Bob Luptak is owner and president of the Steinway Piano Gallery.
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By Christine Davis
On the grand scale, Steinway Piano Gallery in Boca Raton hits all the right notes, because it’s always been about pianos for owner
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Delray Beach native Harvey Brown Jr. will speak at the 74th annual Library Association meeting
on Dec. 9 at the Delray Beach Public Library.
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If you want to know who’s who in Delray Beach, ask Harvey Brown Jr. He’s a
By Steve Plunkett
The city’s long-awaited dog beach will open to pets and pet lovers the second weekend of December at the north end of Spanish River Park.
Hours will be 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to sunset on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Th
Before and during construction, merchants on either side of the Intracoastal Waterway fretted about how the Ocean Avenue bridge closing would hurt their businesses. Now that the new span has opened, some confess it wasn’t so bad, after all. But other
Father David Toups (left) leads seminarians Joe Plesko, Jonathan Emery, Felipe Gonzalez and Elixavier Castro in a 12-mile Central Florida obstacle course called the Tough Mudder.
Toups currently serves as seminary rector and president at St. Vincent
The Plate: General Tso’s Chicken
The Place: Pine Garden, 1668 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 395-7534 or pinegardenbocaraton.com.
The Price: $11.95
The Skinny: Those who attended Florida Atlantic University back in the ’80s may remember Pine Garden for
Butch and Melinda Trucks join Rena Blades and Brad Deflin at the Cultural Council’s Culture & Cocktails event at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Photo by Corby Kaye’s Studio
By Thom Smith
A whole lotta love was present at the Cultural Council of
The proposed 13-story Hyatt.
Rendering provided
By Dan Moffett
The prospects for economic revival in downtown Boca Raton just went up — at least 13 stories’ worth.
That’s how high Hyatt intends to build a 200-room hotel on the southeast co
Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program kicked off 17 years of helping at-risk girls in South Florida — and 11 years in Palm Beach County — by welcoming volunteer counselors, school-district personnel and other community partners to a gather
This fashion show sponsored by Wells Fargo Private Bank helped benefit Dress for Success Palm Beaches, a nonprofit organization that promotes economic independence for disadvantaged women by providing them with professional attire, career-developmen
ElevenSpa celebrated its ninth anniversary as a destination for salon and spa services in Delray Beach. The evening of elegance included music, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, of which 100 percent of the proceeds went to Saluting Our
Dr. Denise St. Patrick-Bell, executive director of the Boca Raton Children’s Museum,
is leading a series of initiatives to bring more money into the museum.
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By Steve Plunkett
After 34 years of financial insecurity,
Anne and Louis Green were two of the more than 400 walkers and sponsors who came out to support the eighth annual affair that raised more than $310,000 for Florida Atlantic University’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center at the Christine
The Junior League of Boca Raton’s 26th annual celebration of women honored Peggy Jones (LEFT), the nominee from Boca Helping Hands. Patricia Thomas, who was nominated by two organizations — Caring Hearts Auxiliary of Florida Atlantic University’s
INSET BELOW: Abdalla
By Steve Plunkett
A ninth candidate has tossed his hat into the city’s municipal election ring.
Mohamed Abdalla, 24, an admissions counselor at Lynn University, announced on his Twitter page Oct. 31 that he is running for
The Greater Boca Chamber of Commerce recognized and thanked outgoing Chairman Keith O’Donnell and welcomed incoming Chairman Randy Nobles during an annual event celebrating the past year of success. An estimated 250 guests enjoyed a performance by th
ABOVE: The Bethesda Hospital Foundation honored Michelle Rubin, Susan Duane, Sandra Greenblatt, Bettina Young and Patricia Brown-Paytee for exemplifying a true spirit of caring and for providing hope and help to the community. BELOW: Sponsor Tammy Fe
A worker tackles the extensive task of painting the town’s 500,000-gallon water tower.
The job was finished by the end of November.
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Longtime Wayside House board Chairman Perry O’Neal poses with board member Pat McElroy during the Alice & Pete Dye Invitational Golf and Bridge Tournament to benefit Wayside House at St. Andrew’s Club. Wayside House is a 40-year-old addiction-recover
Children are overjoyed as Santa Claus arrives during their performance of ‘Santa Claus is Coming
to Town’ at the Nov. 27 Holiday Tree Lighting at Mizner Park. The performance was one
of the many attractions at the free holiday festival, culminating
