ABOVE: Board members of Impact 100 celebrate the gathering of $436,000 in grant money to benefit nonprofit organizations serving South Palm Beach County. This year, four groups received $100,000 grants. They were: Best Foot Forward, Boca Helping Hand
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Marty and Joyce Kobak rolled out the red carpet for celebrities including Tom Arnold, Ellar Coltrane, Connie Francis and George McCrae at a disco-themed fete in celebration of the 20th annual festival. ‘We are extremely thankful for the generosity o
The launch of a pilot program that ran through May 3 saw bicyclists pedaling to the restaurant during their Sunday afternoon rides to receive free valet service and a complimentary libation with brunch. ‘As an avid cyclist, I thought it would be grea
More than 1,500 guests joined the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum for a weekend unlike any other. Bacchanalia kicked it off at the Boca Raton Airport, wowing guests from the moment they arrived on the red carpet. The vintner dinners took place
The kickoff event to the Boca Walk To End Alzheimer’s shined a light into the dark world of the disease. Ticket sales, silent-auction items, raffles and sponsors resulted in proceeds of more than $45,000. ABOVE: Chairwoman Pam Polani and Vice Chairwo
Dr. Barry Davis won the most votes and earned the 2015 Doctor of Distinction honor at the 17th awards luncheon. ‘This was the most successful Honor Your Doctor luncheon in its 17-year history, on many fronts,’ event Chairman Alan Kaye said. ‘I am ex
Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 15th-anniversary gala featured an evening of dinner, dancing and celebration, as well as the Shelly Award, presented to Sherron Long. More than 250 guests gathered for the theater company’s biggest fundraising event of the seas
The Caridad Center celebrated the construction of an 11,000-square-foot addition to its facilities, which are operating above capacity with more than 25,000 patient visits annually. The expansion will allow the clinic to serve an additional 3,000 pat
When Judi Sikes retired after more than a decade of waiting tables at Park Avenue BBQ & Grille in Lake Worth, Delray Beach and Boca Raton, the local chain celebrated her last day by naming it in her honor. Sikes recently married Russell Buckingham, o
Proper Affair: The Addison, Boca Raton – April 16
Boston Proper and the Achievement Centers for Children & Families united in April to host the seventh annual Proper Affair to benefit low-income children and families in our community. The event fe
This year’s event raised more than $100,000 for the Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach. Community Impact honorees were Jerry Lower and Mary Kate Leming of The Coastal Star. Kyra Dobard was Youth of the Year. ABOVE: (l-r) Co-Chai
The Plate: Chicken Parmigiana
The Place: Josie’s Ristorante, 1602 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach; 364-9601 or josiesristorante.com
The Price: $8.99 (at lunch)
The Skinny: Once again, it was lunchtime and we were starving. Fortunately, Josie’s offered
By Steve Pike
Sometimes fiction makes the best truth.
Bob Brink looked up from his plate of fried mushrooms and smiled at the notion.
“That’s it in a nutshell,” said Brink, a former reporter for The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Illustrated magazine. “
By Steve Pike
It’s always a challenge and risk for an author to write about a well-known historical figure. When that figure is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, youngest daughter of Russian Czar Nicholas II, the bar is raised even higher.
In his
By Steve Pike
It was quite an adventure for Daring Dog to find his way to book form. Whereas many books eventually become screenplays and perhaps even movies, Charlotte Jerace’s flying dog hero of The Adventures of Daring Dog started out as a screen
Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene has expanded his sizable Florida real estate holdings by purchasing the southernmost property in Manalapan, the 4020 S. Ocean estate formerly owned by longtime resident Ken Brown.
Greene was the sole part
Ocean Ridge Town Clerk Karen Hancsak (l) talks with Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, Susan Bucher, just prior to a March 8 emergency hearing concerning an lawsuit filed by Ocean Ridge Town Commissoner Richard Lucibella. Both Hancsak and Buc
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach has dropped out of a lawsuit to determine how cities pay for the county Inspector General’s Office.
“The Inspector General has been instrumental in helping us focus on best practices,” Mayor Cary Glickstein
Athletes and film crew produce a Gatorade commercial on Delray Beach in March. The city is steadily becoming a popular destination for the film industry. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
