attorney R. Max Lohman Jr.
as Shropshire’s wife, Lorin, and Mayor Dave Stewart look on.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary T
Boca Raton Airport has seen an increase in traffic because of temporary flight restrictions
impacting the area’s heavily traveled airspace.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
When situations are normal, the two-hour Angel Flight that p
I’ve begun to notice the subtle signs of spring. Along the roadways are the blooming frangipanis. At the beach is the calm, aquamarine ocean. All around is the impossibly blue midday sky.
For a place that Northerners complain doesn’t have seas
Jackie Reeves and the Spirit of Giving are involved in the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU.
The organization helps distribute thousands of free game tickets to youths.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
It’s difficult to imagine Jackie Reeves’ s
I want to thank the residents of Ocean Ridge for all the kindnesses shared with me during my campaign as your town commissioner. I learned so much from the experience.
The campaign was a positive, constructive event and I appreciated all of th
For many years, until approximately two years ago, the city had encouraged donations to establish benches with commemorative plaques that would help upgrade the appearance of the beach walk. Frankly, with more encouragement from the city, all of
