Tia Jenkins pitches her idea for Switchy Shoes, which earned her the largest cash prize
at Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway.
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By Lucy Lazarony
Eighteen entrepreneurial youths, members of the Boca Raton Chamber
By Lona O'Connor
Someone near you suffers from a mental illness. That’s the first thing mental health professionals want you to know during May, Mental Health Month.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the National Institu
By Steve Plunkett
The meeting pitted City Council member Robert Weinroth against a roomful of unhappy Boca Raton residents mostly from the barrier island and downtown.
The adversarial nature was apparent from the start, when Weinroth no
The north end of Delray’s municipal beach
has been a hangout for catamaran sailors
and their friends for more than 35 years.
Delray Beach resident Bob Kubin sails his catamaran, North East,
from the north end of Delray’s municipal beach.
This part
Pastor Andrew Hagen of Advent Lutheran also writes online under the moniker ‘The Faster Pastor,’
in part because he loves to ride his Harley-Davidson Sportster.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
That very creative Pastor Andrew Hagen of Advent Lu
Boca resident Lisa Huffman holds her son Harrison while keeping an eye on her golden doodle
and a friend’s greyhound at Bark Park Dog Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
My dogs, Chipper and Cleo, remind me to never stereotype can
Informal Japanese gardens from the 9th to 12th centuries featured lakes and islands
and were intended to be viewed from a boat. At the Morikami, lush trees and shrubs
have been selectively pruned to create the impression you’ve been transplanted to a
The Fish Rules app is location-specific and works on either an Android or an iPhone.
By Willie Howard
Remember the correct slot size limit, bag limit and open seasons for snook?
What about the bag limit for pompano or the minimum sizes for m
Colleen Paul-Hus hosted a small educational farm-to-table gathering at her home
in Gulf Stream, and she addressed those attending (below).
Max, one of the four children in the household, interacts with neighbor Brenda Medore.
Photos by Jerry Lower/Th
Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 16th anniversary was a gala evening of dining, dancing and delight as 250 guests spent the night swingin’ in a ballroom transformed into a chic nightclub of decades past. The theater’s Shelly Award was presented to longtime pat
The Friends Auxiliary of the Boca Raton Museum of Art welcomed a fresh slate of leaders during a special luncheon ceremony of the support group. Members already are hard at work planning an itinerary for art and culture lovers for next season.
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The annual affair celebrating the joy of reading raised $200,000 to support the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County’s mission and programs. Luncheon speaker, international bestselling author and literacy advocate David Baldacci was a huge hit wit
A beautiful weekend was the perfect backdrop for more than 1,000 guests at the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum’s annual fundraiser. A VIP pre-party Friday sold out as did Saturday’s vintner dinners. The event raised more than $200,000 for comm
Nearly $500 was raised for Daughters of Zion through a car wash benefiting the Junior Academy’s after-school reading program. ‘Our thanks go to Jack Foley for supplying the eco-friendly cleaning products and to Chuck Halberg for the hoses,’ said Alli
The Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach’s fourth-annual fundraiser brought in more than $132,000 and honored Tony Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of Seagate Hospitality Group. The Youth of the Year of Delray Beach award went
The Plate: Fried Gulf Shrimp
The Place: Two George’s, 728 Casa Loma Blvd, Boynton Beach; 736-2717 or twogeorgesrestaurant.com.
The Price: $17.99
The Skinny: What can I say?
Fried shrimp is my weakness. Oh, I love the shellfish in all forms.
But that comb
This year marks the 46th Earth Day since its inception on April 22, 1970. Each year a theme is chosen to celebrate the beauty, vitality and significance of our outdoors, and this year that theme is “Trees for the Earth.” To celebrate Earth Day 2016,
By Rich Pollack
After months of study and research, the Delray Beach Parks and Recreation Department has submitted a draft report to City Manager Don Cooper, recommending a six-month pilot program for a dog beach at the city’s Atlantic Dunes Park.
Gulf Stream School students get a lesson
in geometry and statistics from a day at the ballpark
Marc Bonutti cheers for a Marlins run the day Gulf Stream School students
went to Roger Dean Stadium to watch a baseball game.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The C
By Dan Moffett
Publix Super Markets and Manalapan are in the final stages of negotiations that appear likely to bring a store to the town’s Plaza del Mar shopping center by 2018.
“It looks like there’s a 95 percent chance that this will happen,
