By Dan Moffett
After only a couple of months on the job, new Town Manager Bogdan “Bob” Vitas is earning high marks from South Palm Beach Town Council members.
The positive reviews are especially encouraging for residents who watched in dismay
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, one of the most famous love stories of all time.
Love stories can melt your heart, make you smile or leave you grasping for a handkerchief. Hollywood loves them, of course, but true love doesn’t
By Jane Smith
The latest savior of the historic Boynton Beach High School attracted about 25 members of the grassroots group Save Boynton High to the city library on a stormy December night. They braved the weather to get a sneak peek at architect
The Lynn Philharmonia performs with music director and conductor Guillermo Figueroa on Dec. 12
at Boca Raton Resort and Club. The performance marked the orchestra’s 13th annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
After making hi
By Bill Meredith
BOCA RATON — Successful composers often remain in the shadows while the artists who perform their music skyrocket to fame, and one of the most versatile such writers was Luigi Federico Creatore.
The Manhattan-born Creatore
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Virginia Wesley Courtenay, a prominent interior designer who, in her 40 years in town, redecorated everything from the Florida governor’s mansion to a neighbor’s tiny kitchen, died Nov. 29 at her home under hospice
BRINY BREEZES — Mary C. “Polly” (O’Flanagan) Brady, of Briny Breezes and Plymouth, Mass., passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years old. As a child in South Boston, Mass., Mrs. Brady developed a love
By April W. Klimley
The Dec. 2 mass shooting at a county facility in San Bernardino, Calif., raised wide concern about domestic terrorism and prompted Palm Beach County commissioners to examine the preparedness of the county’s own facilities.
By Jane Smith
Six Boynton Beach residents will advise the city commissioners when they sit as the Community Redevelopment Agency board. The residents, appointed at the second commission meeting in December, are:
• Linda Cross, a retired CPA.
Condominiums at Riverwalk Plaza would sit at the southeast corner of the property,
along the Intracoastal Waterway, at Woolbright Road and Federal Highway.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Riverwalk Plaza will become home to a 10-story, U-shaped
Debbie Brookes stands next to a shell-covered mermaid in her Beachcomber Art gallery in Delray Beach.
INSET BELOW: A shell-covered swordfish.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By April W. Klimley
Anyone strolling into the Beachcomber Art galler
Staff members from Bank of America visited Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches in December,
dropping off toys and handmade holiday cards for the students at the agency’s Project Grow afterschool program.
They also presented the agency’s CEO, Matthew C
New age musician Yanni and his daughter, Krystal Ann.
Photo provided
By Thom Smith
Yiànnis Hryssomàllis.
It’s Greek to most folk. Better to just call him Yanni. Though some call his music new age gimmickry, he’s a global superstar and has so
The Plate: Shrimp & Grits
The Place: Benny’s on the Beach, Lake Worth Pier, 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth; 582-9001 or www.bennys
onthebeach.com.
Cost: $14.99
The Skinny: At Benny’s, they call the shrimp and grits the chef’s favorite
California-based international political commentator Saied Shemirani served as guest speaker
at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club, discussing the topic ‘From Monarchy to Mullahs: The State of Terror’
and the idea of establishing a parliamentary system by
Saint Joseph’s Episcopal School eighth-graders, along with their parents and faculty
and staff members, served a Christmas meal for nearly 50 underprivileged families.
In addition to collecting and cooking the food, the school donated new work shoes
The Kravis Center’s Education Committee welcomed Robert Avossa,
Palm Beach County’s new superintendent of schools, during a meeting
attended by more than 20 of its members. Avossa shared his experiences
in Fulton County, Ga., and his thoughts about P
A total of 84 golfers and volunteers rose with the morning sun and headed to a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course
for a round of 18 holes to benefit the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Participants were greeted
with a lavish breakfast and quality gift
Seventy-two golfers swung into action to raise funds for Wayside House, a Delray Beach addiction-treatment center
for women that has operated for more than four decades. While the golfers were busy on the course,
80 bridge players faced off in the cl
More than 175 women gathered for Impact 100 Palm Beach County’s annual membership event.
Prospective and current members of the charity, which awards high-impact grants
to local nonprofits, enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they listened to suc
