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Shelley Gilken teaches an Action Karate class to young students in May. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
When people think of karate, they often conjure up images of punches, kicks or hand-to-hand combat.
Those are all part of karate and self-def
Mark Gerretson, who loved to fish, started the Holiday Toy Drive Fishing Tournament
in 1994 to benefit the Delray Beach Police Department’s annual drive.
After his death in 2005, friends named the fishing tournament for Gerretson.
Contributed by Pat
The Boca Raton Musuem of Art in Mizner Park.
By Lucy Lazarony
Sip a complimentary glass of wine, take in the art, people watch, grab a sketchpad and create your own version of an inspiring museum piece.
Welcome to Late Night Thursday at th
Summer sun and heat can turn the inside of a car or truck
deadly in just a few minutes, so don’t leave your pet inside your vehicle.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
In Palm Beach County, August typically marks the month where hot mer
By Ron Hayes
In her 2009 memoir, Minor League Mom, Pamela Carey shared the humor she found among the home runs and foul balls after her sons, Tim and Todd, joined a Boston Red Sox farm team back in the 1990s.
Now she’s back with a humorous l
Guild creates art to soothe patients
of health center at Harbour’s Edge
Artists guild member Janis Cooper, her painting on the wall,
sits with Barbara Green, who was undergoing therapy
at Harbour’s Edge in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Sta
The 17th hole at Seagate Country Club at the Hamlet is considered one of the best holes
at the club, which is lengthening its course to nearly 7,100 yards.
Photo provided
By Steve Pike
In the golf world, longer is always better, whether it’s a n
Paul Aho (inset below), who grew up
in Ocean Ridge, wrote the book Surfing Florida.
Photos provided
By Willie Howard
Florida surfers needed someone to chronicle the origins of their relatively young sport and assemble a collection of vintage surf
Tri-County Animal Rescue Dedicates New ‘Sunshine’ Cat Room & Patio
Extends “9 Lives For $9” Cat Adoption Program Through August
Tri-County Animal Rescue’s (TCAR) grand opening and dedication of its new ‘Sunshine Cat Room’ and screened patio was purr
By Christine Davis
Trader Joe’s Boca Raton devotees are ready, waiting and hungry for the Boca Raton store to open at 855 S. Federal Highway. And, while they thought they might be waiting even longer when an onsite problem with power lines cropped up
Firefighters and paramedics of Boca Raton will be cleaning up the waterways. on Saturday, July 19. From 9 a.m. until noon, the 5th annual Waterway Cleanup hosted by the Boca Raton Firefighters and Paramedics Benevolent will start at Lake Wyman and
Fifty years ago this summer,
the Vietnam War began.
Area veterans remember the trials and triumphs of that era.
Al Naar displays his medals in his Ocean Ridge home.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Charles McGill of Gulf Stream still wears symbols
fr
By Rich Pollack
Taxable property values in Palm Beach County’s coastal communities have continued to grow, with increases ranging from barely noticeable in Briny Breezes to more than 14 percent in neighboring Gulf Stream.
New construction and
Susan Haynie was elected in March.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
It’s more than poetic irony to suggest that Susan Haynie took the road less traveled to get to the Boca Raton mayor’s office. For four decades, Haynie has devoted her
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Pledge of Allegiance by Francis Bellamy, as written in 1892.
When you attend as many municipal meetings as I do each
Alene Egol helps Dress for Success clients choose donated clothing.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
What’s the first thing an attorney with a master of arts and master of philosophy in Germanic languages and literature wants to do w
By Mary Thurwachter
A zoning change for 10 acres of prime waterfront property that has been home to the Cenacle Spiritual Life Center in Lantana for nearly 60 years won the approval of the Lantana Town Council on June 9.
The change, from C1 co
By Mary Thurwachter
A rebounding economy and $39 million uptick in taxable property values to $724.9 million will give Lantana more money to work with next year.
But residents shouldn’t expect a spending spree. After all, expenses are going up,
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach will keep its own fire-rescue department after Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue failed to assure a long-term savings for city taxpayers.
A county takeover was projected to have saved $2.1 million the first year. But th
