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,
Delray Beach resident Alan Rose has become a strong supporter of the Caridad Center in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Until a few years ago, Alan Rose had never heard of the Caridad Center in Boynton Beach, which prov
The eight-piece Solid Brass band rocks out during a Dinner & Dancing concert presented by the town of Lantana.
Guests enjoyed a buffet-style meal under the stars, then danced to classic rock and R&B songs
from the ’60s through the ’80s while enjoying
By Jane Smith
Atlantic Crossing’s revised site plan sailed through a city advisory panel in early March and will be reviewed by the City Commission on April 5.
The proposed $200 million Atlantic Crossing project sits stalled on 9.2 acres at the
Spring? Already? It seems too soon for hurricane predictions, rising humidity and transport trucks heading north. But here it is April. Where did winter go?
It was a busy season along the coast, filled with the usual array of lovely philanthr
By Steve Plunkett
Following what he called an “extraordinary” visit to the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, the city’s deputy mayor wants district commissioners to replace their interim executive director with someone full time.
“Underst
By Sallie James
Property values in Boca Raton have jumped to an estimated market value of $26 billion for 2015, ranking first out of 38 municipalities countywide, according to Palm Beach County Chief Deputy Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks.
That’s
By Sallie James
The city has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Boca Raton officials improperly created a special zoning classification to allow construction of a synagogue on the barrier island.
The court action is the late
ABOVE: Glades Road looking northwest at Airport Road.
BELOW: With a proposed elevated ramp to northbound I-95. Renderings provided by FDOT
By Steve Plunkett
Looking to ease traffic on busy Glades Road, state engineers plan to segregate I-95’s on-r
By Rich Pollack
A war of words that started after Delray Beach commissioners rejected a proposed fire-service agreement with Highland Beach appears to be at a ceasefire, with both sides deciding to come to the table to try to hammer out a workable con
By Mary Hladky
A long-awaited report on whether downtown building projects are in compliance with the city’s open-space requirements is now scheduled to be delivered at the April 11 Community Redevelopment Agency meeting.
City Manager Leif Ahne
