Jamie Bernstein (right) says when her father, Leonard, was alive, she took him for granted. Now she realizes his impact on generations of music lovers. Photos provided
By Greg Stepanich
As befits the daughter of an eminent man of music, Jamie Bernste
The National Society of Arts and Letters’ Florida East Coast Chapter selected 13 students to receive scholarships to colleges of their choice during an event chaired by Highland Beach resident Judi Asselta. Asselta introduced each student and present
The Boca Raton Woman’s Club rang in its half-century mark by installing a new slate of officers for 2014-15. Club officials, both past and present, gathered for the historic occasion, at which Mayor Susan Haynie presented a congratulatory proclamati
The popular series sponsored by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County attracted more than 70 supporters to the fourth ‘conversation’ of the 2013-14 season. The topic: ‘I Like America: Noël Coward in the U.S.A.,’ featuring an exchange between Barr
The Junior League of Boca Raton celebrated the end of the 2014 season during a meeting, at which Andrea Garcia was sworn in as new president. ABOVE: Woman Volunteer of Year Co-Chairwoman Kirsten Stephenson, Honorary Chairwoman Marta Batmasian, Co-Cha
More than 140 guests, including featured speaker Jean Chatzky, of NBC’s ‘Today,’ gathered to announce this year’s Jewish Women’s Foundation grantees and to honor foundation Chairwoman Mara Reuben for exemplary leadership. Trustees voted to distribute
Longtime fishermen gathered for a picnic to swap tales. Photo: Wally Alexander, Ron ‘Captain Hook’ Hamlin, Mike Fortier, Rick Lyman, Bob Nicholson, Jim Duncan, Butch Moser, Jimmie Zeak, Dr. Charles (Buddy) Moore, and two unidentified participants. Kn
Richard Pollock, president and CEO of the YMCA of South Palm Beach County, walked away with the Business Leader of the Year Award from the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. The award celebrates those who give back to the community not only through gene
Wells Fargo Private Bank sponsored an event to benefit and bring awareness to Boca Helping Hands, which provides food and emergency provisions to the needy. Photo: Jason Freeman, Karen Swedenborg, Bonnie Koenig, Kelly Thill, Pattie Damron and Jonath
Mr. and Mrs. William Harve Lozier of Des Moines, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Charlotte Anne, to John Case Lundquist, son of Mr. and Mrs. David John Lundquist of Ocean Ridge.
Charlotte graduated from Northwestern University
Kids learn key board positions during the 2013 Delray Water Sports Surf Camp. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
Not many camps can boast this: No shoes needed.
On the sandy shore of Delray Beach, dozens of campers each year get their feet wet with
The wedding of Keriann Boone, daughter of David and Beverly Boone of Delray Beach, to Jon Filippi, son of Robert and Marlene Filippi Sr., of Churchville, Md., took place on May 3, at the Colony Cabana Club in Delray Beach.
The bride
Motorists maneuver through a new four-way stop at Gleason Street on East Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. The overhead traffic lights have been covered in preparation for temporary removal due to structural concerns. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Christine Davis
It’s official. Urban Outfitters signed a ten-year lease with EASSA Properties LLP and plans to open by November 1, according to Roxanne Register, CBRE’s Vice President of Retail, who represented EASSA.
Urban Outfitters' new store
City of Delray Beach Drinking Water Notice
Routine Tests Indicate Presence of Coliform Bacteria in Potable Water
The City of Delray Beach Public Utilities Department routinely monitors for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Compliance
By Tim Pallesen
The lights on First Presbyterian’s steeple are among those that must be dimmed, shielded or shut off if Delray Beach adopts the county’s sea turtle protection law.
Oceanfront businesses and residences also would get darker so
SOURCE: Delray Beach Police.
Map by Bonnie Lallky-Seibert/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
During the past three years, traffic accidents along a stretch of East Atlantic Avenue have increased, according to a Coastal Star analysis of city and cou
By Dan Moffett
Joan Orthwein spent the last two years in the crosshairs of Gulf Stream’s legal battles, serving as the town’s mayor during the stormiest period in its history.
At the Town Commission’s April 11 meeting, she told a chamber cro
Twelve years ago, SAFE (Safety As Floridians Expect) led a successful effort in persuading FDOT to build bike lanes and fill in sidewalk gaps in Delray Beach.
Since then, pedestrian and bike traffic have increased geometrically along SR A1A
Bernard Finkelstein was named president and chairman at Florence Fuller Child Development Center.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
For 17 years, Bernard Finkelstein worked in Cleveland, Ohio, and relaxed in Highland Beach.
And then,
