By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — William Samuel “Billy” Calabretta, known around this beach community for his shrewd business mind, the sand in his shoes — when he was wearing them — and a quick and handsome smile, died May 16 from complications
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Even in Sol-A-Mar’s scaled-back version, four of the seven proposed buildings
would still exceed the city’s 120-foot height limits.
Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
The New Mizner on the Green “ultra-luxury” condo project has a new name, a new
Attorney Mitchell Kirschner, Rabbi Ruvi New and architect Derek Vander Ploeg
wait to speak at the Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board meeting on May 7.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
An architect’s rendering of the north side of the proposed Chabad of E
I have followed with interest the planned development around the Mizner on the Green site in Boca Raton, where the owner, El Ad National Properties, has proposed to replace this outdated 244-unit project and reportedly seek discretionary height i
The public is rightly concerned about how much more freight traffic there will be on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks with the opening of a deeper port in Miami and the widening of the Panama Canal.
With the revitalization and rejuvenatio
The Mark at CityScape contains 208 residential units, 18,052 square feet of retail space and a 686-space garage.
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By Mary Hladky
Many downtown Boca Raton residents have watched intently as The Mark at CityScape, a mix
Students from Boynton Beach Community High School practice maneuvers with their drones
prior to competing in a statewide student competition dubbed the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Challenge
at FAU in Boca Raton. Pictured left to right are Chase Carrier,
After final exams, FAU students hung out with a therapy dog, Kol,
and his owner, Jane Eisenberg, at Wimberly Library.
They petted, cuddled and played a game of catch.
Photo provided
INSET BELOW: Mari Suarez
By Rich Pollack
Saying she is unhappy with being micromanaged by the Town Commission and the town manager, Highland Beach’s longtime library director, Mari Suarez, submitted her resignation late last month.
“Based on
By Rich Pollack
Two lawsuits have been filed against the driver of a car that struck a couple bicycling in Highland Beach, fatally injuring a 69-year-old commercial real-estate pioneer and seriously injuring her husband, a retired New York dentist
As we head into the 2015 hurricane season, it’s not too early to make preparations … just in case. Southeast Florida has not experienced the effects of a serious tropical weather system in 10 years, and some reminders may be in order.
There
Artist rendering of the new clubhouse and marina at Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club.
The old clubhouse is giving way
to make more multipurpose member spaces.
Photos provided
By Steve Pike
Robin Blankhorst, general manager and chief operating offi
The boardwalk loop at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, which the city shut down in February after being warned it was near collapse, will remain closed until the end of the year.
Boca Raton officials are working to bid out the project; they expect c
Willie Mae Jackson and Irene Carswell in Pearl City during the 1950s.
Lois Martin in 1980
Carolyn Brown on her tricycle in the ’50s.
Aerial photograph of Pearl City and Dixie Manor in the 1940s.
Photos courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
B
Nautical Father’s Day gift ideas
from the Palm Beach International Boat Show
Fujinon 14 X 40 model image-stabilized binoculars
cost $1,399.
West Marine’s automatic inflatable model for deep-water use
provides 35 pounds of buoyancy. It sells for abou
Wendy and Jamie Greenhut pose in the bathroom of the Polaroid Fotobar in Delray Beach,
as family friend Missy Salaam washes her hands in the sink. The In-Stall-ation Project, made up
of photos that Wendy took of women’s feet in public restroom stalls
The Ready to Reel fishing team led by Kevin Spencer, right, ran into 600 feet of water on May 2
to catch the heaviest wahoo in the Lantana Fishing Derby. Angler Ben Bortnov
(front left) fought the 24.34-pound wahoo.
Photo by Brent Anderson/BAnature.c
Tim Link communicates with a dog.
Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Far too often, we engage in one-way conversations with our pets. We talk. They listen. Or at least, they try to interpret what we are saying. Your dog may cock his head when you sta
Bicyclists cruise West Boca on April 25 during The ‘Loggers Run Ride.’
This ride includes many levels and is considered a safe ride with very little traffic.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
You’ve heard of “talking the talk” and “walki
Students sing in celebration of the beginning of spring during the annual Spring Frolic
at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach. Due to rain, the ‘bees’ and ‘flowers’
were forced to perform inside the church.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
