Joe Griffin with conductor Sebrina Maria Alfonso.
By Rich Pollack
If it weren’t for a last-minute birthday present from his friend Claudia Willis, chances are Joseph Griffin probably wouldn’t have discovered the South Florida Symphony Orchestra.
The seventh annual charity event for Boys & Girls Club of Broward County began with a spectacular hangar party displaying exotic cars, motorcycles, boats and jets. Twenty of South Florida’s top restaurants sponsored the event and served gourmet food,
A memorial to the Barefoot Mailman stands at the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Drive north to visit, climb the area’s other lighthouse
By Ron Hayes
One hour before sunset on March 7, 1907, a former captain in the
A celebrated roster of 81 PGA Champions Tour players took to The Old Course at Broken Sound Club for the 2013 Allianz Championship vying for a $1.8 million purse. The Moabery Family Foundation pledged an annual ‘champions challenge,’ donating $1,000
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 750 attended the 51st annual affair that celebrated the new Wold Family Center for Emergency Medicine and raised $1 million in the process. Guests paid tribute to Honorary Chairwoman Elaine Wold and 10 physicians.
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Polynesian foods, drinks, music and a performance by a professional hula troupe highlighted the Boca Raton Garden Club Luau March 22 in the clubhouse. Proceeds of the event will go to Junior Gardening, Garden Therapy for Alzheimer’s Patients and Coll
Approximately 5,500 guests were treated to a fun day in the park and on the water for the annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilites on March 16 at Spanish River Park. Entertainment included Brett Loewenstern from American Idol and Nashv
This season’s final Cultures & Cocktails event attracted more than 80 to the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. Among the attendees were Donald Ephraim (left), Maxine Marks and Linda and Jay Rosenkranz of Boca Raton.
Photo provided
After running a successful business in the health-care industry,
Mike Earley is looking for new challenges on both the professional and personal fronts.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Michael M. Earley describes his success as opportunistic.
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Judy Collins (left) with CARP luncheon chairwoman Barbara Katz. Photo by Paulette Martin
By Thom Smith
“I wanted to get this out of the way right now …
Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles
in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I’ve loo
Marcy Weiss throws a stick for her dog Maho, a mixed-breed dog she refers to as her ‘South African Pygmy retriever.’
Photos by Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
John Tomaszewski walks six beach miles every morning
year-round. He poses for a quick port
The Plate: Gazpacho
The Place: John G’s, Plaza del Mar, 264 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Info: 585-9860 or john-gs.com. Note: John G’s is cash only; no credit cards.
The Price: $4.50 for a cup, $6.75 for a crock
The Skinny: You could say John G’s taught s
Authentic: First in an occasional series looking at authentic ethnic cooking in our area
Recipe: Chicken with Saffron
Chef Shahriar Mahori, owner of the Shandiz Terrace Restaurant in Lake Worth, holds a whole salmon he prepared for Nowruz or ‘Persian
Debbie Dingle stands at Mount Kilimanjaro, where she climbed to raise awareness
of human trafficking and women forced into sexual slavery.
Members of Advent Lutheran Church raised $70,000 to help women escape.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Deb
Sheila O’Boyle (left) and Anne Bright are preparing for the Lupus Foundation of America Southeast Florida Chapter’s Closet Couture Luncheon, set for April 11 at Benvenuto. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
When the subject of lupus comes up, ever
The bloom of a bauhinia, also known as an orchid tree, lends a pop of purple at Putt’n Around in Delray Beach.
A white hibiscus overlooks the putting green of the 14th hole.
A sea turtle adorns the top of a totem pole in the midst of a firebush he
Guests of the 11th annual Tri-County Humane Society Doggie Ball were greeted by five dogs cleared for adoption as they entered the Boca West Country Club. The ball raised over $400,000 for the 100 percent no-kill facility.
Lynn Nobil, a former volu
