Young ‘doc’ helped bring horses to Europe after WWII
Now a part-time resident of Briny Breezes, Harold ‘Doc’ Burton
aboard the SS Mercer Victory ship in 1947.
Burton family photo
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The Plate: Steak ’n’ Fries
The Place: J. Alexander’s, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 347-9875 or jalexandersholdings.com.
The Price: $25
The Skinny: Members of our circle are not big consumers of steak. But we make an exception for this riff on the class
Mandarin Oriental to join city’s high-end hospitality
The Mandarin Oriental will be part of Penn-Florida’s Via Mizner
mixed-use development at the corner of Federal Highway
and Camino Real in downtown Boca Raton.
Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Note: Events are current as of 11/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.
December 6-12
Sunday - 12/6 - The Evolution of the Torah Over 3000 Years at Temple Sinai, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Dr. Leon Weissberg, Judaic studies scholar
By Steve Plunkett
A week before a Dec. 7 joint meeting with City Council, commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District abruptly pulled two items from the agenda.
Off the table will be any talk of interlocal agreements to repl
Delray Beach resident Ken Parker gazes upon the Atlantic Ocean at South Beach Park in Boca Raton.
The city has purchased and installed mats to even out the beach sand and make the inclines
toward the water more navigable for people who come with whee
The Boca Raton Garden Club continues
its 22-year tradition of offering a holiday ornament.
Photo contributed
By Sallie James
Holiday decorations with a historic touch are what the Boca Raton Garden Club’s annual commemorative ornament fundraiser
By Steve Plunkett
Disabled people will be able to enjoy the boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center when it reopens next spring.
The boardwalk, which has been closed for repairs since February, will be getting a ramp to make the structure compli
By Sallie James
The future of a four-story mansion proposed for a pristine stretch of beachside property is up in the air, even though the project was rejected last month by Boca Raton’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The property owner, Natur
By Rich Pollack
Yoga instructors and others teaching classes at the Highland Beach Pubic Library will now be designated as independent contractors and required to pay a small monthly fee to use the facility.
Under a new policy approved at the
Cindy Feder (l-r), Sandy Israel and Emmanuel ‘Malo’ Forde practice their coloring techniques
during an adult coloring club gathering at the Highland Beach Library.
Detail of Israel’s coloring project.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
By Rich Pollack
The town of Highland Beach, which has been without a fire truck of its own since the summer, is wrapping up negotiations with Delray Beach on a proposed long-term contract in which the larger city would provide
The Mark at CityScape has been criticized for its appearance.
File photo
By Mary Hladky
Dissatisfied with the appearance of The Mark at CityScape and concerned that more buildings with design flaws will sprout up downtown, the Boca Raton City Cou
Two Boca residents examine aerial photos of the troubled intersection of East Palmetto Park Road and Fifth Avenue.
Sallie James/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Lower the speed limit. Seize property for turning lanes through eminent domain. Elimin
By Rich Pollack
A redrawn blueprint for development of one of Boca Raton’s largest remaining parcels of undeveloped property got the green light to move forward from the City Council despite concerns from members of the Boca Raton Airport Authorit
By Rich Pollack
After discussing the possibility of seeking a new outside law firm, the Boca Raton Airport Authority agreed last month to stay with the firm that has represented the board for the last nine years.
“I’m comfortable that we have
By Sallie James
City Council member Mike Mullaugh thinks it’s time Boca Raton’s elected officials get a raise since they haven’t had one in more than three decades.
He has proposed a more than 300 percent pay hike for both the mayor and council
By Dan Moffett
At the height of his influence a decade ago, Delray Beach-based developer Anthony Pugliese III oversaw the biggest land deal in Central Florida since Disney World and sat on Palm Beach County’s Judicial Nominating Commission that s
Premier Estate Properties business partner Carmen D’Angelo Jr. (far left),
with family members (l-r) Gerard, Laura, Antonio, Pascal and Joseph Liguori.
Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Pascal Liguori, broker associate at Premier Estate Propert
