From multimillion-dollar renovations and additions to name changes, resorts refashion themselves to keep guests coming back for more.
Jonathan Adler redesigned the rooms at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa.
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By Steven J. Smith
Event organizer Nancy Flinn, along with artists Max Matteson and Beth Sloat, have teamed with the Delray Art League to invite area artists to submit digital photos of paintings for an art show planned for Ocean Ridge Town Hall t
By Thom Smith
After 15 years, Ervin Duggan has said farewell to Palm Beach and to his legacy, the Society of the Four Arts. His successor, David W. Breneman, a professor in economics of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, has bi
Unity School Jazz Band performs
Delray Beach Tree lighting — Dec. 4
Now in its 15th year, the Unity School Jazz Band, under the direction of Bethany Gerena, performed during the holiday festivities by playing Deckin’ the Halls, Jingle Bell Rock and G
There will be performances by taiko drummers throughout the day at Oshogatsu. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
Among the Japanese traditions to commemorate the New Year: taiko drummers. A game similar to badminton. An elaborate lion dancer called
By Rich Pollack
Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 15 for Highland Beach Town Commissioner Dennis Sheridan, who died Dec. 11 following a recent illness. He was 77.
A funeral Mass will be held at St. Lucy Catholic Church in Hi
Cindy Vincenz and her grandson, Fisher Nieman, 5, work to create compositions that will be turned into long, twirling kinetic strands and attached to a kapok tree. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Nicole Johnson and her four children we
Related: How many stories needed for office buildings downtown?
By Tim Pallesen
City commissioners agreed Nov. 18 that future downtown buildings should be limited to four floors.
But to achieve a complete downtown where people live, work and
Ann Rutherford is Junior League of Boca Raton’s
2014 Woman Volunteer of the Year.
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By Rich Pollack
Think of a major not-for-profit organization in Boca Raton, and chances are Ann Rutherford has been a part of its begin
Who is Marty O’Boyle? A jerk? A bully? A white knight? He’s right, or he’s the village idiot? He’s an egomaniac having a tantrum, or he’s a genius, as the city paid him nearly $200,000?
Who knows?
Who is Sheila O’Boyle? A wonderful woman. A
One of the greatest privileges we enjoy as Americans is the right to vote, and thereby to choose our government. On Nov. 4, the voters of District 34 exercised this most important privilege to re-elect me as their state senator. I want to sincere
Basking in the glow of twinkling lights, delicious food, friends and family, I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on the meaning of gratitude.
That’s the theme at Gulf Stream School this academic year and it seems to me to be an excellent topic
By Dan Moffett
Attorneys for the town of Gulf Stream are challenging the legitimacy of The O’Boyle Law Firm in their defense against dozens of lawsuits brought by resident Martin O’Boyle.
In the crosshairs of the town’s counterattack is
Athletic Director Patrick Chun celebrates with FAU President John Kelly at a press conference Dec. 2
to announce the gift of $16 million by Dick and Barbara Schmidt, seen below (at center) in this May 2014 file photo.
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By Jane Smith
At the Nov. 18 City Commission meeting where the proposed land development regulations were discussed, Commissioner Adam Frankel called Diane Colonna back into the chambers to present the Community Redevelopment Agency’s views.
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By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach might lose Artists Alley, the unique arts district that the mayor says “has been so important for the renaissance of this city.”
Artists work in warehouse studios along the railroad tracks near Pineapple Grove. But
By Jane Smith
The woman whose name is synonymous with the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency will leave in January.
Diane Colonna gave her board a resignation letter in late November. She will join former Delray Beach CRA chief Chri
By Tim Pallesen
The selection of Delray Beach’s new city manager was all about toughness.
Don Cooper was chosen by a 3-0 vote on Nov. 7 after job references told Delray commissioners that Cooper was a tough leader as Port St. Lucie city
